No Guard Fissure Machamp?

Well, you'd see more sturdy Pokémon in VGC. Also in the Battlespot (or it's copy), but other than that, I doubt that this alone would cause drastic changes in the metagame(s).

 

I guess that means we already know what Pokémon everyone is going to use in the metagame. I doubt Gamefreak will let this one slip though, so I think they'll change the game's code a bit in order to prevent such situations from happening.

 

Tbh I doubt SM will allow Pokémon Bank Pokémon in VGC. They were disallowed in Gen 6 too so I don't think they'll change that this time around. Otherwise we'd all have to run Talonflame lol.

 

I wouldn't rule out the possibility--Pokémon VGC has been stale for a few years until this season (and even that's a stretch to say it isn't stale this year). TPCi may allow Pokémon Bank, but I have to say that even if people start using NG Fissure 'champ, it won't cause a major shift in the gameplay. 'champ even with scarf isn't that big of a threat--especially since Kanga + Talon is a huge synergy threat even now. Maybe one or two major players will carry some mon with Sturdy, though I honestly doubt there'll be any major or minor changes to the metagame without some serious gimmicks.

 

I agree with you, but I still don't think they'll allow Pokémon Bank Pokémon. The reason why there's gonna be a new Gen is exactly because the games have become stale. I'm expecting a lot more new Pokémon to be added than in Gen 6 and a new Gen also opens up possibilities for new game mechanics. They could allow Pokémon Bank Pokémon for VGC (even though I highly doubt they will) but the reason for that would be something other than to prevent staleness in the metagame.

 

That's also true. That's a thought I had while reading @[member="Deltheor"]'s reply to the Pokémon Sun and Moon article thread. It's definitely something to consider.

 

Yeah VGC has never allowed Pokebank. I am curious to see if they'll force you to remove certain moves before transferring so that stuff like this doesn't happen.