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What?

BH Council is beginning a suspect on Shell Smash as per discussion in the Balanced Hackmons thread and discord (see below)



Why?

Discussion concerning the legality of Shell Smash in Balanced Hackmons has dated back ever since it's introduction in Gen V. Posts outlining recent discussion on the matter can be seen: (here, here, here, here)

Shell Smash is one of the most potent and dangerous setup moves in the game as unlike other setup moves, it bolsters bothoffenses and Speed by 2 stages of the user after a single use while simultaneously lowering their defenses by one stage.
This creates dangerous scenarios where mixed setup sweepers can abuse the boost in both their offenses in order to become deadly win conditions that can break through the majority of defensive cores given the coverage. For example, Shell Smash abusers such as Necrozma-DW, Reshiram, Mewtwo, and Kyurem-B can use physical and special coverage to break through their respective checks.
Due to the immediate pressure that Shell Smash setup causes, usually teams must resort to offensive means of checking such dangerous setup sweepers once boosted via Prankster Haze / Topsy-Turvy or Choice Scarf Imposter, reducing the amount of viable teambuilding options to counteract the most dangerous of Shell Smash abusers.
Hyper Offensive teams in particular can abuse multiple Shell Smash abusers that can overwhelm countermeasures such as Prankster Haze or other defensive threats such as Fur Coat Eternatus and Ice Scales Zamazenta-C, creating unfavourable scenarios where multiple specific measures need to be in-placed in order to prevent succumbing to the offensive pressure from such teams.
The potential of Dynamaxing also further increases the offensive pressure that such sweepers can exert, making them difficult to pivot around and revenge kill as well due to the increased bulk.
However, Shell Smash does increase the friability of though user after its used, increasing the potential of being revenge killed via priority users or offensive checks such as Choice Scarf Imposter of generally faster offensive checks.
Prankster pokemon are also a common sight on the majority of non-hyper offensive teams, commonly running means in subduing setup sweepers via Haze, Encore, Topsy-Turvy, or Destiny Bond as well.
Still with all this in mind, the BH council has acknowledges how much of a strain that Shell Smash has on the current metagame and decided to go ahead with a suspect test.



How?

We will be using the new suspect process laid out by Zarel here (aka no COIL).
Therefore the requirements are simply 83 GXE with at least 35 games.
Do so by making a new alt with the sequence “Smash” in it anywhere, but not separated.
The alt must have a creation date on or after March 13, 2020
[QUOTE]Smashing Songs (Acceptable)

Smelly Ashy Feet (Unacceptable)[/QUOTE]

Where?

You must post your proof of reqs in this thread and play your games on the main pokemonshowdown.com sim.



Shell Smash will be allowed in the ladder for the duration of this suspect; I would recommend using it as much as you can to get a feel of how it is in the meta and have a good idea of if it is broken/unhealthy, or if it is perfectly manageable after all.



Do:

Post your proof of reqs and, if you wish, your stance on the matter briefly, in this thread. Read the following CAREFULLY on how to do so:
you MUST FIRST AND FOREMOST PROVIDE AN IMAGE OF THE ALT WITH PROOF OF OWNERSHIP. We can't stress that last part enough. Refer to these examples of how to do this: example1 example2 example3
If you don’t do at least the above, your vote won’t be counted. We will be very strict about this.
Post in this thread if you have any questions about THIS SUSPECT PROCESS
Do NOT:

Post your stance on the matter in this thread without proof of requirements (This should be posted in the main thread instead)
Post anything in this thread unrelated to this suspect (with or without proof)
When?

This suspect period will last until May 11th, 2020 @ 11:59 EST We will try to begin the voting process immediately after confirming some other details on how it will be done and posting the Voter ID Thread similar to past suspects.



GLHF!

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TLDR?

83 GXE after 35 games with a new alt
“SMASH” alt with image proof IN THIS THREAD
Shell Smash ALLOWED on ladder
DEADLINE: May 11th, 2020 @ 11:59 EST
Tagging [USER=62285]The Immortal[/USER] to setup suspect and announcement on PS ladder games. Thank you!