The competitive implications of Terastallization have been assessed since the release last week, but also continue to be assessed by our growing playerbase in our constantly evolving metagame.

'Tera Blast' will take the form of your highest attacking stat at the time of usageĪs you can see, this mechanic is entirely novel, not closely resembling any prior concept we have seen in Pokemon prior to this generation.

'Tera Blast' is a new move every Pokemon learns that is 80 BP and will take the form of your 'Tera type'.

If your 'Tera type' is one of your STABs, then you get an additional boost akin to the ability Adaptability.You retain initial STABs, but also gain STAB on your 'Tera type' if it is a novel type.This type becomes your sole defensive typing.Each Pokemon has a 'Tera type' that you can strategically pick in the teambuilder.Upon Terastallizing, a Pokemon will retain the effects even if they switch out, lasting until they faint.Any Pokemon can utilize it, but it can only be done once per battle.This thread will be used to discuss the tiering of Terastallization in Smogon's Overused metagame. The release of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet on the 18th of November brought us a brand new core mechanic, Terastallization.

The Policy Review thread will be monitored closely and can be found here! This will be the public thread for discussion of Terastallization as the metagame thread is too multifaceted already.

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