Why is arceus banned?

Arceus Armageddon. For the entirety of DPPt Arceus was illegal in Ubers, not due to being too powerful for even the Ubers metagame, but due to technical limitations. In-game it was impossible to EV Arceus without using Vitamins, since it was an event-only Pokemon and was only given away at Level 100.
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Why was mega Rayquaza banned?

Mega Rayquaza, the outstanding legendary Pokémon from the latest released Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, has been validated by Smogon to be extremely too obscenely overpowered for any sort of competitive play, as it's now the first-ever Pokémon to get ban from the Uber Tier of Pokémon matches.
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What is Farceus?

Farceus is an extension of the Uber format in which players can implement Arceus in their teams. Due to in-game restrictions, Arceus can only have up to 100 EVs in any given stat. Other than that, standard Uber rules apply.
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What is banned in anything goes?

It is no longer just a banlist. - We are adding a new metagame called Anything Goes (AG). AG has no bans, and no clauses, except for Endless Battle Clause. AG is the spiritual successor to (old) Ubers.
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Why was anything goes created?

As a result of Mega Rayquaza's ban, AG was created to make a "true" unbalanced metagame. Critics of the community have always complained of the lack of a ban-free tier and AG brings this to the table. In AG, you can use Moody and Swagger and put an unlimited amount of Pokeémon to sleep.
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Is Mega Rayquaza the strongest Pokémon?

When players want to show off, they use Mega Rayquaza. This is the strongest dragon-type Pokémon in the game, and boy is he worth it! In the game, no Pokémon comes with higher base stats; in fact, most Pokémon doesn't even come close to him. Only Mewtwo's Mega forms match Mega Rayquaza when it comes to base stats.
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What is mega Rayquaza's ability?

The Pokémon changes the weather to eliminate all of the Flying type's weaknesses. The Pokémon changes the weather to eliminate all of the Flying type's weaknesses. Delta Stream (Japanese: デルタストリーム Delta Stream) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature Ability of Mega Rayquaza.
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Is Ash Greninja banned?

7 Banned: Ash-Greninja

It may not have Protean, but it has something even more potent in its place: Battle Bond.
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Is Greninja banned?

At the end of the day, Greninja was banned by roughly an 80% majority and made history as the second starter to be banned from OU.
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Why Mega Kangaskhan is banned?

In conclusion, with a combination of raw power, bulk, above average Speed, ability to hit through Substitute and Focus Sash, and excellent movepool, the OU Council considers Mega Kangaskhan's presence in OU unhealthy for the development of the metagame, and for this reason, Mega-Kangaskhan will been banned to Ubers ...
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Is arceus allowed in Ubers?

With the changes implemented to EVing Pokemon, Arceus finally became legal in Ubers.
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What can arceus do?

Arceus can change its type at will in order to adapt to a situation, as seen with its use of Plates (including the Legend Plate) or Z-Crystals. Arceus also has the power to create a piece of itself to exist outside of its home dimension which is just as powerful as the original.
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Does Ash ever mega evolve a Pokémon?

Ash had left Charizard at the Charific Valley, until it later rejoined Ash's Unovan party, and Ash left it at Professor Oak's Laboratory, although he had never Mega Evolved it into Mega Charizard X or Y in the XY anime series.
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What is the strongest Pokémon?

Arceus is, without a doubt, the most powerful Legendary Pokémon. This Normal type Mythical Pokémon is the creator of the universe and thus the closest that the Pokémon world has to a god.
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What does OU mean in Pokémon?

Generally, Pokémon are been split into tiers based on how they hold up in competition — Uber, OverUsed (OU), Borderline (BL), UnderUsed (UU), NeverUsed (NU), and Limbo. Most found in competitive play are found in the Uber or OverUsed tiers.
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Why is mega blaziken banned?

With the banning of Drizzle and the slowdown of dedicated Rain teams in the OU metagame, Blaziken became too much for the rest of the tier to handle, and thus a quickban was issued for Hoenn's blazing chicken.
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Is Shadow Lugia banned?

As a promotional item for Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, a Shadow Lugia card was released for the Trading Card Game. On the card, Shadow Lugia is only able to use the move "Shadow Storm", which does a powerful 1000 damage, and has 300HP. Because of this, it is banned from all tournaments.
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Why is deoxys banned?

To briefly summarize, however, Deoxys was banned because, while not extremely threatening in and of itself, it was nearly unstoppable in the jobs it did. The revenge killer set for Deo-S was actually very, very good, and it was virtually impossible to stop the support sets from getting up their hazards.
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Will Greninja return to Ash in galar?

The Rare Ash-Greninja

For such a truly unique character to drop out of the Pokemon canon seems strange and unusual, however, Greninja will finally return to Ash's side.
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Is Shedinja banned?

Shedinja's ban is a little bit trickier to explain. In the main series Pokemon games, Shedinja only has 1 HP, but it can only be damaged by moves that are "super effective" against it thanks to its unique ability.
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How Ash-Greninja mega evolve?

During the battle, Charizard Mega Evolved and managed to hit Greninja with a powerful Thunder Punch. This triggered its transformation into Ash-Greninja, and it was able to match Charizard in combat with its increased power. However, the battle was called off when Ash collapsed from exhaustion.
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Why does Cynthia have a Rayquaza?

Other. In Malice In Wonderland!, Cynthia appeared to own a Rayquaza, but it was only an illusion created by Mismagius. Whenever Mismagius fuses with Rayquaza, it becomes the same color as the Mismagius, making it look like a Shiny Rayquaza.
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Did Arceus create Rayquaza?

Rayquaza was formed by the minerals of the ozone layer after Arceus and the other early Mythological Pokémon created the world. Along with Kyogre and Groudon, it is part of the weather trio and is responsible for ending the ancient battle between Kyogre and Groudon.
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Who is stronger Arceus or Rayquaza?

In terms of the actual game mechanics, Mega Rayquaza is mathematically superior to Arceus, having a base stat total of 780 as opposed to Arceus' 720 BST.
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Is giratina stronger than Rayquaza?

Rayquaza is more powerful and has a better movepool.
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