Psychic Surge Suspect Test
WHY:Psychic Surge has been one of the most popular abilities in the tier for years now, is quite similar to some already restricted abilities, Armor Tail, Queenly Majesty and Dazzling, as being protected from all forms of priority is key to enable some forms of HO, mainly those with very fast cleaners and wall breakers like Regieleki and Spectrier, so they can steamroll opposite teams without fear of most revengekillers. And it is not just that, as it also increases the damage they deal with Psychic-Type moves, and thanks to DLC a lot of Pokémon gained access to Expanding Force, as a new STAB option to spam under Psychic Terrain.
You may be wondering why it wasn't restricted with the other anti priority abilities, and that's because they don't work the same way, as unlike the others, you are under a timer with Psychic Surge, after a certain number of turns you will be forced to switch out to be able to reactivate the terrain, and have to be careful with opposite terrains, mainly electric and grassy, as Quark Drive Pokémon can be faster than yours, and switching into Grassy Glide can be quite painful for your frail sweepers and unlike other priority moves it doesn't get fully negated by Psychic Terrain.
How (Suspect Details):
During a Suspect test, each player must climb the ladder until they've acquired the GXE necessary to participate in the voting. Primarily, everyone that participates needs to make an alt account following these guidelines:
- Every game must be played on the official Pokemon Showdown! site and on a new account (creation date no earlier than today, Wednesday, January 3rd) with "SPPS "--for example, I could create one called "SPPS Mob" to ladder with. Having the prefix at the beginning of your alt name is mandatory, AKA not in the middle (e.g. PSP PS) and not at the end (e.g. Sony SPPS).
- To qualify for voting, your alt must meet the required GXE and games played threshold; it starts at 78% GXE at 25 games, down to 75% GXE at 40+ games.
- Psychic Surge will be allowed on the ladder during the suspect.
- The suspect test will end on Wednesday, January 17th at 11:00pm GMT -3
- When posting proof of meeting reqs, feel free to use this thread as a means to disseminate topical opinions regarding whether or not Psychic Surge should be restricted (Optional).
- It is mandatory to provide proof of ownership of the alt account as well. (Post a picture of your reqs with your smogon name featured)