(Jun. 08, 2013 3:31 PM)yt152430 Wrote: Both names are quite literal. Anti-attack is good against attack type while anti-meta is good against all beys in the metagame
More correctly-
Anti-Attack is a Defensive Metal Wheel (or simply, a heavy metal wheel) used on an Attack setup. These are moving Defense types, in a way. Momentum does the job here.
Anti-Meta was a term used for Anti-Attacks back when Attack types dominated a large part of the meta game (hence Anti-Meta, because it countered the biggest threats in the meta-game- Attack types).
However, as most members pointed out (especially th!nk) later on, "Meta-Game" was a largely subjective "scenario". First off, Meta-games differ from region to region. Secondly, Meta-Games are dynamic. There is no definite worldwide Meta(and hence no definite Anti-Meta), which is why the term Anti-Meta could be highly misleading.
While they are quite literal, there's a reason why people confuse Anti-Attack and Anti-Meta so much. I just stated that above.
EDIT-
Oh and I better say this- THERE IS NO ANTI-META COMBO.
That is(in reference to yt152430's definition of Anti-Meta), there is no combo that beats all other combos in a meta-game. Yes, there have been a few broke ones, but they were soon countered...
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