Well, this matter is certainly confusing. Some people have brilliant reasons for banning it, but on the other hand Dan's results prove all of them wrong.
Well, as we all know, there is no attack, defense or stamina dominance. There are counters to top tiers from each category. Yes, Basalt seems to dominate most of the meta-games but there are ways to defeat it, as Dan has proved. So IMO, Banning Basalt is not a good option [Yes, I am constantly contradicting my previous statements, as I am flabbergasted on reading the new reasons posted here. Every time some ground reason is posted here, I feel- OMG! I think I was wrong!]
I've been supporting the side which doesn't want Basalt to be banned from the time it all began. Defense was at its worst before the arrival of Basalt. IMO, Basalt possibly balanced the meta-game instead of wrecking it. There were attacking killers like LLD CH120RF and powerful Stamina types too. Previously, it was just Defense which wasn't very strong. Yes, Earth is a good wheel, but it wasn't as strong as Basalt. The ban of Libra before had also been a major cause why Defense was so bad before... Also, as Dan said Basalt can be defeated by the use of powerful stamina types. So, Basalt did wreck the meta-game, but if you look from a different perspective, it played a role in balancing it too.
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