Pokémon General Thread

What would have to be added to make Razer Wind viable, assuming it keeps the charge turn and the shit Power?

edited 8th Oct '15 5:55:55 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

Triple quintuple its power.

Now you're moving the goal posts. It would need some kind of crazy secondary affect. Like Geomancy light buffs to speed and defense or something.

edited 8th Oct '15 5:58:48 AM by Hashil

razor wind's existence confuses me

there are normal type moves with more power than it without the charge up

I like the idea of Jetstream. And Mega Launcher's boost needs to apply to more moves. Everything blocked by Bulletproof, for starters. I forget, does that include Flash Cannon?

Here's an idea: It takes one turn to whip up the razor wind and another to send it flying. In the first turn, the wind acts as a shield and will deflect special attacks. Contact moves can still reach the user, but the opponent will be forced to move through the wind, which damages them and uses up the charge. Give the shield phase priority and you've got sort of a Diet Sucker Punch.

I LIKE it!

Fly, Dive, Dig, Bouce and Shadow/Phantom Force should probably work like Focus Punch, with 2 stages in a single turn. If faster than the opponent they may work as a pseudo-Protect. Although Talonflame would get quite broken.

Nope, Flash Cannon is not blocked by Bulletproof or boosted by Mega Launcher. I think it should be both, personally.

Turnabout Spirit.

Speaking of Unburden, who's got a set for Unburden Sceptile?

Leaf Storm w/Power Herb is all I've got so far.

Last gen had one with Acrobatics and a Flying Gem, but those are illegal now.

x2 I think you mean White Herb.

Right. Power Herb's for Solarbeam.

Razor Wind is just such a terribly shitty move.

At least Splash only wastes one turn of your life instead of two.

Why is Razer Wind a Normal Type move also? It logically should be Flying (and worth a shit).

Same reason growth is a normal type move

herp derp gamefreak.

Seems like one of those Gen I oddities, like Karate Chop and Gust being Normal type. Those were fixed, though...

Are Mega Punch and Mega Kick still Normal Type?

Pretty sure they are.

Yep.

WHY? They would be usable as Fighting Type moves! (as long as both of their accuracys' got a buff)

edited 8th Oct '15 10:34:33 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

They'd be usable, but Overshadowed.

Still, yeah, they do fit the Fighting type better than Normal type.

It's Gamefreak logic, it makes no sense. Mega Punch and Kick (esp. Punch) seem pretty bad (or overshadowed by other things) that I have no idea why they're around. Must be that Gen 1 Early Installment Weirdness. And there's another ill thought out post of mine.

edited 8th Oct '15 10:34:33 PM by KingFeraligatr

I think the idea behind Mega Punch and Mega Kick is that your Pokémon is just slugging them with brute power (Normal), rather than putting any amount of technique into it (Fighting).

They still seem like they should be more powerful, if that's the case, though.

Especially, Mega Punch, dear god.