Pokémon General Thread

There's already an IV fix in the games, now.

I'm holding out for a Nature and Hidden ability fix next gen.

That would be nice. I could put my shitty-natured shinies to good use.

I think Budew is cute.

I initially didn't even know it evolved into roselia when I first played diamond.

lol some dude on monotype got mad when his A-muk got burned and ragequit(which is a shame since he was doing really well despite the type disadvantage), I guess due to getting outstalled. Thing is, he's using toxapex and amoonguss so does he really get to complain? Kind of hypocritical.

Also anyone else find ice teams kind of difficult?

The difficulty makes Mono-Ice fun in my experience.

Ice isn't really considered viable on monotypes competitively given it's Ice.

It has a niche now with Aurora Veil at least that other types don't.

I actually meant fighting against in monotype.

They're kind of tricky if you don't have a type advantage and freeze dry kind of balances out water's resist and even makes some water types downright bad against them.

also B-kyreum. That thing hits stupidly hard and is bulky especially under a veil. I'm surprised it's not banned.

edited 20th Oct '17 1:12:01 AM by Vertigo_High

You let Cloyster set up, you might as well surrender right there to spare yourself some time.

Also, maybe I'm late to the punchline here, but every odd numbered Generation has has a female Elite Four Ghost type trainer.

OK, thoughts. Semi-updated pitch for a new move.

Icy Terrain: All non-Ice types touching the ground have their Speed reduced by one stage for as long as the terrain is active. Increases the damage dealt by Ice moves by 50%. Nature Power becomes Ice Beam, Secret Power has the chance to Freeze, Camouflage turns the user into an Ice type. If a Pokemon holding an Ice Seed touches the field, its Special Defence will increase by one stage.

So this is gonna sound like a weird complaint, but does anyone else think Toxapex and Salazzle would've been better off having each other's signature abilities?

I would agree if it weren't for the fact that Toxapex is already bad enough as it is

How would the landscape of competitive Pokemon battling change if Pokemon were allowed to have two Abilities?

oh god

oh dear god no

Contrary/Defiant/Competitve + Simple

Flash Fire + Levitate

edited 20th Oct '17 8:28:39 AM by RAlexa21th

I mean, I would assume that Pokemon would only get two abilities that they already have. Like, Medicham would now have Pure Power and Telepathy, which is only a slight improvement and only actually changes the Pokemon at all in doubles.

edited 20th Oct '17 8:33:01 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

Wasn't one of the mystery dungeon games set up like that?

Heatproof + Levitate

Probably broken in Gen IV and V

On the other hand, Excadrill would get Sand Rush and Sand Force.

Swift Swim + Sniper

Hippowdon and Gigalith with both Sand Stream and Sand Force.

That's actually really close to the effect in Pokemon Sage, which has a move called Snowy Terrain.

Make that happen.

I see this is how we make Landorus Incarnate even better by giving it both Sand Force and Sheer Force. Those Earth Powers in Sandstorms are going to hurt.

"Make Landorus Better"

I no longer like this plan.

Meanwhile Doubles players are like "Meh."