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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#194426: Jan 28th 2023 at 7:36:28 AM

Dog lovers are really enjoying themselves this gen.

The legend has returned.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#194427: Jan 28th 2023 at 7:44:54 AM

Tandemaus -> Maushold was a more creative take on the Diglett -> Dugtrio approach of "just add more". At least the Maushold one had an amusing implication of the two original Tandemaus getting busy to produce more little Tandemaus.

Disgusted, but not surprised
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#194428: Jan 28th 2023 at 7:48:57 AM

[up][up] Besides all the dog Pokemon, there's also Arven's Mabosstiff who gets to be a central character in Arven's storyline.

Def a dog lovers gen.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Jan 28th 2023 at 10:49:07 AM

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#194429: Jan 28th 2023 at 7:51:05 AM

A Dugtrio evo would be mole Magnezone, change my mind.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#194430: Jan 28th 2023 at 7:52:36 AM

Not gonna change your mind if I love the idea.

We need more mole Pokemon.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#194431: Jan 28th 2023 at 7:55:52 AM

[up][up]Or more like a Sandy Shocks. Sandy Shocks is part Ground, after all.

That honestly might have been a better way to make a more powerful version of Dugtrio — a Paradox variant. It worked for friggin' Delibird, after all.

"I am Iron Mole."

Edited by M84 on Jan 28th 2023 at 11:57:52 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#194432: Jan 28th 2023 at 8:00:59 AM

[up][up][up] It's funny how Dugtrio has so many variants now but not a new evolution to fix it's crappy stats.

It's right there with the Meowth family.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Jan 28th 2023 at 11:05:11 AM

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Cross (Don’t ask)
#194433: Jan 28th 2023 at 8:11:56 AM

Then we get a nightmarish trapper or poorly stat distributed mess that makes people question why they give it an evolution anyway. At least Dugtrio getting Eviolite use might be interesting.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#194434: Jan 28th 2023 at 8:15:15 AM

How much would a Dugtrio benefit from Eviolite really?

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#194435: Jan 28th 2023 at 8:16:03 AM

[up][up]It doesn’t have to be able to have Arena Trap.

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Cross (Don’t ask)
#194436: Jan 28th 2023 at 8:20:31 AM

Maybe, but isn’t that the main point of using K-Dugtrio?

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#194437: Jan 28th 2023 at 8:22:08 AM

I for one appreciate the lack of favoritism in Terastalization.

Oh yeah, I was POSITIVE they were going to have unique Tera forms that were dual-typed. I still think they'll add that in DLC, it seems too obvious not to do.

I can't hope this is the last gimmick they come up with. Unless combining the past gimmicks is a gimmick unto itself.

They already did that. Max is the super form of Mega combined with the super moves of Z.

ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#194438: Jan 28th 2023 at 8:22:41 AM

[up][up]Yeah, but wouldn’t be the first Pokémon that had its role completely changed when given a cross-gen evo.

Edited by ShinyCottonCandy on Jan 28th 2023 at 11:22:54 AM

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TPPR10 Craving for fish from up north Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Craving for fish
#194439: Jan 28th 2023 at 8:32:59 AM

I feel like Dugtrio evo should only happen if they distribute Arena Trap to new Mons. There are of course equivalent abilities such as Shadow Tag and Magnet Pull, but Dugtrio (and I guess Trapinch, even if it loses it upon evolving) really shouldn't be the only one to run that ability.

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#194441: Jan 28th 2023 at 9:46:48 AM

While this is a dog lovers gen, there aren't enough dog Pokemon in the Paldea dex to make a full team (there's only 4 dog Pokemon lines this gen). Hopefully they add more in the DLC.

You also need to choose Quaxly if you want all the dogs on your team with no type overlap.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
badtothebaritone (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Snooping as usual
#194442: Jan 28th 2023 at 9:58:53 AM

Dug with actual stats would be a monster.
Dugtuple (Dugtrio evo) - 50/130/65/55/85/135
This thing is an absolute beast in sand.

Obligatory Alolan counterpart:
Dugstep (Dugtrio-A evo) - 55/120/80/50/90/120
Probably worse, but still pretty good

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#194443: Jan 28th 2023 at 10:02:10 AM

we need a pug pokemon as this gen's joke pokemon

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uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#194444: Jan 28th 2023 at 10:07:56 AM

[up][up][up]Arcanine, Houndoom, Dachsbun, Mabosstiff and Greavard, thats five on my count. If you want to stretch it a bit you could include Lycanroc as the last member.

Not that optimal as far as type coverage goes though.

Edited by uncertanSearcher on Jan 28th 2023 at 7:15:06 PM

Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#194445: Jan 28th 2023 at 10:22:45 AM

Shame Boltund is not in Paldea. Nor Manectric, or even Stoutland and Granbull.

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#194447: Jan 28th 2023 at 11:01:59 AM

I actually forgot Houndoom was in the Paldea dex even though they are key to the opening of the story and I ended up running from a Tera one that out leveled me.

That being said, both of Houndoom's types overlap with two of the others so you need to make a choice.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#194448: Jan 28th 2023 at 11:06:06 AM

poor Houndoom has no ears

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NitroIndigo ♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves from West Midlands region, England Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves
#194449: Jan 28th 2023 at 11:27:28 AM

Speaking of which, the other day I played through the Rocket Radio Tower takeover in Crystal, and it made me wonder: did they save wild Murkrow and Houndour for Kanto so the executives having them would have more impact?

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#194450: Jan 28th 2023 at 12:04:08 PM

A pug pokemon should evolve into Pugtrio to make you all happy.

The sad, REAL American dichotomy

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