Recent content by Robcore

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that text originally used for TM27 Fissure in the original Pokémon Red and Blue? I never saw FR/LG as correcting that, rather that they changed the TM given and didn't change his flavor text.

Don't forget that the Dark and Steel types were relatively newly discovered as per the game, so it wouldn't exactly make sense to have a load of Dark and Steel types suddenly appear out of nowhere. That's why their availability is pretty low. You've got Pokémon who've been identified as having a...

I'm genuinely surprised that nobody has mentioned Magmar yet; Hidden away near the end-game in the Pokémon Mansion in Pokémon Blue only - albeit known more commonly as being Blaine's ace in the animé, although weirdly enough doesn't get added to his roster on Yellow - Magmar takes more of a...

Biggest sin Gen 5 delivered was not introducing the original dragon and instead giving us the Kyurem forms.

Kecleon getting Protean helps its viability in lower tiers. I'd actually like to use one in-game with Protean, I can imagine it'd be extremely fun to use. Had they given it a bit more HP he might have been a bit more usable.

Having a bit of joy at the moment with the below team in Battle Tree Doubles, but I'm not convinced on the final Pokémon; Weavile @ Focus Sash Pressure | Jolly Nature | 6HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Protect / Knock Off / Ice Punch / Fake Out A Pokémon I absolutely adore using and the only...

How do I get an Excadrill pre-Gen 8 with his Hidden ability? Thanks in advance.

Not quite, but the basic concept you've got. As mentioned, you'd have a cap per each area and an individual one for each Pokémon within that area, so some Pokémon on a particular route will be more difficult to defeat than others (like it currently is). But those caps would only be hit when...

I personally always thought they should do a similar thing to how wild battles level up in Final Fantasy 8, where the level of the wild Pokemon and your foes, are all linked to an extent into the highest level of your main six. You'd still have a cap as to the highest a wild Pokemon could be at...

Just make it so that they can't Dynamax. Otherwise that could be terrifying.

You wouldn't want Swords Dance and Slash as Gen I mechanics ignore the attack boost from Slash when calculating the damage. It'd only be useful for Body Slam and Fly, but there's so many better things that want Body Slam than Farfetch'd. Agility is probably better for that reason but is...

Has nothing better. It's only Fighting move, bar Counter, is Submission. Normal is common too so it sorely misses that usable fighting STAB. That's the thing with Farfetch'd. It makes an awesome HM slave and isn't missing a moveslot for Cut as doesn't have anything else really. You don't want...

For what it's worth, I'd definitely concur that Squirtle is A tier as opposed to S. Whilst its usefulness never really waivers, it doesn't have that explosiveness that other S-tier Pokémon have (although its close). It's biggest issue is sharing TMs really; whilst Surf and Strength are solid...

Weighing in on the Bulbasaur in B-tier debate. I'd have it in A myself simply because he more-or-less takes Giovanni down on his own as well as Lorelei in the Elite Four. It does require Body Slam (which is a hard sell) to help it route clean, and it spends far too much time relying on Vine...

Not sure if this has been mentioned already or not, but a big reason for me why Nidoking is S is that it gets Thrash at Level 23. Whilst it locks you in, it's a strong move that helps with route cleaning. Nidoqueen gets Body Slam, isn't as fast and doesn't hit as hard. She's S, too, but I...