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SPOILERS! Pokemon Sun and Moon Full Game Datamine General Discussion Thread
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I want to know if aurora veil affects all pokemon in battle or only affects to the foe's.
it is the only dragon dancer able to u turn, so even against a full stop it can always predict and u turn into a pursuit trapper or wallbreaker.
Thats the only niche i can think about, and mixed fireblast since fire punch is piss weak without stab.
They get their own Z-move. iirc, it has a +2 critical hit chance over Catastropika.
i just recently found it. It is also a special attack instead of physical
Flygon should be a cool option in UU at the very least. Although it could have been beast if it had got DD this gen or gen 5.
Let me just say that I love all the new Pokedex entires, the fact that Rotom is in the Pokedex is probably what makes them so interesting. Anyways, Primeape is definitely my favorite, it's just...so relatable.
If it really does work like Light Screen and Reflect, then it'll only affect the pokemon on your side of the field.
Btw, reading from the dex entries you guys have been posting here it seems like Pokemon has taken an...uh, slighly darker and more naturalistic turn. Not that that's a bad thing at all, it's just surprising to me. I think this is pretty much the 1st time since early generations that they've used the word 'blood' or say that a Pokemon straight up dies. Hell they went as far as avoid using the word 'death' when describing Yveltal, dubbing it the 'destruction' pokemon instead.
Me likes it.
I've been so hyped about these leaks all day! I can't stop myself. General thoughts right now:
I spent a lot of time theorycrafting Gen 7 sets so take this: http://pastebin.com/V9TKMss6
I'm guessing that about half of those sets will be bad, but I think there are some good ideas in there. I clearly see a lot of potential in Decidueye.
- Talonflame way overnerfed with Gale Wings itself and the the introduction of Bruxish, Tapu Lele and Lycanroc Midday. Will probably fall to RU and mainly be viable with either a Swords Dance set or just Roost/Acrobatics/Flare Blitz/U-turn.
- Lycanroc Midnight form is inferior to Midday in almost every way. That extra bulk isn't going to do many favors for it over the loss of speed and the lack of Accelrock is bad. Wtf did they think Counter was good enough to compete with that? Neither form has good coverage. No Guard Stone Edge is always good though. Midnight form's probably gonna be RU while I can see Midday being OU or UU.
- UBs are mad good
- Everything about Marshadow is hype
- Kommo-o is going to be really versatile with Dragon Dance, special Autonomize sets, and SubSalac Belly Drum
I spent a lot of time theorycrafting Gen 7 sets so take this: http://pastebin.com/V9TKMss6
I'm guessing that about half of those sets will be bad, but I think there are some good ideas in there. I clearly see a lot of potential in Decidueye.
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A better look at the UBs in this video. Skip to 1:49 to see Buzzwole flex and feed.
Surprisingly Celesteela has a small puppety mouth and Kartana looks as frail as a sheet of paper, but its actually pretty bulky.
Edit: original video was taken down, but someone re-uploaded it
Surprisingly Celesteela has a small puppety mouth and Kartana looks as frail as a sheet of paper, but its actually pretty bulky.
Edit: original video was taken down, but someone re-uploaded it
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trick room: the game
People complaining about Gengar losing Levitate should think that if Terrain becomes incredible relevant as it seems it could be a boon instead, also the meta looks to be changing an incredible amount.
Oh...
Still Ninetales gets Snow Warning so, I'm happy with that.
I'm totally seeing A-Ninetales in OU with that move, Heat Wave, Nasty Plot and Ice Beam or Dazzling Gleam. Also, 109 Speed is almost perfect (110 would've been the best).
Is the eviolite nerfed confirmed?
It doesn't get Heat Wave. That's an error.
Why go Trick Room when most of the metagame is slower though?
because literally everything abuses trick room
Let's be real, no way Flygon is gonna get to OU. Way better Dragon Dancers than it have failed.
I could see it being changed to where your attacks ignore your stat changes as well.
I pray for that, but it is hard to misread that.
Again though: if everything abuses trick room, why go with it ?
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