Recent content by Phione

Core idea: Alolatales + Rapid Spin Alolaslash.

Since you're not running a single attacking move, maybe dump those Atk and SpA EVs into your defenses instead. Of course, it would require training a new Sunkern to level 100..

Don't let the anime's tone stop you from getting Sun and Moon. If the anime's writing is getting worse, the games' writing is getting far, far better. Sun and Moon has so many actual characters that grow and develop over the course of the game. I feel more attached to Lillie than I do to pretty...

*remembers the main anime's Team Plasma arc* Shudder. They could have done cool things with Team Plasma. I guess I'm glad N still had his ideals clash with Ash and everything, but it's much more dramatic when he's part of Team Plasma and has his whole manipulated by Ghetsis thing. And Team...

Why would Baby-Doll Eyes make Power Gem weaker when it is a special move? Or were you planning to use Acrobatics or something?

Well, Lillie is the obvious choice here. Her arc is so sweet and she's gotta be the most developed Pokémon character, other than maybe N.

Lusamine 1 actually gave me more trouble than Lusamine 2 ever did, possibly because I was a bit underleveled when I went through Aether Paradise (Guzma 3 was definitely the hardest fight there, though). I can't recall any of Lusamine's mons giving me trouble except for Clefable, who I ended up...

The problem with not taking penalties when attacking with wounded units is that... you don't really want to attack with wounded units, because they will die (even as Japan). Sure, it opens up the strategy of sending out waves of suicidal unpromoted units to take down opponents instead of a few...

In S/M, I was heading to catch a Ditto on Mount Whateverface so I could Masuda method a Staryu I had gotten through a trade when I came across a completely random shiny Fearow. Managed to get it in a Nest Ball, too.

Tapu Fini new Swagkeys counter?

I personally like the flavor connotations of Nihilego's Rock/Poison typing. The Ultra Beasts are depicted as weird eldritch monsters that just don't make sense. This Rock/Poison typing for a jellyfish conveys that very well (along with Celesteela inexplicably learning a bunch of Grass-type moves).

Is Marshadow catchable anywhere, or is it going to be an event mon?

Don't forget our friend Marshadow might be getting a unique ability as well.

Z-moves are based off of the power of the move you use them off of, so if they don't have a power cap, the Normal-type Z-move off of Explosion will be ridiculously powerful and won't kill you.

Serebii says demo release in Europe is going to be in "late morning".