CAP 11 CAP 11 - Part 15 - Dex Poll

[Deck Knight]

End of the line. Everybody off!

As a note I'm only polling the sentences people have used for their entries, not the species. Good sentences shouldn't be hampered because you decided it was the Pincushion Pokemon or whatever.

Our CAP so far:

Name: Perfect Mate

General Description: Pick a good-but-not-great OU pokemon, and design the perfect teammate for it, similar to the way Celebi & Heatran, or Blissey & Skarmory complement each other so well on competitive teams.

Justification:
This would allow us to explore in detail how synergy between two pokemon can be achieved, because currently there are only a few perfect teammates in OU. And depending on the base pokemon we choose to give a "perfect mate", we can open a new niche in the metagame based around the efficient pairing.

The niche we create will be inherently tied to an existing pokemon in the metagame, which should provide a natural limitation to prevent this concept from being broken or "too different" from standard OU.

Questions To Be Answered:

• Is the base pokemon's usefulness (and usage) in the metagame increased as a result of having a "perfect mate"?
• What strategies are more effective for the base pokemon, as a result of having a perfect teammate?
• What are the most effective aspects of the new pokemon, for purposes of making a great teammate with the base pokemon?
• Is the new pokemon viable in the metagame without the base pokemon as a teammate

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  Typing: Fighting / Dark
  Stat Spread: 90 HP / 85 Atk / 80 Def / 105 SpA / 80 SpD / 110 Spe
  Abilities: Volt Absorb / Lightningrod
  Name: Voodoom
  Movepool:
  
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  [B]Total Moves:[/B] 74
  [B]Total VGM:[/B] 35
  
  [B]Level Up[/B]
  H Wrap
  H Revenge
  H Night Slash*
  --- Astonish
  --- Copycat
  --- Pain Split*
  --- Spite
  7 Pain Split* (repeat)
  11 Spite (repeat)
  15 Grudge
  19 Charge
  20 Follow Me
  25 Pin Missile
  30 Faint Attack
  35 Close Combat*
  40 Acupressure
  45 Aura Sphere*
  50 Substitute*
  55 Beat Up
  
  [B]Egg Moves:[/B]
  (Egg Groups: Humanshape / Ground)
  Perish Song*
  Smellingsalt
  Screech 
  Pursuit* 
  Memento* 
  Imprison 
  Mach Punch* 
  Baton Pass* 
  
  [B]TMs/HMs[/B]
  TM 01 – Focus Punch*
  TM 06 – Toxic*
  TM 08 – Bulk Up*
  TM 10 – Hidden Power*
  TM 11 – Sunny Day
  TM 12 – Taunt*
  TM 15 – Hyper Beam* (ugh)
  TM 17 – Protect*
  TM 21 – Frustration* 
  TM 27 – Return* (repeat)
  TM 26 - Earthquake
  TM 29 – Psychic*
  TM 31 – Brick Break*
  TM 34 – Shock Wave
  TM 41 - Torment
  TM 42 – Façade*
  TM 43 – Secret Power
  TM 44 – Rest*
  TM 45 – Attract 
  TM 46 – Thief
  TM 49 – Snatch
  TM 52 – Focus Blast*
  TM 56 – Fling
  TM 58 – Endure
  TM 60 – Drain Punch
  TM 66 – Payback*
  TM 68 – Giga Impact
  TM 73 – Thunder Wave*
  TM 75 - Stone Edge*
  TM 78 – Captivate
  TM 79 – Dark Pulse*
  TM 80 – Rock Slide*
  TM 82 – Sleep Talk*
  TM 83 – Natural Gift
  TM 85 – Dream Eater
  TM 87 – Swagger
  TM 90 – Substitute* (repeat)
  HM 04 – Strength
  HM 06 – Rock Smash
  
  [B]Move Tutor:[/B]
  Ice Punch*
  Counter*
  Metronome
  Mud Slap
  Mimic
  Uproar
  Snore
  Vacuum Wave*
  Pain Split* 
  Spite
  Nightmare
  Magic Coat*
  Low Kick*
  Knock Off*

  Submissions:
  
  

  "Its large needle tends to attract stray lightning bolts. It seems to derive pleasure from being electrocuted."

  "A stitchwork doll was struck by lightning, giving birth to VOODOOM. Seeking purpose, it is often found defending groups of TOGEKISS. "

  "The large needle in it's chest can be used as a wand or a sword. It can also use this needle to attract lightning bolts coming from the sky or other POKEMON to increase it's own power."

  "Groups of VOODOOM are known to torment lone CACNEA, in order to harvest the needles on their arms."

  "It is imbued with both a pure blessing and an evil curse. It taps into each by sticking a pin into an appropriate location on its body. It feeds off of thunderstorms using the needle piercing its heart."

  "VOODOOM has stuck a pin in its heart to make sure it never feels anything but pain again. It is said that its true potential is only unlocked when it feels loved enough to take the pin out."

  "Its body is rumored to have been stitched together from lost dolls, and brought to life with lightning."

  "VOODOOM are lasting symbols of deceased Pokemon. Each VOODOLL's existence is bound to that of another Pokemon. When it is time for the other Pokemon to die, VOODOLL sticks a pin through its heart and evolves into VOODOOM."

  "Years of misunderstanding have given it a reclusive nature. The rods and pins throughout it's body attract lightning, so it is most commonly seen during thunderstorms."

  Rules:
  
  This will be a single click poll. Simply click on the option you support. Entries with enough support will advance.
  
  This poll will end in approx. 24 hours.

 

[Skymin_Flower]

Why did you take all the ones that mentioned Togekiss out? Imho, they were some of the better written ones.

 

[Deck Knight]

Why did you take all the ones that mentioned Togekiss out? Imho, they were some of the better written ones.

"A stitchwork doll was struck by lightning, giving birth to VOODOOM. Seeking purpose, it is often found defending groups of TOGEKISS. "

Though in general a lot of them either a) had grammar inconsistent with Dex entries b) were not given final submission status by the poster or c) were otherwise generally unsuitable to in-game Dex flavor format, which usually does not employ words like "ironically."

 

[UncleSam]

Voted for FlareBlitz, his seems like exactly the kind of thing you see in-game all the time. Most of the others were too dark to see in-game, and a few others just didn't feel as passionate as FlareBlitz' did.

 

[Itchni]

I really like Jebus McAzn's dex entry. He was different then the others while bringing some more flavour that otherwise would have not been there.

 

[Chameleon]

Voting FlareBlitz.

Togekiss is the Jubilee Pokemon, and who better to unlock Voodoom's true potential as a duo with love? The whole paragraph is meaningful as well, it really fits it as an abused doll.

 

[tennisace]

I voted Jeebus McAzn or however you spell it. I feel like Voodoom wouldn't love at all, ever, after going through the torment it did. It would just project its torment onto other, weaker Pokemon. On another note where's all the Delibird hate that's generally standard?

 

[capefeather]

I think that all the Delibird-bashers left <.<

I guess I should have known my entry wouldn't be very popular as it was. Too bad no one suggested an improvement <.< Translating my writings from my movepool description to a dex entry was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I was just trying to encourage people to redefine Voodoom and take it in a direction different from the artist's original while still holding true to it. Alas, it looks like an emo++ version of the same concept is going to take it... I don't mind it but it seems rather nonsensical now that I read it more closely.

 

[Staraptor Call]

I voted for SgtWoodsy. His submission explains Volt Absorb and Lightningrod while also having a creepy feel to it.

@reachzero: It FlareBlitz's entry refers to physical pain.

 

[Apocalypse B-C]

Was stuck between capefeather and FlareBlitz; they both do a good job of either explaining or personifying (pokemonifying?) Voodoom. Ended up voting for FlareBlitz because....actually because I thought more people would vote for capefeather's, so I figure I'd help FB's get through to the next round, too. Oops.

 

[reachzero]

Simple logic states that FlareBlitz's entry is inherently a contradiction:

1. Voodoom's needle makes it so that it feels nothing but pain.
2. When the needle is in place, Voodoom cannot feel anything other than pain.
3. Feeling loved is a feeling other than pain.
THEREFORE Voodoom cannot feel loved.

 

[Deck Knight]

Simple logic states that FlareBlits's entry is inherently a contradiction:

1. Voodoom's needle makes it so that it feels nothing but pain.
2. When the needle is in place, Voodoom cannot feel anything other than pain.
3. Feeling loved is a feeling other than pain.
THEREFORE Voodoom cannot feel loved.

Technically speaking, Voodoom's desire to never feel anything but pain as the purpose for putting a pin through it's heart does not preclude it from having any other feelings in actuality (it would for example exclude anger and hunger). Though I suppose in retrospect that's a little bit more narrative than most Dex entries. In any case it's a look into Voodoom's emotional state, and the pin can't actually make it feel *only* pain.

 

[CobraJSF]

Well said reachzero. I voted for doominic77 because his entry includes a special/physical mention and a mention of volt absorb.

 

[FlareBlitz]

Voted for myself, of course :)

Simple logic states that FlareBlitz's entry is inherently a contradiction:

1. Voodoom's needle makes it so that it feels nothing but pain.
2. When the needle is in place, Voodoom cannot feel anything other than pain.
3. Feeling loved is a feeling other than pain.
THEREFORE Voodoom cannot feel loved.

To address this real quick, the idea is that Voodoom has suffered so much pain as a doll that it sticks the pin in its heart to constantly remind itself that pain is all there is in life (this is also how it evolves, in my flavor). However, if it comes to realization that there are alternatives to being abused (i.e. if it "feels like it is loved"), it will remove the pin in anticipation of experiencing those other emotions, which also gives it access to its hidden potential.

Unfortunately I only had a sentence or two to work with, so I couldn't make annotated explanations in the dex entry itself, but this is my thought process for those who were wondering.

 

[Sonic The Hedgedawg]

The idea is that Voodoom has suffered so much pain as a doll that it sticks the pin in its heart to constantly remind itself that pain is all there is in life (this is also how it evolves, in my flavor). However, if it comes to realization that there are alternatives to being abused (i.e. if it "feels like it is loved"),

Which is why I loved FlareBlitz's so much.

My pokedex submission, which didn't make the cut, said "Only by giving up its own heart can a VOODOLL become the remorseless killing machine known as VOODOOM. This sacrifice is also its weakness, however, since, without a heart, it must charge its chest-needle with electricity every week to remain animated." And while this says things that weren't in FlareBlitz's and FlareBlitz's says things that weren't in mine, the general idea is the same: Voodoom's act of inserting the pin into his heart is a self inflicted wound brought about due to Voodoom sensing that there is nothing to be gained from the concept of "love" and that only the concept of "pain" has meaning.

 

[Vaz]

Voting for CapeFeather. His sex is more appropriate and broad compared to FlareBlitz, which only details the pin in its heart which is a contradiction as stated by reachzero. CapeFeather details not only it's pins but also it's abilities which is important to discuss, otherwise it would look rather ridiculous.

 

[ArbiterHunter]

FlareBlitz's dex entry is amazing. i love every aspect of it. plus honestly it matches the kind of dex entries that are in the actual games. sure there r some harsh ones but FlareBlitz's matches right up to the common dexs which for some reason makes me like it a lot.

 

[Umbreon Dan]

is the grammar something we should be concerned about, or can that be corrected? two of them have misused "it's". >_>

 

[Deck Knight]

is the grammar something we should be concerned about, or can that be corrected? two of them have misused "it's". >_>

Unless someone ninja grammared, all entries have used "its" properly. edit: except doominic in one part.

Should such an entry win the grammar will be corrected, but it's not of much consequence.

 

[Umbreon Dan]

it's used incorrectly twice in doominic's and also in edgehead's, which is the one i voted for.

 

[andalite191]

Although I'm irritated that mine didn't make it in, I really liked capefeathers. It explains the lightningrod ability quite well

 

[Arcticblast]

Voted for Wichu, as it is concise and gives all needed information.

Just out of curiosity, how come my submission didn't make it in?

 

[Upduck]

Voted for mine...yeah, I feel stupid.

Mine adresses both the flavour for Volt Absorb and discusses its relationship with Togekiss, which was the entire point of CaP 11.

 

[Deck Knight]

Flare Blitz and SgtWoodsy advance to the final CAP poll.