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Pokémon XY General Discussion
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Apparently Game Freak needed a patsy so that Fairy DIDN'T just look like a metagame patch, and Dark drew the short straw.
Maybe they made a new dark move that's really broken. Maybe they made a dark type close-combat or a dark type stealth rock? I guess we'll find out. I guess it would make sense then.
Well yeah, if you want to be serious about it. But that does seem plausible.
The more that I think about it, the more I realize that Steel types loosing their Dark/Ghost resist is a pretty big deal!
Scizor and Heatran is going to have to be a lot more careful about switching into Tyranitar since now all of its standard moves hit them for at least neutral damage. Gengar is going to be a much bigger threat now that Skarmory can't wall it as easily and its Sludge Bomb can now be used to hit Fairies. Speaking of Skarmory, not being able to wall Dark/Ghost types as well might hamper its walling capabilities. Now that it has a means to hit Fairies super-effectively, will it start to run Steel Wing?
Scizor and Heatran is going to have to be a lot more careful about switching into Tyranitar since now all of its standard moves hit them for at least neutral damage. Gengar is going to be a much bigger threat now that Skarmory can't wall it as easily and its Sludge Bomb can now be used to hit Fairies. Speaking of Skarmory, not being able to wall Dark/Ghost types as well might hamper its walling capabilities. Now that it has a means to hit Fairies super-effectively, will it start to run Steel Wing?
Dark-Types got received both positive and negatives this gen. The aforementioned Steel resist is gone which can really help things like Bisharp and and Honchkrow sweep. However, it does look like Fairy Types will absolutely destroy them...
Dark has psychic imunity.
Yes, but Ghost, Poison and Fire ONLY received positives from this type chart. Everything else has either both positive and negatives (steel, fairy, dark) or just negatives (bug, dragon, fighting)
"So, ya like forcing switches with iron head, eh?"
"Hey man, I don't want any trouble man......."
"Shaddup bitch. I'm gonna teach you a lesson you won't soon forget."
I think GF nerfed Dark so we can use more psychic types.
Think about it...Dark was introduced to the game because psychic dominated...and today we use very few psychic(pokes or moves). Nerfing Dark is actually GF solution to give psychic a indirect buff, after all is one of the favorite types since gen 1.
Yeah, maybe. Psychic IS pretty weak in the current metagame, so it might make sense to give it a buff.
The thing is... Psychic types didn't get much of a buff. Three of the most used Psychic types (Metagross/Jirachi/Bronzong) are now weak to Dark like the rest of their brethren. The addition of Fairy types doesn't really change the fact that Dark-types still take a massive shit on most Psychic types.
Definitely not a fan of digimon concepts. Although I thought marowak needs an evolution to continue hunting kanghaskhans, now that they have adapted new skills.Mega Marowak y/n?
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I never said that they DID get a buff, I said that it would MAKE SENSE for them to get a buff. Either way, looks like gen2's metagame patch worked a little TOO well.
These three pokes(Metagross/Jirachi/Bronzong) got a little less usefull because on the nerf of steel types, not psychic...but other psychic Pokes in many tiers will be just a little more usable i suppose
They antiquated psychics in that gen. They gave what would soon become e best defensive type in the game a resistance to it, and a weakness to the trapper type, which also was immune to it. Poor psychic had no chance.
Not really as Grass resists Water, throwing off your balance quite a bit.
How so...? Dark-typed moves will be even more spammable now that Steel doesn't resist their STABs.
this made me LOL
also I wonder if there will be new pairing abilities associated with the cats and if pairs like volbeat and illumise will get it
Yeah, no kidding. Ironically, Psychic's best chance at
Lol that makes me happy. Also sorry about the damn auto correct f-iMG with the Pokemon names. I don't even know its doing it sometimes.
Marowak should Mega-evolve to have TWO bones. Just like Alakazam has TWO spoons.
Then it can combat against having to hunt two Kangas at a time due to their MEvo.
I think it will happen.
Or just one longer bone. Like a quarter staff. That way it can keep its distance while fighting, although ruins the boomerang tribe concept.
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