Pokémon Diancie

[TheTraininator]

Alright all, I'm back! I've been gone for a while, but I'm gonna update the OP a bit with some of the suggestions, including weakness policy.

Also, I've got something interesting to share with you:

Me to serebii: "Diancie's page says that it gets Trick Room at level 46 and NOT Power Gem, unlike Carbink. Howver, Diancie is not listed as being able to learn Trick Room by TM, (which Carbink can,) and has been shown using Power Gem in an official trailer. There seems to be a couple of errors here, though I'm obviously not sure."

Serebii to me: "You're right. The lack of Trick Room TM is the mistake. Fixed.

Everything else is correct."

The serebii page has been updated now to show Diancie learns Trick Room by TM; however, the level up move pool has not changed, meaning Diancie can't learn Power Gem, according to the site.

However, this official picture clearly shows it using Power Gem, meaning there is still something fishy here.

For now, since I'm more inclined to believe the official picture than serebii, I'm going to update the OP with a Specs set tentatively, but let us all be wary.

EDIT: OP now has a Specs and "Weakness Polish" set, but I'd like some help with the Policy set in determining the offensive IVs that should be used, so any suggestions would be appreciated. It has enough speed to outspeed Adamant Mega Aerodactyl after a Rock Polish currently.

 

[Scorpiopt]

Really another one without power gem? i mean aurorus doesnt learn it but mismagius does? fuck you gamefreak

 

[TheTraininator]

Really another one without power gem? i mean aurorus doesnt learn it but mismagius does? fuck you gamefreak

Well, as we've said, we're not... totally sure if it gets it or not. See my previous post.

 

[Shiruba]

And we're totally sure that the move is Power Gem and not Diamond Storm, correct?

 

[WildShot]

And we're totally sure that the move is Power Gem and not Diamond Storm, correct?

I can give my guarantee that this isn't Diamond Storm. There would be more of a pinkish aura to the air if it was.

I don't know if that'd make it Power Gem, though. Not necessarily, that's for sure, but possibly.

 

[Sergeant Spooky]

Do we have any pictures of any other mon using Power Gem? I've never seen it used before, it's so damned rare.

 

[TheTraininator]

Yes, the move is Power Gem, I'm getting proof in a sec.

EDIT: Well damn. I remember seeing a Wi-Fi battle in which Mega Ampharos used it, but I couldn't find it. It is distinctly Power Gem though, you can test it yourselves.

 

[Aragorn the King]

Do we have any pictures of any other mon using Power Gem? I've never seen it used before, it's so damned rare.

I used in on Ampharos in my playthrough of Y, and it looks exactly like what Diancie is shown using. Diamond storm looks different. There's a video of it on page 4.

 

[Afti]

If Diancie actually has Power Gem, it has some utility through the simple fact that Rock/Fairy coverage is actually pretty cool.

An offensive Trick Room set could be interesting?

(EVs would probably be best off more finely tailored, but whatever)

Diancie@Weakness Policy
Quiet
248 HP/252 SpA/8 Def
-Trick Room
-Moonblast
-Power Gem
-Psyshock

Fairly simple, really. Use Trick Room to "outrun" most of the game, and Weakness Policy and your huge defenses to boost your offense. Then you just spam Moonblast/Power Gem as appropriate until Trick Room runs out. Don't expect to get to use Trick Room twice.

Hardly destined to be top-tier OU, but it's a role.

So, TPC just uploaded a screenshot of it using a move it doesn't learn. No fucking comment.

 

[Blitz]

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Serebii posted this on GameFaqs, and it's the reason why he hasn't updated the movepool: because Diancie really does not get Power Gem by level up.

I am as disappointed as most of you are tbh.

 

[rachet67]

It could come as an event only move. Pure speculation though, and it still doesn't help it get past steel types.

 

[Afti]

Making Power Gem an event-only move to cripple any Diancie obtained prior to the official distribution would be a really clever move on Game Freak's part, which is why it will never, ever happen.

 

[Shiruba]

So, not level-up... Maybe Heart Scale?

 

[Thorhammer]

Making Power Gem an event-only move to cripple any Diancie obtained prior to the official distribution would be a really clever move on Game Freak's part, which is why it will never, ever happen.

We have evidence that it's both being advertised as available on Diancie and not in Diancie's own movepool, so I'd say that counts as a fair bit of evidence that's the case, for whatever reason.

 

[TheTraininator]

So I asked around and got a second person who got Diancie early to say it does not get Power Gem. Serebii is right.

All I gotta say is...

What the f*ck, TPC?

 

[NickFusi0n]

Wait, da hell? One of the screenshots posted by Nintendo clearly shows Diancie using Power Gem, yet she doesn't learn it? ._.

 

[sparktrain]

Maybe, just maybe... egg move? bum bum BUMMM...
Nah that's preposterous.

 

[Mitchhhhhh]

Maybe, just maybe... egg move? bum bum BUMMM...
Nah that's preposterous.

Not sure if serious but its a legendary.

 

[sparktrain]

Not sure if serious but its a legendary.

nahhh lol, just kinda going along with the whole "omg Carbink turns in Diancie guys" kinda thing, but yeah I know that's not really happening. Still curious about their relationship, but that's another discussion.

 

[HAKR]

Game Freak needs to stop trolling us D:

 

[Abra Kapocus]

Welp, there's one event legendary I won't be sad to miss.

For shame.

 

[Mahmudkipz]

The worst case scenario is that Power Gem was an animation placeholder for Diamond Storm and Diancie didn't even get Power Gem. Would be kinda lame in that case, seeing as both she and Aurorus miss out on the most reliable special Rock move despite being covered in gems :(

 

[ethan06]

Maybe they'll pull some kind of "use event item on a random Carbink and watch as it mutates into Diancie!" thing, and it'll keep all four of Carbink's moves, with Power Gem as a holdover... like the DNA splicers. This would also make it possible to breed a good Carbink for the mutation so I don't know if that's even feasible but... it's an option.

 

[Hibiki]

I seriously doubt Diancie WON'T learn Power Gem. I don't care what Serebii said, either by level up or by event distribution, Diancie will have Power Gem.

 

[November Blue]

Does Diancie really need Power Gem though? 4 Atk Diamond Storm already OHKOs MegaZard Y and Talonflame, and if you want to invest in Special Attack you can just run a - Speed nature.

Plus, you'd miss out on the Defense boosts. I really don't see what the problem is.