CAP 21 CAP 21 - Part 7 - Secondary Ability Poll 1

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Time for us to pick our secondary ability for the base forme of CAP 21, to go with the base forme primary ability (Regenerator) and the mega-evolution ability (Magic Guard), which have already been selected. Please consider each option as you place your vote. Best of luck!

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The list of possible Secondary Abilities include:

Mold Breaker
Rattled
Intimidate
Oblivious
No Competitive Ability

This poll will be open for 24 hours.

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CAP21 so far:

Typing: Rock/Poison
Abilities:
Base - Regenerator / ?????
Mega - Magic Guard
Stats:
106/105/65/75/85/104 > 106/135/75/85/125/114
Leadership Team:

jas61292 - Topic Leader
imanalt - Typing Leader
DetroitLolcat - Abilities Leader
sparktrain - Stats Leader
HeaLnDeaL (aka loser) - Movepool Leader

Concept:
Name: Typing Underdog

General Description: A Pokémon which utilizes an undervalued typing to its full potential, by playing towards both its strengths and weaknesses.

Justification: Each typing possesses a unique set of characteristics, causing all of them to perform very differently in various aspects of battle. However, not every typing has been granted the opportunity to display this potential, being forced into suboptimal roles by virtue of stats, ability and movepool, and therefore often being labelled as “bad”.
This concept aims to do a detailed analysis on the primary function of such a typing along with its potentially unexplored capabilities, by creating a Pokémon that that emphasizes the typing’s most prominent traits and utilizes them effectively.
This approach will not only allow us to widen our understanding on the unique niche and preferred playstyle of the typing, but will also give us additional insight on the mechanics that lead to success and failure of the typing when comparing CAP to the wielders in the lower tiers.

Questions to be answered:
  • What are the most important traits the Pokémon gains from the chosen typing, both positive and negative?
  • Is quality or quantity of weaknesses/resistances/immunities more relevant to the chosen typing? What does this mean for the way it is played?
  • How significant is the niche provided by the typing in OU? Are there any striking flaws in the typing that can’t be played around and prevent the Pokémon from performing reliably?
  • How reliant is the typing on stats, ability and movepool in order to succeed in OU?
  • Are the unique characteristics granted by the typing enough to set the Pokemon apart, or does it face strong competition for its role from Pokémon of other types?
  • Is there any distinct playstyle that suits the chosen typing the best? Or can the same typing be utilized in an entirely different approach to similar success?
  • How important is a type’s versatility for its overall success?
  • Is a single Pokémon capable of portraying most relevant aspects of the entire type?
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acidphoenix

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Mold Breaker
Oblivious
No Competitive Ability
Intimidate
Rattled

I feel like anything our speed tier isn't already high enough to beat isn't really something we should be beating. We don't have a blazing-high speed for a reason.
 
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Ahhhhhh......Clefable.

Ahhhhhh......Clefable.

Rattled
No Competitive Ability

Of these abilities, Rattled feels the most pro-concept to me. It takes very specific advantage of our typing, which was the goal of this CAP. Intimidate and Mold Breaker are neat, but they are generally good, and not good BECAUSE of our typing. Because of that, they are not as significantly pro-concept as Rattled. And I am skeptical that Oblivious will actually see use over Regenerator.
 
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Rattled
Mold Breaker
No Competitive Ability
Oblivious

Yeah, we're trying to play this Pokemon to its advantages, rather than patch up its weaknesses. :T
 
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Rattled
Mold Breaker
No Competitive Ability
Oblivious
Intimidate
 
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