CAP 21 CAP 21 - Part 8 - Art Poll 2

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DHR-107

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Time for the second stage of Artwork! Top 8 moved on from the last round and into this one. Thank you to everyone who voted and even bigger thanks to all of the artists! Make sure you read the rules below as this is a different poll type to Art Poll 1!

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Here are the entrants for whom you may vote:

Bummer
Quanyails
Golurkyourself
Yilx
a deer
Magistrum
Chomz
DougJustDoug

Here are their Base Forme designs and Mega Evolution designs :

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Bummer


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Quanyails


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Golurkyourself


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Yilx


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a deer


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Magistrum


Supporting Material
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Chomz


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DougJustDoug


Supporting Material
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Typing: Rock/Poison
Abilities:
Base - Regenerator / Mold Breaker
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 (aka nerd) - 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?
 

Quanyails

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Quanyails
Golurkyourself
Yilx
DougJustDoug


All of these designs are awesome, but I'm focusing on those that really work well with Regenerator, Magic Guard, and Mold Breaker. :)
 

8-BIT Luster

Completely Unviable
Magistrum
a deer
DougJustDoug
Quanyails
Bummer
Golurkyourself
Yilx
Chomz
 
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T.I.A.

formerly Ticktock
Yilx
Golurkyourself
Bummer
Quanyails
a deer
Magistrum
Chomz
DougJustDoug
 
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DougJustDoug
Magistrum

Good luck to all those who remain! They are all exceptional designs, but I feel as though these two best fit the type, stat spreads, and abilities.
 
Yilx
Quanyails
a deer
DougJustDoug
Golurkyourself
Magistrum
Bummer
Chomz


a deer's would've been absolutely perfect if the Mega's ability was Rock Head.
 
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