CAP 22 CAP 22 - Part 7 - Art Poll 1

[DougJustDoug]

Time for one of the most popular steps in the project -- the Art Poll. The winning design from this round of polling will become the most visible element of this CAP's design and will serve as the inspiration for the Pokemon's in-battle sprite. Thank you to all the fantastic artists that worked so hard to give us such an amazing selection of designs!

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Disqualifications

Falchion - Image had a border on the bottom and right side
PixelMoniac - Image was cropped at the very top
Grassgem389 - Image not posted properly
willow616 - Gray background and image attached incorrectly

Here are the entrants for whom you may vote:

FellFromtheSky
Modeling Clay
ThePsychoBear
Golurkyourself
The Steam Punk
noobiess
thebangzats
Mos-Quitoxe
Jackii
Felis Licht
Yilx
Slapperfish
Magistrum
aXl
Canis Majoris
DougJustDoug
FriesforNapkins
Sgt.Moose
Reigaheres
Darklatias92
Blue Frog
QxC4eva
Morghulis
HeaLnDeaL
Harle
Birkal
Sunfished
f(x)
KrazyCake

Here are their designs :

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FellFromtheSky

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Modeling Clay

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ThePsychoBear

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Golurkyourself

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The Steam Punk

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noobiess

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thebangzats

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Mos-Quitoxe

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Jackii

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Felis Licht

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Yilx

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Slapperfish

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Magistrum

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aXl

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Canis Majoris

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DougJustDoug

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FriesforNapkins

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Sgt.Moose

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Reigaheres

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Darklatias92

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Blue Frog

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QxC4eva

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Morghulis

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HeaLnDeaL

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Harle

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Birkal

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Sunfished

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f(x)

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KrazyCake

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CAP22 so far:

Typing: Fairy/Fighting
Abilities: Natural Cure / Aroma Veil
Stats: 84/78/86/115/88/119

Leadership Team:

cbrevan - Topic Leader
Elite Lord Sigma - Typing Leader
snake_rattler - Abilities Leader
Snobalt - Stats Leader
Deck Knight - Movepool Leader


Concept:

Name: Last Act of Defiance

General Description: A Pokemon that is defined by its use of the move Parting Shot.

Justification: Parting Shot is another move that's pretty amazing on paper, but its true usage has yet to be fully explored because it's only available to Pangoro. Pangoro is not the most viable Pokemon OU and is nearly unusable in CAP due to its 4x weakness to Fairy. Moreover, when I've used it in RU (prior it to being banned) and UU, I found myself clicking an attacking move more often than not. With the optimal Parting Shot user in the CAP metagame, we may be able to tap into this move's potential and figure out how it is best utilized. Maybe Last Act of Defiance will be a fast Pokemon that aims to keep up offensive momentum. Maybe it'll use the move like it would use Memento to help a teammate use a boosting move. Maybe it'll be a slow, bulky pivot intended to discourage switching. Maybe it'll do something completely different.

This falls under both actualization and archetype in terms of being a concept. In terms of actualization, it will teach us how to use Parting Shot "properly." Clearly, no other Pokemon, not even Pangoro, comes close to it. Well, users of U-turn, Volt Switch, and Memento come somewhat close, but even then, we'll be able to see what makes Parting Shot different from (and possibly better than) them. In terms of archetype, Last Act of Defiance will give not just the CAP metagame, but also the whole game of Pokemon, a utility Pokemon that we've never seen before, as Parting Shot was not (and still isn't) one of Pangoro's most important assets. Because Parting Shot has so many potential uses, a utility Pokemon such as this can be the ultimate team player for offensive and defensive archetypes alike.

Questions To Be Answered:
- Whether it's pivoting, offensive momentum, Memento-esque support, or something else, what is the "ideal" way to use Parting Shot? Why?
- Considering Pangoro rarely finds the time to use the move, how much should a Pokemon be willing to sacrifice another offensive option for Parting Shot?
- What makes Parting Shot different or similar from Volt Switch, U-turn, and Memento?
- Pangoro is definitely not the ideal Parting Shot user, so what does the ideal user look like?
- What strategies, whether they be certain Pokemon, playstyles, or other factors, will rise to prominence to combat a Parting Shot user?

 

[Mova]

Magistrum
Slapperfish
QxC4eva

I'll always be there for ewe.

 

[Ahhhhhh......Clefable.]

noobiess
thebangzats
Yilx
Magistrum
Blue Frog

 

[david0895]

Magistrum
Jackii
Yilx
aXl

 

[K.Rool]

My votes in order are:
jackii
axl
The Steam Punk
Sunfished
f(x)
blue frog
krazy cake
Doug Just Doug
The Steam Punk
Yilx

Mod Edit: Fixed spelling of jackii

 

[AkyroTheVoid]

Magistrum
FellFromtheSky
Jackii
aXl
Sunfished

 

[Pokekeytrix]

FellFromTheSky
Felis Licht
Magistrum
aXl
Jackii
QxC4eva
Sunfished

I love the whole look of FellFromTheSky. I'm a sucker for the red riding hood concept. Definitely rooting for that to win.

 

[FMD]

Yilx
QxC4eva
Golurkyourself
Jackii
aXl
FellFromtheSky
Felis Licht
DougJustDoug
Blue Frog

 

[Magistrum]

Magistrum
FellFromtheSky
Modeling Clay
Golurkyourself
The Steam Punk
thebangzats
Jackii
Felis Licht
Yilx
Slapperfish
aXl
QxC4eva
Morghulis
HeaLnDeaL
Harle
Sunfished

 

[Toon]

Yilx
Modeling Clay
QxC4eva
aXl
Felis Licht
Golurkyourself

mod edit: Fixed spelling of Felis

 

[Jho]

GolurkYourself
Modeling Clay
QxC4eva

 

[Reiga]

Sunfished
thebangzats
Magistrum
Reigaheres
Modeling Clay
Slapperfish

 

[noobiess]

Golurkyourself
noobiess
Blue Frog
Sunfished

God I hope Sunfished wins. That entry is so crazy!

 

[Deathly ♛The King]

Sunfished
thebangzats
aXl
Magistrum
Modeling Clay

 

[Ssensenh]

Sunfished
FellFromtheSky
Golurkyourself

 

[willow616]

Yilx
QxC4eva
f(x)
Sgt.Moose

 

[Natu Worry]

Darklatias92
thebangzats
aXl
Modeling Clay
DougJustDoug

 

[Exclaimer]

Felis Licht
QxC4eva
Golurkyourself
thebangzats
Modeling Clay

 

[TorterraX]

Felis Licht
FellFromtheSky
aXl

Those arts are very awesome, great job guys!

 

[P3DS]

FellFromtheSky
Golurkyourself
thebangzats
Jackii
Magistrum
aXl
Darklatias92
Blue Frog
QxC4eva
HeaLnDeaL
Harle
f(x)

 

[Falgaia]

FellFromtheSky
Golurkyourself
Modeling Clay
Jackii
Yilx
Magistrum
aXl
Sunfished

Just a heads up, my username is AXL, not AXI, as I've seen a few people post. I recommend copy pasting the userlist from the OP and then deleting out names rather than retyping them to prevent misspellings.

 

[KrazyCake]

Sunfished
HeaLnDeaL
aXl
KrazyCake
Golurkyourself
QxC4eva
Yilx
Darklatias92

My bias towards Sunfished is crazy but I really do like the design

 

[radicaledward]

Sunfished
Blue Frog
QxC4eva

 

[jas61292]

Golurkyourself
Yilx
Magistrum

 

[Haynesarr]

thebangzats
Yilx

thebangzats is one of my favourites designs i've seen from these but im rooting for Yilx for this one.