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  1. Ignus

    CAP 29 - Part 3 - Concept Assessment 2

    That's true, but that's looking at the play of individual pokemon rather than the moveset data, which is the focus of the analysis. I'd argue that the main bias of the ladder is to play with the new shiny toys, rather than to make absolutely garbage movesets. Here's some sample moveset stats...
  2. Ignus

    CAP 29 - Part 3 - Concept Assessment 2

    I wrote a tool for this, if anyone wants to take a look: Here Basically, it uses the usage statistics from last month (weighted at 1500 elo) to calculate the percentage chance the opponent will have a super effective move after a color change, assuming you switched into move X. It's still...
  3. Ignus

    CAP 29 - Part 2 - Primary Ability Poll 2

    Color Change Emergency Exit Defeatist
  4. Ignus

    CAP 29 - Part 1 - Concept Assessment

    Hi all, haven't posted in CAP in a longgg time, so forgive my rusty writing skills. I don't agree that skill swap and role play should be banned. Even if those moves "remove" those abilities, the ability returns after switching out, AND it still costs a move slot, not to mention it costs a...
  5. Ignus

    CAP 29 - Part 1 - Concept Poll 2

    quziel -Voltage- 2spoopy4u
  6. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Art Submissions

    I actually love C! Is it possible to take it more in a direction related to its big 'ol mouth? For example, this might include toning down some of the other details in order to accentuate the 'I EAT BIG STUFF' point more. If it's hungry, that gives it a reason to trap too. One of the most...
  7. Ignus

    It's time to congratulate some people!

    *hi-fives nerds through internet*
  8. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Part 2 -Typing Poll 2

    Dragon / Steel Dragon / Ghost Dragon / Fairy
  9. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Part 2 - Typing Poll

    Dragon / Fighting Dragon / Steel Dragon / Ghost Dragon Fairy / Steel Dragon / Fairy
  10. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Part 2 - Typing Discussion

    Gonna throw some support behind dragon types in general for a few reasons (some already mentioned): Resistance to a lot of common pivots' main STABs: water for toxapex/slowbro/insert_bulky_water_here_not_named_fini, grass for tangrowth/amoongus, fire for heatran/mollux Access to STAB moves that...
  11. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Part 2 - Typing Discussion

    I still don't agree that voltturn resists are important. There's basically two steps for our trapping move to do anything that are required due to the way the mechanics of the game work: We have to switch in on something we want to trap We have to use the trapping move The issue with resisting...
  12. Ignus

    Typing Reference - A Spreadsheet (Updated for Sun/Moon)

    This has been updated for S/M CAP metagame as of 8/17/17! Yay tools!
  13. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Part 2 - Typing Discussion

    I'm going to go against some of the stuff said in the thread already because I don't think they're accurate with regards to u-turn. I DONT actually think a resist to voltturn is particularly nessecary, and my opinion can basically be summed up in one question: When are we ever going to want to...
  14. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Part 1 - Concept Assessment

    I'm going to use Lando-T as an example in a scenario to explain the generic reason pivots are OK to threaten with z-move coverage. This could be considered sort of a follow-up to some of the stuff reachzero was talking about with z-move coverage and why it works decently with trapping moves...
  15. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Part 1 - Concept Assessment

    I'm going to focus more on question 3. What are the advantages of running trapping moves? First, let's talk about some term I'm making up right now because I think it's useful to talk about how good a move is: 'Turn Efficiency'. Any move EVER can actually be notated in terms of turn...
  16. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Part 1 - Concept Poll 2

    Wait! It's a Trap Move! Maximum Compression New Toy Syndrome
  17. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Part 1 - Concept Poll 1

    Wait! It's a Trap Move! New Toy Syndrome Bravest of All Terrain - O - Saurus Maximum Compression
  18. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Topic Leadership Team Poll

    Ignus reachzero cbrevan LucarioOfLegends HeaLnDeaL Drapionswing Broken Phobias Mova Conni
  19. Ignus

    CAP 23 CAP 23 - Topic Leader Poll

    reachzero snake_rattler NumberCruncher Don't get me wrong, I love all of y'all to death. Any of the candidates would work wonderfully as a TL, but I believe reachzero has one of, if not the best, grasp on the CAP metagame around. Putting him in a position where he can directly have an impact on...
  20. Ignus

    Programming Smogon Team Assistant

    Hey friend! I really enjoy the idea! Always great to see more teambuilding stat tools getting made. Here's a quick chunk of feedback that you can take if you feel the changes are necessary :) First, a quick note on the mixed content warnings you're getting since you're using the sprites from...
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