CAP1 - Part 5b - (Ability Poll 1)

reachzero · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:16:23 PM

Choosing an ability will be a large step toward significantly pinning down exactly what CAP1 will do to capture momentum. The abilities in this poll are Intimidate, Cursed Body, Prankster, and Regenerator. This will be an Instant Runoff Voting poll, meaning you may vote for as many options as you like, in your order of preference. Keep in mind that this is only the primary ability, there will be an opportunity to choose a secondary ability as well.

Here is our Pokemon so far:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Admiral_Korski

Concept: Momentum
General Description: This will be a Pokemon that can be utilized to gain or regain momentum for a player's team at any point in the match as its primary function.
Justification: Gen. 5 is a very powerful metagame. As such, most battles are won by the smarter strategist who can best maneuver around his/her opponent's onslaught to gain even a single turn's advantage, potentially clinching them the match. This process of gaining and regaining momentum is most often the defining element that makes a winner and a loser out of a single Pokemon battle. Any top player in this metagame should agree that momentum is the most crucial element in any given match; however, "momentum" itself is a rather vaguely defined term that is never really explored in concrete terms. Is it keeping opposing teams on the defensive? Forcing switches? Good prediction? Spamming U-turn? These have all been approaches to achieving momentum, but they are also player-side and largely synonymous with "strategy," as opposed to Pokemon-side and regarding a Pokemon's role on the team. Certainly there are threats like Ferrothorn/Gliscor (defensive) and Scizor/Latios/Voltlos, etc., etc. (offensive) that can achieve momentum as we know it, but there is no current niche for a "momentum Pokemon" because the concept has been purely delegated to players and not to Pokemon.
Questions to be Answered:
-How do we define momentum in terms of competitive Pokemon? What factors make current Pokemon able to achieve momentum and how can we incorporate that information into a successful CAP?
-How do different styles of play (Weather-based offense, stall, bulky offense, etc.) use momentum to achieve their goals and how can our CAP play to those strategies in an effort to take their momentum away?
-What type of traditional role (sweeper, tank, wall, support) would a Pokemon like this most resemble? Would it have to be able to fit more than one of these roles to fit in a variety of teams?
-How will the different playstyles be affected by the addition of a Pokemon that can regain offensive/defensive momentum at any given point? Will offensive teams play more conservatively? Will defensive teams play more recklessly? Will everything simply adapt to a new threat and move on normally?

Typing: Flying/Fighting

Base Stats: 105 HP/60 Atk/90 Def/115 SpA/80 SpD/85 Spe

This poll will close in exactly 24 hours. Choose wisely!

***Jibaku**** · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:18:35 PM

Regenerator
Intimidate
Cursed Body
Prankster

Rising_Dusk · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:18:37 PM

Intimidate
Prankster
Cursed Body
Regenerator

Pwnemon · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:19:12 PM

Prankster
Regenerator
Intimidate

FIRST WOO

Edit: Dang y'all ninjas. Also, I just don't think a 30% chance to disable a move cuts it as a "momentum steal"

Abecedarian · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:22:18 PM

Regenerator
Intimidate
Prankster
Cursed Body

SgtWoodsy · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:22:35 PM

Intimidate
Regenerator
Prankster
Cursed Body

Honko · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:22:50 PM

Intimidate
Prankster

smashlloyd20 · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:22:50 PM

Intimidate
Prankster
Regenerator
Cursed Body

NatGeo · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:26:08 PM

Cursed Body
Prankster
Intimidate
Regenerator

EDIT: It seems that SM and Honke have posted at the same time to the second! :o

Flarephoenix332 · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:32:00 PM

Intimidate
Prankster
Regenerator
Cursed Body

Rolf · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:32:44 PM

Intimidate
Prankster
Regenerator

Fire Blast · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:33:52 PM

Intimidate
Prankster
Cursed Body
Regenerator

Onetwobanana · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:36:33 PM

Intimidate

Prankster

Regenerator

Fizz · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:37:41 PM

Intimidate
Regenerator

Bohn6CFC · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:39:19 PM

Intimidate
Regenerator

Thorhammer · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:43:20 PM

Intimidate
Prankster

Zebstrika · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:44:09 PM

Regenerator
Intimidate
Cursed Body

kalamadude · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:48:25 PM

Intimidate
Cursed Body

kingofkongs · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:51:51 PM

Intimidate
Regenerator

AK707 · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:52:24 PM

Regenerator

Attract · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:52:43 PM

Intimidate
Prankster
Regenerator
Cursed Body

**jas61292** · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:55:57 PM

Regenerator
Cursed Body
Prankster

TravelLog · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:58:34 PM

Prankster
Cursed Body
Regenerator
Intimidate

Adrialberto · Mar 17th, 2011, 12:04:31 AM

Cursed Body
Regenerator

DarkSlay · Mar 17th, 2011, 12:15:48 AM

Intimidate
Cursed Body
Regenerator
Prankster

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:18:35 PM	#2
*Jibaku I will bait you and outsmart you Super Moderator** Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,919 Foursquare, a sprained ankle, bottlecap ninjas, and wallball	Regenerator Intimidate Cursed Body Prankster __________________

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:19:12 PM	#4
Pwnemon Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,176 Maryland	Prankster Regenerator Intimidate FIRST WOO Edit: Dang y'all ninjas. Also, I just don't think a 30% chance to disable a move cuts it as a "momentum steal" Last edited by reachzero; Mar 16th, 2011 at 11:39:16 PM. Reason: improper format

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:22:18 PM	#5
Abecedarian Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 37 Massachusetts	Regenerator Intimidate Prankster Cursed Body __________________ Huzzah!

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:22:50 PM	#7
Honko pronounced "Honko" Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,042	Intimidate Prankster __________________

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:22:50 PM	#8
smashlloyd20 Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,825 Erry day im HEAD SMASHING	Intimidate Prankster Regenerator Cursed Body __________________ Ten million fireflies

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:18:37 PM	#3
Rising_Dusk Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,742	Intimidate Prankster Cursed Body Regenerator

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:22:35 PM	#6
SgtWoodsy Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,141	Intimidate Regenerator Prankster Cursed Body

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:26:08 PM	#9
NatGeo ♭ Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,428 ♯	Cursed Body Prankster Intimidate Regenerator EDIT: It seems that SM and Honke have posted at the same time to the second! :o __________________

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:32:00 PM	#10
Flarephoenix332 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 130	Intimidate Prankster Regenerator Cursed Body

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:32:44 PM	#11
Rolf Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 898 Dangerous Mercenary	Intimidate Prankster Regenerator __________________ <%Reyscarface> Be a user that makes people think "man imagine what would happen if he quit" and try not to make the answer "thanks god" Awesome avatar by Fatecrashers

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:33:52 PM	#12
Fire Blast Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,068 Washington	Intimidate Prankster Cursed Body Regenerator __________________ Interested in the the Pokemon Value System? Where every pokemon is viable! CAP ASB Team

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:36:33 PM	#13
Onetwobanana Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 93	Intimidate Prankster Regenerator

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:37:41 PM	#14
Fizz Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 813	Intimidate Regenerator __________________ I'm on the Grammar-Prose Team; feel free to message me if you'd like to have something checked.

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:39:19 PM	#15
Bohn6CFC Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 88	Intimidate Regenerator

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:43:20 PM	#16
Thorhammer Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,303 Pennsylvania	Intimidate Prankster

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:44:09 PM	#17
Zebstrika Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 631	Regenerator Intimidate Cursed Body

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:48:25 PM	#18
kalamadude Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 192	Intimidate Cursed Body

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:51:51 PM	#19
kingofkongs Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 695 a fistful of quarters	Intimidate Regenerator

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:52:24 PM	#20
AK707 Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 15	Regenerator

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:55:57 PM	#22
jas61292 likes his numbers Moderator Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,298 Strong as a Corsola	Regenerator Cursed Body Prankster __________________ <Destiny_Warrior> jas will you do the dramatic reading <jas61292> I can't do anything dramatically. Not the actor type <Kadew> type tldr prc posts dramatically, then <Kadew> I'm sure you can manage that .

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:58:34 PM	#23
TravelLog Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 918 USA	Prankster Cursed Body Regenerator Intimidate

Mar 17th, 2011, 12:04:31 AM	#24
Adrialberto Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 39 Argentina	Cursed Body Regenerator

Mar 17th, 2011, 12:15:48 AM	#25
DarkSlay Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,188 Location: CAP, C&C, or RMT!	Intimidate Cursed Body Regenerator Prankster __________________ [23:49:15] <orcinus> potato potato [23:49:16] <orcinus> that really [23:49:23] <orcinus> doesn't have the same effect as when you say it out loud