CAP1 - Part 10a - (Attacking Moves Poll)

reachzero · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:17:12 PM

This poll will determine which of the attacking moves marked as controversial will be allowed, and which will be disallowed. The controversial moves in question are Hurricane, Icy Wind and Volt Switch. This will be a Bold Vote, the format of which is slightly different from that of other votes so far. For each move, write in bold either Allow Move or Disallow Move. So for instance, a legal vote might look like

Quote:

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

If a move is allowed, it may be used in movepool submissions. This does not guarantee that Tomohawk will actually be able to use the move in question. If a move is disallowed, it will not be permitted on any movepool submissions.

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?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Cartoons!

Name: Tomohawk

Typing: Flying/Fighting

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

Abilities: Intimidate/Prankster

This poll will close in 24 hours. Choose wisely!

Gothic Togekiss · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:19:44 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

Flarephoenix332 · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:19:57 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

SgtWoodsy · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:20:40 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

Umbreon Dan · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:23:12 PM

Allow hurricane
Allow icy wind
Allow volt switch

Axaj · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:23:26 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

Solstice · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:26:05 PM

Allow Hurricane
Allow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

sb879 · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:27:03 PM

Allow Hurricane
Allow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

Erick · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:27:30 PM

Disallow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

Aerodactyl Legend · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:27:35 PM

Allow Hurricane
Allow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

**capefeather** · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:27:39 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

How convenient. All I had to do was copy-paste.

Onetwobanana · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:38:52 PM

Disallow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

Gerard · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:45:14 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind (allow Low Sweep)
Allow Volt Switch

Paradox · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:50:20 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

Darkamber8828 · Mar 31st, 2011, 10:54:58 PM

Disallow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

DarkSlay · Mar 31st, 2011, 11:00:01 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

The question is, did I copy and paste reach or cape? o_o

TravelLog · Mar 31st, 2011, 11:00:57 PM

Allow Hurricane
Allow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

Fizz · Mar 31st, 2011, 11:03:40 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

**PK Gaming** · Mar 31st, 2011, 11:04:58 PM

Allow Hurricane
Allow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

**jas61292** · Mar 31st, 2011, 11:30:43 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

DetroitLolcat · Mar 31st, 2011, 11:35:03 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

PKMN Hunter 18 · Mar 31st, 2011, 11:35:36 PM

Allow Hurricane
Allow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

TwistedSpaceman · Mar 31st, 2011, 11:37:08 PM

Allow Hurricane
Allow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

Dark Pulse · Mar 31st, 2011, 11:41:59 PM

Allow Hurricane
Allow Icy Wind
Disallow Volt Switch

Fire Blast · Mar 31st, 2011, 11:43:44 PM

Allow Hurricane
Disallow Icy Wind
Allow Volt Switch

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:19:44 PM	#2
Gothic Togekiss Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,486 PKMN Trainer Hijiri at your services	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch __________________ Diamond: Rinneth (3222 2619 1334) Platinum: Remilia (5328 9611 0881) *White: Hijiri (3138 5947 0732) I can clone in B&W now. PM/VM if you need any. Everything I ever RNG'd is here What you buying stranger?*

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:19:57 PM	#3
Flarephoenix332 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 130	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Disallow Volt Switch Last edited by Flarephoenix332; Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:20:02 PM. Reason: spaces for laces!

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:23:12 PM	#5
Umbreon Dan Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,188 kiss my ass, this is a holy site.	Allow hurricane Allow icy wind Allow volt switch __________________ 9.9 dan likes to ramble <@Fatecrashers> im really gay <@Fatecrashers> and i might fart rainbows Last edited by reachzero; Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:17:58 PM.

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:23:26 PM	#6
Axaj Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 254 California	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch Last edited by reachzero; Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:17:43 PM.

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:27:30 PM	#9
Erick Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 68 Portland, OR	Disallow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch Last edited by reachzero; Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:18:15 PM.

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:20:40 PM	#4
SgtWoodsy Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,141	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Disallow Volt Switch

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:26:05 PM	#7
Solstice Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,222 In a cold pizza induced euphoria	Allow Hurricane Allow Icy Wind Disallow Volt Switch

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:27:03 PM	#8
sb879 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 182 Southern California	Allow Hurricane Allow Icy Wind Disallow Volt Switch

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:27:35 PM	#10
Aerodactyl Legend Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 984 Is inside an enemy AC130 above.	Allow Hurricane Allow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:27:39 PM	#11
capefeather Here's my mega plan: YOU DIE Moderator Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,634 I'm a super fighting robot from the year 2010	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Disallow Volt Switch How convenient. All I had to do was copy-paste. __________________ If we cannot take joy in things that are merely real, our lives will always be empty. <+joshe> im a registered sex offender for up to calc 3 <%V4> Naruto is climaxing! <+Reflect_Suicune> i was thining of fucking jellicent for some reason

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:38:52 PM	#12
Onetwobanana Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 93	Disallow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch Last edited by reachzero; Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:18:31 PM.

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:45:14 PM	#13
Gerard Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3,207 Mmm... Ice Cream!	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind (allow Low Sweep) Allow Volt Switch Last edited by reachzero; Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:18:44 PM.

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:50:20 PM	#14
Paradox Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 234	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch

Mar 31st, 2011, 10:54:58 PM	#15
Darkamber8828 Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2,695 i taste good but NO NO DON'T	Disallow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch __________________ Darkamber8828: Taunt is pokemon-cussing, right? DarkSlay: Nah. I thought it was more of the tounge sticking out kind of thing that pisses off people. DarkSlay: Not Pokemon actually cussing out one another. DarkSlay: "AYE FUCK YOU SKARMORY" (23:31:48) +RankingBot: Your rank in Standard LC is 1/415!

Mar 31st, 2011, 11:00:01 PM	#16
DarkSlay Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,188 Location: CAP, C&C, or RMT!	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Disallow Volt Switch The question is, did I copy and paste reach or cape? o_o __________________ [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

Mar 31st, 2011, 11:00:57 PM	#17
TravelLog Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 918 USA	Allow Hurricane Allow Icy Wind Disallow Volt Switch

Mar 31st, 2011, 11:03:40 PM	#18
Fizz Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 813	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch __________________ I'm on the Grammar-Prose Team; feel free to message me if you'd like to have something checked.

Mar 31st, 2011, 11:04:58 PM	#19
PK Gaming Moderator Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,561 Sumuru city	Allow Hurricane Allow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch __________________

Mar 31st, 2011, 11:30:43 PM	#20
jas61292 likes his numbers Moderator Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,295 Strong as a Corsola	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Disallow Volt Switch __________________ <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 31st, 2011, 11:35:03 PM	#21
DetroitLolcat It's Great! To Be! A Michigan Wolverine! Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,840	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch __________________ Favorite Pokemon-Swampert- formerly OU and staying that way. Cats are awesome, the best kind of cat is the Detroit Lion! Lolcat Nuzlocke Story http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou11556879

Mar 31st, 2011, 11:35:36 PM	#22
PKMN Hunter 18 Remember! Drive Smoothly! Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 77	Allow Hurricane Allow Icy Wind Disallow Volt Switch

Mar 31st, 2011, 11:37:08 PM	#23
TwistedSpaceman Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 73	Allow Hurricane Allow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch __________________ "To push back the wind... Is such a thing even possible? To change the way it blows, to force it back. To not accept what it brings. I, too want to push it back.... "

Mar 31st, 2011, 11:41:59 PM	#24
Dark Pulse Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 277 オーストラリア - no, I'm not in Japan, or America...	Allow Hurricane Allow Icy Wind Disallow Volt Switch __________________ (19:18:36) +doomvendingmachine: double rainbow plate arceus. it's every type TWICE. SO INTENSE _ ---------------------------------------------- CAP ASB team

Mar 31st, 2011, 11:43:44 PM	#25
Fire Blast Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,068 Washington	Allow Hurricane Disallow Icy Wind Allow Volt Switch __________________ Interested in the the Pokemon Value System? Where every pokemon is viable! CAP ASB Team