CAP 5 - Part 13 - Pokedex Entry Poll 3

**paintseagull** · May 15th, 2013, 11:46:35 AM

Two pokedex entries (and therefore one poll) remain:

srk1214
paintseagull

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My preferred entry

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Now have a look at the options:

srk1214
Malaconda, the Temptation Pokémon

Black: Though the fruit on its tail appears to be delicious, no one has lived to tell the world how it tastes.
White: It prefers to move slowly and silently. If it tries to move too fast, its barbs get caught in the ground.
BW2: Ancient records seem to depict a four-legged ancestor. When it lost its legs is unknown.
paintseagull
Malaconda, the Temptation Pokémon

Black: The fruit that grows from the end of its tail is the most delicious fruit in existence. It entices both people and Pokémon.
White: It brings out greed and desire in those that it meets. It delights in spreading chaos.
BW2: A forest inhabited by Malaconda is lush and full of fruit. Other Pokémon that live there are hostile and distrusting.

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Malaconda so far:

Name: Malaconda

animated

Concept:

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Name: Type Equalizer

Description: A pokemon whose presence in the metagame increases the usage of one or more underused types and simultaneously decreases the usage of one or more overused types.

Justification: Take a look at the OU usage statistics for January and you'll see that 9 out of the top 10 pokemon have either steel, water, dragon or fighting as one of their types, and extending it to the top 20 shows 16/20 with those types. We should also be asking ourselves why these trends exist so strongly and what can be done about them. In creating this CAP,we'd have to discuss in depth many different aspects of what makes a type and opinions can ultimately being tested in the playtest.

Questions To Be Answered:

Is a types usefulness relative to the metagame or is it intrinsic? (Ie. Can any type be the "best" type given the right circumstances or do type match-ups, available STAB moves etc mean some types will always be better than others?)
What exploitable weaknesses do "good" types in OU have? Are their currently pokemon that can exploit them and if so, how do they function differently to CAP5?
How (if at all) will the targeted types adapt to the situation created? Will people choose different movesets, abilities, etc or will they just use them more/less? How is this linked to the way CAP5 functions strategically?
What effects will the changes on certain types' presence have on the metagame?
Which members of the targeted types will benefit and suffer from this most and why?
By creating CAP5, have we learnt any new ways to counter good types or use bad types?

Typing: Dark / Grass
Abilities: Harvest / Infiltrator
Stats: 115 HP / 100 Atk / 60 Def / 40 SpA / 130 SpD / 55 Spe
Movepool:

Quote:

Level Up

TM/HM Moves

Tutor Moves

Egg Moves

Height: 5.5 m / 18’ 0’’
Weight: 108.8 kg / 240 lbs

Axaj · May 15th, 2013, 11:49:35 AM

paintseagull

Mylo Xyloto · May 15th, 2013, 11:59:34 AM

srk1214

psykokitty · May 15th, 2013, 12:02:41 PM

paintseagull

Solstice · May 15th, 2013, 12:04:51 PM

paintseagull

Eagle4 · May 15th, 2013, 12:22:49 PM

srk1214

Both worthy winners imo. I chose srk in the end since I prefer the concepts of the dex entries, but I'll still be happy with the winning submission no matter what! ^_^

Objection · May 15th, 2013, 12:24:06 PM

srk1214

alexwolf · May 15th, 2013, 12:43:58 PM

paintseagull

Nyktos · May 15th, 2013, 12:44:31 PM

srk1214

Timeblaze · May 15th, 2013, 12:44:33 PM

srk1214

cjrocker · May 15th, 2013, 12:53:03 PM

paintseagull

Bull of Heaven · May 15th, 2013, 1:20:25 PM

srk1214

UllarWarlord · May 15th, 2013, 1:56:38 PM

paintseagull

Kavatika · May 15th, 2013, 2:02:49 PM

paintseagull

Corkscrew · May 15th, 2013, 2:18:54 PM

paintseagull

CiteAndPrune · May 15th, 2013, 2:44:12 PM

paintseagull

samtheman · May 15th, 2013, 2:51:35 PM

paintseagull

srk1214 · May 15th, 2013, 3:01:13 PM

srk1214

No one I'd rather face in a flavor poll final, paint!

forestflamerunner · May 15th, 2013, 3:51:07 PM

srk1214

Kadew · May 15th, 2013, 4:21:41 PM

srk1214

**Deck Knight** · May 15th, 2013, 4:45:12 PM

paintseagull

CBTerrakion · May 15th, 2013, 4:50:36 PM

paintseagull

**elcheeso** · May 15th, 2013, 5:02:43 PM

paintseagull

Mos-Quitoxe · May 15th, 2013, 5:04:22 PM

paintseagull

Harbinger of Peace · May 15th, 2013, 5:07:12 PM

paintseagull

I like this dex entry because it focuses more on the "tempation" theme of the pokemon.

May 15th, 2013, 11:49:35 AM	#2
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Eagle4 Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 913 Avatar by the awesome Magistrum!	srk1214 Both worthy winners imo. I chose srk in the end since I prefer the concepts of the dex entries, but I'll still be happy with the winning submission no matter what! ^_^ __________________ My favourite pokemon grid

May 15th, 2013, 12:24:06 PM	#7
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May 15th, 2013, 3:01:13 PM	#18
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May 15th, 2013, 5:07:12 PM	#25
Harbinger of Peace Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 59 Thank you for letting me be your mother, and for letting Minato be your father!	paintseagull I like this dex entry because it focuses more on the "tempation" theme of the pokemon.