Moon Stone

[Texas Cloverleaf]

Proposed Moon Stone

Hi. In lieu of the signature items discussion, I would like to propose a thing. The signature item Moon Stone has several benefits and is generally a pretty cool item. However, some Pokemon do not gain the full benefit from it. It is kind of silly that for some of the users, it is nothing more than a glorified Rare Candy. Therefore, the following effect should be added to Moon Stone

Increases the Base Attack Power of Normal and Psychic-type moves by two (2), and prevents damage from recoil on all moves. Moonlight will always heal for its highest possible HP value. Increases the Pokemon's highest true base stat (e.g. 130 Atk) of Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense by one (1) Rank. If the highest true base stat is tied, each Rank is raised.

Ignoring the straightforward BAP buff and rank-raising, which are pretty standard for sig items, the recoil only affects a few Moon Stone Pokemon. Delcatty is the primary user, while Wigglytuff and the Nidos get other minor benefits from it. Clefable and Musharna gain nothing from this effect, as the former has Magic Guard already and the latter doesn't even learn recoil moves. This moonlight clause would provide a unique, flavorful, and good effect to these two Pokemon.

Current Moon Stone

Increases the Base Attack Power of Normal and Psychic-type moves by two (2), and prevents damage from recoil on all moves. Increases the Pokemon's highest true base stat (e.g. 130 Atk) of Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense by one (1) Rank. If the highest true base stat is tied, each Rank is raised.

There will be three options for this vote, voted using PBV style

a) Adopt Leethoof's Moon Stone proposal in full
b) Adopt Leethoof's Moonlight buff, removing the immunity to recoil in return
c) Reject Leethoof's Moon Stone proposal

Texas Cloverleaf Birkal Rediamond Its_A_Random Pwnemon Dogfish44 zarator

 

[Texas Cloverleaf]

a) Adopt Leethoof's Moon Stone proposal in full
b) Adopt Leethoof's Moonlight buff, removing the immunity to recoil in return
c) Reject Leethoof's Moon Stone proposal

 

[zarator]

a) Adopt Leethoof's Moon Stone proposal in full
b) Adopt Leethoof's Moonlight buff, removing the immunity to recoil in return
c) Reject Leethoof's Moon Stone proposal

I don't see why we should remove the immunity to recoil in return. The two buffs (Moonlight and recoil immunity) don't overlap at all, since no Pokemon - among those who can use Moon Stone - learns Moonlight while NOT being immune to recoil moves (except for Musharna who learns no recoil moves already). If we remove the immunity to recoil, we'll get back to the same issue - except we have it with Delcatty, Wigglytuff and the others this time.

 

[Dogfish44]

a) Adopt Leethoof's Moon Stone proposal in full
b) Adopt Leethoof's Moonlight buff, removing the immunity to recoil in return
c) Reject Leethoof's Moon Stone proposal

First person to shout "Buff Culture" will be shot.

 

[Its_A_Random]

Do I have to... Fine then...

a) Adopt Leethoof's Moon Stone proposal in full
b) Adopt Leethoof's Moonlight buff, removing the immunity to recoil in return
c) Reject Leethoof's Moon Stone proposal

BUFF CULTURE! Go ahead Dogfish44 I said it, shoot me.

Majority.