Original idea by Snaquaza. Taken over from nv.
Inheritance
Any Pokemon in the metagame can "inherit" the moves and ability from a certain Pokemon. It has to inherit both the moves and the ability. You may only use the moves and ability from that Pokemon, so you lose your own (Unless you choose to inherit your own moves/ability). The game will just check if there's any Pokemon with it as a legal combination.
Council
Pigeons
Funbot28
Rules
Mechanic: Any Pokemon can inherit any Pokemon's movepool and abilities.
Clauses: OU clauses, Donor Clause (see below)
Bans:
Pokemon
Chansey
Cresselia
Blacephalon
Gyarados-Mega
Hoopa-Unbound
Kartana
Kyurem-Black
Regigigas
Shedinja
Slaking
Abilities
Arena Trap
Imposter
Huge/Pure Power
Speed Boost
Water Bubble
Innards Out
Moves
Assist
Baton Pass
Chatter
Shell Smash
Donor Clause
• You cannot inherit from banned Pokemon
• No two Pokemon on your team may inherit from the same evolutionary line. The purpose of this rule is to encourage diversity, not to ban broken things.
In addition, the following may not be Donors:
Smeargle
Murkrow
Unbans: None yet!
Strategy:
With the ability to inherit from any Pokemon, a lot of Pokemon can use their typing and stats coupled with another mon's movepool and abilities and become even better than before. Suicune inheriting from Quagsire allows it to be a very solid stop to setup sweepers with Unaware + Recover while it could inherit from Masquerain to become a massive threat on its own with Intimidate + Quiver Dance + STAB Hydro Pump alongside decent coverage moves in Ice Beam, Shadow Ball, and so on. Essentially, there are so many combinations for players to discover, leaving a lot of room to explore in this metagame.
Q&A:
Q: Where is this playable?
A: Thanks to Spandan it is playable on DragonHeaven!
Additional Rules / Clarifications:
- The game will just check if there's any Pokemon with it as a legal combination.
- Donor Reveal: The donor will display as a Pokemon switches in.
- You can only inherit from OU Pokemon and below. e.g. Keldeo -> Primal Kyogre or Camerupt -> Primal Groudon are illegal (unless the Uber is unbanned)
- You may not inherit from Mega Evolutions (although you can still inherit from Pokemon that have a Mega Evolution).
- Mega Evolutions lose their inherited ability upon Mega-Evolving.
Inheritance
Any Pokemon in the metagame can "inherit" the moves and ability from a certain Pokemon. It has to inherit both the moves and the ability. You may only use the moves and ability from that Pokemon, so you lose your own (Unless you choose to inherit your own moves/ability). The game will just check if there's any Pokemon with it as a legal combination.
Council
Pigeons
Rules
Mechanic: Any Pokemon can inherit any Pokemon's movepool and abilities.
Clauses: OU clauses, Donor Clause (see below)
Bans:
Pokemon
Chansey
Chansey was a major contributor to the overcentralization of stall in the metagame even in the absence of Cresselia - its massive special bulk with Eviolite allowed it to check special breakers and setup sweepers alike with its Sableye set. Chansey's ability to blanket check virtually every special attacker was deemed unhealthy and as a result Chansey was banned via suspect.
Cresselia was banned due to its overwhelming bulk, which allowed it to check 80% of the metagame with its Unaware set inheriting from Swoobat alone. Other sets like Prankster Haze from Murkrow and Magic Bounce from Xatu allowed it the versatility to pick and choose what it checked and what it was checked by. The metagame lacked consistent ways to break and punish Cresselia, so it was quickbanned.
Blacephalon was banned because its offensive presence was too much for the metagame. Its set inheriting from Torkoal was almost impossible to switch into due to the massive power of Sun-boosted Eruption (which could be further boosted by Choice Specs). This was so oppressive that teams were practically forced to run either Flash Fire or Guzzlord on every team, and Blacephalon still had the tools to work around these checks. Blacephalon made the meta very overcentralized around itself, resulting in it being quickbanned.
Kyurem-Black's issues in standard play are a thing of the past in Inheritance as it can inherit from multiple Pokemon, such as Dragonite and Aurorus, forcing the metagame to adapt to such a volatile and unpredictable threat is just asking for the meta to become very stale very quickly.
This is in a similar boat as Slaking since it has 670 BST and a horrible ability, all while having a more even spread of bulk with 110/110/110 defenses and being able to get rid of its ability, which is the only thing really holding it back, is enough for me to quickban this before it gets out of hand.
Shedinja inheriting from Donphan (or any mon with Sturdy) makes this a very annoying Pokemon as it becomes similar to Sturdinja from BH and, in the case of Donphan, has access to Endeavor and priority to take out any mon with ease. While status, entry hazards, or weather would get rid of this with ease, it would in turn centralize the meta around these three things just to keep it in check and as such this is ban from being an inheritor.
With its massive 670 BST, great physical presence with base 160 Attack and base 100 Speed, and decent 150/100/65 bulk, all while being able to get rid of Truant allows this to become a massive threat..so much so, that I figured a quickban for this was in order.
Abilities
Arena Trap
Imposter
Huge/Pure Power
Speed Boost
Water Bubble
Innards Out
Moves
Assist
Baton Pass
Chatter
Shell Smash
Donor Clause
• You cannot inherit from banned Pokemon
• No two Pokemon on your team may inherit from the same evolutionary line. The purpose of this rule is to encourage diversity, not to ban broken things.
You cannot Inherit from Slowbro and Slowpoke on the same team
You can Inherit from Slowbro and Slowking on the same team
You cannot Inherit from Rotom-Wash and Rotom-Mow on the same team
You can Inherit from Vaporeon and Jolteon on the same team
You can Inherit from Slowbro and Slowking on the same team
You cannot Inherit from Rotom-Wash and Rotom-Mow on the same team
You can Inherit from Vaporeon and Jolteon on the same team
Smeargle having access to any move due to Sketch means any mon inheriting from it will have access to any move which is no good as it would cause a chaotic mess and be absolutely broken and therefore inheriting from Smeargle will be banned in SM Inheritiance.
Murkrow gives a huge number of support moves, most notably Haze, as well as a phenomenal ability in Prankster. This gave defensive Pokemon unparalleled flexibility and potency while contributing to the overcentralization of stall in the metagame. As a result, Murkrow was suspected and banned as a donor.
Strategy:
With the ability to inherit from any Pokemon, a lot of Pokemon can use their typing and stats coupled with another mon's movepool and abilities and become even better than before. Suicune inheriting from Quagsire allows it to be a very solid stop to setup sweepers with Unaware + Recover while it could inherit from Masquerain to become a massive threat on its own with Intimidate + Quiver Dance + STAB Hydro Pump alongside decent coverage moves in Ice Beam, Shadow Ball, and so on. Essentially, there are so many combinations for players to discover, leaving a lot of room to explore in this metagame.
Q&A:
Q: Where is this playable?
A: Thanks to Spandan it is playable on DragonHeaven!
Additional Rules / Clarifications:
- The game will just check if there's any Pokemon with it as a legal combination.
- Donor Reveal: The donor will display as a Pokemon switches in.
- You can only inherit from OU Pokemon and below. e.g. Keldeo -> Primal Kyogre or Camerupt -> Primal Groudon are illegal (unless the Uber is unbanned)
- You may not inherit from Mega Evolutions (although you can still inherit from Pokemon that have a Mega Evolution).
- Mega Evolutions lose their inherited ability upon Mega-Evolving.
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Tapu Bulu (Persian-A, Komala, Slurpuff, Sceptile)
