quick question, where do we take into account abilities like heatproof and levitate in the type choosing process?
We don't. The abilities come in after we do the Stat Spreads if I recall correctly.
quick question, where do we take into account abilities like heatproof and levitate in the type choosing process?
To everyone who has supported Dragon as the typing: If this CAP is going to create defensive momentum, how is this going to be any different from a bulky Garchomp or Mence? And by that I mean a Pokemon that is almost always better suited in their offensive role.
I get it. Dragon has great resistances. However, it actually suffers in STAB moves that are good for a momentum creator. Outrage and Draco Meteor are not good moves to use on a Pokemon that is supposed to create momentum. Dragon Tail going second is hardly going to help. That leaves Dragon Claw, which, while not awful, is not going to be doing a ton if the CAP doesn't have great attack. And if it did have great attack, it would simply run outrage (which we can't let happen, since the goal is momentum not sweeping).
tl;dr - If dragon is chosen, then you are committing to giving this CAP poor offensive stats, making its great STAB irrelevant.
First, let me recap some things from concept assessment that I think are crucial to the success of CAP1 from a typing perspective.
- We're not going to be sweeping
- Good neutral attacking coverage is a good thing for the concept
- CAP1 needs a few serious weaknesses that opponents can use to their advantage and will make their playing against CAP1 more predictable
- CAP1 needs solid switch-ins against key opposing threats that pretty much can't touch CAP1. This means we need to address Pokemon, not types.
Flying can be nice too. It's an underused type due to the lack of good Pokemon / attacks, but it can be interesting to see how a Flying Pokemon not-named Gliscor can change the metagame.