CAP 19 CAP 19 - Part 12 - Flavor Ability Poll 2

[jas61292]

One more ability poll to go. Only two options left. Time to see what flavor Plasmanta gets.

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The options are as follows:

Poison Touch
Telepathy​

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Name: Plasmanta

Art:

Sprites:

Concept:

Name: Einherjar ~Acta Est Fabula~

Description: A Pokemon that dissuades your opponent from fainting it, or can even leave it's presence on the field felt even after it faints.

Justification: When a Pokemon faints, it's usually thought of as the battle having gotten down to a 5-6. However, we've yet to discover if a Pokemon can leave a lasting impression on the battle even after having fainted; be it through moves like Healing Wish and Destiny Bond, placing hazards that the opponent can't remove as their removal has been taken care of, or by leaving an opponent's key member weakened and/or taken out.

Questions To Be Answered:

• How can a Pokemon leave a long-lasting effect on the rest of the battle with just it's moves?
• How the hell is it different from simply ramming a sacrificial martyr into your opponent's team and hoping it punches holes in it?
• Building on the previous question, is it possible to build this Pokemon as a defensive threat rather than a "Glass Cannon"?
• Is it even possible for a Pokemon to leave a lasting effect on on the battle, even after it faints?
• Could changing your opponent's way of thinking even be plausible? From, "I need to take CAP X out!", to, "Damn, if I take CAP X out, I'll be in trouble...!"

Type: Electric/Poison
Abilities: Storm Drain / Vital Spirit
Stats: 60 HP / 57 Atk / 119 Def / 131 SpA / 98 SpD / 100 Spe
Movepool:

Final Submission

Level Up Moves

Level Up Moves (3-3-4 pattern up to Lv 29, 4-5-4-5 pattern after Lv 29)
-- Poison Sting
-- Thunder Shock
-- Supersonic
06 Poison Sting –R-
06 Thunder Shock –R-
09 Supersonic –R-
12 Acid
16 Encore *
19 Thunder Wave *
22 Clear Smog *
26 Ion Deluge
29 Poison Tail
33 Aqua Tail *
38 Parabolic Charge
42 Psywave
47 Discharge
51 Cross Poison *
56 Swagger
60 Thunder *
64 Eerie Impulse

Egg Moves

Egg Moves (Water 1 / Water 2 )

Haze *
Signal Beam *
Splash
Wide Guard
Shock Wave
Water Pulse

(As a side note, all of these moves can be obtained through breeding with either Mantine or Gyarados, though some obviously can come from multiple sources.)

TMs and HMs

TMs/HMs
TM03: Psyshock *
TM06: Toxic *
TM09: Venoshock
TM10: Hidden Power
TM12: Taunt *
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM17: Protect *
TM18: Rain Dance *
TM21: Frustration *
TM24: Thunderbolt *
TM25: Thunder * -R-
TM27: Return *
TM29: Psychic *
TM32: Double Team
TM34: Sludge Wave *
TM36: Sludge Bomb *
TM42: Façade *
TM44: Rest *
TM45: Attract
TM48: Round
TM68: Giga Impact
TM73: Thunder Wave * -R-
TM87: Swagger –R-
TM88: Sleep Talk *
TM90: Substitute *
TM91: Flash Cannon *
TM93: Wild Charge *
TM99: Dazzling Gleam *
TM100: Confide
HM01: Cut

 

[Salt]

Telepathy

 

[Animist]

Poison Touch

 

[Plasmanta]

Poison Touch

 

[pj]

Poison Touch

 

[sparktrain]

Telepathy

Either one would fit nicely.

 

[Dogfish44]

Telepathy

 

[Ununhexium]

Poison Touch

 

[Pikachu315111]

Poison Touch

 

[Empress]

Poison Touch

 

[P3DS]

Telepathy

 

[boxofkangaroos]

Telepathy

EDIT: or Poison Touch. Bah, I'm so torn.

 

[Quanyails]

Poison Touch

 

[Mova]

Poison Touch

 

[GoldNinja]

Telepathy

 

[Tadasuke]

Poison Touch

 

[frenzyplant]

Telepathy

 

[Unsee]

Telepathy

 

[PikapowerUltra]

Telepathy

 

[The Avalanches]

Telepathy

 

[NumberCruncher]

Poison Touch

 

[Phione]

Telepathy

 

[Illusio]

Telepathy

 

[cjrocker]

Poison Touch

 

[Qwilphish]

Telepathy

that sexy doubles eq immunity... yummmm