CAP 13 CAP 2 - Part 13 - Sprite Poll 3

[Rising_Dusk]

Last one! I don't have anything witty to say, other than that we're getting really close to the end of the CAP and it's getting pretty exciting!

I have listed every slated submission's author below in the order they placed in the last poll.

elementalpenguin
Wyverii
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This poll is a bold vote poll, the details of which are outlined here. A typical vote might look like the following:

My Preferred Entry

If the voter wishes, he may post comments on his vote below the actual vote. As with IRV, only the vote itself should be bold and none of the supplementary text should be bold.

Please post only your votes in this thread. Do not respond to other posts, or your posts will be moderated and you warned. If you feel compelled to say something in your own vote, you may still do so, but don't try to incite a discussion. Keep discussion to #cap.

This poll will be open for 24 hours.

Below is a detailed showing of the entrants' submissions in the order they placed in the last poll.

elementalpenguin

Wyverii

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CAP 2 thus far:

Name: Necturna

Concept: Sketch Artist

Description: A Pokemon that learns Sketch, once, and everything that goes along with that.

Justification:

In terms of uniqueness, I think that few existing Pokemon can match DPP Smeargle, an otherwise laughably worthless Pokemon trolling OU with access to every trick in the book (or at least 4 of them) but also affecting the metagame greatly by becoming a top threat in the lead metagame. This Pokemon will borrow some of that uniqueness by learning the move Sketch and thus having access to ONE surprise/strategic/gutshot bonus move to supplement its pre-existing movepool. Being otherwise competently built (read: usable stats), this Poke could be a top threat or specialist for reasons we can't even predict yet.

Questions To Be Answered:

• How will a Poke that has access to any one move out of all the moves in the game affect common battling tactics, namely prediction, scouting, and switching?
• Which Sketch moves will become most common on this Poke's best sets? Does Sketchmon's success rely on hiding that secret Sketch move until just the right moment or can it succeed with predictably powerful moves like Spore, Spikes, Hurricane, Shell Smash, etc.?
• Does this unique and powerful access to moves need to be counterbalanced elsewhere in the Pokemon's design? If so, then to what degree?
• What kind of impact can Sketchmon have on teambuilding in terms of being able to patch holes with common utility moves like Rapid Spin or Toxic Spikes?

Explanation: The key here is that we have a lot of freedom to construct a unique Pokemon while staying within the confines of the concept. Typing, stats, abilities, and even most of the movepool are completely fair game so long as the Poke learns Sketch only once along the way and that we keep that in mind during previous steps. Now, this doesn't mean the CAP process will be directionless; Rising Dusk is pretty well organized and good at keeping discussions focused, and the concept itself has firm grounding in Smeargle's precedent. What's really being studied with this concept is movepool diversity and effectiveness, so it should have the most effect on the movepool process, where movepool creators will have to carefully balance their Sketchmon's actual movepool with the possibility of adding any one other move to the list. In terms of the metagame, there is no doubt in my mind that throwing a wildcard like this into the mix will strongly affect the metagame.

Focus: Bulky Offense
Typing: Grass / Ghost
Stats: 64 HP / 120 Atk / 100 Def / 85 SpA / 120 SpD / 81 Spe
Abilities: Forewarn / Telepathy (DW)
Movepool:
Primary Checks: Heatran, Jirachi, Skarmory, Hydreigon
Gender: Female

tl;dr: Quack! (I will part the waters of this poll to deliver a God-given verdict!)

 

[Birkal]

Wyverii

Definitely wishing for Wyv's sprite here. It fits stylistically alongside other BW sprites, in my opinion. But best of luck to both entries; we're going to end up with a great sprite either way.

 

[capefeather]

Wyverii

The question here is simple. Are you going to go for size or for clarity? I'm going for the latter.

 

[Metal Bagon]

Not changing my preference now

Wyverii

bandwagon gogogo

 

[Delta Nite]

Wyverii

 

[Rising_Dusk]

This was a difficult choice for me, but I decided that in the end, my vote goes to:

elementalpenguin

I recognize that in reality, I like Wyverii's sprite more. I simply cannot bring myself to vote for something so much blatantly larger than other sprites in the game. It would bother me too much. And for what it's worth, EP's sprite really is stellar. Its pose and style are great, despite that I don't think its shading is ideal for BW sprites. I hope, if anything, this reminds Wyverii for her future entries that she desperately needs to treat size of a sprite with greater significance than she did here! The level of detail necessary for a successful and aesthetically pleasing sprite never demanded such a large sprite.

 

[blarajan]

elementalpenguin

 

[SgtWoodsy]

Wyverii

 

[Master of the Six Kings]

Wyverii

 

[WinstonShnozwick]

Wyverii

 

[Musashi1054]

Wyverii

 

[sb879]

elementalpenguin

 

[Leman]

elementalpenguin

 

[Oglemi]

elementalpenguin

 

[Yllnath]

elementalpenguin

 

[LouisCyphre]

Wyverii

 

[Deck Knight]

Wyverii

Let the showdown continue!

 

[Honko]

Wyverii

 

[Bughouse]

Wyverii

Pretty sad to see ICC eliminated by such a wide margin. Yes, Wyverii's sprite is the size of Zekrom... but elementalpenguin's just is a little muddled. Wyverii captured certain elements of the sprite much better. Also, I prefer Wyverii's shiny coloration.

 

[Xiom]

elementalpenguin

 

[AlfaTyrogue]

Wyverii

 

[ProfPeanut]

elementalpenguin

 

[Asylum_Rhapsody]

elementalpenguin

Very disappointed that Ice's is gone, because I think that it was way better than either of these. Anyway, Wyv's is just too big to me and isn't as well shaded, so I'm going with the penguin's.

 

[erisia]

elementalpenguin

 

[Rakan]

elementalpenguin