CAP 20 CAP 20 - Part 9 - Art Poll 1

[DHR-107]

Time for one of the most popular steps in the project -- the Art Poll. The winning design from this round of polling will become the most visible element of this CAP's design and will serve as the inspiration for the Pokemon's in-battle sprite. Thank you to all the fantastic artists that worked so hard to give us such an amazing selection of designs!

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disqualifications

Mystery ZOroark - incomplete outline; under 320px

Here are the entrants for whom you may vote:

PixelMoniac_
Knirp
Quanyails
Otter Power
CommanderZorvox
Modeling Clay
Golurkyourself
KAIZA
Nightmare Serum
Wobblebuns
Gun6
Sgt.Moose
hendrix96
Magistrum
Cattail Prophet
Sunfished
Charniodiscus
TrainerSplash
Blue Frog
Hollymon
noobiess
paintseagull
Yilx
Mos-Quitoxe
HeaLnDeaL
Doran Dragon
The Unseen Potato
aXl
Bird
DougJustDoug
Yveltal

Here are their designs:

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PixelMoniac_

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Knirp

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Quanyails

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Otter Power

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CommanderZorvox

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Modeling Clay

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Golurkyourself

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KAIZA

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Nightmare Serum

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Wobblebuns

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Gun6

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Sgt.Moose

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hendrix96

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Magistrum

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Cattail Prophet

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Sunfished

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Charniodiscus

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TrainerSplash

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Blue Frog

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Hollymon

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noobiess

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paintseagull

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Yilx

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Mos-Quitoxe

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HeaLnDeaL

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Doran Dragon

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The Unseen Potato

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aXl

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Bird

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DougJustDoug

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Yveltal

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CAP20 so far

Leadership Team:

nyttyn - Topic Leader
Ununhexium - Typing Leader
trc - Abilities Leader
HeaLnDeaL - Stats Leader
Snobalt - Movepool Leader​

Concept:

Name: Use the Boost to Get Through!

General Description: A sweeper with several boosting options that result in completely different checks and counters. While each set should be viable in its own right, the unpredictability of this Pokemon should make it much better than any one set alone.

Justification: In the early days of Pokemon X and Y, we experienced the first Pokemon that could (viably) boost and sweep from either the physical or special side: Mega Lucario. While it was clear his unpredictability could have a devastating effect (having your Chansey eat a Close Combat, Will-O-Wisping on the Nasty Plot, etc.) the true extent to which this could make a Pokemon better was masked by the fact that Lucario's sets were both already amazing. The purpose of this concept would therefore be to explore the impact of unpredictability in sweepers by creating a Pokemon that can run several boosting sets, none of which are dominant in their own right, but that when combined can result in an extremely dangerous threat.

Questions To Be Answered:

• Is there a limit to how much unpredictability can make a Pokemon better? Can it make a decent Pokemon great? Or can it only make them usable?
• How does being unpredictable with boosting options compare to other forms of unpredictability (such as uncommon coverage moves or trying to speed creep certain threats)? Is unpredictability in sweepers inherently more dangerous because of how easily they can win a game?
• For a Pokemon that is already unpredictable, will we see the use of strange coverage moves (as many sweepers tend to run) or will it tend to stick to standard sets because it already has the element of surprise?
• Which boosting moves are distinct enough to completely change a Pokemon's checks/counters? Are Swords Dance, Nasty Plot, and Agility the only ones that can fit this concept? Or is there a way to incorporate moves such as Dragon Dance without giving the Pokemon "the best of both worlds".
• How effective will double boosting sets be on this Pokemon? Will the ability to "pick your counters" on a Pokemon already designed to bypass its counters be too good? Or can it be designed so that the loss of coverage will still leave it with several checks and counters on any set?
• To what extent will teams have to prepare for this Pokemon? Will they have to pack several checks/counters like for M-Lucario? Or will they be able to just use a standard team so long as they can identify the set early?

Type: Water / Steel
Abilities: Water Veil / Heatproof
Stats: 103 HP / 110 Atk / 90 Def / 95 SpA / 65 SpD / 97 Spe

 

[Quanyails]

Golurkyourself
Mos-Quitoxe
Quanyails
Sgt.Moose

Votes are primarily based on plausibility of Dragon Dance, Calm Mind, and Heatproof over other moves/abilities the designs look like they could have.

 

[Dogfish44]

Knirp
Quanyails
Hollymon
Mos-Quitoxe
DougJustDoug

 

[nyttyn]

Yilx
Paintseagull
Quanyails


Lotta great designs, best of luck to all participants!

i like the cute what can i say

 

[boxofkangaroos]

Golurkyourself
Blue Frog
Otter Power
Quanyails
Mos-Quitoxe

 

[SilvanRaptor]

Knirp
Quanyails
CommanderZorvox
Golurkyourself
Nightmare Serum
Gun6
Hollymon
Paintseagull
Doran Dragon

some good stuff this time around, good luck to everyone who made it to voting!

 

[Empress]

Quanyails
HeaLnDeaL
Yilx
Blue Frog

Please no sea creatures.

 

[skies]

Golurkyourself
Knirp
Doran Dragon
Yveltal
aXl
Magistrum

 

[Alfalfa]

Wobblebuns
aXl
Nightmare Serum
TrainerSplash

 

[Agile Turtle]

CommanderZorvox
Paintseagull
Quanyails
Knirp
Noobiess
Mos-Quitoxe
hendrix96
aXl

 

[S0L1D G0LD]

Magistrum
aXl
Mos-Quitoxe
Golurkyourself
CommanderZorvox

 

[EV]

Knirp
Quanyails
Golurkyourself
Sgt.Moose
Sunfished
paintseagull
Doran Dragon

 

[Golurkyourself]

Knirp
Quanyails
CommanderZorvox
Golurkyourself
Wobblebuns
Magistrum
paintseagull
Yilx
Mos-Quitoxe
Doran Dragon
aXl
DougJustDoug

 

[Mos-Quitoxe]

PixelMoniac_
Knirp
Quanyails
CommanderZorvox
Golurkyourself
Nightmare Serum
Wobblebuns
Gun6
Sgt.Moose
Magistrum
Sunfished
Blue Frog
Hollymon
noobiess
paintseagull
Yilx
Mos-Quitoxe
aXl
DougJustDoug
Yveltal

I just vote for stuff that looks good to me at this point

 

[Canis Majoris]

Knirp
Wobblebuns
Magistrum
paintseagull
Yilx
Mos-Quitoxe
DougJustDoug
Yveltal

votes based on them actually looking cool and like they're water/steel, like pokemon designs should be >_>

 

[Bird]

Quanyails
Knirp
Sunfished
paintseagull
Mos-Quitoxe
Bird
Yveltal

 

[Gun6]

paintseagull
Doran Dragon

 

[QueenOfLuvdiscs]

Golurkyourself
paintseagull
Quanyails
Knirp

 

[paintseagull]

Mos-Quitoxe
Quanyails
paintseagull
Sgt.Moose
Golurkyourself
Hollymon
HeaLnDeaL
Yilx
Gun6
Doran Dragon
DougJustDoug
CommanderZorvox
Knirp

Well, I was going to try to trim this list but nope, it makes me too sad. I love so many of these designs a lot. Thank you to everyone who contributed art and comments to the submissions thread :)

 

[Falgaia]

aXl
Mos-Quitoxe
paintseagull
Sunfished
Magistrum
Wobblebuns
Knirp

Great submissions all around, everyone. Can't wait to begin spriting the winner. +)

 

[KAIZA]

KAIZA
Yilx
Quanyails
Doran Dragon
Sgt.Moose
Sunfished
Gun6
Modeling Clay
Magistrum
CommanderZorvox
Otter Power
Nightmare Serum

 

[DetroitLolcat]

DougJustDoug
HeaLnDeaL
Mos-Quitoxe
Yilx
paintseagull
Hollymon
Blue Frog
TrainerSplash
SunFished
Gun6
Golurkyourself
Quanyails
Knirp

Special shout outs to Gun6 for submitting a cat that looks capable of using Metronome and DougJustDoug for making something straight out of Sharknado (the greatest movie series of all time).

 

[Kingriolu]

WobbleBuns
HeaLnDeaL
paintseagull

 

[TrainerSplash]

TrainerSplash
Quanyails
CommanderZorvox
Golurkyourself
Mos-Quitoxe
aXl
DougJustDoug

Good luck to all of ya. I really have nothing to say other than that. x)

 

[Yomegami]

PixelMoniac_
CommanderZorvox
Golurkyourself
Wobblebuns
Magistrum
Cattail Prophet
TrainerSplash
paintseagull
Yilx
Mos-Quitoxe
aXl
DougJustDoug