CAP 17 CAP 6 - Part 2 - Typing Poll 1

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Time to choose a type! Over the next few days we will be having polls to narrow down and select what typing CAP 6 will be. The result will influence everything else going forward, so consider your options carefully.

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When voting, use only the typing! The list of possible votes include:

Steel/Flying
Ghost/Steel
Ghost/Water
Dragon/Steel
Fire/Steel

This poll will be open for 24 hours.
Please see the Typing Discussion thread before making an informed decision on your vote.

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CAP 6 so far:

Quanyails said:
Name: Show Me Your Moves!

General Description: A good user of moves with effects not frequently used in the OU metagame.

Justification: There are many moves in Pokémon with great effects, but they often end up unused. Moves such as Gravity, Snatch, and Safeguard have potential in OU, but they are neglected for several reasons: the moves are apparently overshadowed, have poor distribution, or are inefficient compared to another strategy. This CAP uses a combination of typing, ability, and stats to make these underused moves not only feasible, but also capable.

Questions To Be Answered:
  • What mechanics of Pokémon determine how viable moves are?--not only the Pokémon's typing, stats, and ability, but also its interaction with playstyles and momentum.
  • What new strategies might emerge by giving a new OU Pokémon underused moves?
  • What challenges do Pokémon that use lesser-used moves face compared to ones that use a more standard moveset?
  • If the Pokémon has options of staple OU moves (high-powered STABs, offensive stat-boosting moves, reliable recovery, Substitute), will those moves be useful to it, even if it's specialized toward a separate and distinct strategy?
  • Can underused moves increase other underused moves' viabilities?
  • Can one user of a strategy unrecognized in a metagame massively influence a pre-existing playstyle?
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Steel/Flying
Ghost/Water
Fire/Steel
Dragon/Steel
Ghost/Steel

If we give Ghost/Steel the stats to set up on things, it will set up too easily. We don't want to gimp it later, so lets not make it impossible to stop from setting up. Good defensive typings are fine, but lets not go crazy and give it the best one in the game.
 
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Steel/Flying
Fire/Steel
Ghost/Water
Ghost/Steel
Dragon/Steel

I think the first two give the clearest guaranteed set-up opportunities, but all 5 can in theory get set-up. In the end the spikes immunity and great Flying STAB won me over.
 
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Ghost/Steel
Steel/Flying
Fire/Steel

The first two are great; I don't really mind what order they go in. Fire/Steel is also cool.
 
Qwilphish

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Steel/Flying

Ive been sold on this one since the beginning and don't really think the others will be beneficial to the concept either because they are too distracting (Ghost/Steel) or just sub-optimal to Steel/Flying
 
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