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Other Negatively impacted Pokemon PrePokebank OU
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This isn't the case since it isn't an Egg move afaik
But yeah Hippowdon not having Stealth Rock kinda blows since there isn't much else it could add on there (maybe Toxic or Ice Fang?)
someone should tell this to QC because the written analysis for Hippowdon has Stealth Rock as the main slash
You clearly don't understand good business strategy...
The whole idea of Pokemon is collection and making bonds. It's also a kids game. GF saw a huge outcry when ADV cut off from GS/RBY, and they're highly unlikely to want to see that again-- people are too attached to the Pokemon they've raised.
The thing is, Pokemon is BRANDED and DEVELOPED to encourage those bonds. Making a cut off might be good in the eyes of (a small group of) gamers, but it would be a terrible idea for the brand and the franchise.
GF is sitting on one of the most valuable brands in the world, and running an incredibly successful business. They'd have to be crazy to do what you're suggesting.
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I agree with what you're saying... heck, I myself have a whole legion of Pokemon waiting to be transferred over from my Black and HeartGold carts. I would be incredibly disappointed if I couldn't send them over. However, even if GameFreak wanted to allow these transfers, it would be possible for them to implement a moveset-check when the pokemon are transferred forward, which could remove moves that Gamefreak deemed to be "no longer applicable". Things like the Gen 3 move tutors and such. Even Pokemon Stadium and GSC had checks like that, so GameFreak *could* do this if they wanted to. Obviously it appears they don't have any interest in changing old movesets.
Anyway, I quite like the OU metagame as it is now, honestly. It's like a melting pot. Having to run unusual Pokemon for Stealth Rock access, looking to lesser-used Pokemon to fill the roles of Heatran, Jirachi and the like... these two months are the perfect time to try new strategies and discover the potential of new and underused mons!
Why has... why has no one mentioned Scizor yet? I mean, Bullet Punch is SOLELY a tutor move for him, right? SO doesn't that mean hi biggest selling point won't be available until Pokebank is out?
EDIT: NVM, I'm an idiot, move relearner move, gotcha.
EDIT: NVM, I'm an idiot, move relearner move, gotcha.
Conkeldurr doesn't have access to its elemental punches. Just when it seemed a perfectly viable candidate for Assault Vest...
But Rotom is genderless and if I remembered correctly genderless Pokemon don't have access to egg moves.
Also Dragonite not having access to E-Speed and Superpower really sucks for it.
Also Dragonite not having access to E-Speed and Superpower really sucks for it.
Well, something being learned through a tutor doesn't mean it can't be learned other ways, but yeah. I'm not seeing how else it can learn it.
And it was in a newspost on serebii where it was said that items go back to the bag when you put the pokemon on pokebank.
As for the gems, I read they were available through rock smash, though I may have been misled.
And it was in a newspost on serebii where it was said that items go back to the bag when you put the pokemon on pokebank.
As for the gems, I read they were available through rock smash, though I may have been misled.
Donphan. :( Half the point of using him was to set up rocks while easily spinning your opponents rocks away. Now I dont know what Im going to do about a spinner. I guess excadrill and starmie are both decent spinners, but neither learn stealth rocks yet or have sturdy, so I wont be using them as a lead. Sorry for rambling and probably going a little overboard on the doom and gloom.
It can't get both Mach Punch and Drain Punch now either, right?
Honchkrow unable to get Heat Wave (or Superpower?) is annoying.
With the breeding changes it should be able to, they're both egg moves right? So you just have to breed Drain Punch onto a Conkeldurr female and then breed Mach Punch onto that Conkeldurr and you'll end up with both.
Stone RG
Megas are broke
Welp, i see no one mentionaing the fact that Ubers is compeltely and utterly dead until December.
Well, on the other hand, i dont know even if I'm gonna play ubers when Bank comes out, since i dont have the patience to soft reset 1000+ times and gather 10+ master balls across 2 generations.
Umm, definetely SR setters are the most hurt, but besides of them, Dragon types unable to learn outrage, and the sheer amount of Superpower users (special mention to Dragonite for losing out on that AND e-speed, making a mixed attacker even more useless) are crying right now. Thats not to mention the Swordsman Trio and the Genies, the latter of which are gonna have to deal with the stop to perma-weather.
Well, on the other hand, i dont know even if I'm gonna play ubers when Bank comes out, since i dont have the patience to soft reset 1000+ times and gather 10+ master balls across 2 generations.
Umm, definetely SR setters are the most hurt, but besides of them, Dragon types unable to learn outrage, and the sheer amount of Superpower users (special mention to Dragonite for losing out on that AND e-speed, making a mixed attacker even more useless) are crying right now. Thats not to mention the Swordsman Trio and the Genies, the latter of which are gonna have to deal with the stop to perma-weather.
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Dragonite learns Outrage by level up. I used one to breed it onto my Garchomp.
Stone RG
Megas are broke
Rofl im dumb, i meant to say E-speed.
We also need to wait until December for Giga Drain on Yanmega, meaning it loses out on a lot of coverage
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