Yes, 80 x 1.33 = 106.480 x 1,33 = 106,4
But I don't see what that has to do with tough claws because the boost is 1.2 times.....
80 x 1.2 = 96
Yes, 80 x 1.33 = 106.480 x 1,33 = 106,4
You must be confusing the modifier with Iron Fist's.Yes, 80 x 1.33 = 106.4
But I don't see what that has to do with tough claws because the boost is 1.2 times.....
80 x 1.2 = 96
I just checked again; I have three different reliable sources with three different numbers. One says 1.3, one says 1.33, and one says 1.2.You must be confusing the modifier with Iron Fist's.
That would make perfect sense.....Considering speedrunning strategies:
1. The traded Farfetch Lv 10 that you get in Santalune pretty much wrecks everything until Grant. Remember it has Aerial Ace and there is access to Swords Dance early on.
2. Hawlucha, in speedruns, is caught in route 10 to defeat Grant. It can easily do that abusing Swords Dance. On casual runs you can use a little leveling for the sake of safety.
3. After Korrina is defeated with Hawlucha, you get the gifted Lucario, wich has been discussed a lot here and I don't need to explain why he is used for the rest of the game.
That being pointed out, I would say that Farfetch needs to be at a higher tier than D (considering the one that is given to you in Santalune by trading a Bunnelby). Hawlucha, wich is not tiered currently, should also be high, considering that on casual runs you can use him for the rest of the game just finely.
On the original post it is said "complete the game as quickly and as effortlessly as possible".That would make perfect sense.....
except this isn't a speedrun tier list; if it was the 3 pokemon you listed would all be S tier and everything else would be F.....
But yes, hawlucha should be higher, just not for the reasons you listed.
I agree on hawlucha. Quacklin is great..... for one gym, after which you realize it's a farfetch'd with 60 attack..... D tier is generous for quacklin' if you ask me.On the original post it is said "complete the game as quickly and as effortlessly as possible".
Anyway, I wasn't focusing on the speedrunning aspect. Quacklin gets Aerial Ace, a really good move to have so early in the game. Hawlucha also strikes super effectively on Grant's pokés and can help greatly in Korrina's gym. They should be considered in casual runs as well.
On an unrelated note, It's_A_Random, can you take a look at my post on helioptile?
Maybe you overlooked it? ?_?Also, do I really need to go on why Helioptile is D-Tier? In short, you have to wait until you get a decent STAB at Lv25 (Parabolic Charge), it is very frail until evolution, it only has one match-up it excels at (Siebold), its coverage is okay, but its frailty & such... I fail to see why it should be higher than D.
"Farfetch'd handily beats one gym, & can contribute in several others! It should be C-Tier! Skrelp handily defeats one Elite Four Member & can positively contribute in other key matchups! It should be C-Tier! Escavalier beats three Gyms! It should be B-Tier!" I know those comparisons are not great, but imo, I cannot see why Litleo should be better. I guess you do have experience with it at least...litleo: i agree with most of your account of the experience of using litleo and its strengths and weaknesses Its_A_Random but i guess I have a different interpretation of them. First my experience was a little different in that litleo did a decent job against clemont since it was evolved by then and heliolisk has dry skin which means I OHKOed, I would guess that would be common unless your ivs are bad or something. Also I don't really agree with you saying its total shit til it evolves - even off its low attack, headbutt and return are nice and between them and ember/fire fang you're 2-3hkoing most things. by the time return is really getting old, the game gives you ramos' gym to train litleo up relatively easily in. even if you're not evolved (which i agree you won't be with a team of 6) by the time you actually battle ramos himself, you're doing decent damage agaisnt him (you need to heal after jumpluff to take on gogoat). Then you can battle a few easier team flare trainers in teh power plant, wait 1 level to evolve so you get flamethrower at 36, and you're really pretty golden. With 1 (or 2 if you get unlucky I guess) potions you also beat Viola. In general what you describe is what I expect of a C tier pokemon - beat 1 gym handily (Wulfric) and contribute in several other major battles. If a pokemon can solo 2 gyms without potions at all it starting to look like B tier to me. Litleo is nice because if you choose froakie or chespin, like i did, its a handy way to beat some of what they're weak to early game. Is it the best way, no. I also don't know why Litleo is just a waste of time against Malva, like yes there are better ways to beat Malva, but if you want to use Litleo on your team then it can at least help you against her pretty well, especially if you don't have a water or ground type poke, which i agree is not common, but which we also can't assume.
Finally, what C tier pokemon is doing much better than litleo when its on a 6 pokemon team? Here I'm theorizing but Throh and Snorlax, who are like high c tier, have lots of trouble soloing any gym or E4 battle without potions because they are slow. Most of the normal types (so definitely Furfrou but also better ones like Miltank and probably Tauros) have trouble in game becuase fighting is pretty common and they don't have SE stabs and there's no notable ghost type trainer. Being able to hit Valeria's mawile SE was very nice for me at least since it is immune to poison and not weak to steel, so you kinda need to take it on with a different poke than sylveon and mr. mime. Fletchingly is maybe the only one who seems like clearly better than litleo to me, but it is probably less useful or at least more risky late game. I dunno I could be overvaluing litleo cause it was my usually my best bet against steel and ice type pokes in game. At the same time I really don't see why your tone has to go to "let me spell it out for you" or "Siebold: Give me one good reason why Pyroar should not get slaughtered here." or why you're putting dumb arguments in my mouth (at the tips of my fingers?).When did I say omg my lileo had hp grass and it got 8 critical hits in a row with it after i used work up 10 times and so i beat siebold? I never talked abt eviolite or work up, which I didn't use on litleo since indeed they aren't very helpful for it. In the end we are disagreeing about 1 level of tier difference for 1 pokemon probably partly because I used that pokemon and found it helpful, and you're theorizing about it, which gives you more distance to judge but perhaps less specific information and probably partly because I expect a little less from C tier pokemon than you and have a different interpretation of litleo's value.
Azumarill doesn't outrun anything, but it doesn't care about getting hit by much either (I very rarely had it go into the yellow, although mine also had flawless Def and SpDef IVs.) I can see S for Azu just based on sheer damage and durability. I finished X a while ago, but I don't remember using a lot of potions on him, so he's probably sturdy enough to go between healing sites without too much babying.Azurill for S-Tier intrigues me. It is true that at the point you get Aqua Tail, it is pretty much the most Powerful Pokémon you have in the game bar none, I get it has a lot of average gyms, several great match-ups (Grant, Korrina, Lysandre, Malva, Drasna, the majority of Diantha's Pokémon come to mind), but my issue with it is its Speed. Base 50 Speed is pretty low & a lot of things will out-speed you, meaning potions can come into play. Also there is that very early-game rut it has, where it is stuck with things like Bubble until you get Return, or you evolve it very early & get Rollout, which is pretty inefficient if you ask me. I get that it is a proper disc one nuke. I get that it has very reasonable bulk. I get that it evolves very early, & that it has a really fast, efficient growth rate. I feel like a legitimate case for S-Tier is made, but I feel like its Speed is a let-down; A Pokémon that out-speeds & OHKOes is better than a Pokémon that is outsped, but OHKOes in return. It is definitely not B-Tier from what someone suggested a few pages back, & from my experience in using it. I feel like S-Tier Azurill needs more discussion, but it is definitely at least a solid A-Tiering.
Helioptile should be always evolved on the spot. Parabolic charge's benefits aren't that much better than the thundershock he comes with, so use the first Sunstone (right before the third gym, or get one from Super Training if that counts) immediately. Thunderbolt comes at the mid point when things start to catch up, just in time really.Also, do I really need to go on why Helioptile is D-Tier? In short, you have to wait until you get a decent STAB at Lv25 (Parabolic Charge), it is very frail until evolution, it only has one match-up it excels at (Siebold), its coverage is okay, but its frailty & such... I fail to see why it should be higher than D.
In my own experience, my Azurill died a lot (it's bulk is really really bad as Azurill), and I didn't run around much aside from my standard ingame run (looking for trainers and Pokemon) and still managed to evolve at level 18, just in time for Aqua Tail. With more babying (not letting it die) I think it has the potential to evolve earlier.The estimated efficiency of obtaining the right training bags to make its happiness rise up quickly enough not to miss the L20-21 Aqua Tail and not wait for later opportunities to evolve should be measured.