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Anyways, I do not expect Zoroark to be in the alleys. Unless you bring him there.
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Pokemon Black & White, aka Gen 5. Coming to Japan in Fall 2010.
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THE BOSS USES ARCEUS
Anyways, I do not expect Zoroark to be in the alleys. Unless you bring him there.
...What do you mean by that? Dusknoir WAS an improvement over Dusclops, yes? Then why is it scraping low OU if it was uneeded?
I love pointing these out.
(BTW, Stantler is already a criminally underestimated Status inducer. It doesn't need the evolution THAT much, it's got the stuff there...)
Dusclops was OU in Generation III, when the metagame wasn't so centered around speed and it had good STAB with Shadow Ball. The main reason Dusknoir is used infrequently now is that Pursuit has become a physical move, so things like Tyranitar, Weavile and Heracross (especially Heracross, who loves the Guts boost from Will-o-Wisp) can switch in and do tons of damage to it. Rotom-A also outclasses Dusknoir in a lot of roles, from spin blocker to Gyarados counter.
Try using Dusclops on Shoddy in place of Dusknoir. You probably won't notice a big difference. It won't take hits quite as well, and it won't be able to do as much damage, but it still has Pain Split and WOW. Doesn't really matter, since you're complete Pursuit bait anyway. Now try using Marshtomp in place of Swampert, and see if you notice the same thing. See what I mean?
It just always seemed odd to me that such an already competent Pokemon as Dusclops would get an evo (especially when Banette, it's counterpart, didn't). But feel free to keep "pointing out" these things to me. I like arguments.
I actually agree with you about Stantler. I didn't mean to imply he was as useless as Farfetch'd or Corsola. I just feel he needs a bit more...OOMPH.
As a passer, yes. Sure the passer sets would still be used, but it'd be nice if Smeargle, could, like, actually use an attack against anything. Kind of takes away from it's gimmick.
Dragon/Water/Steel. Resitance to Ice and SR and nuetrality to Dragon. Weaknesses to Fighting and Ground but those could be worked around (Levitate and/or STAB Surf).
Edit: I think it would be too much of a hassle to allow a few Pokemon to have three types. Gamefreak would have to change the mechanics of the game just for those Pokemon. Two types is fine.
@ Proboscidea: Yeah, I guess you're right, although, the STAB Water would certainly help offensively since Dragon and Water works so well together.
Edit: I think it would be too much of a hassle to allow a few Pokemon to have three types. Gamefreak would have to change the mechanics of the game just for those Pokemon. Two types is fine.
@ Proboscidea: Yeah, I guess you're right, although, the STAB Water would certainly help offensively since Dragon and Water works so well together.
Why don't you just say Dragon and Steel? All the stuff you said describes Dialga.
The problem with that is if they made a rare few 3-typed pokemanz, they would probably feel the need to either give them shitty type combos or make them with awesome types but shitty stats/abilities.
3 types means 3 different stabs. That's a bit much.
Yeah...not to mention you only have 4 move slots.
Hixx....
No 3-type PKM T^T
They are just too .... well, diffiicult to new ones =.=
3 types mean 3 STAB, and a lot of matches-up we must think of =.=
I want more Pokemon which can be obtained without trading :D
No 3-type PKM T^T
They are just too .... well, diffiicult to new ones =.=
3 types mean 3 STAB, and a lot of matches-up we must think of =.=
I want more Pokemon which can be obtained without trading :D
On the subject of pre-existing pokemon getting evolutions, all I can say is... why? I personally hate when pokemon from old generations get new evolutions tacked on in another generation. Usually they don't look much like their previous evolution/s and most of the time it's completely unnessecary. Rhyperior is just... I can't even. Take a cool looking pokemon in Rydon, make it fatter, add a new color that was never present in any of it's evo's, increase its all ready largest stats and we have Rhyperior.
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.... Just no.
I've seen people talk about Pinsir getting a "much needed" evo, but all it really needs is a move like Dragon Dance, if frickin' Whiscash can get it, so can Pinsir. Or make a new move called something else more applicable but still does the same thing.
.... Just no.
I've seen people talk about Pinsir getting a "much needed" evo, but all it really needs is a move like Dragon Dance, if frickin' Whiscash can get it, so can Pinsir. Or make a new move called something else more applicable but still does the same thing.
Water/Flying/Ground completely broken lol. Especially if it was anything like Gyarados. Only weak to grass and ice with two brilliant STABs... not good. 3 type pokémon are never going to happen. Dragon/Steel/Flying is even worse. I don't think that has any weaknesses but it only has one good STAB.
Anyway I noticed in that screenshot of the cave, it's all blue-tinted and the small rocks are levitating. And there are weird blue wave things around that are either cracks in the ground or given the pixellation they look to be some kind of weather effect. Some kind of magnetic cave?
Anyway I noticed in that screenshot of the cave, it's all blue-tinted and the small rocks are levitating. And there are weird blue wave things around that are either cracks in the ground or given the pixellation they look to be some kind of weather effect. Some kind of magnetic cave?
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