Changes to Stance Change mechanics.
Basically status checks happen before Stance Change now, and if your Pokemon is unable to move, you will not change form.
For example consider a turn where an Aegislash in Blade Form uses King's Shield on a turn it's getting fully paralyzed.
Gen 6: You Stance Change because you used KS, then you become fully paralyzed.
Gen 7: You get fully paralyzed, and you don't revert to Shield Form despite clicking KS
Call this a nerf if you want, but it also means that Aegislash in shield form will not Stance Change to blade form and hit itself in confusion. It'll also not needlessly reveal Blade Form when it cannot move, so in a way this is a buff.
This mechanic happens with paralysis and confusion. idk about sleep or flinch yet.
EDIT: happens with freeze
Basically status checks happen before Stance Change now, and if your Pokemon is unable to move, you will not change form.
For example consider a turn where an Aegislash in Blade Form uses King's Shield on a turn it's getting fully paralyzed.
Gen 6: You Stance Change because you used KS, then you become fully paralyzed.
Gen 7: You get fully paralyzed, and you don't revert to Shield Form despite clicking KS
Call this a nerf if you want, but it also means that Aegislash in shield form will not Stance Change to blade form and hit itself in confusion. It'll also not needlessly reveal Blade Form when it cannot move, so in a way this is a buff.
This mechanic happens with paralysis and confusion. idk about sleep or flinch yet.
EDIT: happens with freeze
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