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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet - 18th Nov 2022! **OFFICIAL INFO ONLY**
- Thread starter DHR-107
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My boy Komala is here too.
If the theories about Drowsy status from PLA staying are true, I wonder how Comatose will work.My boy Komala is here too.
Official Site updated: https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon/bellibolt/
Bellibolt...a big electric frog.
This has got to be one of the weirdest, goofiest Pokemon I have ever seen in my life.
I don't know *what* to think of this Pokemon.
This has got to be one of the weirdest, goofiest Pokemon I have ever seen in my life.
I don't know *what* to think of this Pokemon.
To be fair that describes most of SV. Everything's kind of washed out
From the official English site:
New Ability: Electromorphosis
Bellibolt’s Ability, Electromorphosis, is a new Ability appearing for the first time in these titles. Bellibolt becomes charged when hit by an attack, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move it uses.
Calling English "normal human" implies japanese people arent normal humans which raises some weird ethical questions
Nice, was starting to think we might have to wait for Monday for gameplay + art.
I like that they show its electric type attacks actually go from its body to the Pokemon, and not just hit from off screen:
The design is ok, definitely not what I imagined. It reminds me of Queenie (?) from FF9. Pure electric is meh, though, and like I said earlier I don't think this is vying for a spot on my team.
Also, I still hate the shark teeth on Iono so so much. When/why did this become a thing?
I like that they show its electric type attacks actually go from its body to the Pokemon, and not just hit from off screen:
The design is ok, definitely not what I imagined. It reminds me of Queenie (?) from FF9. Pure electric is meh, though, and like I said earlier I don't think this is vying for a spot on my team.
Also, I still hate the shark teeth on Iono so so much. When/why did this become a thing?
If "normality" has to be defined by the most present thing in a given sample, I am afraid english speaker people are the norm.Calling English "normal human" implies japanese people arent normal humans which raises some weird ethical questions
So yes, if your plan is to make content that can service as many people on the planet as possible, you're meant to be doing it in English.
By making it in Japanese, it means they don't care... as usual, after all, we're just sheeps who buy their games anyway, can't blame them.
Blame anime and vtubers. Not much to do about it.
Now I can't unsee the resemblance with Quina.
Calling English "normal human" implies japanese people arent normal humans which raises some weird ethical questions
Design: A interesting ability for a defensive pokemon to fire off boosted up attacks even while not investing in their primary stat.
Reality: Watch it being another Electivire.
If electromorphis is, it’s just charge as an ability.
that’s really powerfully on a bulky mon. It basically just doubles your offensive power for doing something you wanted to do anyway (take a hit)
that’s really powerfully on a bulky mon. It basically just doubles your offensive power for doing something you wanted to do anyway (take a hit)
Bellibolt's visual design isn't really doing it for me, but I like Electromorphosis (except for its name, that part blows). I like it when abilities try to breathe life into mechanics previously exclusive to niche/bad moves.
oh OK Pokemon, so "Herbivorous" has to become "Sap Sipper" for the kiddies, but "Electromorphosis" is ok? I see how it is....
I liked Bellibolt. And it actually looks like a first stage pokemon from a two stage line.
Electromorphosis is good if the bulk is high, and the pokemon is slow. Pair it with Parabolic Charge and becomes perfect.
We just need to know if Bellibolt evolves. And if it evolves, if it will have a secondary typing.
Anyway, i think it is cute.
Electromorphosis is good if the bulk is high, and the pokemon is slow. Pair it with Parabolic Charge and becomes perfect.
We just need to know if Bellibolt evolves. And if it evolves, if it will have a secondary typing.
Anyway, i think it is cute.
The challenge is that this is a pure Electric pokemon, means it will very likely have to stomach potential incoming Earthquake while at same time being blanketed by ground types.
I am not 100% sure this can actually work in practice, though I can see the actual use case being hard swapping in Bellibolt on a predicted flying, steel or electric hit, then threaten back with a big stab attack meaning you'd be forcing the enemy to swap in an immunity (potentially getting a free turn to hardswap yourself or status them or hit with coverage)
This however relies on several things being present..
1) Being actually able to take 2 hits
1bis) Being able to take a hit and be fast enough to outspeed potential switchins (scarf?)
2) Having coverage and not be another Regieleki case, since without coverage you're literally just being blanketed by ground types and volt absorb
3) Actually having stats to make use of it, as the ideal spread would probably be a bulky attacker rather than pure defensive, it wouldn't matter that he gets a "free +1" if it has chansey tier attack.
We'll see. At least the idea is interesting, either ways.