I'm gonna be wild and predict that Misty Surge goes to Lechonk
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SPOILERS! Scarlet & Violet Leaks Thread - Data/Mechanics
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*double-checks this is the right thread* Grassy Surge Scodraig. (See artist's impression below.)
Anyway, Misty Surge Lechonk could be incredibly funny, especially considering its evolution supposedly has male and female forms.
The gorilla does not have an Afro, it has drummer dreads. You know, for the punk theme. There was absolutely zero controversy about this. And obviously it did not apply to gen 1. Because gen 1 was made by a group of friends. there was no committees back then, and Jynx is the main reason why this is.
A gorilla with a (predominately white) genre style of hair is not a controversy. That’s grasping, and pretty silly grasping at that.
I’m talking about Darmanitan-G, not Rillaboom
Well, I’m not quite sure what the argument would be here then. It looks like a snowman, and I do not recall any significant controversy relating to its design.
Has any leaks mentioned if the Origin forms for Palkia and Dialga will be available in this game?
I'm going to side with the crowd that expects old Pokemon to be buffed. Gogoat and Florges are pretty good guesses. But, looking at the dex, I think Wigglytuff and Sunflora are probably more deserving in my eyes.
That's not an afro, that's bed hair.
on the other hand...
Ahem. Also, if you want a concrete example, I was think something along the lines of Guns N’ Roses or Twisted Sister as being the inspiration for Rillaboom’s hair.
Weezing got new abilities, and Aeiglash got stat decreases
more deserving? maybe, but I think the thing you're missing is that both sunflora and wigglytuff already have 3 abilities whereas gogoat and florges have room for one more ability, the only time they have ever replaced an ability on a pokemon was replacing levitate with cursed body on gengar for consistency reasons (gengar... doesn't float)
less things got direct buffs in sword and shield but that seems to be more of an exception considering both gens 6 and 7 had numerous stat buffs to old pokemon, I understand the pessimism but a lack of many new pokemon that the surges with fit with makes me belive that it's going to be put on old ones
Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina are said to be transferrable via the leaked dex list. I am almost 100% certain this is due to two of them getting new forms in Legends: Arceus so they can be used in a more traditional title.
That is awesome, fingers crossed! While I was hoping the forms would be a bit more different from the regular forms, I like the designs. I'm hoping the signature moves differences between forms from LA is retained in some way.
Trimmed the list of all your "Definite no" for convenience. Looking at the remaining possibles: Cacnea, Carnivine, Foongus, Ferroseed, Dhelmise all seem...not grassy enough. If I'm giving Grassy Surge to something, it's not a mushroom or seaweed. They gave Exeggutor a new regional form very recently, I think they'll let that mon rest a bit before more changes. That leaves Oddish, Bellsprout, Skiddo, Fomantis.
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Yeah, Skiddo seems obvious, though I could see some interesting options with, say, Grassy Surge Bellossom and putting something else potent on Vileplume.
For the Fairy list: Honestly, could be basically any of them, they're all very similar mons. Not Klefki, mostly because it's already pretty good, but the rest...stick their names on a dart board and it'll be as accurate as any guess I can make.
Aww, I usually like fossil mons.
Speed Boost on Scoliopede instead of Poison Point, and swapping the HAs on the Legendary Beasts+Zapdos.
It was Scoliopede's Gen V Hidden Ability, Quick Feet, that was replaced with Speed Boost, not Poison Point, one of its normal abilities. Outside of Scoliopede, all of the Pokemon you listed never actually allowed the players to get ahold of their old HA's without hacking. They were not made accessible until after they where changed.
Or they do the chandelure treatment and swap out the HAs with something worse.
Just imagine if we got shadow tag chandelure... now lets all agree never to imagine that again.
Just imagine if we got shadow tag chandelure... now lets all agree never to imagine that again.
If previous game leaks are anything to go by then yes. I remember stats and movesets for SM leaking well over a week before release.
That is to say it's possible and likely but not a guarantee.
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every pokemon game since gen 6 has leaked before release, I highly doubt this game will be any different, it's technically possible but I'd give it like a 95:5 in favor of it leaking at least a few days early
With GF/TPCI sueing people over a leaked game guide 3 years ago, I wouldn't doubt that people would be hesitant to leak stuff like that before release. We'll just have to see.
Cursed Body Gengar was almost certainly done to nerf it. Either way they've done it before, they could do it again. Unlikely perhaps, but very possible.
Would you deny me full power Misty Explosion Jigglypuff?
I highly doubt it was done to nerf it, base gengar was completely fine in vgc, if they wanted to nerf gengar they would've targeted it's mega instead, yes, they've done it before, but they've made a precedent of only changing abilities to fit the pokemon better, not explicitly as buffs or nerfs, speed boost fits the themes of the scolopede line a lot more than quick feet (especially whirlapede) and as I mentioned previously, gengar is straight up not levitating, I'm not trying to deny you the unholy abomination that is sunflora sweeping with grassy glide, I'm trying to be realistic, can you really say that the surge abilities fit either of those pokemon particularly well? or at the very least, better than the goat and the flower/ new mons?Cursed Body Gengar was almost certainly done to nerf it. Either way they've done it before, they could do it again. Unlikely perhaps, but very possible.
Would you deny me full power Misty Explosion Jigglypuff?
It's not levitating in it's game model but it has been shown levitating many times in spinoffs and in the anime. I don't think you can use how it looks in game as a justification for why it lost Levitate.
By the same logic, Aegislash should have its ability change to Levitate bc it's levitating in game. Same for Spritzee and Inkay.
And a long the same lines, Ghastly shouldn't have access to Ice Punch since it doesn't have hands. Game Freak has a history of incongruous stuff like that.
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Obviously Grassy Surge goes to Sushifish and Misty Surge to Sushimaster.
Must have fairy hands to make delicious sushi, while the sushifish can use some nori seaweed.
Must have fairy hands to make delicious sushi, while the sushifish can use some nori seaweed.