Recent content by Chameleon

A tangent, but there's something special about Kyogre still launching the strongest unboosted special nuke after 22 years of powercreep. Kids tend not to use boosting moves. And if you were a kid back when RSE dropped, this thought experiment reminds us why Kyogre made us feel like a god.

Idk why this is so fun. Anyways, if your Pokemon suffers from a lowly STAB of 125 power or below, generic Z-Crystals are more effective than Choice items. There are likely way more pokemon with very high stats but weak STAB that can reach new thresholds this way, and this changes some of the...

Ah, good catch, I didn't consider this. Magnemite hitting that hard is funny though. With Magnezone out of the way (would be 130 Spa, 140 BP STAB, 1.3x ability multiplier, and free item slot) barely making it if Analytic actually worked, I wonder if there are any special attackers left that can...

(uh oh, double post for another 50% max dmg one) 252+ SpA Choice Specs Analytic Tera Steel Magnezone Steel Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Tera Steel Incineroar: 168-198 (42.6 - 50.2%) Incineroar and Mag have the same speed, so I assume Incineroar will be a gentleman and let Mag move...

252+ Atk Tera Steel Solgaleo Searing Sunraze Smash vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tera Steel Incineroar: 192-227 (48.7 - 57.6%) A different Solgaleo approach, using the 200 BP Z-Move and Tera Steel. Full Metal Body for Intimidate.

I agree, and that is pretty much what I said. Mentioned Bug because in theory, it compresses the Dark and Grass roadblocks to subseed with one STAB... then in the next sentence noted the major drawbacks of that commitment. You have a lot of options for the last 2 slots of a subseed set...

Priority Taunt, Encore, Light Screen, and Memento are never to be underestimated. Whimsicott may struggle in the higher tiers but it's the kind of mon that always fills a funny niche. Subseed with minimum HP investment is a really annoying set. Tera Bug gives it an option to smack...

Can't believe it's been 6 years. Glad to see all the new options opened up to Minior this gen, I adored it in gen VII! Not much to add to your great writeup. It's cool that Minior has potential special flying stab. But with Tera, it could be possible to forego flying moves entirely. ^ on...

Now this is a good list! My only disagreements are Captain Falcon (should be a tier higher - he's an iconic part of smash history) and Mega Man (should be a tier higher, on par with Sonic and Pac Man). Kind of like R.O.B., Falcon is what I consider a "child of Smash". His powers were imagined...

I can't believe Horsemanship is real Next time I look at MTG cards I'm going to see "Cooking 3" and "Dishwashing 7" and have no idea what they mean

Back in my day, if you were a physical attacker, you had 65 SpA because we're ALL special. But now, my fellow trainers? Instead you have -30 SpA so those stats can go into your government assigned role. My minmaxed 130/130/130/5/130/5 physical tank is DUNKING on your pseudo legendary mons with...

Anyone upset with why Volcarona was quickbanned seemingly "out of nowhere" needs to read the reasonings provided by the council members. Even if many disagree - which is obvious given the uproar - it was a thoroughly considered decision and the council members shouldn't be accused of anything...

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I think it needs either max ATK, booster energy, or a 2nd attack in place of Taunt to have enough oomph to OHKO resistors after a little chip (including surprise Tera resistors). That's just in theory. I really want to try Trapper Moon; it's honestly the most unhealthy abuse of Tera in 6v6...

Finally the buffs Chien Pao needed. Chien Pao is one of the few Pokémon to resist both of Chien Pao's STABs. If you're tired of seeing Chien Pao, now's the time to start using him! ...on a serious note, while Tera Dark CB Pao Crunch still 2HKOs opposing CB Pao, in the mirror match this changes...