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Story: A catastrophe destroyed Kalos and Lumiose is the only refuge to both people and pokemon on the future. The scientists invented some time machine to investigate what happened in the past and a 10yo child with a starter pokemon will be time travelling in the city to discover.
I mean, Z-A can mean something alphabetical. Since Zygarde is the last one by alphabetical order, the A can be for Abomasnow, the 1st.
This is obviously a dumb comment btw
Initial thoughts:
New Mons: Paradoxes looks boosted. But it is weird giving steel sig for Iron Crown and Rock sig for Iron Boulder, but psychic sig for Iron Leaves. Terapagos is boring, and the new stellar type too. If it's OP or not, we'll see it soon. Hydrapple is... something. And so is the...
Clefable beeing back not only gives Steel Beam spammers the ability to run Magic Gaurd + LO sets, but also this:
Clefable (Electrode-Hisui) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Chloroblast
- Thunderbolt
-...
So far from the initial spread sheets:
BM Ursa is just nerfed Ursa, i guess? Bear went to rehab and is not on cocaine anymore.
The trio looks weird. Fezandipiti beeing the utility one with Technician and the better typing lol. The psychic one looks the better one, the fighting looks like it...
What are thoughts on terrains on this meta?
:rillaboom:
As a donor, I can see Meowscarada using it for boosted, and kinda fast, Flower Tricks. Outside of this, i can't see use for Grassy Surge.
:pincurchin:
Electrode-Hisui can be a fast Electric Terrain setter, and can pivot out. This one i...
So it is actually Paldean Ursaluna with a new signature move?
If it's dark/ground and keep same stats and abilities then... Oh lord, that's broken.
Edit: Confirmed Steel/Ground and that makes it even better
Edit 2: Not confirmed. Just Centro doing Centro things.
I just didn't like Raging Bolt model guys. It's not like I said that every model was garbage and the arts are always better lol.
Btw, will the Psychic-type be the one shared between the future paradoxes? I think this is lame, this means all will have Psyblade, while all past paradoxes will...
The in game model presented for Raging Bolt was so damn messy. Looks like a Lego dino lol.
Art is way better.
I bet Electric/Dragon and Steel/Ice for the paradoxes.
Enjoying the meta. So far it's looking fun and somewhat balanced.
Some interesting pokemon beeing overlooked:
:sv/Azumarill:
Magical Torque and Axe Kick are great upgrades from Play Rough and Superpower. Put a choice band on it and it will hit like a truck. The TR teams are sleeping on this...