Recent content by Galvanatic

I don't get why we're against unbanning Giratina. Every set gets annihilated in some way by the tier's undisputed king, Glaceon: 252+ SpA Choice Specs Glaceon Freeze-Dry vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina: 240-284 (47.6 - 56.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock, 3 layers of Spikes, sandstorm...

Even if Scald comes back, I doubt Cloak stocks are gonna rise. I know Nat Dex isn't a perfect comparison, but it seems that most physical attackers in that tier, if they're not Megas or using a Z-Crystal, generally don't run Cloak (and if they do, it's for Garg, not Scald). I don't think the...

Tiering is decided by what's available and there was no guarantee that Basculegion would get Last Respects. As we've seen from the HOME listings, GF could back out of giving something a very strong move (like when Koko was supposed to get Rising Voltage before being officially released). And...

I agree that it's madness, but not on our part. GF has invited power creep so bad that a fast, Legendary Contrary Fairy-type isn't going to be broken, Unaware mons with actual stats roam the land and Garchomp's trademark Speed tier isn't patently ridiculous anymore. They're balancing it in the...

If Tera is going to be looked at again, I'd prefer if Eleki and Pao got looked at first , if needed, so pro-Tera arguments aren't littered with "Tera isn't the problem, Eleki is the problem!" Though unless Gastrodon makes some miraculous comeback, Eleki's probably gonna get banned in a week...

There are trade-offs with Tera first that I'm not sure are worth it. Specifically, if we suspect Tera during what's likely gonna be a chaotic meta shift, there will a valid argument to stop the suspect test because the meta needs to settle first. While I don't think a few new mons are gonna...

Name of Mod: Patratdex Mascot: :patrat: Link to Changes: Repository, Gen 9 updates (in progress) Summary of the Mod: Singles and Doubles format using Fakemon created by the Pokemon Club at GMU! It's currently playable as a Gen 8 format on DH, but we're going to release a massive wave of Gen 9...

Shed Tail should only be considered if Cyclizar isn't the only toxic user of it (I'd be surprised if Orthworm becomes the new cheese enabler if wheel Yoshi got banned, given its poopoo speed). Drought was banned in a lot of lower tiers in the past bc even with Vulpix to enable sun, those tiers...

I think how we look is a valid concern, but that and purity to the base game are ultimately secondary to making the most competitive "main metas" possible. Plus an OM would be alternatives to our metas, not primarily the base game. Having a separate Tera meta would be a good course of action...

Real talk, having 6 Pokemon eligible for in-game battle was a mistake. Either you have a team of 6 battle-ready mons and few things are more challenging than your average wild encounter (unless you give all the trainers degenerate strats that can potentially wipe you), or every trainer is a slog...

If we want a Normal-centric buff that maximizes utility, Normal/Dark could be the best one, as it keeps STAB Foul Play on the fringe Scarf set. We recently discovered in lab tests that partial Normal typings are cringe in terms of flavor, however, so I'd throw my hat in the ring for a pure...

I think a dash of personality is welcome in a design, like these bangers from Gen 1: :gs/gengar: :gs/cubone: :gs/psyduck: :gs/snorlax: :gs/weezing: :gs/dragonair: But doing the "job" route is when a mon stops being a creature with a default temperament and more like a person. :ss/inteleon...

I like adem's proposal of making birds more reliable at checking Pyroak, and I'm okay with Leaf Storm instead of Overheat because Rotom's not denting it much anyway and it can still just run Giga Drain for Stratagem. It's not perfect because many of those birds rely on Hurricane to hit, but I'm...

Ice is fine, and while GF should lean into it, fast special Ices are demonspawn thanks to their best moves freezing

:sm/bastiodon: Pokémon: Bastiodon Stats: 70 / 52 / 168 / 47 / 138 / 30 Abilities: Sturdy / Bulletproof Typing: Move Changes: + Slack Off, Body Press, Spikes, Explosion, Steel Beam, Meteor Beam Summary of Changes: +10 HP, Soundproof -> Bulletproof, Movepool changes Description: This Bastiodon...