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All this talk makes me think that Tapu Bulu would make a great partner for Xurkitree. Bulu can tank most of Xurk's counters with ease while making him less vulnerable to the weaker ground attacks + boosting his Energy Ball thanks to Grassy Terrain.
Merciless is kind of a wasted ability on a pokemon with these stats and movepool, but I expect the Regenerator variant to be seen a lot once it comes out.
I don't think it's fair to act as if the complaints were baseless either.
I mean, that's like the perfect illustration of all the tired male gaze tropes Hollywood movies are filled with. It's not the deadliest sin in the world, but I would rather have done without that.
So, I just read a French preview which I think gave a little too much away. Here's what I found notable.
- At the beginning of the game, before you get a pokemon, a bridge you're on collapses, but you're saved by Tapu Koto. A character tells you at some point that this is the sign that your...
I know Pokémons from subsequent generations have been announced far before their respective games in the past, but I don't think this is the case here. I really do think we might get a 6.5G here.
It's unprecedented, of course, but Gamefreak hasn't really been following patterns these last few...
It's still very telling to see that Mega Aggron can almost take a +2 Life Orb Boosted 120BP super-effective move from one of the most terrifying sweepers of Gen V's meta.
I think he's going to work very well.
Got a Floette with Symbiosis as an ability in Friend Safari !
Apparently it's a multi ability which let allies pokemon use the item Floette is holding. Could be interesting in duo/triple.