Recent content by maskaanya

Love the analysis, but just one note about the name - it's more likely that "Espathra" comes from a combination of "esper" "empath" and "Cleopatra" and not anything to do with Ra necessarily. The desert/Egyptian theme and haircut is from the Cleopatra side of things. The Japanese name "クエスパトラ"...

I agree that they're probably terrified to mess with the current chart because it's already so complex and one small adjustment can have a lot of rippling effects. I also really hoped for a little bit more rebalancing and cross-gen stat buffs for old Pokemon, but the snow adjustment and defense...

It's probably because Close Combat is "Infight" in Japanese so even though it does feature punches and kicks in the animation, it's not explicitly about punching, it's more about just getting in close and hitting them with everything you've got, and now that you're in close and vulnerable, your...