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Maybe this is me being picky/different in the terms, but Ursaluna strikes me more as a Wallbreaker than a Sweeper. I use the former term to describe mons whose main strength is extremely high damage output in a single blow, while the latter I think of Pokemon who can claim multiple KOs in a...

Don't forget the Incense attracting Legendaries. It's a tiny chance and hard to catch but I have been seeing the Kanto (and Galarian) Birds among the Legendaries, so there is a chance if you can use it while already out and about. Which is my excuse to springboard into mentioning this event is...

Cocoon brings to mind insects or such small and unsettling lifeforms. Maybe the term is to invoke something creepy or gross like a parasitic bug, since Yveltal hibernates after sucking the life out of things around it rather than simply going dormant as Xerneas presumably does after releasing...

This only gets compounded by the common stuff being what way more people have experience with to share, while Rare encounters are less documented. So if it's a "Shitmon" it self-fulfills because players will be discouraged from trying it by the negative word, which in turn means less chance for...

Funny thing here is both acquire the same type on their (conventional) evolution by becoming Flying types... like the Hoenn Trio Master vs the Titan Duo.

So the explanation for the price of the Gen 8 and 9 games going from $40-> $60 was being new releases on more advanced hardware that in theory give a better experience and tech capability. What's the excuse for these emulated ports doubling in price from the previous ones Game Freak sold on an...

I don't mind the new currency since it's mostly a lateral move on regular Raids if not a gain due to saving my passes. For the Mega Levels, Level 4 is redundant if you have multiples built for battlers like I did, but I guess it's an option to dump energy into for marginal gain. That said, the...

My theory is that Niantic MASSIVELY overestimated the value of the old Megas for both the Mega Level 4 rollout (bonus is pretty miniscule vs the cost) and the "cater to new/returning players" approach (Megas are useful but only a handful, so a lot of the Mega Raids are still "dead" time). These...

My theory is something similar to Alakazam's Mega, which notably had only a 90 Base Stat increase because its base form received a +10 SpDef increase that made it equal to the Mega rather than the remaining +10 Stat points for the conventional 100 increase until Gen 7 gave the Mega a +10 from 95...

This joke doesn't work very well because Roggenrola line was not part of the explicitly-named Lunar NY event alongside Fuecoco, Blitzle, and both Ponyta. Gimmighoul as a Pony is a funny concept to conspire around though.

The primary issue I find with Poison, at least in early Gens, is that it does not work very well with the mons they design vs what the type chart inclines it to. Offensively outside of Gen 1 (with the additional Bug match up) it only hits 1 (later 2) types for Super Effective damage while...

What do you refer to on "can't pivot"? I get most of the points but one of Solgaleo's big propaganda points was having Teleport.

Here's a perspective I think gets lost in the "old games" topic: a lot of people trying these games out don't have experience or the full picture on what the criticism (founded or exaggerated) for many old titles are. I have years of playing Johto to know I dislike its level curve and pacing...

On the Tera types, Munki's movepool makes me really wish it had an option besides Tera Blast to use with Tera Dark (how is THIS the one malicious energy/abstract Special Attacker without Dark Pulse?!). Its STABs threaten the two main weaknesses while neutralizing your weaknesses to Ground...

The Battle Frontier in Gens 3 and 4 didn't gate off other aspects of the post game until you did a grind for them. Also you didn't NEED (as in, there was no alternative/wait option as the 3rd Versions that implemented them consisted of) to pay $30 on top of the retail price to play said content...