Recent content by Squid Ninja

Ah, thank you. This was gnawing at me.

Hmm, I'm curious if there is an in-game glitch, if I played against a hacker or if we don't understand correctly how Eiscue's speed stat changes when his form breaks. I was playing online. G-Darm OHKO'd my Corviknight with Flare Blitz without a crit. I knew that was only possible with a Choice...

I think he means for us to call GF and say "oh golly, I've found a new niche! Make a Dark type with Soundproof!".

Ok, let's talk about Togedemaru. First off, it is absurdly improved when compared to his SM self. This time it actually *gets* moves, including an important Steel STAB in Iron Head. But does that mean Toge's good? I'd say... yes! It arrives at level 30 when your team (without EXP Share) should...

Understood. I haven't really been following the tiers this gen (1v1 has been sort of a way to ease in back to the meta), so thank you for the explanation. I don't think Z-Evasion moves are broken per se, but Detect's regular effect paired with it make it too much IMO (prevents Fake Out, weakens...

I skimmed the thread about Z-Detect, and I found no hugely relevant discussion regarding it. But it has to go. http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen71v1-825632951 (turns 19, 21 and 35 are the worst offenders) This replay is baffling. 35 turns in a 1v1 match is already ridiculous, but there...

In-game curiosity, but Golisopod's Emergency Exit doesn't activate in scripted trial battles. Tested it during every encounter during the Ghost trial and it holds up. In a normal random encounter, the battle would end with you running away. Since trial battles are scripted, they cancelled the...

I see. Maybe not always, but skewed in favor of female a bit more. The number of "my first was female" is too big to be 12,5% from reports I've read (and personal experiences).

Haven't tested yet, but by the number of "lucky people" reporting this (including me and a friend) I think it can be confirmed: The first wild Salandit you find in Wela Volcano Park is ALWAYS female.

I've been away from competitive Pokemon battling for a while, and now that I've returned, I've been hearing the phrase "Brazilian 'X Pokemon' set" being used quite often (for example, "Brazilian Latias set"). What is a "Brazilian" set? (I'm Brazilian, thus my curiosity)

I used a Clauncher in my X version. Here's my opinion: Availability: Ambrette Town/Route 8/ Cyllage City. Need to backtrack after getting Good Rod. You do receive Fly in the same town though, so it isn't a hassle. Stats: As a Clauncher, its stats are sorta mixed, but he becomes a full time...

I used Inkay during my run and it was, by far, one of the most reliable Mons of my team. While I agree he has an unimpressive start as Inkay, it gets way better when it evolves. Mine sponged hits really well. While a lot of people sell Contrary Superpower, Contrary by itself is already a...

Not sure about the Dragon resister part. I don't doubt some teams will prefer to run Steel types to force Dragons to suffer the -2 Sp. Atk loss or to stay locked in Outrage. Running fairies or steel types against Dragons will be a matter of choice, with either of them having advantages and...

I feel so bad for Heliolisk. It was made to be THE weather Pokemon, with abilities that benifitted from each kind of weather... And GF nerfs the weather in the same gen. Troll Freak at its finest.

Even in UU Metagross' life got harder. Assuming that some UU players stay in the tier, the new weakness to Dark types makes him vulnerable to Sucker Punch Honchkrow/Bisharp, both of Houndoom's AND Chandelure's STABs and even Klefki's Foul Play (if it ends up in UU). Of course, I don't doubt...