And with the sole art submission,
YamiTheYin has won for AT Cresceidon's art (now aptly named Verdinraptor).
With that (minus a potential full movepool sub from our resident movepool guy
Ayecrusher King lol), we have now made it to AT #10, which blows my mind! I wanted to try and do something special for this and while I do think this will be a bit of work, I do believe it is time we tackle the hardest process in "modern day CAP history" which is...
However, unlike the ST process that did them all 3 at the same time
which is probably why that process was such an exhausting one to do we will be doing each one separately and essentially having 3 final product ATs for the 10th iteration of the project!
Because this is a sort of "framework AT" as it stands, we will be starting from scratch mainly because there are
WAY too many "what ifs" within each starter line that we could literally do an entire project focused on them lmao and since this is special I figured fk it we ball. Therefore, the plan is going with their original concept quoted below:
Final Submission
- Name - Astounding Ability Actualization (Triple A)
- Description - These Pokemon each maximize the potential of their given, separate abilities by coordinating their movepools and that ability's competitive effect.
- Justification - This is an Actualization concept much like Cyclohm's original "Neglected Ability." In my research on what made Pokemon with "Starter Level" stats effective, the common denominator was they all had abilities they used to full effect with their other competitive aspects. This framework gives us a unique opportunity to A-B test some fairly powerful abilities we usually shy away from and bring out an effective competitive starter trio.
- Questions To Be Answered-
- Which Abilities are best suited to a full, comprehensive exploration of their specific mechanics?
- Why does Ability seem to be the common factor in taking "starter-esque" Pokemon into prominence (e.g. Protean and Battle Bond Greninja, Contrary Serperior, Speed Boost Blaziken to Ubers, etc.)
- What is the threshold where maximizing an ability goes toi far, such as Blaziken's combination of Swords Dance, strong attack and mid-grade speed, and high BP STABS with Speed Boost or Protean Greninja's huge speed and just-varied enough movepool in prior Generations?
- How will introducing three specialized Pokemon into the metagame at once impact it overall?
- Which type combinations along with the starter types are best suited to maximizing the potential of a specific ability, and why?
- Explanation - Competitive Pokemon has suffered from a massive power creep for a long time. In order for a Pokemon to be effective, not only does it have to be fairly good generally, it also can't be directly outclassed. Considering our Framework, our Pokemon are already competing against Heatran/Volcarona, Toxapex/Keldeo/Greninja, and Ferrothorn/Kartana for offensive or defensive roles. However, each of those Pokemon have their own flaws that give our FWG CAP Trio space to explore if we are focused on a key niche for each of them.
Let's take Grass for example, and Tough Claws. Tough Claws boosts one of the most incredibly CAP-relevant moves, Grass Knot, because it is a special contact attack. Only Mega Metagross ever even came close to utilizing this combination, and Mega-Meta was banned (for other reasons, of course). Grass could also use it's huge number of healing options with Triage, including priority Strength Sap that even outruns Bullet Punch. Nearly every Fire attack has a secondary effect chance perfect for Serene Grace or Sheer Force. Water has a few specific moves that would also love Serene Grace, but would also appreciate breaking through Gastrodon and Mollux with Mold Breaker. Suffice it to say, this concept gives us an ability to meet our Framework demands and think through a huge combination of synergistic types and abilities in a single project.
So without further ado, we are going to frolic through this by beginning with AT Caribolt and figuring out what
secondary typing is best to actualize the astounding ability it will receive!
