SPOILERS! Pokemon Sword and Shield Datamine Thread

[AlakazamFan]

Blastoise gets SHELL SMASH!

 

[Siggu]

In addition to the stuff already posted:

- Necrozma gets Dragon Dance
- Hydreigon gets Nasty Plot
- Polteageist gets Shell Smash (too bad it's slow as hell because it's special attack is kind of insane)
- Toxtricity gets Shift Gear (what?)

Polteageist is not slow. Base 70 Speed is perfectly workable for the +2 boost.

Also, any hopes of walling Dynamax Hydreigon have been thrown out of the window. It still doesn't get a reliable Poison-type move though.

Any estimation on when we're having individual pre-release discussion threads?

 

[Yung Dramps]

- Necrozma gets Dragon Dance

"sup ubers. how convenient, pdon was cut and yet i wasn't..."

 

[Rarycaris]

Kyurem also learns Freeze-Dry now.

Nice! Probably won't use it much though, because with Kyogre, Palkia and Arceus all gone it has no relevant targets.

Necrozma gets Dragon Dance

At the same time it stops being able to turn into a dragon, lol. Still, Necrozma-DM will appreciate that -- though most of the meta still outspeeds it after a DD.

 

[Kami42]

Would be a 70 base move on 120 atk stat viable?
(asking since Dragapult seems to get Steel Wing)

 

[Emroy]

Pyro Ball.
Close Combat.
Gunk Shot.
Iron Head.
Zen Headbutt.
Court Change.

Cinderace isn’t a rabbit, it’s a GOAT.

 

[RocketSurgery]

How is PokeaimMD supposed to drop a Draco with no Draco Meteor? :[

Steel beam, Hydro Cannon, etc. are also listed as having no learners. I assume that moves like this with special tutors just have the learners on a separate list and are just not showing up here.

Case in point, one of the leaked images showed a rental Dragapult with Draco Meteor, despite it not being listed.

 

[GG Unit]

Zekrom is really gonna do some damage with Dragon Dance + no Groudon or Groundceus.

Dragapult is the first Pokemon that naturally learns Baton Pass + Dragon Dance - who needs coverage when you've got that?

Also Zen Mode Darmanitan's stats are actually good now.

 

[Olijolly]

I don't know what to think about Dragapult's movepool. It does get fire blast. I was secretly hoping it can learn shadow claw or some physical ghost/fighting/earthquake move that was better.

Dragapult is the first Pokemon that naturally learns Baton Pass + Dragon Dance - who needs coverage when you've got that?

hmm

 

[Siggu]

"So, we remove Hidden Power but then we give pretty much every decent special attacker Shell Smash or Nasty Plot so that you won't miss it"

 

[Kami42]

I don't know what to think about Dragapult's movepool. It does get fire blast. I was secretly hoping it can learn shadow claw or some physical ghost/fighting/earthquake move that was better.

I'm a bit sad, too
It seems a bit like Kommo-o in SM

 

[DiscoDucky]

Since the move is named Court Change and the Libero hidden ability name, Cinderace is maybe more based around a Volleyball player instead of a soccer one.

And the fact that an ace in volleyball is a serve that isn't volleyed back.

 

[Rarycaris]

I cannot for the life of me understand why they would introduce a move like Body Press and have Zamazenta not learn it. It is practically designed to be its signature move, and Zacian clearly shows that power level wasn't a concern.

Instead, the one STAB physical fighting move it gets is... Close Combat. Which LOWERS ITS DEFENCES.

Why?

 

[UninspiredLunch]

Blastoise gets SHELL SMASH!

...Mega-evos are never coming back, are they?

 

[Siggu]

Worth noting that Eternatus is the first Pokémon with a BST of 690.

Court Change looks like a fun move to use against hard stall.

 

[Maskninja55]

...Mega-evos are never coming back, are they?

I think they will bring it back but not in new series games, hopefully they bring it back in remakes

 

[Maskninja55]

Worth noting that Eternatus is the first Pokémon with a BST of 690.

Yea its other form has 1000+ so yea AG here it comes

 

[Yung Dramps]

Pokemon that get Darkest Lariat: Machamp, Snorlax, Dusknoir, Golurk, Pangoro, Bewear, Melmetal, Rillaboom, Grimmsnarl

 

[MisterTZ]

A lot less pokemon have defog?

 

[Bribery]

Also worth noting that Venusaur gets Weather Ball via TM. I think this would make Chlorophyll + Weather Ball legal for the first time!

 

[aaronrules380]

any thoughts on specs Dragapult given it's special move pool is way better than it's physical

 

[Vengeance417]

Jirachi finally has reliably recovery in the form of Life Dew.

 

[Steel With It]

Since the move is named Court Change and the Libero hidden ability name, Cinderace is maybe more based around a Volleyball player instead of a soccer one.

And the fact that an ace in volleyball is a serve that isn't volleyed back.

These are all terms used in soccer, too, though. Also, it's wearing Manchester United's away jersey and home socks. =P

 

[Maskninja55]

any thoughts on specs Dragapult given it's special move pool is way better than it's physical

Thats GF of saying that u need to be nerfed for your really good attack and speed

 

[LordHelix]

Do we know how much life dew heal? Is it a giga drain clone for waters?