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And for the other three members of the team who have to do the damage for this obviously-labeled Support Tinkaton?

Does the first attack present any concern? Perhaps Air Balloon to make sure you don't take a stray Earth Power before stealing Levitate. Is boss AI based on what move does the most damage, or just on what is the strongest coming from them? Only other mild concern I'd have is if you neuter...

I also like the um ackshually having to qualify "this is a rule except for this one example that can't even be shoved into the boxes like Zekrom" In terms of physiology, what is the justification for Zekrom not having Earthquake or High Horsepower with a Jet Turbine for a tail and weighing 345...

This might be a long shot coming from someone not brushed up on the inner naming conventions and data level info, so apologies if this was discussed in a prior page and ruled out. Is there any chance this value relates to the Mega Power dropped by Rogue Megas, like the pick ups rather than the...

So my read on Roaring Moon was that in practice it's more of a Glider than a Flyer. It still needs its legs to run and kick off with momentum, as opposed to base Salamence having flappable wings that it can use to gain lift. This would also be my explanation for why Roaring Moon, despite having...

Ironically it ends up being Gen 3's duo instead: Two Uber titans defined by their field effects putting them as arguably the top influences of their debut Gen (and likely high ranking in subsequent ones); one is probably stronger in the 1v1 but not necessarily in the wider Game context (Groudon...

Pulseman being a Tokusatsu/Rider inspired design doesn't really make this explanation cover anything since it's a the signature skill of a previous mascot who has no visible design reference to Pikachu, other than being the Mascot for Meta jokes. This would be akin to an Elephant Pokemon getting...

The Physical Electric Move debacle comes up but I want to express another annoyance: Wild Charge is a very generic move, consists of basically just surrounding yourself with Electricity and slamming the whole body into the opponent with a shot of recoil... a Volt Tackle if you will. Why is this...

My devil's advocate reply there would be that SM came after Platinum, so they had multiple generations of additional reference for designing boss difficulty, even without specifically iterating on Alola's choices of bosses. For a point of consideration, Aaron's team includes at least a few...

So funny thing, Misty's usage of Starmie is one reason I DIDN'T think of it as this divine elegant creature, because Misty's tomboyish identity made my kid mind go to "this is a weird thing that 'girly girls' would be freaked out by but boys find cool," plus the lack of a discernible face made...

The big issue for me is that Drampa's design as a Mon is already pretty complete, so the +25 spread is less squandered design-wise, especially because the fact they stayed away from Drampa's Speed indicates some awareness of how it's played (Slow, Bulky-ish Dragon, good for Trick Room etc). The...

So my issue with the Darkrai Mega's concept/rework is that it breaks its dynamic with Cresselia, not simply the "Mega/No Mega" disparity, but in how their stats reflected each other. Original Darkrai had a bunch of disruptive utility moves and an attacker stat spread with mediocre bulk...

Was curious given Smogon Gen 8 OU had been based so heavily on Transfer movesets and I wasn't sure if it was still possible to get "new" mons into the game with them.

And bearing in mind, a lot of these are relevant in PoGo, which has very different specifications for what makes a move good, a mon good, or a move good on a Mon, so even this listing is incomplete compared to combing the Pastebin

Since I don't own SwSh I can't test this myself. Since the change to transfer movesets from Pokemon Home, do Pokemon sent to SwSh lose Transfer-Only moves in that game compared to early Gen when they would keep them (common examples being Toxic, Defog, Scald, and Knock Off) for casual PvP?

There is a generic Hex Maniac in ZA with the design you have been seeing all throughout the pre-release talk and trailers. They're random NPC's in the city and appear as opponents during the Battle Royale nights. We just do not see the XY Hex Maniac design anywhere, which would presumably be...

"I'm going to spin like this, and if you get KO'd, it's all your fault"

Incredibly specific and probably petty one, but Heavy Metal and Light Metal feel like abilities they added but didn't really think much about who they were given to, either in gameplay or in concept. The only users I think fit on 1 or both of those fronts are Copperajah and Metagross (Heavy...

Gyro Ball was always bizarre to me as a "Slower = Stronger" move since the text explicitly mentions it's a high speed spin, suggesting it'd do more damage if it could spin faster, or otherwise it could spin fast regardless and would be based on something else like Weight. Electro Ball meanwhile...

Teal Ogerpon strikes me as more of a Cleaner than a Wallbreaker due to Mono-STAB (the less neutral of Wellspring's 2 to boot), but being able to hold other items does seem like it would contribute to longevity at the expense of the 20% power boost. It's a little better equipped to make it to...