Best New Moves

[Thorns]

What, in your opinion, is the best new move to come this generation? I think that Stealth Rock is probably the most gamebreaking and best introduced move this generation. It made Rapid Spinners so much more useful, and Pokemon like Donphan who never really shone got very useful.

 

[Calciphoce]

Nasty Plot/tail glow changed the metagame ALOT.

 

[bejlash]

Although this kind of move was around before, Roost gave a lot of new pokes a 50% recovery move. Also, Stone Edge and Close Combat, replacing Rock Slide and Brick Break, really raised the power of the physical sweeper.

 

[Stefywefy215]

draco meteor...well people just scoffed at overheat last generation

 

[Muchabi]

Stealth rock, toxic spikes for variety and effectiveness.

My personal favorite is close combat. But why couldn't they give it to Blaziken?

 

[sockopath]

Wow, yeah, I second Close Combat, it makes me inordinately happy when I use it, it's like crack, I just can't stop abusing Scarfcross CC....

 

[Slice n Dice]

close combat is an awesome move, but draco meteor is pretty amazing. 140 bp that hits 99 % of everything in the game for neutral?! thats pretty hardcore. 120 bp physcial outrage is awesome as well, especially on scarf chomp.

 

[Anti]

U-Turn. U-Turn is just... Revolutionizing. Imo it's the best and most useful move in the game.

 

[Negator]

I agree with anti... but also U-turn require some skill and mind to be played... still don't know if is better to use on a faster... or slower pkm... :/ even pursuit right now is a far more stronger than before...
and hypnosis too isn't bad right now with 10% more accuracy, don't underestimate this...

 

[Toshi0220]

Pretty much all that's been said already - Stealth Rock, Toxic Spikes, Draco Meteor, U-turn, Close Combat. Though another important one, in my opinion is Stone Edge. And of course the physical/special separation.

 

[Kazzak57]

Stealth Rock, Stone Edge, Draco Meteor and Close Combat

 

[Typhlosion Mark]

Draco Meteor and Close Combat are really good (OH)KO moves.

 

[bulbasauresrec]

Sucker Punch. Something like a priority move with 80 power, twice that of usual 40 power priority moves.

 

[Hunter_RuLe]

Apart from the obvious SR, CC, SE and DM I think Trick Room gave the game a great new strategic option.

 

[Boa1891]

My favorite new move is Gravity, but that's more of a fetish because of my team's theme. It's a good team whether or not it gets Gravity in, but Gravity really makes it nearly unbeatable for four turns.

 

[Jibaku]

Trick Room, Draco Meteor, Gravity (kinda), Judgment (don't ask), Roost, Close Combat, Stone Edge, Stealth Rock, Toxic Spikes, U-Turn, Nasty Plot and Grass Knot

EDIT: Bah Gravity is beaten by Boa1891 :(

 

[TheMantyke]

Judgement and its over-powered-always-having-a-1.7-boostness. :D

But seriously, I love the new quick attacks, especially Ice shard. Another would have to be energyball, graas knot, and X-Scissor since those types desurved a decent STAB long ago.

 

[X-Act]

Draco Meteor with 140 Power and Outrage (jumping from 90 to 120 power and going physical). They are practically unbalanced since only Steel resists them.

 

[TaiwaneseDude]

Stealth Rock, Toxic Spikes, Close Combat, & Nasty Plot really turned the game around.

 

[Bogmire]

The new and improved Taunt

 

[Tailwind]

Nasty Plot, Stealth Rock, Close Combat and U-Turn.

Holy shit those are awesome. Older gens wish they could have beaten this. xD

 

[VKM]

Giga Impact. They finally thought of making a physical Hyper Beam!<Phail.

IMO, Nasty Plot and Aura Sphere are the best new attacks. It's also great that they have Psycho Cut.

 

[PypeHype]

Giga Impact. They finally thought of making a physical Hyper Beam!<Phail.

IMO, Nasty Plot and Aura Sphere are the best new attacks. It's also great that they have Psycho Cut.

Hyper Beam was physical before D/P.

 

[Justice]

Focus Blast and Trick Room

 

[Bourbon]

Physical Crunch and Night Slash!!