CAP 32 - Part 17 - Flavor Ability Discussion

[dex]

While I think Flame Body is fitting, it also does have some competitive implications. SS proved how strong an ability Flame Body is, and I don't think SV is much different. To be safe, I'd prefer Flame Body stay out of the poll.

 

[Ayecrusher King]

While Flame Body's 30% chance of a burn can potentially be an issue, I think that compared to the loss in Fairy-type STAB and the uselessness on Intimidate, it's a worthwhile trade-off. Granted, no Ability is going to be "useless", but I feel like these fears to be on the safe side are blown out of proportion.

Also officially endorsing Healer for the medical flavour.

 

[shnowshner]

IMO Flame Body is not just competitive, but genuinely better than Intimidate. -1 Attack is nice but very easy to remedy, while a burn is way more severe and requires specific methods to remove. If I ran a defensive Hemogoblin set without Pixilate, I'd probably go Flame Body over Intimidate most of the time. Yes, it's only 30%, but remains fantastic at punishing contact moves from any of physical attackers to the assortment of Knock Off, U-Turn, Body Press, and Rapid Spin you will encounter, while masking the fact that you aren't running Pixilate. This legit is a full-on upgrade to Intimidate and belongs far away from Flavor discussion, even if it does suit our design otherwise.

 

[Scizivire]

Right then, seeing how nobody seemingly has any problems with the preliminary slate as-is, I will go ahead and move forward with the same options:

• Own Tempo
• White Smoke
• Anticipation
• Oblivious
• Pressure
• Healer
• Klutz
• No Flavor Ability

Tagging spoo :)

 

[spoo]

Looks great to me!