CAP 36 So Far
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After a great discussion led by our Ability Leader, Earthflax, we will be deciding on CAP 36's ability through two series of polls. If you haven't taken the chance to read through the thread, please refer to the Ability Discussion thread here to make an informed decision when submitting your ballot! Lastly, here are the descriptions for each ability slated, pulled from Earthflax's final post here.
No Guard
This Ability has seen a level of support that I've never observed before this early into a process, and it is obvious why many contributors think so highly of it. No Guard is a foolproof way to ease the movepool issue that CAP36 is bound to face; with moves such as Inferno now open for practical, consistent use, No Guard allows CAP36 to deal damage and provide other utility at the same time. A 100% accurate Blizzard and accuracy boosts to several other inaccurate moves showcases the second positive aspect of No Guard, namely its potential for more flexibility in the Stats stage; moves with a higher BP could potentially allow iterations with lower offenses to shine.
Lightning Rod
Broadly speaking, the Abilities that have been discussed in this stage have fallen into two loose groups: "overall good abilities" and "matchup enablers". While Lightning Rod falls into the latter camp, its practicality should not be ignored. Lightning Rod provides both an immunity and a deterrent to Electric-type moves. Any would-be Thunder Wave and Volt Switch users, in particular, must click with caution, because a savvy switch-in could lead to a massive shift in momentum as well as a Special Attack boost for CAP36 that could be very tricky to deal with.
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This will be a single bold vote - vote for only ONE of the options. A typical ballot might look like the following:
All ballots will be revealed at the end of the poll and votes will be counted via automated scripts. If you do not compose a legal ballot, your post will be subject to moderation.
The voting options are:
No Guard
Lightning Rod
This poll will be open for 24 hours.
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After a great discussion led by our Ability Leader, Earthflax, we will be deciding on CAP 36's ability through two series of polls. If you haven't taken the chance to read through the thread, please refer to the Ability Discussion thread here to make an informed decision when submitting your ballot! Lastly, here are the descriptions for each ability slated, pulled from Earthflax's final post here.
No Guard
This Ability has seen a level of support that I've never observed before this early into a process, and it is obvious why many contributors think so highly of it. No Guard is a foolproof way to ease the movepool issue that CAP36 is bound to face; with moves such as Inferno now open for practical, consistent use, No Guard allows CAP36 to deal damage and provide other utility at the same time. A 100% accurate Blizzard and accuracy boosts to several other inaccurate moves showcases the second positive aspect of No Guard, namely its potential for more flexibility in the Stats stage; moves with a higher BP could potentially allow iterations with lower offenses to shine.
Lightning Rod
Broadly speaking, the Abilities that have been discussed in this stage have fallen into two loose groups: "overall good abilities" and "matchup enablers". While Lightning Rod falls into the latter camp, its practicality should not be ignored. Lightning Rod provides both an immunity and a deterrent to Electric-type moves. Any would-be Thunder Wave and Volt Switch users, in particular, must click with caution, because a savvy switch-in could lead to a massive shift in momentum as well as a Special Attack boost for CAP36 that could be very tricky to deal with.
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This will be a single bold vote - vote for only ONE of the options. A typical ballot might look like the following:
All ballots will be revealed at the end of the poll and votes will be counted via automated scripts. If you do not compose a legal ballot, your post will be subject to moderation.
- Do NOT bold anything other than the option you are voting for.
- Do NOT put any formatting other than bold in your post.
- Spellings must match EXACTLY the options listed below.
- Capitalization and spaces are ignored by the counting scripts, but you probably should not depend on it.
The voting options are:
No Guard
Lightning Rod
This poll will be open for 24 hours.
