CAP 37 So Far
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Hello,
Today we're going to be voting on which stat spread to give to CAP 36. Here are the explanations Da Pizza Man, our Section Leader for this stage, has provided for each of the options in their final slate.
Guingil
Optional Defining Moves: N/A
Starting off, we have a fairly offensive-focused spread on Guingil that aims to use Beak Blast as more of wallbreaking tool. Compared to many of the other offensively oriented spreads, Guingil decided against sacrificing speed, instead choosing to forgo any moves with penalties (Sucker Punch/Encore), a smart decision that helped him stand out well from the crowd. Furthermore, the high Attack and decent speed means it can focus more on defense investment than many of the other spreads on the slate, offering a great deal of spread variety.
dex
Optional Defining Moves: Sucker Punch
dex's spread doesn't really specialize in any particular area, opting to have a solid all-around profile instead. Where this spread truly shines, and why it was slated, is how it rewards smart spread investment, using a unique spread to enable Beak Blast to become a solid progress-making tool and minimize situations where it may be less desirable to use, playing well into the concept and justifying its niche on several different teams. The inclusion of Sucker Punch plays into this as well, preventing it from being taken advantage of set-up sweepers.
kenn
Optional Defining Moves: Sucker Punch
Compared to many of the other spreads that were submitted, kenn choose to focus a lot less on having high attack and a lot more on having good bulk in both departments. This mandates a lot less bulk investment than many of the other spreads on the slate, allowing it to invest more into attack should it want to hit hard. Alternatively, it can choose to invest fully into bulk, focusing more on its defensive profile to exert pressure on the opponent through the secondary effects of Beak Blast and Knock Off, rather than pure offensive output.
Scizivire
Optional Defining Moves: Sucker Punch
Similarly to Guingil, Scizivire choose to go with a very offensive route for his spread that uses Beak Blast more as a wallbreaking tool. However, unlike Guingil, Scizivire choose to enable this by sacrificing a great deal of speed and special bulk, which allows his spread to keep access to Sucker Punch. While I have spoke about my concerns with high Attack and Sucker Punch before, I personally believe that low ST and BSR compared many of the other submissions balances this out nicely.
Ixkukul
Optional Defining Moves: Body Press
Finally, we have a spread from Ixkukul that, simiarily to dex, does not really specialize in any particular area and opts to be more all-around good. A few major things stick out in this spread compared to many of the other spreads, however. First of all, Ixkukul's spread has a fair amount less physical bulk than all of the other spreads on the slate, relying more on investment in defense to survive physical hits and burn stuff with Beak Blast. While this might seem like a problem, the high speed, relative to the other spreads submitted, means that this is balanced out by having a lot less need to invest in speed. Furthermore, this plays very nicely in our ability to use Taunt, uniquely being able to Taunt Arghonaut without having to invest a single point in speed!
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This is a ranked pairs poll. The order of your preferences DOES matter. You may rank as many or as few options as you like, but we encourage you to rank as many options as possible. 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.
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Again, those voting options are:
Those voting options without formatting:
Guingil
dex
kenn
Scizivire
Ixkukul
This poll will be open for 24 hours.
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Hello,
Today we're going to be voting on which stat spread to give to CAP 36. Here are the explanations Da Pizza Man, our Section Leader for this stage, has provided for each of the options in their final slate.
Guingil
| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | PS | SS | PT | ST | BSR |
| 117 | 139 | 105 | 50 | 74 | 65 | 111.58 | 55.96 | 134.52 | 100.81 | 583.77 |
Starting off, we have a fairly offensive-focused spread on Guingil that aims to use Beak Blast as more of wallbreaking tool. Compared to many of the other offensively oriented spreads, Guingil decided against sacrificing speed, instead choosing to forgo any moves with penalties (Sucker Punch/Encore), a smart decision that helped him stand out well from the crowd. Furthermore, the high Attack and decent speed means it can focus more on defense investment than many of the other spreads on the slate, offering a great deal of spread variety.
dex
| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | PS | SS | PT | ST | BSR |
| 102 | 128 | 126 | 45 | 90 | 64 | 102.15 | 51.75 | 144.97 | 108.87 | 584.85 |
dex's spread doesn't really specialize in any particular area, opting to have a solid all-around profile instead. Where this spread truly shines, and why it was slated, is how it rewards smart spread investment, using a unique spread to enable Beak Blast to become a solid progress-making tool and minimize situations where it may be less desirable to use, playing well into the concept and justifying its niche on several different teams. The inclusion of Sucker Punch plays into this as well, preventing it from being taken advantage of set-up sweepers.
kenn
| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | PS | SS | PT | ST | BSR |
| 110 | 111 | 119 | 53 | 113 | 59 | 86.08 | 54.54 | 144.53 | 138.72 | 584.84 |
Compared to many of the other spreads that were submitted, kenn choose to focus a lot less on having high attack and a lot more on having good bulk in both departments. This mandates a lot less bulk investment than many of the other spreads on the slate, allowing it to invest more into attack should it want to hit hard. Alternatively, it can choose to invest fully into bulk, focusing more on its defensive profile to exert pressure on the opponent through the secondary effects of Beak Blast and Knock Off, rather than pure offensive output.
Scizivire
| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | PS | SS | PT | ST | BSR |
| 95 | 145 | 125 | 60 | 80 | 55 | 104.74 | 57.48 | 138.07 | 94.78 | 565.17 |
Similarly to Guingil, Scizivire choose to go with a very offensive route for his spread that uses Beak Blast more as a wallbreaking tool. However, unlike Guingil, Scizivire choose to enable this by sacrificing a great deal of speed and special bulk, which allows his spread to keep access to Sucker Punch. While I have spoke about my concerns with high Attack and Sucker Punch before, I personally believe that low ST and BSR compared many of the other submissions balances this out nicely.
Ixkukul
| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | PS | SS | PT | ST | BSR |
| 90 | 125 | 116 | 46 | 94 | 79 | 114.62 | 58.83 | 125.38 | 105.05 | 584.72 |
Finally, we have a spread from Ixkukul that, simiarily to dex, does not really specialize in any particular area and opts to be more all-around good. A few major things stick out in this spread compared to many of the other spreads, however. First of all, Ixkukul's spread has a fair amount less physical bulk than all of the other spreads on the slate, relying more on investment in defense to survive physical hits and burn stuff with Beak Blast. While this might seem like a problem, the high speed, relative to the other spreads submitted, means that this is balanced out by having a lot less need to invest in speed. Furthermore, this plays very nicely in our ability to use Taunt, uniquely being able to Taunt Arghonaut without having to invest a single point in speed!
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This is a ranked pairs poll. The order of your preferences DOES matter. You may rank as many or as few options as you like, but we encourage you to rank as many options as possible. 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 options you are voting for.
- Do NOT put any formatting other than bold in your post.
- Only one option per line.
- 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.
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Again, those voting options are:
| Username | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | PS | SS | PT | ST | BSR |
| Guingil | 117 | 139 | 105 | 50 | 74 | 65 | 111.58 | 55.96 | 134.52 | 100.81 | 583.77 |
| dex | 102 | 128 | 126 | 45 | 90 | 64 | 102.15 | 51.75 | 144.97 | 108.87 | 584.85 |
| kenn | 110 | 111 | 119 | 53 | 113 | 59 | 86.08 | 54.54 | 144.53 | 138.72 | 584.84 |
| Scizivire | 95 | 145 | 125 | 60 | 80 | 55 | 104.74 | 57.48 | 138.07 | 94.78 | 565.17 |
| Ixkukul | 90 | 125 | 116 | 46 | 94 | 79 | 114.62 | 58.830 | 125.38 | 105.05 | 584.72 |
Those voting options without formatting:
Guingil
dex
kenn
Scizivire
Ixkukul
This poll will be open for 24 hours.
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