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CAP 5 CAP 5 - Part 9 (Ability Poll 1)

Should this have a gender?

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Technician
Levitate
Side Poll 2: (Bold) Should we bother with a new move? Yes

I discussed my reasoning for technician before. Levitate for switch-ins. New move can be used with levitate if things go my way, and it'll give much needed power if technician looses.
 
I really, really do not want to see Technician on this. With Technician, Ancientpower would instantly become the primary STAB move (unless, of course, we give it something new as well), and that means every CaP 5 is going to be using a move with a 10% chance of an insanely powerful side effect. +1 speed CaP 5 will outspeed all scarfers and Deoxys-S, and with +1 special attack there's going to be very little besides Blissey that can safely take a hit from it. Obviously, 10% chance isn't exactly big, but it WILL happen sometimes, and the huge luck element that it would introduce is something that I don't think any of us want to deal with.

Limber
Levitate

Should we bother with a new move? Yes
 
1. Limber
2. Levitate

Side Poll 2: Yes.

I'd prefer to have a new move provide the STAB power and get something else useful from the ability. Both of these help with switch-ins, and Limber means Cresselia and co. can't stop a sweep with just Thunderwave - they'll have to actually take it out.
 
Mold Breaker
Levitate
Side Poll 2: No

mold breaker because its the BREAKING THE MOLD pokemon. Levitate because it looks like its levitating. I say it shouldn't get a new move because really, with mold breaker, levitate, and those stats, it shouldn't need its own special move.
 
1)Limber

What is the worst enemy of a fast poke with poor defenses? yup yup Paralysis. Limber gives this poke some opportunities to switch in without breaking it. And it isn't a common ability, fitting the mold breaker theme.

2)Technician

I just noticed something interesting. There are no special sweepers with technician, at least not a good sweeper. Technician has a huge advantage, which is the possibility of having a 90 BP move with the type of your choice (Hidden Power), making it a very effective and unique option going for him (and it goes well with the concept).

Side Poll 2: Yes.

Even with technician, Ancient Power isn't the most viable move for sweeping due to its terrible pp. I'd much rather have a more reliable STAB with 90 or 95 BP maybe and maybe a secondary effect more fitting than a random "boost everything".
 
Technician
Levitate

I like the combo of having a toss up ability. You either sacrifice switch-in-ability or power. It is a good dynamic here and I think both abilities have potential to be awesome (with the right moves of course).

Which brings me to Side Poll 2: NO

I don't see the point in making a new move when we still haven't explored all the possible strategies with the tools we have been given (like special technician).
 
You guys who are worried about AP's PP, you know that there are a lot of pokemon who rely on stab with little PP. Like Heatran (fire blast), Lucario (close combat), salamence (draco meteor), and these are top OU pokemon. You probably aren't going to be running out of PP...
 
Levitate
Aftermath

New move: Yes

I really don't want to see such a hax based move as primary STAB (AncientPower). Levitate is a good ability that makes sense both competitively and flavorwise. Aftermath is interesting. It doesn't help its physical defense as much as Intimidate, but still makes the foe think twice about slapping this guy with a Close Combat or Mach Punch.

I don't care about PP. Lots of moves have only 8 PP Max and are still used. I just hate the 10% chance of an amazing stat boost.
 
Levitate
Aftermath

New move: Yes

darkie said:
I really don't want to see such a hax based move as primary STAB (AncientPower). Levitate is a good ability that makes sense both competitively and flavorwise. Aftermath is interesting. It doesn't help its physical defense as much as Intimidate, but still makes the foe think twice about slapping this guy with a Close Combat or Mach Punch.

I don't care about PP. Lots of moves have only 8 PP Max and are still used. I just hate the 10% chance of an amazing stat boost.
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I'm too lazy to write up a real vote. So I borrowed darkie's!
 
Aftermath
Sniper

Side poll 2: Yes

Not much to explain. I'd just like to see a new stab move rather than technician ancient power or power gem on this thing.
 
Technician
Aftermath

Side Poll 2: NO

With Technician giving it such a nice variety of attacks, I do not feel the need to make a new one. Also, Aftermath would be great with Technician, since your opponent won't be able to risk attacking you with their weakened pokes in case you're running Aftermath over Technician.
 
Technician
Levitate

Side Poll 2: Yes

 People hate new moves, and always end up unused. Because of that, Technician is needed to give it a good STAB. It also provides a lot of versatility with Hidden Power.

Levitate fits the design, and helps with switches.

And in the second vote, Why yes? Because, if Technician doesn't win, I don't want it to be stuck with Power Gem as its best STAB move. I'll have time to vote against it if Technician wins.
 
Technician
Aftermath
Side poll: YES
Genderless.

Both these ablities fit well this guy's style. It should also have a new 80 BP Special-based Rock move. Power Gem is cool, but... why only 70 BP ;_;
 
Technician
Levitate

Side Poll 2: Yes

I believe both abilities provide differing uses that one can choose how to use this pokemon and offer multiple stratigies to look out for.

As for the second side poll, I can see a few ways we can go with new moves assuming yes wins.

I also voted for it to have genders. With genders, we allow it to have an expansion to its move pool with egg moves, but without genders, it can not.
 
Technician
Aftermath

Side Poll: No

For a sweeper style setTechnician can let Have 90bp rock move in ancient power and let it take advantage of some other lesser used offensive move and a strong hidden power.

With Aftermath it can serve more of a revenge killer against other sweepers since it should be able to outspeed the majority of them and even if it fails to KO with its move, aftermath can potentialy finish the job.Plus it still has a decent 70bp move in Powergem without sacrificing its hidden power slot.

I think if it gets technician it will have have more than enough special rock attack with ancient power, especially if it gets the all stat boost, so a new rock move is uneeded.
 
Limber
Aftermath

New move? Yes.

Regarding abilities, I voted rather randomly as I don't mind most of them. I'd make a new move for this whether Technician wins or not. It's time for a CAM (Create-A-Move) mini-project!
 
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