I mentioned before that Melmetal now learns Earthquake through TM, but I checked and apparently it also learns it in the Let's Go games. Melmetal now learning Earthquake was just to fix an error they made in the base game.
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SPOILERS! [Crown Tundra!] List of Movepool Changes
- Thread starter MattL
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Magearna also got Rollout and Zap Cannon! And both Midday and Dusk Form Lycanroc got Sucker Punch, something that only Midnight Form knew through an event
Uhh Sucker Punch was always an egg move for Rockruff, so it's not a new addition.
Oh really? Didn't notice
It’s unfair that Serperior could only get Endure as a new move, a move that almost any Pokémon can learn. Where’s the Mystical Fire? Where’s the Weather Ball? Where’s the Earth Power or anything that can hit Steel-Types? The only Special move Serperior gets that isn’t Grass-type and has a base power of at least 70 is Dragon Pulse, which can’t hit Steel-types hard. Will Game Freak finally learn their lesson and give Serperior proper coverage or will Serperior be doomed to always be hardwalled by Steel-types and be used much less?
WEll on the brightside serperior doesn't seem to be on the docket for Crown Tundra so it has at least a year to get something before showing up!
But what if *gasp* it's the opposite, and actually want to make sure there's a couple types that wall it rather than letting free +2 off 113 speed snowball out of control?
If they actually wanted to make it stronger, all they need is give it Draco Meteor, Overheat, or similar spells on top of Leaf Storm.
Since they haven't, it's clear their intention is to keep its power level where it is.
Yeah, Serp already has SubSeed and Glare. It doesn't need shouldn't get anything more to deal with Steel-types, unless you want it to be the third starter to ever be banned to Ubers.
Well they removed Hidden Power so it's pretty heavily nerfed. Getting Mystical Fire might have been a fair compromise lol.
I don't think a Grass-type will ever get Mystical Fire LOL. But moves I can see Serperior getting are Weather Ball, Breaking Swipe, Solar Blade, Power Whip and Hurricane
Eh, if it was any way related to magic, it could, but Hurricane and WeatherBall look like realistic option. Weather Ball expecially got a very wide distribution this gen.
Gourgeist gets it. But yeah, I see no reason for Grass types to ever get it unless they're part Ghost or Psychic. Or Fire, of course.
I think Serperior might get Terrain Pulse, but otherwise I agree.
But they didn't give it to poor Lilligant who desperately needs something to hit Steel-types
Gourgeist learns it for the same reason it learns Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Flame Charge, and Incinerate. It's a jack-o-lantern. Jack-o-lanterns often have lit candles (i.e. fire) inside them so they glow.
Serperior really just needs Superpower. Its a snake that constricts.
A lot of things get Leaf Tornado!
That would be nice. I don't think it would even be the strangest pokémon to get the move.
Also, I don't understand why Serperior can't learn Earthquake, while other snake pokémon like Arbok and Seviper can.
And if Serperior returned, I wish it would get Earth Power as well, just like how Venusaur got it this gen.
Oh my god Lilligant finally got a coverage move...
Still walled by Steel-types... give the dang thing Weather Ball Game Freak
Traded it for Hidden Power, not exactly a good trade sadly
