Defunct CAP Buff 1 - Voodoom - Major Changes Poll 1

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And now it's time for the polls on our first buffing process. Here's the reasoning for every option on this slate according to Rabia, our update leader:

Rabia said:
- +25 Sp. Atk: Discussion about a simple stat raise has been good and allows us to preserve all of Voodoom's current abilities, which I think has some value. It's also a good way to be safer with Voodoom's buffs and avoid a case of overbuff.

- Electric Surge is a cool tool because it gives Voodoom essentially a third STAB attack in Rising Voltage. This is a significant increase in damage against common Voodoom checks like Toxapex, Clefable, Tapu Fini, and Tomohawk and gives potentially gives it some application alongside Pokemon such as Zeraora and Victini that benefit from the extra damage on their Electric-type moves.

- While Magic Guard doesn't provide Voodoom with any outright damage buffs, it provides Voodoom with a super useful immunity to passive damage. A big thing some of the other wallbreakers at and above its Speed tier benefit from is... not having to deal with Life Orb recoil or being immune to hazards of some kind, i.e. Krilowatt, Nasty Plot Tornadus-T, and Syclant. This makes Voodoom really easy to wear down and compounds on its not amazing defenses quite quickly. It isn't a buff that directly addresses Voodoom's poor power but instead lets it stick around for longer to dish out more damage overall. I also think that Magic Guard is a "small" major buff in that it probably gives us more leeway with how many minor buffs can end up getting approved.

- Mega Launcher fixes Voodoom's biggest issue in two ways. For starters, it greatly boosts the damage of Aura Sphere and Dark Pulse, making them both effectively 180 Base Power. This damage boost to the former, though, is the big benefit. One of the issues Voodoom struggles with right now is its reliance on Focus Blast for its big damage, which is a notoriously awful move due to its accuracy. Aura Sphere doesn't come with these woes, and so Mega Launcher really helps out with consistency alongside dishing out damage.

- No Guard is like Mega Launcher in that it simply fixes Voodoom's issues of consistency---no longer will Focus Blast risk missing. Obviously, this ends up being a relatively small change in the grand scheme, and so we'd likely see in the minor buffs slate other potential additions to make this ability not so small in scope.

- Technician is the last slated major buff here to diversify gameplay with Voodoom. It's one of the few fast wallbreakers with a priority move, and giving it a good damage boost helps differentiate Voodoom from other common Pokemon like Dragapult and Kerfluffle. It could also give Voodoom some extra insurance against potential revenge killers like Rillaboom and Zeraora.
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The voting options are:

+25 Sp. Atk
Electric Surge
Magic Guard
Mega Launcher
No Guard
Technician

This poll will be open for 24 hours.
 
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+25 Sp. Atk
No Guard
Electric Surge
Technician
Mega Launcher
Magic Guard
 
Zetalz

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Mega Launcher
+25 Sp. Atk
No Guard
Technician
Electric Surge
Magic Guard
 
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Electric Surge
+25 Sp. Atk
Mega Launcher
No Guard
Technician
Magic Guard
 
Brambane

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No Guard
Magic Guard
Electric Surge
+25 Sp. Atk
Technician
Mega Launcher

Put No Guard and Magic Guard first since they both allow us to be most open with additional minor buffs as well as indirectly addressing two of Voodoom's more significant issues: reliability and survivability. Electric Surge is really, really cool and gives Voodoom an interesting new niche. It is also the most loyal to Voodoom's original concept. +25 Special Attack is a pretty good buff overall, but it has decent precedent among the likes of Latios and Keldeo to be either just enough or come up a little short. It's hard to assess with Voodoom since it still has those other issues, and doesn't have the same tools as Keldeo or Latios (CM, Secret Sword, Roost, etc.) I think it is a solid step in the right direction. Technician sounds like a gimmicky buff and tbh Technician's track record in CAP is dubious. While Voodoom is probably better equipped to use Technician than others, I would rather not even chase the idea if possible. Mega Launcher calcs are pretty imposing; I don't feel too confident in giving Voodoom such immense power from its STABs, so I ranked it last.
 
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