Move Name: Aurora Beam
New Type: Ice
New Base Power: 1
New Accuracy: 100
New PP: 32
New Effect: 100% chance to drop target's Attack by one. This move's power depends on user's base HP
Description:
Aurora Beam is the Ice move with most PPs, 32. However, 65 power is pathetically weak, so none of the 3 Mons that learns the move ever uses it. With the guaranteed Attack nerf (except vs Ice Mons) and the power dependant on user's base HP, this move is much better now...except on one of the users:
Cloyster: The move has just 50 power for Cloyster, since that is its HP. Since Cloyster has already massive Defense, its better at using the 95 power Ice Beam or the 120 power Blizzard, except on some very stally teams.
Dewgong: 90 power for Dewgong, comparable to Ice Beam, but with double the PPs. Dewgong is not a bad Mon, just massively outclassed by both Cloyster and Lapras. With Aurora Beam + Rest, Dewgong can stand up to physical attackers like Snorlax and Tauros, while doing respectable damage with 95 HP. The lack of a single Stat over 100 will still prevent Dewgong from being too common.
Vaporeon: 130 power means that Aurora Beam is clearly better than Blizzard, even though it doesn,t have STAB. Currently, the very rare Vaporeons in OU usually run Acid Armor or Reflect to try to wall physical Mons, with Aurora Beam it becomes a lot less passive (especially if we consider 110 Special), though the Rest turns can still be taken advantage of by opponents.
Move Name: Leech Life
New Type: Bug
New Base Power: 80
New Accuracy: 100
New PP: 16
New Effect: User recovers 50% of damage dealt.
Description:
Basically, what Leech Life is in modern Gens. The are 3 Pokemon that learn it in RBY, all very bad:
Golbat: Another attacking option for a buffed Mon that is still terrible.
Venomoth: No Exeggutor, Jynx or Alakazam is ever switching again on this moth after it has slept something. Venomoth still has just 65 Attack and a Poison typing to keep it in check.
Parasect: The best Leech Life user. It learns Spore and SD, so vs a paralyzed team it can be a powerful win condition. However, it still has 6 weaknesses, including 3 x4 ones.
Move Name: Waterfall
New Type: Water
New Base Power: 90
New Accuracy: 100
New PP: 24
New Effect: This move uses user's physical Attack.
Description:
Did you know that Waterfall is a Gen 1 move? Can,t blame you if you didn,t since only Seaking learns it and has no reason to use it over Surf (it doesn,t even have the flinch effect in RBY). Why did they create a signature move that is 100% useless and outclassed is beyond my compresion. Not anymore, though. Trascending 3 Generations, Waterfall now is the only physical move from a special type. Its also buffed in power and since Seaking received Sword Dance in the last slate, it can now be a menace with perfect Normal + Water combo coming from 92 Attack.