Scheduled [NFE] Pignite

[lettuce]

:Pignite:
Pignite @ Eviolite
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch / Rock Slide

Pignite blitzes through the NFE metagame, using its high base Attack and strong STAB moves in Close Combat and Flare Blitz to tear holes through teams. Close Combat rips through physical walls like Dunsparce, while Flare Blitz incinerates metagame staples like Tinkatuff. Very few Pokemon are able to take on both Close Combat and Flare Blitz, and those that can dislike switching into Knock Off: Water-type walls like Quaxwell and Seadra rely on Eviolite to avoid a 2HKO from Close Combat, Fletchinder is reliant on Heavy-Duty Boots, and Drakloak is weak to Knock Off. Sucker Punch allows a weakened Pignite to threaten special attackers like Girafarig and Drakloak attempting to KO it, while Rock Slide offers an OHKO on Fletchinder. Pignite appreciates teammates that grant it safe entry on the battlefield throughout a match like Quaxwell and Eelektrik, and it fits alongside physical wallbreakers such as Piloswine and Krokorok that appreciate its ability to weaken physical walls with Knock Off.

Want to see Pignite in action? Check out this replay from UMPL: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nfe-981794?p2

 

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sleid 5Dots hey guys, just wanted to check if either of you would be able to QC this sometime soon? would really appreciate it, thanks!

 

[sleid]

QC 1/1

Pignite @ Eviolite
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch / Rock Slide

Pignite blitzes through the NFE metagame, using its high base 93 attack stat and strong STAB attacks in Close Combat and Flare Blitz to tear holes through teams. Close Combat rips through physical walls like Dunsparce while Flare Blitz incinerates metagame staples like Tinkatuff. Very few Pokemon are able to take on both Close Combat and Flare Blitz, and those that can dislike switching into Knock Off: defensive Water-type walls like Quaxwell and Seadra rely on Eviolite to avoid a 2HKO from Close Combat, Fletchinder is reliant on Heavy-Duty Boots, and Drakloak is weak to Knock Off. Sucker Punch allows Pignite to threaten special attackers like Girafarig or Drakloak attempting to KO a weakened Pignite, while Rock Slide offers an OHKO on Fletchinder. With teammates that help Pignite enter the battlefield through a match like Quaxwell and Eelektrik, very little can stand up to Pignite.

 

[lettuce]

implemented; ready for GP Team

 

[Ascension Evermore]

add remove comment
GP 1/1 GP Team done

Pignite

Pignite @ Eviolite
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch / Rock Slide

Pignite blitzes through the NFE metagame, using its high base 93 attack stat Attack and strong STAB attacks moves (repetition) in Close Combat and Flare Blitz to tear holes through teams. Close Combat rips through physical walls like Dunsparce, (AC) while Flare Blitz incinerates metagame staples like Tinkatuff. Very few Pokemon are able to take on both Close Combat and Flare Blitz, and those that are can dislike switching into Knock Off: defensive (redundant with "walls") Water-type walls like Quaxwell and Seadra rely on Eviolite to avoid a 2HKO from Close Combat, Fletchinder is reliant on Heavy-Duty Boots, and Drakloak is weak to Knock Off. Sucker Punch allows a weakened Pignite to threaten special attackers like Girafarig or and Drakloak attempting to KO a weakened Pignite it, while Rock Slide offers an OHKO on Fletchinder. With teammates that help Pignite enter the battlefield through throughout a match like Quaxwell and Eelektrik, very little can stand up to Pignite it.

Want to see Pignite in action? Check out this replay from UMPL: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nfe-981794?p2

 

[lettuce]

implemented

Ascension Evermore am i allowed to remove the 'can' in "Very few Pokemon are able to take on both Close Combat and Flare Blitz, and those that are can dislike switching into Knock Off"? Adding 'are' changed the meaning of 'can' to imply the mons I listed are OK switching into knock sometimes, which I don't want to imply, given how devastating it is for them long-term.

if not, this is done

 

[Ascension Evermore]

implemented

Ascension Evermore am i allowed to remove the 'can' in "Very few Pokemon are able to take on both Close Combat and Flare Blitz, and those that are can dislike switching into Knock Off"? Adding 'are' changed the meaning of 'can' to imply the mons I listed are OK switching into knock sometimes, which I don't want to imply, given how devastating it is for them long-term.

if not, this is done

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that works yeah. though it might be a bit clearer to say:

Very few Pokemon can take on both Close Combat and Flare Blitz, and those that can dislike switching into Knock Off

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(i.e. making both instances just "can" so they match)

 

[lettuce]

implemented and done

 

[Murphy Lawden]

:Pignite:
Pignite @ Eviolite
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch / Rock Slide

Pignite blitzes through the NFE metagame, using its high base Attack and strong STAB moves in Close Combat and Flare Blitz to tear holes through teams. Close Combat rips through physical walls like Dunsparce, while Flare Blitz incinerates metagame staples like Tinkatuff. Very few Pokemon are able to take on both Close Combat and Flare Blitz, and those that can dislike switching into Knock Off: Water-type walls like Quaxwell and Seadra rely on Eviolite to avoid a 2HKO from Close Combat, Fletchinder is reliant on Heavy-Duty Boots, and Drakloak is weak to Knock Off. Sucker Punch allows a weakened Pignite to threaten special attackers like Girafarig and Drakloak attempting to KO it, while Rock Slide offers an OHKO on Fletchinder. With teammates that help Pignite enter the battlefield throughout a match like Quaxwell and Eelektrik, very little can stand up to it.

Want to see Pignite in action? Check out this replay from UMPL: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nfe-981794?p2

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lettuce sleid Could the teammates section be fleshed out a bit? This still has around ~200 characters that can be used.

 

[sleid]

maybe add what cleaners like to be paired with it for the breaking power and knocking off stuff like Quaxwell. stuff like fletch, pilo, etc

 

[lettuce]

Done; I went with pilo + krok mostly because I didn't want to mention a second fire type or smth like pika/thwack which wouldn't rely on a knocked quaxwell

 

[Murphy Lawden]

Ascension Evermore would you mind taking a look at the last line please and thanks again!

 

[Ascension Evermore]

Pignite appreciates teammates that grant it safe entry on the battlefield throughout a match like Quaxwell and Eelektrik, and it fits alongside physical breakers like wallbreakers such as Piloswine and Krokorok (RC) who that appreciate its ability to weaken physical walls with Knock Off.

Click to collapse...

 

[lettuce]

Implemented; done part 2 unless I need to change anything else

 

[Murphy Lawden]

Thanks everyone!