Reuniclus learns thunder but not thunderbolt. It (and its pre-evos) is the only pokemon to do this.
Similarly, its counterpart Gothitelle is one of the only Pokemon to learn Thunderbolt without Thunder, though it is not alone in this trait.Reuniclus learns thunder but not thunderbolt. It (and its pre-evos) is the only pokemon to do this.
Always wondered why Last Resort is so heavily associated with Eevee specifically.
I think it's just less the move is linked to Eevee but more sort of a commentary on what the Z-Move does for Eevee. When you think Eeveelution, oddly enough Eevee itself (at least at that point) was sometimes not even included in the conversation: it was simply the base form that let you get the Eeveelution you wanted. While I'm sure itself had fans, when people would rank their favorite Eeveelutions it would probably place last (or at least low) on average. But with what Evoboost does it gives Eevee a HUGE power boost, conceptually all the other Eeveelutions are giving it their power, thus going from last to best. At least, that's what I think they were trying to say linking it to Last Resort (while I can come up with an excuse linking it to its English name we perfectly know it has nothing to do with GF's decision so I'm not even going to bother).
Honestly, Helping Hand probably would have been a better choice considering the context that all the other Eeveelutions are helping powering-up Eevee. Maybe they didn't want to bog down Eevee with a move only useful in Double Battles though also not attach it to a move which is immediately good both for symbolism but also since it gives such a huge stat boost (as if you aren't going to try and Baton Pass with it afterwards).
Regieleki and Regidrago's limited movepools make complete sense if you think of them as prototypes of the Electric and Dragon type.
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A similar argument could be made for Regirock, Regice and Registeel, as they all have more extreme versions of the stats a lot of the Pokemon of their types have.
meteor mash went to Clefairy because its a space pokemon and meteor mash is a space-y moveI never understood why Clefairy can learn Meteor Mash but not anything with Iron Fist
It seems weird to me how a rare punching move is given to a random fairy that has never been known to run Physical moves, but not a pokemon better suited for punching,
It also always bugged me how Toxicroak can't learn Close Combat and it can't even learn it by TR
I never understood why Clefairy can learn Meteor Mash but not anything with Iron Fist
It seems weird to me how a rare punching move is given to a random fairy that has never been known to run Physical moves, but not a pokemon better suited for punching,
Metagross is pretty space-based, arguably being based on a UFO, having the Psychic type like most other space-themed mons, and until SwSh only being found normally in space-themed areas (Giant Chasm is a crater, Mount Hokulani is an observatory. There is also the meta explanation that otherwise it would only have metal claw in gen 3. Deoxys is excusable due to not really having hands in most forms. Don't really get why the Elgyem line doesn't get when they have Steel Wing for some reason though.Meteor Mash is Comet Punch in Japanese, so Clefairy and Clefable get it due to them supposedly coming from space.
The question is why Rock Star Pikachu, Metang, Metagross, and Lucario get it, why Deoxys only got it in an event, and why the likes of the Elgyem line cannot get it.
Probably because it's a Cool move that also looks very contest-ish.The question is why Rock Star Pikachu
The question is why Rock Star Pikachu, Metang, Metagross, and Lucario get it, why Deoxys only got it in an event, and why the likes of the Elgyem line cannot get it.
It's a Steel/Fighting Type who already has Bullet Punch as an Egg Move, so one more Steel punching move fits it well. The bigger question is why it was introduced as an USUM Egg Move for Riolu that can only be obtain by breeding a Smeargle that sketched it? SwSh would make it part of Lucario's level-up move pool, so they either realized Lucario should learn it easier, or Smeargle wouldn't be in the game so they made it obtainable without transfer.Not sure about Lucario though, maybe they relate its aura sensing abilities to being otherworldly?
Steel Wing is presumably a joke and/or error, since it only learned it starting in Gen 6 when it became TM51 (TM51 was Ally Switch in Gen 5, which Elgyem probably would have learned with or without the Area 51 reference).Don't really get why the Elgyem line doesn't get when they have Steel Wing for some reason though.
Honestly for Lucario I think they just finally wanted to give it another physical steel move better than metal claw (50 BP) and Iron Tail (100 BP but its 75% accurate) and a punch move fits the fighting aesthetic more than iron head (i guess)
Well Pinsir doesn’t have horns it has... uh... pincers.Probably been pointed out before, but I'd rather not read through all 90 pages. Why does Pinsir not get Megahorn? It fits Pinsir perfectly, with it being a powerful bug that has 2 spiky "horns".
But the difference between these is that Pinsirs horns/pincers are directly on its head, with your examples both having them on their hands. Also, look at the inspiration. While not technically horns, they sure seem to be somewhat implied to be something of the sort. While not the best example, they gave Yveltal Sucker Punch, while it obviously does not have hands. The wings do seem to imply hands though they appear to be feathers. Correct me if I'm wrong on the feathers though.If Pinsir could use Megahorn, so should other Pokémon with pincers like Kingler and Drapion. It doesn’t get Megahorn rights just because it’s a bug.
You're not wrong on the wings, but you are wrong on Sucker Punch. Sucker Punch is a saying in english which means "surprise attack" and, guess what, that's the move's name in Japanese. So it's just given to Pokémon who have a knack for cheap hits regardless of anatomy (the much better example is Electrode learning it).But the difference between these is that Pinsirs horns/pincers are directly on its head, with your examples both having them on their hands. Also, look at the inspiration. While not technically horns, they sure seem to be somewhat implied to be something of the sort. While not the best example, they gave Yveltal Sucker Punch, while it obviously does not have hands. The wings do seem to imply hands though they appear to be feathers. Correct me if I'm wrong on the feathers though.
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The difference there again is that the pincers of Durant and Vikavolt are mouths, while Pinsir's pincers are on the top of its head like horns. If you showed Pinsir to a random person without any context and asked them what the things on its head were, they would say horns almost every time.You're not wrong on the wings, but you are wrong on Sucker Punch. Sucker Punch is a saying in english which means "surprise attack" and, guess what, that's the move's name in Japanese. So it's just given to Pokémon who have a knack for cheap hits regardless of anatomy (the much better example is Electrode learning it).
You're right that my examples have pincers on their limbs. I think there's only one other Pokémon that has a pincer on its head, and I wasn't sure about including it because people usually don't consider it to have pincers, which is Mawile. It learns Vise Grip, which exclusively is learned by Pokémon with pincers (and the Klink family), so its mouth was at least considered a set of pincers when it was introduced.
And looking at the mons that learn Vise Grip, the Grubbin family is another example of mons with pincers on their head. Most wouldn't consider what any of them have a horn either.
Edit: Oh I missed Durant too. There's a couple of Bug-Type Pokémon with pincers who don't learn Megahorn. People just think Pinsir should because of misinterpretation owing to it being bipedal, which makes them think of Heracross more than Durant or Charjabug.
Edit 2: Looking at this list more closely, Vise Grip in its own right is handled really strangely in SwSh. Every Pokémon that could learn it before is in SwSh, but the only Pokémon introduced before Gen V that can still learn Vise Grip is Pinsir itself. Mawile, and the Krabby and Corphish lines, have all lost access to the move. Meanwhile the Clauncher (so they didn't just remove it from all crustaceans), Grubbin, Klink, and Durant lines still have access to Vise Grip, and they even gave it somewhat inexplicably as a level 1 move to Regidrago who seems tangentially related to Vise Grip at best, unless the huge dragon skull it has as limbs are considered pincers. Why suddenly remove it from 3 Pokémon families? This isn't a hole being left by breeding chains being broken either -- Vise Grip has never actually been accessible only via breeding on anything, every Pokémon that learns it just does so at a low level.
I am still waiting the day where Belly Drum clefable is not a meme anymore... it even got Play Rough now :(t Clefairy COULD run mixed as it's Attack and Special Attack are only 15 points apart (70 Atk, 85 SpA)
they gave Yveltal Sucker Punch, while it obviously does not have hands.
But the difference between these is that Pinsirs horns/pincers are directly on its head, with your examples both having them on their hands. Also, look at the inspiration. While not technically horns, they sure seem to be somewhat implied to be something of the sort. While not the best example, they gave Yveltal Sucker Punch, while it obviously does not have hands. The wings do seem to imply hands though they appear to be feathers. Correct me if I'm wrong on the feathers though.
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