Around 2% frailer physically and almost 30% more specially bulky with a physically defensive spread.
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SPOILERS! Pokemon Sword and Shield Datamine Thread
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Do we know how to get HA's in this game?
100/115 theoretical compared to 98/105
232 Atk Landorus-Therian Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 67-79 (20 - 23.6%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
232 Atk Landorus-Therian Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory (Corviknight): 82-97 (20.5 - 24.2%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
not too bad, but i fucked up really badly
Little do you know.....
The only info we have so far is that Dinamax raids can have HAs.
That's... really good? Does it Roost and/or any hazards/removal?
It's almost like I Gen Amnesia Mewtwo came back. And I say almost because its SpD. doesn't get buff like it did before the split.
Roost and Defog as Egg Moves but no hazards.
And that doesn't make it less stupid and counterintuitive. They could have ditched Defense Order instead. It's a bad Pokemon one way or another, I just think adding another hurdle to its success is shitty/funny/pointless.
It learns roost as Egg Move but doesn't have any kind of hazards. And yes it learns defog.
Frosmoth...has some minor potential? QD/Bug Buzz/Blizzard/Giga Drain in a team with Ninetales-A for Aurora Veil to help it survive better could actually do something.
Its speed still really hurts, but it's not the worst mon ever, I see it hanging around in UU. Running some quick calcs it can survive Char Y Flamethrower in the sun with nothing more than Ice Scales and a 252/252 SpA/SpD set (Yeah I know Char Y isn't in but still).
Building speed on it is a lost cause so might as well make it tanky. Do we know if Assault Vest is in this game?
Its speed still really hurts, but it's not the worst mon ever, I see it hanging around in UU. Running some quick calcs it can survive Char Y Flamethrower in the sun with nothing more than Ice Scales and a 252/252 SpA/SpD set (Yeah I know Char Y isn't in but still).
Building speed on it is a lost cause so might as well make it tanky. Do we know if Assault Vest is in this game?
I’d rather remove a move that’s both movepool redundant and exclusive tbh, roost should have been an HM tho
Some more notes:
-Gourgeist got both Mystical Fire and Moonblast which is interesting.
-Incineroar learns Parting Shot. Now it has two ways to pivot.
-Sandaconda learns Hurricane for some reason...
-Heat Crash gets distribution (finally) and some notable ones are: Torkoal, Turtonator, Rhyperior, Solgaleo, Coalossal, and Cooperajah.
-Escavalier gets Razor Shell. Great for hitting Fire types!
-Toxtricity weirdly gets Shift Gear...
-Clobbopus and Eiscue learn Soak. Not sure if there is a use? Maybe for Clobbopus so its stab isn't resisted?
-Gyarados, Seismatoad, Grimmsnarl, and Cooperajah learn Power Whip. Is this good on Gyarados?
-Stonjourner learns Rock Polish. While normally useless on rock types, Stonjourner is oddly speedy (70 total), so it may be able to use it.
-It looks like Pain Split, Roost, and Knock Off are missing a lot of contenders. Did I read it wrong or are they less distributed?
-Goldeen and Inkay get Acupressure.
-Amnesia gets a lot of distribution, namely Eiscue, Kingler, Mamoswine, Mantine, Cursola, Runigerus, Wobbuffet(what????)
-Cooperajah gets curse, further cementing it as an amazing trick room mon.
-Mr. Rime has a great support movepool, namely Rapid Spin, Slack Off, Skill Swap, Trick Room, Fake Out, and more!
That is all, finished with my notes!
-Gourgeist got both Mystical Fire and Moonblast which is interesting.
-Incineroar learns Parting Shot. Now it has two ways to pivot.
-Sandaconda learns Hurricane for some reason...
-Heat Crash gets distribution (finally) and some notable ones are: Torkoal, Turtonator, Rhyperior, Solgaleo, Coalossal, and Cooperajah.
-Escavalier gets Razor Shell. Great for hitting Fire types!
-Toxtricity weirdly gets Shift Gear...
-Clobbopus and Eiscue learn Soak. Not sure if there is a use? Maybe for Clobbopus so its stab isn't resisted?
-Gyarados, Seismatoad, Grimmsnarl, and Cooperajah learn Power Whip. Is this good on Gyarados?
-Stonjourner learns Rock Polish. While normally useless on rock types, Stonjourner is oddly speedy (70 total), so it may be able to use it.
-It looks like Pain Split, Roost, and Knock Off are missing a lot of contenders. Did I read it wrong or are they less distributed?
-Goldeen and Inkay get Acupressure.
-Amnesia gets a lot of distribution, namely Eiscue, Kingler, Mamoswine, Mantine, Cursola, Runigerus, Wobbuffet(what????)
-Cooperajah gets curse, further cementing it as an amazing trick room mon.
-Mr. Rime has a great support movepool, namely Rapid Spin, Slack Off, Skill Swap, Trick Room, Fake Out, and more!
That is all, finished with my notes!
They are not TMs, so the only pokemon that have them are the ones who learn them via Level up or Egg Moves
Strictly better than U-Turn on non-Assault Vest sets.
See that Rotom-W switching into your Gyarados? I don't either.
I see I was wrong on saying Corviknight had base 96 HP. Ah well, I was close.
Also Incineroar with Parting Shot and Gothitelle with Fake Out. B a l a n c e
Also Incineroar with Parting Shot and Gothitelle with Fake Out. B a l a n c e
Let us examine the anime arc of Blastoise.
1. He lost his mega
2. He got cut from the dex.
3. Wait hes in the dex
4 Shell Smash
1. He lost his mega
2. He got cut from the dex.
3. Wait hes in the dex
4 Shell Smash
Oh wow, Incineroar with a buff! And omg I forgot about Rotom-W being a great counter to Gyarados. Yikes, and with Dynamax... Gyarados is looking good.
Wait until you notice she got Nasty Plot...
No, Dinamax doesn't heal. Keeps the % you had at the use, and maintains the % at the end.
It does *NOT* work like Zygarde's ability.
I know I said this before, and not to repeat myself, but Eiscue is looking amazing. Ice Face for taking physical hits, Belly Drum and Agility for Set up (as well as Iron Defense and Amnesia), plus its speed shoots to 130 when its Ice Face breaks. It also learns a ton of water moves which is great for coverage.
You can either run a belly drum set and use its second form's sweep, or run a hail set and keep ice face up.
You can either run a belly drum set and use its second form's sweep, or run a hail set and keep ice face up.
Most people overhype Parting Shot, honestly if you have even the slightest amount of attack investment U-Turn usually ends up better in the long run
With the revamped Rapid Spin, it seems like it could be a legit cleaner if it gets speed boost. It requires a ton of setup though.
Falinks abilities and movepool are a bit disappointing, but not terrible. Defiant is a pretty good Hidden ability, gets Throat Chop, Zen Headbutt, and Iron Head for coverage, and has pretty good setup moves between No Retreat and Swords Dance. Just wish it had skill link given that it could have been a decent Mega Heracross substitute and multi-hit moves are more accessible now (though it strangely gets access to none of them.
Alcremie is looking pretty sweet right now. Decent stats and pretty decent movepool. Most notably, it gets Mystical Fire as coverage. biggest downside is that it doesn't seem to learn Moonblast.
