Maybe Quick Draw then is something like "the first move Galarian Slowbro uses when it switches in (each time) gets +1 priority"
Hoping the stat distribution isn't too shabby. Also yea SSA is stated on the website to be Special.
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Hoping the stat distribution isn't too shabby. Also yea SSA is stated on the website to be Special.
In addition of always critting, Surging Strikes is also a multi-hit move that hits three times. Kinda like a Triple Kick version of Storm Throw/Frost Breath.
I don't know, I have a hard time seeing Misty Explosion being a priority move. But I think that the other moves will also have an additional effect depending on if the terrain is up or not.
I hope Grassy Glide has at least 80 base power but with the steps needed to get the priority I think it should be 100 base power.
I get the feeling the three hit thing is just flavor text and not an actual mechanical thing. Would seem weird to make a move that always crits and can also bypass sash so easily
I feel like an effectively 150 BP priority move (given that when it has priority, it's also boosted by grassy terrain) would be kind of busted
edit: sorry, 130 bp, forgot terrain boost was nerfed in gen 8
Even without priority then that would be an incredible option, on par with Earthquake.
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It's very likely, though! Every minor Legendary has a Hidden Ability unless there's a specific special case justifying it:
- the ones with Levitate don't, but only because Levitate is always the only Ability except in highly specific and deliberate special cases like, Galarian Weezing actually needed three Abilities to do everything Game Freak wanted it to do - and one of them was actively promoted in a trailer and one of them was all but mandatory to have on a Gen VIII Pokémon - while regular Weezing was given more because it needed to match Galarian Weezing, and for Bronzong, having both Levitate and Heatproof was the basis of its entire gimmick before Gen VI gave it two unconditional weaknesses
- the Swords of Justice don't, but that's probably because Keldeo is one of them and Mythical Pokémon never have Hidden Abilities
- the Forces of Nature don't in their Therian Formes, but that's because the circumstances in which they're received would make their Hidden Abilities the "default" (to be honest it would probably just have been marginally less neat for marketing purposes if their "main" Ability wasn't the one they actually had when players got them), but even they have HA in their Incarnate Formes
Since none of those apply to the Galarian Birds and I don't really anticipate any other extenuating circumstances - especially since their current Abilities aren't new or signature (this admittedly makes me hesitate a little to say the same for Regieleki and Regidrago, but even those I can see after the Island Guardians got Telepathy... although it'd probably be Clear Body if so) - I think it's reasonably safe to assume that they'll have Hidden Abilities. It would be a pretty weird exception if not!
(... That said, nothing is going to be more fun than Berserk on Galarian Moltres. I love that Ability, and I can't wait to use it on something that's already decently tanky, not super slow, has a good support movepool and can work effectively with Roost + Berserk.
I was kind of annoyed that the other two stayed Flying, but I'm actually maybe happier with Dark/Flying for Moltres, and in general I feel like it's doing everything right.)
Zapdos has the best flavor text though. I love it now.
The Cruel Pokémon with a cold and callous demeanor that petrifies its foes...
The Malevolent Pokémon that drives everyone away and specializes in mental assaults...
And the Strong Legs Pokémon that's just really passionate about fighting Pokémon that it thinks might be stronger than it...
Way to stay on-theme, Zapdos! They had to know how funny this would be. XP
In light of the latest information, I've just gotta say I absolutely called it.
R_N It would have been terribly lackluster and inconsistent if Wicked Blow were just Night Slash 2. While it was within the realm of possibility (see Fiery Wrath), I am pleased that the poster boy for Isle of Armor is getting exactly the move his flavor betokens.
Well, not only were these leaks confirmed, but we have more context for the new items!
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We thought the Twig might've been for Slowbro, but seeing how its fully latched on its arm I'm thinking it's actually the cuff, and Slowking will use the twig.
Cuffs generally (there are upper arm cuffs) hang on the wrist and that's firmly where the shellder is latched onto. I guess the idea is the shiny cuff attracts the Shellder so it latches on there.
Sadly without more to go on its hard to say how the twig's going to come into play. The point of the various Slowpoke evolutions is the Shellder clamps on in various ways and that causes the change, usually by affecting how the slowpoke has to move around and how the poison interacts with its personality. My first thought would be the shllder just latches onto the twig and now we have some weird sword or staff for Slowking but it'd be weird to break convention by not having the Shellder interact at all with Slowpoke's biology. Maybe it holds the frangrant twig in its mouth and shellder just clamps down on the entire head, with the twig keeping it precariously from fully shutting, or something
Cuffs generally (there are upper arm cuffs) hang on the wrist and that's firmly where the shellder is latched onto. I guess the idea is the shiny cuff attracts the Shellder so it latches on there.
Sadly without more to go on its hard to say how the twig's going to come into play. The point of the various Slowpoke evolutions is the Shellder clamps on in various ways and that causes the change, usually by affecting how the slowpoke has to move around and how the poison interacts with its personality. My first thought would be the shllder just latches onto the twig and now we have some weird sword or staff for Slowking but it'd be weird to break convention by not having the Shellder interact at all with Slowpoke's biology. Maybe it holds the frangrant twig in its mouth and shellder just clamps down on the entire head, with the twig keeping it precariously from fully shutting, or something
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I'm not sure what's left for Shellder to bite. Regular forms have Shellder on the tail and head; Galar Slowbro has it on its arm; only other spot left might be its foot? But I don't know how that plays into a twig? I feel like Shellder on its head would be too similar to regular Slowking.
The cuff seems to encourage Shellder to bite on the arm. So the twig should also encourage Shellder to bite it.
And there comes the bigger plottwist... only difference between slowbro and slowking is the arm they bite
That said I personally think Galar Slowking will still have the shellder somewhere as crown. The pun on the slow-KING name is due to the fact the shellder on its original form acted as sort of crown so I think they will maintain this feature.
Reminder that we have actually seen Galarian Slowking with just the head scribbled out.
Yeah the "king" part of Slowking is why I suggested grabbing the entire head instead of just the top of it. More of a helmet than a crown though, I suppose...And there comes the bigger plottwist... only difference between slowbro and slowking is the arm they bite
That said I personally think Galar Slowking will still have the shellder somewhere as crown. The pun on the slow-KING name is due to the fact the shellder on its original form acted as sort of crown so I think they will maintain this feature.
Oh that's right I forgot all about this. I think at some point I might've even suggested some weird evil vizier type thing for the shellder.Reminder that we have actually seen Galarian Slowking with just the head scribbled out.
Honestly even more confused how how the twig comes into play
Yeah, it definite looks like the shellder has nearly consumed Slowking's entire head, and also maybe that it's facing the front this time (to me the blue arrow looks like it is pointing at a potential eye on the shell between the scribble lines).
From what we can see I would guess ghost/psychic or dark/psychic, but maybe it will just be poison/psychic again because lol gamefreak.
From what we can see I would guess ghost/psychic or dark/psychic, but maybe it will just be poison/psychic again because lol gamefreak.
I'm curious for what Pokemon Klara and Peony have since only Avery is seen sending out G-Slowbro. Would Klara have Slowking to foil Avery, or would Peony have it since Players can get it only in the Tundra?
Unless they are hiding a regional form of a second pokemon which.... isn't to exclude honestly.
I bet Klara also has the Slowbro. I don't think its a coincidence that Slowbro's typing is Poison/Psychic and oh, hey, we have a Poison rival and a Psychic Rival. They just cut away from Klara's dynamax because, well, it'd be showing the same thing twice.
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You can make out the eye and part of the shadow with the scribbles. So it seems like this Shellder is huge as it covers virtually all of Slowking's head.Reminder that we have actually seen Galarian Slowking with just the head scribbled out.
I have no idea how this connects with twigs though.
Pulling from the other thread, wanting to see if we can add anyone to this list that may have been confirmed via some data mining.
For Isle we're looking at:
Absol
Luxray
Tauros
Scyther
Druddigon
Whismur
Sandile
Tangrowth
Exeguttor
Poliwhirl
Kangaskhan
Bouffalant
Lycanroc
Emolga
Meinshao
Fletchinder
Dragalgae
Staryu
Scraggy
Volcarona
Rockruff
Lycanroc
Talonflame
Azumarill
Kingdra
Zoroark
Magnezone
Gmax Blastoise
Gmax Venusaur
Gmax Galar Starters
And looks like Galarian Zapdos/Moltres/Articuno and the new Regis will be in the next expansion?
Anything we can add to this list for Isle or Armor?
For Isle we're looking at:
Absol
Luxray
Tauros
Scyther
Druddigon
Whismur
Sandile
Tangrowth
Exeguttor
Poliwhirl
Kangaskhan
Bouffalant
Lycanroc
Emolga
Meinshao
Fletchinder
Dragalgae
Staryu
Scraggy
Volcarona
Rockruff
Lycanroc
Talonflame
Azumarill
Kingdra
Zoroark
Magnezone
Gmax Blastoise
Gmax Venusaur
Gmax Galar Starters
And looks like Galarian Zapdos/Moltres/Articuno and the new Regis will be in the next expansion?
Anything we can add to this list for Isle or Armor?
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