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Ability: Slow Start New Effect: Only halves Speed. Competitive Reasoning: Now Pokemon with this ability can be part of cores with Trick Room setters, switching in after the move is used and wreaking havoc, and overall actually having incentive to stay in during those turns. Thematic Reasoning: Slow Start should logically make you move slower, not necessarily weaker, given how it has Slow in its name.
Ability: Defeatist New Effect: When this pokemon is at half health its defenses are halved. Competitive Reasoning: There is no reason to run defensive archeops, but there's no real reason to buff its offenses with its ability either. While not fantastic Archeops doesn't really need an ability to make it into a supremely powerful pokemon. Thematic Reasoning: As a self proclaimed defeatist myself, I wanted to go with the idea of becoming more vulnerable without the same crippling effect that the original ability had. I figured that if I just made its defenses halved it would work since now it becomes more vulnerable to pretty much all attacks.
Ability: Honey Gather Modified Effect: The chance of gathering Honey is now equal to (User’s Level)/100. Now has a chance to activate at the end of each turn instead of activating at the end of a battle. Pokemon with this ability can consume Honey as a Sitrus Berry clone. Competitive Reasoning: Effectively restores 25% HP at the end of each turn when below 50% HP as long as you’re not holding an item, which is a really nice boost to bulk, even at the cost of Boots. Thematic Reasoning: Honey’s used for nothing but selling in Gen 8, so it’s fine to have high odds of activation, and a new effect, while limited to the mons that gather it, helps to make it useful again.
Ability: Ball Fetch New Effect: At the end of a turn, if the user has no item, it takes the foe's item. Competitive: Going without items isn't great, but it has some solid support via item removal. Thematic Reason: Dog doesn't have a ball in its mouth. Dog goes fetching a new one. (If you have a dog, you know this is relatable, and you know they will claim stuff that is yours)
-Regigigas and Archeops cannot receive any stat boosts
-Boltund and Vespiquen already got stat/movepool buffs and as such are not eligible for more
-If you really want to you can redistribute Defeatist/Slow Start. I don't know why you'd want to do so, but the option is there.
Pokemon: Snorlax
Ability Being Modified: Honey Gather
Stats: 160/110/80/65/110/35
Stat Changes: 0/0/+15/0/0/+5
New Moves: Stuff Cheeks
Snorlax @ Honey
Ability: Honey Gather
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stuff Cheeks
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Heavy Slam / Heat Crash / Ice Punch / etc.
Description: Since Honey is now a Sitrus Berry, Snorlax can activate it on command via Stuff Cheeks. This move solves two problems for Snorlax: it gets (sort of) a recovery move (though tbh its more like Life Dew) and it gets a Defense boost. Both elements greatly enhance its longevity.
Pokemon: Blastoise
Ability Being Modified: Ball Fetch
Stats: 79/83/105/90/105/81
Stat Changes: 0/0/+5/+5/0/+3
New Moves: N/A
Blastoise @ White Herb
Ability: Ball Fetch
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shell Smash
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Aura Sphere
Description: Kind of a one-trick pony, but hey, so is Shell Smash so I guess it fits. Strat is to proc the White Herb so you steal their item and get something useful like Leftovers (Choice Scarf would be fun though o.o)
Description: SubLiechi for Ball Fetch to activate. I decided to give it Zing Zap because Wild Charge has recoil and may end up killing Boltund from 25%. It also makes sense thematically. Swords Dance to take advantage if a Sub isn't broken. And before you say something like "sWoRdS dAnCe dOesNt MaKe sEnsE", just know that Dubwool, Tangrowth, and Solrock can all (somehow) learn it.
Description: Now shuckle has reasonable recovery for its annoying set. Also Shuckle makes berry juice and berry juice can't be too different from honey.
Description: SubLiechi for Ball Fetch to activate. I decided to give it Zing Zap because Wild Charge has recoil and may end up killing Boltund from 25%. It also makes sense thematically. Swords Dance to take advantage if a Sub isn't broken. And before you say something like "sWoRdS dAnCe dOesNt MaKe sEnsE", just know that Dubwool, Tangrowth, and Solrock can all (somehow) learn it.
Emergency Exit is a good ability, and I stand by that. The main issue with Golisopod is that it’s its ONLY ability, meaning that the opponent always knows that taking it below 50% will cause it to switch. Well, not any more. Gaining Defeatist is not only an indirect buff to EExit sets, but also opens up previously unviable sets like Swords Dance and a more controllable Flip Turn pivot.
(Also, I should mention that Honey Gather is supposed to make Honey function like a Sitrus Berry, not become a Sitrus Berry, so no berry synergy there. Bad wording on my part.)
Pokemon: Ribombee Ability Being Modified: Honey Gather Stats: 70/55/60/100/80/124 Stat Changes: +10/±0/±0/+5/+10/±0 New Moves: Air Slash
Ribombee @ Heavy Duty Boots
Ability: Honey Gather
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Speed / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Air Slash
- Moonblast
- Bug Buzz/U-Turn
Yeah I kind of doubt anyone would use honey gather on this thing, but hey it's there in case someone knocks off your boots.
Pokemon: Kubfu Ability Being Modified: Honey Gather Stats: 60/105/70/40/50/85 Stat Changes: ±0/+15/+10/-13/±0/+13 New Moves: Knock Off, Liquidation, Stone Edge
Kubfu @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Honey Gather
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Speed / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Iron Head
- U-Turn
- Knock Off
Uhh it's a bear. Bears like honey. Urshifu looks like a sloth bear which tend to go after honey. It makes sense to me.
Pokemon: Heracross Ability Being Modified: Honey Gather Stats: 80/130/80/40/100/90 Stat Changes: ±0/+10/+5/±0/+5/+5 New Moves: Rapid Spin, Sticky Web
Heracross @ Heavy Duty Boots
Ability: Honey Gather
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Speed / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- U-Turn
- Rapid Spin
- Sticky Web
- Stealth Rock
One of the pokemon found in honey trees in Sinnoh that survived to Galar.
Pokemon: Cherrim Ability Being Modified: Honey Gather Stats: 75/60/70/100/70/100 Stat Changes: +5/±0/±0/+13/-8/+15 New Moves: Fire Blast, Teleport, Blaze Kick
Cherrim @ Choice Specs
Ability: Honey Gather
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Speed / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Teleport
- Fire Blast
- Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
The other pokemon found in honey trees in Sinnoh that survived to Galar.
Pokemon: Calyrex Ability Being Modified: Ball Fetch Stats: 110/65/80/95/80/95 Stat Changes: +10/-15/±0/+15/±0/+15 New Moves: Nasty Plot, Mystical Fire, Dazzling Gleam
Yeah Calyrex still sucks and will continue to suck. It sucks so much it actively tries to gather balls to suck on. Yes that is the justification for the ability, that Calyrex sucks balls. Oh yeah and it kinda looks like a dog and has a bead necklace and you know beads are similar to balls.
Pokemon: Stoutland Ability Being Modified: Ball Fetch Stats: 85/115/100/30/100/95 Stat Changes: ±0/±0/+10/-15/+10/+15 New Moves: Body Slam, Earthquake, Swords Dance
Stoutland
Ability: Ball Fetch
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Speed / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Body Slam
- Swords Dance
- Play Rough
- Earthquake
It's a giant dog.
Pokemon: Passimian Ability Being Modified: Ball Fetch Stats: 105/125/90/40/60/95 Stat Changes: ±0/±0/±0/±0/±0/±0 New Moves: Court Change
Pokemon: Primarina Ability Being Modified: Ball Fetch Stats: 80/74/74/126/126/60 Stat Changes: ±0/±0/±0/±0/+10/±0 New Moves: Wish
Primarina Heavy Duty Boots
Ability: Ball Fetch
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 SpA
Calm Nature
- Wish
- Flip Turn
- Scald
- Protect
It's a sea lion and well trained sea lions balance balls on their noses. Look it's a stronger connection than Calyrex and dramps was fine with that so.
Pokemon: Munchlax Ability Being Modified: Slow Start Stats: 145/85/44/40/100/1 Stat Changes: +10/±0/+4/±0/+15/-4 New Moves: Slack Off, Seismic Toss, Teleport
Munchlax @ Eviolite
Ability: Honey Gather
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Slack Off
- Teleport
- Seismic Toss
- Toxic
I did this solely because Munchlax being the slowest pokemon, proceeding to make it slower by reducing its stats, and then making it even slower with slow start is just fucking funny to me.
Pokemon: Regigigas Ability Being Modified: Slow Start Stats: The exact same as before Stat Changes: There are none New Moves: Close Combat, Recover
Regigigas @ Leftovers
Ability: Slow Start
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Attack / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Body Slam
- Recover
- Zen Headbutt
- Close Combat
The progenitor.
Pokemon: Slowpoke Ability Being Modified: Slow Start Stats: 100/65/80/40/64/1 Stat Changes: +10/±0/+15/±0/+14/-14 New Moves:
This is just the same thing as slowpoke, but bri'ish OY GOVNAH! GOD SAVE THE QUEEN AND ALL THAT GOOD BLOODY FUN EH, CHAP.
Pokemon: Lickilicky Ability Being Modified: Defeatist Stats: 120/80/105/80/105/50 Stat Changes: +10/-5/+10/±0/±10/±0 New Moves: Recover, Defog, Teleport
Lickilicky @ Heavy Duty Boots
Ability: Literally any ability except defeatist
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Teleport
- Body Press
- Defog
- Toxic
Lickilicky is something that has no reason to be alive. If you can look at this pink abomination and genuinely say that it doesn't expect failure in its life you are lying to yourself. The fact that it exists at all is a failure because it is the sheer and utter embodiment of the concept of failure. That is why it gets defeatist, because it knows that by evolving from a lickitung it has failed and will continue to fail.
Pokemon: Inteleon Ability Being Modified: Defeatist Stats: 70/100/65/125/65/130 Stat Changes: ±0/+15/±0/±0/±0/+10 New Moves: Focus Blast, Energy Ball
Becoming the butt of so many jokes, Inteleon simply decided it would be better to give up than keep trying. Now when it is forced to battle it barely tries anymore, leading it to being mocked even more as the cycle continues.
Pokemon: Stonjourner Ability Being Modified: Defeatist Stats: 110/140/120/20/35/85 Stat Changes: +10/±15/-15/±0/±0/+15 New Moves: Close Combat
Stonjourner @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defeatist
EVs: 252 Attack / 252 Speed / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Stone Edge
- Heat Crash
- Close Combat
- Heavy Slam
Stonjourner looked at itself, it realized that people didn't like how it looked. They viewed it as simple, crude, and garish. Stonjourner lost its power and in its place was a different fighting style. It knew it wasn't sturdy and it knew that the power it was using was going to waste. Stonjourner decided that if it was going to fall in battle it needed to be faster and hit harder. Yet as it trained to do so it lost its defensive nature. Now it enters the face of battle, swifter than ever, yet once it goes down to half health those weakened defenses show as it realizes that it will be defeated yet again ... but at least it put up a better fight.
Pokemon: Eiscue-Noice Ability Being Modified: Defeatist Stats: 75/90/60/85/60/130 Stat Changes: ±0/+10/-10/+15/+10/±0 New Moves: Close Combat, Nasty Plot
Ability: Receiver
New Effect: If this Pokemon KOs another Pokemon with its attack, it gains their ability, this ability will be active immediately. Does not work on Pokemon with the ability Zen Mode, Schooling, Ice Face, or other form-changing abilities.
Competitive Reasoning: It gives Passimian a form of Trace that rewards it getting a KO. If it traces an ability like Beast Boost, Competitive, or Intimidate, the ability will immediately provide the stat buff/debuff, giving it an advantage over Trace.
Thematic Reasoning: It still fits the idea of Receiver, and the immediate activation gives it a cool scene similar to a Pokemon's form change.
Ability: Torrent/Overgrowth/Blaze
New Effect: The Pokemon with these abilities get a constant 10% boost to their water/grass/fire moves (Each according to their respective ability). When the ability is fully active because the Pokemon has low HP, the 10% boost will not take effect and be overridden by the normal effect of the ability.
Competitive Reasoning: This gives Starter Pokemon another thing that is unique to them, and gives Starter Pokemon that have a situational (or sometimes almost useless) HA like Swampert and Blastoise a small buff and a reason to use them. It also means mons like Venusaur are slightly more viable without having Sun.
Thematic Reasoning: The new effect still stays true to the nature of the ability, and the buff when the mon is low still means something.
Ability: Receiver
New Effect: If this Pokemon KOs another Pokemon with its attack, it gains their ability, this ability will be active immediately. Does not work on Pokemon with the ability Zen Mode, Schooling, Ice Face, or other form-changing abilities.
Competitive Reasoning: It gives Passimian a form of Trace that rewards it getting a KO. If it traces an ability like Beast Boost, Competitive, or Intimidate, the ability will immediately provide the stat buff/debuff, giving it an advantage over Trace.
Thematic Reasoning: It still fits the idea of Receiver, and the immediate activation gives it a cool scene similar to a Pokemon's form change.
Ability: Torrent/Overgrowth/Blaze
New Effect: The Pokemon with these abilities get a constant 10% boost to their water/grass/fire moves (Each according to their respective ability). When the ability is fully active because the Pokemon has low HP, the 10% boost will not take effect and be overridden by the normal effect of the ability.
Competitive Reasoning: This gives Starter Pokemon another thing that is unique to them, and gives Starter Pokemon that have a situational (or sometimes almost useless) HA like Swampert and Blastoise a small buff and a reason to use them. It also means mons like Venusaur are slightly more viable without having Sun.
Thematic Reasoning: The new effect still stays true to the nature of the ability, and the buff when the mon is low still means something.
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