Shadestep
volition immanent
Welcome to the NU Theorymon project!
Much of this OP is taken from bb skarm 's version of the thread
Here, we will be discussing potential buffs (a new ability, a new move, or a new typing) on a Pokemon, and how it will positively impact its niche in the NU metagame.
The system will go as following: There will be a slate of 4-5 Pokemon that have been submitted from different users and handpicked by myself (except for the first slate, which are my own picks to get the project started). We will then discuss these "theorymons" for about 2-3 days, and then a voting period will commence, which last 4-5 days. It's dat boi. After this period, the winning Pokemon will be put into our archive.
You may submit theorymons any time you want, but please try to keep it at a maximum of 1-2 submissions per post. When submitting a theorymon, please don't make it mindless like Aerilate Swellow. Make it actually be logical, and give it an actual use.
You can play NU Theorymons matches at any time on Quite Quiet's sever at http://numetas-quitequiet.rhcloud.com-80.psim.us/. Simply build your team by manually overriding the appropriate moves / abilities etc of your Pokemon and challenge your opponent to the appropriate format. There's a metagame with only the winners as well as a metagame with all of the slate entries!
When discussing the slates, here is what you want to be looking at:
- How will this buff positively impact the Pokemon?
- How will this buff impact the entire NU Metagame?
- Is this buff outclassed by other Pokemon?
- Can this Pokemon now take on different roles?
- Don’t suggest changes that make or may make a Pokemon broken
- Only theorymon ideas that bring positives to the NU metagame and have useful implications will be picked, which means no Huge Power on random Pokemon and other similar buffs.
- You can only add a secondary typing to Pokemon of one type, or change the second type of a dual-typed Pokemon.
- Those changes should at the very least not contradict flavor. They don’t have to fit a Pokemon’s flavor perfectly, but don’t suggest a secondary Fire-type for Grass-types for example.
Week 1 winners
1. Arbok + Dark-type
2. Mantine + Roost
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Week 2 winners
1. Sliggoo + Dragon Tail
2. Claydol + Recover
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Week 3 winners
1. Skuntank + Guts
2. Regirock + Solid Rock
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Week 4 winners
1. Rotom-fan + Roost
2. Poliwrath + Close Combat & Drain Punch
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Week 5 winners
1. Piloswine + Slack Off
2. Primeape + Knock Off
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Week 6 winners
1. Haunter + Nasty Plot
2. Floatzel + Analytic
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Week 7 winners
1. Sandslash + Mold Breaker
2. Lapras + Regenerator
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Week 8 winners
1. Ampharos + Tail Glow
2. Klinklang + Earthquake
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Week 9 winners
1. Articuno + Gale Wings (BANNED)
2. Vileplume + Toxic Spikes + Spore
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Week 10 winners
1. Lanturn + Wish
2. Dodrio + Reckless
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Week 11 winners
1. Pinsir + Fighting-type
2. Lapras + Lightning Rod
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Week 12 winners
1. Stunfisk + Volt Switch
2. Marowak + Sucker Punch
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Week 13 winners
1. Combusken + Close Combat
2. Samurott + Calm Mind
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Week 14 winners
1. Scyther + Superpower
2. Garbodor + Slack Off
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Week 15 winners
1. Torterra + Thick Fat
2. Mr. Mime + Moonblast
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Week 16 winners
1. Pyroar + Base 109 Atk + Flare Blitz
2. Mismagius + Fairy-type
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Week 17 winners
1. Probopass + Levitate
2. Wigglytuff + Prankster
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Week 18 winners
1. Noctowl + Boomburst
2. Luxray + Dark-type + Strong Jaw
3. Phione + Eviolite
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Week 19 winners
1. Electivire + Bolt Strike
2. Sandslash + Dark-type
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Week 20 winners
1. Whiscash + Simple
2. Armaldo + Skill Link + Pin Missile
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Week 21 winners
1. Torterra + Shell Smash
2. Rapidash + Base 115 Speed
3. Rotom-Frost + Ice Beam
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Week 22 winners
1. Meganium + Fairy-type + Unaware + Play Rough + Moonblast
2. Altaria + Dragon/Fairy type
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Week 23 winners
1. Trevenant + Shadow Sneak
2. Vanilluxe + Ice/Poison type + Sludge Bomb + Poison Jab
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Week 24 winners
1. Sudowoodo + Grass/Rock type + Head Smash
2. Bouffalant + Normal/Ground type
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1. Arbok + Dark-type
2. Mantine + Roost
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Week 2 winners
1. Sliggoo + Dragon Tail
2. Claydol + Recover
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Week 3 winners
1. Skuntank + Guts
2. Regirock + Solid Rock
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Week 4 winners
1. Rotom-fan + Roost
2. Poliwrath + Close Combat & Drain Punch
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Week 5 winners
1. Piloswine + Slack Off
2. Primeape + Knock Off
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Week 6 winners
1. Haunter + Nasty Plot
2. Floatzel + Analytic
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Week 7 winners
1. Sandslash + Mold Breaker
2. Lapras + Regenerator
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Week 8 winners
1. Ampharos + Tail Glow
2. Klinklang + Earthquake
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Week 9 winners
2. Vileplume + Toxic Spikes + Spore
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Week 10 winners
1. Lanturn + Wish
2. Dodrio + Reckless
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Week 11 winners
1. Pinsir + Fighting-type
2. Lapras + Lightning Rod
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Week 12 winners
1. Stunfisk + Volt Switch
2. Marowak + Sucker Punch
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Week 13 winners
1. Combusken + Close Combat
2. Samurott + Calm Mind
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Week 14 winners
1. Scyther + Superpower
2. Garbodor + Slack Off
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Week 15 winners
1. Torterra + Thick Fat
2. Mr. Mime + Moonblast
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Week 16 winners
1. Pyroar + Base 109 Atk + Flare Blitz
2. Mismagius + Fairy-type
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Week 17 winners
1. Probopass + Levitate
2. Wigglytuff + Prankster
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Week 18 winners
1. Noctowl + Boomburst
2. Luxray + Dark-type + Strong Jaw
3. Phione + Eviolite
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Week 19 winners
1. Electivire + Bolt Strike
2. Sandslash + Dark-type
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Week 20 winners
1. Whiscash + Simple
2. Armaldo + Skill Link + Pin Missile
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Week 21 winners
1. Torterra + Shell Smash
2. Rapidash + Base 115 Speed
3. Rotom-Frost + Ice Beam
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Week 22 winners
1. Meganium + Fairy-type + Unaware + Play Rough + Moonblast
2. Altaria + Dragon/Fairy type
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Week 23 winners
1. Trevenant + Shadow Sneak
2. Vanilluxe + Ice/Poison type + Sludge Bomb + Poison Jab
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Week 24 winners
1. Sudowoodo + Grass/Rock type + Head Smash
2. Bouffalant + Normal/Ground type
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Here are some sample teams that may / may not be good. Feel free to discuss them in the thread and suggest changes as the metagame progresses:
Noctowl @ Life Orb
Ability: Tinted Lens
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Boomburst
- Shadow Ball
- Agility
- Roost
Piloswine @ Eviolite
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 220 HP / 252 Atk / 36 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Icicle Crash
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
Primeape @ Choice Band
Ability: Vital Spirit / Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge
- U-turn
Skuntank @ Black Sludge
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 112 SpD / 144 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Poison Jab
- Pursuit
- Taunt
Hitmonchan @ Assault Vest
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 124 HP / 252 Atk / 132 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Ice Punch
- Mach Punch
- Rapid Spin
Jynx @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Dry Skin
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Ice Beam
- Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Lovely Kiss
Ability: Tinted Lens
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Boomburst
- Shadow Ball
- Agility
- Roost
Piloswine @ Eviolite
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 220 HP / 252 Atk / 36 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Icicle Crash
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
Primeape @ Choice Band
Ability: Vital Spirit / Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge
- U-turn
Skuntank @ Black Sludge
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 112 SpD / 144 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Poison Jab
- Pursuit
- Taunt
Hitmonchan @ Assault Vest
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 124 HP / 252 Atk / 132 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Ice Punch
- Mach Punch
- Rapid Spin
Jynx @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Dry Skin
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Ice Beam
- Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Lovely Kiss
Phione @ Eviolite
Ability: Hydration
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rain Dance
- Scald
- Toxic
- Rest
Probopass @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Power Gem
- Volt Switch
Claydol @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Earth Power
- Rapid Spin
- Psychic
- Recover
Ferroseed @ Eviolite
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP / 148 Def / 112 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Gyro Ball
- Protect
Arbok @ Black Glasses
Ability: Unnerve
EVs: 132 HP / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Gunk Shot
- Pursuit
- Coil
Wigglytuff @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 Def / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Wish
- Protect
- Disable
- Dazzling Gleam
Ability: Hydration
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rain Dance
- Scald
- Toxic
- Rest
Probopass @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Power Gem
- Volt Switch
Claydol @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Earth Power
- Rapid Spin
- Psychic
- Recover
Ferroseed @ Eviolite
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP / 148 Def / 112 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Gyro Ball
- Protect
Arbok @ Black Glasses
Ability: Unnerve
EVs: 132 HP / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Gunk Shot
- Pursuit
- Coil
Wigglytuff @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 Def / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Wish
- Protect
- Disable
- Dazzling Gleam
Whiscash @ Life Orb
Ability: Simple
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
Vileplume @ Black Sludge
Ability: Effect Spore
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Spore
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Moonlight
Miltank @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 240 HP / 168 Def / 80 SpD / 20 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Body Slam
- Milk Drink
- Heal Bell
Pyroar @ Life Orb
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Fire Blast
- Hyper Voice
- Return
- Will-O-Wisp
Jynx @ Leftovers
Ability: Dry Skin
EVs: 8 HP / 248 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Nasty Plot
- Ice Beam
- Psyshock
Skuntank @ Black Sludge
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 108 SpD / 148 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Poison Jab
- Pursuit
- Defog
Ability: Simple
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
Vileplume @ Black Sludge
Ability: Effect Spore
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Spore
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Moonlight
Miltank @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 240 HP / 168 Def / 80 SpD / 20 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Body Slam
- Milk Drink
- Heal Bell
Pyroar @ Life Orb
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Fire Blast
- Hyper Voice
- Return
- Will-O-Wisp
Jynx @ Leftovers
Ability: Dry Skin
EVs: 8 HP / 248 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Nasty Plot
- Ice Beam
- Psyshock
Skuntank @ Black Sludge
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 108 SpD / 148 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Poison Jab
- Pursuit
- Defog
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