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In "fairness" to Go, they seem to just kind of haphazardly rotate the Legendaries on Raids and the Swords are a good filler set since they're useful in PvE and PvP content without being top of their class for their main type (Fighting). Keldeo by itself wouldn't be egregious since this season is...

Similar vein, it feels odd considering Volcanion doesn't seem to have any particular mechanic beyond its basic form next to the other two. There's actually a surprising amount of Legendary representation considering Z-A's Dex size, which makes the fact it doesn't get anything special vs two...

Okay this is just not getting what my point is (I don't assume strawmanning or bad faith, but this is not at all what my sentiment was). My point is NOT "this strategy is one you lose to more often therefore it is bad design" Knowing a gym's type is not the same category or level of inference...

Calling Evasion strategies "standard," "Legitimate," or "difficult" even in an in-game context is asinine even facetiously. Any boss that implements these strategies, however (In)effectively is an admission by the game designers that they made this battle 10 minutes before clocking out for the...

This question to me also depends if we mean as a whole or specifically the game incarnations. In the various Manga there tends to be a sort of "top dog" among the Gym Leaders like Erika for Kanto, Winona for Hoenn, and I know in at least one DP manga that role for Sinnoh was Byron. Plus, his Dan...

Finding more and more that Dual Screen + Double Debuff Grimmsnarl is my preferred support. Dragapult does nothing besides damage and the attackers need to ramp up before they can self-sustain for "neutral stat" damage. My approach has been to throw 1 or both Screens (depending on what the other...

Not sure about Stellar honestly. The lack of same-Type Tera stack means you take forever to break the Shield, and Draining Kiss is hard pressed to do it in 16 PP since you can barely tank to fit Nasty Plot uses in. I'd stick to Fairy, since by the time you Tera you should be outdamaging Shadow...

The info about Z Mega Evolution posted for Lucario Z sounds like the main distinction is playing with a shorter duration and shorter move cast times/cooldowns, so I don't expect they're going to be THAT distinct from the original Megas that they change typing. I'd be curious what changes if...

I am of the opinion they allow all 3 evolutions to become Hydrapple as a 3rd stage, but with mild movepool variations based on the 2nd stage it evolved from (stat and abilities could be neat but that's assuming forms are on the table ala Lycanroc or OT Rockruff). Like, Hydrapple in Singles gets...

(I wrote this post Friday but it failed to post due to an internet outage. Pardon any retreaded talk like Starter distribution) Focus Blast has always felt like the most "for gameplay" move of the prominent lot to me, given how long it spent as a TM exclusive and remains a near-exclusive move...

If Skill Swap proves necessary, you could forgo Competitive for Frisk to pass it to Dragapult for Intimidate AI maybe. Another thing depending on coverage/move type is Tinkaton's Mold Breaker can allow it to debuff with Skitter Smack through Shield and Clear Body. Immunity to Dragon while...

Honestly I think the even simpler solution available was to make the debt something less liquid in-game. Like what if instead of Taunie/Urbain directly borrowing 100k (I'm not clear how that theoretically plays into them trying to improve their Phone-Reel ads), their antics interfered with Rust...

Annihilape also works well online as long as your lobby isn't quick-dying teammates. It's self-sufficient and survivable, so the main concern is they don't eat the Clock. I'm running RF/Focus Energy/Screech, not sure if there's a better 4th move option available.

I'm on level 73, my hardest task is finding Max Moves I want to upgrade, even if willing to burn the Particles. The others happen without much hassle. I just swapped to an excited 1 KM buddy like Magikarp once the Candy Task was the only one I had left to do. Level 73 has a task to walk 200km...

Being correct about Ogerpon-W remaining OU doesn't suddenly make the unban campaigns or desire to suspect Alomomola and Ting-Lu any less absurd. One relatively-green player making a fearful proposal doesn't have any effect on how agreeable your own controversial ones are. More than just...

When I said continued presence, I was referring to the fact nothing's been done with it that doesn't feel like trying to redo the Lucario pattern (throw the SM anime appearance on the pile where it's just some dude's partner Pokemon), something there's already a precedent for trying at with...

Reposting this rant I had about Zeraora in another thread, goes to the ZA General Discussion so potential spoiler warnings for that game if you follow it.

Are we still trying to make Zeraora a thing? I have been ambivalent to this thing since Gen 7 and its continued presence as the equivalent of an Industry Plant has only embittered me to it more over time. I can't stand its design, its stat line is both boring and ineffective (wow, a glassy...

The existence of Gigantamax for NFE Pokemon (both at the time and retroactive in Duraludon's case) already kind of sets a fine enough precedent for "new evolution, it just doesn't use the mechanic" Technically the Megas would still be "stronger" Super Modes if that's a concern, unless the one...