THE ULTIMATE POKEYMANZ THREAD, OKAY. Options

[Rhiannon]

EDIT: For Pokemon Showdown replays/discussion, use this thread.

Seriously, we have too many Pokemon threads. Let's try to keep Pokemon discussion to this thread.

What is your favorite Pokemon, why, etc. TELL ME.

This post has been edited by Rhiannon: Dec 15 2016, 04:35 PM

[Xephyr]

Yes, can we run this Shaymin thing by me again? I mean, I already have one, but I simply must get a special event one.

And Yuka, I KNOW it's not hard to set up. But a lot of Pokemon that need Trick Room can't learn it. Metagross can't, for example. But it seems all the Pokemon that don't need it can learn it. Gengar, a very fast Pokemon, can. The Pokemon that don't need it are only effective with it in a Double Battle. In a Single Battle, you must make the Pokemon use Trick Room, leaving it open to attack, then switch it out, leaving your next Pokemon vulnerable to yet another attack. That's why I don't like it that much. If Trick Room were an ability, it'd be cool. But it is a move, which is not bad in and of itself, it is bad because most of those who need it cannot learn it. Torterra offsets its poor Speed anyway because of its high Defense and Special Defense, but Pokemon such as Rhyperior are at slightly higher risk, as Rhyperior has a relatively bad Special Defense (plus, most of the types it is weak to have a mojority of special moves...), and Pokemon such as Pachirisu have only their Speed for help. Using Trick Room against a Pachirisu would mean certain death for it. But as there are powerful slow Pokemon, their are powerful fast ones, too. Scyther, Electrode, Gengar, and Garchomp all come to mind. I usually prefer Pokemon with average Speed and more well-balanced Stats. My Blaziken and Milotic are always in my team, and they have average Speed. However, the rest of their Stats are good and well-rounded. My Scizor has okay Speed, but its Attack is through the roof and besides its poor Special Attack (Which Scizor doesn't need anyways), it has great Defense and Special Defense. So it is not necessary to use Trick Room at all if you pick Pokemon accordingly.