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>your favorite pokemon has a crippling flaw that keeps it from being even remotely good
>it probably won't get buffed in SM

what's its name /vp/?
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Mightyena
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Everything.
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>>26087877
>a crippling flaw
More like multiple crippling flaws, save one; it's cute.
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>>26087877

I just want a member of my team that's both cute and powerful, yet Raichu is shit.

And I know that people want him to get a Mega, but I don't want that. I like it the way it is.
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Im not a competitive shitter
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Scyther is ruined by Scizor's existence, and it's the worst feeling.
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>>26087926
>Game Freak being too lazy to just revise the BSTs of weak popular mons
It hurts, I want to use Raichu so bad.
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>>26087960
It got a speed boost. Enjoy living in Pikachu's shadow forever ;_;7
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Magikarp.

competitiveness for Pokémon?
Lol.
I don't play Pokémon for competitiveness.

I play for It's lore.
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>>26087946
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>>26087877
>Horrible Attack
>Mediocre Special Attack
>Outclassed by two other 'mons with the same typing.

Why, oh why did they make Goodra the pseudo legendary and not you.
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>dies to any special move
>useless abilities
>mediocre moveset

If they just fixed one of these I'd be happy enough.
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>>26087995
>why it has managed to survive
>why
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>>26088035
>not using sturdy + mirror coat

apply yourself my nugga
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>>26087877
sneasel

skarmory
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>>26088035
Good taste, anon
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>>26088035
>sturdy
>useless
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>>26087926
I've used Focus Sash Timid Raichu on Battle Institute on AS, and I can't tell you it is really useful after a Nasty Plot, but I haven't used it against real people. I think it is its only flaw besides being very frail.

The moveset:
-Thunderbolt
-Grass Knot
-Nasty Plot
-Focus Blast
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>>26088052

Just had the mental image of Oak Screaming at a tank full of Magikarp.
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>>26087926
>>26087960
i-it's good in doubles guys!
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Mega garchomp. Make it better then regualar chomp and don't cut his speed. Mega chomp ia crap nowAlso normal garchomp needs something so it has more chance of a team spot in VGC over landorus.
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I won't lose the hope it being buffed on SM. If a random Pokémon was buffed (Crawdaunt, Bisharp), and given a mega (Mawile, Absol, Kangaskhan, Lopunny, Beedrill) then anything is possible.
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>pic related
I loved Archeops and the line the first day I saw it, only to be disappointed it had the most crippling ability in the game.

I understand GF can't make every Pokémon good, but they could've at least put early bird or something on it.
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Hypno's been my bro for years but he sucks
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I just wanted a snail.
Goodra is the biggest wasted potential I've seen yet in design and viability.

I still trained one.
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Would you consider miltank underpowered?
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while not my absolute favorite, maractus is towards the top of my list, yet like many other pokemon I like it seems to best fill the fantastic role of "suicide lead"
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>>26089412
By OU standard yes, but if it got Fairy typing and a couple of moves it could easily be a top tier OU Pokemon, it has good stats, just poor typing.
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Original moth
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She's not at all underpowered, but I need to ask, how many people would become actually good if Stealth Rocks were removed.
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liligant. she just doesn't have any coverage moves.
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>>26089531
PLEASE GF
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>Great HP
>Shit defenses
Stop doing this Game Freak
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>>26089552
I'd say bravest bird is now her biggest problem.
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>>26089552
>She
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Suffers from being mono Psychic and being so frail. If it was bulky it could be pretty awesome.
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Stats are abysmal at best.....
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>>26087877
Flareon...
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>>26088756
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>>26089629
what do you expect from a pokemon whose selling gimmick is literally "has 70 fucking evolutions"?
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>>26089672
At least some level of decency :/ I've honestly found a use on my main game team for an Eevee or an EVlution since RBY, but they're just so mediocre
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>Houndoom
>Base form a shit
>Mega crippled with shit ability

At least there's still hope for Muk and Arbok.
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Gen 1 stat spread
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>>26087877
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Too broken in Gen V meta
Too outclassed in Gen VI meta
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>>26087877
Delibro
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>>26089572
Think about it, a Bulky fairy with 100 base speed, since it was already normal type, and because GF would change it, its movepool will still have the breadth Normal pokemon have, all while having a great typing and access to recovery.
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>Tfw your bro got shafted by the advent of Fairy-type.

I didn't mind dragons being knocked down a peg, even if the problem was more due to there being a larger number of powerful dragons than a problem inherent in the type. But not like this man. Not like this.
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>insert any Pokemon here with a 4x weakness to fire, ground, or fighting
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>>26089829
>Ferrothorn
>Heatran
>Scizor
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>>26087877
>your favorite pokemon has a crippling flaw that was created on purpose by the developers
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so close to being good it hurts
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Regigigas. Nuff said.
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>>26087926
>>26088150
>>26088447
>>26089542
>>26089706
>>26089720
gen 1 pokemon at least have some chance to be noticed by GF
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Wigglytuff will never be good. Cousin Clefable gets all of the good stuff.
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>>26089657
my bro
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>he still doesn't have DD
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>>26087926
>>26087960
Raichu is really damn good in VGC. Very fast Fake Out, Faint and Encore support, Lightning Rod to protect anything weak to electric attacks or Thunder Wave, Zap Plate Volt Tackle OHKOs most Kyogre builds, etc.
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>>26089412
Miltank can be a real beast in OU simply because most people dont realise how usful it can be. Sap sipper is objectivly is best gimmick, but get a few curses off and it becomes a real threat, especially with acess to heal beal and milkdrink
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>>26087877
it's just shit and it can never get better.
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Every night I dream of a Mega Illumise that becomes a Bug/Fairy type, with better stats and a better move pool, so it could finally break free from the shackles of it's male shitmon counterpart...

Alas, it will continue being just that: A dream.
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>>26090651
Maybe one day, fellow chanbro.
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>>26087877
>your favorite Pokemon has a multitude of crippling flaws
>it's still top-tier
To be a Tyranitar fan is to know love.
>>26088756
>only to be disappointed it had the most crippling ability in the game
That's not Truant or Slow Start.
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>most interesting fire fighter battle-wise
>it's shit
It's not fair.
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>>26090651
>can never get better
Easy.
Mega Hitmonchan, +40 Atk/+60 Spe
Bob and Weave: This Pokémon's Evasion is increased by one stage whenever it makes contact with a foe.
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>>26088756
>most crippling ability in the game.
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>>26088756
>>26089663

They must have really wanted us to use rock squirtle.
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so much potential too
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>>26088052
>why

No one knows
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>>26090662

Volbeat > Illumise
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>>26091384
Nice shit opinions
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>>26089955
Slaking I understand because it's stronger than most box Legendaries.
But why Archeops? It's frail, has a shit movepool and a bunch of weaknesses...
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>>26087924
My nigga.
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>No Mega Tropius
>Magcargo will never be good
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>>26091845
>many mon picture
>there's a shiny
Love this shit
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>>26090754
I feel you
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>>26089760
>>26089983
>>26090805
THE PAIN IS REAL
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>>26089881
You know how to read. Congratulations.
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>>26090123
>>26090782
I don't even know why I like Regigigas. It's honestly hideous and I have no particular love for Normal types or legendaries. But I still like it and try my best to fuck people up with him and his coffin buddy.
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>>26088014
Don't worry bro, it's still one of the fastest dragons and is actually a good sweeper with choice specs or a life orb in UU.
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>>26092488
>UU
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>>26088035
is this even a pokemon?
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>>26089825
I know your pain.
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>>26090503
>Thinking Garchomp needs a buff
kys
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>Great stats
>Great typing
>Can fulfill both offensive and defensive roles
>Cynthia is the best NPC and Champion in the games and owns him as her ace Pokemon
>Good in literally all formats
>Even when the power-creep seemed to finally catch up to him he still managed to rise to number 1 in usage stats in Smogon

Feels good man. I really feel pity for you people who don't know this feel.

A flaw? I guess his Mega is pretty shitty. He won't ever get a chance to become even better than he already is. Fuck you for that Gamefreak unless he gets DD someday.
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its no longer gen 5.
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>>26087877
Why must you have a 4x fire weakness
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>>26092634
>beveling ferrothorn isn't remotely good
anything that has a place on OU:The Team des not belong in this thread.
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>>26092671
What about this then. Why can't it have more physical attack to take advantage of Sap Sipper. Also it can't take a physical hit at all.

I do love how it recks special fairies though especially when assultvested
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>>26090760
Into AG it goes
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>>26091850
I want to believe
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>>26092694
you have shit tastes in favorite pokemon but i do believe that for a pseudo legendary goodra is pretty poor competitively
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>>26092710
I do like mega-rayquayquay but too bad he is AG
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>>26090760
Try to make it better without breaking the game.
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it feels like it's meant to be a bulky mon but beyond a 140 sp it's stats are worthless and even if it had better stats it be reckted by any electric attack.
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>>26087877
>nerfed weather
>makes his mega dependent
life isn't fair OP
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>Supposed to be bulky with 60 base HP
>Lacks sp.def when weak to water and grass
>Needs to hold a specific item to do damage
>No speed
>Shit tier signature moves
>Meh tier coverage

Why this
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>>26092766
Fucking forgot the pic
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>>26092605
>I like it because its disgustingly OP

I bet you're a heatran apologist too
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>>26092763
He's literally fine, quit whining.
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>absurdly high offensive prowess
>even when scarfed is too slow on top of being ridiculously frail to utilize any of it
*sigh*
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>>26087877
articuno
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>>26092626

I know it my heart that it will get a Mega and rise again.
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>>26093102
Trick room exists for a reason
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>>26092763
He's actually the second best Swift Swimmer in doubles and frequently featured in many succesful rain teams. He's fine as it is.
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>>26087877
>Garchomp
>still no dragon dance

I literally cry myself asleep every night thinking about this.
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>>26089706
Machamp's stats are good, it's just completely outclassed by Conkeldurr because of it's moveset. For a Pokemon who can punch 5000 times a second, it doesn't even get fucking Mach Punch.
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>Must come in on a resisted move or a tank
>A light breeze would kill it
Still fun 2 shotting Scizors and Forretress with resisted Boombursts who think they have free switch in.
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>>26095818
Fuck
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>>26092417
he inserted 3 pokemon with 4x weaknesses to what you said idiot
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>Bad ability
>Even more stupid HA
>It's an eevee, so movepool is shit
End this suffer
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tfw when many gen 5 powerhouses are nerfed hard and will never see the light again because of gen 6 pandering
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>lackluster spdef
>4x water weakness
>4x grass weakness
just ohko me up special attacker senpai
t.rhydon
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>>26095696
Machamp's stats are pretty good compared to other gen1mons but his bulk, which used to be respectable-borderline-just-workable is now frail in today's standards. The 65 sp attack could have been redistributed to HP at least

And it's stupid how as the Superpower pokemon he couldn't even learn it in the gen the move debuted and until now it learns it as move tutor but his rival Conkeldurr learns it by level up

But i guess others had it worse
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>>26095650
>outclassed at the thing it was designed for in its very first game
That's pathetic and you know it
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>>26087877
Farfetch'd.
No evos.
One could be a samurai, the other could be a soldier.
The samurai is achieved through training with a now nearly extinct plant, while the soldier is a newly dicovered evolution.
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>>26088441
>>26090662
Wait til Light-Type
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>>26087877
How's my Torkoal/Heatmor fix?
White Smoke now prevents self-inflicted stat drops.
Heatmor's stats are now 85/105/75/105/75/65.
Torkoal's stats are now 80/85/140/85/100/20.
Make sure they both have Super Power and Overheat.
Torkoal also has Shell Smash.
Would Heatmor be good in RU? Torkoal in UU?
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Its entire gimmick is double battles, but it sucks there, too.
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>>26087926
60+10
90
55+20
90
80
110
Now works with Lightball.
How is it?
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I'm not sure if Bisharp is good, but I want a mega for it so bad.
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>>26089760
Now has 150~ speed because Santa goes around the world in one night.
Present now gifts the user's item onto the target without using the user's version.
Now has new hidden ability: List
List will make any Pokemon attempting to directly attack it on its first turn out flinch. Still affected by hazards and status, and doubles partners still can get hit, but Delibird is can't be hurt.
It's amazing in doubles now, right?
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Machamp

It's crippling flaw is that Conkeldurr exists.
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>>26090662
It and Volbeat need an evo or two.
Electric/Bug or Fire/Bug, or both.
Maybe a baby, too.
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>>26096542
>Conkeldur looks awful
>Its whole line was a Machop rip-off
>Its better than Machamp
JUST
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you guys don't know my pain
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>>26092426
>It's honestly hideous
No it's not.
It looks cool.
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>>26096404
>outclassed
By what?
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>>26092779
>>26092766
60+25
80+10
110+10
50+10
80+15
45+5
Thick Club now multiplies all attack damage by 1.5 and can stack with a critical hit or other damage modifiers.
Bone Club now does 95 damage, has 100 accuracy, and hits Pokemon otherwise immune to ground type. No extra flinch chance.
Bonemerang now does 40 damage, has 100 accuracy, hits Pokemon normally immune to Ground, and will recover the Thick Club if it has been lost, but will only hit once.
Bone Rush now has 100 accuracy, and each hit has a 20% chance to start a sandstorm.
Is it good?
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>>26090754
>New signature move that doubles weight and increases both defences
Along with Heat Crash (and maybe an item/ability that doubles its weight), would this all improve it enough to raise a tier?
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>>26096393
Tbh I like Conkeldurr alot more than Machamp. I never got to use him in gen 1 since I didn't have anyone to trade with.
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Fixing Beheeyem
HP: 75 +10
Attack: 75
Defense: 75 +10
Sp.Atk: 125
Sp.Def: 95
Speed: 40
Total: 505
New signature ability: Probe
Any probed opponents will have the last move they used be forgotten(disabled) on Beheeyem's switch in. This lasts for the rest of the battle.
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Evolution for Stantler
Gets huge, starts looking like Monster Point Chopper, but is still on four legs. Super detailed antlers, psychic power ripples out of the balls in the center.
Keeps Intimidate. Becomes Psychic/Dark
78/140/82/85/80/40 =505
Gets some physical moves.
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>>26090651
JUST
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>>26096534
It's amazing.
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never ever
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>>26097152
It's great. Foul play for hitting physical attackers hard with no investment. It can wish pass and you can run toxic which goes well with protect/wish or heal bell if you want a cleric set.
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>>26090277
Except even Gamefreak hates Raichu and Sumgimori confirmed
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>>26097172
so foul play\wish\protect\toxic, 252 hp rest split between defences?
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>>26095686
>Implying Garchomp needs buffs.
Is this DD Garchomp a meme or what?
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>>26087946
>mediocre movepool
>terrible typing (even without SR)
>mediocre stat distribution (not fast enough to keep up with a fast meta, attack is nice, but nothing special)
>strongest STAB has 90BP with Technician
>vacuum wave is its only priority

It was never destined to be good, anon. At least it can carry Eviolite nowadays and be quite bulky in lower tiers, as long as you keep rocks off the field.
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>>26097221
depends on your team. You could add Sableye for that +1WoW and go more special defensive on Umbreon.

>>26097321
>implying you don't want best dragon be even better
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>>26089575
It's actually really good with the right set. I recommend:

Curse
Rest
Sleep-talk
Heavy Slam
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>>26089687
Base is really good in RU, and Mega can work in some niche teams in OU and UU.
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>>26087915
Is that REALLY your favorite Pokemon?
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I'm scared of ghosts
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This is the flaw, what is the Pokemon.
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>>26097424
Is it a fire type?
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>>26097443
No.
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>>26097446
Do you like Magikarp and Gyarados ruined the line?
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>>26097321
It's just one retard samefagging
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>>26097466
No.
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>>26097405
Do you have an issue with Anon's based tatse?
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>>26096542
>>26096554
>>26096759
Thing is even though Machamp is my main man through and through, my second fave is Conkeldurr
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It's less a crippling flaw and more that it only has one thing going for it: its movepool.
God, why are its stats so fucking bad?
Even for a 2nd route bug this is sorta sad.
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>>26097488
Pls tell
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>>26097538

Lots of Pokemon with good movepools don't have the stats to back them up.

See: Arbok, Octillery
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>>26097544
Gyarados just does it better, even though it did get it's HA, it isn't enough to rise to the top.
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>>26097400
Please Verlis go and stay go

>>26097538
Why does it have to be so slow? I'd like to use it, but 40 Base Speed isn't really helpful.
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>>26097551
>Octillery fucking outspeeds Ariados
JUST
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Give Pangoro Sucker Punch! Fuck you John Gamefreak!
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>>26097560
At least Feraligatr looks more badass than Gyarados. Also I think a Mega would be better than Gyarados' mega.
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>>26097565
You get priority in Shadow Sneak and Sucker Punch, but no STAB.
It could do with an evo, really.
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>>26097578
Probably, but at the moment, Gyarados is pretty much the only thing holding Feraligatr back.
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It's not fair! It could've been so great
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>>26097574

Kek.
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>>26097172
Great is not the word to describe Umbreon
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>>26097560
Nah, both have their niche
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>>26097593
Stat-wise it's basically subpar for every stat, isn't it?
Not enough bulk to abuse Hydration, not enough Speed or (Special) Attack to sweep...
Hell, it doesn't even get any boosting move other than Stockpile.
In the end it's another one of those pokes that fill no niche.
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>>26097593
>tfw no evo with huge horn
That's all it'd need. Cover the horn in ice, maybe.
Make it a fast attacker.
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>>26097580
It can work as a Sticky Web lead, but it's still easily outclassed in its niche.
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>>26088756
They have ruined its design. In black/white was awesome, now it looks weird
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>>26097621
You're right, Umbreon is awesome.
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>>26097683
In its own tier there's also Leavanny, Kricketune and Masquerain as Sticky Web users.
When your most direct competition is Kricketune you know there's something wrong.
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>>26096637
Great overall, but some ideas are ridiculous.
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Not my absolute favorite Pokemon but one of them. I think the only way to make him even remotely usable in lower tiers is for him to get a powerful STAB move that breaks through Protect/Detect/Endure/King's Shield/Spikey Shield and can hit through substitutes. As a downside you can make it ONLY hit when your opponent does one of those things. Because now he just automatically loses to any of those pre mentioned moves.
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>>26097424
Magikarp
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>>26097578
Massive sea serpent >>>> aligator in terms of "badass" levels
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>>26097829

He needs a Mega that swaps back Truant for Vital Spirit. Throw the +100 points wherever.
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>>26097687
Shut up, one of the best 3D models.
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Electivire
Mamoswine
Machamp
Infernape
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>>26097954
>Mamoswine
You fucking what?
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>>26097886
>Liking 3d archeops
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>>26097578
You best be joking nigger

Feraligatr looks like a kiddie pool toy compared to motherfucking sea serpent thats known for shooting lasers left and right
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>>26087926
I'd like to think the Endeavor Pikachu released a while ago could make a decent Raichu.

@Focus Sash
Max Atk & Speed
Adamant
-Fake Out
-Endeavor
-Quick Attack
-Protect
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i wish a mega would...
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>>26098023
How is this any different from other FEAR-sets, other than using Fake Out?
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>>26087877
Luxray.

Mega Audino
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>>26089983
It just needs Harvest to be better.

Nature Power + Watmel and Harvest actually gives it fire coverage
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>>26087877
but my favorite pokemon is okay
not great, but okay
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>>26087877
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There's only like 4 sets that really work with it. It should have access to a lot more status moves to be truly wonderful, though Ebin Cade is brilliant.
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>>26089552
Volcarona is my bro
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Forget buffing anything. Nerf stelath rocks for my nigga charizard.
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>>26089881
Escavalier
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>>26090805
Protean keckleon isn't that bad
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>>26096542
That will be changed in S&M when Machamp can use No Guard Fissure.
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>>26089552
>how many people
Dunno anon, most of us would still be fat and weak
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>>26098615
Came here to post exactly this. When will /vp/ learn to love our best bro?
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>>26088011
Good luck.
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Zoroark.

Team preview was a mistake.
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Is this not a fix and rate thread?
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>>26089562
>give Lilligant Fairy type
Broblem solved.
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>>26098650
its speed doesn't allow it to take advantage of Protean

if you use Shadow Sneak, you're one Sucker Punch or Knock Off away from fainting; with Sucker Punch, one U-Turn away, etc.
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>>26097829

It will be a beast.
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>>26097954
those are all good pokemon........
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>>26089687
Muks gunk shot OHKOs Xerneas
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>>26092509
no, its a digimon. Anon is trying to ruse you
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>>26089562
Please this, I love Lilligant.
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>>26097152
never 4get sticky barb gen 4 Umbreon
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>>26087877
It's not necessarily bad, but it feels like it should have been made a physical attacker considering it has a huge physical movepool compared to most other Grass types and SD to boot.
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Pic related can only sometimes do pic related
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>>26102174
I love how much they screwed over the mega with its ability. It already had a x4 Electric Resist, and then they gave it Lightning Rod, giving it nothing to counter its newfound x4 Ice Weakness. They could have given it something, maybe an ability like Heatproof, but for ice. Call it Antifreeze, or Evergreen.
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>>26102271
>Evergreen
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN PERFECT.
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>>26087924
>mfw I managed to nab a shiny Sentret out of the GTS

I fucking love the GTS, so easy to nab shinies sometimes
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>>26097221
Yeah. Personally I go with a calm nature 236 sp. def and 20 def. Make sure to give it leftovers.
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>>26089825
>Fairy resists Bug
FOR
WHAT
PURPOSE
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>>26102271
>Evergreen
GOD DAMN that's a perfect name. I love when shit matches up to a theme.
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Kingdra's stats are pretty dookie but I've loved her for a long time
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>>26087877
>my favorite mon is a pseudo that always gets doted on by GF
>it's also partially the best type
BTFO
T
F
O
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>>26103088
U-turn needed a nerf.
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>tfw there are gimmicky but workable sets for the vast majority of mons itt
>tfw pic related does not have that luxury because of
>NO MOVES
This is true suffering
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>can sweep a team without getting hit
>can get obliterated by an underleved sandshrew
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>Being weaker but faster Crawdaunt
>Still too slow for the meta without sticky webs support
>No STAB Knock-off which makes Crawdaunt better Adaptability water type
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Leafeon

It has multiple crippling flaws, but it's decent enough. It has good defense and attack, okay speed, and movepool, but plain grass is awful and its Hp isn't good either. It could use a mega, but I doubt it'll get one.
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>>26102271
>Evergreen

Please god let this happen in S&M
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Honestly, with the exception of jokemons, Ledian and Furret, at least everything in viable in some tier. Call me back when you're F-rank viability in PU.
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>>26087915
Ledian should've been retyped to bug/fairy honestly.
At least we can hope for a bug/fair mega.
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Oh the woes of early route Pokemon with shit base stats...

evo or mega pls
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Honestly I don't do competitive battling so I have no idea what makes Kingler bad, all I know is that he's been in the lowest possible tier in every generation.
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>>26104196
>one move is strong so let's nerf the entire type associate with it even though it's already one of the worst in the game

They could've just nerfed the base power of U-turn or something, why nerf all bugs?
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>>26107507
Movepool, really.
Before the physical/special split it barely had anything to work with (Return and Rock Slide, I think?) and while it has more options now, GF still made sure that it would have nothing to use with Sheer Force.
Poor Kingler can't even learn Waterfall, which would work pretty well with Sheer Force. Rock Slide is basically the only useful move that works with SF.

Oh, and the 50 SpD isn't that great either, 75 Speed isn't fast enough and with 55 HP it can barely make use of its 115 defense.

It's a shame, because I like Kingler.
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>>26107575
Pretty much all this. I like Kingler too, but it just got a crap deal from day one. I'm not even sure it has gotten that much better from the old days.
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>>26107594
Crabhammer doesn't run off of its abysmal SpA anymore, so it has a solid STAB move now?
I guess you have actual options nowadays: Knock Off, X-Scissor, Superpower, Brick Break, Rock Slide...
Ingame it'll work. Competitive not really.
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Persian. I do try to use him once in a while, with hypnosis, wide lens, and then spamming nasty plots. But well, it only works when I get lucky. I'd kill for mega persian to exist
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Poliwrath. My best friend since the earliest days, and he's just garbage in this realm of competition.

It breaks my heart to see him suffer such fate.
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bump. a certain avian creature is infesting the forums, and this thread is important enough for me to save.
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I think Butterfree is a really cool pokemon. The status effects it can dish out with Compound Eyes is neat. I felt it very a very big deal that it could learn psychic type moves way back when I played gen 1 since everyone knew psychic was like the strongest type. On top of that it's very cute.

But Bug/Flying might be one of the worst type combinations in the games. And it certainly doesn't get much value out of the typing with any good Flying moves to make use of its underwhelming stats.

Still did alot of work in my Heartgold nuzlocke run. RIP homie.
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>>26105859
dunno anon, at least it has some power to it with that 100 atk Power Whip Knock off and SD
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>x4 weak to rock
>Slow as fuck

I miss when I could actually use this thing competitively.
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>>26097656
it has decent health but middling everything else and a poor support movepool.

Also walrein and lapras have the same basic stat spread but with more health
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>>26107575
+5 Speed, +10 HP, +15 Sp.Def.
Crabhammer now has a 10% to flinch.
Give it a few other moves.
Is it good?
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I miss Gen 5.
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>no recovery
>no scald
>signature move is shit
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>>26088014

this guy has a great design and it looks like a pseudo. it would be so good if it had a 600 base stat total.
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>>26089552

>she
>people
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>Designed as a wall
>Bug/Flying

At least it was loved enough to get three signature moves.
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>>26096419

this is a interesting concept, but gf will never, ever do anything interesting
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>your favorite mon is also unevolved
>can't use it anywhere but the beginning of a playthrough
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>>26087877
basically
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>>26111487
Satanbug isn't even that bad.
It's literally a better Butterfree.
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>>26105859

>my pokemon is the worst, so i win
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>>26111521
take away its speed and what do you have left?
but yeah, I love Vivillon, hunting for the 18 patterns is what made me enjoy XY (also bc i was so confused when my scatterbug didn't evolve into any of the vivis shown online)
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