I've gained a new appreciation for Emboar.
I used to think it was decidedly the worst starter ever, but after using it in Volt White (Clean) I've determined it's the best starter in gen 5.
While it lacks in key areas like speed and defense, its focus on strong offense allows it to make a greater impact in crucial situations. Flame Charge makes up for its speed, and strong fighting STAB allows it to take out key targets like Hydreigon. One might argue the others have more balanced stat spreads and designs, making them more generally usable, but this also makes them mediocre by not having a strong niche. Emboar works better in a well-balanced team, or can just easily steamroll the game on its own with Flame Chage spam.
Of course you can sort of replace it with Darmanitan or Sawk, but you can do the same with Basculin or Lilligant. You're sacrificing something regardless. As far as starters go, and considering your main opponents in story mode, Emboar provides the most power and utility, and is the most effective starter when it counts.
Nice blog faggot, emboar sucks.
>>27089127
Fuck off Chesnaughtfag.
>>27088869
Emboar is by far the best starter choice for gen V with a great movepool and a nice typing.
>but muh contrary snek
For ingame runs, dummy.still the shittiest of the 3, though
Emboar's the only Gen 5 starter that gets 2 STAB types so he's really the only Gen 5 starter worth using
>>27089169
>great movepool
Emboar is Chad, personified.
Actually, it's probably Infernape.
Outside of yet another fire/fighting, I never got why people hate it so much. It's not even close to my favourite starter, but it's by no means awful.
>>27089197
Not that guy, but Emboar's movepool is pretty great. Flame Charge, Flare Blitz, Heat Crash, Superpower, Low Sweep, Hammer Arm, Volt Tackle, Sucker Punch, Head Smash, Poison Jab, Rock Slide, Stone Edge, Bulldoze, Earthquake, Gyro Ball, Iron Head, Heavy Slam, Zen Headbutt on the physical side. Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Overheat, Grass Knot, Scald, Focus Blast on the special side.
Plenty of starters would kill for a movepool like that.
>>27089197
Compared to the rest of the gen V starters, yeah.
>Snek starter with coverage so bad that it almost makes Typhlosion look good
>"It's a mixed attacker" Otter
>>27088869
The thing that really brings Emboar down is that for quite a bit of the game it's stuck with Arm Thrust or Rock Smash for its Fighting STAB. Outside of that it's extremely solid, despite facing strong competition in the aforementioned Darmanitan and Sawk.
Samurott does get some bonus points in vanilla for being one of the very few Water-types available before Surf (at least in BW1), Megahorn is a pretty big boon as well.
>>27089224
Are you serious? Emboar is literally Chad's worst enemy.
thank you for having a rational opinion OP
