I'm left wondering if the 60 Attack was because they wanted it to hit itself more in confusion or something? What's even the point of this?
Unless is heals more than 50%, I can't see how this would ever be used over Recover.For anyone who's curious, these are the specs for Pyukumuku's signature move:
Purify
Poison/Status
BP: -- ACC: -- PP: 20
The user heals the target’s status condition. If the move succeeds, it also restores the user’s own HP.
It is obviously intended for double battles. Basically Aromatherapy for your ally and Recover for yourself in one attack.Unless is heals more than 50%, I can't see how this would ever be used over Recover.
Exactly. Too bad Pyukumuku doesn't get Follow Me, because it could run a mean VGC support set (it still might, but it does lack certain key utility moves).It is obviously intended for double battles. Basically Aromatherapy for your ally and Recover for yourself in one attack.
Don't forget Bide, which becomes 100 BP Breakneck Blitz. Beware as it moves at the speed of Shuckle!Actually, Pyukumuku does get an attack. Z-Power Counter becomes All-Out Pummeling with 100 BP!
It's not too bad of an idea. The problem is that counter requires you to bring it in unharmed against what it needs to counter in order to do its job. (i.e. you can't just switch it in) It's a neat gimmick though, and it doesn't require you to sacrifice Innards Out sacrificial suicides. (Just the berry, making it a bit less effective)Maybe it's a bit gimmicky?
Pyukumuku@Custap Berry
Ability: Innards Out
EVs: 252 HP / 140 Def / 108 Sp. Def / 4 Spe
Bold / Impish
Counter
Pain Split
Memento
Protect / Taunt / Toxic
Yeah, Unaware Counter!...Wait, that's not a thing that's usefulIt gets Unaware... but Unaware was changed to only have an effect when attacking and this thing has no actual damaging moves other than Counter moves. This is not okay.
With an 50 HP Base Stat... it's not. On something else it would be, but not on this thing.Ah well, at least Innards Out is decent.
Base 55 HP, actually, and given that you'd be running it with max HP investment, it would make for a helpful deterrent to Sweepers, as an OHKO would either mean death or a huge chunk being taken out of them.With an 50 HP Base Stat... it's not. On something else it would be, but not on this thing.
You're assuming that anyone in their right state of mind will go for the 1HKO on Pyukumuku; they won't ( which shouldn't be even hard to accomplish as with its bulk, Pyukumuku should be able to tank a single neutral hit before going down; to its own dismay ). Specially because there's nothing Pyukumuku can punish them with other than maybe Toxic, or Counter if the sweeper in question is physical? But even then it's not uncommon for sweepers to run Substitute which straight up ruins the one and only gimmicky this pokemon has in Counter.Base 55 HP, actually, and given that you'd be running it with max HP investment, it would make for a helpful deterrent to Sweepers, as an OHKO would either mean death or a huge chunk being taken out of them.
To put things in perspective, Max HP Pyukumuku can OHKO any Mon with up to Base 86 HP, assuming they aren't running more than 4 EV's in HP.
I think you missed my point. I said it was a deterrent, as any Pokemon who can OHKO Pyukumuku will think twice about doing so. That's what makes the Ability good; the fact that it will stop sweepers in their tracks. Also, if someone tries to whittle you down with weaker hits, Counter is there for them (if they're Physical, which I'll admit, is a big "if").You're assuming that anyone in their right state of mind will go for the 1HKO on Pyukumuku; they won't ( which shouldn't be even hard to accomplish as with its bulk, Pyukumuku should be able to tank a single neutral hit before going down; to its own dismay ). Specially because there's nothing Pyukumuku can punish them with other than maybe Toxic, or Counter if the sweeper in question is physical? But even then it's not uncommon for sweepers to run Substitute which straight up ruins the one and only gimmicky this pokemon has
Innards Out is a bad ability because the pokemon it is exclusive to sucks and by proxy so does the ability. Like I said, on anything else that didn't suck this bad it would've been good. But as it stands, it's not.