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2. How can we leverage Throat Spray's unique qualities to not only ensure that it gets used on CAP 34 but also that CAP 34 excels with it?
I think the biggest challenge of this concept is not designing a Pokemon that can use Throat Spray effectively but rather a Pokemon that wants to use Throat...
Final Submission
Lunabrine
LOON-ah-brine
Combination of the words "Luna" (Latin word for moon) and "brine," another word for seawater. This name references the obvious connection between the moon (Fairy) and the tides (Water).
Although we aren't generally supposed to look ahead in the metagame, I am strongly against an ability that prevents status, because there is another Pokemon with a Legendary-level power budget with the same typing and pretty much a strictly better ability. It's not even necessarily that CAP 33...
I would like to request to have Protean unbanned during the ability discussion stage. (Even though we already have our typing)
In my opinion, Protean is (or was) primarily banned because of its offensive prowess. Cinderace and Greninja were nearly unwallable in their debut generations, leading...
There's been a lot of talk about Water/Fairy, so I won't go as in depth as some of the other commenters, but I'll provide some quick thoughts on the typing.
Firstly, I think a strong defensive Fairy with reliable recovery is sorely lacking in the current metagame. I may not speak for everyone...
Final Submission
Name: The Last Rulebender
Description: This Pokemon is permitted access to an ability from the fully banned ability list.
Justification: There are several competitively viable banned abilities that are unlikely to ever see much usage in CAP, whether that be because of the...