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Nominating Stratagem
What effect did Stratagem have on the metagame?
During the era of SS, I feel new threats have arrived and Stratagem can check those threats. Any form of Venomicon or Astrolotl would rather switch than take a knockout. Pyroak wouldn't want to keep setting up if Stratagem...
I think Galvanize as a secondary ability to use CAP 31 to counter Corviknight or Venomicon if they believe it can switch into an EQ. This still keeps making bulky waters (Except Swampert) scared of showing their face in front of our creation while still making it vulnerable to grass pokemon as...
The lack of Dimetrodon's in this format has driven me to have this blue diamond-powered celadon pot dimetrodon. The celadon pot format would support the ground aspect of the pokemon as well as being able to heal the cracks in the pottery if it were ever to be hit with a water attack. Water is...
How does the addition of such powerful moves to a movepool shape the process in its later stages?
One move is all it takes to create a pokemon. A Clefable can use moon blast as that line is known for coming from space, Tapus' have nature's madness because they are the rage of the Aloha Islands...
Correct me if I am wrong: Skill swap is supposed to remove the abilities off of pokemon and if that pokemon skill swap dies, they take the ability with them.
In one of my games, I was using Deoxys speed to set up hazards and my opponent sends out yvaltal to counter my psychic type, is what I...