Pet Mod Shellder’s Gate - Defense Slate (Class) Submissions

[BOTW Enjoyer]

Thorny

Primary Stat: DEF
Extra Restrictions before Pokémon phase:
- This Pokémon must have an ability that damages/inflicts a status on contact
Extra Restrictions after Pokémon phase:
- Def must be this Pokémon highest stat
- This Pokémon must have at least one of Grass, Steel, or Ground type
Description/Justification:
don't touch ouchy

Paladin

Extra Restrictions before Pokémon phase:
- This Pokémon must have Defense as its highest stat
- This Pokémon must learn Protect or a similar move (Spiky Shield, King's Shield, Detect) (wow very restricting I know)
Extra Restrictions after Pokémon phase:
- This Pokémon must have a non-Protect move that gives a similar effect
- This Pokémon must have some kind of healing effect
- This Pokémon must have Attack as its second highest stat
- This Pokémon must have <= 500 BST
Description/Justification:
Less physically intimidating than their Fighter cousins, Paladins make up for it with holy magicks that give them protection in battle as well as smite their foes.

 

[Mossy Sandwich]

Porcupine

Primary Stat: Defense
Extra Restrictions before Pokémon phase:
- Must have a Protect clone that punishes contact moves (Spiky Shield, King's Shield, Baneful Bunker, Obstruct, Burning Bulwark, Silk Trap) OR must have an ability that punishes contact moves with Status or damage (Static, Flame Body, Effect Spore, Poison Point, Rough Skin, Iron Barbs)
Available fully evolved mons:


Extra Restrictions after Pokémon phase:
- This pokemon must have defense as its highest stat and it must be 110 or higher.
- This pokemon must want to use a Protect clone that punishes contact or an ability that punishes contact (Listed above).
- This pokemon's Attack and Special Attack stats both cannot be higher than 90.
Description/Justification: These pokemon should aim to use their contact-punishing capabilities to force physical attackers into awkward spots. They also should rely on passively wearing down opponents through chip damage or status inflicted through their protect move or ability as well as through moves such as Toxic or Leech Seed rather than relying on their damage output.

 

[Bobsican]

Okay, submissions are closed now, as far I could look all of the ideas are self-consistent, so there's no vetoes, but there's something to note:

Blacksmith

Primary Stat: Defense (B)
Extra Restrictions before Pokémon phase:
- This Pokémon must be able to learn a move that is guaranteed to raise the user’s attack stat or defense stat (these moves include status moves that boost stats such as Bulk Up, and attacks with 100% chance to raise a stat such as Diamond Storm)
Extra Restrictions after Pokémon phase:
- This Pokémon must want to viably run a move that is guarunteed to raise the user’s own stats (no longer limited to attack & defense)
- One of this Pokémon’s types must be Steel, Rock, Ground, or Fire
Description/Justification: Masters of the forge, Blacksmiths specialize in crafting tools for the battle ahead. Such skills make them experts in matters of preparation. Their craft has come shape their very being, as Blacksmiths fuse themselves with elements found in the forge.

Diamond Storm has a 50% chance to raise Defense by 2, not 100%


Anyways, with that out of the way, voting can begin.

Voting Reminders

You can vote for up to six subs, and for each single SV, you must vote for two submissions from someone else. Also note that if you SV it should be marked as such. Each vote is worth one point, no matter who it’s from or in what position it’s placed in. In the end, the top three classes will win, and will serve as our main categories for the Pokémon slate.

As an example for voting, here are my votes:
Porcupine
Anchor
Bulwalk
Mountain


Good luck everyone!

 

[flareth13]

Porcupine
Bulwark
Mountain
Anchor
Blacksmith

 

[BOTW Enjoyer]

Mountain
Anchor
Bulwark
Paladin (SV)
Porcupine
Thorny (SV)

 

[cyclonez_]

Bulwark
Porcupine
Mountain (SV)
Thorny

 

[Rasdanation]

Bulwark (SV)
Paladin
Mountain
Porcupine

 

[Bobsican]

Okay, votes are closed, here are the winners:

Porcupine

Primary Stat: Defense
Extra Restrictions before Pokémon phase:
- Must have a Protect clone that punishes contact moves (Spiky Shield, King's Shield, Baneful Bunker, Obstruct, Burning Bulwark, Silk Trap) OR must have an ability that punishes contact moves with Status or damage (Static, Flame Body, Effect Spore, Poison Point, Rough Skin, Iron Barbs)
Available fully evolved mons:


Extra Restrictions after Pokémon phase:
- This pokemon must have defense as its highest stat and it must be 110 or higher.
- This pokemon must want to use a Protect clone that punishes contact or an ability that punishes contact (Listed above).
- This pokemon's Attack and Special Attack stats both cannot be higher than 90.
Description/Justification: These pokemon should aim to use their contact-punishing capabilities to force physical attackers into awkward spots. They also should rely on passively wearing down opponents through chip damage or status inflicted through their protect move or ability as well as through moves such as Toxic or Leech Seed rather than relying on their damage output.

Mountain

Primary Stat: DEF
Extra Restrictions before Pokémon phase:
- Must be a Rock, Ground, or Steel type
- Must have a Defense stat of 110 for greater
…etc.
Extra Restrictions after Pokémon phase:
- This Pokémon must have at least one ability that defensively interacts with a move flag (i.e. Iron Barbs, Fluffy, Bulletproof)
- Attack must be the second- or third-highest stat
Description/Justification: This is the class for the Big Boys. Rivals to the feared Giants of the HP nation, these guys focus on physical bulk, living hits, and retaliating with strong hits of their own.

Bulwark

Primary Stat: Defense (B)
Extra Restrictions before Pokémon phase:
- This Pokémon must have a move that enables pivoting (ie. U-Turn, Parting Shot, Teleport, etc.) or an ability that interacts with themselves switching in or out (ie. Regenerator, Intimidate, Emergency Exit, etc.)
Extra Restrictions after Pokémon phase:
- This Pokémon must be designed act as a defensive pivot
- This Pokémon must have an ability that interacts with itself switching in or out in some fashion.
Description/Justification: Powerful and resilient, Bulwarks devote themselves to the art of defense. When their allies may find themselves in danger, it is the Bulwark’s job to swoop in and shield them from the blow. From a plethora of experience, Bulwarks have adapted to obtain abilities that bolster their effectiveness while stepping in to save allies.

Pokémon Slate 3: Defense
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You can submit up to 2 Pokémon for each listed class, as well as 1 Pokemon in the Waller class, a class that has no restrictions except that the Pokémon you’re modifying must already innately have Defense as its highest stat before any change. Submissions will close after a warning, good luck!