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Gen 9 Starters - Discussion/Speculation Thread
- Thread starter Wulava
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Copley Hill Gym
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The bulky fire type Fuecoco got my vote and I am sticking with him. I see a lot of potential in him that isn't in the other lines. The fire/ghost typing and bulkiness could be really interesting. Fire types have not exactly been renowned for their defenses, so this time around we will get a very different approach. I see people are writing him off already in terms of competitive play but I think they're overlooking all the advantages of Fire/Ghost typing with those stats. I think he could be really competitive.
Julia Artemis
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I knew what it's hidden ability is at the time so was being really coy. But won't say for people who don't want spoilers. But if anyone does check the leaks
MrJechgo
Well-Known Member
Unpopular opinion: I like all 3 starters' designs, types, hidden abilities and signature moves, but... *sighs* their movepools are EXTREMELY shallow and limited. If they gave Meowscarada both Rock Tomb and Zen Headbutt, Skeledirge both Energy Ball and Flash Cannon and Quaquaval both Drill Run and Iron Head, that would have been great.
To add up, they have great STAB moves for both of their respective types, but someone at GameFreak inverted Physical and Special moves when it came to TM attributions. Meow learns Power Gem, Skele learns Seed Bomb and Quaq learns... nothing "inverted"
To add up, they have great STAB moves for both of their respective types, but someone at GameFreak inverted Physical and Special moves when it came to TM attributions. Meow learns Power Gem, Skele learns Seed Bomb and Quaq learns... nothing "inverted"
ShadowForce720
Well-Known Member
I mean to be fair you can always give them the move Terra Blast and just change their terra type to the type that you want and Terrastalize them to that type.
MrJechgo
Well-Known Member
The thing is that you need to pick a type that's also defensively viable. Sure, I could terastalize Meowscarada into a Rock type and Tera Blast any Fire, Ice, Flying and Bug opponents, but then I need to think how Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Steel can affect me, amd most of these used to be resisted by Grass and/or Dark ^^;
Tera Blast is also a separate move, and not a "5th move" or an alternate 4th move that becomes available when you Terastal.
Queen Cynthia
Dignified Queen of Sinnoh
Frankly, I find them a bit uninspired: Another cat, another duck , another crocodile and the final forms don't impress me that much, either.
Also, I would have preferred if the final forms would have been Psychic (instead of Ghost), Dark and Fighting type, so the advantages from their first types would have cancelled each other out. Would have been an interesting scenario in that case.
Also, I would have preferred if the final forms would have been Psychic (instead of Ghost), Dark and Fighting type, so the advantages from their first types would have cancelled each other out. Would have been an interesting scenario in that case.
keithpetrosky
Well-Known Member
Quaquaval reminds me of a blue Big Bird.
ShadowForce720
Well-Known Member
My Sprigatito that I got was a male Sprigatito that I nicknamed Sprigs and it had a Adamant Nature.
Tsukuyomi56
Emblian Royalty
Actually now it is a bit bittersweet given Gen 9 nerfed Protean and Libero to only work once per switch in. Not sure how it will impact the Sprigatito line but it is now no longer something you can click recklessly, lest you lock it into an unfavourable type until you switch it out.
ShadowForce720
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I’m no expert but wouldn’t a Modest(Sp. Atk+, Atk-) or Quiet (Sp. Atk+, Speed-) nature be good.
As for a move set what about this:
Skeledirge:
Torch Song
Slack Off
Shadow Ball
Earth Power
I suppose some other move options are
Will-o-wisps, Hyper Voice, Terra Blast, Fire Blast, Solar Beam, Facade, or Hex to name a few.
I feel like I might do Modest since it is already pretty slow, also for the moveset I might do:
Skeledirge
Modest:
Torch Song
Terra Blast
Shadow Ball
Earth Power
Especially since Skeledirge is apparently a very good Pokémon for Terastallization and I could do Fairy for Skeledirge's Terra type that way it would help me a lot competitively haha.
This is probably the first game I boxed my starter.
I think in future gens it's more fun to have a choice out of more starters than just three. Not necessarily 'starters', but out of random Pokémon. This game I roleplay my Skiddo as a starter Pokémon. Mainly because it replaced my Sprigatito.
I think in future gens it's more fun to have a choice out of more starters than just three. Not necessarily 'starters', but out of random Pokémon. This game I roleplay my Skiddo as a starter Pokémon. Mainly because it replaced my Sprigatito.
MrJechgo
Well-Known Member
About Tera Blast, it replaces both types, so if you Terastal Skeledirge into a Grass type, it also loses its Ghost type, including its weakness to Fairy.
RileyXY1
Young Battle Trainer
Ghost is not weak to Fairy.
Julia Artemis
Well-Known Member
I mean yeah but it still helps Meowscarada a bit. I'm thinking best usage of it is getting rid of its terrible type combo to dark, but can see it being a very good Fairy Pokémon.
MrJechgo
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Got mixed up with Dark... whoops ^^;