We don't truly know what any of these Pokemon are capable of until we at least have knowledge of their hidden abilities. Abilities alone can make or break a Pokemon. Contrary single-handedly took Serperior from hot garbage to an OU-worthy threat while Greninja's Protean ability made an otherwise slightly above average Pokemon into one of the most broken starters in history.
Contrary and 111+ speed and Contrary is what made serperior great, without those he would still be ****.
Weather Decidueye is the most competitive in game or not, I still think it's gonna be marketed as the MVP of this gem's starter group.
Even Greninja, if I recall correctly, wasn't the greatest competitively until he got Protean. Wasn't Chesnaught considered the MVP before hidden abilities?
Weather Decidueye is the most competitive in game or not, I still think it's gonna be marketed as the MVP of this gem's starter group.
Even Greninja, if I recall correctly, wasn't the greatest competitively until he got Protean. Wasn't Chesnaught considered the MVP before hidden abilities?
Imo people need to stop taking Greninja as an example for everything.
Weather Decidueye is the most competitive in game or not, I still think it's gonna be marketed as the MVP of this gem's starter group.
Even Greninja, if I recall correctly, wasn't the greatest competitively until he got Protean. Wasn't Chesnaught considered the MVP before hidden abilities?
I can see him being the more marketable one. Personally, Decidueye was my favorite when the concept art leaked, he's such a unique design. But after watching them in-game (and yeah, partly due to typing) Incineroar has become my favorite. I love the way he moves, the stance, the personality he has in Refresh and the fact that his coloring gives him a look like he's wearing a shirt with the sleeves torn off. Decidueye is pretty cool and may possibly be the more marketable choice, but Incineroar beats him out, imo.
Weather Decidueye is the most competitive in game or not, I still think it's gonna be marketed as the MVP of this gem's starter group.
Even Greninja, if I recall correctly, wasn't the greatest competitively until he got Protean. Wasn't Chesnaught considered the MVP before hidden abilities?
Imo people need to stop taking Greninja as an example for everything.
Eh, personally dislike of Inceneroar aside, I see problems with marketing him over Decidueye. He's not really gender neutral, limiting his appeal, plus I foresee problems with the crotch belt. Having to pelvic thrust to spit out fire could get some parents in an uproar.
Protean was available since day one... we didn't even know the exact base stats yet and yet protean greninja was already a thing available in the games.
But stat wise, without a protean, it's comparable. Point being that things like HA, move pools, etc. They matter. It also depends how people gonna end up using them. Doubles? Singles? Smogon rules or not?
Whilst I don't particularly care who is considered the most competitively viable, I think it's early to discount Decidueye just yet. And, regardless of competitive value, I suspect he's gonna be the MVP anime-wise and other games, like Greninja and Charizard. But I could be totally wrong, too!
Cause people will never accept the true if the true is not what they want. I've been saying this for weeks. I calculated Rowlet hp to be 67-68 (so 100+ on Decydueye and no pokemon with great hp is faster then 95).
I think the one being shown has a reduced speed nature. In the battle royales Litten outside Rowlet, and Rowlet outside Popplio
I think the one being shown has a reduced speed nature. In the battle royales Litten outside Rowlet, and Rowlet outside Popplio
I think the one being shown has a reduced speed nature. In the battle royales Litten outside Rowlet, and Rowlet outside Popplio
Rowlet and Dartrix have a neutral nature. It is confirmed by the absence of red/blue marks on its stats. Dartrix speed will be something between 8-55. Popplio may be even slower or have the same base speed, how do we know?