Illuminate would be a better ability if it increased the odds of you encountering rare pokemon in game. And I would love keen eye a lot more if the pokemon that had it always had 100% accuarcy for all moves except for OHKO moves. This would greatly benefit Pidgeot and Hitmonchan, who have always been interesting concepts but lacking in several areas that make them less used.
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I sorta wonder why it never did that in the first place. It makes just as much sense, and even in a metagame where OHKO moves AREN'T banned the ability as it was was terribly situtational.
Ehhh. That's arguable. I would actually prefer avoiding flinches entirely, even if getting flinched means a speed boost.
You can't forget, after all, that this wasn't the master document. Plus, I don't think HMs won't exist, but if they don't, then that would be even better ^.~
EDIT: That's because Salamence is just that epic
Actually, it WAS the Master Document. "Master" was just a mistranslation of "Origin" according to Pokejungle. So I guess that's wrong, there is no Master Document period.
I just realized there was no mention of Dento's and Aloe's types. And their gimmicks don't seem to really tip me off. Maybe we have... typeless gyms? Or maybe not. I'm probably just jumping to conclusions, like with the "no HMs since TMs are reusable" thing.
What, I thought this was going to be the master document? There is one more issue of CoroCoro before the release of the games? So that issue is gonna be the real "omg info overload"?
This was the "Origin Document". "Master" Document was apparently just a mistranslation. The next issue is the "Advanced Document".
Example: Salamence vs Desukan. Salamence uses draco meteor, but because King Tut's Ability, Salamence raises his special attack by 2 stages instead of lowering them.
Even more scary, isn't.
I'll die before that happens, and if it does, UBER IMMEDIATELY
I'd assume so; the games come out on September 18th in Japan, while CoroCoro "officially" releases the 15th of every month (iirc).
I think he means it would only reverse abilities, example, Heatran's firepower would weaken when hit by a fire type move, electivire would lose speed when hit by thunderbolt, vaporeon would lose 25% when hit by a water type attack.
I know what I read:
Also, next month there will be a “Advanced Document” that comes with Corocoro. This month’s document was actually mistranslated and is actually called the “Origin Document” which is why it seemed it didn’t live up to the Mater Document name.
EDIT: @Wishy- This was the Origni Document, next one will be the advance one, which I think will have more info, based on the name, but that's just me..
That's really dumb and pointless. Scizor uses Technician for a 90 BP Bullet Punch. His primary function is a revenge killer that can also sweep with priority once an enemy has their team softened up. He wouldn't be nearly as good without Stab Technician Bullet Punch.
Did you not play the game until after Scizor got STAB Technician Bullet Punch? Scizor was not prominent at all until after that point. It it literally technician that makes him such a threat. Flash Fire would do nothing but make him weaker.
I've yet to hear that rumor. We are talking about alternate abilities that can only be gotten from Pokemon in the dream world. Nobody has claimed that a Pokemon can get any ability.
Where in the world did you get that rumor from? There will be abilities some Pokemon can get only in the Dream World, so Pokemon will have new abilities and Vaporeon was an example,
EDIT: scoured his post again and didn't see that. Either he took it down or it wasn't there to begin with and my mind is playing tricks on me.
Well Scizor could more easily abuse U-turn and could actually counter Heatran, Rotom-H, and several others. It wouldn't have to fear Will-o-Wisp or Overheat from them, but it is an absurd prospect nonetheless.
Yeah it could abuse U-turn more easily and that is about it. It is slow otherwise and relies on priority to sweep and revenge kill. If you want a team based on U-turning it would be more useful. If you want a slow Pokemon that can't sweep or revenge kill then go ahead and use Flash Fire Scizor.
Of course I played the fucking game -__- It's not like Scizor can't switch in to Heatran and run a set like this: SD, Iron Head, X-Scissors, Superpower. It's not like a Scizor with Technician has NO potential.
And you think that set would make Scizor Uber?
Switching in on Heatran and getting a free SD would not suddenly make him overpowered enough to be Uber.
Yeah a flash fire Scizor has potential, but its role is entirely different from Technician Scizor. Technician Scizor is OU. Another type of Scizor might not fare so well.
Hey, something else just occurred to me (yes I'm slow today). If TMs are reusable this time, then we only need one of them, which means... they won't be held by pokémon anymore. Surely the pokémon that come from PokéShifter will also have to not have held TMs. With this, we can infer that the TM list will be renewed.
Why are we even talking about this? Scizor would not get Flash Fire, like, ever. It doesn't fit any aspect of it, especially flavor-wise.
@Ericcc: It was a Pokemon shown in the demo. It has not yet been formally revealed.
@MWL: !!! Hmmm... maybe. I don't think it's definitive but it's reassuring.
@Ericcc: It was a Pokemon shown in the demo. It has not yet been formally revealed.
@MWL: !!! Hmmm... maybe. I don't think it's definitive but it's reassuring.
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