Recent content by Big_Isaac

Isn't Fletchling literally the worst abuser of STAB Acrobatics in the game? Since it's a fire type, you're not likely to have another fire type on your team, meaning by relying on Acrobatics, you are giving up on both the flying and the fire type Z move. Not to mention that it still only has 81...

Froslass has 80/80 offenses, which really isn't impressive. That said, this reminds me of another mon we have in A tier with 1 whole point more in its ATK stat - Talonflame. I still don't understand this, for the record. With such middling stats, why is this thing so high on the list?

I'd say D is just fine. Even with many mons being weak to rock, you're still working with absolutely horrid 45/45 offensive stats. All 3 of the starters hit harder than that - in their base forms. Added to that, it... really isn't that beefy. Like, at all. 135/90 is great, but it's got only 30...

Uh, I guess that's true. If you consider Grass STAB with Fighting coverage "crazy", at least. It certainly has the edge over Lurantis in stats, but I feel the latter has the edge in movepool. Leaf Blade + Leech Life + Brick Break + Arial Ace is definitely more than I'm used to from a non-starter...

I second Mudbray going to S High Horsepower + Rock Tomb has great coverage, plus it's a 1-ton pokemon that learns Heavy Slam meaning everything lighter than 200 kg (read: every fairy type) gets smashed with the full 120 BP Also Espeon should go to A It's a total one-trick pony (i.e. Psychic)...

We're assuming exp share is on, so getting a level 1 up to speed isn't going to take long, especially since you're most likely only around level 20 at this point in the game. Plus, you get a mon with 130 S.ATK out of it, which can hold its own just fine even when it's a few levels behind...

Is the egg you receive from the nursery on island 2 always an Eevee? 'cause if so then getting Espeon, Umbreon and Leafeon is really easy, although part of the following trick might be considered an exploit. 1 directly south of the nursery is a small fenced in area (as in maybe 2 m²). Get in...

Slow? Butterfree is ahead by 10 base speed. It's not 0, but hardly something to write home about, especially with how slow Alola is in general Frail? I'd argue it's the exact opposite. While 'Free has 5 more Special Defense, 'Cannon has 20 more base HP and 25 more Defense. Granted 2 of the bug's...

I'm not seeing the complaint about low BP attacks. Magnitude may be random, but its output averages out to a BP of 60, which is not at all bad for a move learned at level 14. Plus it only needs to carry you 'till 18, at which point Bulldoze wins the game for you. For Hau, his starter shouldn't...

Could someone catch me up on why Talonflame is so high? It's probably gonna outspeed the entire game, but what else does it have? Sure it gets Acrobatics like every flying type minus Pikipek, but I'd argue it's perhaps the worst user of the move in the game - not only does it come off a meh 81...

Leafeon seems to still be stuck with the same problem several of the Eeveelutions classically had - great stats, horrible movepool. It learns Razor Leaf upon evolving, and then is stuck with that as its only physical STAB until 45. If nothing else at least unlike Glaceon, Leafeon is actually...

Wingull seems a tad high, considering one of its biggest selling points - Drizzle Hurricane - doesn't become available until the move relearner or level 55

The easiest way to get a female Salandit is to catch a male Eevee, give it a rainbow bean and level it up once. *Poof* male Sylveon with cute charm. That's how I did it in my playhtrough and it worked like a charm.

Speaking of, What is Rockruff doing in mid tier? That thing put in a ridiculous amount of work in my playthrough. - available right after the first Kahuna - evolves very early (25) - 115 atk with 112 spd (midday form) - Rock STAB + Crunch + Brick Break What's not to love?

Am I right to assume Dewpider is so high up mostly due to how busted its ability is? If so, then shouldn't the fact that it doesn't get any physical water moves (i.e. Waterfall and Liquidation) until the late game put a damper on it? Maybe I'm underestimating boosted Scald, but that's still...