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Ranting & Raving!
For a change of pace, how about a mechanic oddity?
Grounded. A strange mechanic, it was technically introduced in Gen VI though it always felt its been around. Its simple to understand, Pokemon who aren't Flying-type, have Levitate, holding an Air Balloon, or under the effects of Magnet Rise or Telekinesis are "grounded" (though these "ungrounded" conditions can be undone if these Pokemon are holding an Iron Ball or under the effect of Ingrain, Smack Down, Gravity, or Thousand Arrows). Grounded became a mechanic when the Terrain Moves were introduced as only Pokemon touching the ground are affected.
So why did I bring all this up? Well just a funny thing I noticed: Dig doesn't make a Pokemon grounded for the one turn its underground. So Charizard, Ledyba family, Gligar family, Ninjask, Vibrava, Flygon, Baltoy family, Archen family, Landorus, Hawlucha, and Vikavolt can be both touching (or rather in) the ground yet still not get the effects of the Terrain moves. :P
Grounded. A strange mechanic, it was technically introduced in Gen VI though it always felt its been around. Its simple to understand, Pokemon who aren't Flying-type, have Levitate, holding an Air Balloon, or under the effects of Magnet Rise or Telekinesis are "grounded" (though these "ungrounded" conditions can be undone if these Pokemon are holding an Iron Ball or under the effect of Ingrain, Smack Down, Gravity, or Thousand Arrows). Grounded became a mechanic when the Terrain Moves were introduced as only Pokemon touching the ground are affected.
So why did I bring all this up? Well just a funny thing I noticed: Dig doesn't make a Pokemon grounded for the one turn its underground. So Charizard, Ledyba family, Gligar family, Ninjask, Vibrava, Flygon, Baltoy family, Archen family, Landorus, Hawlucha, and Vikavolt can be both touching (or rather in) the ground yet still not get the effects of the Terrain moves. :P