>Piercing Drill - When the Pokémon uses contact moves, it can hit even targets that are protecting themselves, dealing 1/4 of the damage that the move would otherwise deal. Everything aside from the target’s protective effects is still triggered.
>>59127523And Mega Pinsir twice.
>>59128511What >>59128521 said+2 252 SpA Serperior Leaf Storm vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Celebi: 147-174 (43.1 - 51%) -- 3.9% chance to 2HKO+4 252 SpA Serperior Leaf Storm vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Celebi: 220-260 (64.5 - 76.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO>Two staraptor CCs is max 71.4%>Two serperior leaf storms is max 76.5>Three staraptor CCs is max 107.1%>Three serperior leaf storms is max 152.7%Even after 2 uses leaf storm pulls ahead and it keeps scaling after. You boost your defenses for what? To survive a hit from mega greninja or salamence? Even if you roost it's still taking you to 50% each hit at +3 and +5. Unlike zamazenta or garg you can't then turn those boosts into offence with body press, it's just defensive to be defensive, you'll eventually buckle since you can't do anything back but roost spam 252 SpA Protean Greninja-Mega Ice Beam vs. +3 0 HP / 0 SpD Staraptor-Mega: 134-158 (43 - 50.8%) -- 1.6% chance to 2HKO252 Atk Aerilate Salamence-Mega Double-Edge vs. +5 0 HP / 0 Def Staraptor-Mega: 146-174 (46.9 - 55.9%) -- 69.9% chance to 2HKO
>>59128510Second this. As batshit insane as Mega Kang was, it felt like there was at least an attempt in XY to give the Megas a similar playing field even if some of those attempts were janky as hell. Mega Heracross is what comes to mind as an immediate example: its base form was better but the Mega still had a niche place in Smogon Singles. The second Salamence and Metagross got Megas in ORAS and stole Mega Charizard X and Mega Pinsir’s abilities, it invalidated the XY Megas that weren’t Kang (and Mawile for the fringe use it still saw in 2015) and all of the other ORAS Megas that weren’t called Mega Swampert on rain teams (and those weren’t the best to start with). I am genuinely hoping Mega Froslass is able to knock Megagross and Salamence down a peg so that it gives some other Megas (both singles and VGC) a proper chance to be used.
>>59128584>Second this. As batshit insane as Mega Kang was, it felt like there was at least an attempt in XY to give the Megas a similar playing fieldIt literally doesn’t matter as long as even one mega is the best then the entire mechanic’s relation to the meta is defined by that mega
>>59128584It'll shut down salamence a bit by fact of being able to tank it and ohko it back every time, while offering support utility like veil or willo along side it, but metagross no. It's 2 hit by bullet punch under snow, so it can't even outspeed and 2 hit with shadowball first. Meteor mash/heavy slam always ohkos too if you ever let it do that >252 Atk Tough Claws Metagross-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Froslass-Mega in Snow: 168-198 (59.7 - 70.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Is he based
>>59128574Based on what?
>>59128574he's cute. I bet Cheren is self-conscious about being a soft hapa.
>>59128574One of the better rivals. I like him more than all the other 3 Unova rivals combined desu. His encounter theme in the sequels is a banger
Dux is a badass
>>59124370If only they expanded that LG feature where you could put clothes or accessories on them
>>59125640Even if not all species can have it, as long as Farfetch'd does
>>59125640or if certain items changed how they look
>>59127023As long as it also duplicates the effects of Pure Power
>>58997666at least the thick-looking wings make it look like it can carry you everywhere
LiPooping Edition>Livestream link (Fridays @ 9:55 AM UTC):https://mov3.co/tvtokyo>Latest episode:https://nyaa.si/view/2088566Next episode:>April 10th: PM2023 133 - Towards the Final Fighthttps://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pocketmonster2023/episodes/Future episodes:>TBAComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>59127440>why the fuck is the butt mole a locally known thing in their town?The three who brought it up are all women.That might make the mother harder to pin down.
>>59127285My boy.
>>59127101Getting blasted into Space.
>>59127779Never said i called you a jeet for a misspell though
>>59119924Get Liko back in>>59128088
I like him
>>59124718lucky little guy
>>59124718Any good looking ones?
>>59126163maybe the average is much higher, but there are still a lot that need bagging
>>59126163Those are too much of a threat, you're only allowed to show the ones that are average at best
>>59127653there used to be a few good-looking asians, they're probably just casting the shitty ones to make them look more oppressed or something
I like Stunfisk, do you? If so, please post about him in this thread.
>>59127818I found out it has a considerable fanbase in Japan, particularly with women.
What could have been....
>>59117574don't really need the rest of the ritual as long as they're tied down and screaming when they're about to get stabbed
>>59125576It's better when their mouths are taped up, stabbing's messy
>>59126159it was probably just to give 'em some last words, but I doubt there really are that many places where no one will hear 'em
>>59126968It's just a lot harder now thanks to all the cameras everywhere
>>59127647CCTVs were a mistake
guess what day it is, /vp/...that's right... fat fuck friday
>>59124702Now that’s a based post
>>59077535That means the thread will always be based enough to last all the way until it gets filled up because there's only one single ESL that ever needs to reply to that thing's own posts just to scrape together enough rupees just to afford this week's curry by pretending to be someone new every single time
>>59088401looks clean compared to other games
>>59086031This one's really nice to feed
>>59123550more like that's when it's worth all the trouble to prepare and clean up afterwards
Was X/Y the last good season?
>>59125566Doesn't fix the artstyle at all
>>59125566>>59126157still better than flopping hard enough to get dropped already
>>59091554was good until they decided to cuck Greninja to suck Charizard's black cock so hard at the end
>>59127125Look how much the marketing department's gonna cry
>>59126957anything with an ad campaign like that deserves to flop really
Post your top 10 favorite pokemon right this instant.>Golurk>Espeon>Metagross>Sableye>Hatterene>Goodra>Magnezone>Runerigus>Serperior>Chandelure
>>59128293>sharing your favorite pokemon on an anonymous forum is performativeYeah i think you’re right
>>59128304YDNK...
>>59128449show us your plushie collection
>>59124056>Beedrill>Aggron>Gogoat>Cinccino>Escavalier>Lopunny>Vespiquen>Roserade>Accelgor>Kangaskhan
Why is she looking at me like this?
>>59019847That means the thread will always be based enough to last all the way to 310 again since only one single ESL that gets offended by this eternal reminder of how bad that entire "country" smells ever had to scramble for a new ESL story from a platform as pozzed as discord in the first place
>>59121600still looks better than scat & vomit
>>59019847it's easier to see even at night
>>59126152Easy enough when even fangames look better
>>59127628at this point even fakemons look better
Japan is getting a TCG figure line!
>>59020333That means there will always be two more threads that will last even longer since only one ESL that gets offended by this eternal reminder of how bad that entire "country" smells ever cries hard enough to get caught in any thread that thing tries whining about
>>59120351Crazy how it only needs those two there and can run Amnesia/Recover
>>59108511you'd get poisoned just from touching one of those
stfu chapjeet
>>59020333That means even more threads will last even longer because only one single ESL ever gets offended by this eternal reminder of how bad that entire "country" smells every time
>LET ME J-JUST SOLAR BEAM YOU PLEEEEASE!!! >AAAAAH I NEED TO USE SYNTHESIS!! PLEASE DON'T ATTACK ME PLSPLSPLSPLS>NOOOOOO IF ONLY I HAD A SET UP MOVElolloljust run Giga Drain and run a defensive set, it hurts, I know, but you need to stop pretending you can sweep with a 80 base speed shitmon.
>>59128334No need to have any concern about that. Toiletgatr is gutter trash.
>>59128116Now you're competing with Amoonguss
>>59127958>isn't cucked by other weathersI think anon explained why.
>>59128445Amoongus has a completely different role despite being a Grass type. Even with Regenerator, they would play very differently.
>>59128105>Needs to hold Choice Specs>Needs to be Choice Locked and constantly switching>No Fairy typing for STAB or Fighting/Dark resists, Bug Neutrality, and Dragon Immunity>No increased bulk>No 150 BP Fire coverage>No 66% Synthesis that can’t be shut down by weather>All for doing less than 1% to SnorlaxThis is what an actual Campaignshitter would agree with
Can I get mean rival and bad angry organization (like team rocket) again?
>>59124620he did nothing wrong
I like it that everyone in the newer pokemon games isn’t confrontational and you can all just be friends. It makes it a nice little escape from reality where you can just forget about life in the hugbox.
no wonder
>>59113740Probably already was groomed. That's why that thing tried saying anything "positive" about unwanted slop in the first place
>>59043605Both versions seemed smug but they were still friends, not bullies
3D was a mistake
>>59128098Kojo is actually defending the slop Mario movie? That’s pretty cringe.
>>59128231For what reason?
>>59126509ikr it's good bait>>59126658There's a difference between releasing a literally unplayable game and releasing a game that's not polished to what you'd like.Gen 3 Pokemon got a lot of shit because it didn't look good compared to contemporary titles. Sword of Mana looks REALLY fucking good compared to Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, and compare Shantae to Pokemon Gold and Silver. (Granted, Shantae has 2x the cartridge space.)I won't deny, there's probably incompetency afoot here too. I'm just saying that Gen 5 can't look like the image provided because it's NOT just sprites.
>>59125788But metadoom is epic
>>59128401No, it's because they'd already gotten their 3DS devkit and knew their next step was full 3D, so didn't need to bother TRYING to push the sprite-based boundaries, as their sugar daddy had given them the dev budget to explore 3D development for their 3D system. We went through the same shit in Gen 7, where they kicked their heels and span their wheels as they knew the Switch was the next system up they'd need to work for. But again, you doss shitheads ignore it's NINTENDO who order the games off Game Freak and thus decide how they should be made (eg telling them it had to be a 3D title for the 3DS) and due to the very fact Nintendo went "3D effect" as the gimmick for 3DS following on from DS, Pokémon had to go to. There was no reality they ignored Nintendo to continue shilling at you sperg fuckers.
