Why did Game Freak stop trying to buff old gen Pokemon after Gen 7? There are so many mediocre Pokemon and shitmon that could actually use some buffs. The only changes since then have been nerfs. Aegislash, Cresselia, Zacian, and Zamazenta all ate nerfs but nothing got stat buffs.
>>56455014>Why did Game Freak...?Small indie company, please understand.
>>56455014It's odd because there are so many Pokemon they could make viable again with some more sizeable buffs like what Gen 7 had. +20 speed on Golduck would make it a fantastic anti-weather contra-meta pick.
>>56455014>Why did Game Freak stop trying to buff old gen Pokemon after Gen 7?Because they can't outclass CHARIZARD
>>56455120Charizard has been outclassed since Gen 1. Moltres exists and keeps getting buffs.
>>56455120They could always just... buff Charizard... ...
>>56455014It's because the buffs did fuck all to help. Giving Pikachu +10 to both defenses did absolutely nothing since it's not surviving a hit anyways. If it got +20 to speed or +10 to both attack stats it would've been appreciated. Meanwhile, the Nidos got +10 to their non-dominant attack stat, Wigglytuff went from pathetic SpA to negligible SpA, Alakazam got a SpD buff for no reason, and so did Victreebel.The only ones in that image thage ended up noticeably better than before were Butterfree and Beedrill, who were still dogshit, Clefable, who would've been busted with just becoming Fairy type anyways, and Ampharos who got a nice defense buff.
I guess the dex cut means they're less obligated to buff anything.
>>56455155Them getting away with the dexcut means that they're fine doing less than the bare minimum. They don't have to try, people will buy it anyways.
>>56455150Pikachu honestly should just keep its Let's Go stats, it was really only Zip Zap that made it particularly powerful.
>>56455014gamefreak never knew how to balance but they threw their hands up after gen 5
>>56455297Gen 6 had the most balance changes of any gen other than 2.
>>56455294As long as they also buff Raichu, sure. +10 to Speed, Special Attack, and Attack would bump it up to only 515 BST, 85 BST over Pikachu. It'd be able to outspeed Starmie for the first time ever.
Groudon and Kyogre should both receive a buff. They have the lowest BST of any box legendaries for no reason.
>>56455132The fucker is the most buffed starter in the franchise. Its just that Charizard is so fundamentally shit that even though its life is the easy mode of easy mode, its still the vast majority of the time >Gen 2 get Belly Drum >Gen 3 Arena Trap and Triple layer spikes exists soley to fuck over every other fire type except the flying lizard >Gen 4, get dragon moves >GEn 5 Solar Power Life Orb as a ability except with a higher boost >Gen 6-7 MEGA ZARDS >Gen 8 GIGA ZARDGen 9 is the only time that asshole hasn't gotten something and that's only because it isn't over yet
>>56455014romhacks exist
>>56455014they should do a generation where instead of introducing new Pokemon they just do a complete BST overhaul for existing Pokemon
>>56455375That's coming in the reboot after Gen 10
>>56455368>gen 4>glosses over the most commonly used hazard that absolutely fucked zard's already low chances of viability into oblivionyes anon, dragon moves really made it the powerhouse of gen 4 that we know
>>56455150>It's because the buffs did fuck all to helpWho knew that a simple +10 to an irrelevant stat wouldn't do anything?
>>56455014>Muh viability
>>56455375I would love it if each Starter was buffed to have a BST of 530 with reworked stats to better fit their designs as well as a 3rd ability to choose from.
>>56455014Didn't know Cresselia got nerfed, was it a menace in VGC or something?
>>56455740It's the best VGC mon ever before Incineroar.
>>56455740They gave it a new busted ass recovery move in Lunar Blessing... I guess they didn't want it dragging out VGC matches like it used to
>>56455745>>56455752Ahhh I see, pardon my ignorance I don't keep up with VGC but I vaguely remembered seeing it on some teams.
>>56455014I remember that they gave Woobat a stat buff of 20 HP, but left Swoobat, its evolution, untouched.
>>56455014Most of Pokemon need HP or Defences buffThe fact that Waillord still have still have only 170 HP is a joke. It should have been 300 at this point.There is tons of usless abilities as well:Keen eye - Pokemon do not loose accuracy AND now it should also grant 10% to acc.Big Pecks - Protects the Pokémon from Defense-lowering attacks AND If pokemon is on full health it recives 25% less damageSuper luck - Heightens the critical-hit ratios of moves. AND boost effects +10%And some weak moves would be great if they actually boosted their effects:Wrap - Cuts speed 1- every time its activatedAcid - 100% To drop defenceAstonish boosted to 40% to flinchSwift- Boosted to 70 powerMega punch - Boosted to 120 powerBide- Raises both defences at first useTwineedle - 50 powerSteamroller - boost to 40% to flinch and deals SE damage to rock types
>>56455350They get boosts from own weather
>>56456386So do Koraidon and Miraidon, and their Abilities are powercrept versions of Drought and Drizzle.
>>56456379Frisk is laughable nowadays since you see your enemy's items in comp. I can't believe they gimped H.Typhlosion with it
>>56455014Because they said fuck it, let's power creep the franchise into oblivion.
>>56455745>>56455740>VGCissies having trouble with a NU-shitmonJust like how they keep getting BTFO by the PU-shitmon Farigiraf.
>>56455014Picrel has been treated like abandonware since gen 4 and I won't stand for it, the mega doesn't count since it doesn't change his base form and megas are retarded anywayActual turdmons have passed him in the competitive environment because they get first impression and other stab priority and he doesn't
>>56455368>>Gen 2 get Belly DrumOh wow a move that raises its physical attack, thank you gamefreak, im sure that useful for a special attacking lizard.
>>56458329it had a larger array of physical options pre-split too
>>56458357>Sp. Atk: 85KWAB
Seviper used to be able to learn Sucker Punch in Platinum through a move tutor but there was no way to get it on it in later generations. With it coming back in SV and the introduction of the Mirror Herb mechanic, it, for some reason, cannot learn Sucker Punch again.Really grinds my gears, and its not like Sucker Punch would really change anything for Seviper
>>56455350I think if they chance Origin Miss and Precipiece Miss to be more reliable they will be atop of the food chain again.or just give Kyogre Scald back so it has reliable damage again in doubles, there is no reason the Legendary Pokemon of the Sea cannot shoot some hot water
>>56458401The worst thing Game Freak can do is give a Pokemon an inaccurate signature move that is also stronger than a more accurate generic move. Making it so you miss some serious damage thresholds if you run EQ over Precipice Blades is what makes people not want to use Groudon.
>>56458559I think the worst thing Game Freak can do is make an otherwise broken Pokemon rely on Focus Blast for coverage (see: Tapu Lele, Alakazam, etc)
>>56458391>>56458391That's probably why Game Freak forgot to give it anything. It wouldn't have changed a thing and Seviper would still be an unsalvageable shitmon.If Seviper was a Gen 1 Pokemon it would've gotten an evolution by now.
