>2026>Still no pokemon with No Guard + Zap Cannon>Still no Pokemon with No Guard + InfernoOk what shitter fire type and electric type deserve this after all these years?Luxray and Macargo?
>>59317508P I K A C H U and CHARIZARD
>>59317508You could give those to Electivire and Magmortar respectively but keep Vital Spirit on their pre-evolutions for its utility in VGC. Electivire would probably just run No Guard Supercell Slam though.
>>59317597Magmortar's cannon hands would at least make it make sense.
that's what mega hawlucha is for silly
>>59317508That's energy ball
>>59317508Vikavolt, just update the ability to not affect OHKO moves. Compound Eyes already excludes them so it wouldn't be outlandish. Or, you could just make OHKO moves always fail unless if the target is a lower level than the user like they always should have been
>>59317827>entrainmentDoesn't count. These 2 moves have never been used and even with entrainment its too much a hassle to use when there are better strats like OHKOs.
Its really fucked up when you realize that in Gen 3, Thunder did MORE damage than Zap Cannon and had better accuracy.>>59317844Its not.
>>59317508more pokemon need wonder guard
>>59318093ok but its Grass/Ice
>>59318093Mariomon gave Dry Bones Wonder Guard with Dark/Ground typing and Shell Smash, wasn't too broken
Electric Terrain should make Zap Cannon bypass Accuracy checks just like how Rain does for Thunder. It wouldn't even be broken because unlike the other Surge abilities Electric is still effectively limited to Koko who they now hate and refuse to let it enter the Dex nowadays
>>59317508I’m surprised there isn’t one for Zap Cannon since paralysis was nerfed
Better yet, why are the only accuracy-boosting moves Coil and Hone Claws?
>>59318468I feel like the lock-on style moves (mind reader, odor sleuth, maybe another one or two) make gf less likely to make more. I guess, anyway.Having lock-on or mind reader be an effect of a certain move would be awesome for the same reason stuff like stone axe or whatever else are good.
>>59318534Both of those moves were introduced in gen 5, long after the other moves you mentioned. They just really don't want the player to boost their own accuracy without RNG or items, for some reason.
>>59318549Yeah I mean it would be a cool new effect for a move to have. Could even have a move that has the lock-on effect on miss, perhaps.
>Zap cannon has 20 more base power than Dynamic Punch and InfernoBut why?
>>59318875Electric is a weaker offensive typing, Confusion and Burn are both stronger than Paralysis, Dynamic Punch also has multiple No Guard options
>>59319531No way those are stronger than paralysis. One goes away on its own and if you switch, the other's only negative effect vs half of the Pokemon is weaker chip damage than poison. Halved speed and the chance to not act during any given turn is extremely powerful.
>>59318875>Thunder>110 BP>30% Para chance>70% accuracy - 91% w/ Compound Eyes>100% accurate in Rainvs.>Zap Cannon>120 BP>100% Chance Para>50% Accuracy - 65% w/ Compound EyesThunder can be run as general coverage at 70% accuracy, has synergy with one of the most prominent rain conditions, and deals amazing damage with a high para chance.Meanwhile Zap Cannon has ZERO use. And even if a pokemon had No Guard, it wouldn't even be that broken because you can only para a pokemon once, so every subsequent Zap Cannon will just be a 1% stronger Thunder
