Apologize.
I kneel...
I'm so proud
>>59578867>tough clawsdamn they really wanted to compensate the fact that it loses the water STAB don't they?fuck me now I cannot use this picture
>>59578899Stand proud Golisopod, you battled Charizard well
>>59578867Rip and tear.
>>59578867HE VVON
>>59578867HOLY FVVVVCKKKK KINOOOOOOOO
>>59578899I was gonna do a "They fucked up his ability 3 times" edit...
>>59578867NANI!?!?
>>59578867Should have had the buffed run away which keeps the thematics while not being actively detrimental. Tough claws is just try hard fakemon shit
Mega scizorbros...........
>>59578950>look at Pokémon>visibly has Tough ClawsI don't see the problem
>>59578950Try hard fakemon shit it just the treatment shillmons get
>>59578950Mega lucario has an ability that halves incoming physical moves for no reason, THAT is fakemon shit
>>59578962Contact moves* (Just gotta watch out for earthquake and stomping tantrum basically)
>>59578867>no bullet punchis it really better than mega scizor doe
>>59578867M-Scizor bros I don't feel so good...
>>59578976Bitch BASE scizor is better than mega scizor
>>59578984Not in generations where it had access to roost
>>59578974Stomping tantrum makes contact. Literally only earthquake it has to look out for, and grassy terrain will be fucking everywhere with Rilla around.
>>59578993Not to mention that if you're playing doubles you can just pair it with a wide guard chud anyways
252+ Atk Tough Claws Golisopod-Mega First Impression vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Kingambit: 199-235 (49.2 - 58.1%) -- 62.9% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery252+ Atk Tough Claws Golisopod-Mega First Impression vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Charizard-Mega-Y: 72-84 (24.2 - 28.2%) -- 97.1% chance to 4HKO252+ Atk Tough Claws Golisopod-Mega First Impression vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Incineroar: 180-213 (45.6 - 54%) -- 46.9% chance to 2HKO252+ Atk Tough Claws Golisopod-Mega First Impression vs. 252 HP / 216+ Def Garchomp: 178-211 (42.3 - 50.2%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO
>>59578991Nah it's still better
>>59578867I was a nonbeliever... a heckler, even.Golisopod-sama... I kneel...
Removing the fact that Golisopod is a huge pussy completely gets rid of the whole theme. Even his signature move (which should only be given to him) implies he's just a scary looking pussy.
>>59579003hitting defensively invested and/or naturally resistant mons with a not especially powerful move won't lead to guaranteed 2HKOs?who knew?
>>59579003Outside of Charizard, I doubt any of them can one shot a 252hp one
Tough claws probably worst ability it could get now its just incineroar bait
>>59579051at least he still gets shit on by based Charizard
>>59579051>Golisopod used Liquidation!
>>59578867>tough claws>not skill link or technicianGay
>>59579063>-1 252+ Atk Tough Claws Golisopod-Mega Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 96 Def Incineroar: 194-230 (49.2 - 58.3%) -- 98.4% chance to 2HKO
Meanwhile meowstic is still stuck with fucking trace
>>59579089Just don't mega yet when you see an Incineroar and it's magically not weak to fire. Who cares anyways, Incineroar is old news
You thought you've seen plenty of Charizard-Y? Oh you're going to see plenty more of him now. Still happy for the Golisopod bros though.
Quick, let's brainstorm ideas for doubles strats utilizing Golisopod
>>59578867>RAPEMACHINE DEPLOYED>TARGET: GRASS APEoh fuck
>>59579064him getting anything but a different form of emergency exit is gay
>>59579112>Quick, let's brainstorm ideas for doubles strats utilizing GolisopodOkay, here's my idea: I make a team not including him and instead use Kimgambit and Incineroar like I have been for the past year.
>>59579144>Mega Lucario Z used Aura Sphere!
>>59579144No thanks.
>>59579158>Sinistcha used Rage Powder!>>59579170based, fuck Mega Golispod
>>59579178>SIKE Mega Lucario Z used Dark Pulse bitch!
It kinda sucks lol
>>59578867should've been a guard dog clone, desu. would be very thematic as an inversion of regular golisopod, and reversing intimidate is quite good.
>>59578918>>59579022>>59578911>>59579060>>59579140>his>he>50% female
>Bug/SteelDoes it not fall over to literally any Fire mon?
Tough claws sucker punch cant ohko basculegion
>>59579280If only it had another form where it was neutral to fire and had water stab
>>59579293rillaboomers... hope is not lost... we have a niche!!!
>>59579303Its a roll but still thats pathetic output
>>59579293doesn't even need to, pod tanks that shit even at 200BP if it has even a little bit of bulk invested
Desu I think it's gonna suck ass in doubles but do very well in singles. It's gonna do well in smogon OU too
>golisopod goes in front of mine under trick room>trick room ends>it still goes before mineNigga what
Mega WHAT
>>59579325speed tie probably
>>59579327But if it wins the speed tie in trick room shouldn't that make it slower than mine in the pecking order or is this game so dumb that it just means lol u go first always
>>59579330Are you retarded
>>59579330it rerolls every turn
>>59579334So this dude won 4 rolls in a row yea no
>>59579339That's like a 6.75% odds of happening, it happens
>>59578867For what? I believed in this fucker since I first saw her in sun and moon.
it still won't be good
>>59579003Kingambit is so obnoxiously bulky
What ability WAS everyone even expecting?
>>59579401She had a debilitatig ability thobeit, like Slaking and Archeops
>>59579339Sometimes you flip 4 coins and it comes up tails every time
>>59579403It will be very playable. There's a real niche for defensive megas that can be offensive threats and Pod is the defacto best of them. The main issue is the Charizard matchup, but that's why you build your team to counter Charizard and have Pod as a mode for when they don't bring their Zard
>>59579487I just wanted another flavor of Emergency Exit to keep the Gilgamesh reference.
>>59579487The hopes were Tough Claws or Water Bubble, the expectations was a renamed Wimp Out/Emergency Exit at worst, or Shell Armor/Mold Breaker at best.
>>59579547Water Bubble was pure copium, why would they randomly give it Araquanid's signature ability?
>>59579581It was kinda cope but there was some hope they would give it a Steelworker-like ability that let it keep Water STAB. When the datamine showed no other new abilities that was what people defaulted to.It does help they've shown they can give up signature exclusivity for megas if they want to (See Golurk)
>>59579487Emergency exit mixed with regenerator.
>>59579022It was already like that in ZA?
>>59579339Arguably he lost the rolls when TR was active
>>59578867>Comes out>Megas>First Impressions the shit out of you>Eats your attack>U turns you through a wall and gets the fuck out to do it all againMy boi
>>59579022wimpod's character arc wasn't complete until he developed real confidence. it's just a shame it took a mega to do that
>>59579487As One (Tough Claws + Water Bubble)
So what is mega golisopod going to do competitively? I was excited for it to be a slow bulky pivot with uturn, but of course they never give uturn to actual bug types. It still has a variety of priority, but now the only priority it has STAB with is first impression. So it's just going to be bulky and stab bug moves now?
>>59579827Anon-kun...
>>59579827It does have U-Turn now, so First Impression (base 100 power now btw) into U-Turn ad infinitum, though Leech Life could be good for sustain. Bullet Punch would have been neat but oh well, it has good coverage and Sucker Punch & Aqua Jet for other priorities, not too shabby
>>59578867Do you guys think he's better as bug water or bug steel in doubles where you dont have to worry about hazards?
>>59579930It’s tanky but the HP stat itself isn’t that impressive. Leech Life is an option but it’s not as good as it could be. And since you’re already almost certainly running U-turn and First Impression, another bug more is a head sell when Liquidation and Iron Head / Aqua Jet and Bullet Punch coverage are kinda big. Or Drill Run, or Close Combat, or Poison Jab/Gunk Shot, or Swords Dance, or Rock Slide, or Shadow Claw, or Night Slash You know he actually has pretty good coverage options huh?
>>59580161Bug/Steel is an upgrade as you have no weakness in the rain.
>>59578867Aww man, I wanted the Tw*tter users to collectively cry... Would have been way funnier.Ah well. Congrats Golisopod.
MEGA SHIT CUMSHOT
lmao
>>59578867if base Golisopod got a new ability, what would it be?
>>595805374x weak to fire is still concerning even when raining
>>59578867I feel like it loses its identity without emergency exit. Like, there's no pokemon here anymore, its just a stat block.
>>59583202Feels like they intended you'd spam First Impression -> U-Turn but that just doesn't really work due to priority blockers and general bug resists so you just have to use it as a generic attacker instead
