Holy shit, a pokemon has never made me so mad just by being pointless.For some reason, Mabostiff feels particularly pointless and I can't put my finger on why.>no niche in battle>not really visually appealing in any way>we already have tons of dog pokemon>most new pokemon get signature moves and abilites that set them apart, mabostiff just gets a shitty pointless ability.Try to out pointless mabostiff
>>59630585>pointless>major plot point in the story
>>59630588Literally any pokemon could have been subbed in for that. All it did was eat a sandwich.
>>59630585Guard dog is fine if too specific, lock jaw is interesting in concept even if distributed poorly. He would be so much better if pursuit still existed.
>>59630588>Same cutscene 5000 times to watch this fat faking fucker eat a fucking sandwichWhat a waste of time shit piece of shit was, I killed every Mabosstiff I saw after putting pu with that, especially when we were double battling in Area Zero
When Pursuit comes back, Mabostiff will call you a BITCH to your face
>>59630585>lets make another thing that interacts with Intimidate rather than admitting Intimidate is the problem and nerfing it7.count em. 7. These interactions aren't with a generic stat drop, but with Intimidate
>>59630585He's fun in randbats the 1 time out of 50 that he manages to work. Banded will kill like half the roster, scarf catches people off guard. There's also a poketoon short where it gets annoyed by whimsicotts. It's cuteBeyond that I have absolutely nothing else to say about this pokemon.
>>59630623It wouldn't have been exactly as impactful if Arven was worried about a dying Mr. Mime or Incineroar, it had to be a somewhat pet-like mon
>>59630585Don’t care about him in particular but Maschiff is my favorite design in the entire series
>>59630585Its niche is being a better Mightyena
>>59630724Of which there are many
>>59630585>no niche in battleIt’s the only mon that can use Stakeout effectively thanks to 120 Attack, Dark being good offensively, and decent coverage. Still mediocre but it’s somethin
>>59630585We have entire regional dexes that are nothing but pointless rehashes of the kanto dex, and you’re sperging out over this single pokemon?
>>5963058590% of pokemon after gen 3 have been complete garbage and you're bothered by one?
>>59630585>not really visually appealing in any waythat's just your useless opinion, clown. mabostiff's design is superb
>>59630585>>not really visually appealing in any way
>>59630753Yes but this dog literally looks sad, its literally designed for its role.As is the case with like most pokemon, they make a slot and pitch multiple designs for that slot. "Sad old man dog who can become mad looking for when it shows up in a fight at the end" is clearly the design angle.And any other random pet mon doesn't fit the role as well.
>>59630585I like it more than I like Arven. Telling that its association with him doesn’t help make it popular though.
>>59630585>>most new pokemon get signature moves and abilites that set them apart, mabostiff just gets a shitty pointless ability.UhhhBroMabostiff DOES have a signature attack
>>59630585Dog pokemon are just cursed since the body type really limits what moves they can learn.A lot of dog pokemon are sort of garbage. Especially if they're on the physical side.
>>59631048>loud barking>intimidating face>strong jaw>non-frail framemustelides are worse
>>59631048>bro you don't get it, we NEED pokemon to be anthropomorphic abominations otherwise they're just inherently garbage
>>59631048Lycanroc and Harcanine prove dog moves are more than enough
>>59630585Doesn't it completely invalidate Mighteyena? Not that Mighteyena was good, but still.
>>59630585Carnivine
>>59630924it's shittier barney cubone and doesnt even have cool signature moves like bone club and bonemerang
It was solely made to be Arven's companion
>>59630585Guard Dog is a unique abilityI think it's the only Dark type with Jaw Lock?
>Generic cartoon animalmon >Pointless Sounds about right
>>59630585You know what I don't like about this thing? It's just a fucking dog. That's it. They drew a real life dog and made it cartoony. Seriously, it looks like someone took my mom's dog and put it in the game.Older Pokémon actually had personalities to them. They had quirks that separated them from actual animals. This thing? It's. Just. A. DOG.
>>59630671How would you nerf it?
>>59630585I like it, but I wish the mafia theme was less on the nose, same for houndstone having a literal gravestone on its top, yes I want yet another set of my mom's cartoon dogs
>what should we name this Pokemon based on guard dogs?>"Mastiff"! >oh that's just the name of a real breed of guard dogs with the same kind of face as this design??>Well he's a mob boss I guess too>"Ma-boss-stiff">Genius!!!
>>59631547NTA, but if I were to have to nerf it, I would give it the Swordog and Shieldface treatment and make it so Intimidate only works the very first time a mon enters the battle and then never again.
>>59630585>Marlon Brando/mafia boss dog>no mafia plot in gen IXWasted Potencial mon
>>59631547Intimidate now happens after the Pokemon is hit, still activates once
>>59631547Make it like Defeatist, in that it stops triggering once the user is under half health.
>>59631547Activates at the end of the turn rather than the start of it
>>59631547Intimidate only works if the opposing Pokemon is smaller.
>>59630585I'd skin this dog alive. Also Umbreon. I fucking hate Dark types.
Forgot to mention Weavile. I'd heroically curnstomp it until it is a red slushie.
>>59632620>cumstomp
>>59632362This is a fun one, I like this. Could be interesting for a mon's size to have an actual impact on the battle even outside of the Legends games
>>59631533Roaring Moon learns it
