Surskit threadI love this little pondskater and it's 4chan's birthday, so post Surskit itt (Masquerain is acceptable as well).What's the one thing my boy needs to be more relevant?
>>59635000FuckingBasedSurskit is amazing. Little dude flies across the water surface at a billion miles an hour spamming hyper beams and shit.
>>59635002Cute and powerful! Masquerain honestly was a disappointing design, Surskit is so simple but striking. There aren't many totally blue Pokemon, and his stupid bowlcut and the blush-like face markings are kawaii as fuckLove this nigga
>>59635000Give Masquerain Drizzle >Weakens Fire weakness >100% Accurate STAB Hurricanes >Gets Water STAB backEasy peasy
>>59635023Masquerain didn't need to be Bug/Flying I have no idea why they did it. Gen 3 Surskit's best water move is Bubblebeam, but you have to delay evolution until way late to get it, and then it doesn't even get STAB when it evolves... And Bubblebeam is fine, but other shitters get Hydro Pump for the same sacrifice.
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>>59635102>Pokedex height 1'09"Damn that's a bigboi
>>59635000surskit is already relevant in omgon LC as an offensive suicide webber last i checked>>59635023worse pelipper. rage powder might give it a niche in doubles, it's kinda fucked in singles unless it gets a massive buff like a mega or something
>by the time this bowl cut ass bug/water motherfucker was introduced, there were already 2 gens of precedent for bug types with wings that could fly but weren't flying type (beedrill, venomoth, hell dustox even)>make its evolution bug/flyingFucking why. What was so bad about a bug/water masquerain? It has RAIN in the name.
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>>59637559In the modern games I wouldn't mind a solution like this >>59635023 leveraging abilities to make it effectively triple type.But it really loses the uniqueness factor when the totally moe design is gone in addition to the typing. Also the bowlcut is Surskit's main charm point I think.>>59639204HolyFuckingCUTE
1% encounters are bad game design
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>>59635000I'm here because this asshat >>59645461 made me aware that there's already an actual thread on /vp/ dedicated to Surskit and Masquerain, and because I want to get more opinions from people who actually used Surskit/Masquerain in the past and people who know these Pokemon best.So my question is... has anyone here ever used Surskit/Masquerain in a Ruby or Sapphire playthrough? I've only ever played Emerald so I never got the chance to catch a Surskit and evolve it into Masquerain, since those two Pokemon weren't obtainable in that game and were exclusive to the original RS.The reason I'm considering using Masquerain is because, while on paper most of its stats in Gen 3 aren't that great (Masquerain did get a big stat boost but only beginning from Gen 7 onward) it does carry Intimidate which gives it a little more bulk and utility and apparently, according to my research, Masquerain has an insanely diverse movepool for a Bug type, and the design and concept of it and its prevo are really cool too.Those factors seem to set Masquerain apart from other Bug/Flying Pokemon and I imagine it's pretty fun to use too compared to lots of other Bug types, at least in the early to mid game maybe.Are there any anons who can share their experiences using Surskit/Masquerain?
>>59645575Oh yeah and the context of my post is that lately there have been lots of rumors that we're going to get ports of Ruby and Sapphire on the Switch soon apparently, and I just want to be ready to play them and be sure if it's a good idea to use Surskit/Masquerain in a playthrough, if those rumors end up being true.
>>59645575>>59645594You're being incredibly autistic since the games are piss easy no matter what you use, but I used Surskit in a Sapphire run the other year, he was cool!Bubble rapes Roxanne and then it's just pretty good water coverage until it evolves. I held on for BubbleBeam and used Masquerain with BubbleBeam/Ice Beam/Aerial Ace/Silver Wind. It's special is higher than physical attack, so you have to accept that non-stab moves are better given it's weak learnset. Best move is unironically Hyper Beam or Take Down, but the recharge turn and recoil suck plus Take Down is tutor only. For tanky builds Water Sport and Rain Dance also exist but this idiotic evo isn't a water type so fuck me I guess.
>>59635000Surskit is the silliest of silly little guys and I love it. It's my #1 favorite NFE Pokemon and in my top 5 for the franchise overall.>>59635032>>59637559>>59639212Masquerain losing the unique Bug/Water typing is one of my biggest disappointments in Pokemon. I still like it a lot, but it's just not as great as it could have been.>>59645575I've used it in R/S and in XD. It's not great, but it's workable. Masquerain really suffers in gen 3 before the physical/special split because both of its STABs are physical. Bubblebeam, Ice Beam, and Giga Drain are decent enough coverage to get by even without STAB, plus Intimidate and Stun Spore are good utility too.It gets a lot better after the physical/special split though. I've used Masquerain in playthroughs of later gen games several times, and I even did a Surskit solo run in OR/AS one time.
>>59645575>>59645861I've beaten Sapphire and Alpha Sapphire with unevolved surskit only, and used unevolved surskit on my XD team on the GC VC. The biggest downside is you are stuck with Bubble[beam] for a long time; Hydro Pump and Psybeam/Mud Shot are egg moves, and Ice Beam/Giga Drain/Water Pulse TMs are also obtained late.And Roxanne's Nosepass always gives me trouble. I guess I'm just unlucky with avoiding Rock Tombs.
What do I ask my barber for if I want the Surskit cut?
>SurskitMore like Shitskip
>>59649407
I'm a Gel.
>>59649649this is glorious
>>59649407Cringe>>59649649Based
>>59649181I'd be freaked out too
Bumpanon, thank you for keeping this thread alive. I've been down all week but checking this thread and seeing that cute little blue boi in new art is keeping me together.Where did you get all this? I remember searching pixiv and boorus a few years ago and finding very little.
>gee, I wonder what the best shiny in gen 3 is?The humble Surskit:
>>59655143What game are you playing, Surskit isn't black, he's just a different shade of blue. Masquerain has a better shiny honestly.
After I finish my gen 7 living dex (in preparation for the Bank shutdown) I think I'm gonna hunt for some shiny Surskit. Should I do it in OR/AS with the Dexnav or in S/V with sandwiches?
>>59655164That wasn’t until SwSh that it became more of a dark blue. It was black before that
>>59642940what a peaceful place
>>59635000Underrated line
>>59635000I want split evos for Surskit and Nincada where they remain closer to their juvenile selves. Keep the body plan and typing, just get bigger.
>>59635000mfw no physical counterpart regional evolution of surskit where it either stays Water like picrel
>>59666090>it actually breathes from the ass...No wonder why they actually had a beta design of this species and decided to scrap it and split it into Araquanid and Golisopod
>>59668273>>59667541Awesome art
>>59670481Xatu is another kinomon
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