I've never used Sableye at all. I don't really care for it's design and it honestly just wasn't that impressive battling either, though that probably changed since it's gotten a Mega Evolution. I would probably take Spiritomb over Sableye due to it having better offensive stats. As far as the Fairy-type weakness, well, I hate fairies, so take that how you will :P
Its design does seem to lack creativity but although his battling was not great since the new mega hes pretty good in competitive and in game battling
Eh, why not.
Username: striderviper
Reason you love dark types: Most dark-types have a cool design and they can be extremely useful against psychics and pretty much anyone else.
3 partner pokemon: Zoroark, Absol, Greninja
Have you ever used Sableye competitively or in-game?: I've used it once or twice in Gen 3, it was pretty good. Maybe I'll use it in OR/AS since it has a Mega now and it's tanky as hell.
Hey Welcome to the club strider!
Ya theyre definately useful and i love you choices for partners especially Zoroark ill be sure to add u to the member list asap!
Hi strider! Welcome to Darkness Falls!
PotW: Sableye
I haven't used Sableye at all, it's one of those basic Pokémon that don't evolve, don't have really good stats and give little experience when you beat them compared to other Pokémon (Looking at yours, Phoebe!).
It's design is okay, the gems as eyes do have their charms and those were worked out well in its Mega evolution. I find Sableye one of those Pokémon that really deserves its Mega evolution. Some Pokémon have high stats already and giving those a Mega unbalances the Pokémon even more and they could better be given to underrated Pokémon to promote them.
The addition of the fairy type has had a good impact on Sableye and Spiritomb, finally giving them weaknesses. Could this actually have been a reason to add the fairy type aside balancing dragons?
I gotta admit i never really used a poke that didnt evolve until absol and sableye got megas haha. I personally enjoy its mega better than its original form! I think he definately deserved it though despite however much he is op and ou he is now
Have you ever used it competitively or in-game?
Yeah, used it in many games but it was easily defeated my many Pokemons that makes me feel sad :(
Did you ever catch one and use it in Ruby/Sapphire or Emerald?
I catched it only one time but it was easily defeated by the next gym leader so i don't use it again :(
What do you think of its dex description?
Its dex description is so scary and so cute^^ so i don't no what can i say about this? :D
What do you think of his mega evolution? Did you like it? Why or why not?
I surely likes it mega evolution because of its ability magic bounce with the powerful move sets(recover,dark pulse,Will-O-Wisp). So it is very much useful in the games.
If you had to choose would you choose Sableye or Spriritomb as your dark type on your team?
I will choose Sableye only if it can mega evolve in the game and if he do not i will choose spiritomb then.
Did you think that it having a weakness to fairy was a good decision on GFs part?
I sadly said that it is right decision because Sableye-mega has no weakness among any type except fairy type(Same to Spiritomb) So this is the right decision done.
Other Thoughts?
No other thoughts but i will think about it.
I missed Previous question as Dedenne1 said that we can tell about previous question so why not?
Do Dark type moves seem more weak to you than other types? Is there enough variety among the moves? Is there a certain move that you usually always use when using a dark type?
No, I don't think so it is fairly weak but not much weak to other types.No, There are not many dark type moves we have as most of them are weak and have no physical damage to the Pokemon(ex: Switchroo).Yeah, i always uses Sucker Punch, Knock Off and Dark Pulse move in the games as these are damage dealing moves and are competitively good
Welcome to Dark Type Club Striderviper.You are right the basic liking on dark type Pokemon is usually of their design and offensive attacks against other stats.Nvm My friend Dedenne1 will surely add you and again Welcome to Dark Type Club.
Nice post answered everything i basically agree with you on everything especially sableye over spiritomb mostly cause i never loved spiritombs design and i love how sneaky sableye is!
If you had to choose would you choose Sableye or Spriritomb as your dark type on your team?
I'd probably pick Sableye. I just like its design better I guess, but the Mega is pretty good when used effectively, even if it becomes slow as hell with that huge gem shield. Spiritomb's design also reminds me of something creepy whereas Sableye is more on the cute side.
Ya it mostly comes down to design although they seem to be pretty equal if you rule out the mega sableye gets cause that defense boost is super helpful.
I haven't posted here in ages! I'm sorry about that.
If you had to choose, would you pick Sableye or Spiritomb as your dark-type on your team?
If it were me, I'd likely go with former. Although latter's defenses are high, allowing it to stall for good amount of turns (especially in older gens, as it had no weaknesses back then), Sableye could overall be more good of an asset. Its hidden ability, Prankster, allows it to strike hits as quickly as possible when utilizing non-damaging attacks, which is very advantageous if the right strategy is used.
Haha nice to see you again definately been awhile! Prankster is definately helpful although i never saw a ton of use in older gens due to its weak defense but it was helful that it had no weaknesses and was incredibily effective against ghost types and physic types.
Username: angelomanalo
Reason you love dark types: The reason why is because their designs are so cute, and I seriously like how fast they can be.
3 partner pokemon: Sneasel, Pancham, and Pawniard.
Which dark types (in your opinion) are underrated and you would like to see more of in the games? & which dark types do you feel are overused?
Weavile seems underused. Despite its sonic speed, it's very frail and has a big threat: Fighting types. Who do I think is OP? Malamar. Imo Topsy-Turvy is a good move, and Superpower + Contrary = Evil. That's why it's named "Malamar".
Welcome to the club Angelomanalo!
Well the sneasel and weavile line are very fast i also love its typing it definately makes sneasel look like a cool ice ninja! It is sad though that its underused im hoping for a possible mega for him maybe when they make a sinnoh remake maybe! Malamar haha its definately one of those dark types i dont really like its just a weird poke with a weird design and concept but what makes me not like it so much is its competitve use of superpower with contrary im sorry i cant beat a malamar with 4x attack and defense haha.
Anyways welcome welcome ill add you to the memberlist asap!
And i guess ill answer my own questions!
Have you ever used it competitively or in-game?
In emerald i did but i found it lacked a competitive moveset so eventually dumped it sometime after liza and tate killed it in the gym battle!
Did you ever catch one and use it in Ruby/Sapphire or Emerald?
Ya although i wouldnt recommend catching one if you cant use that mega unless you can find use with his lack of a great moveset and low defense
What do you think of its dex description?
I like it its kinda creepy but cute haha
What do you think of his mega evolution? Did you like it? Why or why not?
I thought he deserved it more than others like charizard and lucario did and its definately helpful but does push him into the op extremmelly annoying range!
If you had to choose would you choose Sableye or Spriritomb as your dark type on your team?
Sableye its cuter and i dont really like the concept of spirtiomb it seems rushed on gfs part to make another dark and ghost in gen 4. Maybe id like it better if it was more obtainable in that gen though.
Did you think that it having a weakness to fairy was a good decision on GFs part?
I like fairy types and i think it evened out the balance with mega sableye however if it was put in when he was extremely under powered he would've probably never been used.
Other Thoughts?
Ya hes great on competitive teams and maybe in game as well but hes not exactly the offensive guy youd look for on your normal in game team.
So ya if you havent answered the current POTW be sure to do so and the topic is still up for discussion which can be found in the original post and a new topic or POTW (tbd) will be coming on probably friday or saturday i just need to come up with one haha i am trying to stay as active as possible so just a heads up if i miss a couple days i will likely be back asap this weeks just the busiest one of the year so ya discuss keep the discussion going till i can find a new topic or potw haha
Edit: For the next POTW no matter when it is would you like to see a dark type from;
Gen;
1?
2?
3?
4?
5?
or 6?
Thanks for the feedback!
