(Before I begin, I just want to say that I'm not totally sure if this is the right room for this topic. If it needs to be moved to the D/P section, feel free to do so.)
Okay, so we all know that one of the major changes in Diamond and Pearl is the big Speacial/Physical Switch on some moves. Take for instance Fire Punch will now go off of the Attack statistic rather than the Special Attack statistic, and Hyper Beam will now go off the Special Attack statistic rather than the Attack statistic. Now, the big questions for me are...
How will this affect the current meta-game?
Who are some Pokemon who were once scoffed that will now be fearsome foes? Who are some of the top tiered Pokes who will no longer be useful in most cases?
What are some awesome lineups you can think of for current Pokes now that this switch has taken place?
For me, I think Alakasam will take a major hit. Now that his elemental punches are restrained to physical attack power, one of his major movesets will be rendered much weaker than before. Inversely, Hitmonchan will now stand a major chance with the elemental punches on his side using his physical stat. He'll probably be seen a lot more often in teams.
Idunno, that's about all I can think of... What are some more majorly affected Pokes?
Okay, so we all know that one of the major changes in Diamond and Pearl is the big Speacial/Physical Switch on some moves. Take for instance Fire Punch will now go off of the Attack statistic rather than the Special Attack statistic, and Hyper Beam will now go off the Special Attack statistic rather than the Attack statistic. Now, the big questions for me are...
How will this affect the current meta-game?
Who are some Pokemon who were once scoffed that will now be fearsome foes? Who are some of the top tiered Pokes who will no longer be useful in most cases?
What are some awesome lineups you can think of for current Pokes now that this switch has taken place?
For me, I think Alakasam will take a major hit. Now that his elemental punches are restrained to physical attack power, one of his major movesets will be rendered much weaker than before. Inversely, Hitmonchan will now stand a major chance with the elemental punches on his side using his physical stat. He'll probably be seen a lot more often in teams.
Idunno, that's about all I can think of... What are some more majorly affected Pokes?