Recent content by ThePokeCorral

I don't know what Pecharunt is, but if you want a Pokemon game with a good story and in which the involvement of Mythical Pokemon is a plot point, I recommend playing the fangame Pokemon Insurgence.

Prior to Gen 8, Koffing and Weezing had only one ability, Levitate. When Galarian Weezing was introduced, they added its "signature ability," Neutralizing Gas, as a second ability. But, they also gave Neutralizing Gas to Koffing and regular Weezing, which doesn't feel right; Neutralizing Gas...

In the video, Michael specifically says that the strategy of "boost Coalossal's speed while also hitting both opponents" also works with Lava Plume which does 0.25x damage to Coalossal instead of 4x, but that, surprisingly, the Surf version is actually considered better in competitive (at least...

It annoys me when an opposing Pokemon could KO me with one more attack but doesn't - using a useless status move instead - and I then proceed to KO them with my next attack. It makes the victory feel hollow because I feel like I didn't earn it. More generally, I consider it bad AI programming...

When I played Ruby back when it was the newest game, I had heard that Latios/Latias was even harder to catch then Rayquaza, and so it was best use the Master Ball on them. So, I did that, and resolved to find some other way of catching Rayquaza. My solution ended up being to freeze it, stall...

This is something that I've been meaning to get around to asking for a couple years now. 😅 For those who don't know what I'm talking about, a brief history of priority brackets. In Gen 1, the only moves with non-default priority were Quick Attack with +1, and Counter with -1. (Mirror Coat...

When I first started to play Pokemon games in 3D (ie Gen 6) I worried that I'd never be able to go back, like playing a game like Platinum was going to feel visually unfulfilling by comparison. But I have since come to miss the days when Pokemon were depicted frozen in a single pose. Compared...

Warning: Incoming Rant. =P There is only one move that I would like to see removed or at least heavily restricted, and that is Acrobatics, for a couple of reasons. And yes, this move pisses me off more than Double Team / Minimize. First, I don't like that the best Flying type move in the game...

In light of what was established above about the 70 power high crit rate moves not being that strong (worth less than a 75 power pure damage move according to Devalue), do you still think Sharpness is too strong? Assuming Devalue's math is correct, I'm thinking I might actually have this...

On a side note, I'm curious whether anyone can figure out what animal this Pokemon is based on, knowing the following things I've revealed: It is a Water/Fighting type. It comes in two varieties, one of which "punches" and the other has "sharp" claws. It can have Compound Eyes. It learns...

I knew that there were a bunch with less power than 70; I meant I couldn't think of ones besides Leaf Blade and Crabhammer that had more power. I had forgotten how strong Drill Run was. That's about what I thought. Okay, so, with the 70 power high crit rate moves not being as strong as I...

I only have time for a quick reply right now, so I'll just respond to this part and read the math later: I believe you, but in that case, why is 70 such a popular power for high crit rate moves, including new moves like Aqua Cutter? Why aren't there more on the level of Leaf Blade? Apart from...

I don't follow your math. Putting the question more simply. With all other things being equal (STAB, type effectiveness, ability boosts or lack thereof), how much base power does a pure damage move need to be on par with Aqua Cutter or Razor Shell? Whatever that number is, the answer to my...

I don't have my laptop right now, but I think I gave it a Speed somewhere between 80 and 100, and an Attack of 120. I don't claim to be any good at balancing Pokemon's stats, though. Just about every stay spread I came up with for my game comes with the caveat that, if I were to actually try to...

Scizor already gets 60 power Bullet Punch with Technician. I believe this is considered good, but not OP. This is what I meant when I asked if GameFreak maybe should have buffed Iron Fist by now. Note that Strong Jaw was also originally a signature ability, for Tyrantrum, which gets no STAB...