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Koyan October 14th, 2013 3:46 PM

Holy crap, Furfrou is a beast!
 
Alright... I will admit that my first impression of this pokemon, I was a bit disappointed... I mean... It's a poodle. Seriously? A poodle pokemon? The hell?

But then... I battled a wild Furfrou...

My level 8-16 team....

Was nearly wiped out...

By a level 8 poodle...

That only knew Growl, Sand attack, and Tackle...

Admittedly, my team is comprised of lackluster pokes to make for a more interesting playthrough...

But still....

Furfrou. Is. A. Beast.

A stupid looking beast... But a beast nonetheless.

Opinions? Yay or Neigh. Gimme yo' feedback, boyo (or lass)! I am now accepting rebuttals!

HairyLoco October 14th, 2013 4:50 PM

The most constructive thing I can add to this post is that I have not had that much trouble battling Furfrou's.
In fact, I didn't find it any harder than the other wild Pokémon of the levels.

Koyan October 14th, 2013 4:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PokéLoco (Post 7882518)
The most constructive thing I can add to this post is that I have not had that much trouble battling Furfrou's.
In fact, I didn't find it any harder than the other wild Pokémon of the levels.

My main pokemon was a Zigzagoon at the time. All physical moves, pretty much.

Orifiel October 14th, 2013 4:54 PM

Mine too. But hey, shouldn't judge the book by its cover.

Killjoy October 14th, 2013 5:03 PM

The hell? The Region is based on France, you should have expected a poodle :p

And poodles are vicious dogs lol I don't recal having any trouble fighting them so far though

Legobricks October 14th, 2013 5:17 PM

Tackle is a fine move on a Normal-type with a natural predilection for physical attacks. 50 power is a lot at that stage in the game, particularly on something which will receive STAB (Vivillon with Struggle Bug yields similarly favourable results). Furfrou's base stats probably compare well with most other monsters at the time, too, since it has no evolutionary relatives and may still be expected to 'stand on its own' at higher levels.

Adryel October 14th, 2013 6:49 PM

well you can groom it :D so I think that might fix your problem XD

Pendraflare October 14th, 2013 6:51 PM

I was battling one that was way underleveled compared to one of my guys, and I was barely doing anything to it. Even one that was over five levels higher only did a bit over half! I thought, why is this thing taking so little from my attacks?!

The answer: It wasn't until I saw on Marriland's walkthrough that it has the Fur Coat ability, which reduces the damage from contact moves. I thought, that must explain something...

Murkrow October 14th, 2013 6:54 PM

I wish there was a gym leader that uses furfrou early game (aka whitney's miltank) to frustrate players, but alas it was not meant to be

countryemo October 14th, 2013 6:59 PM

I know right. I got into a trainer battle. Two Furfrou's at the same time, nearly wiped my team out twice. But a mix of burning them, and leachseed I was just able to scrape by. But their main move was headbut, man that did damage.

TearsOfNightfall October 14th, 2013 7:41 PM

I wasn't initially going to use Furfrou in my party, but I got one via Wonder Trade and it actually turned out to be a good early-game damage dealer, especially once it learned Headbutt. Its Fur Coat ability is really handy, too.

Xadet October 14th, 2013 7:47 PM

Not Going to lie, Faced this with my levels between 10-19. My Charmander and Pikachu had to be pulled out and had to have Combusken come in and beat him after awhile. :P Maybe its just me.
The wild Furfrou was level 9

causality October 14th, 2013 8:03 PM

He reminds me of Herdier a lot. When I got up to Lenora's gym on my first playthrough of Black it hit all of my pokemon really hard. Come on Takedown? But anyway Furfrou is a tough one.

Azire October 14th, 2013 11:40 PM

I've had absolutely no issues but then again I've always preferred Special moves to Physical. My Timid Charmander or Modest Froakie made quick work. I actually had more trouble catching one because I kept killing them.

Something that truly annoys me is the fact that revert back to their ugly form if you box them. I wanted to box each different form but alas GameFreak hates that idea. All in all I find it truly useless except to complete my Dex.

Sun October 15th, 2013 1:36 AM

The other day, I was battling with a Passerby, that damn dog ripped my Sydian and my Combusken! :'(

Shiny Gardevoir October 15th, 2013 2:00 AM

I double battled against Furfrous... almost got wiped out if not for my ghost type honedge that they couldn't touch XD

Mithel_Celestia October 15th, 2013 6:02 AM

I use a furfreu and I tell you it has the be the most physically defensive pokemon I have ever used. It's defense is only half it's special defense which is it's highest in my furfreu but it's ability makes up for it by halfing all physical moves. As a plus note it can learn cotton guard so it can reach +6 defense in like, what? 2 turns? basically mine can even survive fighting most fighting types and still be able to knock them out.

billyjoseph October 15th, 2013 6:22 AM

I was surprised at how strong Furfrou was too, it took a while to take that sucker out. Never plan on catching him, i hate its design too much.

Sun October 15th, 2013 6:25 AM

I guess Furfrou will not appear in OU, but I'm sure it will be one of the front runner in NU. {XD}
Imagine if this thing had an evolution and then you attached an Eviolite to it... Shrugs

BrandoSheriff October 15th, 2013 12:27 PM

Furfrou is insane. xD

It's ability makes physical moves a dumb choice to use on it, and it seems to have a high attack stat, judging from how it almost took my Charmeleon out even being 4 levels lower than it.

I don't plan to use it though, I only want to use Kalos Pokemon that haven't been revealed yet (which only leaves me about 15 to choose from xD )

JayTheKing October 15th, 2013 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 7882740)
I know right. I got into a trainer battle. Two Furfrou's at the same time, nearly wiped my team out twice. But a mix of burning them, and leachseed I was just able to scrape by. But their main move was headbut, man that did damage.

The heck?The same way i took rid of them.Leech seed from Quilladin and random Burn from Charmeleon.

Guy October 15th, 2013 3:32 PM

Using one in rotation on my team, I can say with confidence that Furfrou is a dog with a very loud bark. Initially, when I first caught mine I didn't have any intentions on using it. After getting a feel for it though, I began to like what I was seeing and decided to keep it on me. I honestly wasn't expecting Furfrou to be as good as it has been, but I'm glad that it is. It's currently one of my main powerhouses, which is saying a lot since all of my [nine] party members pack quite the punch on their own.

Rivvon October 15th, 2013 5:52 PM

My Furfrou joined my team the moment I caught her, and stayed with me until the Elite Four and post-game. I loved the design from the moment it was "revealed" for a split-second in that Pokémon Direct, I love the haircuts (especially the ones you can unlock), and I love the stats. The only thing about Furfrou that I think is a bit lacking is the movepool, but honestly I can only really speak for its level-up moves, since I'm lacking TMs at the moment.

Deokishisu October 15th, 2013 7:26 PM

I love Furfrou. I initially wasn't expecting it to be that great, but I caught one and named her Fifi and decided I'd give her a go.

My goodness. Fifi became my MVP pretty much instantly. If I was having trouble with an opposing Pokemon, out she went and down they'd go. I gave her a Rocky Helmet, so that physical attackers break themselves on her luxuriously groomed Fur Coat, and let her Headbutt (and later Return) her way to victory.

Truth be told, I'm quite disappointed with her available movepool, but you can't win em all I suppose. Fifi has Return, Rock Smash, Sucker Punch, and Cotton Guard right now. Oh, and don't try to teach your Furfrou Strength. Despite their ability to rip through their enemies and feast on their organs (it keeps the coat shiny, y'see) they can't learn Strength.

Also, apparently Shiny Furfrou has a white body with black fur. Gonna try and PokeRadar chain one tomorrow! Fifi needs a friend!

Lavans October 15th, 2013 7:59 PM

I haven't tried working with my Furofu yet. Perhaps I will once I get this last piece of training equipment :)


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