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It can learn Super Fang, which can be quite handy, given how fast it is. |
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From its ears it can produce ultrasonic waves strong enough to shatter large boulders. |
17
It has Infiltrator which can be good against Safeguard. |
18. It's shiny color scheme is the same as shiny salamence
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19.
It can learn Shadow Ball. |
20.
Noivern is safe now. We study the myths and legends of Kalos now, starting with Xerneas. 10. |
11.
Legends say it can share eternal life. |
12.
It’s signature move is Geomancy, which gives it terrific setup, provided that it holds the Power Herb. |
13.
If you're using it in a casual playthrough, you could even use it without a Power Herb. |
14.
Xerneas is already a versatile Pokémon, even without setup. It has admirable special coverage. |
15.
It has a type advantage over Yveltal and Zygarde. |
16.
It’s Ability; Fairy Aura, powers up it’s Fairy-type moves like Moonblast, which hits very hard. |
17.
It can learn Thunderbolt to deal with Pokemon like Skarmory and Celesteela. |
18
Xerneas is a beautiful legendary! I normally don’t put them on my team, but I did in X. <3 |
19
A majestic legendary that embodies the faery type perfectly |
20.
We preserved Xerneas, the embodiment of life. We shall now judge the harbinger of death known as “Yveltal”. 10. |
11.
Even though it's said to bring death, I'll save it. |
12.
It can naturally learn Focus Blast. I do wish it could learn a lot of strong physical moves like Earthquake, Superpower and even Brave Bird. |
13.
Its signature, Oblivion Wing, heals over half of the damage caused. |
14
Team Flare's plot makes way more sense with Lysandre's using Yveltal than Xerneas imho |
15.
It’s Ability, Dark Aura, boosts great Dark-type moves like Dark Pulse and Sucker Punch, which can be a strong surprise priority. |
16.
It also gets Knock Off. |
17.
It is a powerful asset in Sky Battles. |
18.
Speaking of Sky Battles, I trained a Flygon and a Gengar for that. However, Gengar can't participate in Sky Battles. If I had known that beforehand, I would've used a Tyrantrum instead of a Flygon. |
19.
Levitate Pokémon that naturally float can provide some great coverage. Yveltal’s STAB-enhancing signature Ability and impressive prowess are the icing on the cake. Only one more positive score and it shall be safe. |
20.
Yveltal is safe now, Zygarde is next. https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/xyani/zygarde.gif 10. |
11.
A very versatile Dragon/Ground-type with impressive health and bulk at 50%. It was banished to Ubers in Gen VII. |
12.
It was BL in Gen 6. |
11.
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12.
I have nothing against Zygarde, although I like Flygon and Garchomp more. |
13
Cool, i guess? |
14.
Garchomp > Flygon > Zygarde for me. |
15
Eh same, but Zygarde's not that bad you know |
16.
I'm not saying it's bad, I'm saying I like Flygon and Garchomp more. |
17.
Zygarde-Complete gains a significant amount of HP, allowing it to survive numerous powerful blows thanks to it’s naturally good bulk. |
18.
Zygarde-Complete was banned from OU almost immediately. |
19.
With both forms banned, one can only use the 10% form with Aura Break in OU. It is a physical sweeper, with high Speed at the cost of HP, Defense and Sp. Atk. |
20.
Zygarde is safe now. Diancie is next. https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/xyani/diancie.gif 10. |
11.
It has a majestic Mega Evolution that hits really hard. |
12.
It got its Mega Evolution soon after its event was released. |
13.
It’s Mega Evolution has much higher Attack, Sp. Atk and Speed at the cost of some defenses. |
14
Sacrifice of some defence to wreck more stuff rather easily, hoo boy i'm in |
15.
Unique way of obtaining a legendary |
16.
Its Mega Evolution has Magic Bounce. |
17.
It’s signature move is Diamond Storm, which can boost it’s physical Defense if it lands. |
18.
Why couldn't they have made Diamond Storm special instead of physical? |
19.
Diamond Storm could also have benefited from being a dual-type move. At least it gets Power Gem in Gen VII. |
20.
Diancie is safe now, Hoopa is next. https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/xyani/hoopa.gif 10. |
11.
It’s Unbound form has insane power and slightly better Speed. |
12.
In Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, it can summon legendary Pokemon, who can either help or hurt you. |
13.
It was banned from OU in Gen VI, due to it’s insane coverage thanks to it’s access to moves like Gunk Shot, Drain Punch, Nasty Plot, etc. |
14.
In Gen 7, Hoopa-Unbound fell to UU, but was banned to UUBL. |
15.
It’s signature moves are Hyperspace Hole and Hyperspace Fury. The latter is the only Dark-type move with 100 BP. |
16.
It's the signature Pokemon for the ROM hack Pokemon Unbound. |
17.
Hoopa’s true form is bound to the Prison Bottle, like how genies are bound to the magic lamps. |
18.
Hoopa-Unbound has 6 arms. |
19.
It’s rings allow for inter-dimensional travel, which explains why so many islands randomly pop up across Hoenn on a daily basis. |
20.
Hoopa is safe now, Volcanion is next. https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/xyani/volcanion.gif 10. |
11.
It can learn a wide range of attacks, like Earthquake, Focus Blast, Sludge Bomb, Earth Power, Liquidation and Stone Edge. |
12.
Fire/Water is an interesting typing. |
13.
It’s signature move is Steam Eruption, which is essentially Scald with the force of Hydro Pump. |
14.
On Smogon, there's a metagame named STABmons, in which all Pokemon get all moves matching their type (except banned moves, but those can be used on Pokemon that can learn it naturally). Therefore, all Water types get Steam Eruption there. |
15.
Water Absorb gives Volcanion recovery when hit by a Water-type move like Waterfall or Scald. |
16.
If it didn't have Water Absorb, it would've been hit neutrally by Water type attacks. |
17.
It has a high Sp. Atk stat, enabling it to hit really hard with Choice Specs. |
18.
Choice items aren't really my thing. |
19.
It’s offenses and movepool can allow for either a physical or special attacker. We’re nearly done judging all the Kalos Pokémon. |
20.
Volcanion is safe now. With that, we can move on to the Gen 7 Pokemon, starting with Rowlet. https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/xyani/rowlet.gif 10. |
11.
It is a comedy relief in the anime. It takes comfort in Ash’s bag. |
12.
Rowlet was my second choice for the Gen 7 starter. |
13.
It can turn it’s head backwards. Some use screenshots of this movement to crack jokes about it confronting titanic Pokémon. |
14
It's the cutest owl looking Pokemon I have ever seen. |
15.
I would've picked this thing if Litten's final evolution disappointed me. |
16.
It’s secondary type changes from Flying to Ghost when it reaches it’s final stage. |
17.
It's the first dual type basic starter since Gen 1. |
18.
It was an instant fan favorite when the Alolan Starters were first revealed. |
19.
I leaned towards Litten. I loved how it's both fierce and cute at once. |
20.
Rowlet is safe now. On to Dartrix now. 10. |
11
It can launch attacks on unseen enemies behind it. |
12.
It's an alright Pokemon. |
13.
It has fancy hairdo. |
14.
It's better than Skiploom. |
15.
It attacks with projectiles called “blade quills”. |
16.
Some poeple think it's awkward. |
17.
It has the advantage against the Totem Pokémon in Lana’s Trial, thanks to it’s type combination. |
18.
I got Pokemon like Pikachu, Trumbeak, and Fomantis for Lana's trials. |
19.
It is a sensitive Pokémon, but it is surely a fancy one. |
20.
Dartrix is safe, Decidueye is next. https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/xyani/decidueye.gif 10. Voting up. |
11.
It’s signature move is Spirit Shackle, a Ghost-type attack that traps the opposing Pokémon in battle. |
12.
I never expected the Rowlet line to go from Grass/Flying to Grass/Ghost. |
13.
It can learn Shadow Sneak in USUM, giving it STAB priority. |
14.
It's the fastest fully evolved Gen 7 starter. |
15.
While it’s Speed is nothing to write home about, it can learn Low Sweep to slow down most foes. |
16.
It can also learn Smack Down, for Fire and Flying types. |
17
It's one of my favorite Gen 7 Pokemon. |
18.
Its signature move, Spirit Shackle, can trap opposing Pokemon. |
19.
It’s signature Z-Move is Sinister Arrow Raid, where it creates many arrows to launch at the opponent. |
20.
Decidueye is safe now. Now we're going to my Gen 7 starter of choice, Litten. https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/xyani/litten.gif 10. |
11.
It can surprisingly learn the buffed Leech Life by TM. |
12
It's cute. |
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