Favorite damage-dealing move?

Boilurn

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    Haven't seen a thread like this in the past month, so I'll post this new thread here.

    Here's a question: Which one (or if you want to name a couple, go ahead) of these damage-dealing moves is your personal favorite? Mine is Scald, because it's the only Water-type move which causes a burn. It's a great combination of uniqueness and realism, but also, it is very commonly seen in competitive battling. Marlon also utilizes this move in his Gym at Humilau City.
     
    I always loved the name "Brave Bird," even if its usage is somewhat limited. It's a powerful attack, but not every Pokemon that can learn it can tank the recoil damage and keep on fighting. I just thought the name sounds really cool.

    Fire Blast is also fun, its animation referencing the Japanese Daimonji festival. When I was little I thought it was the image of a person being set on fire, but I thought that was weird so I looked it up one day.
     
    My personal favourite is Aura sphere. For a few reasons -

    1. It is fighting-types so it does super effective damage on a lot of types.
    2. It doesn't miss, which is always a bonus.
    3. It has fairly good power too.
    4. It always has good animations.
    5. It is primarily associated with Lucario who, because I'm cliche, is my personal favourite pokemon.
     
    Aeroblast. Sounds extremely cool and is the signature move of my favorite Pokemon Lugia, though to be fair I am being biased here.

    And its Gen II animation... just awesome.

    [PokeCommunity.com] Favorite damage-dealing move?
     
    I have always been a fan of Ice Beam ever since using it with Articuno on my Blue version soooo yeah Ice Beam for me!
     
    This is more of a Q&A thread rather than a discussion one, so I'm just going to move this over to Pokemon Voting Polls.

    As for my favorite damaging move, it's always been Surf, right back to the original games. It has a pretty solid base power considering it's an HM, it has a cool battle animation in most gens, and it's arguably the most useful move outside of battle as well. Volt Tackle's another move I've liked using as of late- and probably one of my favorite moves used in the anime as well.
     
    My favorite damage-dealing move is Stored Power. With the help of Acid Armor, Nasty Plot, Amnesia, Calm Mind, or any other move that raises your stats, you could sweep your opponent's entire team (unless a dark-type Pokémon stops you). I've tried it before with Sigilyph, and it works. xD Blast Burn is also my favorite. It wouldn't be wise to use this move in a battle, but in my opinion, the animation of this move is awesome.
     
    Hard for me to decide, but I'd say Close Combat. It's strong, has decent distribution and the animation is just awesome. The defensive drops are pretty much a non-issue if the user is defensively weak. Aura Sphere comes in close.
     
    While my favorite is on the top, let's not forget the close runner-ups in this list. Pokemon is full of some great moves, and here are some of my personal favs:

    V-Create -- Coming off a Victini after having used Trick Room, this move turns that thing into a serial killer. 180 BP + STAB is nothing to laugh at -- unless you're the one using it!

    Hydro Pump -- Aside from its sheer power, the animation is awesome.

    Aeroblast -- Even more awesome than Hydro Pump. It's a pity that only one Pokemon gets it.

    Hurricane -- Almost as awesome as Aeroblast, but the animation more than makes up for the average name.

    Fire Blast -- One word: Epic.

    Focus Blast -- Accuracy sucks, but the animation is really cool.

    Aura Sphere -- Same, but too bad only a few get it.
     
    Aura Sphere is one of my favorite moves... I hate people who spam double team, and it's the closest thing Gamefreak has added which can at least try to deal with these strategies.

    Oh and Aqua Jet, because it almost always goes first. :D
     
    Boilurn said:
    Mine is Scald, because it's the only Water-type move which causes a burn. It's a great combination of uniqueness and realism, but also, it is very commonly seen in competitive battling. Marlon also utilizes this move in his Gym at Humilau City.
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    I think Scald is cool too! I've been waiting (and still am) for some kind of fire/water typed pokémon, but in the meantime, a water move that can cause a burn is pretty cool.

    Seattle said:
    Aeroblast.
    And its Gen II animation... just awesome.

    [PokeCommunity.com] Favorite damage-dealing move?
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    That is cool. They had to be creative in gens I and II when it came to move animations. Though I really think gen II did a much better job with that than gen I, haha. Aeroblast looks really cool, in any case.

    jellicentfan1 said:
    I have always been a fan of Ice Beam ever since using it with Articuno on my Blue version soooo yeah Ice Beam for me!
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    I can agree with Ice Beam! Not for the very best move, but certainly a candidate up there. Reliable and strong.

    Brendino said:
    As for my favorite damaging move, it's always been Surf, right back to the original games. It has a pretty solid base power considering it's an HM, it has a cool battle animation in most gens, and it's arguably the most useful move outside of battle as well. Volt Tackle's another move I've liked using as of late- and probably one of my favorite moves used in the anime as well.
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    I love Surf. It's the only HM move you never regret or even hesitate teaching a pokémon because it's just that good so you wouldn't really need another water move. At least not in-game. At least not for me, haha. Even though Scald is cool, yeah.


    In the earlier generations, when double battles wasn't a thing (mostly in Ruby, I'm thinking here) Earthquake was my favorite move. Still is, somewhat. It's so strong and cool and ground type that does critical damage to a lot of types. I generally like ground type moves actually, even though ground type pokémon aren't really my favorites.

    Other than that, Slash is a given. Zangoose with Slash and Swords Dance - ain't nothing beating that in my Hoenn.
     
    Zap Cannon! <3 Used to love getting that TM in Gen 2, unfortunately I haven't used it in ages.

    Recent favourite move is probably Flame Charge which Fennkin will learn.
     
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