Inspired by the incredibly destructive juggernauts of righteous fury that Kecleon shopkeepers are in the Mystery Dungeon series, I thought of a new signature Ability for Kecleon. I'll first make Kecleon's Hidden Ability Protean one of its regular Abilities, along with Colour Change. It is not broken on Kecleon, it just makes it trickier and, well, regularly strong. The new Hidden Ability I have in mind is
Theft Alarm: Raises all stats when the Pokémon's held item is removed.
You get the gist - a tweaked Anger Point. Steal Kecleon's item, knock it off, replace it, eat it or destroy it, and you're dead. Would work well when paired with a Trick-using ally, or against Knock Off-loving meta playstyles.
I'm not sure about the specifics, namely
Theft Alarm: Raises all stats when the Pokémon's held item is removed.
You get the gist - a tweaked Anger Point. Steal Kecleon's item, knock it off, replace it, eat it or destroy it, and you're dead. Would work well when paired with a Trick-using ally, or against Knock Off-loving meta playstyles.
I'm not sure about the specifics, namely
- how much should the stats be raised? By 2 stages, 3 stages, or even maximized?
- should it be activated only when a foe removes the item, and not when it's done by an ally? It does make sense, but activating even for allies makes the ability much more convenient.