Super Pokémon Hangman!

[Duck]

Is it "Excite Scent"?

Yes, an item exclusive to Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness

Your turn

 

[Devalue]

New puzzle.

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Strikes: 0/8
Guesses: None

 

[XNaut]

E

 

[ReKoil]

P ?

 

[Devalue]

E

A super-effective hit.

P ?

Paid off with one hit.

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Strikes: 0/8
Guesses: E, P

 

[ReKoil]

O ?

 

[Starlight]

A pls!

 

[Devalue]

O ?

Omitted O's in this one.

A pls!

A miss.

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Strikes: 2/8
Guesses: A, E, O, P

 

[XNaut]

U

 

[ReKoil]

R ?

 

[Devalue]

U

Miss.

R ?

Hit.

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Strikes: 3/8
Guesses: A, E, O, P, R, U

 

[XNaut]

Y

 

[ReKoil]

Oh, is it 'Reflect Type' ?

 

[Devalue]

Oh, is it 'Reflect Type' ?

Yes. Changes the user to the opponent's type. Appears on only a few Pokemon (plus a few more through breeding). Dropped it from Staryu completely in Sword/Shield, oddly.

Entrusts you with the next puzzle.

 

[ReKoil]

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Strikes: 0/8
Guesses:

 

[Devalue]

'N', please.

 

[XNaut]

E

 

[Starlight]

S pls!

 

[ReKoil]

'N', please.

One Hit!

E

a miss.

S pls!

and another miss.

_ _ _ _ N _ _ - _ _ _ _ _

Strikes: 2/8
Guesses: E, N, S

 

[Devalue]

Dwelled on this for too long with the letters available. Wanders in too many possible directions between endings like -ancy, -anga, -onia, and -nal. (Are any of those endings useful for Pokemon terms? No clue.) Generated no good ideas for the second word either, other than maybe Charm.

'R', please.