17776th poster gets a cookie (cookie thread (Part 7)) (Part 11)

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#14911

The multiple bans were fucking Regieleki and Volcarona, who also just so happens to STILL BE BANNED

#14912

my hot take is they shoulda just nerfed it to 40bp

we had hidden power for ages and it was fine

#14913

i know why they will never do that but like

its prolly the correct call in a vacuum

#14914

Hidden Power does fuck all and it’s 60 BP

#14915

40*1.5=60 and hidden power slander is flat wrong that shit was HUGE for the viability of many mons in singles

#14916

I’d settle for 70.

#14917

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#14918

you seriously think they’re not gonna let regieleki back in at the very least?

probably volcarona, probably roaring moon, probably even another mon or two i’m forgetting

maybe it’s not happening instantly but it’s gonna happen

#14919

HP Ice in particular but also some other really common ones like HP Fire

#14920

to be clear removing hp was probably good for the game lol but i do think tying it to a tera type feels fair

#14921

a neutral tera’d tera blast is literally as strong as a super effective non stab hidden power. it’s an overtuned move

#14922

Hidden Power is kinda ass because it’s 60 BP, you don’t have STAB, and you just flat-out aren’t allowed to use it on physical mons.

#14923

and unless you’re unown you’re not running stab hidden power, it’s literally just coverage to smack some things super effectively. and it worked dammit!

hidden power isn’t good as neutral damage though. whereas tera blast is

#14924

It’s also completely fucking useless on physical mons

#14925

ok northern lion ill listen to aja by steely dan

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#14926

oh no, guess we better buff it to 1000 base power so no one ever has to worry about missing coverage again

#14927

qualities a move must have to be good, according to imaginaryneon:

must work on both physical and special mons
must have high base power
must be STAB

behold, a good move! fucking photon geyser on psychic types specifically i guess. that’s it gg

#14928

ok but what if complex bans make the game more fun

#14929

Like hmm yes let me use my Kingambit’s base 60 Special Attack to use a base 60 power move without stab to try and kill this thing that has some level of bulk

#14930

release froslass in gen 4.