>>37590189Maybe it could be less about a wide movepool and more about a focused one. Like, it definitely deserves Calm Mind and Nasty Plot (its description in the games mentions turning its head to gain brainpower, yet it gets no boosting moves — unacceptable), but those don't make it a good sweeper by themselves, not with its speed. And dual boosting set with Agility and Nasty Plot is still crap tier.
A new ability is definitely on the table, Gamefreak did it to Gengar and Keen Eye isn't something that would be mourned.
A mega-evolution is about as plausible as the idea of Noctowl getting any attention is to begin with, so why not.
>>37590246Is it really Ghost-like? Seems like a living bird to me; I could see it as Dark, but not as a Ghost.
>>37589759Does Psychic Surge do much good for a flying mon?
>>37590082Psyshock is definitely a must. All psysical shitbirds get Fighting coverage, so Focus Blast and even Aura Sphere (it does have supernatural senses) can be assumed too, and Dark Pulse wouldn't be a stretch.
>>37589763Interesting idea. Very much in the "not enough" territory by itself — Parasect and Butterfree aren't the top of the cream, so accurate sleep isn't that great (and Pidgeot does No Guard Hurricane better); however, if we combine it with things discussed above…
Noctowl
Normal/Flying
Ability: No Guard
Item: Normalium-Z
Z-Hypnosis
Nasty Plot
Focus Blast/Psychic
Hurricane/Night Daze/Psyshock
Would that be a viable set?
Other random thoughs:
— It lives in a forest and is mystical, so Forest's Curse could be added, to be abused with a Flying STAB. Doesn't really seem worth the turn, though.
— Unburden for a weaker special Lucha?
— Aerilate, Intimidate, Illusion, Sheer Force, Shadow Tag are boring universal slapdash abilities.
>>37590453Stats… don't seem bad (isn't +110 BST too much, though?), but it falls short of M-Pidgeot as a sweepbird. Are Glare and some extra HP over non-Mega Gardevoir or Togekiss worth a Mega slot?
