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i was legitimately dismayed at how much arguing occurred over the vocoalder tms i posted earlier but at the same time at least people were responsive. maybe it's naive to think we can compromise on them but here is a very toned back version.
some people really like the volcanic lightning and it's nice for a water/fire pokemon to have something that gives it coverage against water types. so this set retains thunderbolt but loses thunder, charge beam, and thunder wave. it's a scaled back inclusion of the same idea. pokemon like probopass have thunderbolt for thematic reasons. thunderbolt is reliable and straight forward without the 120 power of thunder. alternatively it could get one electric move as a tutor or egg move to downplay the idea even more.
even though i personally think the idea of giving volcoalder surf is cool i've removed it. giving surf to a fire type is seemingly too controversial. people playing the game for the first time will surely not be surprised at it's inability to learn the move. while gamefreak often gives things like rhydon surf this is infact more often than not confusing to players.
please be concise about any opinions you have. i just want to listen and try and make this work. i realize people often want to stop talking about a certain issue when it causes problems but time rarely seems to change peoples strong opinions.