>>38770944That's reaching quite a bit. Dusknoir doesn't steal souls, he GUIDES them. The Grim Reaper doesn't murder people or take their soul by force, that'd be a demon. It even had an episode in the anime where it protected the main characters from a group of litwicks and lampents who were actually trying to steal their souls, and one of it's dex entries is "It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home". Guide, not steal.
Prankster is reserved for guys who actually fuck with things and pull, you know, pranks? Like how Klefki steals household objects or Sableye loves to fuck with everyone it sees like the lovable little bastard he is. Pressure I feel like is a good fit for Dusknoir because he's very intimidating and it'd feel very overwhelming to stare down. On that note, he could also just have the actual ability intimidate. Cursed Body would also fit since the line seems designed around burning through enemy PP or disabling moves.
Literally all dusky needs is half-decent Recovery. Prankster just makes no sense thematically and is busted on him mechanically. Prankster Spite would be a nightmare.
Also, Politoed has base 500 stats while Poliwrath has base 510. It's kingliness is from how refined it's songs are and how it's said to bring storms. It doesn't have superior stats to be the king, Drizzle is a good way to show he's a king. Slowking is the same to me, the shell being a crown and his improved special defense show Slowking has gained greater psychic powers. I think Slowbro has great physical defense simply because it has senses so dull it doesn't actually notice it's been hurt. It'd be pretty silly to give Slowking similar defensive stats, it certainly doesn't look physically bulky.
Slowking rules over Slowbro in the wild since it would beat one in battle but I think it shouldn't outclass non-mega Slowbro simply because it has king in it's name.