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Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:41:43 No.21013414 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>21013550 >>21015725 >>21019281

>An ability that granted a random ability on switch in, including abilities like parental bond and truant.
How would that work out?

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Danny 3969-5481-6535 !wp8LJJh.fs Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:43:23 No.21013426 Report

Quoted By: >>21013441 >>21013446 >>21013447

Immediately banned by smogon for being uncompetitive and too random. Would be fun as fuck though

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:46:20 No.21013441 Report

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>>21013426
>Caring about Smogon
>at all

Kinda like moody, no? It would be random and hilarious.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:47:17 No.21013446 Report

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>>21013426
Nonono, you are thinking they wouldn't ban it before they even know what it does.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:47:19 No.21013447 Report

Quoted By: >>21013454 >>21013458 >>21013571 >>21015729

>>21013426
Not at all.

For example, Smogon hasn't banned Metronome for the same reason; there are a ton of abilities (or moves) and the odds of getting a beneficial one on a roll are very small, certainly not in your favour.

Introducing RNG into the game isn't what they dislike, it's when that RNG grossly favours the person abusing it. In this case it usually favours the other guy.

It would be a fun ability but it would be so unreliable that nobody would seriously use it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:48:32 No.21013454 Report

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>>21013447
Welcome to /vp/.
Logic doesn't matter here. Now are you gonna join the smogon hate bandwagon or not?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:48:59 No.21013457 Report

Quoted By: >>21013468

>give to a shitmon
>2/188 times you hit jackpot and get Pure/Huge Power

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:49:05 No.21013458 Report

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>>21013447
I shudder thinking about the chance of rolling Shadow Tag against shit like Chansey then setting up on it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:51:24 No.21013468 Report

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>>21013457
>give to a pokemon that is high tier without an ability similar to Keldeo who effectively has no ability
>random ability becomes omni present
shenanigans in every match

buttscab !!TORtoOQMEfy

buttscab !!TORtoOQMEfy Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:53:21 No.21013477 Report

Quoted By: >>21013488

The real question is, would you/your opponent know what ability it has immediately after it's sent out?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 05:56:03 No.21013488 Report

Quoted By: >>21013515

>>21013477
It probably would, similar to trace.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 06:00:03 No.21013515 Report

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>>21013488
>It probably would, similar to trace.
I need to go to bed.
It would probably announce it, similar to trace.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 06:04:11 No.21013550 Report

Quoted By: >>21019152

>>21013414
>X obtained Wonder Guard!

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 06:08:25 No.21013571 Report

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>>21013447
The vast majority of abilities are in some way beneficial.

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Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 13:12:23 No.21015703 Report

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> It work similiar to assist where random ability randomly selected pokemon from both player team.
Does that good enough ?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 13:18:07 No.21015725 Report

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>>21013414
as bad as metronome

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 13:19:26 No.21015729 Report

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>>21013447
I've been trying a No guard Machamp with Metronome.
He used Sheer cold and Fissure in one battle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 13:19:53 No.21015733 Report

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Nurse
>The ally recovers some HP every turn. The user loses some health however.

Mega Blissey gets it

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 13:22:32 No.21015747 Report

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>>21013571

The vast majority of moves also have at least 40 BP.

Getting an ability that's actually good (beyond some pointless immunity or something else extremely situational) and works with a Pokemon is like trying to roll a Yahtzee with ten dice.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 15:28:45 No.21016417 Report

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I like it. It'd have to be on a pokemon that can do stuff without its ability.
A scouting pokemon would be great for it. Switch in and if you get a good ability, continje battling. otherwise, u-turn/volt switch.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 20:20:28 No.21019152 Report

Quoted By: >>21019281

>>21013550
>it's an ice type.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Sep 2014 20:31:20 No.21019281 Report

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>>21013414
It'd be best on a Physical Pokemon, for the most part.
In Singles, it'd be easier to roll the dice for a decent/amazing Ability by switching in and out.
A lot depends on the Pokemon itself. Resetting by switching might break it in Singles. There are four abilities that are actively harmful, compared to the dozens that have the potential to be great on almost anything. Switch around until you proc Speed Boost or Moody or Sheer Force or Adaptability or Protean or ____-ate or Parental Bond or Huge/Pure Power or...
>>21019152
>it's fast and hits hard so it doesn't suck
SR weakness cuts down on switching, so that might need to be a requirement.

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