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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:02:51 No.26702486 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>26702553 >>26702655 >>26702727

>audio HA: klutz
>Durant HA: truant
>Ferrothorn HA: anticipation
>Scrafty HA: intimidate

Why do most gen V mons have shitty hidden abilities? Especially given the fact this was the very same gen they were introduced

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:04:26 No.26702500 Report

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Intimidate HA is actually good though

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:05:25 No.26702511 Report

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Durant is a worker ant. It's HA is Truant because it's dream is literally to take a day off.

Intimidate isn't a bad ability.
Anticipation isn't too bad of an ability, especially on something with a 4x weakness to a type that has a habit of randomly cropping up as hidden power unexpectedly, it's just that Iron barbs is more consistent and immediately useful.

Fuck Klutz though

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:09:13 No.26702553 Report

Quoted By: >>26702564 >>26702615 >>26702655 >>26702659

>>26702486
It wouldn't be so bad if anticipation was changed back to its pre-nerfed state, where it reduced the damage of the anticipated move by 50%.

Anyway, dream world abilities are what a pokemon dreams to have. Durant wishes it didn't have to work, Scrafty wishes it could be an intimidating gang leader, Ferrothorn wishes it would anticipate the next move, etc.

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:10:54 No.26702564 Report

Quoted By: >>26702659

>>26702553
>It wouldn't be so bad if anticipation was changed back to its pre-nerfed state, where it reduced the damage of the anticipated move by 50%.
What the fuck Anticipate did that? Holy shit that's awesome and unique and they got fucking rid of it? Fuck Gamefreak a rusty rake

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:17:56 No.26702615 Report

Quoted By: >>26702625 >>26702641 >>26703286

>>26702553
Never looked at it that way before, but then.
>Audino wishes to be clumsy
>Gliscor wishes it could suck up poison
>Serperior wishes to be an edgy contrarian

Some dont seem to fit the norm. I guess its just GF going against their own rules like usual

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:19:14 No.26702625 Report

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>>26702615
Honestly I think it comes from the fact that that's probably exactly why Durant has Truant. It applies to some but not all but it's easier for people to make sweeping generalizations.

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:20:49 No.26702641 Report

Quoted By: >>26702675

>>26702615
>Serperior looks at Meganium and actually dreams of being good

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:21:47 No.26702655 Report

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>>26702486

Intimidate is good as hell son, not sure what you're on about there.

Anticipation just isn't as generally applicable as Iron Barbs, Klutz is pretty garbage undoubtedly.

Truant Durant is pretty bad competitively, but there are entirely post-game Battle Tower/Maison strategies revolving around Truant Durant due to it's ability to fuck the AI. All of the longest proven streaks (in the thousands,) are due to the power of Entrainment Truant Durant, all hail the king.

>>26702553

I really like that "what the pokemon dreams of having" concept. Not sure if that is what GF was going for, but if it was, then what about Magnezone? I'm pretty sure it dreams every day about Levitating, when it's always depicted as floating but still gets 1-shot by Ground moves.

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:22:02 No.26702659 Report

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>>26702553
>>26702564
Anticipation never did that. Source: Bulbapedo

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:23:07 No.26702675 Report

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>>26702641
>God before you lay me down to sleep give me something so I'm not stuck with that piece of shit, it isn't my fault I'm monograss, please gamefreak

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:28:48 No.26702727 Report

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>>26702486
>intimidate
>bad
The only problem with scrafty is that Moxie and Shed Skin are ALSO great abilities. If anything it's only shitty because it's another great thing to choose between

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:30:17 No.26702739 Report

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>>26702675
>if I have to be an edgy contrarian to get out that's fine for me, just don't make me have to stay in PU

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:33:05 No.26702766 Report

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It's obviously supposed to be a pun on ant. TruAnt.

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Anonymous Sat 11 Jun 2016 23:39:56 No.26702831 Report

Quoted By: >>26703190

>>26702655
Intimidate might be good, but compared to scrafty's other abilities its pretty mediocre. Anticipation is much less usefull than iron barbs, and just because its usefull in-game doesn't make it less shit.

There are more examples:
>Stoutland HA: run away
>Musharna HA: telepathy (admitedly not as bad in doubles, it has its niche)
>Lilligant HA: leaf guard
>Krookodile HA: anger point

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Anonymous Sun 12 Jun 2016 00:12:14 No.26703190 Report

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>>26702831
Intimidate is miles better than moxie and shed skin in VGC.

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Anonymous Sun 12 Jun 2016 00:21:33 No.26703286 Report

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>>26702615
No, audino wishes it could be Moe as possible, and being clumsy is part of being Moe.

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