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Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 20:48:16 No.27787792 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>27787884 >>27787887 >>27787919 >>27788232 >>27788341 >>27788601

...Is this Raichu's biggest break, /vp/?

Has GF finally given him the respect he desperately needed after 20 years of neglect over its preevolved form?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 20:53:22 No.27787884 Report

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>>27787792
That's alolan Raichu tho. Even if the new surfing rodent is great, original Raichu will keep being shitted on. Nothing has really changed.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 20:53:26 No.27787885 Report

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Despite the mascot status the entire line is pretty piss weak. Most Psychic types get an expanded movepool to abuse.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 20:53:30 No.27787887 Report

Quoted By: >>27787942 >>27788285 >>27788294

>>27787792
Question.

Is Raichu competitively viable?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 20:55:06 No.27787919 Report

Quoted By: >>27788001

>>27787792
>unique typing
>shit tier ability
Thankx Gf

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 20:56:23 No.27787942 Report

Quoted By: >>27791278 >>27791399

>>27787887
It's totally outclassed by Pikachu
So not really.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 20:58:52 No.27788001 Report

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>>27787919
It's ability could see some use in doubles.
If anything makes it less viable it's psychic typing. Psychic pokemon get more useless each passing gen.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 21:09:07 No.27788232 Report

Quoted By: >>27788404 >>27788519

>>27787792
I'd say no. Getting an Alola form is great, but that doesn't help the original Raichu in any way. It needs some serious buffs before I could say Gamefreak was truly giving it any respect.

I mean, they didn't even bother to give it a mega last gen, which could've helped a bit with its stat problems. It probably won't ever get one now.

The mascot's evolution should not be outclassed by pretty much all the other Electric types. It's pathetic.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 21:11:31 No.27788285 Report

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>>27787887
In VGC it is. Great Fake Out + Encore + Feint + Lightningrod supporter. This year, it can also OHKO most Primal Kyogre with Volt Tackle.
It sucks in any other format.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 21:12:01 No.27788294 Report

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>>27787887
In VGC

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Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 21:14:32 No.27788341 Report

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>>27787792
whats with the garlic feet?

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Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 21:17:13 No.27788404 Report

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>>27788232
+1

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Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 21:21:54 No.27788519 Report

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>>27788232
This, I'm really disappointed it didn't get a Mega. Would definitely prefer a Mega over an Alola form for it as it could really use the stat boost.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 21:23:23 No.27788560 Report

Quoted By: >>27789501 >>27791324

>>27788001
>Psychic pokemon get more useless each passing gen

Gen 2 fixed the bug with Ghost types, introduced the Steel type and drove the nail in the coffin with Dark type
Gen 3 gave Fighting types access to a bunch of anti-psychic coverage moves
Gen 4 enforced the Dragons-are-king status quo
Gen 5 actually made Bug types a threat
Gen 6 buffed Dark and Ghost types, nerfed the only type Psychic was useful against and introduced Fairy to do everything Psychic does but better.

How will Gen 7 make Psychic types even worse? Any guesses?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 21:24:51 No.27788601 Report

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>>27787792
>respect
>shitskin
pick one

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 21:59:39 No.27789251 Report

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>>27788341
It's actually dollops of whipped cream from the supposed pancakes. In fact, the more you look at it, Alolan Raichu really does look a lot like a pancake. The darker color, the whipped cream hands and feet, the butter ears, the fact that its cheeks produce a sweet smell, everything. I guess the people of alola aren't as odd as I thought. But it still makes me upset that they still don't have a real reason for its change.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 22:11:54 No.27789501 Report

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>>27788560
A new good type effective to psychic

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 22:24:50 No.27789745 Report

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>>27788341
they are cute dumplings

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 23:38:15 No.27791278 Report

Quoted By: >>27791393

>>27787942
>outclassed by Pikachu

but it's not.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 23:40:13 No.27791324 Report

Quoted By: >>27791368

>>27788560
>buffed Dark and Ghost types
>not nerfing steel very hard

fuck you anon ;(

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 23:42:28 No.27791368 Report

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>>27791324
Oh yeah, it definitely nerfed Steel as well. But the only real sufferers there were Metagross and Bronzong. Now Ghost and Dark types are fucking everywhere and Pyschic is feeling it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 23:43:11 No.27791393 Report

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>>27791278
With Light Ball it is.

A Raichu if it could get the Light Ball bonus would propel it to OU.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Aug 2016 23:43:25 No.27791399 Report

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>>27787942
Not really. Pikachu has a really shitty speed tier and is incredibly frail. Raichu can at least revenge kill some stuff. Raichu is considered pretty good in PU while Pikachu is literally shit-tier

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