>>33177440>Sand Rush and Accelerock on Midday form, who already has a Speed of 112Abilities and moves are given to Pokemon thematically. Lycanroc Midday is fast; therefore it gets a priority move. It gets Sand Rush because it is is a fast Rock-type.
>Midday doesn't have such incredible Attack that it can OHKO things easily, but at the same time, it can barely take a hitKeep in mind Lycanroc Midday is a wolf. It's not going to be stronger than a martial artist or a superpowerful deity.
>Midnight has several attacks that revolve around being hit and striking back hard, but it has rather unremarkable bulk of 85/75/75 with which it's supposed to do thisThis is part of the problem with formes supposed to share the same BST.
>Midnight gets No Guard but doesn't get anything to use off of it except Stone EdgeAgain, it's a thematic ability. Midnight gets hurt and hits back. No Guard is the ability that supports this theme.
>Midnight doesn't even get Head Smash, which would work with the ability and fits its battle styleHead Smash is a Headbutt move; Lycanroc doesn't get Headbutt. It uses its claws and body to attack, not its head.
>Both forms have a rather disappointing BST of 487; for comparison, Lucario has 525 and Zoroark has 510Balance. Pokemon with higher BST tend to be harder to obtain. Lucario had to be obtained through an egg in Gen IV and must evolve via happiness during the day. Zoroark was event exclusive in BW; you needed one of four events to unlock it.
>Both forms retain two of Rockruff's abilities, all of which are horribleAgain there is a theme to how this works. All three get Keen Eye due to their powerful eyesight. Vital Spirit is given to Rockruff so it can stay up at night; Lycanroc Midnight is also a nocturnal creature. Steadfast was given to both Rockruff and Midday to show off their relentless spirit.
