>>42122135>>42124353To elaborate on the contact-making nature of Accelerock, here's the move's description:
>The user smashes into the target at high speed. This move always goes first.To me, the best candidate for picking up the move should a) have a rocky body and b) be capable of moving at high speeds. The fastest Rock-types don't have actual rocks on their bodies (outside of Mega Evolution), so I looked at some Pokedex entries to get an idea of speed. Rolycoly, Onix, Graveler, and Rhyhorn all seem to be able to move quickly in lore, but one Pokemon stood out in the realm of speedy stones:
>Even sealed in its shell, it can move freely. Hard and fast, it has outstanding destructive power.>Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket.>This troublesome Pokémon can't wait to evolve, so it relieves its stress by wildly propelling itself around using compressed gas.I only just remembered this, but Accelerock really does fit Pupitar like a glove. No idea if the rocket propulsion thing carries over after it evolves
though I like to think a Tyranitar could manipulate its Sand Stream to a similar effect but, as Huntail/Gorebyss and Shell Smash demonstrate, it really wouldn't matter.
