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Seriously, can we try to brainstorm who at Gamefreak just fucking DESPISES the idea of a strong and DECENT physical electric type move?
>For the first 2 generations after the split was introduced, only Electric with arms were granted access to a MIDDLINGly strong move in Thunderpunch. Fucking Luxray had to rely on lmao SPARK while other types got Flare Blitz and Wood Hammer, and Brave Bird.
>FINALLY...Wild Charge was introduced but guess what? It's a WEAKER copy of the aforementioned recoil moves. Physical electrics had to make due with the fact they couldn't achieve KO's like their counterparts.
>Throughout the generations, only specially picked electrics were handed signature physical electric moves. Why are they treated so selectively?
>Finally...FINALLY, get a physical electric type move that's for everyone. Great, right? WRONG. Unlike other HIGH powered crash moves...Supercell Slam only has 100 base power. You lose FIFTY percent of your health if a common ground type switches in, AND to boot, you have a 5% chance to just get fucked. At least HJK had 130 BASE to offset the risk. Everything still runs Wild Charge. Even waters got ANOTHER physical move in Wave Crash.
What gives? Why can't they throw electric types a bone? Just one triple digit base power physical electric move for most physical electrics. Is that so much? Special electrics also got gutted, to, with the Hidden Power and Signal Beam cut so someone at GF just fucking despises electric coverage but that's another story.
What can GF do to save electric offense?
>For the first 2 generations after the split was introduced, only Electric with arms were granted access to a MIDDLINGly strong move in Thunderpunch. Fucking Luxray had to rely on lmao SPARK while other types got Flare Blitz and Wood Hammer, and Brave Bird.
>FINALLY...Wild Charge was introduced but guess what? It's a WEAKER copy of the aforementioned recoil moves. Physical electrics had to make due with the fact they couldn't achieve KO's like their counterparts.
>Throughout the generations, only specially picked electrics were handed signature physical electric moves. Why are they treated so selectively?
>Finally...FINALLY, get a physical electric type move that's for everyone. Great, right? WRONG. Unlike other HIGH powered crash moves...Supercell Slam only has 100 base power. You lose FIFTY percent of your health if a common ground type switches in, AND to boot, you have a 5% chance to just get fucked. At least HJK had 130 BASE to offset the risk. Everything still runs Wild Charge. Even waters got ANOTHER physical move in Wave Crash.
What gives? Why can't they throw electric types a bone? Just one triple digit base power physical electric move for most physical electrics. Is that so much? Special electrics also got gutted, to, with the Hidden Power and Signal Beam cut so someone at GF just fucking despises electric coverage but that's another story.
What can GF do to save electric offense?
