I don't think any person on Earth would say "Toilet-Inhaler Godzilla is my favorite Pokemon" if asked.
Reporting for duty.
Raticate
Duraludon
Carracosta
Lokix
I wish he had normal Tyranitar legs but I’ve grown oddly attached. My shiny D is my frickin BOY and if I can eviolite him now this is great news for me
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It's not my all-time #1 favorite (that would be Heracross) but Duraludon is easily Top 10 for me.
But how?
There's nothing cool about him
He just looks like shit
Just look at that fricking pic, the thing looks like it can barely even breathe or even move
I just resonate with the hybrid mortar/skyscaper look, it just "works". I like Archaludon's hybrid railgun/suspension bridge look for the same reason.
Like, I'm not gonna posture and argue that it's a "10/10 uber ebic top tier pokemon!!!!!1!!", but it's cool enough in my eyes, and I'm not enough of a sheep to hate it just because other people do.
>and I'm not enough of a sheep to hate it just because other people do.
You had me until you said that
Disliking on what is universally agreed a bad design is not being a sheep
It's more of a sheep to actually like it considering Gamefreak really wanted the masses to like it in Gen 8
>Disliking on what is universally agreed a bad design is not being a sheep
It is if you only do it because others do.
It's not a difficult concept to understand, I'm surprised you don't.
I didn't play Shield until last December, but go off I guess. >Hating something you intrinsically like because everybody universally says you should hate it anyways is not being a sheep
Actually, I would say only being able to formulate your opinions based on the tastes of the masses is the exact definition of being a sheep.
And again, I'm not even arguing that (You) should like it too; I'm just stating that I grew to like it in a vacuum and I'm not going to magically hate it now that I'm out of said vacuum.
he got lots of fanarts thanks to raihan
https://www.google.com/search?q=duraludon+raihan+gelbooru&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi59qzHqs2AAxWDrIkEHckGCVAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=duraludon+raihan+gelbooru&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1DvAViEFmDiGWgAcAB4AIABtgGIAckLkgEDMC45mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=KFnSZLnCAoPZptQPyY2kgAU&bih=619&biw=1366
The real sheep are those who think they're special because they like a commonly hated pokemon. Youre not special because you like le quirky toilet. Mons like daraludon and stonjourner shouldve never existed, no wonder gen 9 is so fricking shit
>it's never been a forced shillmon >pokemon unite >raiden ace
Its a mechagodzilla clone, it definitely was meant to be a shillmon but it failed so incredibly horribly because its ugly as shit
Yeah, Duraludon has a shockingly deep movepool for support (SR, Screens, TWave, etc.) that it never got to use because it's shit Sp.Def made it so that it'll be running AssVest constantly if it wants to attack, and it's not that worth using for pure utility due to the poor bulk. With Eviolite, it gets an AssVest free of charge and can invest more into bulk while still scaring off a good chunk of mons due to it's naturally high Sp.Atk.
Probably not an OU staple or anything (especially since I reckon Archaludon is gonna pull a Kingambit and outshine the base form's bulk even with Eviolite by default anyways, and might very well keep Stalwart too thus maintaining it's Doubles niche), but UU sounds realistic for it.
>especially since I reckon Archaludon is gonna pull a Kingambit and outshine the base form's bulk even with Eviolite by default anyways
Are there many situations where this isn't the case? The only one I can think of is Dusclops/Dusknoir.
>Is this thing actually popular, or still just a forced shillmon?
Frick no Kek, it's just the Acemon of a extremely popular character, it's the defitniton of riding the coattails.
they want shill raihan
They should have just made his acemon Flygon, doubling down on this thing instead is just a waste
I remembered back when SS came out everyone made fun of it
No? I've seen not one duradulon Defender on this board ever, or anywhere else for that matter. Probably why they gave it an evolution to redeem it
Reporting for duty.
Raticate
Duraludon
Carracosta
Lokix
I wish he had normal Tyranitar legs but I’ve grown oddly attached. My shiny D is my frickin BOY and if I can eviolite him now this is great news for me
But how?
There's nothing cool about him
He just looks like shit
Just look at that fricking pic, the thing looks like it can barely even breathe or even move
>There's nothing cool about him
Pokemon that try to be "cool" are the worst. Weird and unique creatures are the true strength of this series.
I just resonate with the hybrid mortar/skyscaper look, it just "works". I like Archaludon's hybrid railgun/suspension bridge look for the same reason.
Like, I'm not gonna posture and argue that it's a "10/10 uber ebic top tier pokemon!!!!!1!!", but it's cool enough in my eyes, and I'm not enough of a sheep to hate it just because other people do.
>and I'm not enough of a sheep to hate it just because other people do.
You had me until you said that
Disliking on what is universally agreed a bad design is not being a sheep
It's more of a sheep to actually like it considering Gamefreak really wanted the masses to like it in Gen 8
>Disliking on what is universally agreed a bad design is not being a sheep
It is if you only do it because others do.
It's not a difficult concept to understand, I'm surprised you don't.
I didn't play Shield until last December, but go off I guess.
>Hating something you intrinsically like because everybody universally says you should hate it anyways is not being a sheep
Actually, I would say only being able to formulate your opinions based on the tastes of the masses is the exact definition of being a sheep.
And again, I'm not even arguing that (You) should like it too; I'm just stating that I grew to like it in a vacuum and I'm not going to magically hate it now that I'm out of said vacuum.
Forced Shillmon.
Definitely forced, or they were stupid enough to assume it was popular because Raihan was.
fujos like raihan
they wont like this though
he got lots of fanarts thanks to raihan
https://www.google.com/search?q=duraludon+raihan+gelbooru&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi59qzHqs2AAxWDrIkEHckGCVAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=duraludon+raihan+gelbooru&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1DvAViEFmDiGWgAcAB4AIABtgGIAckLkgEDMC45mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=KFnSZLnCAoPZptQPyY2kgAU&bih=619&biw=1366
ngl this card looks pretty fricking sick, it's still a shit design tho
this card got me into the tcg so I like Duraludon more than most
Archaludon’s an improvement in pretty much every way though
Raihan privileges
100% forced
This, look the colors blue and red literally raihan outfit lmao
its so fricking ugly its hard to forget
I don't think any person on Earth would say "Toilet-Inhaler Godzilla is my favorite Pokemon" if asked.
It's not my all-time #1 favorite (that would be Heracross) but Duraludon is easily Top 10 for me.
It really is too bad Raihan got stuck with Duraldon as an ace, imagine if his ace was Flygon or something.
>One of the ugliest designs ever
>Literally no one but shit taste shills enjoy seeing it
>Now has a new Evo that's even dumber looking
Yeah, I'm thinking forced shillmon.
The real sheep are those who think they're special because they like a commonly hated pokemon. Youre not special because you like le quirky toilet. Mons like daraludon and stonjourner shouldve never existed, no wonder gen 9 is so fricking shit
>those who think they're special
You're the only one who brought up being special. I bet they called you that a lot when you were a kid.
>says the person who likes urinal-inhalermon
No and it's never been a forced shillmon.
It just got lucky with the evolution lottery.
>it's never been a forced shillmon
>pokemon unite
>raiden ace
Its a mechagodzilla clone, it definitely was meant to be a shillmon but it failed so incredibly horribly because its ugly as shit
>it failed
Only on /vp/.
Duraludon gets plenty of love and fanart, with or without Raihan.
This thing is going to be a fricking menace with the Eviolite.
Yeah, Duraludon has a shockingly deep movepool for support (SR, Screens, TWave, etc.) that it never got to use because it's shit Sp.Def made it so that it'll be running AssVest constantly if it wants to attack, and it's not that worth using for pure utility due to the poor bulk. With Eviolite, it gets an AssVest free of charge and can invest more into bulk while still scaring off a good chunk of mons due to it's naturally high Sp.Atk.
Probably not an OU staple or anything (especially since I reckon Archaludon is gonna pull a Kingambit and outshine the base form's bulk even with Eviolite by default anyways, and might very well keep Stalwart too thus maintaining it's Doubles niche), but UU sounds realistic for it.
>especially since I reckon Archaludon is gonna pull a Kingambit and outshine the base form's bulk even with Eviolite by default anyways
Are there many situations where this isn't the case? The only one I can think of is Dusclops/Dusknoir.
I think it's the case for quite a few mons, but they're frailer/glass cannons anyhow, making Eviolite builds entirely pointless.
Nah it won't surpass H-Goodra.
They wanted to make something even worse so Duraludon is tolerable in comparison.
Is it even really a shillmon? It didn't get pushed much and nobody really cares about it.
>Is this thing actually popular, or still just a forced shillmon?
Frick no Kek, it's just the Acemon of a extremely popular character, it's the defitniton of riding the coattails.