its genuinely bizarre how hesitant GF is to buff Pokemon that have proven to be complete shitmon after years and years of experimentation and attempts to use them when they are perfectly fine with introducing busted new Pokemon every generation
I totally get that powerful new Pokemon will sell games but they clearly want competitive to be a big esport and more team variety makes it much more interesting to watch for casual audiences that dont give a frick about mild EV tweaks and movepool variations on the same 10 Pokemon
You're unfortunately right because everything is led by marketing. And because of marketing, Game Freak would rather push out new Pokemon with OP shit than to buff weak Pokemon.
And I wouldn't be surprised if all the shit the community constantly threw at Meganium for the past 25+ years was taken as gospel by Game Freak resulting in them never bothering to make any changes to the Pokemon, since to them that would enrage people leading to accusations of "how dare Game Freak give a Pokemon no one likes something good when <popular Pokemon> could have got that same thing?". Also the ever so predictable "why use Meganium when <strong Pokemon> does <new thing Meganium got> better?" as if they didn't ask for Meganium to have said thing for many years now. You know that's exactly what will happen when Meganium gets Pollen Puff.
I know that it'd make sense but Flower Veil is garbage anon.
Meganium needs a signature move as OP as Matcha Gotcha or Victory Dance to be a tad relevant.
5 months ago
Anonymous
>Flower Veil is garbage
Its current hidden ability Leaf Guard blocks non-volatile status and Yawn, but only during harsh sunlight.
Flower Veil does that at all times, throws in a Clear Body effect, and extends to your allies if they're Grass type.
It still needs more beyond that, but both it's a direct upgrade to its existing ability and something Meganium benefits more from than any of the Fairy types that can't apply it to themselves.
5 months ago
Anonymous
>Flower Veil is garbage anon.
Flower Veil would be amazing on Meganium since it also works on the user if it's a grass type.
But it'll never happen because it's clearly intentionally given out to non-grass types.
I hope this fat frick finally gets Slack Off, I love Snorlax and I just wished it finally became good again. Hope Metagross gets a new HA and possibly even Shift Gear, If Armaldo comes back, I dream of it getting Shell Smash, he'll still suck, but at least he'll have a niche.
Gamefreak hates your girl my dude, your best hope is praying that she gets a regional variant in the future, same story with my bro Sceptile, I've been waiting for years for him to get something.
I'd like Serperior to finally get Superpower. Or maybe Close Combat. Leaf Storm is nice and all, but physical Serperior would be much better in doubles to fight Intimidate spam if it had the right move for it.
Some other moves Meganium could get, of varying levels of use >Breaking Swipe >Dragon Hammer >Dragon Pulse >Earth Power >First Impression >Scale Shot >Stomping Tantrum
>Meganium - Soothing Scent
Lowers all foes' Atk, SpAtk and evasion by 1 stage; this move always goes first
Paired with Meganium learning more low-accuracy moves like Power Whip
>Typhlosion - Heat Wall
Protects itself and any attacker that makes contact becomes burned
>Feraligatr - Death Roll
Water-type Snap Trap which also boosts Def.
Why is Metagross still paying for the sins of pre-nerf explosion?
It has a favorable matchup into Flutter Man, Iron Hands, and Urshifu. It will be fine.
>flutter mayne
*tera ghost shadowball*
Lol???
Bullet Punch
>Flutter Mane
>Urshifu
Someone didn't get the memo about the steel nerf a decade ago.
All I want for Christmas is for Primarina to get Boomburst. I surmise I will once again be disappointed.
Psychic Noise Primarina seems nice actually.
pls buff my girlfriend meganium
shine
At this rate you're better off playing a ROM hack because Game Freak is too much of a b***h to give Meganium anything remotely decent.
its genuinely bizarre how hesitant GF is to buff Pokemon that have proven to be complete shitmon after years and years of experimentation and attempts to use them when they are perfectly fine with introducing busted new Pokemon every generation
I totally get that powerful new Pokemon will sell games but they clearly want competitive to be a big esport and more team variety makes it much more interesting to watch for casual audiences that dont give a frick about mild EV tweaks and movepool variations on the same 10 Pokemon
You're unfortunately right because everything is led by marketing. And because of marketing, Game Freak would rather push out new Pokemon with OP shit than to buff weak Pokemon.
And I wouldn't be surprised if all the shit the community constantly threw at Meganium for the past 25+ years was taken as gospel by Game Freak resulting in them never bothering to make any changes to the Pokemon, since to them that would enrage people leading to accusations of "how dare Game Freak give a Pokemon no one likes something good when <popular Pokemon> could have got that same thing?". Also the ever so predictable "why use Meganium when <strong Pokemon> does <new thing Meganium got> better?" as if they didn't ask for Meganium to have said thing for many years now. You know that's exactly what will happen when Meganium gets Pollen Puff.
>Pollen Puff
Give it Flower Veil. Let it learn Meteor Beam + Revival Blessing
I know that it'd make sense but Flower Veil is garbage anon.
Meganium needs a signature move as OP as Matcha Gotcha or Victory Dance to be a tad relevant.
>Flower Veil is garbage
Its current hidden ability Leaf Guard blocks non-volatile status and Yawn, but only during harsh sunlight.
Flower Veil does that at all times, throws in a Clear Body effect, and extends to your allies if they're Grass type.
It still needs more beyond that, but both it's a direct upgrade to its existing ability and something Meganium benefits more from than any of the Fairy types that can't apply it to themselves.
>Flower Veil is garbage anon.
Flower Veil would be amazing on Meganium since it also works on the user if it's a grass type.
But it'll never happen because it's clearly intentionally given out to non-grass types.
I hope this fat frick finally gets Slack Off, I love Snorlax and I just wished it finally became good again. Hope Metagross gets a new HA and possibly even Shift Gear, If Armaldo comes back, I dream of it getting Shell Smash, he'll still suck, but at least he'll have a niche.
Gamefreak hates your girl my dude, your best hope is praying that she gets a regional variant in the future, same story with my bro Sceptile, I've been waiting for years for him to get something.
Shit, posted with trip by accident.
Archeops getting an ability that doesn't frick it over would be nice as well.
>Archeops getting an ability that doesn't frick it over would be nice as well.
The only fossil Pokemon in the DLC are Rampardos and Bastiodon.
Anyone have the list of returning Pokemon?
Please just give him some more coverage. Anything.
Fleur Cannon.
Give HER fleur cannon like the other anon said
Even if they make it so it only raises one stage
I'd like Serperior to finally get Superpower. Or maybe Close Combat. Leaf Storm is nice and all, but physical Serperior would be much better in doubles to fight Intimidate spam if it had the right move for it.
I mean, does it need new moves? I think so...
Head Smash
>No Rock Head
Meh.
But Eviolite Rhydon with Head Smash sounds fun.
Give meganium: revival blessing, floral healing, life dew, body press, zen headbutt, polen puff, play rough
Give sceptile: nasty plot, vacuum wave, belly drum and earth power or dazzling gleam
Give serperior: superpower, aqua tail back, power whip, bulldoze/earthquake
Some other moves Meganium could get, of varying levels of use
>Breaking Swipe
>Dragon Hammer
>Dragon Pulse
>Earth Power
>First Impression
>Scale Shot
>Stomping Tantrum
Tidy up Minccino or Victory dance for the tyrogue trio
>Meganium - Soothing Scent
Lowers all foes' Atk, SpAtk and evasion by 1 stage; this move always goes first
Paired with Meganium learning more low-accuracy moves like Power Whip
>Typhlosion - Heat Wall
Protects itself and any attacker that makes contact becomes burned
>Feraligatr - Death Roll
Water-type Snap Trap which also boosts Def.
Give him shift gear you cowards