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A massive thanks to paintseagull for helping me prepare this post.
Welcome to the final step for Malaconda - Pokedex Entries! In this thread you may post your entries for critique and eventually submit them for the poll. Please read the following rules before doing so!:
Legal Pokedex submissions must meet the following standards
Work In Progress (WIP) Pokedex Entries can be posted at any time for comments from the community.
No more than three WIP Pokedex Entries can be posted by any individual person through the entire course of the submission thread. This limit applies to ALL posts made by a single person, even if previous posts are edited or deleted. This limit is intended to curb the tendency for some submitters to spam the thread repeatedly with multiple Pokedex Entries. This detracts from other submissions and makes it difficult for commenters to survey the submission thread.
Do not bump your WIP Pokedex Entries by posting them repeatedly, or making minor wording changes. Bumping will result in the disqualification of all Pokedex Entries by the offender. Editing or deleting bump posts will not prevent disqualification.
Only ONE Final Submission can be made per person.
Pokedex Entry Final Submissions can only be posted after a CAP Moderator posts in the thread that final submissions are open. Any final submission posted prior to the Moderator notification post, will disqualify the submitter from the poll entirely. Even if the offending post is edited later or deleted, the submitter will still be disqualified for the remainder of the thread. This ensures that all submitters have equal opportunity to post final submissions without anyone unfairly "jumping the gun".
Pokedex entries Final Submissions must posted exactly in the following format and in the following exact order:
Example final submission:
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Malaconda so far:
Name: Malaconda
Concept:
Abilities: Harvest / Infiltrator
Stats: 115 HP / 100 Atk / 60 Def / 40 SpA / 130 SpD / 55 Spe
Movepool:
Weight: 108.8 kg / 240 lbs
Welcome to the final step for Malaconda - Pokedex Entries! In this thread you may post your entries for critique and eventually submit them for the poll. Please read the following rules before doing so!:
Legal Pokedex submissions must meet the following standards
- Pokedex Entries must have flawless grammar. Smogon has a Grammar & Prose team that will help identify mistakes.
- Pokedex Entries cannot be longer than 25 words.
- Pokedex Entries can only contain the following characters:
- Letters A-Z
- Numbers 1-9
- Dash (-)
- Apostrophe (')
- Period (.)
- Comma (,)
- Colon (:)
- Semi-colon (;)
- Space
Work In Progress (WIP) Pokedex Entries can be posted at any time for comments from the community.
No more than three WIP Pokedex Entries can be posted by any individual person through the entire course of the submission thread. This limit applies to ALL posts made by a single person, even if previous posts are edited or deleted. This limit is intended to curb the tendency for some submitters to spam the thread repeatedly with multiple Pokedex Entries. This detracts from other submissions and makes it difficult for commenters to survey the submission thread.
Do not bump your WIP Pokedex Entries by posting them repeatedly, or making minor wording changes. Bumping will result in the disqualification of all Pokedex Entries by the offender. Editing or deleting bump posts will not prevent disqualification.
Only ONE Final Submission can be made per person.
Pokedex Entry Final Submissions can only be posted after a CAP Moderator posts in the thread that final submissions are open. Any final submission posted prior to the Moderator notification post, will disqualify the submitter from the poll entirely. Even if the offending post is edited later or deleted, the submitter will still be disqualified for the remainder of the thread. This ensures that all submitters have equal opportunity to post final submissions without anyone unfairly "jumping the gun".
Pokedex entries Final Submissions must posted exactly in the following format and in the following exact order:
- The first line of the post must have the words "Final Submission" in bold on it's own line. No other text may be included before the bold heading.
- A blank line
- "<Pokemon Name>, the <Species Name> Pokemon", with the Pokemon name and the Species Name in bold
- A blank line
- The Black Pokedex Entry submission. Start with the word "Black" in bold, then a colon (:), and then the Pokedex entry.
- A blank line
- The White Pokedex Entry submission. Start with the word "White" in bold, then a colon (:), and then the Pokedex entry.
- A blank line
- The Black 2 & White 2 Pokedex Entry submission. Start with the word "BW2" in bold, then a colon (:), and then the Pokedex entry.
Example final submission:
Any Final Submission that does not follow the proper format will be disqualified.Final Submission
Victini, the Victory Pokémon
Black: This Pokémon brings victory. It is said that Trainers with Victini always win, regardless of the type of encounter.
White: It creates an unlimited supply of energy inside its body, which it shares with those who touch it.
BW2: When it shares the infinite energy it creates, that being's entire body will be overflowing with power.
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Malaconda so far:
Name: Malaconda
Concept:
Typing: Dark / GrassName: Type Equalizer
Description: A pokemon whose presence in the metagame increases the usage of one or more underused types and simultaneously decreases the usage of one or more overused types.
Justification: Take a look at the OU usage statistics for January and you'll see that 9 out of the top 10 pokemon have either steel, water, dragon or fighting as one of their types, and extending it to the top 20 shows 16/20 with those types. We should also be asking ourselves why these trends exist so strongly and what can be done about them. In creating this CAP,we'd have to discuss in depth many different aspects of what makes a type and opinions can ultimately being tested in the playtest.
Questions To Be Answered:
- Is a types usefulness relative to the metagame or is it intrinsic? (Ie. Can any type be the "best" type given the right circumstances or do type match-ups, available STAB moves etc mean some types will always be better than others?)
- What exploitable weaknesses do "good" types in OU have? Are their currently pokemon that can exploit them and if so, how do they function differently to CAP5?
- How (if at all) will the targeted types adapt to the situation created? Will people choose different movesets, abilities, etc or will they just use them more/less? How is this linked to the way CAP5 functions strategically?
- What effects will the changes on certain types' presence have on the metagame?
- Which members of the targeted types will benefit and suffer from this most and why?
- By creating CAP5, have we learnt any new ways to counter good types or use bad types?
Abilities: Harvest / Infiltrator
Stats: 115 HP / 100 Atk / 60 Def / 40 SpA / 130 SpD / 55 Spe
Movepool:
Height: 5.5 m / 18’ 0’’1 - Rapid Spin
1 - Vine Whip
1 - Pursuit
1 - Wrap
6 - Pursuit
12 - Wrap
18 - Grass Knot
25 - Sucker Punch
30 - Slam
36 - Leaf Blade
42 - Crunch
48 - Wring Out
57 - Power Whip
66 – PunishmentTM05 Roar
TM06 Toxic
TM10 Hidden Power
TM11 Sunny Day
TM12 Taunt
TM15 Hyper Beam
TM17 Protect
TM21 Frustration
TM22 SolarBeam
TM27 Return
TM32 Double Team
TM42 Facade
TM44 Rest
TM45 Attract
TM46 Thief
TM48 Round
TM53 Energy Ball
TM66 Payback
TM67 Retaliate
TM68 Giga Impact
TM82 Dragon Tail
TM86 Grass Knot
TM87 Swagger
TM89 U-turn
TM90 Substitute
TM93 Wild Charge
TM95 Snarl
HM01 Cut
HM04 StrengthBind
Dark Pulse
Foul Play
Giga Drain
Heal Bell
Iron Tail
Knock Off
Seed Bomb
Sleep Talk
Snore
Spite
Synthesis
Worry SeedEgg Groups: Grass/Dragon
Aromatherapy
Beat Up
Glare
Haze
Night Slash
Poison Powder
Scary Face
Screech
Sweet Scent
Stun Spore
Weight: 108.8 kg / 240 lbs