Oh, right, Wondertomb. Nevermind, then.
What I'm saying is that it is possible for Game Freak, or even a hacker, to create a Pure Power Slaking. Truant is the only ability you can normally get in-game, but it's because that's the only ability the game gives you a way to get. Back in RSE, you simply *couldn't* have a Pure Power Slaking as the abilities were programmed in a different way (I believe they were "hard-coded" into the pokémon data) as they were in 4th Gen.The Pokemon/ability combinations might not have to be programmed into the game, but the abilities themselves absolutely do.
Even then, I'm not convinced. In the coding for the game, Pokemon don't have a space where any ability can be listed. They have a space that can have a 1, 2, or now a 3. (Or however Dream abilities are handled.) For Slaking, those numbers all tell the game to give it Truant. As far as I know, there isn't any way it could have Pure Power.
Even Blissey's crit. LO boosted Seismic Toss fails to 2KO Espeon.I LOLed from the critical hit Seismic Toss ... Go Blissey!!!
What the hell Espeon is amazing nag this just made it even better it is now the ultimate cock blockIts a great ability! Too bad the Pokemon who get it completely suck.
Agreed. Little things like this can really boost Espeons usage. No longer would you fear having to make a decision to choose to switch in a Pokemon to lose its Lum Berry or to make the sacrifice for now and let it sleep.Espeon is now the ultimate counter to Breloom.
Any of Espeon's sets would work well here, since all it needs is psychic. If you catch Breloom using spore before its toxic orb activates, you put it to sleep. If its already poisoned, the effects are (presumably) negated. If it uses substitute on your switch-in, you still have little to worry about, since neither seed bomb nor focus punch will OHKO. And psychic will wreck Breloom's shit all the way back to Hoenn. Of course, there's always the possibility of something like a technician Breloom throwing out bullet seed + mach punch at its switches, but this has very limited utility for Breloom outside of handling a few specific threats, so you're still more likely to be reflecting a spore than eating an attack.Agreed. Little things like this can really boost Espeons usage. No longer would you fear having to make a decision to choose to switch in a Pokemon to lose its Lum Berry or to make the sacrifice for now and let it sleep.
Though, has anyone came up with a good set for this (I haven't read all the posts yet)?
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True but alakazam now has wonder guard, and that hit defense move.People are underestimating Espeon. It cannot be stopped by status anymore and can setup (or espyjump) significantly easier now. Switching it into a predicted status move is hilariously awesome. (IE Spore, bulky water using toxic...)
More incentive to use Espeon over zam.
Read what the research thread says on Magic Coat.Does it reflect Taunt and Torment?
oh wow...so they changed it huh? Well, MM is still more effective since you don't have to waste the moveslot for switching in. However, MC is very respectable for leadsRead what the research thread says on Magic Coat.
That goes for everyone.
Read further down and you'll see that Magic Mirror is just a permanent Magic Coat, reflecting everything that Magic Coat does.oh wow...so they changed it huh? Well, MM is still more effective since you don't have to waste the moveslot for switching in. However, MC is very respectable for leads
yeah, I saw that. I was just saying that you didn't have to waste move with MM and could just switch in to reflect the hazards and suchRead further down and you'll see that Magic Mirror is just a permanent Magic Coat, reflecting everything that Magic Coat does.
DO WANT.baton pass out to justice heart user.
Espeon is immune to Roar/Whirlwind with Magic Mirror, yes. The question is whether or not Magic Mirror reflects Dragon Tail's secondary effect (I'm guessing no, but I can't know for sure yet). Still, it would probably be an excellent addition to a BP team.In a BP chain, if I understand correctly, Espeon would be immune to the ever-present threat of Taunt, and even phazing(???)... I'm not sure about the second.