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  1. Posted

    I believe Lightning Storm is better nowadays?
    Yeah, this card lost so much impact. The power to break a board barely matters if the board you are facing won't let you resolve this card anyway. Still, this ought to be a good pal for Dark Ruler No More.

  3. Posted

    Last import. After this will be new content

    Swifxie

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    Swifxie (Swift + Pixie)
    Mach Pixie Pokemon
    Fairy | Flying

    Appearance & description:
    Small winged pixie fairy with an aviator theme: the face and eyes are colored in such way that looks like she is wearing aviator goggles, and the design of the wings make them look more like a cape than the usual 2~4 insect-like wings.

    I know this is an stretch but the inspiration comes from something like this:
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    But with a cape instead of the insect wings, the arms in front in superhero style, and instead of a dress, something resembling a typical aviator attire, like pants or flight suit. Also the skin color wouldn't look so human, and rather than wearing actual goggles, the face around the eyes would colored as if it was wearing goggles. The shape of the eyes could also contribute to the illusion of goggles. I'm thinking Sunny Pixie would be good reference for the face, but I will edit this if/when I stumble upon, or request, an image that is more fitting for the description.

    Abilities:
    Reckless | Fashion Eyes
    Hidden: Pixilate

    Technical details

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    Base stats: 530
    Stat spread:
    HP: 53
    Atk: 131
    Def: 55
    Sp.Atk: 81
    Sp.Def: 79
    Spe: 131


    Notable moves:
    Play Rough
    Moonblast
    Brave Bird
    Acrobatics
    Hurricane
    Air Slash
    Flare Blitz
    Heat Wave
    Wild Charge
    Mach Punch
    Sky Uppercut
    U-Turn
    Zen Headbutt
    Sucker Punch
    Fling
    Beat Up
    Pursuit
    Knock Off
    Throat Chop
    Hidden Power
    Return/Frustration
    Headbutt
    Facade
    Swift
    Quick Attack
    Double-Edge

    Agility
    Work Up
    Swords Dance
    Defog
    Tailwind
    Roost
    Sweet Kiss
    Lovely Kiss
    Taunt
    Rest
    Sleep Talk
    Substitute
    Protect
    Stockpile


    Special/Event:
    Head Smash - Hasty nature - Reckless
    Extreme Speed - Quirky nature - Pixilate

    Role:
    Physical sweeper: Effectively a glass cannon due to the offensive stats. It can go all out with Reckless + Life Orb in exchange of durability due to its relatively low base HP, or hit more safely with scary Pixilated Quick Attack, Return and Double Edge. A build around Fashion Eyes allows it to use moves like Hurricane and Lovely Kiss more reliably, the former to break through physical walls.

    Yet another Fairy Pokemon, and in a row, but oh well, I had in my mind to polish this Fakemon for a while, and I finally did it. Similar to Viciugrip, I gave it specialized stats, in its case for sweeping. I like to imagine this Fakemon outright charging at foes with a headbutt or self-harming moves, hence the Reckless ability and access to plenty of recoil moves, which also provide interesting coverage. I threw in a handful of Dark moves as well, with Blackglasses in mind to pair it with the Fashion Eyes ability.

     

     

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    Kamehannon

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    Kamehannon (Kame + Cannon + nod to Kamekameha)
    Fight | Rock

    Abilities:
    Skill Link | Shell Armor
    Hidden:
    Full Buster - Bullet and Bomb moves have their accuracy improved by 10%, and base power improved by 20%. Basically, if the move is blocked by Bulletproof, then it's boosted by this ability.

    Appearance & concept:
    A turtle specialized in hurling things, hence its Fighting Type. It stands on its 2 hind legs, looks strong and has some defined muscles like Machoke, but still with a a scaly skin. In a way it looks like a mix of Turtonator and Kommo-o. Its shell appears made of rock and every "hexagon" typical of turtle shells is concave and designed to hold spherical rocks, which the Pokemon precisely uses to hold rocks with these shapes as ammunition for hurling. The Pokemon is such a fan of hurling things, that when it has nothing at hand, it enjoys meditating and channeling its energy, reaching the point of creating energy balls... to continue hurling things.

    Technical details

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    Total Base stats: 542
    Stat spread:
    HP: 73
    Atk: 95
    Def: 83
    Sp.Atk: 105
    Sp.Def: 75
    Spe: 111

    Notable & flavor moves:
    Brick Break
    Aura Sphere
    Focus Blast
    Close Combat
    Arm Thrust
    Superpower
    Low Kick
    Drain Punch
    Rock Blast
    Rock Wrecker
    Power Gem
    Stone Edge/Rock Slide
    Rock Tomb
    Smack Down
    Rollout
    Gyro Ball
    Flash Cannon
    Iron Head
    Earthquake
    Bulldoze
    Mud Bomb
    Earth Power
    Zen Headbutt
    Fire/Ice/Thunder Punch
    Razor Shell
    Seed Bomb
    Bullet Seed
    Egg Bomb
    Return/Frustration
    Explosion
    Hidden Power

    Withdraw
    Calm Mind
    Bulk Up
    Shell Smash
    Rock Polish
    Autonomize
    Belly Drum
    Focus Energy
    Taunt
    Stealth Rock
    Sandstorm
    Substitute
    Stockpile
    Protect
    Toxic

    Role:
    Set-up sweeper. With high Speed and Sp.Atk, above average Atk and average bulk to hopefully take a hit, in addition to boosting moves including the dreaded Shell Smash, this Pokemon can perform as a set-up sweeper. The go-to Ability should be Full Buster, although the other 2 are there for allowing alternative, experimental or creative builds. Thus, its strongest moves are Focus Blast and Rock Wrecker, for special and physical coverage respectively, and both benefit from the accuracy boost of its ability. Ideally, it should dedicate to Focus Blast, and resort to Rock Wrecker to attempt to take down any special wall that tries to block its special attacks. Bonus if the wall is a Flying Type trying to take reduced damage from the Fight moves. If surprise Rock-Type Giga Impact isn't your thing, then it can fall back on Power Gem. If taking a physical sweeping route, then power moves like Close Combat and good old Earthquake combined with Full Buster+ Gyro Ball and Egg/Seed Bomb should be decent picks, not to mention Rock Wrecker as a nuke button. Alternatively, Skill Link + Arm Thrust, Rock Blast and Bullet Seed may yield desirable results.

     

    This Fakemon spawned from the prompt of making a Pokemon that had access to one of the abilities made by the prompt maker. Personally I found most of its abilities either too gimmicky or questionable balance-wise, and thus I went for a Bullet/Bomb version of Mega Launcher, Iron Fist, Strong Jaw, etc. And even then, I tweaked the ability a bit by reducing the damage boost from 40% to 20%, and that warranted a change of name for the ability IMO.

     


    Drainulex

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    Drainulex (drain + culex, a mosquito species)
    Bug | Dark
    Life drainer Pokemon

    Appearance: A mosquito themed Pokemon. Around the size of Ribombee, so nothing big like Buzzwole.

    Abilities:
    Swarm | Infiltrator
    Hidden:
    Drainer: Gains 50% more HP from draining moves, as well as gradual recovery moves (e.g. Ingrain, Aqua Ring), than otherwise it would. If the foe is trapped, at the end of the turn, the user drains 1/16 of its HP.

    Technical details

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    Total Base stats: 485
    Stat spread:
    HP: 55
    Atk: 94
    Def: 78
    Sp.Atk: 62
    Sp.Def: 65
    Spe: 131

    Notable & Flavor moves:
    Leech Life
    Infestation
    Fell Stinger
    U-Turn
    Twineedle
    Bug Bite
    Bug Buzz
    Sucker Punch
    Foul Play
    Knock-Off
    Night Slash
    Pursuit
    Poison Jab
    Aerial Ace
    Acrobatics
    Hidden Power
    Return

    Swords Dance
    Agility
    Baton Pass
    Sticky Web
    Taunt
    Switcheroo
    Topsy Turvy
    Parting Shot
    Roost
    Tailwind
    Stun Spore
    Strength Sap
    Leech Seed
    Mean Look
    Wish
    Rest
    Substitute
    Protect
    Toxic

    Role:
    Support. An odd Pokemon that is somewhere in between of Ninjask and Whimsicott. Its Dark type gives it access to disruptive moves like Knock-Off, Foul Play, Topsy Turvy and Switcheroo. It has average bulk, and yet it is designed to stay alive through recovery moves. Its low base HP can actually work to its advantage through Substitute, since it will require less HP to make the move live. Moreover, it has other interesting support options in its toolkit, such as Sticky Web, Strength Sap and Tailwind. 94/131 physical offense plus Swords Dance gives it a shot at offense builds and deliver strong Leech Life to keep itself healthier, and punish with Pursuit.

     


    Neglected my blog for a while, but feeling like dropping an entry today.
    This Fakemon was originally posted in the Create-A-Pokemon game thread in YCM, but I have done some changes: edited its introduced Ability to drain the foe's HP while its trapped, removed a new move similar to Leech Seed, and simply gave it access to Leech Seed instead, as well as Mean Look to combo with the updated Ability.
    Still unsure about making the Ability boost the power of offensive drain moves by 20~30%, but then it would have practically 3 effects (damage boost, enhanced HP recovery, and drain trapping), and that's too much for a single Ability IMO.

     


    Viciugrip

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    Viciougrip (Vicious + Grip)
    Bug | Ground
    Sand Antlion Pokemon

    Appearance & description:
    An antlion Pokemon. The jaws are oversized compared to the rest of its body. Looks like it has a tough exoskeleton in flavor with its high defenses and access to moves such as Harden and Iron Defense.

    Abilities:
    Arena Trap | Strong Jaw
    Hidden:
    Groundbreak: Ground and Rock-Type status moves have +1 priority

    Technical details

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    Total Base stats: 519
    Stat spread:
    HP: 82
    Atk: 118
    Def: 128
    S.Atk: 74
    S.Def: 82
    Spe: 35

    Notable & flavor moves:
    X-Scissor
    U-Turn
    Bug Bite
    Fury Cutter
    Lunge
    Sand Attack
    Mud-Slap
    Sand Tomb
    Earthquake
    Earth Power
    Dig
    Magnitude
    Fissure
    Rock Slide
    Rock Tomb
    Stone Edge
    Bite
    Crunch
    Knock Off
    Feint Attack
    Poison Fang
    Cross Poison
    Ice/Fire/Thunder Fang
    Guillotine
    Vice Grip
    Return/Frustration
    Facade

    Swords Dance
    Harden
    Iron Defense
    Shore Up
    Spikes
    Mud Sport
    Sandstorm
    Rototiller
    Rock Polish
    Stealth Rock
    Sticky Web
    Rest
    Sleep Talk
    Substitute
    Protect
    Toxic
    Stockpile

    Role:
    Support, wallbreaker. High defense to take physical blows, and high attack to punch in retaliation. Arena Trap can lock unsuspecting foes that hopefully won't be able to punish with super-effective or special attacks. Has access to 3 entry hazards, and 2 of them can have 1 priority due to the introduced Ability. Said Ability also supports Shore Up for priority recovery to play the wallbreaking and possibly the physical tanking game as well.

     

    It has been a while since I posted in the blog, and this is my latest Fakemon creation, and since I now include base stats in my written standard templates, it's much easier to drop Fakemon here.
    Not to mention that I like how this turned out, even if it's a bit blatant with the specialization, in stats as well as ability and movepool. For instance, it's nasty from my part to give it a low base speed because it shouldn't need much anyway. The custom ability affecting 2 of the entry hazards available, as well as Shore Up for recovery, is too convenient as well. Still, IMO it's a fair thing to do for Smogon formats because they have Arena Trap banned AFAIK, and thus the new ability should keep it playable and legal for competitive play.

    Also from now on I will be more lax with providing sample movesets, since sometimes they are too intuitive, and those who are not into competitive play don't really care about such details anyway. I will drop them only when I'm inspired enough so it's more of a hobby instead of a chore.

     


    Merrydeery

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    Merrydeery (Merry + Deer)
    Festive deer Pokemon
    Fairy | Normal

    Appearance & description:
    Looks like a reindeer whose fur is brown colored with spots of dark red and green colors instead of the more classic white spots, as well as antlers whose hooks naturally glow with different colors, as if it was covered with light bulbs.

    Abilities:
    Magic Bounce | Sap Sipper
    Hidden: Levitate

    Technical details

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    Total Base stats: 545
    Stat spread:
    HP - 84
    Atk - 100
    Def - 97
    S.Atk - 55
    S.Def - 108
    Spe - 101
     

    Notable & flavor moves:
    Return/Frustration
    Body Slam
    Stomp
    Headbutt
    Double-Edge
    Facade
    Present
    Play Rough
    Moonblast
    Dazzling Gleam
    Horn Leech
    Zen Headbutt
    U-Turn
    Megahorn
    Bounce
    Jump Kick
    Double Kick
    High Horsepower
    Earthquake
    Spark
    Wild Charge
    Ice Shard
    Icicle Crash
    Flash Cannon
    Extreme Speed
    Hidden Power

    Light Screen
    Reflect
    Odor Sleuth
    Flash
    Sweet Kiss
    Lovely Kiss
    Baby-Doll Eyes
    Moonlight
    Wish
    Healing Wish
    Crafty Shield
    Magic Coat
    Trick Room
    Misty Terrain
    Trick
    Skill Swap
    Fairy Lock
    Heal Bell
    Bulk Up
    Cosmic Power
    Swords Dance
    Agility
    Baton Pass
    Rest
    Sleep Talk
    Substitute
    Protect
    Stockpile
    Toxic

    Role:
    Support, physical defense or offense. Intended to join the few physical Attack-based Fairies. Normal-Type to follow the trend of antelopes having a Normal Type, namely Sawsbuck, Girafarig and Stantler. Also it grants it immunity to Ghost, but Neutral damage from Fight. Magic Bounce keeps it safe from statuses while bouncing them back along hazards like Stealth Rock, Spikes, etc. Sap Sipper adds an extra immunity while giving it better chances at an offense build after an Atk boost. Finally, Levitate is mostly there for flavor, although the immunity to Ground and ground effects like Spikes, Terrains, etc. may give it a niche. The ice moves further add a flavor hint of winter and Christmas, although I know that not everywhere is in winter season during Christmas; the latter is also the reason I didn't go for an arguably more intuitive Ice typing. The stats appear overly balanced at first for it to excel at anything, but it should have plenty of tools to specialize in different builds. For instance, investment on Atk may make it dangerous with the rare Extreme Speed after a Bulk Up, that also increases its naturally good physical defense. The slightly above average base Speed allows it to use supportive moves without being outsped by other support or defensive Pokemon. Good old defensive Bulk Up build, backed up by Moonlight should also be an option.


    These festive days motivated me to post this Fakemon I made a while ago. I did some changes to stats and movepool compared to the version I posted in YCM though, mainly dropping the base HP and moving the base stats to Speed to allude to a slimmer and swifter build. Also I swapped the Def & Sp.Def and tinkered the values a bit. Although in the role description I suggest to use it with different builds, I believe the most promising one will be Swords Dance + Extreme Speed anyway.
    I am aware that Sword & Shield removed some moves like Hidden Power, but decided to keep them listed regardless because who knows if they will come back, and if I take the liberty of introducing new moves or abilities, I see no issues with keeping formerly existing moves too.
    Just as trivia or side-note, Fairy/Normal typing is not new, as it was introduced first in the Jigglypuff line.

     

  6. Posted · Edited by God of Pink Hair Girls

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    I went for Pokemon that both I liked and have some degree of viability or niche. That's why I'm excluding pre-evos like Joltik, or Pokemon with bad Typing like Aggron which otherwise would take the Steel slot. Banette over Mega Banette because IMO Mega Banette doesn't warrant a mega slot, as good as Prankster + Destiny Bond combo is.

  7. Posted · Edited by God of Pink Hair Girls

    Passionfruit
    Once per turn: You can add 1 "Magician Girl" card (from where? Deck? GY? both?). This card cannot attack during the turn you activate this effect. If this card is attacked: Special Summon 1 "Magician Girl" monster from your GY, then the attacking monster's ATK becomes half its current ATK.

    Nour
    All "Magician Girl" monsters on the field gain 500 ATK. Once per turn, if this card is targeted for an attack: You can special summon 1 level 5 or lower "Magician Girl" monster from your hand, then change the target to it, and if you do, the attacking monster's ATK becomes half its current ATK.

    Blanc
    All "Magician Girl" monsters on the field gain 500 DEF. Once per turn, if this card is targeted for an attack: You can special summon 1 level 5 or lower "Magician Girl" monster from your hand, then change the target to it, and if you do, the attacking monster's ATK becomes half its current ATK.

    Cherry
    When a "Magician Girl" monster is destroyed by battle or card effect: Special summon this card (from where?). All other "Magician Girl" monsters on the field cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects.

    Banana
    Once per turn: You can destroy 1 monster your opponent controls. This card cannot attack during the turn you activate this effect. (Once per turn?), if this card is targeted by an attack: The attacking monster's ATK becomes half its current ATK, then special summon 1 "Magician Girl" monster from your hand, Deck or GY, then change the attack target to it.

    Grape
    Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. When this card is Summoned: Add 2 "Magician Girl" monsters from your Deck to your hand. (Once per turn?), if this card is targeted by an attack: The the attacking monster's ATK becomes half its current ATK, then special summon 1 "Magician Girl" monster from your hand, Deck or GY, then change the attack target to it.


    Will correct the rest later and gradually. For comments, Noir and Blanc are the weakest so far, IMO. I'm concerned about Passionfruit lacking a "hard OPT" (You can only use this effect of X once per turn) on the search effect. Banana seems fine to me, and I have my doubts on Grape because IDK how easy or difficult it will be to Special Summon it with the support is already has with the support it gets in your set, I have not read all the cards yet. Not a fan of not only both Banana and Grape having the same second effect, also that they Summon a Magician Girl monster from pretty much anywhere, making them a bit too safe to play unlike Chocolate that needs a target in the GY ans is known by both players, and Berry that does Summon from the Main Deck in exchange of stats and no attack redirection.

  8. Posted

    I like that you have not only 1, but 2 girlfriends! That's, like, 2 more than what I actually have.
    I like or liked, that you were stern with YGO card reviews back then. It contributed to me growing a spine, taught me a lesson or two about online communities, and thus I learned from that. Sucks that you don't review cards anymore, though.

  10. Posted · Edited by Darj

    Ice Flame Wisp
    Level 4/WATER/Pyro/Effect
    1200/0
    If a card or effect that places Ice Counters on the field is activated: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is sent to the GY: Destroy all non-WATER monsters on the field with Ice Counters on them.


    Next:
    WIND/Thunder

  13. Posted

    I don't see a way to shorten the effect, actually, so good job on that.
    Anyway, card is funny and good enough for casual plays. Sadly I don't see it working well in competitive environments. Even in decks you can consistently Summon 3 critters, chances are you can do stronger plays by using them as fodder than spending 1 card to boost their ATKs. Your best play with this is turning 3 1000-ATK monsters into 3000-ATK for a push or OTK, but that's rather situational.

  14. Posted · Edited by Darj

    Basically it is specialized on being Tribute fodder for Toons. You are on the right track, IMO. Give it a self-Summon from hand condition or effect and it would be much better. Also, the OPT clause in the self-revival effect is pointless because such OPTs are reset when the cards gets on the field again. You have to use a "hard OPT" instead: "You can only use this effect of X once per turn". Actually... if you want to take a more flavorful approach, yoiu got the "float lightly" already covered because the card float into itself, so the "stings sharply" part... you can make it destroy a face-up card on the field when it's Summoned by its own effect, providing Toons some removal power.

    I like the drawing, by the way. It has a sexy vibe. Keep it up!

  17. Posted · Edited by Summer Darj

    This blog is about Fakemon I have made.

    My interest in making Fakemon goes years back, can't recall exactly when. However, the Create-A-Pokemon thread in YCM rekindled my interest. I ended up being fairly active there, and as I created more, the more work I put on on my entries, going as far as to look for relevant BSTs (base stats) and moves for them. I never went as far as to make sketches of them, but that's something I plan to outsource.

    In this blog I will collect the Fakemon I made and make in the future to showcase. Ideally I want to spark interest in Fakemon in this NCM community, as well as discuss more technical matters like balance, moveset analysis, and theoretical impact if they were implemented in the official games. But I understand this is not a Pokemon nor Fakemon site so I don't expect much.

    The initial content I post will be the Fakemon I made in the previous YCM thread, but I intent to work on more ideas, as well a polish my earliest Fakemon that are missing on details like BSTs and moves.

    Any feedback and discussion will be appreciated.

     

    Spirisilk

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    Spirisilk (Spirit + silk)
    Silk moth Pokemon
    Bug | Ghost

    Appearance:
    A moth Pokemon with a faint gleam around it, as if it was surrounded by mist and powder from its own wings. Its wings are huge in proportion to its body, but are tattered, even a bit torn. It's colored with grays and pale violet and pastels. Rather than ugly or scary, it looks beautiful, mysterious, and dreamy.
    Abilities:
    Shield Dust
    Fashion Eyes - If user holds a glasses or lens item (e.g. Black Glasses, Wise Glasses, Scope Lens, Choice Specs), its moves cannot miss.
    Hidden: Technician
     

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    Technical details:
    Total Base stats: 550
    Stat spread:
    HP:82
    Atk:60
    Def:67
    Sp.Atk:130
    Sp.Def:100
    Spd:111

    Notable & flavor moves:
    Bug Buzz
    Signal Beam
    Silver Wind
    Struggle Bug
    Infestation
    U-Turn
    Bug Bite
    Ominous Wind
    Shadow Sneak
    Shadow Ball
    Hurricane
    Air Slash
    Energy Ball
    Solar Beam
    Giga Drain
    Absorb
    Dark Pulse
    Dazzling Gleam
    Draining Kiss
    Charge Beam
    Psychic
    Return/Frustration
    Swift
    Hidden Power

    Stun Spore
    Sleep Powder
    Confuse Ray
    Will-O-Wisp
    Sticky Web
    Nasty Plot
    Quiver Dance
    Destiny Bond
    Curse
    Moonlight
    Whirlwind
    Tailwind
    Defog
    Roost
    Substitute
    Protect
    Toxic

    Role:
    Special sweeper. Admittedly a Pokemon very similar to Volcarona in stats and the emphasis in Quiver Dance. But the similarities stop there. This Pokemon trades a deadly weakness to Rock and Stealth Rock for an additional weaknesses, but gains immunity to Normal and Fight. Also exchanges a bit of Sp.Atk, Sp.Def and HP or a higher base Speed, reaching a higher Speed tier. The Bug/Ghost STAB typing offers a surprisingly good coverage, resisted only by a handful of Pokemon like Normal/Flying, Normal/Fairy and Normal/Fight, most of which have little to do in OU, except for mega Loppuny, the meta this Pokemon is intended to fit in. In addition, as both a Bug and Ghost Pokemon it has access to plenty of disruptive moves, including Will-O-Wisp to neuter physical attackers. Unlike Volcarona, this Pokemon gets to pick from 3 different abilities, which ought to be equally useful. Shield Dust grants it a layer of protection while it sets up with Quiver Dance or support moves. Stylish allows for amusing options with Choice Specs, Black Glasses, etc. to make moves like Hurricane and Will-O-Wisp 100% accurate. Finally, Technician is designed to boost both Silver an Ominous Winds, and can also strengthen moves like Draining Kiss, Mega Drain and Charge Beam for coverage.

     

    Technical sweeper
    Spirisilk @ Life Orb/ Z item
    Ability: Technician
    EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spe
    Timid Nature
    IVs: 0 Atk 
    - Ominous Wind
    - Silver Wind
    - Quiver Dance
    - Hidden Power [Fight/Flying]/coverage (Charge Beam/Absorb/Draining Kiss)

    Straightforward Technician moveset. HP Fight or Flying, boosted by Technician, are recommended to hit Normal/Flying, Normal/Fairy and Normal/Fight that can resist its STAB combination, at least for neutral damage. If you feel like gambling for repeated stat boost from the wind moves, Roost/Moonlight can improve its bulk.


    Sweeping with style
    Spirisilk @ Wise Glasses/Scope Lens/Choice Specs
    Ability: Stylish
    EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spe
    Timid Nature
    IVs: 0 Atk 
    - Shadow Ball
    - Bug Buzz
    - Hurricane
    - Quiver Dance/coverage (Psychic, Energy Ball/Giga Drain/Dazzling Gleam/etc.)

    Moveset designed to take advantage of the Stylish ability to make make Hurricane accurate, which deals with Normal/Fight Pokemon like Mega Lopunny and hits for neutral damage the rest of the Pokemon that resist its STAB combination. Wise Glasses allows the use of Quiver Dance while boosting its offensive power, but for more immediate big punches Choice Specs and a set full of offensive moves is an option. Scope Lens is an amusing option for the critical-hit RNG factor while keeping the accuracy. Black Glasses and Dark Pulse over Shadow Ball may be an option but their coverage differences are not as significant to drop STABed Shadow Ball IMO. Support moves like the powders and Will-O-Wisp, whose accuracy is fixed, may be appealing options.


    Bulky Quiver Dance
    Spirisilk @ Leftovers/ Z item
    Ability: Shield Dust
    EVs: 248 HP / 124 Def / 136 Spe
    Timid Nature
    IVs: 0 Atk 
    - Shadow Ball
    - Bug Buzz
    - Quiver Dance
    - Roost

    Theoretical build inspired on Volcarona bulky quiver dance set. If Volcarona can pull it off, then most likely Spirisilk can do so as well, since their bulk stats are not that different. Furthermore, this build comes with the blanket of Shield Dust. Support moves like U-Turn, the powders and Will-O-Wisp despite their inaccuracy, Toxic, Sticky Web, and Defog may be feasible as well.

    Other options:
    Support moves like Defog, Will-O-Wisp, Stun/Sleep Powders, Toxic, Confuse Ray, Destiny Bond, Sticky Web, Whirlwind, and Protect.

     

     

    Decided to open the blog with this one. Really, this is one of my favorite Fakemon so far. I find the name catchy and every now and then pops in my head, and I'm proud of the concept I went for of a ragged silk-themed moth. I guess the fact I have a thing for moths and are my favorite type of insect has something to do with it. I may do 1~2 pre-evolutions for it eventually, IDK.

    Anyway, as the role description implies, Spirisilk is intended to be at tier close to Volcarona. Admittedly, I feel the combination of Technician + the Wind moves is a bit too straightforward, but hey, it simply works so well. I could have gone a bit too far with the support options, too.

    Personally I would experiment with Stylish builds. I can already imagine a Spirisilk with fancy glasses showing off at a Pokemon Contest. If I owned one, it would be female for sure.


    Rabbunton

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    Rabbunton (Rabbit + bunny + glutton)
    Big bunny Pokemon
    Electric

    Original concept & appearance:

    An oversized rabbit Pokemon. It's intended to be some kind of a parody toward the "Pikachu clones", in that instead of being small and quick, it is slow and bulky. In a way, it's a cross with Pikachu with Snorlax. It is big and strong enough to take thick branches from big trees and gnaw them as snacks.

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    Artist: Sleepy

    Abilities:
    Thick Fat | Fluffy
    Hidden: Sap Sipper

     

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    Technical details

    Base stats: 540
    Stat spread:
    HP: 210
    Atk:80
    Def: 128
    Sp.Atk: 40
    Sp.Def: 55
    Spe: 27

    Notable & flavor moves:
    Nuzzle
    Spark
    Volt Tackle
    Wild Charge
    Thunder Punch
    Volt Switch
    Parabolic Charge
    Thunderbolt
    Thunder
    Rollout
    Rock Slide
    Poison Jab
    Belch
    Iron Tail
    Iron Head
    Heavy Slam
    Earthquake
    Rock Slide
    Fling
    Surf
    Aqua Tail
    Fire/ice Punch
    Seismic Toss
    Superpower
    Brick Break
    Grass Knot
    Body Slam
    Self-Destruct
    Return/Frustration
    Hidden Power

    Charge
    Curse
    Belly Drum
    Slack Off
    Heal Bell
    Thunder Wave
    Substitute
    Stockpile
    Protect
    Spiky Shield
    Toxic
    Stealth Rock
    Ion Deluge
    Eerie Impulse
    Rest
    Sleep Talk
    Yawn
    Wish
     

    Role:
    Physical wall. As pure Electric, it has only 1 weakness like Blissey, in this case to Ground, and it gets 3 resistances plus STAB on a Type with offensive effectiveness. With high HP, Def, reliable recovery and recovery support, it is intended to fill a similar support role as Blissey, although its stats are closer to a Snorlax that swaps its base Def and Sp.Def. Unlike Blissey, it's able to deliver punches slightly stronger than Seismic Toss due to its decent Atk stat combined with super effective STAB moves. Furthermore, its abilities enhance its defensive capabilities: Fluffy reduces damage from contact moves, and plenty of moves make contact so this ought to come in handy; or can play mind games and go for Thick Fat and take reduce damage from Fire moves instead of double as it would do with Fluffy, while taking Ice-type attacks better. Offensive builds with Curse, Belly Drum and possibly Sap Sipper are an option for the surprise factor, but needless to say they would require a different strategy and even a bit of team support.
     

    Sample movesets:
    Shock Wall
    Rabbunton @ Leftovers
    Ability: Fluffy/Thick Fat
    EVs: 188 HP / 192 Def / 128 Sp.Def
    Impish Nature
    - Slack Off
    - Toxic
    - Thunder Punch/Volt Tackle
    - Heal Bell/Wish/Stealth Rock/Volt Switch

    Blissey-like defensive approach. Stay Healthy with Slack Off, Toxic poison whatever you can, and punch with Volt Tackle, or Thunder Punch if you prefer to avoid recoil for less damage. The last slot is flexible, from support moves like Heal Bell, Wish and Stealth Rock, or Aqua Tail/Ice Punch to hit the Grounds that resist its STAB move. The EVs are estimations based on Snorlax, but can be adjusted to increase its likelihood of surviving special attacks from common threats.

    Cursed Shock
    Rabbunton @ Leftovers
    Ability: Fluffy/Thick Fat/Sap Sipper
    EVs: 252 HP / 252 Sp.Def / 4 Spe
    Careful Nature
    - Curse
    - Slack Off
    - Volt Tackle
    - Aqua Tail/Ice Punch

    Curse set-up build. Invest on HP and Sp.Def to maximize special bulk and allow the set-up move to further improve its naturally high Def while gradually increasing its Atk to become a threat. EVs from HP can be moved to Spe to outspeed Pokemon of interest in the meta, or to Def to take hits better from common physical threats, especially if it doesn't have Fluffy. Going for Sap Sipper can assist with the Atk boost, and the immunity to Grass move is welcomed, including Leech Seed and powder moves.

    Other options: Support moves like Spiky Shield, Rest/Sleep Talk, Substitute, and even Yawn to pressure switches. Seismic Toss can be of use too if you prefer to inflict fixed damage and hurt more physically defensive Pokemon.
    With Trick Room support, offensive sets become deadlier, and Belly Drum movesets more viable.

     

    I'm surprised Gamefreak has not done a parody or deconstruction of the Pikachu clone thing they have going on for every generation. I'm speaking of Pachirisu, Emolga, Dedenne and Togedemaru. That would be amusing to see. Anyway, this is my take on such parody/deconstruction: a big rabbit Pikachu that is as big as Snorlax. The original idea was to go for a physical opposite of Blissey, but I didn't like its extreme min-maxed stats and how it is pretty much limited to 1 build with a handful of move variations, while I am all into giving multiple build options to my Fakemon. Thus the concept shifted towards a more specialized Snorlax.

    As a side note, it learns some tail moves because I would very much love to see it attacking by swinging its bunny tail.

     


    Lunebelle

    Spoiler

     

    Lunebelle
    Bell Snake Pokemon
    Dragon | Fairy

    Appearance:
    Snake-like Pokemon similar to Dragonair or Milotic. An unique characteristic of it is a big bell hanging on its tail, which gives it flavor moves like Iron Tail, Anchor Shot, Heal Bell, Boomburst and Uproar. The sprite shows it always smiling cheerfully. Its shiny colors have the bell in a green-blue color, resembling Bronzong.

    Abilities:
    Triage | Magic Bounce
    Hidden: Reverb - Increases the power of sound-based moves by 20%, this also includes Belch. When the Pokemon uses a Sound-based status move, the move will be repeated the next turn after both Pokemon perform their selected moves, and even if the Pokemon is switched out (manually or by Roar, etc.). Repeated Parting Shot won't switch out your Pokemon but will reduce the foe's stats.

    Technical details

    Spoiler

    Base stats: 500
    HP: 105
    Atk:55
    Def: 122
    Sp.Atk: 80
    Sp.Def: 102
    Spe: 36

    Notable & flavor moves:
    Play Rough
    Moonblast
    Draining Kiss
    Clanging Scales
    Outrage
    Dragon Rush
    Draco Meteor
    Dragon Pulse
    Dragon Tail
    Anchor Shot
    Iron Tail
    Aqua Tail
    Sparkling Aria
    Volt Switch
    Hyper Voice
    Uproar
    Boomburst
    Relic Song
    Snarl
    Return/Frustration
    Hidden Power

    Wish
    Moonlight
    Haze
    Defog
    Reflect
    Light Screen
    Heal Bell
    Healing Wish
    Baton Pass
    Supersonic
    Noble Roar
    Sing
    Perish Song
    Toxic
    Glare
    Coil
    Roar
    Rest
    Protect
    Substitute
    Toxic
    Stockpile

    Role:
    Support or Cleric. It has plenty of moves affected by Triage in Wish, Draining Kiss, Healing Wish and Moonlight. Its relatively high base HP increases its longevity, as well as allows it to generate Substitutes with more than 100 HP, a key number vs. Seismic Toss/Night Shade, which can then be Baton Passed. Other support moves are Haze and Dragon Tail for stat removal, dual screens, the well-known Defog, Anchor Shot, Volt Switch for slow switches coupled with its low base Speed that can be further lowered by a Speed-reducing nature, and staus moves such as Glare, Supersonic and Sing. Its alternate abilities enhance its support role, Magic Bounce by bouncing back hazards and other moves, and Reverb by performing x2 Heal Bell, Sing, Supersonic, etc. effectively increasing their success chance, or if you are lucky and the opponent switch outs, inflict status on its next Pokemon. It has access to strong attacks in Draco Meteor, Boomburst and Clanging Scales, the latter 2 boosted by Reverb, but with average Sp.Atk and no Sp.Atk boosting moves, these are more as options for hitting relatively decent. Clanging Scales deals more consistent damage than Meteor, but you may have to be careful about the Def drops. On the other hand, Dragon Rush and Outrage backed up by Coil are a possibility, especially when the accuracy boost can patch up the former, but with such low base Atk, it is not advisable. Coil can be paired with moves like Sing + Reverb, as well as Baton Pass, though.

    Sample movesets
    Fortune Bell
    Lunebelle @ Leftovers
    Ability: Triage
    Nature: Bold (+Def/-Atk)
    EVs: HP/Def/Sp.Def
    IVs: 0 Atk
    - Moonlight/Wish
    - Toxic/Glare
    - Draining Kiss/Draco Meteor
    - Heal Bell/Healing Wish/Haze/Defog/Protect
    Heal support. Moonlight, Wish, Draining Kiss and Healing Wish benefit of priority from Triage. Moonlight and Wish kept Lunebelle healthy, Toxic or Glare are recommended to spread status, and a offensive move to not be a sitting duck under Taunt, Draining Kiss benefiting from STAB and priority while Draco Meteor is its move with the highest base power + STAB. Last slot is for whatever your team prefers, or Protect paired with Wish. Instead of guessing for the EVs I will just mention the stats to prioritize for EV enhancing, as the values will really depend on the format and meta.

    Reverb Bell
    Lunebelle @ Leftovers
    Ability: Reverb
    Nature: Bold (+Def/-Atk)
    EVs: HP/Def/Sp.Def
    IVs: 0 Atk
    - Moonlight
    - Sing/Toxic
    - Draco Meteor/Moonblast
    - Heal Bell/Roar/Noble Roar
    Quite similar to the previous build, but taking advantage of Reverb instead of Triage. With Reverb, not only the accuracy of Sing is indirectly enhanced, also it can potentially Sleep 2 Pokemon in a row, or discourage the foe from switching its Pokemon out if it falls asleep from the first Sing. Heal Bell benefits from Reverb as well. Roar can be an amusing tool by phazing twice in a row, while Noble Roar is the closest is has to Parting Shot

    Doom Reverb
    Lunebelle @ Leftovers
    Ability: Reverb
    Nature: Bold (+Def/-Atk), Modest (+Sp.Atk/-Atk)
    EVs: HP/Def/S.Atk/Sp.Def
    IVs: 0 Atk
    - Clanging Scales
    - Boomburst
    - Sing/Roar/Noble Roar/Heal Bell
    - Moonblast/Sparkling Aria/sound support move
    A moveset intended to take advantage of the Reverb ability, sound moves with high base power, and its average base Sp.Atk. Clanging Scales and Boomburst are the go-to moves, while at least 1 support sound move is recommended to pair with Reverb: Sing, Roar and Noble Roar can be disruptive due to the repeated effect, while repeated Heal Bells will keep status spreaders at bay. Last slot can be used for extra coverage with STABed Moonblast, or Reverb-boosted Sparkling Aria, or else go for a second support sound move.

    Coiling Bell
    Lunebelle @ Leftovers
    Ability: Triage/Reverb
    Nature: Impish (+Def/-Sp.Atk)
    EVs: HP/Def/S.Def
    - Coil
    - Dragon Rush/Outrage/Play Rough
    - Moonlight
    - Baton Pass/heal or sound support move
    An out-of-the-box moveset intended to stack Coil boosts while staying healthy, and either Baton Pass them, or attempt sweeping with its Atk boosts and enhanced Defense. Moonlight is reliable recovery, and depending on the Ability, Triage or Reverb, the last slot can be filled with a healing or sound support move respectively, or just Baton Pass.

    Other options:
    Dragon Tail, Volt Switch, dual screens, Healing Wish and Supersonic are available support moves. Anchor Shot + Perish Song can be combined for a Perish Trap strategy.

    I'm proud of this one because of the bell theme and the flavor in giving it access to some sound and Steel-type moves. Also the first Fakemon in this blog to introduce an Ability, which ought to have interesting interactions, for patching the imperfect accuracy of Sing, Supersonic and other moves, and pressuring the opponent into either keeping the Pokemon in, or switch and risk the new Pokemon being afflicted by the repeated move. That, or simply fall back on the extra damage it provides to sound moves. Ideally, this Ability around would make Soundproof a bit more relevant.

    Sample movesets will come later as I have not thought of anything detailed yet.

     

    Grabonel

    Spoiler

     

    Grabonel (grave/gravel + bone)
    Haunted gravel Pokemon
    Rock | Ghost

    Appearance & description:
    An ominous-looking boulder, with triangle-shaped glowing eyes. It levitates and surrounds itself with smaller rocks, as well as creepy objects like bones, skulls, shed skins and scales, etc., to scare Pokemon and people. Usually found in graveyards, although it can also move into shady places like city undergrounds, and the deeper levels of caves.

    Abilities:
    Levitate | Shadow Tag
    Hidden: Prankster

    Technical details

    Spoiler

    Base stats: 475
    HP: 56
    Atk: 89
    Def: 112
    Sp.Atk: 61
    Sp.Def: 94
    Spe: 63

    Notable & flavor moves:
    Shadow Sneak
    Shadow Bone
    Night Shade
    Spirit Shackle
    Accelerock
    Shadow Punch
    Rock Tomb
    Rock Slide/Stone Edge
    Smack Down
    Rock Blast
    Dig
    Earthquake
    Bone Rush
    Bonemerang
    Return/Frustration
    Hidden Power

    Destiny Bond
    Memento
    Confuse Ray
    Curse
    Will-O-Wisp
    Trick-or-Treat
    Taunt
    Stealth Rock
    Rock Polish
    Spikes
    Sandstorm
    Shore Up
    Rest
    Sleep Talk
    Rest
    Substitute
    Protect
    Toxic
    Stockpile

    Role:
    Support. The go-to build should be Prankster, as it allows it to not only play like Sableye with priority burns and recovery through Shore Up, also set up Stealth Rock, Spikes and other moves with priority, as well as access to a dreaded Prankster + Destiny Bond combination. Furthermore, having access to Accelerock and Shadow Sneak, both priority moves, give it a bit of revenge killing potential. Alternatively, Shadow Tag can be used to mess around and trap key Pokemon on the opposing team, while Levitate provides it with more defenses by nullifying its weakness to Ground and making it unaffected by ground hazards.

    Sample movesets:
    Called by the Grave
    Grabonel @ Leftovers
    Ability: Prankster
    Nature: Impish (+Def/-Sp.Atk)
    EVs: HP/Def/Sp.Def
    - Shore Up
    - Destiny Bond
    - Shadow Sneak/Spirit Shackle/Shadow Bone/Accelerock/Rock Slide/Stone Edge
    - Toxic/Will-O-Wisp/Taunt/Stealth Rock/Spikes
    Prankster + Destiny Bond should the main selling point of this moveset. I recommend at least 1 offensive move to not be a sitting duck under Taunt, and their effects can provide some utility, such as trapping with Spirit Shackle, or attempt to break walls paired with Taunt. Shore Up to stay healthy, and gets priority from Prankster. Finally, a support move on the last slot to capitalize from the ability, including status spreading or hazard setting.

    Polishing Graves
    Grabonel @ Life Orb/Focus Sash/Z item
    Ability: Levitate/Shadow Tag
    Nature: Adamant (+Atk/-Sp.Atk)
    EVs: Atk/Spe
    - Rock Polish
    - Stone Edge
    - Spirit Shackle/Shadow Bone
    - Earthquake/Shore Up/Stealth Rock/Toxic/Destiny Bond...
    Out-of-the-box set-up moveset focused on trapping a vulnerable foe with either Spirit Shackle or Shadow Tag, drop a couple of Rock Polishes and sweep what you can. You would have to invest as much as possible in Atk since it doesn't have access to an Atk-boosting move. Last slot can really be anything: Earthquake for coverage including against Steel Pokemon, Shore Up to stay alive longer, an entry hazard, Destiny Bond for a surprise kill, status spreading, etc. Even Shadow Sneak/Accelerock can be of interest too, if you want to contest priority super-effective moves such as Bullet Punch, Aqua Jet and Shadow Sneak.

    Other options:
    Confuse Ray benefits from Prankster as well, but Confusion is rarely preferred over a non-volatile status inducer. Memento is an alternative to Destiny Bond that can buy your next Pokemon a turn to set up.
    Z-Trick-or-Treat is a way to boost Grabonel's Atk and the rest of its stats along the way. It may be feasible with the Rock Polish moveset.

    Anyway, the entry for today, a gravel themed Pokemon. Had to be clever with the name by combining it with "bone" so it wouldn't be too similar to Graveler's name, although that makes the concept not as intuitive. I came up with this idea once I realized that Mega Banette is currently the only Pokemon with Prankster + Destiny Bond, but it doesn't really pull up its weight as a Mega Pokemon, so this ought to be an appealing alternative that doesn't take the Mega slot.
    Like last time, I will add sample movesets... eventually xD

     


    Purefinia
     

    Spoiler

     

    This time I go for a mythical Pokemon.

    Purefinia
    Cleansing Pokemon
    Psychic | Poison

    Abilities:
    Cleanse: When Pokemon is switched in, increased stats of the opposing Pokemon are reset. Stat reductions are not removed. In double/triple battles, it affects all of the opposing Pokemon, while all Pokemon have their stat reductions removed. Moves that remove status effects or stat changes gain +1 priority (e.g. Refresh, Purify, Heal Bell, Aromatherapy, Haze, Clear Smog, Smellingsalts)

    Appearance:
    Mew-type mythical Pokemon. It looks humanoid, think of Meloetta, Kirlia or Floette. Like Marshadow, it doesn't have 100 in all stats, instead leaning towards defensive stats, borrowing from Atk and Speed. It has a cleansing and fog theme as a nod to Clear Smog and Haze. As a benevolent Poison entity, it has control over toxins, and uses its power to remove them from the environment.

    Technical details

    Spoiler

    Total Base stats: 600
    Stat spread:
    HP: 113
    Atk: 60
    Def: 125
    Sp.Atk: 100
    Sp.Def: 125
    Spe: 77

    Notable & flavor moves:
    Psychic
    Psycho Boost
    Psystrike
    Psychic Fangs
    Stored Power
    Future Sight
    Clear Smog
    Sludge Bomb
    Sludge Wave
    Venoshock
    Thunderbolt
    Energy Ball
    Shadow Ball
    Dark Pulse
    Dazzling Gleam
    Draining Kiss
    Grass Knot
    Return/Frustration
    Hidden Power

    Purify
    Wish
    Heal Bell
    Recover
    Calm Mind
    Nasty Plot
    Gastro Acid
    Taunt
    Speed Swap
    Heart Swap
    Haze
    Lunar Dance
    Rest
    Substitute
    Reflect
    Light Screen
    Trick
    Trick Room
    Hypnosis
    Thunder Wave
    Toxic Spikes
    Protect
    Toxic
    Stockpile

    Role:
    Tank and support. It has plenty of tools to both support and disrupt the foe, including Toxic, Screens and Swap moves. Its unique ability Cleanse acts as a on-switch Haze to stop set-up sweeps without worrying about Taunt or being outsped. As a mythical Pokemon, it has access to moves reserved for legendaries, namely Psycho Boost, Psystrike and Lunar Dance. The former should be a good option for delivering a burst attack. A noteworthy advantage of its typing is its immunity to Poison, which means it cannot be defeated by Toxic in stall games.

    Sample movesets:
    Cleaning Support
    Purefinia @ Leftovers
    Ability: Cleanse
    Nature: Bold (+Def/-Atk), Calm (+Sp.Def/-Atk)
    EVs: HP/Def/Sp.Def
    IVs: 0 Atk
    - Recover/Wish
    - Toxic
    - Psycho Boost/Psychic/Psystrike/Sludge Wave/Draining Kiss
    - Lunar Dance/Protect/Heal Bell/Taunt/Toxic Spikes
    Like with most defensive support Pokemon, a go-to build is a recovery move, Toxic to wear foes down, and the rest is support moves or an offense move to deliver some punches.

    Room Service
    Purefinia @ Mental Herb
    Ability: Cleanse
    Nature: Relaxed (+Def/-Spe), Sassy (+Sp.Def/-Spe)
    EVs: HP/Def/Sp.Def
    IVs: 0 Atk, 0 Spe
    - Trick Room
    - Recover
    - Psycho Boost/Psychic/Psystrike/Sludge Wave/coverage
    - Lunar Dance/Heal Bell/Taunt/Toxic Spikes/etc.
    With bulk comparable to Cresselia but lower speed and different typing, Purefinia could be a good candidate for Trick Room support.

    Not so pure
    Purefinia @ Leftovers
    Ability: Cleanse
    Nature: Modest (+Sp.Atk/-Atk), Timid (+Spe/-Atk)
    EVs: Sp.Atk/Def/Sp.Def/Spe
    IVs: 0 Atk
    - Calm Mind/Nasty Plot
    - Psychic/Psycho Boost
    - Sludge Wave
    - Recover/Coverage (Draining, Kiss, Energy Ball, Shadow Ball, etc.)
    Set-up moveset intended to take advantage from its decent base 100 Sp.Atk and access to Psycho Boost. EVs spreads depend on the set-up move of choice: Def and/or Sp.Def for Calm Mind, Atk and/or Spe for Nasty Plot

    Other options:
    Dual screens, Thunder Wave, other support moves such as Substitute and Trick.

    This Fakemon spawned from the challenge of making a Psychic/Poison Pokemon, IIRC. At first it was a bit of a challenge because Psychics have intangible concepts and themes like the mind and light, also they are considered the opposite to the Dark Type, or evil in Japanese. Whereas Poison is associated with corrosion, toxins and so on. Thus, decided to be more creative and go a bit out of the box with the cleansing theme, and combine the goodness associated with the Psychic type to create this benevolent Psychic/Poison Pokemon that uses its Poison powers to restore the lands.

     


    Leavash

    Spoiler

     

    Leavash (leaves + ash)
    Grass ash Pokemon
    Type: Grass | Fire
     

    General description:
    Pokemon that looks like a bush of grass leaves, with the tips on its head burning with small, red flames. The leaves are brown and red colored, as if they were dry. The shiny version has green leaves instead, and yellow flames.
    Picture something like this, but burning from the top and smoke coming out of it.
    tDNGDKq.gif

    Abilities:
    Sun Energy: Fire and Grass moves gain +1 priority under sun.
    Solar Power
    Hidden:
    Pledge Surge: The power of Pledge moves is increased by 20%. Fire, Grass and Water Pledge activate the fire sea, swamp and rainbow abilities respectively, without requiring a previous use of the corresponding Pledge moves. The effects won't activate again if they are already active on the field.

    Technical details

    Spoiler

     

    Base stats: 500
    HP:71
    Atk:61
    Def: 80
    Sp.Atk:87
    Sp.Def:83
    Spe: 118

    Notable & flavor moves:
    Fire Pledge
    Heat Wave
    Burn Up
    Fire Spin
    Grass Pledge
    Leaf Storm
    Leaf Blade
    Leaf Tornado
    Razor Leaf
    Solar Beam
    Giga Drain
    Energy Ball
    Grass Knot
    Smog
    Dazzling Gleam
    Return/Frustration
    Hidden Power

    Leaf Scatter
    Type: Grass
    Category: Status
    Power: --
    Accuracy: 100
    PP: 20
    Scatters leaves to confuse the opponent, causing Confusion that lasts up to 2 attacking turns (attacking on the last one), while switching out.

    Growth
    Leech Seed
    Spore
    Stun Spore
    Will-o-Wisp
    Grassy Terrain
    Sunny Day
    Clear Smog
    Synthesis
    Aromatherapy
    Taunt
    Smokescreen
    Rest
    Sleep Talk
    Substitute
    Protect
    Toxic
    Stockpile
     
    Role:
    Support. Priority Spore, Leech Seed, Will-o-Wisp, Synthesis, Aromatherapy, signature variant of Parting Shot, etc. allow it to disrupt the foe, support the team, or both. It can also give a shot to sweeping with the boosts from STAB + Solar Power + Sun Fire boost and instant Solar Beams, and Growth as setup option. Alternatively, its hidden Ability Pledge Surge allows it to function well without sun, and even take a different approach on disruption with the extra effects of the Pledge moves.

     

    I made this for a prompt in YCM Create-A-Pokemon thread. The condition was a Grass/Fire Pokemon with a signature ability and move, and while I was at it decided to encourage the use of the Pledge moves, hence why I pushed it with the customization on this one.

     

    Ferrimicox

    Spoiler

     

    Ferrimicox [ferro + mimic + box]
    Mimic chest Pokemon
    Dark | Steel

    Appearance:
    Resembles a spiky treasure chest made of steel, but it is slightly open, revealing teeth and 2 glowing eyes in a dark background. Imagine this with smaller teeth and eyes inside:
    UIIbmPZ.png
    The shiny coloration does make it resemble more like the traditional wooden chest.

    Abilities:
    Iron Barbs | Disguise
    Hidden: Strong Jaw

    Technical details

    Spoiler

     

    Base stats: 490
    HP: 79
    Atk: 81
    Def: 129
    Sp.Atk: 59
    Sp.Def: 119
    Spe: 23

    Notable & flavor moves:
    Pursuit
    Sucker Punch
    Knock Off
    Throat Chop
    Crunch
    Foul Play
    Dark Pulse
    Flash Cannon
    Iron Head
    Smart Strike
    Gyro Ball
    Heavy Slam
    Metal Burst
    Psychic Fangs
    Fire/Thunder/Ice Fang
    Volt Switch
    Explosion
    Fake Out
    Return/Frustration
    Hidden Power

    Stealth Rock
    Spikes
    Spiky Shield
    Taunt
    Swagger
    Flatter
    Topsy-Turvy
    Parting Shot
    Iron Defense
    Autonomize
    Baton Pass
    Mean Look
    Rest
    Protect
    Substitute
    Toxic
    Stockpile

    Role:
    Wall and support. Intended to be a Dark counterpart of Ferrothorn and Foretress, in that it is a Steel wall with plenty of disruptive moves and a x4 weakness to at least 1 type. And really, this Pokemon really benefits from a lot of tools to play with: entry hazard set-up, slow switches with Volt Switch and Parting Shot, Foul Play, stat debuff through Topsy-Turvy, even preventing of sound moves through Throat Chop. Its ATK rather average take advantage of it, but the highlight of its physical attack movepool is the utility they offer, and one could be silly with Strong Jaw for the surprise offensive role. Meanwhile, its other 2 abilities are defensive-oriented, Iron Barbs providing chip damage, and Disguise giving it a doge to 1 attack for sneaking in a disruption or set-up.

     


    Another Fakemon among my favorites. I like how this turned out as a counterpart to Ferrothorn and Forretress. Took a bit of a stretch on the name to get closer to the name pattern of those 2 Pokemon.
    Anyway, dunno if I will elaborate on sample movesets, as I still have to work on those for the previous entry, but I bet any Pokemon-savvy player can already guess what one can do with this: defensive nature and EVs, and mix & match its plethora of support moves. If anything I would add a standard moveset, and 1 with Strong Jaw just to highlight the alternate option.

     

     

  18. Posted · Edited by Darj

    @Comrade DuckBeans and rice, nice! I first tried them in a cajun fast food chain restaurant and have liked them ever since. Although admittedly have not prepared them in a long while, and have not been able to match the taste of the cajun restaurant. Your recipe seems tasty and would be worth a try, but damn it sure takes a while.

    I can share a couple of recipes, too. Although I'm not too used to measurements and even when I follow a recipe I like to experiment with different spices and/or quantities, depending on how the dish looks or feels in the process. I can at the very least list the ingredients and approximate or minimum quantities. May as well start with a guacamole that so far has been liked by everyone whenever I make it for a party or gathering. I call it "Green Guacamole" for a reason you will find out below:

    - 3 avocados. I prefer Hash but any variety should be fine as long as it has the consistently you like the most. Personally I liked it ripe and soft to end up with a guacamole with a mushy, mashed-beans-like consistency
    - 1 Cucumber
    - 1 medium onion, 2 small ones, or half a big one
    - Lime juice. The green small one, not the yellow lemon that is bigger. This is important, they do taste different. Lime is more sour
    - Diced spicy peppers to taste. I personally prefer habanero, caribe and I think it's cayenne pepper because it's red, but really, anything spicy should work, like jalapeño
    - Diced fresh coriander to taste
    - Salt and pepper to taste
    Again, quantities are approximates and also up to personal taste so feel free to put less or more of a particular ingredient or skip it entirely. For example, I know not everyone is into onion or spicy food.

    As you may have noticed by now, there is a distinctive lack of tomato and an addition of cucumber, the latter effectively replacing the former. This is what makes this guacamole stand out, and why I call it green guacamole. It can be even more green if you add only green-colored peppers but I prefer to add some bits of color with yellow, orange and red peppers.
    Anyway, the preparation is simple. Just dice the vegetables and mix everything together, and mix and mash with a spoon or fork until you get your preferred consistency. I like ripe avocados and plenty of lime juice to make it more sour and spreadable, but you can also keep it more dry and go for avocado cubes and don't mash too hard.
    Accompany with tortilla chips, or add as a dressing in tacos or next to an steak, it can go well in hot dogs, too! Guacamole is quite flexible.

  19. Posted

    I like this one, mainly because it can support Mekk-Knights. Cards that net draws with certain triggers are often left out of decks because they require something to be live, namely Supply Squad and Constellar Star Chart, even if that "something" can be easy to meet because in the case you cannot or the attempts are negated, then you end up with a dead card, or more if you draw into multiples of this. However, this is both more generic by supporting an entire Type, and the condition is easier to fulfill, putting it on a different level to the other card-drawing Cont. Spells. This got potential, IMO.

  22. Posted

    IMO either it's Ribbon Girl, who was introduced along Spring Man and thus always saw as an ARMS main character, plus the waifu bonus, or they do a bolder move and make Spring Man character despite being an Assist Trophy, setting up a precedent and hope for Midna and Waluigi.

  23. Posted

    16 hours ago, BGMキャノン said:

    I didn't consider adjusting the multiplier count on the first wave effect... I think that is good way to go. 750 makes it a little less abusable for those 2000 DEF monsters as it would make it -2 on your opponent for the price of -2... It neutralizes the minimal investment fairly. It is good start. The only thing that is bothersome is the drawn monsters being spun into the Deck for not meeting ≥ 2000 DEF... But, I think there isn't much to do about that, except for a different removal method or making Draw Phase check more lenient on the stats of the monsters it shuffles. Although perhaps, it needs to spin to distinguish itself from the other Virus cards.

    As far as the changing the range, I would just make the minimal requirement 2000 as you say instead of a 3000 cap... While it would make the first effect potentially more devastating... You are pretty much forced to combo with other cards to raise DEF to increase it's potency which could make the combo a -3 on you at investment at best (in most cases anyways further down the comment I thought of something that could abuse the like of a max. cap with minimal resource usage)...  Considering that anything beyond 3000 DEF in the DARK cardpool is extremely scarce. Best way I can think of that softens the devastation on advantage you would lose while potentially devastating your opponent is with Hand-Holding_Genie and Ties_of_the_Brethren. Still combo heavy though and it really makes your Deck likely to run a lot of DEF oriented monsters. It makes a whole different Deck than conventional Lair of Darkness builds that is for sure. XD

    Note that the gradual removal effect  only applies when you Tribute a 2500+ DEF monster, so using a little critter won't apply it.

  24. Posted

    So it needs a nerf, I see. And here I thought it be kept in check by the fact that DARK monsters with high DEF are rare, especially with 3000+ DEF, and you cannot even use Link monsters. How about spinning a card for every 750 ATK? That way the maximum you can spin with the first effect is 4, and the card costs 2 in a vacuum for a net of 2 only if you Tribute a 3000 DEF monster.

    It occurs to me I can make it require 2000 or more DEF, and apply the effect if you Tributed a 3000+ DEF, or maybe push it down to 2500+. That would make the first effect more potent and net immediate rewards while disabling you from Tributing little critters, but the gradual removal effect is harder to trigger. But then this approach feels like over-nerfing it.

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