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Is there anything that has indicated that all the Island Guardians would share the Fairy type? I know it's been the prevailing sentiment around here, but not sure if there was ever a source for it.
Which makes me wonder if there will be some postgame area (like the artificial island) that counts as "Not Alolan" so that one could acquire the original forms in this gen if they wanted.
I think the biggest impact is that you can have ridiculous coverage with the Z-crystals since they don't have to match your pokemon's type, apparently.
Like imagine a setup sweeper like Volcarona having a ground/ice Z-move to remove pokemon that would normally check it.
There isn't any...
Personally I think Marshadow will be Dark/Fairy. I'd say that fits the bill for a unique typing (as Dark/Fairy are somewhat opposites) and assuming that it ties into the other guardians' story lines (that also all share the fairy typing) I think it would make sense.
Still kinda disappointed...
Accelgor @ Life Orb
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Bug Buzz
- Focus Blast
- HP Ice
- Energy Ball/Giga Drain
252+ SpA Life Orb Accelgor Bug Buzz vs. 252 HP / 164 SpD Mega Slowbro: 351-413 (89 - 104.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
252+ SpA Life Orb...
Name: Mega-Aggron
Status: Counter
Aggron @ Aggronite
Ability: Filter
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Iron Head
- Earthquake
- Thunder Wave
- Fire Punch/Ice Punch/Stone Edge
Aggron laughs off anything Jirachi sends at it, including Fire Punch:
252 Atk Jirachi Iron Head vs. 252...
Counter:
Avalugg @ Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Curse
- Recover
- Avalanche
- Earthquake
Avalugg is a fantastic physical tank, boasting 95 base HP and 184 base Def, allowing it to easily counter most physical attackers even...
Normalize Regigagas - Very interesting idea. It always makes me wonder what GF was doing when they made a pokemon like Regigagas that's supposed to be the trio leader and give it a horrific ability designed specifically to make it worthless in battle.
Normalize makes sense flavourwise and acts...
Beedrill actually loses if it comes in on Gunk shot if running knock off over drill run, since after becoming poison type it resists both U-turn and Poison jab, and knock off fails to OHKO.
However this can most likely be avoided by using protect again(even if mega-evolved), since it's unlikely...
Counter
Spiritomb @ Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def
Careful Nature
- Pain Split
- Protect
- Sucker Punch
- Will-o-Wisp
The most damaging Greninja can use on the set posted is ice beam.
216 SpA Life Orb Protean Greninja Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Spiritomb: 109-129 (35.8 -...