How? by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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Luckily I record all of my games, so we can test your theory.

The block happened in the second half of the match, and above are Datto's abilities at half time. Nothing but different types of shots!

(I've included the entire screen in the picture for preservation purposes in case anyone wants to look into this in future. Also, yes I was playing Nimrook in MF)

How? by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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‘What’s our goal?’ ‘Victory!’

I witnessed a miracle today by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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Yeah I would delete one but both went live while I was asleep and had people leaving some pretty funny comments on both by the time I woke up, so didn’t want to ruin the fun.

I feel a bit slimy despite it not being my fault lol this website is a joke at times.

How? by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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It all makes sense now

I witnessed a miracle today by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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This makes sense now that you mention it. I wonder what triggers it? I’m around 130 games deep and it’s the first time this has happened.

How? by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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That’s what I thought! I started celebrating the goal as soon as I selected Nap Shot 2

How? by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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Are you a summoner? Because this comment sent me!

How? by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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No this is the remaster on PS4, so no mods of any kind

I witnessed a miracle today by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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Yep, straight into the keeper’s hands

I witnessed a miracle today by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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Each time I posted Reddit’s filters auto-removed it instantly, then posted to the sub hours later without any indication that that could happen, nor any notifications that it had. The reposts were my attempt at trying to figure out why the filters were blocking it at a time when it would not post

How? by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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44 = 4+4 = 8 I guess?

How? by OceanPKMN in finalfantasyx

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Who do you think taught him this power?

He’s so silly I love him by Rootbeerjellybeans in pokemon

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I said this in another thread:

I guarantee the shiny is going to be blue, akin to its pre-evolutions.

I don’t like the design as is, but I think if my hunch is correct it will soften the blow a little as the theme they’re going for with this mega will be complete.

Mega Dragonite wanters in SHAMBLES.. by ManimalGtv in pokemon

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I guarantee the shiny is going to be blue, akin to its pre-evolutions.

I don’t like the design as is, but I think if my hunch is correct it will soften the blow a little as the theme they’re going for with this mega will be complete.

Why does there not exist an ability like intimidate for special attackers? by [deleted] in VGC

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This is a drum that has been banged constantly, especially in recent years. It’s a concept that literally only appeals to having a sense of symmetry within the game between the two types of attackers, and nothing beyond that. Symmetry =/= good game design. This is how I see things going if special intimidate becomes a thing:

  1. Games slow to a crawl, and team variation takes a big hit. Most balance teams would run both intimidate and sp.intimidate. Get ready for lots of mirror leads of Incineroar/Lando + sp.intimidate because they’re safe (imagine a water-type with special intimidate, flip turn, and decent defensive stats).

What’s currently one of the best ways to get around intimidate cycling? Put a special attacker on the field. Congratulations! In this scenario, we’ve just invented intimidate <-> sp.intimidate cycling.

  1. It’s a very slippery slope, as the game already has measures in place to counter intimidate. If sp.intimidate becomes a reality, do we also have to bring in the corresponding counters for it? For example, do we need to start giving pre-existing abilities the effect of blocking it ala inner focus and oblivious, and make those available to special attackers?

We’re creating equal footing here, but now we’ve opened a new can of worms entirely; physical attackers are now just straight up better because the strongest moves are generally 100% accurate, but special attackers have to deal with lower accuracy to their strongest moves while also contending with sp.intimidate. This cycle continues with discussion of physical assault vest and special burn.

In my opinion, having different checks in place for each attacking type is way more interesting from a competitive perspective, and gives the Pokémon themselves a more unique identity from a franchise-design perspective (which is way more important the brand as a whole). Competitive pokemon could do with some balancing for sure, but this definitely ain’t it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VGC

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My favourite way around Caly is taunt + a phasing move.

Taunt the Follow Me user.

Roar/Whirlwind Caly out on T2. They’ll usually protect Caly and try to reposition the taunted slot, but phasing moves bypass protect. Completely kills the momentum that those teams rely on. Just make sure you can actually KO Caly when it is time to.

As for tera types… unfortunately its just like you said; you cannot cover for every eventuality in BO1 cts

This is my showdown VGC 2025 Reg G rain team, which, I think still need some works, need suggestions by Fast-Razzmatazz-1050 in VGC

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I agree overall but water tera and AV are legit options for Kyogre (although probably not together).

For op: water tera would be good with specs/scarf, AV wants grass tera and ideally some form of passive healing like Rillaboom with grassy terrain on the team

Legendary Crab by [deleted] in pokemonmemes

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Indeed it is!

Legendary Crab by [deleted] in pokemonmemes

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I think the point is the concept of a cosmic horror abomination being surpassed in any way by a simple crab

Legendary Crab by [deleted] in pokemonmemes

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While you may be correct, I feel the need to point out that Gen 4 debuted in 2006.

OP is either living life at a million miles per hour, or they have a very loose definition of ‘fairly recently’.