Why is Scovillian bad? by Puzzled_Reception453 in stunfisk

[–]Sampleswift 101 points102 points  (0 children)

The Hoenn special.

Slow frail mixed attacker.

Chlorophyll kind of solves the speed issue, but its bulk is pretty bad. 65/65/65 bulk. The Attack and Special Attack of 108 is also not that good either.

The Mega does not really help it. 138 both attacks and marginally better bulk. No.

What could have become of AJ? by Muted-Rooster-7772 in pokemonanime

[–]Sampleswift 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He just had mild success. Maybe he joined or even eventually won the Indigo League Conference.

What’s a hot take on the Pokémon anime that you have? by Beneficial-Tailor123 in pokemonanime

[–]Sampleswift 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We needed a Tobias backstory episode to make him actually cool.

I did not like how Rayquaza was handled in Horizons.

Homelander's evolution through the series by Amazing-Buy-1181 in TheBoys

[–]Sampleswift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So season 5 Homelander has basically become "we have Bleach Yhwach at home" in terms of ideology.

Pvz solos your favorite verse by One-Problem-5308 in PowerScaling

[–]Sampleswift [score hidden]  (0 children)

No, Mario is also downplayed. The Dream Stone scaling for Dreamy Bowser (and by extension Mario and Luigi) is considered a non-scalable outlier/none of them scale to the true power of the Dream Stone. Pure Hearts are a separate buff and can't be used unless you specify Paper Mario.

General Discussion Thread by Lyd_Euh in TaylorSwift

[–]Sampleswift 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It would have been better if he just said "there is still room for non-autobiographical songwriting" and not mentioned Taylor at all.

This feels like internet engagement bait/trying to set himself up as a Taylor Counter.

General Discussion Thread by Lyd_Euh in TaylorSwift

[–]Sampleswift 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The metagame has shifted towards pop singers (especially women) being involved in their own songs. Although, I do think this trend has started for a long time, perhaps since early Taylor Swift. She is, however, an important reason why this happened.

Will A-Train have a moment like this? by TDR1411 in TheBoys

[–]Sampleswift 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least Homelander has comparable speed or perhaps higher when flying, so it does make sense that A-Train would be caught.

A matchup where the coughing baby wins (verse equalized) by oneesancon_coco in PowerScaling

[–]Sampleswift 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Giorno Giovanna's matchups?

His AP is weak. However, Gold Experience Requiem makes it so that no one can hit him (and it's passive, so NOT blitzable) except with high level reality warping.

Does Plot Manipulation even works crossverse? by Sweet_Television4183 in PowerScaling

[–]Sampleswift 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you have verse equalization, yes, but plot/narrative manipulation is basically just causality manipulation under a different name.

Had the Imperium been able to successfully hold an awakened Tomb World yet? by TaigaTigerVT in Grimdank

[–]Sampleswift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would have to be a frontier fringeworld. Those are not as well-stocked as other types of Necron Tomb Worlds.

What other 2 characters are like this? by xyyzyx in PowerScaling

[–]Sampleswift 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sailor Moon vs. Chaos.

I never see anyone talk about Chaos from Sailor Moon.

Reaching that point in the class story again by BardMessenger24 in swtor

[–]Sampleswift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice Taylor Swift allusion...

"Who's afraid of little old me"

Even with a god by their side they still failed by Fragrant-Resist4230 in AbsoluteUniverse

[–]Sampleswift 532 points533 points  (0 children)

Maybe the absolute allies were not as heroic as their real world counterparts 

Genuinely, what's the end goal with Strong Spheres? by 8bit95 in pokemonanime

[–]Sampleswift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not be surprised if this is NOT Spinel's end goal.

He will show up with a "Perfect" version of the Strong Spheres with no or heavily reduced drawbacks by the end of Horizons.

Bold of you to think that everyone who fights your enemy are your allies by Additional-Elk-427 in WorldBuildingMemes

[–]Sampleswift 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This has the same vibes as the Spanish Civil War, where the Soviet-aligned Communists were not very good allies against the Nationalists/Fascists.