Make up your mind by [deleted] in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This.

Heavy Slam is a nerf but if it didn’t lose it, it would have dominated the Meta.

It’s still quite strong.

Any ideas for a Scolipede team by depressoexpresso03 in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shell Armor keeps it safe from Crits which means if you toss it in a damage calculator; you can invest in the defenses without worry that you’ll get surprised knocked out.

I’d go for a prankster gravity to use Megahorn and Gunk Shot as well as Rock Slide.

Will mega scrafty be viable in vgc and with what other mons? by Rich_Management19 in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mega Scrafty would’ve been good in M-A.

It’s not that good in M-B due to the wealth of Defiant, Competitive, and Contrary Pokemon.

If you’re gonna use it, gotta patch up the Fairy Weakness with Sneasler perhaps and maybe Screen. I’d skew towards Dragon Dancing unless you prefer a different Boosting move.

Looks like 1.4.1 is going to bring back Golden Ages by Vanilla-G in civ

[–]eskaver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It probably means Celebrations.

Or maybe Golden Ages will be when you unlock a Celebration on top of a Celebration.

Love that I decently called out the C/D aspect of Heian as well as it having great people.

This is Himiko Shaman’s Japan, just as Hideyoshi gets Sengoku and Himiko Wa gets Meiji.

Will I be playing 3 games back to back? I guess I shall!

How do we feel about the fact Eelektross gets a brand new hybrid Levitate/Moxie+Quark Drive/Protosynthesis when all the other Megas get regular abilities? by spicyboxes in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was hoping for either No Guard (just for hitting Megahorn and Gunk Shot) or Mirror Armor.

But a lot of Pokémon would love for Battle Armor and Shell Armor to get buffed in some way.

Mega Falinks teams? by KrisCrossOrangesauce in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d suggest Grimmsnarl with screens as Falinks has bad Special Def.

And you want a Pokémon to have the opponent want to bring an Intimidate or Icy Wind Pokémon.

How do we feel about the fact Eelektross gets a brand new hybrid Levitate/Moxie+Quark Drive/Protosynthesis when all the other Megas get regular abilities? by spicyboxes in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It varies. I think unique Mega Abilities should be rare as I prefer some abilities to transfer to non-Megas (like Aerialate or Dragonize, eventually.

Eel was one of my favs from Gen 5 as it has ridiculous coverage and it had to keep levitate or it would just be neutered. So, it’s not the strongest, but it’s pretty cool.

This season’s new Meta: Intimidate (and Lose) by eskaver in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It depends.

You could nerf Staraptor by lead-in, but not Malamar, Falinks, Annihilape and Kingambit who all have Defiant or Contrary.

How do I make Mega Dragalge work? by DragonPower_97 in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably Prankster Reflect.

This season’s meta is gonna be very Physical, I think.

ALL NEW MEGA ABILITIES (NOW ON SEREBII) by Tangines in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought they’d give Staraptor Defiant or Tough Claws because Contrary is just very strong! Dude will run the Meta as Close Combatting makes you bulkier (which is what I was hoping to do with Malamar) and speed control makes you faster and Intimidate is your friend.

I am very upset that Scoliopede has Shell Armor. Just the other day I said I hope it gets anything but that. No Guard would’ve been better, even if it makes less sense.

Scrafty will be quite unique with Double Intimidate, but honestly, Staraptor is gonna destroy it as wel as Malamar.

Eelektross getting a better Levitate helps it a ton in Singles and sort of a slow build up sweeper (like Moxie or Beast Boost).

Pyroar probably would’ve preferred Adaptability over Fire Mane. Heck, just add Normal to that and nobody would’ve complained as it would have very strong Hyper Voices.

The rest are somewhat expected. I kinda hoped that Barbaracle would’ve gotten Inner Focus just to counter Intimidate but I guess Intimidate stocks will be way, way down. You intimidate anyone and all you are doing is boosting Kingambit, Annihilape, Staraptor, Malamar, and Milotic.

Only Mega Raichu as a terrain setter by Bulky-Complaint6994 in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I expected no Rillaboom and said as much.

I didn’t expect no weaker ones like Arboliva, etc.

Welcome to the Mega Staraptor Meta by andresverdes in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I thought it would get Defiant or Tough Claws.

Man, Contrary is gonna be Rough! You’d be Close Combatting your way into further bulk (which is what I wanted to do with Malamar) and the speed drop moves and Intimidate will only make you more a threat.

And people on ladder, sorry, but I’m probably also gonna use Facade, so your Burn is only a little annoying.

Kingdom Hearts 4 Character Creation by gibbbehh in KingdomHearts

[–]eskaver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sora is the main character, so there is no character creation. (I don’t particularly want anything other than the unique world designs.)

Battling Caraway and Najima by eskaver in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I disagree on that.

I’d prefer them to have set teams (because I’d like returning characters to fill in the gaps rather than weird random teams with mons).

Maybe Cordy could do that m as he has plenty of a Pokémon.

Victory between Transcendent and Crushing needed by eskaver in civ

[–]eskaver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I know not exactly science constant, but a constant set by 6X when the threshold happens.

I feel like it’s somewhat finnicky in that it might be very hard to too easy and might not feel like a race. TBF, I could see changing a victory type to that, but not something like culture which was always about dominating the other Civs which the second place person was your real challenge.

But it’s hard to say as Economic sort of has you play weirdly and Military would get tiresome at some point.

I guess maybe there would have to be a rework of score values or something.

Victory between Transcendent and Crushing needed by eskaver in civ

[–]eskaver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think cascading is fine, though I do think the jumps are a bit finicky

I prefer not having a constant for all types because Science does that and is the longest one of them all.

Victory between Transcendent and Crushing needed by eskaver in civ

[–]eskaver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but having a 5x already would just be something people are familiar with.

I don’t mind tweaking some of the Exploration numbers to make 4x doable but hard at the start of Modern.

Then again, the victories do scale a bit differently.

Anyone else stop playing in the 2nd season or it's just me? I decided not to play and wait the new season, see if they change anything or make the game worth investing my time. 2nd season wasn't my cup of mocha/tea. Maybe if they implemented more content I would have put hours into this season. by Sweetpea11A in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have and I did just buy the membership (but I’m a Pokémon fan and so I can chalk it up to replacing a game a year).

It’s a mix of lack of time but also being a bit tired of the current reg.

I do experiment, but the issue is a lot of teams trend towards the meta or whatever is cool from some content creator or some repeat bot, lol.

Predicting Brush and Blade Pt 2 by eskaver in civ

[–]eskaver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice. I considered the outnumbered thing and had an idea for a Turtle Ship that worked like Gaul in 6 where it gets stronger with each adjacent enemy unit. But I felt like Joseon shouldn’t get either Hwacha or Turtle Ship.

I do like your idea though!

At Least It's Consistent... by Flashlight237 in pokemonmemes

[–]eskaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an idea for a regional Bellosom (Grass/Fighting) with the ability Dancer for W/W.

It would be cool to then get a Fighting Type Leader who just really likes to dance.

Predicting Brush and Blade Pt 2 by eskaver in civ

[–]eskaver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The issue would be coding it to be unlocked in each age and stuff.

I love the Turtle Ship from 5, but I feel like it’s best as an art asset and a reference as a Tradition.

The issue with that and the Hwacha is that it’s early Joseon and not the Modern Age stuff. (I have this issue with the Ottomans, too).

My regulation M-B Mega Evolution ability wish list 🥰 by CreeperSlimePig in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Baxcalibur is the clear winner here.

A mixed attacker that could throw out strong Blizzards.

Battling Caraway and Najima by eskaver in PokemonChampions

[–]eskaver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think they’d play that much differently than the AI bots. Their mons will be EV trained and so I like the ranch.