Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Oh my god here comes the Gourgeist suspect test

No, not really, but given how there exist threads on Smogon by people who can't just get rid of a favorite to be able to beat Jirachi of all things, I wouldn't even be surprised if someone really wanted Gourgeist tested.

So here's the deal. An event has been announced that involves Supersize Pumpkaboo with a random ability - which includes Insomnia, its DW ability. This means there's now a way to get Supersize Gourgeist with Insomnia, whereas previously only the average-sized ones could, since those were the only ones that could be found in the Friend Safari. And considering that the bigger the better when it comes to Gourgeist, the buff provided here isn't nonexistent, as is the case with many events. Sure, it's not exactly a big buff either, but the ability to use arguably the best ability on the best size at least removes a source of frustration.

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  1. Thanks for the advice. Now, there's even more I have to soft reset for. Nature and Ability. Just in case...

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  2. Two notes. First: North America still doesn't know how to get the demo. Pretty much everyone else does. It'll probably be GameStop, but still...
    Second: The information on Rayquaza, in my theory, will probably mean Primal Forme. Then again, I've been wrong many times before...

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    1. Looking forward to the Gamestop thing again, so I'll be forced to pre-order the game to get a code and then immediately cancel my pre-order. I had to do that for the Heracronite.

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    2. I'm kinda hoping that's not entirely the case. Sweden has it easy...

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  3. Can you reset for the ability, or is it fixed once you download it? Non-fixed natures you can normally reset for, but non-fixed abilities rarely happen.

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    1. I think you can reset for them. Don't quote me on that, though.

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    2. You can. Insomnia and Impish are what you want...

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  4. Gourgeist could use a decent physical fire move, while they're at it. Would at least give it a unique niche for a grass type. Though aside from Flare Blitz (which doesn't seem too great for a defensive mon), I don't know what they could really give it.

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  5. As for it being arguably the best ability, I'm not so sure about that. Gourgeist is already immune to Sleep Powder and Spore, so I believe Dark Void from Smeargle and Hypnosis are the only threats that Insomnia helps with. On the other hand, knowing what item your opponent has can make all the difference, in my experience. Knowing whether your opponent is Banded or Scarfed can be the deciding factor in a match.

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    1. Oops, brainfarted there. You're right. This is what happens when I open my mouth on bad Pokémon. The only relatively common Pokémon that uses Hypnosis on anything resembling a recurrent basis is Politoed. So yeah, gimme Frisk.

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    2. Insomnia is somewhat useful if you happen to come across a lot of Dark Void Sneargles or play it in Ubers for some reason (why not use Mega Mewtwo Y for your Insomnia?). However...Thankfully, someone was so kind as to give me a shiny one with Frisk. Not gonna use it when I know OU Pokemon (coughTalonflamecough) are gonna be used (so really only for the people in Passersby for the most likely chance)...

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    3. Okay, OU is being loose. I SHOULD have said that I won't use it if I know my opponent is skilled. So, most of the serious battlers will indeed find it to be dead weight in the Halloween competition...

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    1. A shame, really. It's a really cool concept for a Pokémon, both in appearance and with the size gimmick (though the fact that Supersize is by far the best kinda ruins the latter a little).

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    2. Small has its fans, actually. Not as numerous as Super Size, but it has a definitive niche.

      Super Size is still better, but I wouldn't say it is by far the best.

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  7. It's sad to think of the kids who used chibi Gourgeist in-game without knowing about the size thing.

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  8. I've been using Gourgeist in NU with Frisk on Showdown for a while now and it's performed pretty well. I really see no reason to use Insomnia for points listed above. The biggest boon of this even for me personally as actually getting a super sized one on my physical game. For whatever reason I was never able to find one in wild.

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    1. Insomnia will mainly be for the Passersby because who knows what they put on their Pokemon? For serious NU, someone traded me a Shiny Impish one. Hehe~...

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  9. And now we have Mega Rayquaza, with a new move called "Dragon Ascent" which, while details are unknown, was seen OHKOing a level 100 Swampert and a New ability called "Delta Stream". Unknown effect, but the flavor text reads "A mysterious air current is protecting flying type pokemon" and it looks like a brand new weather effect.

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