RE: The X and Y Metagame Speculation Thread
Some more cool new moves:
Boomburst has 10 PP, 100 accuracy, and 140 fudging power. They nerfed the Overheat and Flamethrower variants but made this...I guess being Normal type and poor distribution is GF's way of balancing it
Electrify: 20 PP status move, If the target is electrified before it uses a move during that turn, the target's move becomes Electric type. This could be really great on Jolteon. A lightning fast Pokemon immune to Electric attacks that can turn its opponent's moves into Electric moves.
Moonblast is Fairy type thunderbolt, only not nerfed like tbolt and has a chance of reducing enemy special attack.
Nuzzle: essentially a twave that deals 20 base power Physical damage. 100 accuracy, 20 PP. Good for getting around Taunt, but probably only available on Pika clones because the flavor text says its nuzzling with electrically charged cheeks.
Petal Blizzard: 90 BP, 15 PP, 100 accuracy special Grass move that hits multiple targets.
Play Rough: 90 BP and accuracy, 10 pp Physical Fairy move that has a chance of lowering enemy Attack.
Powder: 20 PP, 100 accuracy Bug status move, The user covers the target in a powder that explodes and damages the target if it uses a Fire-type move.
Other things worthy of note:
Aura Sphere is now 80 base power. Because having only two Special Fighting moves wasn't bad enough, we have to nerf the accurate one with shit distribution in the same gen that a new type that molests Fighting types is introduced. Ice type is still shit
Ice Breath now has 60 base power so say hello to the new best Ice move.
Dragon pulse is 85 BP.
Energy Ball is 90 BP.
Heat Wave now is 95 BP.
As previously mentioned, Thunder variants are 110 power, overheat variants are 130, and ice beam variants are 90 bp.
Hidden Power is now always 60 power.
Pin Missile is now 25 BP.
Storm Throw is 60 base power.
Also I think you are underestimating Delphox, should that be its actual new ability. That gives it roughly 180-200 base SPD in addition to 95-120 SPA and 100-110 SPD. This thing might even get a wide special movepool with Aura Sphere, Tbolt, etc. It might not be OU with its mediocre physical bulk and weakness to ttar, but it's UU for sure.
Some more cool new moves:
Boomburst has 10 PP, 100 accuracy, and 140 fudging power. They nerfed the Overheat and Flamethrower variants but made this...I guess being Normal type and poor distribution is GF's way of balancing it
Electrify: 20 PP status move, If the target is electrified before it uses a move during that turn, the target's move becomes Electric type. This could be really great on Jolteon. A lightning fast Pokemon immune to Electric attacks that can turn its opponent's moves into Electric moves.
Moonblast is Fairy type thunderbolt, only not nerfed like tbolt and has a chance of reducing enemy special attack.
Nuzzle: essentially a twave that deals 20 base power Physical damage. 100 accuracy, 20 PP. Good for getting around Taunt, but probably only available on Pika clones because the flavor text says its nuzzling with electrically charged cheeks.
Petal Blizzard: 90 BP, 15 PP, 100 accuracy special Grass move that hits multiple targets.
Play Rough: 90 BP and accuracy, 10 pp Physical Fairy move that has a chance of lowering enemy Attack.
Powder: 20 PP, 100 accuracy Bug status move, The user covers the target in a powder that explodes and damages the target if it uses a Fire-type move.
Other things worthy of note:
Aura Sphere is now 80 base power. Because having only two Special Fighting moves wasn't bad enough, we have to nerf the accurate one with shit distribution in the same gen that a new type that molests Fighting types is introduced. Ice type is still shit
Ice Breath now has 60 base power so say hello to the new best Ice move.
Dragon pulse is 85 BP.
Energy Ball is 90 BP.
Heat Wave now is 95 BP.
As previously mentioned, Thunder variants are 110 power, overheat variants are 130, and ice beam variants are 90 bp.
Hidden Power is now always 60 power.
Pin Missile is now 25 BP.
Storm Throw is 60 base power.
Also I think you are underestimating Delphox, should that be its actual new ability. That gives it roughly 180-200 base SPD in addition to 95-120 SPA and 100-110 SPD. This thing might even get a wide special movepool with Aura Sphere, Tbolt, etc. It might not be OU with its mediocre physical bulk and weakness to ttar, but it's UU for sure.
