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This is a thing that's been on my mind, lately...
6 years ago
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Now, a story of pondering to a possible future turn of events.
I'm worried, if at all, Ambipom can get a evolution that would actually benefit the design AND the stats it bears.
I certainly wouldn't desire a form which REGRESSED important stat elements for a not-so-well-thought-out Ability
like what happened to poor Electivire coming from Electabuzz's Speed and the in-theory-should-had-worked Motor Drive.
No way. On top of those details, I also will not accept some cheap design that takes away the Ahuizotl + monkey aesthetic
Ambipom keeping, of. No body nor faces amalgamation of apes or chimps, STAY directly to Ahuizotl + monkey path
and give a theme bridging the charms Ambipom possessed, then enhancing them.
Alas, knowing Gamefreak, I doubt they will offer such a opportunity in upping the battle capabilities to said Pom.
Especially, when most of their Old Guard has gone senile or got super scared to take improvement risks.
I cannot assure its existence living to regions going forward in time to even GET one evolution, either.
Thanks to... disastrous compromises, setting in stone.
The problem trying to make this monkey prosper in battlefields has become incredibly rough. As much I love planning
of a King's Rock wearing, Hone Claws/Tail Slap/Power-up Punch/Knock Off - Skill Link set, it's NOT enough, alone.
You can't set up a single Hone Claws without fearing to be KO'd from low defensive attributes. Behind barriers, be danged.
Tailwind might assist, but remember, a +1 in Attack and Accuracy is a HUGE, long-running difference linking
Tail Slap's stacked flinching chances.
There's always that nasty fate of Scarfers catching your butt and dashing all hopes 'n dreams.
Because, let's be honest, 115 Speed is a joke these days, unless you're DD Mega Rayquaza.
More so when a certain freaking venom-fire lizard dances erotically around Ambipom with EASE by ONE point, 116.
100 Attack? How middle-tier... another joke, by modern fighting standards.
Mega Lopunny, one can do all the similar things my personal favorite can, was the end of Ambipom's career
from power and speed advantages while already made semi-defunct by Cinccino of all blasted things.
Though, since Megas are totally void-banished for deity knows how long, the Pom still struggles.
Why? Easily explainable; its FORM has been grossly out power-creeped into irrelevancy.
Being stuck to a middle-low tiered form, bearing no safe boosting outside teammates or items sucks. Undoubtedly.
One foretold reason among few others, is important enough for HOPING there be a update, someday.
I'm worried, if at all, Ambipom can get a evolution that would actually benefit the design AND the stats it bears.
I certainly wouldn't desire a form which REGRESSED important stat elements for a not-so-well-thought-out Ability
like what happened to poor Electivire coming from Electabuzz's Speed and the in-theory-should-had-worked Motor Drive.
No way. On top of those details, I also will not accept some cheap design that takes away the Ahuizotl + monkey aesthetic
Ambipom keeping, of. No body nor faces amalgamation of apes or chimps, STAY directly to Ahuizotl + monkey path
and give a theme bridging the charms Ambipom possessed, then enhancing them.
Alas, knowing Gamefreak, I doubt they will offer such a opportunity in upping the battle capabilities to said Pom.
Especially, when most of their Old Guard has gone senile or got super scared to take improvement risks.
I cannot assure its existence living to regions going forward in time to even GET one evolution, either.
Thanks to... disastrous compromises, setting in stone.
The problem trying to make this monkey prosper in battlefields has become incredibly rough. As much I love planning
of a King's Rock wearing, Hone Claws/Tail Slap/Power-up Punch/Knock Off - Skill Link set, it's NOT enough, alone.
You can't set up a single Hone Claws without fearing to be KO'd from low defensive attributes. Behind barriers, be danged.
Tailwind might assist, but remember, a +1 in Attack and Accuracy is a HUGE, long-running difference linking
Tail Slap's stacked flinching chances.
There's always that nasty fate of Scarfers catching your butt and dashing all hopes 'n dreams.
Because, let's be honest, 115 Speed is a joke these days, unless you're DD Mega Rayquaza.
More so when a certain freaking venom-fire lizard dances erotically around Ambipom with EASE by ONE point, 116.
100 Attack? How middle-tier... another joke, by modern fighting standards.
Mega Lopunny, one can do all the similar things my personal favorite can, was the end of Ambipom's career
from power and speed advantages while already made semi-defunct by Cinccino of all blasted things.
Though, since Megas are totally void-banished for deity knows how long, the Pom still struggles.
Why? Easily explainable; its FORM has been grossly out power-creeped into irrelevancy.
Being stuck to a middle-low tiered form, bearing no safe boosting outside teammates or items sucks. Undoubtedly.
One foretold reason among few others, is important enough for HOPING there be a update, someday.
and its stats won't let it experiment with more. it has special moves, BUT, it cannot use them, and those are lacking, too.
There were at times in the past I wish something hard-smashing like Close Combat were possible for Ambipom.
Just for power-hitting, alone. Tells a lot about the disposition.
Anyone with the stats and Ability suited for Last Resort would use it better than Ambipom.
You literally have to gimp yourself with only Fake Out in order to USE the blasted attack.