Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Rocky Road - Global Challenge 2024 III #2
10I think the titling of Pokémon Legends: Z-A is deliberate. Not only is “Z” for Zygarde (as has been made obvious) and “A” for a Legendary Pokémon yet to be known, but remember that Kalos had a character with a very similar name: AZ. I’ve seen a lot of speculation all over the place about Pokémon Legends: Z-A, but nothing concerning AZ. Whether the game takes place in the past, in the future, or even just the present, I’m sure he will be around, and I’m certain he will play a major role. Might also be the first time we get to see AZ’s Floette do battle. (That little fellow has stats similar to Flutter Mane…)
AZ was one of my favorite characters in Pokémon X and Y, admittedly a pair of games without many memorable characters. (It says something that the most remembered characters are non-unique, like the Hex Maniacs and the Furisode Girls, albeit the latter have unique names that are used in Pokémon Masters EX.) Unlike most of the other characters, some of whom had more screentime than him, he had a rich history and was shown to be a very important figure in the history of Kalos. And considering “AZ” is very likely a pseudonym, maybe he named himself after the “A” Pokémon and Zygarde.
Type: Double Battle
Opponent: Duff
Battle Court: Cabo Poco
Music: Ogerpon
My Pokémon: Klefki, Bombirdier, Dragalge, Tauros (Paldean) (Blaze)
Opponent’s Pokémon: Whimsicott, Ogerpon (Hearthflame), Flutter Mane, Hydreigon
I think this is the first real session with the Froslass Team with Klefki’s presence. I moved Florges to the Oinkologne Team, where I’ve shown her new role over there, but I don’t think I really ever showed why Klefki was chosen as Florges’s substitute (not as in the move, mind you). Ultimately, the core reason was that I needed to find a way to adapt the team to a changing metagame in a way that Florges being on the team can’t fulfill, but Klefki can: namely a way to deal with Tailwind openings. You may have seen the previous video, “Patience Is Key,” which had a Tailwind opening—Murkrow is so well-suited for that, it doesn’t make much sense to put Murkrow anywhere but the beginning of a battle. The same goes for Whimsicott, who was the premier Prankster Tailwind setup Pokémon last generation but currently plays second fiddle to Incarnate Tornadus.
Klefki is one of the lesser known Trick Room users, and one of the very few with Prankster, allowing limited control of a match with or without Trick Room. In this case, the Trick Room helped tremendously because two or more Pokémon using a move in the same priority bracket will go in the order if they had no priority at all. Since Klefki has a lower Speed than Whimsicott, under Trick Room, Klefki’s Prankster-boosted status moves get to go before Whimsicott’s Prankster-boosted status moves. Does this make sense to you?
Certainly though, that was a LOT less damage to Bombirdier from Flutter Mane’s Dazzling Gleam than I expected. What happened to its bodacious 135 Sp. Attack? Bombirdier is no special wall, I’ll tell you that…
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