Feel The Ground Shake (Pokemon - Ground-type specialist)

[Hanada]

This chapter makes it clear they are an anomaly.

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They feel more like jjk twins instead of an outlier like Simon, which is pretty dark now that I think about it.

 

[Dokiewokje]

Isra and Fel are neat.

Unfortunately, making one of your pokemon weaker in return for the other being stronger isn't going to be all that helpful in official battling circumstances

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Why wouldn't they be great for official battle? They're implied to share the same mind which mean cordination. In double battle, 1 can be the buffer and 1 can be the attacker, just because the weaker can't fight doesn't mean it can't use weather or status moves, and they don't have to be field together either.
As for single tourney match, who say mc can't just hid one in reserve and keep the buffed Claydol on the main team. Imagine having to fight this one Claydol that just suspiciously twice as strong (at least) for some reason, and you just can't prove it and now it wiped half your team, oops.
All that on top of a rooster of what, super talented rare mons, pseudo legendary, mythical ancient bear, a freaking kaiju and whatever quarsire is. Don't tell Mc's opppnents he is also an aura user, because they might change from feeling like Sisyphus to becomimg him at that point.

 

[suspectman2002]

As for single tourney match, who say mc can't just hid one in reserve and keep the buffed Claydol on the main team. Imagine having to fight this one Claydol that just suspiciously twice as strong (at least) for some reason, and you just can't prove it and now it wiped half your team, oops.

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I have a feeling that the pokemon world is really expirenced at catching pokemon interference in official matches. It just seems like it'd be a big thing for a world which revolves around battling with psychics running around. Bradley's rep is garbage enough rn imo.

The baby claydolls are really cute though. I approve!

 

[LordVishnu]

Thanks for the chapter.
Not sure the twins are worth it, honestly he should've left them for the gym.

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Always a bit disheartening when the first comment just has no faith in me.

Isra and Fel are neat.

Unfortunately, making one of your pokemon weaker in return for the other being stronger isn't going to be all that helpful in official battling circumstances... but it'll likely be super handy when it comes to certain other situations. Specifically, it's probably stronger to have one boost the other and have the boosted one use a move than to have them both use the move at the same time. I'm talking about long-range teleports, the usage of Gravity, Heal Block, Sandstorm, Light Screen, Reflect...

Should be fun, and having a baked in pair for double battles will probably be handy eventually.

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You've skirted around it a little, but I think you're close to the right idea in there. That being that most of the true value of these two will be in overworld utility. Teleports, Barriers, etc. Much more use outside of battle than in tournaments.

Oh... He got one of *those* type of Boss Fight pair. Y'all know the one. Where you have to kill both at the same time, and if you only managed to slay one, the other either revive the others or cause the other to get stronger. Agni and Rudra. Ornstein and Smough. That twin sexy ass clanker from Atomic Heart..

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This guy gets it.

I thought the idea of double battles was to have them cover each others strengths & weaknesses?

Loreleis personal Lapras' level was lvl76, i guess 70-80 is the level range we should expect from gym leaders and elite 4s personal teams.

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Kek, are two Pokemon capable of acting in perfect sync not able to cover each other's weaknesses? I know that's not actually what you meant, but I had to point it out.

As for the level thing, Lapras is Lorelei's ace so you've overestimated a bit by saying 70-80.

The mechanics behind the scenes of Bradley's ability to gauge potential are opaque. But I have to imagine that if a pokemon evolves while at a certain level of potential, then that either contributes to or becomes the new baseline floor of their new evolved form's potential.

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I should make an information Index post on the subject of the Potential mechanic. I'll see about typing something up.

I was hoping for a Numel. An S one would've been epic

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Sorry friend, but it just ain't in the cards. Without access to its Mega, Camerupt is just frankly…not good. And making it S would detract from Simon's schtick.

 

[Hanada]

Sorry friend, but it just ain't in the cards. Without access to its Mega, Camerupt is just frankly…not good. And making it S would detract from Simon's schtick.

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Now I feel stupid regulary going over ground pokemons looking for the next possible S

 

[ProfessorP.Hardraad]

Unfortunately, making one of your pokemon weaker in return for the other being stronger isn't going to be all that helpful in official battling circumstances... but it'll likely be super handy when it comes to certain other situations. Specifically, it's probably stronger to have one boost the other and have the boosted one use a move than to have them both use the move at the same time. I'm talking about long-range teleports, the usage of Gravity, Heal Block, Sandstorm, Light Screen, Reflect...

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I wonder if one could be trained to transfer its power to the other and then the weaker one use Psych Up to essentially "Copy the stat changes" applied to its twin?

 

[Requiem_Jeer]

You've skirted around it a little, but I think you're close to the right idea in there. That being that most of the true value of these two will be in overworld utility. Teleports, Barriers, etc. Much more use outside of battle than in tournaments.

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Yeah, that's what I meant by other situations.

The question is whether or not having the two coordinate with some kind of combo move is better or worse than one of them focusing their energies on the twin and having the twin do the thing.

Why wouldn't they be great for official battle? They're implied to share the same mind which mean cordination. In double battle, 1 can be the buffer and 1 can be the attacker, just because the weaker can't fight doesn't mean it can't use weather or status moves, and they don't have to be field together either.

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Excellent point, the low potential twin could focus on moves that don't rely as much on overpowering the enemy, or they could double down by using explicit support moves like Heal Pulse, although I'm not sure if Claydol has access to that.

As for single tourney match, who say mc can't just hid one in reserve and keep the buffed Claydol on the main team. Imagine having to fight this one Claydol that just suspiciously twice as strong (at least) for some reason, and you just can't prove it and now it wiped half your team, oops.

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Bradley said in the chapter that he didn't think he could get away with that.