Why doesn't X pokemon get Y attack/ability/typing?

[rockem7]

Ah, but they are the Continent Pokemon, not the Earth/Planet Pokemon. If Groudon actually was representing the Earth, he'd be stronger than frickin' Arceus, and Kyogre would stand no chance.

Why doesn't Celebi learn Roar of Time?

Because that would make sense and it would make Dialga feel bad. But I do think that Celebi needs an exclusive move.

 

[Fuelbi]

How would Groudon be stronger than Arceus?

Arceus created the universe and Groudon would only represent Earth :/

 

[E123-omega]

And jigglypuff isn't god, but learns gravity.

 

[RuNNing Riot]

Because that would make sense and it would make Dialga feel bad. But I do think that Celebi needs an exclusive move.

You think it makes sense?

It was actually meant to be a joke...

How would Groudon be stronger than Arceus?

Arceus created the universe and Groudon would only represent Earth :/

Think about it. Arceus is only 50 points higher than Groudon stat-wise. When you consider the fact that the continents themselves are what he draws his power from, and the fact that those continental plates are thinner than the thinnest layer of liquer compared to the rest of the Earth, he'd dwarf that horse by far.

 

[Fuelbi]

You think it makes sense?

It was actually meant to be a joke...



Think about it. Arceus is only 50 points higher than Groudon stat-wise. When you consider the fact that the continents themselves are what he draws his power from, and the fact that those continental plates are thinner than the thinnest layer of liquer compared to the rest of the Earth, he'd dwarf that horse by far.

Oh I see...

I can see Groudon being banned from Ubers tournaments with Arceus now...

 

[UltiMario]

Arceus is only banned because there is no legit way to use him that Shoddy can support. He would actually be legal in wifi Ubers play.

Also, you can't ban Pokemon from Ubers, it's the ban tier of all ban tiers, unless they're unusable.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Missingno is [insert tier name of Pokemon beyond Uber here] tier.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

What is wrong with Smashboards...

 

[E123-omega]

I repeat, JIGGLYPUFF LEARNS GRAVITY BUT NOT TORTERRA AND GROUDON.

 

[Charzaro]

Obviously jigglypuff has power over gravity, its how he flys, along with swallowing air of course.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I don't really understand your viewpoint on how Torterra and Groudon should get Gravity. Lots of Pokemon have this move while others who seem like they should or sometimes shouldn't don't.

It's how Pokemon is.

 

[M.K]

It's how Pokemon is.

Jeez, if this were to be the answer to this entire thread, why do we continue to let people post here?
Why don't you attempt to actually give a reasonable explanation instead of this aforementioned bull****.

 

[UltiMario]

Because they have no mystical gravity-bending powers, and they need to be several thousand... million... billion tons? To make gravity naturally? IDK.

 

[E123-omega]

I just found out that Quilava can't learn solarbeam. I guess I will have to evolve him.

 

[RuNNing Riot]

Because they have no mystical gravity-bending powers, and they need to be several thousand... million... billion tons? To make gravity naturally? IDK.

Everything has gravity so long as it has mass. Even you.

Also, a billion is far from it. The Moon alone is something like 1.28x10^20 tonnes. The Earth's about three times that weight.

 

[UltiMario]

Yeah but they don't have enough gravity to actually influence their surroundings.

 

[Circa]

So I just discovered that Ho-Oh, for who knows what ****ing reason, doesn't get Drill Peck.

Discuss.

 

[UltiMario]

So I just discovered that Ho-Oh, for who knows what ****ing reason, doesn't get Drill Peck.

Wa t

 

[Terywj [태리]]

So I just discovered that Ho-Oh, for who knows what ****ing reason, doesn't get Drill Peck.

Discuss.

What the- Now that you mention it, do Pidgeot and Chatot get Drill Peck? What about Noctowl?

 

[Charmander]

Ho-Oh doesn't get Drill Peck.

What the- Now that you mention it, do Pidgeot and Chatot get Drill Peck? What about Noctowl?

curved beaks cant drill, ho-oh, pidgeot, and chatot have curved beaks.

/discussion.

How in Gods name does victreebell get swords dance?

 

[PowerBomb]

How in god's name does Venusaur get Swords Dance?

 

[E123-omega]

Why would he NOT dance?

Why doesn't Cranidos learn skull bash?

 

[Fuelbi]

How in god's name does Venusaur get Swords Dance?

Hell, how the hell do any pokemon who don't have sharp blade like swords in their designs learn swords dance?

 

[E123-omega]

Sharp leaves.

 

[Charmander]

Hell, how the hell do any pokemon who don't have sharp blade like swords in their designs learn swords dance?

Because they desperately want to be OU, haha.

Why doesn't Cranidos learn skull bash?

Gamefreak, you just died....

 

[E123-omega]

"A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit"

 

[Fuelbi]

"A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit"

I have no idea what this has to do with swords

 

[E123-omega]

the sword in swords dance symbolically means fighting.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

curved beaks cant drill, ho-oh, pidgeot, and chatot have curved beaks.

/discussion.

Xatu as well as Empoleon both have curved beaks and Drill Peck.

You were saying?

 

[Charmander]

Xatu as well as Empoleon both have curved beaks and Drill Peck.

You were saying?

Empoleon has an anchor for a head, anchors are pointy, they can drill

Xatu gets it as an egg move. Egg moves never make sense. Ever.

 

[RuNNing Riot]

Egg moves never make sense. Ever.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LamarckWasRight

 

[rockem7]

Empoleon has an anchor for a head, anchors are pointy, they can drill

Xatu gets it as an egg move. Egg moves never make sense. Ever.

So Aggron using Head Smash doesn't make sense? I think it does.

 

[PowerBomb]

Technically, a lot of stuff should get Head Smash. I mean, it's not that hard to smash your head into something.

Or rather, anything with Rock Head should get Head Smash.

EDIT: Why doesn't Tyranitar get Sucker Punch?

 

[M.K]

Some egg moves don't make sense.
Then again, some TMs don't even make sense.

@Above, I would assume Sucker Punch takes a decent amount of speed/cunning/planning, and to me, Tyranitar seems to be more of the "Obliterate Everything and Everyone in my way" sort of thing, not the type to like....plan things out >_>;;

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Also, giving Tyranitar STAB Sucker Punch? That's pretty terrifying.

 

[E123-omega]

Technically, a lot of stuff should get Head Smash. I mean, it's not that hard to smash your head into something.

I used head smash on foe wall

It's not very effective

I am hit by recoil and get a massive headache.

ON TOPIC: Why can't Wigglytuff learn sucker PAWNCH?

 

[PowerBomb]

Because it's too cute.

DUH

 

[rockem7]

I'm starting to notice a pattern...

Why can't all Pokemon learn Sucker Punch? I asked it to save some time.

 

[Fuelbi]

Empoleon has an anchor for a head, anchors are pointy, they can drill

Xatu gets it as an egg move. Egg moves never make sense. Ever.

Bulbasaur get's Petal Dance

 

[M.K]

I'm starting to notice a pattern...

Why can't all Pokemon learn Sucker Punch? I asked it to save some time.

Because not all Pokemon exhibit the cunning to launch a "Surprise Attack" (which is what Sucker Punch actually translates to, also why it's not boosted by Hitmonchan's Iron Fist)