JOE!
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Here's a fun idea for the most interesting character in Brawl: what if one were given the chance to tweak the three Pokémon to their liking?
As we all know, Pokémon trainer is the most unique character on the roster in that, simply put, he's actually 3 characters. However, unfortunately this idea wasn't very well executed as only Squirtle is "good" and the other two have issues and even share a lot of the same problems, which defeats the point of having 3 separate characters if most of the time only 1 of them is the good option! Another issue is the somewhat OOC (out of character) nature of each of the Pokémon. Why is Squirtle aerial-based? How come Ivysaur only has 1 razor leaf at a time? WTF is Charizard doing with Rock Smash?
What would you think could be done to make the team more to your liking? You can do pretty much whatever you want as long as it's within reason, and by that I mean:
-Don't make it blatantly overpowered. (EX: Charizard has Fire Blast as Nspec and spams it like Falco's laser, does 18% on contact)
-Keep it to the current roster, anything else is a separate Trainer. (EX: Even changing it to like, Bulbasaur and Wartortle as opposed to completely different lines is a no-no)
-Don't go too out of character for the Pokémon. (EX: Sure, each of them can learn Toxic according to the games, but why would each of them somehow have the move for their Smash Reps?)
Building on that last one, try and avoid what is called by MYM'ers, "Pokémon Syndrome". P.S. is essentially slapping on moves the Pokémon can randomly learn as a filler input. The best example would be, again, Charizard randomly having Rock Smash.
: Make Pokémon Switch "aim-able". For example, you are Squirtle on the left BF platform. You press down B to return, hold right on the control stick, and then PT sends out Ivysaur's pokeball onto the right one. I mean, why not? he throws the pokeball after all, why not switch where he tosses it?
: Make Nspec "carry" foes as opposed to just push them. This would emulate the river on japes a bit, but on a much more controlled level, while making the spacing effect of the move a tad more potent as it will push even shielding opponents and opponents doing an attack.
: Make Vine Whip a tad stronger when you hit the Tip, but a grab hitbox when sour-spotted. Similar to Bowser's melee Side B, and Lucario's Force Palm, hitting with the tip is a good attack on it's own, requiring tricky spacing and timing to hit it, but hitting it normally will result in the vine being wrapped around your foe, which can then lead to special gab moves or a pummel of sorts.
: Make glide faster and replace glide attack with Seismic Toss . Also put more fiery attacks/effects here and there.
It's been a bit of a fad in the Make Your Move community to make "Trainer" sets, I'd like to see what the mains of a real one would think of when coming up with ideas for their trainer. Will you make each Pokémon better on a one to one basis, making sure each Pokémon can compete on it's own to enforce the idea of PT being a CP-safe character? Will you focus on making it more of a "team", where each poke helps the other one on the switch (for example Charizard making the area set on fire around the pokeball, making Squirtle safe on the switch, or having Ivysaur have "leech seed" which can heal the other Pokémon)
Have fun :D
As we all know, Pokémon trainer is the most unique character on the roster in that, simply put, he's actually 3 characters. However, unfortunately this idea wasn't very well executed as only Squirtle is "good" and the other two have issues and even share a lot of the same problems, which defeats the point of having 3 separate characters if most of the time only 1 of them is the good option! Another issue is the somewhat OOC (out of character) nature of each of the Pokémon. Why is Squirtle aerial-based? How come Ivysaur only has 1 razor leaf at a time? WTF is Charizard doing with Rock Smash?
This is where (in this thread at least) you come in.
What would you think could be done to make the team more to your liking? You can do pretty much whatever you want as long as it's within reason, and by that I mean:
-Don't make it blatantly overpowered. (EX: Charizard has Fire Blast as Nspec and spams it like Falco's laser, does 18% on contact)
-Keep it to the current roster, anything else is a separate Trainer. (EX: Even changing it to like, Bulbasaur and Wartortle as opposed to completely different lines is a no-no)
-Don't go too out of character for the Pokémon. (EX: Sure, each of them can learn Toxic according to the games, but why would each of them somehow have the move for their Smash Reps?)
Building on that last one, try and avoid what is called by MYM'ers, "Pokémon Syndrome". P.S. is essentially slapping on moves the Pokémon can randomly learn as a filler input. The best example would be, again, Charizard randomly having Rock Smash.
As for what I'd personally change:
: Make Pokémon Switch "aim-able". For example, you are Squirtle on the left BF platform. You press down B to return, hold right on the control stick, and then PT sends out Ivysaur's pokeball onto the right one. I mean, why not? he throws the pokeball after all, why not switch where he tosses it? : Make Nspec "carry" foes as opposed to just push them. This would emulate the river on japes a bit, but on a much more controlled level, while making the spacing effect of the move a tad more potent as it will push even shielding opponents and opponents doing an attack. : Make Vine Whip a tad stronger when you hit the Tip, but a grab hitbox when sour-spotted. Similar to Bowser's melee Side B, and Lucario's Force Palm, hitting with the tip is a good attack on it's own, requiring tricky spacing and timing to hit it, but hitting it normally will result in the vine being wrapped around your foe, which can then lead to special gab moves or a pummel of sorts. : Make glide faster and replace glide attack with Seismic Toss . Also put more fiery attacks/effects here and there.It's been a bit of a fad in the Make Your Move community to make "Trainer" sets, I'd like to see what the mains of a real one would think of when coming up with ideas for their trainer. Will you make each Pokémon better on a one to one basis, making sure each Pokémon can compete on it's own to enforce the idea of PT being a CP-safe character? Will you focus on making it more of a "team", where each poke helps the other one on the switch (for example Charizard making the area set on fire around the pokeball, making Squirtle safe on the switch, or having Ivysaur have "leech seed" which can heal the other Pokémon)
Have fun :D
