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

[RuNNing Riot]

micro/megaspores in the gametophyte stage

sporophyte and gametophyte generations. Sporophyte generations producing spores and gametophyte generations producing gamytes / zygotes, hence the name. Bryphytes like mosses have a sporophyte-dominant life cycle, while gymnosperms / angiosperms like flowering plants, etc. have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle.

Even I didn't understand that, and I speak more English than I do-

oh wait

See, roach? You could learn from these guys!

Well, My team no longer uses darkrai...
Actually, Lets go to the wifi thing, Ill give you my fc, you give yours, and we kill eachother

It was more of a joke about how I'd love to fight somebody who never hits with Dark Void (my biggest nemesis on PBR wifi), actually. lol.

But yeah. I'll see if I can't persuade my sister to give me her DS for the day or so.

@PowerBomb - wouldn't having things like gods and such that were essentially the beings who created the universe a little too in-depth as well?

 

[Mic_128]

No, because "created the universe" is a very shallow description. "Causing the molicules of dark matter to vibrate, exciting the electrons and protpns but repulsing the neutrons causing an unstable reaction to ect ect" is an indepth version.

 

[KrazyGlue]

Why doesn't blaziken get close combat?

Why doesn't ninjask get quick attack?

Why doesn't machamp get mega punch?

 

[rockem7]

Why do Hitmontop and Hitmonlee get Sucker Punch but not Hitmonchan?

 

[Charmander]

why do hitmontop and hitmonlee get sucker punch but not hitmonchan?

this is blasphamy!

 

[UltiMario]

He does in Plat/HG/SS

You missed the joke.

 

[E123-omega]

Why do Hitmontop and Hitmonlee get Sucker Punch but not Hitmonchan?

Sucker punch isn't a punching attack, the term "sucker punch" means "a low blow". So, a sucker punch could be a kick.


Why does the pokedex say that hitmonlee cxan learn every type of kick when he can't learn "rolling kick"?

 

[XACE-K]

Why does the pokedex say that hitmonlee cxan learn every type of kick when he can't learn "rolling kick"?

Couldn't lee learn it in R/B/Y? I'm unsure but I think he used to but GF took it away.

 

[Gates]

Why do Hitmontop and Hitmonlee get Sucker Punch but not Hitmonchan?

Can you breed it onto a Tyrogue and evolve it?

 

[supermarth64]

Tyrogue doesn't learn Sucker Punch, so no.

 

[PowerBomb]

Hitmonlee can't learn Rolling Kick?

Are you sure about that?

 

[Wave⁂]

OBJECTlON.

 

[xLeafybug =D]

Why doesn't Breloom learn Close Combat?

 

[Wave⁂]

Breloom's arms are too stubby.

What the hell are those things?

 

[supermarth64]

Arms too stubby my ***, Gastly learns Ice Punch.

 

[Fuelbi]

Breloom's arms are too stubby.

What the hell are those things?

Hello, it's supposed to be called Close Combat.

It's arms are too stubby to reach anything far away, so obviously you'd need to get close

You're point is void

 

[Charmander]

Arms too stubby my ***, Gastly learns Ice Punch.

Wait, gastly learns ice punch but hitmonchan doesnt learn sucker punch

BLASPHEMY!

 

[Wave⁂]

Arms too stubby my ***, Gastly learns Ice Punch.

Gastly can MAKE arms. With Gas.

Electrode with Sucker Punch is lol, though

 

[xLeafybug =D]

Scizor should know Close Combat as well.

 

[PowerBomb]

Breloom's arms are supposed to extend when it pawnches stuff.

 

[Wave⁂]

**** it, they should just just give everything Close Combat.

 

[E123-omega]

Did I say rolling kick? I mean to say triple kick.

 

[zrky]

**** it, they should just just give everything Close Combat (except ditto).

fixed .

 

[PowerBomb]

So why don't all Pokemon learn Tackle? Is it really that hard to ram something?

 

[Riddle]

Gastly used Tackle! Gastly passed right through the enemy!

 

[RuNNing Riot]

He's got a point.

Though for everything else that isn't corporeal... well...

 

[KrazyGlue]

So why don't all Pokemon learn Tackle? Is it really that hard to ram something?

A better question is why can't every pokemon learn rest. Honestly, is magikarp just doomed to never fall asleep until it evolves into gyarados? Pretty meager existence if you ask me.

 

[UltiMario]

Pretty meager existence if you ask me.

This is the point a Magikarp

 

[E123-omega]

Honestly, is magikarp just doomed to never fall asleep until it evolves into gyarados? Pretty meager existence if you ask me.

 

[Fuelbi]

So why don't all Pokemon learn Tackle? Is it really that hard to ram something?

This is why we have Struggle

It's nearly the same thing actually.

 

[rockem7]

Pokemon with Insomnia shouldn't be able to learn Rest.

 

[Fuelbi]

A pokemon with Insomnia knows Rest?

 

[rockem7]

No, but that just shows that not all pokemon should learn rest.

 

[UltiMario]

IIRC all Pokemon with Insomnia can learn Rest.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Gastly used Tackle! Gastly passed right through the enemy!

Gastly used Sucker Punch! It used a move from its movepool! It still doesn't make any sense!

 

[zrky]

IIRC all Pokemon with Insomnia can learn Rest.

They should attempt to change the what moves certain pokemon can learn based on the ability they have to avoid failures such as this.

 

[Riddle]

Gastly used Sucker Punch! It used a move from its movepool! It still doesn't make any sense!

Gastly actually made physical contact with something even though its a ball of gas! Gastly doesn't make any sense! Oh said its pokemon...

 

[E123-omega]

They should attempt to change the what moves certain pokemon can learn based on the ability they have to avoid failures such as this.

Most, if not all insomniacs have a second ability.

 

[zrky]

Most, if not all insomniacs have a second ability.

That was what I was basing my statement on, because if they have another non-insomnia ability, then they should, without a problem, learn moves like rest. If they have insomnia then they shouldn't be able to learn a move that would fail on them if used.

 

[KrazyGlue]

No, but that just shows that not all pokemon should learn rest.

Very good point. I stand corrected. But I still feel bad for karp and company

Most, if not all insomniacs have a second ability.

True, all insomniacs have second abilities. But consider vigoroth, whose only ability is vital spirit but can still learn rest. It will automatically fail as long as it is a vigoroth.

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Now, I propose a new conundrum. Shouldn't every pokemon be able to learn slack off? Surely every pokemon should have the ability to just not do anything.