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

[Greatazuredragon]

Nice chdpter good work.

 

[Arkon]

Did I hear something about Garchomp.

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[Go_Magikarp]

Silly commenter. Vlad isn't the team flyer. Gliscor can very famously Not use Fly.

That's what Golurk is for.

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Golurk spouting rockets out of their legs will never not be funny to be. People always meme about Garchomp being a beast on the ground, water or air, but Golurk isn't far behind.

 

[LordVishnu]

If Bradley saw a legendary/mythical Pokemon, what would it's potential show as? Would the legendaries even have a potential stat considering the sheer strength and I assume mastery they would have over their own typing?

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So this is just me talking off the cuff, don't take it to be gospel. But something along the line of

S- Low tier Legendaries
SS- Big Boy Legendaries
SSS- God Legendaries
EX- Arceus

Edit: Actually, now that my mind is actually on the subject, I might not even go above A for the 'below 600' base stat gang. I don't see myself giving S to a Regi or something similar.

 

[SIMPDESTROYER1]

So this is just me talking off the cuff, don't take it to be gospel. But something along the line of

S- Low tier Legendaries
SS- Big Boy Legendaries
SSS- God Legendaries
EX- Arceus

Edit: Actually, now that my mind is actually on the subject, I might not even go above A for the 'below 600' base stat gang. I don't see myself giving S to a Regi or something similar.

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Only SSS off the top of my head is Dialga, Palkia, Giratina. Would Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, and/or Xerneas Yveltal count as gods? Regigas would probs be SS even though bro was literally moving continents.

 

[Wyxlan]

"See!" Ace Trainer Alton grins in victory, perhaps a little too smugly for my taste. "So what do you say?" He extends his hand. "Call it a draw?"

You know, Clarissa warned me that Day Two was supposed to be rougher and yet I didn't send out a single Pokémon.

I feel kinda gypped.

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I hope the next chapter shows that SI!Bradley had thoroughly wiped the ground with this guy.

 

[gammoregan]

The narrative suggests the next Peat Block he gets will evolve his Ursaring. I wonder how he's going to obfuscate that from Team Rocket. If they give him a Peat Block and the next day he has a never before seen pokemon evolution, I think they'll be able to connect the dots. And then they'll be the only ones with knowledge of where exactly the peat came from, and have a monopoly over it. I know Bradley hasn't been avoiding helping Rocket, but I don't think he desires their advancement unless he personally gains from it either.

 

[PanzerFrame]

The narrative suggests the next Peat Block he gets will evolve his Ursaring. I wonder how he's going to obfuscate that from Team Rocket. If they give him a Peat Block and the next day he has a never before seen pokemon evolution, I think they'll be able to connect the dots. And then they'll be the only ones with knowledge of where exactly the peat came from, and have a monopoly over it. I know Bradley hasn't been avoiding helping Rocket, but I don't think he desires their advancement unless he personally gains from it either.

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Even worse, like most of team rocket would just get a strong evo but because they don't really train and all that it isn't that big of a deal just a bit harder to beat them, but for people like, let's say, Ground type master Giovanni, well

 

[LordVishnu]

If they give him a Peat Block and the next day he has a never before seen pokemon evolution,

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There is still the Full Moon requirement. And I think Bradley has demonstrated enough of a brain cell to obfuscate things at least a little bit.

 

[Arkon]

So this is just me talking off the cuff, don't take it to be gospel. But something along the line of

S- Low tier Legendaries
SS- Big Boy Legendaries
SSS- God Legendaries
EX- Arceus

Edit: Actually, now that my mind is actually on the subject, I might not even go above A for the 'below 600' base stat gang. I don't see myself giving S to a Regi or something similar.

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What I'm understanding is that Simon could grow up and be someone who can fuck up legendaries.

 

[gammoregan]

There is still the Full Moon requirement. And I think Bradley has demonstrated enough of a brain cell to obfuscate things at least a little bit.

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Yes, I expect him to obfuscate things. I'm just wondering how he'll do it - I guess we'll see when we get there. As for the moon, that might be a little tough but considering Ursaluna has a giant full moon on its face I don't think that part will be too hard to figure out.

 

[ApiLol123123]

"Baltoy and Trapinch." I counter with. "That's what I'm looking for. Baltoy and Trapinch."

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Yaaasss Flygon's on the team lets gooo! Thanks for the chapter!!

 

[Random Anon]

~A Tale of Two Trainers~
-A Children's Story, Part: 2

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So, given that Quagsire has 4x weakness against grass, I assume this Quagsire was an absolute monster? And something, something the Quagsire hurt/killed another pokemon/trainer?

 

[Vanargandr]

Remembering Comic Jumper at the same day I discovered this fic its pretty funny

The fact that Brad is just oozing with that smug devil may care aura doesn't help either

Comic Jumper - Brad's Theme

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Still even with Ma Ma and Grunty Quagsire's still an 'ace' in the hole? What the actual fuck is with that thing

 

[doomqwer]

"Hells yeah!" Red hair confirms. "And a lot of the citizens want to join 'em! It's almost like a state-approved cult. Even one of their Elite Four is a member! But listen! That's not even the most important shit I found out over there. They got these crazy ass stones right-"

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Ah yes those people who want commit genocide for no godamn reason.

"No no no, don't you see?" The Ace Trainer across from me speaks again. "You're undefeated, I'm undefeated. We're both 4-0 right now. If we battle it out, one of our records becomes 4-1 and while that probably makes Top 8 anyway, it's safer just to draw. With four wins, one draw and zero losses, we're both guaranteed to make the cut. Besides, why take the risk of exhausting our teams right? Just save it all for tomorrow."

I take a glance towards the ref who audibly sighs. It seems he's encountered this type of talk before. "Though some feel it is unsporting towards the other competitors, that is in fact how the scoring works." he confirms. "Wins are worth three points, draws are one each, and losses count for zero."

"See!" Ace Trainer Alton grins in victory, perhaps a little too smugly for my taste. "So what do you say?" He extends his hand. "Call it a draw?"

You know, Clarissa warned me that Day Two was supposed to be rougher and yet I didn't send out a single Pokémon.

I feel kinda gypped.

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So do I man so do I.

 

[Pkbwgsc]

So, given that Quagsire has 4x weakness against grass, I assume this Quagsire was an absolute monster? And something, something the Quagsire hurt/killed another pokemon/trainer

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My guess is the rivalry mattered more to the kids than it did to a poor old Wooper that was getting itself eviscerated every week. It got strong enough, but not enough to overcome an 8x difference; then the 'you can do it boy' pulls a Damien.

So this is just me talking off the cuff, don't take it to be gospel. But something along the line of

S- Low tier Legendaries
SS- Big Boy Legendaries
SSS- God Legendaries
EX- Arceus

Edit: Actually, now that my mind is actually on the subject, I might not even go above A for the 'below 600' base stat gang. I don't see myself giving S to a Regi or something similar.

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It's funny because with the lore the regi quality would be based on how skilled Regigigas happened to be at that point. C rank potential Regice that was made with yellow snow when Gigas got drunk anyone?

Also this kinda implies that Nidoking is not in fact rated on its own Alpha scale, since you'd expect legendaries to kinda shuffle around standard scale as well for similar reasons.
At least makes me wonder about Totem Pokémon shenanigans. Or even if Ultra Beasts might be substantially different or unreadable due to lore.

 

[Artful Lounger]

Eh, Ultra Beasts are still Pokemon. Just pokemon from a Region much further away than normal. They should be readable. Not that it'll matter, there's no Ground types among them.

And yeah, if there's no separate scale for Alphas/Legendaries/whatever then 70 might just be Grundy's cap. His Alpha status either let him get there faster, gave him base stats far exceeding a normal pokemon of that level, or both.

 

[Hickity]

Nice chapter, more Quagsire lore baby~ Also interesting, we've got a rocket agent returning from infiltrating Team Flare?

As much as we all like Flygon, I'm a bit more interested in what the protagonist will do with a psychic type. There's also a possibility for garchomp in his future, another bullshit ground dragon that can fly.

So this is just me talking off the cuff, don't take it to be gospel. But something along the line of

S- Low tier Legendaries
SS- Big Boy Legendaries
SSS- God Legendaries
EX- Arceus

Edit: Actually, now that my mind is actually on the subject, I might not even go above A for the 'below 600' base stat gang. I don't see myself giving S to a Regi or something similar.

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Neat, this is cool to know even if it's prone to change. Though I do wonder about unique legendaries/mythicals and ones that canonically have a bunch (shaymin, latias and latios, etc) as well as how pokedex entries factor in. If there's a pack of shaymin running around I wouldn't be surprised if some of them had relatively low potentials.

I wonder what this implies for Simon. Golurks stats are pretty good but will it allow him to contend with lower legendaries? I look forward to finding out.

And yeah, if there's no separate scale for Alphas/Legendaries/whatever then 70 might just be Grundy's cap. His Alpha status either let him get there faster, gave him base stats far exceeding a normal pokemon of that level, or both.

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Yeah I don't think alphas get their own scale. I think Grundy's about reached his cap but all that extra mass and power gives him stats well above his level.

I wonder how early he got him actually. Level 70 and found as a nidoran yet has the lowest potential on the team...

 

[Artful Lounger]

From the sounds of it, he found Grundy pretty early. That said, Alpha must be one heck of an EXP boost to get to Level 70 without hitting the Gym Circuit or serious tournaments until now. They must have hit up some nasty places abroad to get that strong while remaining off the radar in Johto.

The big question is just what the scale really is, level-wise. They went into the depths of Mt. Mortar, which is noted as the third most dangerous place in Johto, and the biggest thing they found was Level 45.

Here at the tournament, we got a level 47 Skarmory held by a Blackthorn, and a couple of Level 40's held by a kid with six badges.

If its game standard, forget about it. Grundy is 100% a Pokemon that any Champion would be proud of. Depending on the game, Level 70 is around what you'd expect a Champion to bust out on a REMATCH. And it is worth noting, that in the games a Level 40 Seaking is the most powerful thing you can find in Mt Mortar. So we just might be going by Game Standard levels.

 

[Hickity]

I think maybe Grundy just fought enough due to his bloodthirsty nature that he hit level 70 before everyone else. Pushing himself and surviving because he's a big, tough, prideful bastard. Looking forward to seeing more of his backstory... And the rest of the poem lol.

Iirc Vishnu said that Lance's best dragonite was A+, implying his other pokemon might not even all be A. Which kinda makes sense, just because you're champion doesn't necessarily mean you can guage potential, I bet even Pyrce didn't realise just how monstrous that swinub could become but he's old enough to probably be one of the best at naturally gauging such a thing.

That is to say, I'm thinking the e4 and champion are at closer to rematch levels. 60-70 with some possibly being higher if they have A+ potential. Grundy might just count as something like a raid boss, I'm really curious how many people actually know Bradley has him.