fairy feather exists because there was previously no fairy boost item other than the pixie plate. every other type has a boost item that isnt the respective plate, so it's only fair for fairy to get one too. also it could be made available more early than the plate in a future game.
Yeah I really thought it would not see any use, but considering how vital Tatsugiri's ability is for the entire dondozo strategy, and how easily Weezing can switch it off, it makes sense that people are trying it out!
Yeah, this item is very niche. I typically play 6v6 Singles draft leagues and the Ability Shield is rarely seen even there. One use case is to counter Mold Breaker Ogerpon-Hearthflame with Flash Fire Heatran, Mold Breaker Dragon Dance Haxorus with an Unaware user or Mold Breaker Excadrill with Levitate Bronzong or Earth Eater Orthworm. And of course you can run Ability Shield on a Pokémon relying on their ability to win the matchup against opposing Weezing. ^^
I did not kow Illuminate got buffed, granted it is now the exact same thing as Keen Eye and the saddest part is Watchog gets both Keen Eye and Illuminate. I think it would be nice to differentiate the two. Illuminate should also provide a Scrappy like effect allowing Normal and Fighting type moves to hit Ghost types. Keen Eye should increase the damage of damaging moves that Ignore Accuracy checks, so that moves like Aerial Ace, Swift, etc... deal 50% more damage.
Before this video, i knew that illuminate got a buff, but for some reason, i knew that it ignore precision and evasion boosts but i also thought that it had a 10% accuracy boost, just like compound eyes but with a smaller boost.
@scrunkore I do not think they will swap them since they haven't swapped Delibirds abilities and they have Insomnia and Vital Spirit which both have the same effect
All beam moves would be nice too. For light moves things like dazzling gleam, flash, light of ruin, prismatic laser and flash cannon. And then beam moves like Aurora beam, ice beam, signal beam, steel beam and solar beam
im glad they added the fairy feather because all other types got both the plate and a unique item eg miracle seed, mystic water etc so its good to see fairy type get a unique item too
It's not redundant because the Pixie Plate is more of an exclusive item to Arceus. It's nice to not be FORCED to use an item for a Pokemon that might not even be available in-game (which Arceus wasn't this gen till Home was updated). They may be planning on phasing out plates in the future, so they're preparing now with this Fairy boosting item.
@@yungace18 Arceus wasn't available in Sword and Shield, and they still had Plates. Besides, the Plates provide a nice workaround to the "no duplicate items" clause, so you can have two Pokemon with the same move type boosted at the same time if you want. Also, even if Arceus isn't available in the next set of games, that doesn't mean it wouldn't EVER be available again.
@@yungace18Even if Arceus is not in the game, what’s the hold up if they have plates in the game? They may have been made w Arceus in mind, but their effect does not discriminate. Only if their effect started to discriminate would it matter.
Also in paldea the pixie plate is locked behind having an arceus. If someone didn't have/ finish legends but whats the type boosting items this is a way for players to get it without needing an arceus.
Currently the only way to get the Pixie Plate in SV requires either owning an Arceus, or getting traded one holding the item. Fairy Feather allows you to get effectively the same item without needing to acquire Arceus.
@@floorgle You have to have Arceus in your box or in your party in order for it to show up at the Porto Marinada auctions. At least, according to Bulbapedia.
@@haydeniskander5306 ah i see, the site i was looking at didnt have that information, i could’ve sworn i’d seen pixie plate in game in a shop before, but i must’ve misremembered lol
That point in regards to Razor Claw/Scope Lens would have been an interesting use... Were not for gen 9 VGC having open team sheet, so you can't actually do that anymore outside casual battles with friends.
so the fairy feather does make sense for future proofing the games for if there a future Pokémon game that arceus is not in they wouldn't add the plates. so they would need an item to boosted fairy moves
Interesting point! Considering Pixie Plate was the only plate you could get in sword and shield, it does make more sense to have a non-plate item that still gives the same effect so they don't have to make that exception
@@foofootoo I wondered why the fairy item was called "plate", when other type boosting items had interesting names. Shield was the first game I played since Sapphire, not counting Showdown (and I started that in just the end of gen 7 if remember correctly and never had Arceus so I had no idea about the plates. I have been wanting fairy type to have it's own boosting item that was not related to Arceus ever since I found out.
I wish Game freak would put more effort in ability updates. There’s a lot of Pokemon who will be played a lot more if they get an ability change or update. Ex: Run away makes you immune to trapping moves and abilities, leaf guard slightly boost defense, damp slightly reduce fire damage or let it be like water sport but as an ability!
Yeah some abilities are in serious need of a buff. Not everything has to be competitive viable, but some of them are not even useful in a normal playthrough, that’s so frustrating
I want White Smoke to setup Mist on entry. Dunno bout newer games but apparently Mist prevents Haze from removing positive stat changes (but your negatives would still get reset haha!).
I thought the buffs to the returning starter evos were really well thought out. And I was shocked to see Shiftry suddenly gets Wind Rider. I think slowly but surely old pokes are getting modernized
My suggestion for Damp is to prevent moves that involve ignition from going off. Basically anything that can cause a fire, but not necessarily *be* fire, like Will-O-Wisp, Seed Bomb, Beak Blast, Incinerate, etc., and the ability Flame Body. Or just increase the amount of moves that count as explosions. Seed Bomb, Magnet Bomb (rip to a real one), Eruption, Fire Blast, Magma Storm, and lots of other moves could fit the moniker very well.
I mean, Delibird's abilities used be slightly different out of battle. Because similar to static and pressure, Vital Spirit made certain pokemon more common to encounter, While Insomnia did not have this effect.
i will never understand why pokemon games intentionally obscure information from the player, even after finishing the story. not just EVs and IVs, but why does water bubble not even mention its primary effect, for example?
I adore the nicknames you give your mons. I've accidentally copied some of your puns when naming mine because of how good they are, they just stick around in my subconscious 😅
I remember seeing the image of the Fairy Feather when the datamines first happened, but I had never heard anyone talk about it at all. This is the first time I’ve actually seen confirmation that it’s real and I wasn’t just hallucinating. This also shows that I haven’t done much Ogre Oustin’
I definitely get why the only plate we get is the Pixie, but i think we deserve all plates on top of the existing mystic waters and miricle seeds etc. They exist, lemme have em.
The Pixie Plate is linked to Arceus and the Fairy type was the only type that didn't have its own version of those items. Fire has Charcoal, Water has Mystic Water, etc. etc. but Fairy type, since its introduction in 2013, has never had such an item. The plates are a one-and-done type of item usually. So you only have access to 1 plate per type depending on the game, and the intent is more directed towards having an Arceus hold it. So no, it's not useless or redundant, it's actually weird that they haven't given us this item like 10 years ago.
Illuminate should increase damage of light/beam moves AND all Pokemon on field's evasion is ignored (kinda like No Guard which everyone on the field can use the effect). Keen Eye can then be differentiated by boosting the damage of no-miss moves. Being able to always hit opponents in semi-invulnerable state might also be nice in story mode.
Speaking of Ogre Osutin it’s actually possible to reset for IVs on the Shiny Munchlax reward, you just need to completely fill your boxes and party before beating hard difficulty and the NPC will tell you to pick it up later. I got a 0 Speed Munchlax after about an hour and a half of resetting
Having to ask your opponent if they're using a particular item is like some weird spot between regular rank queue and proper tournament play. The latter has open sheets typically after all
I feel the reason that the Fairy Feather was added because the Pixie Plate was the only fairy boosting items where all other types have their own items. This way in future games if they don't include Arceus, they don't need to include any plate items.
@@foofootoo yes I've come to the conclusion that shadow tag actually just locks a pokemon in a slot...it was the funniest thing....at first I thought they had the wrong ability cuz they did the whole explosion bring in dondozo...and it just sat there....then died from poison the next turn....I lol'd so hard...I was running a perish team and saw that they probably saw one of your older vids so I just protected turn one while the gargenacle blew up
This one is out there but I think Metagross might get an ability update in the indigo disk, Light metal is literally useless since it weighs more than double the amount needed to get hit by maximum power on weight based moves
@@BramLastname I like the idea of synchronize on metagross because normally with a physical attacker like metagross you'd want to burn it, but if you have synchronize you'd get punished for burning it.
@@vibe6223 the challenge with changing Metagross is making a change that's meaningful and flavourful but not too strong. This is why I landed on Synchronize. There are other abilities that could work, I just find Synchronize to be the most flavourful and interesting option.
Mmmm, for heavy slam though it depends on the difference between its weight and the target's, so being heavier/lighter definitely can make a difference for the one weight-based move it will actually use. That being said, I can't fathom why you'd ever want to be lighter when using heavy slam, which makes it redundant anyway, but ya know
Hey Foo, idk if this is something you have looked into before but lanturn i found has alot of cool options. It has volt and water absorb. Bolt beam coverage, scald, flip turn and u turn, icy wind and electroweb. It just feels like its in this really neat mid teir spot where it can functionally act as this nice bulky water that can speed control, dish out burns, and help maintain momentum with the switching moves
All types have their respective move boosting item and their respective arceus plate so it is natural for fairy type to receive the same treatment, I don't underestand why they waited 3 gens to introduce an object that should have existed since gen 6, like, in gen 8 you could obtain the fairy plante but no other plate as arceus wasn't in that generation and that was quite odd, but it was because there wasn't any other fairy boosting item besides the plate
I got the fairy feather from the item maker in the 2nd dlc, 2 of them actually. I at the time had no idea what it was, so I was genuinely surprised and confused about it
I knew that the Fairy Feather existed for a while but didn't realize Ogre Oustin' was the only way to get the item. I thought you would've gotten it from the shop in Mossui Town or as an item in Kitakami Hall but it would appear not.
Ability Shield is also useful for mons with Flashfire and other neutralizing abilities. Because say you use a really powerful fire move from a mon and you try to Skill Swap with the other it neutralizes that swap.
they should make illuminate increase accuracy and decrease evasion instead. makes sense for increasing accuracy since the opponent cant hide, and decreased evasion since the opponent can see you even more clearly.
3:40 not 1 opponent has EVER asked me in a serious match “what item are you holding” and why would I ever answer or ever feel bad about not answering when my opponent is asking for information they need to figure out themselves
We only noticed that the field effects from Abilities no longer work. Abilities basically work like in RS and FRLG. The wild Pokémon getting variety is gone.
I legit CANNOT believe they finally buffed Illuminate and they just made it a Keen Eye clone... when abilities like Good as Gold are allowed to exist. Game Freak are ruthless.
So Illuminate is now basically Keen Eye? They are both too situational and doesn't impact competitive plays much, especially when the user can have different ability. No Guard is superior, even though it has the drawback.
Sorry they are just so underwhelming rn 😭 I'm praying they get an ability update on their return swapping one of the two identical abilities for No Guard. Imagine 100% accurate hypnosis...
@@foofootoo true and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was indeed a bug given the fact that Dundozo ability was bugged for a couple of tournaments before they fixed it
I learnt something new about Illuminate.A bit disappointed to be honest I was hoping for lowering Special Attack on both opponents on entry like Intimidate. Also they havent buff Run Away yet it should be like a built in Shed Shell and ignore any kind of trapping effect. like Fire Spin, Whirlpool, Sand Tomb and yes even Heatran's Magma Storm. Yes Im tired of Magma Storm Heatran trapping pressure.
Just a couple more days til Indigo Disk, hoping for more interesting or unexpected buffs to feed the foo memes! 😍 Also, props for Serving Face as a nickname. I would also accept Mask 4 Mask 😂
Imo if the ability cannot be skill swapped then it shouldn't be neutralized by Neutralizing Gas (i.e. Form Change of Aegislash, Zero to Hero and Commander - you can't skill swap them but for some reason Commander ability is neutralized). I belive its a bug, similar to how Order Up used to give boosts despite hitting Protect. I hope they patch it.
Skill Swap has a more restrictive set because it gives a different Poiémon the exclusive Ability. Suppressing or removing an exclusive Ability runs into less issues than granting a different Pokémon the Ability. So Commander makes sense to be supressible since it's not a form change Ability or anything that can really break while inactive. But Pokémon other than Tatsugiri shouldn't be able to enter Dondozo's mouth, so no Skill Swap.
2:10 They probably did it so we can have no Arceus in upcoming games with Fairy Plate being kept exclusive to it. 6:45 Tbh, joins in ranks with Delibird. I do hope they take one of those redundant abilities off those Pokemon and actually give them something meaningful and original. 7:00 Also that's another useless ability down. Now we only need Run Away to actually allow escaping Mean Look and Shadow Tag.
I think the Fairy Feather is just future proofing for games without Arceus as a transfer exclusive mon, since the gems are no longer in the game and every other type got the same kind of item in Gen 2. It is also now more widely available with the Indigo Disk's item printer, it feels like it would be a work around also sicne the only way to get the plates is through the special auction, which requires you to transfer in Arceus
Honestly, it would have made more sense for Illumintate to lower the accuracy of the oponent. Basically an innate Bright Powder, which could make more pokemon more useful
@@olafmikoaj3121 I agree, Runaway should allow you to switch out, But I think Shadow Tag and Spirit Shackle specifically make sense to be countered by illuminate if nothing else.
@@BramLastname Or alternatively, given the name BRIGHTpowder, Illuminate making the Pokemon bright could just be Brightpowder as an ability. Forcing every attack to have an accuracy debuff just by existing would finally give people a reason to run it over any other ability they get.
fairy feather exists because there was previously no fairy boost item other than the pixie plate. every other type has a boost item that isnt the respective plate, so it's only fair for fairy to get one too. also it could be made available more early than the plate in a future game.
It's also good for people that don't have an Arceus, since you can't get a Pixie plate in SV without having Arceus in the game.
I don't know why it took them so long to make such an item
@@kaziarthedragon7377fr. Should've come out in Gen 6
GameFreak once again showing that their priorities are in the right place! 👍💀😶
@@ultraalex20 idk what you're complaining about, it was about time they made this item
It’s nice to finally see the Ability Shield get some use.
Yeah I really thought it would not see any use, but considering how vital Tatsugiri's ability is for the entire dondozo strategy, and how easily Weezing can switch it off, it makes sense that people are trying it out!
Yeah, this item is very niche. I typically play 6v6 Singles draft leagues and the Ability Shield is rarely seen even there. One use case is to counter Mold Breaker Ogerpon-Hearthflame with Flash Fire Heatran, Mold Breaker Dragon Dance Haxorus with an Unaware user or Mold Breaker Excadrill with Levitate Bronzong or Earth Eater Orthworm. And of course you can run Ability Shield on a Pokémon relying on their ability to win the matchup against opposing Weezing. ^^
@@Hammerbruder99You just gave me some good strategies to battle my friend, thank you so much! :)
What it does?
@@vasimbelim1091it prevents the holder's ability from being negated, turned off, ignored, etc
I did not kow Illuminate got buffed, granted it is now the exact same thing as Keen Eye and the saddest part is Watchog gets both Keen Eye and Illuminate. I think it would be nice to differentiate the two. Illuminate should also provide a Scrappy like effect allowing Normal and Fighting type moves to hit Ghost types. Keen Eye should increase the damage of damaging moves that Ignore Accuracy checks, so that moves like Aerial Ace, Swift, etc... deal 50% more damage.
I think Illuminate should boost the power of Light-based moves like Dazzling Gleam and Flash.
Before this video, i knew that illuminate got a buff, but for some reason, i knew that it ignore precision and evasion boosts but i also thought that it had a 10% accuracy boost, just like compound eyes but with a smaller boost.
they might just change one of watchog's abilities when it comes back but it would be good for them to just have new differences
@scrunkore I do not think they will swap them since they haven't swapped Delibirds abilities and they have Insomnia and Vital Spirit which both have the same effect
All beam moves would be nice too. For light moves things like dazzling gleam, flash, light of ruin, prismatic laser and flash cannon. And then beam moves like Aurora beam, ice beam, signal beam, steel beam and solar beam
im glad they added the fairy feather because all other types got both the plate and a unique item eg miracle seed, mystic water etc so its good to see fairy type get a unique item too
It's not redundant because the Pixie Plate is more of an exclusive item to Arceus. It's nice to not be FORCED to use an item for a Pokemon that might not even be available in-game (which Arceus wasn't this gen till Home was updated). They may be planning on phasing out plates in the future, so they're preparing now with this Fairy boosting item.
I wanted fairy feather to exist ever since I found out about the plates, other types had their own items.
Why would they phase out Plates?
@@TheEmeraldWeirdobecause arceus could find itself not avaliable the next gen ..and why would the plates need to be in the code if arceus isn’t
@@yungace18 Arceus wasn't available in Sword and Shield, and they still had Plates. Besides, the Plates provide a nice workaround to the "no duplicate items" clause, so you can have two Pokemon with the same move type boosted at the same time if you want.
Also, even if Arceus isn't available in the next set of games, that doesn't mean it wouldn't EVER be available again.
@@yungace18Even if Arceus is not in the game, what’s the hold up if they have plates in the game? They may have been made w Arceus in mind, but their effect does not discriminate. Only if their effect started to discriminate would it matter.
Also in paldea the pixie plate is locked behind having an arceus. If someone didn't have/ finish legends but whats the type boosting items this is a way for players to get it without needing an arceus.
Currently the only way to get the Pixie Plate in SV requires either owning an Arceus, or getting traded one holding the item. Fairy Feather allows you to get effectively the same item without needing to acquire Arceus.
Oh good point
You can also get it at the Porto Marinada auctions, so it is available without trades
@@floorgle You have to have Arceus in your box or in your party in order for it to show up at the Porto Marinada auctions. At least, according to Bulbapedia.
@@haydeniskander5306 ah i see, the site i was looking at didnt have that information, i could’ve sworn i’d seen pixie plate in game in a shop before, but i must’ve misremembered lol
Yeah. I was gonna say. Some of us don't have Arceus in our game, and thus no access to the Pixie Plate.
That point in regards to Razor Claw/Scope Lens would have been an interesting use... Were not for gen 9 VGC having open team sheet, so you can't actually do that anymore outside casual battles with friends.
True in official tournaments it's not possible to do that any more
I'm a simple man. I see Volbeat on thumbnail, I do a little dance, squeal like a fanboy, and click.
Considering Volbeat's lil hoppy dance he does, doing a little dance is very appropriate
so the fairy feather does make sense for future proofing the games for if there a future Pokémon game that arceus is not in they wouldn't add the plates. so they would need an item to boosted fairy moves
Interesting point! Considering Pixie Plate was the only plate you could get in sword and shield, it does make more sense to have a non-plate item that still gives the same effect so they don't have to make that exception
@@foofootoo I wondered why the fairy item was called "plate", when other type boosting items had interesting names.
Shield was the first game I played since Sapphire, not counting Showdown (and I started that in just the end of gen 7 if remember correctly and never had Arceus so I had no idea about the plates.
I have been wanting fairy type to have it's own boosting item that was not related to Arceus ever since I found out.
I think the Fairy Feather will be more useful at the start of Gen 10 since it’ll be available for players rather than the Pixie Plate
I remember scrolling through my items, seeing the fairy feather and openly asking myself... when the heck did I get this? 😅
Humblebrag about how casually you beat oger oustin 😂 it took me too many attempts
I needed help to beat the normal difficulty, and even then, it took multiple tries. I'm not even going to attempt the hard difficulty.
The normal was a struggle. Hard I’m just not gonna
@@wikiuser92 For real. Unless you got a full party, with two guarding the Shrines, its ROUGH.
I wish Game freak would put more effort in ability updates. There’s a lot of Pokemon who will be played a lot more if they get an ability change or update. Ex: Run away makes you immune to trapping moves and abilities, leaf guard slightly boost defense, damp slightly reduce fire damage or let it be like water sport but as an ability!
Great suggestions
Yeah some abilities are in serious need of a buff. Not everything has to be competitive viable, but some of them are not even useful in a normal playthrough, that’s so frustrating
I want White Smoke to setup Mist on entry. Dunno bout newer games but apparently Mist prevents Haze from removing positive stat changes (but your negatives would still get reset haha!).
I thought the buffs to the returning starter evos were really well thought out. And I was shocked to see Shiftry suddenly gets Wind Rider. I think slowly but surely old pokes are getting modernized
My suggestion for Damp is to prevent moves that involve ignition from going off. Basically anything that can cause a fire, but not necessarily *be* fire, like Will-O-Wisp, Seed Bomb, Beak Blast, Incinerate, etc., and the ability Flame Body.
Or just increase the amount of moves that count as explosions. Seed Bomb, Magnet Bomb (rip to a real one), Eruption, Fire Blast, Magma Storm, and lots of other moves could fit the moniker very well.
I didn't realize Watchog has joined Delibird in the "has two abilities that do the exact same thing" club.
Right? Kinda lame but at least they can be friends in their uselessness lol
I mean, Delibird's abilities used be slightly different out of battle.
Because similar to static and pressure, Vital Spirit made certain pokemon more common to encounter,
While Insomnia did not have this effect.
@@BramLastname well, Illuminate used to increase the spawn rate of wild Pokémon, so they really are 100% identical
@@skotiaH2O Yeah, they're the strangest soulmates
i will never understand why pokemon games intentionally obscure information from the player, even after finishing the story. not just EVs and IVs, but why does water bubble not even mention its primary effect, for example?
Yeah it's such a shame as a competitive player because there are so many barriers for people to understand if they want to get into it
I like the shiny new Fairy Feather much more than the dumb ol Pixie Plate, aesthetics matter!
So true
I agree.
I adore the nicknames you give your mons. I've accidentally copied some of your puns when naming mine because of how good they are, they just stick around in my subconscious 😅
lol glad you appreciate them 😁
Hopes dashed about Illuminate becoming an accuracy boosting ability for all mon on the field
Ooh yeah like a double-edged sword boosting your accuracy while helping the opponent too... I love that concept!
When it took 10 years for fairy feather
I remember seeing the image of the Fairy Feather when the datamines first happened, but I had never heard anyone talk about it at all. This is the first time I’ve actually seen confirmation that it’s real and I wasn’t just hallucinating. This also shows that I haven’t done much Ogre Oustin’
Right?! I wasn't sure if I was just behind the times but it seems like no one really made a fuss about it
I definitely get why the only plate we get is the Pixie, but i think we deserve all plates on top of the existing mystic waters and miricle seeds etc. They exist, lemme have em.
They are sold at the auction place
@Moleoflands certain things like plates require pokemon you may not have such as arceus being required to auction for plates.
The Pixie Plate is linked to Arceus and the Fairy type was the only type that didn't have its own version of those items. Fire has Charcoal, Water has Mystic Water, etc. etc. but Fairy type, since its introduction in 2013, has never had such an item. The plates are a one-and-done type of item usually. So you only have access to 1 plate per type depending on the game, and the intent is more directed towards having an Arceus hold it. So no, it's not useless or redundant, it's actually weird that they haven't given us this item like 10 years ago.
Illuminate should increase damage of light/beam moves AND all Pokemon on field's evasion is ignored (kinda like No Guard which everyone on the field can use the effect).
Keen Eye can then be differentiated by boosting the damage of no-miss moves. Being able to always hit opponents in semi-invulnerable state might also be nice in story mode.
Speaking of Ogre Osutin it’s actually possible to reset for IVs on the Shiny Munchlax reward, you just need to completely fill your boxes and party before beating hard difficulty and the NPC will tell you to pick it up later. I got a 0 Speed Munchlax after about an hour and a half of resetting
Wow that's cool! Thanks for the info
Having to ask your opponent if they're using a particular item is like some weird spot between regular rank queue and proper tournament play. The latter has open sheets typically after all
Its 2am here and i now have to watch this noooo
mwahahaha
Wolfevgc already terrorised a tournement with weezing catching everyone unaware
Yeah the team was very cool with so much synergy!
I feel the reason that the Fairy Feather was added because the Pixie Plate was the only fairy boosting items where all other types have their own items. This way in future games if they don't include Arceus, they don't need to include any plate items.
Lmaoo this the first I’m hearing of fairy feather but you know what it makes sense as all types have a respective item that boost type power.
Note: Dipplin got an evolution
Another funny thing i found out about dondozo/giri....shadow tag from gothitelle prevents it from jumping inside...
Seriously?? 😂
@@foofootoo yes I've come to the conclusion that shadow tag actually just locks a pokemon in a slot...it was the funniest thing....at first I thought they had the wrong ability cuz they did the whole explosion bring in dondozo...and it just sat there....then died from poison the next turn....I lol'd so hard...I was running a perish team and saw that they probably saw one of your older vids so I just protected turn one while the gargenacle blew up
Is sea incense, wave insence, mystic water, or splash plate better
This one is out there but I think Metagross might get an ability update in the indigo disk, Light metal is literally useless since it weighs more than double the amount needed to get hit by maximum power on weight based moves
That would be pretty hype
Metagross doesn't need much to make it better,
Something like Synchronize would already make it better simply by giving it more options.
@@BramLastname I like the idea of synchronize on metagross because normally with a physical attacker like metagross you'd want to burn it, but if you have synchronize you'd get punished for burning it.
@@vibe6223 the challenge with changing Metagross is making a change that's meaningful and flavourful but not too strong.
This is why I landed on Synchronize.
There are other abilities that could work,
I just find Synchronize to be the most flavourful and interesting option.
Mmmm, for heavy slam though it depends on the difference between its weight and the target's, so being heavier/lighter definitely can make a difference for the one weight-based move it will actually use. That being said, I can't fathom why you'd ever want to be lighter when using heavy slam, which makes it redundant anyway, but ya know
Hey Foo, idk if this is something you have looked into before but lanturn i found has alot of cool options. It has volt and water absorb. Bolt beam coverage, scald, flip turn and u turn, icy wind and electroweb.
It just feels like its in this really neat mid teir spot where it can functionally act as this nice bulky water that can speed control, dish out burns, and help maintain momentum with the switching moves
So neat Illuminate got a much needed change! Fingers crossed that Watchog gets a new ability to replace the redundant Keen Eye.
Give him Quick Feet or Strong Jaw.
Pixie plate is only available if you have Arceus in the box. Otherwise you cannot get it.
That's a good point
Kind of wish the Loyal 3 could use the masks they stole or at least given them some buff
All types have their respective move boosting item and their respective arceus plate so it is natural for fairy type to receive the same treatment, I don't underestand why they waited 3 gens to introduce an object that should have existed since gen 6, like, in gen 8 you could obtain the fairy plante but no other plate as arceus wasn't in that generation and that was quite odd, but it was because there wasn't any other fairy boosting item besides the plate
The fairy feather can also be obtained through the item printer in the blueberry academy
I got the fairy feather from the item maker in the 2nd dlc, 2 of them actually. I at the time had no idea what it was, so I was genuinely surprised and confused about it
Ayo the Rejuvenation OST in the background
man i didn't even recognize it, haven't gotten to karma files yet
I knew that the Fairy Feather existed for a while but didn't realize Ogre Oustin' was the only way to get the item. I thought you would've gotten it from the shop in Mossui Town or as an item in Kitakami Hall but it would appear not.
Ability Shield is also useful for mons with Flashfire and other neutralizing abilities. Because say you use a really powerful fire move from a mon and you try to Skill Swap with the other it neutralizes that swap.
I've found it super useful in tera raids for that exact reason
@foofootoo Ah I never considered using it for that!
Watchog is an old school Pokemon now? Geez im old, and im only 18 1/2 wtf
Dexit in gen 8 hastened the aging of deleted mons lol
So Illuminate is the Walmart No Guard?
Walmart Keen Eye
they should make illuminate increase accuracy and decrease evasion instead. makes sense for increasing accuracy since the opponent cant hide, and decreased evasion since the opponent can see you even more clearly.
3:40 not 1 opponent has EVER asked me in a serious match “what item are you holding” and why would I ever answer or ever feel bad about not answering when my opponent is asking for information they need to figure out themselves
You can get the fairy feather through the item printer now if y'all also suck at ogre ousting
Oh shit i got the feather from the item printer. Thank goodness I dont need to play that god awful mini game
Oh I hear the crescent battle theme at the start. Long live pokemon rejuvenation
We only noticed that the field effects from Abilities no longer work. Abilities basically work like in RS and FRLG. The wild Pokémon getting variety is gone.
kinda don't need them anymore with the meal powers
@@scrunkoreThat is not even hunting.
Illuminate should give you an accuracy boost to attacks...
This would be wayyy better! Hydro pump starmie and hypnosis watchog would definitely run this!
Well they lowered the difficulty of ogre ousting so itll be easier to get the prizes
When i first say the fairy feather, i was like, "when did this become a thing?" Honestly thought i missed this item for a while.
I legit CANNOT believe they finally buffed Illuminate and they just made it a Keen Eye clone... when abilities like Good as Gold are allowed to exist.
Game Freak are ruthless.
lol yep it's pretty lame
So Illuminate is now basically Keen Eye?
They are both too situational and doesn't impact competitive plays much, especially when the user can have different ability.
No Guard is superior, even though it has the drawback.
Yeah or compoundeyes - increasing accuracy is better than preventing reduced accuracy
watchog has done nothing to deserve such slander! Hopefully they'll get a new ability some time in the future.
Sorry they are just so underwhelming rn 😭 I'm praying they get an ability update on their return swapping one of the two identical abilities for No Guard. Imagine 100% accurate hypnosis...
I gave up on getting the Fairy Feathe it's impossible to get
I don't really see anything wrong with lying to your opponent. It's just part of the mind game.
That's fair, I can understand that
i knew about the fairy feather i just didnt know how to get it
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Pixie plate increases by 20 not 50
Now i really need to find my switch
I always get so thrown off hearing Rejuvenation/Reborn music outside of those games. Fantastic games.
9:45 this is probably a bug
It would be a game changer for weezing if this was changed to activate multiple times!
@@foofootoo true and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was indeed a bug given the fact that Dundozo ability was bugged for a couple of tournaments before they fixed it
I learnt something new about Illuminate.A bit disappointed to be honest I was hoping for lowering Special Attack on both opponents on entry like Intimidate. Also they havent buff Run Away yet it should be like a built in Shed Shell and ignore any kind of trapping effect. like Fire Spin, Whirlpool, Sand Tomb and yes even Heatran's Magma Storm. Yes Im tired of Magma Storm Heatran trapping pressure.
100% agree about run away!
Neutralize gas should work on the steeds from calyrax. If I spelled it correctly
With VGC having open team sheets the whole tricking but not not lying about items won't get much use.
Just a couple more days til Indigo Disk, hoping for more interesting or unexpected buffs to feed the foo memes! 😍
Also, props for Serving Face as a nickname. I would also accept Mask 4 Mask 😂
Mask 4 Mask 💀
Imo if the ability cannot be skill swapped then it shouldn't be neutralized by Neutralizing Gas (i.e. Form Change of Aegislash, Zero to Hero and Commander - you can't skill swap them but for some reason Commander ability is neutralized). I belive its a bug, similar to how Order Up used to give boosts despite hitting Protect. I hope they patch it.
I don't, Dondozo blows to play against
Skill Swap has a more restrictive set because it gives a different Poiémon the exclusive Ability. Suppressing or removing an exclusive Ability runs into less issues than granting a different Pokémon the Ability.
So Commander makes sense to be supressible since it's not a form change Ability or anything that can really break while inactive. But Pokémon other than Tatsugiri shouldn't be able to enter Dondozo's mouth, so no Skill Swap.
@@TheRedSmarty I agree.
He has born he risen and he has coming back
What fairy feather fling does?
SUPER happy that Reshiram is coming back because i can do my strat with Whimsicott xD
Love the name on that ogerpon😂
2:10 They probably did it so we can have no Arceus in upcoming games with Fairy Plate being kept exclusive to it.
6:45 Tbh, joins in ranks with Delibird. I do hope they take one of those redundant abilities off those Pokemon and actually give them something meaningful and original.
7:00 Also that's another useless ability down. Now we only need Run Away to actually allow escaping Mean Look and Shadow Tag.
Nah you're not bad at ogre oustin they just essentially force you to do it with other people
You mean I have to have... friends??
@@foofootoo unfortunately... yes
Just a minor correction but dipplin does evolve, the data for its evo was likely in the game but not available
Thankfully, you can get the "old school" boosts such as Twisted Spoon, etc, and Fairy Feather, out of the Item Printer now.
I think the Fairy Feather is just future proofing for games without Arceus as a transfer exclusive mon, since the gems are no longer in the game and every other type got the same kind of item in Gen 2. It is also now more widely available with the Indigo Disk's item printer, it feels like it would be a work around also sicne the only way to get the plates is through the special auction, which requires you to transfer in Arceus
Honestly, it would have made more sense for Illumintate to lower the accuracy of the oponent. Basically an innate Bright Powder, which could make more pokemon more useful
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Yes, keen eye and illuminate, as good as vital spirit and insomnia on delibird.
Want to mention another regularly missed one. Steely Spirit on Perrserker now boosts his AND his ally's steel moves instead of just his own.
Does sweet syrup refresh on weezing switch out?
Unfortunately not it's once per battle
yall im very sad the second dlc is my last exam day😢
You're almost there! It will be worth it!
Illuminate got buffed to becoming brand renamed Keen Eye, in the gen Foresight also has become an ability.
Rip Illuminate
Rip 🫡
It would've been interesting if illuminate allowed you to switch out of Shadow Tag and Spirit Shackle.
@@BramLastnameWhy can't Run Away do that? It still doesn't have an in-battle effect.
@@olafmikoaj3121 I agree, Runaway should allow you to switch out,
But I think Shadow Tag and Spirit Shackle specifically make sense to be countered by illuminate if nothing else.
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Or alternatively, given the name BRIGHTpowder, Illuminate making the Pokemon bright could just be Brightpowder as an ability.
Forcing every attack to have an accuracy debuff just by existing would finally give people a reason to run it over any other ability they get.
Dipplin ----> Dipplomaticc
Do you play Pokemon rejuvenation cuz I hear crescent's theme in the background
So were getting a dipplin evo in blueberry academy? Siiick so everyones speculations were right!
So, Fairy Feather is much easier to get in the Indigo Disk dlc. I've got multiple now at this point.
3:43 this still seems kinda slimey, at least if that’s the reason why you’re using it.
They should make another weezing form with the ability gaslight which makes all of the opposing teams stat increase fail
Are you forced to tell your opponent your item or answer them truthfully?
No it's more about etiquette but you can say nothing too
I got the fairy feather from the item printer yesterday. I was confused, because I didn’t know they had added in another new item.
uh, i got a fairy feather down by the fairy crew's base. ogre ousting isn't the only way to get it
I finally finished Ogre Oustin normal mode I had to make a group to beat normal mode but I got the Fairy Feather
Similarly to the point at 3:57, very rarely, people could frisk the fairy feather and not know what it does
So fairy feather is useless because i will never finish normal stage of the mochi thing got it
Isn't vgc open team sheet? So saying no that's not my item isn't even relevant. And even if it was you're not required to answer them
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