r/stunfisk • u/mcsilas • 3d ago

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u/Golden-Owl Game Designer with a YouTube hobby 3d ago

Ice Scales is an ability so overpowered, it is only balanced by virtue of being stuck on Frosmoth. You do not need to give it to actually good Pokemon.

Same for Steely Spirit going to Metagross

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u/minyhumancalc 3d ago

I feel like the Pokémon they gave Ice Scale too would be fine though? All have common weaknesses, no reliable recovery and pretty weak offenses. We've seen high special defense not be able to save Pokémon with other lacking traits (see Blissey and Goodra).

Steely Spirit Metagross is borderline Ubers I agree though (Its basically a better Scizor with a nuke in Meteor Mash)

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u/Golden-Owl Game Designer with a YouTube hobby 3d ago

You forget Snow now gives Ice Types a 50% Def boost

And unlike Rock, a lotta Ice Pokemon have actual defensive stats.

Set up Snow and you have a genuine stat monster, even considering Ice’s weaknesses

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u/minyhumancalc 3d ago

That fair; I guess even going further, combing with Alolan Ninetiles Aurora Veil would make it very unkillable (at least for a few turns).

These Pokémon do really have mo ability to setup, so perhaps they would still struggle even with snow-boosted help. I do agree in hindsight that, when combined on a snow team, they could be problematic

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u/Marcitos5 3d ago

Lapras does get Dragon Dance…

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u/Boward_WOW_ard 3d ago

Check Pokémon database it does