Choice Specs

[Kyokatsu]

Its gen 4, but its just like Choice Band, but for special moves

 

252 SpA Choice Specs Starmie Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Blissey: 189-223 (26.4 - 31.2%) -- 15.7% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

252 SpA Choice Specs Starmie Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 0+ SpD Snorlax: 205-243 (39.1 - 46.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

252 SpA Choice Specs Starmie Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Snorlax: 226-267 (43.1 - 50.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

252 SpA Choice Specs Alakazam Psychic vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Snorlax: 210-247 (40 - 47.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

252 SpA Choice Specs Gengar Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Snorlax: 143-169 (27.2 - 32.2%) -- 59.9% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

Atleast I dont think it would break PvP or something, and it would be nice for our meta, atleast I think so

[DoubleJ]

Its gen 4, but its just like Choice Band, but for special moves

 

252 SpA Choice Specs Starmie Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Blissey: 189-223 (26.4 - 31.2%) -- 15.7% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

252 SpA Choice Specs Starmie Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 0+ SpD Snorlax: 205-243 (39.1 - 46.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

252 SpA Choice Specs Starmie Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Snorlax: 226-267 (43.1 - 50.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

252 SpA Choice Specs Alakazam Psychic vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Snorlax: 210-247 (40 - 47.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

252 SpA Choice Specs Gengar Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Snorlax: 143-169 (27.2 - 32.2%) -- 59.9% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

Atleast I dont think it would break PvP or something, and it would be nice for our meta, atleast I think so

 

Ya that's nice and all, but you should see what it does to everything else. OHKO's across the fucking board.

 

Too OP. Keep it out of here.

[JonazDK]

i don't like it, like i don't like cb plz get wallish meta back...

[fredrichnietze]

choice specs would literally force everyone to run snor and bliss on every team and would destroy nu/uu. keep it gen 4

[DrCraig]

Even more grinding?

ye-No.

[Robofiend]

definitely voting no - special sweepers are good enough as is in this gen

[SamuraiHunter]

If you wanna bring up gen 4 items then you would have bring in more/better items like life orb, focus sash, light clay, even black sludge to balance things out.

[jayfeatskydd]

Choice band is meant to even out the Special-Physical split

[sfSkump]

WHY STOP WITH SPECS, BRING ON THE SCARF TOO

[DoubleJ]

WHY STOP WITH SPECS, BRING ON THE SCARF TOO

 

inb4 OP as fuck skarfed Machamp

[fredrichnietze]

scarfed hera pls ba...oh wait

[Kiliminati]

[spoiler]Sorry toad ;-;[/spoiler]

 

In my opinion, from what I've learned about this game's meta so far, choice specs would never work. In D/P choice specs was introduced to increase diversity in competitive play and allow special sweepers to have the same opportunity at kicking ass as the CB users of gen 3 had. However, gen 4 had a total of 493 pokemon. This game's number of implemented pokemon doesn't even come close to half of that. And therein lies the problem. What all would be able to consistently tank a choice specs Starmie with boltbeam psychic and surf? Gastrodon oh wait... Celebi oh wait... Dusknoir oh wait... Regice oh wait.. etc. etc. All we have right now is Blissey, Snorlax, and possibly Lanturn/Ludicolo. The sad truth is there are not enough specially defensive walls in this game to warrant the addition of choice specs. The same cannot be said about CB, as there are many more defensive walls (Skarmory Forretress Steelix Bold Vaporeon Umbreon etc.) able to tank and take advantage of a CB locked pokemon. Choice specs wasn't even core on most gen 4 special sweepers anyway. So I doubt that they will be added any time soon due to the limited pool of usable pokemon this game currently has.