Expert Belt is Generation 4 introduced item, which gives a 20% boost to super effective hits without any negative side effects. This at first sounds very powerful item, perhaps better than Life Ball. It's very common to have a super effective move against an opponent and if you don't, you often end up switching. However, it's evident in other competitive metagames that Life Orb (Life Ball in PokeMMO) is much more often used item even despite it's seeming big drawback of 10% HP loss every time used and static 30% damage boost.
I personally think Expert Belt is beneficial to PokeMMO gameplay in following ways:
+ Create diversity in Doubles. I personally feel like this item is going to be used most in Doubles environment, due to be able to hit super effectively more often than in Singles. Currently Doubles item selection is very limited, often just Sitrus Berries and Life Balls and a random Leftovers user here and there.
+ Create a completely new type of offense in Singles. Currently most wallbreakers and sweepers are set up move + Life Orb or Choice Banders. Expert Belt brings one diversity factor of being able to hit hard without being locked to any move or have any damage penalty. 4-coverage-move sweepers aren't that common in MMO metagame currently and this would definitely add those in the mix.
+ Easy to implement as Expert Belt exists in HeartGold.
Cons:
- Possibly unnecessary shake for tiering? I don't really think so though, because I only expect following Pokemon to become common Expert Belt users: Sceptile, Starmie, Nidoking, Tentacruel, Manectric, Lanturn, Electabuzz, Magmar, Raichu so I don't think anyone of those would go up a tier for becoming broken or to be used in higher tier only due to this item. It could be that Life Ball would still be better choice for some of those, especially depending on the set.
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Expert Belt is Generation 4 introduced item, which gives a 20% boost to super effective hits without any negative side effects. This at first sounds very powerful item, perhaps better than Life Ball. It's very common to have a super effective move against an opponent and if you don't, you often end up switching. However, it's evident in other competitive metagames that Life Orb (Life Ball in PokeMMO) is much more often used item even despite it's seeming big drawback of 10% HP loss every time used and static 30% damage boost.
I personally think Expert Belt is beneficial to PokeMMO gameplay in following ways:
+ Create diversity in Doubles. I personally feel like this item is going to be used most in Doubles environment, due to be able to hit super effectively more often than in Singles. Currently Doubles item selection is very limited, often just Sitrus Berries and Life Balls and a random Leftovers user here and there.
+ Create a completely new type of offense in Singles. Currently most wallbreakers and sweepers are set up move + Life Orb or Choice Banders. Expert Belt brings one diversity factor of being able to hit hard without being locked to any move or have any damage penalty. 4-coverage-move sweepers aren't that common in MMO metagame currently and this would definitely add those in the mix.
+ Easy to implement as Expert Belt exists in HeartGold.
Cons:
- Possibly unnecessary shake for tiering? I don't really think so though, because I only expect following Pokemon to become common Expert Belt users: Sceptile, Starmie, Nidoking, Tentacruel, Manectric, Lanturn, Electabuzz, Magmar, Raichu so I don't think anyone of those would go up a tier for becoming broken or to be used in higher tier only due to this item. It could be that Life Ball would still be better choice for some of those, especially depending on the set.
- Idk, come up with something else people?
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