What is the thematic criteria for getting Drain Punch?

>>27124476
Having arms

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>>27124502

>>27125483
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>>27124476
Probably pokemon with association with "heath gaining" like most Grass types and medical-themed pokes, and intelligent/smart expertise of knowing the fist or physical body like a few Psychic types and more specialized Fighting types like Conkelldurr for being a wise brute or Himonchan's dedication of being the embodiment of the fist. Emboar's only emphasis with it's fists is using them as a method to channel it's beard fire to attack. Its a fighter that loves to play with fire and not it's fists alone.

NOW, what is the thematic criteria for getting Shell Smash? Oshawott was only associated with seashells because otters are known to BREAK clams for food. This is one of the examples Gamefreak being incompetent retards.

I'm still bothered that Machamp and Poliwrath miss out on Drain Punch but Togekiss learns it

>>27124476
If GF wants them to have it or not. That's all.

>>27126163
shell smash is about breaking the pokemon's own shell. why the hell would breaking a random clam increase your speed?

Everytime that gf remembers it exist

>>27128003
Then why doesn't Pupitar or Shellgon get it?

>>27128113
They ARE the shell

>>27128113
Cause that would be broke as fuck. GF might not care that much about balance, but they avoid the really ridiculous stuff

>>27128113
Those two would probably die if their shell breaks.

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>>27128003
Oshawott's shell is a part of it's body though.