>always wanted Sandslash to get more love
>Alolan Sandslash are slower because of there size
>Alolan Sandslash will more than likely move second
>Alolan Sandslash is Ice/Steel
>Alolan Sandslash is 4x weak to Fire and Fighting and 2x Ground and Rock
>Alolan Sandslash is weak to the most common type of attacks
FUCK YOU GAME FREAK!
>>27476968
Steel resists rock
It will get Ice Shard tho
Be thankful GF even put in the effort to give your shitmon bro something.
>>27476968
Its Hidden Ability is Snow Rush.
>>27476968
I'm completly fine with new forms, I just want a little boost to the old versions as well.
>>27476968
>2x Ground and Rock
>2x Rock
What did he mean by this?
>>27476968
Is it confirmed that alolan forms will have a different stat pool that their classic counterpart?
>>27477048
So Ice Sandslash is actually gonna be Ice Gen V Sandslash?
>>27477122
This
Tbh they might just buff snow cloak to where it has the same benefits as swift swim in hail plus evasion.
>scrubs can't build a team for horse shit
>not using it's strengths
>does this even matter in game?
when will people like you get good?
I want to see what the general opinion on the variation pokemon is
Please vote here
http://www.strawpoll.me/10889044
>>27477122
official site states ice/steel sandshrew is slower than the original one, so probably.
>>27477101
I'm an idiot that forgot that steel resist Rock...
>>27476968
It'll be fine, probably even good, in game.
Competitively probably not, but who cares? If you want to use it that bad build a trick room around it, I suspect it'll do well there.
>>27477196
>Implying that whether you you play Smogon, VGC, or competitively that a shit tier Pokemon will ever be as good as higher tier Pokemon
Nice try Anon go back to beating 8 year olds and thinking your hot shit
>>27477578
>play Smogon, VGC
There are other alternatives, my friend. Battles with friends. Self-made tournaments, like in this upcoming generation.
psssh...nothing personnelOP