So I was super high and waiting for my pizza to come in when I thought:
>What if the new Ninetails has Snow Warning as it's hidden ability!?
What would this mean for snow/hail teams? Would they finally see a snow warning user that wasn't Co pretend fucking useless like Abomasnow
>weather
>outside of gen 5
Hail now raises the Defense and Special Defense of Ice-type Pokemon by 50%.
>>27537137
I could finally use my Glaceon
I'd say that's very likely, honestly.
>>27536965
>Alolan Ninetales gets Snow Warning.
>Alolan Sandslash gets Hail Rush.
>Kyurem-B gets Icicle Crash.
Even now, there is hope for Ice type. Now let's just getMega Empoleonto get Hail Rush as well. Call it Belly Sled.
>>27537333
Oh man, empoleon could be water ice. That would be so sick, man.
>>27537473
Nah brah, leave it as Steel. Stoutland has Sand Rush and Beartic has Swift Swim, no reason a Steel type can't have an Ice ability. The Water typing helps mitigate Fire damage as well.
>>27537535
Oh true. Good call, bro.
>>27537563
Just brain storming here, a good Hail team must be able to deal with the other three weathers, along with popular non-weather teams, namely Stall and VoltTurn.
A core of Ninetales, Mega Empoleon, and Rotom-Frost provides solid coverage and utility. Ninetales brings in the Hail, Rotom burns shit and switches, Empoleon sweeps through weakened teams.
Sand would be a huge threat. Tyranitar alone scares these three shitless, being able to survive a Moonblast or Hydro.
>>27537687
So if Tyranitar is scary, we need a good Fighting type. Course there are no Ice/Fighting types, so we have to get creative.
Weavile is a good choice, with Low Kick dealing huge damage. It dies to a tickle however, so maybe Mamoswine's superior bulk and power would be superior.
We don't have to use an Ice type though. Mienshao stands out for three big reasons.
>Strong af with 125 attack.
>Regenerator hepls mitigate Hail damage.
>U-Turn lets it play gamjes with Rotom, rapidly building momentum.
I like where this is going.
>>27537687
I'm too high for this man. You're freaking me out dude. Imagine an alolan tentacruel with the ice equivalent to rain dish
>>27537786
So, ice body?
>>27537786
I don't give a rat's ass if you're an 11. I'm Pogeymanning right now. And there already is an Ice equivalent. It's called Ice Body. Dewgong, Walrein, Regice, and Avalugg have it.
Bar Empoleon, the enite team is weak to Talonflame now. While Rotom can boop it with a Thunderbolt, it's far too slow and would die to Flare Blitz.
Aurorus is a great Talonflame check, able to tank a Brave Bird or Flare Blits, and kill with Thunderbolt. It could also function as a secondary weather setter.
>>27536965
How was the pizza?
>>27537786
>>27536965
What's with potheads and the need to tell everyone in the world that they're high?
Did being high contribute anything to your story? Would you like to be congratulated for being high?
tldr: Fuck you.
>>27537870
Glaceon has Ice body too.
Man, we need something with water typing, is a wall, and isn't effected by the hail! Or something insanely fast that could one hit a talon flame.
>>27537934
I wasn't able to finish it. But it was pretty good. I also got root beer and that was honestly the highlight. My pizza had extra cheese, pineapple and bacon.
>>27537936
For me it's always
"I'm sorry, but understand that what I'm about to say is probably retarded, but I normally wouldn't sound this stupid" or something like that. I understand it's obnoxious to everyone to exclaim that you're high
Tl;Dr: you're a bully
>>27537982
>Man, we need something with water typing, is a wall, and isn't effected by the hail!
>>27537982
Unfortunately fast Ice types are quite rare.. Weavile and Froslass are it.
I guess Lanturn could kind of work, but we already have Rotom. Maybe Barbaracle?
>>27537982
Thats why Hail is such a shit weather, youre forced to basically a mono ice team to make it useful.
>>27538063
>Mfw
Can't switch into Will O Wisp, but that's better than what I had in mind.
>>27538063
Oh my fucking God...
See pic
>>27538069
>>27538078
Oh for sure. But hopefully we get some crazy ass new shit either for ice or that could work/expand on the hail weather dynamic and what it can do
Is there a Swift swim equivalent for hail?