Contrary

>>31750171
It was a snake WITH LIMBS

At least one starter of a trio needs to not be shit

It's a HIDDEN ability for a reason.

>>31750185
What anout gen 2. And 7

>>31750171
he's literally satan

>>31750210
>gen 2
Feraligatr

>gen 7
Primarina

>>31750195
But what is the rationale? They could've easily pulled a Meganium on a Meganium-tier mon and given it a mediocre Grass-related ability, but someone at Game Freak decided "hmm, Samurott gets Shell Armor because it has a shell, Emboar gets Reckless because it fits, and Serperior gets... Contrary. Yeah, that'll do."

>>31750210
Feraligatr and Primarina. Hello?

>>31750250
see this
>>31750178

>>31750171
Contrary is an /extremely/ snobbish word and fits a "superior" royal perfectly.
And that's the only reason.

>>31750171
because of his royaltiy/"superiority". The rules don't apply to him, he makes them. He's a snobby CONTRARIAN.
Something like that!

>>31750171
Because a prissy french monarch is always going to do the opposite of what you tell her to do.

>>31750171
Serperior's smugness reaches heights so high that if someone tries to weaken it, it will instead become stronger to mock their plebeian attempts.

>>31750265
The Japanese name for the ability translates out to "perverse."

Bulbapedo thinking it means "devils advocate" because "muh Gebesis 3" is them being a bunch of retards

>>31750171
Bible shit
you know how snakes lost their legs as punishment tempting Eve to commit the original sin or something
and contrary's Japanese name is devil's advocate

>>31750291

Gen 5 wasn't officially translated into English ustil a little while after it was released. Everything went through two or three different name changes bwfore we got the official English names for everything.

Contrary was Contrarian, Antagonist, and Perversity (Perversity Jaroda/Jalorda).

>>31750210
>what's Meganium

>>31751132
a piece of shit

>>31751132
That's actually terrible, anon

>>31750171
It's a snobby noble. Contrary because it's a trait commonly associated with snobby douchebags.

What other Pokemon should get Contrary?

>>31753877
>Giratina
He lives in the Distortion World, which is a flipped version of out own dimension

>>31750178
There are snakes with limbs.

>>31753877
Hydreigon and Guzzlord