Bench Abilities

[Yung Dramps]

Winners are here! Well, most of them anyway, but we'll get to that in a bit.

Fertilizer came in first with 5 votes, while Combo Attacker, Surface to Air and Surround came in 2nd with 4 votes each.

But wait, there's more! We're gonna be having another tiebreaker vote between our third placers. Whoever decides to vote for this, here are your options:

Sunlight Supercharge
Alchemy
Flame Imperishable
Doomsday Clock

 

[Scoopapa]

Can I vote my own for the tiebreak? If so Alchemy, if not Sunlight Supercharge.

 

[Yung Dramps]

Can I vote my own for the tiebreak? If so Alchemy, if not Sunlight Supercharge.

You already voted for both in ur initial vote. We gotta wait on a new voter or for someone to change their vote(s) to give one of the 4 an edge

 

[Champion Leon]

Edited:
Quicksand (SV), Surround (SV), Surface to Air, Alchemy, Flame Imperishable, Arena Destroyer

For Sunlight Supercharge do you mean highest Base Stat? Otherwise it will always be Speed under Chlorophyll.

Does it also consider items? Like Choice Band / Specs.

I just changed my vote y’all!

You already voted for both in ur initial vote. We gotta wait on a new voter or for someone to change their vote(s) to give one of the 4 an edge

Can I vote my own for the tiebreak? If so Alchemy, if not Sunlight Supercharge.

 

[Yung Dramps]

Quick announcement: Knighthood has been buffed to grant a Defense AND Special Defense boost when it's triggered.

New slate tomorrow probably

 

[Yung Dramps]

As promised, next slate starts now! No special rules or clauses for this one, just make whatever suits your fancy.

EDIT: subs

Ability Name: Sunlight Supercharge
Effect: Allies with Chlorophyll will get a 1.3x boost to their highest stat on top of usual effects in Sun.
Users: Vulpix, Ninetales, Torkoal, Lurantis

Ability Name: Mini Menace
Effect: Allies shorter than 1 meter get +1 priority on the first move they use in battle.
Users: Shuckle, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Pyukumuku, Minior

Ability Name: Deceptive Endurance
Effect: Bug type allies with 400 BST or less have both defenses doubled.
Users: Ledyba, Ledian, Silcoon, Cascoon, Dustox

 

[Tmi489]

Question: How does Phoneme Fantasy work if you send out Ditto AND the <379 BST 'Mon?

Ability Name: Permafrost
Effect: Water and Ice type allies using Ice moves lower both Pokemon's Speed by 1 before attacking.
Users: Regice, Aurorus line, Avalugg line

Ability Name: Wonder Bounce
Effect: If an ally is hit with a Status move, the opponent is Taunted for 2 turns. (includes the turn the opponent uses it)
Users: Venomoth line, Skitty* line, Shedinja*
(Delcatty and Shedinja may be removed if a future ability needs it)

Ability Name: Foreseer
Effect: Psychic type allies will use Future Sight and note the opponent's attack with the highest BP on switch-in.
Users: Hypno line, Absol, Musharna line

Ability Name: Frisky Buisness
Effect: Allies' first move after switching in will have a Thief effect. After activating once, this ability is negated.
Users: Furrett line, Banette line, Gourgiest line

 

[Champion Leon]

Ability Name: Instinctive Adjustment
Effect: Your qualified Eviolite held Pokemon swap Atk with Def and/or have their Sp Atk swap with Sp Def if their base offense stat is higher than their base defensive stat. (If only one Offense stat is higher, then only swap that corresponding offense and defense).
Users: Sneasel

Ability Name: Warzone
Effect: Your Active Allies gain +1 Attack and +1 Special Attack on switch in - if another Pokémon on your party fainted last turn. Only one Warzone Bench can be active on your bench at once.
Users: Mankey line, Doublade, Honedge

Ability Name: Scare
Effect: When your active ally Pokémon switches in, the opposing Pokémon loses -1 SpA. Only one Scare can be active on your bench at once.
Users: Basculin (both forms).

Ability Name: Quicksand
Effect: Ground-types activate Gravity on switch-in; lasts 8 turns if Sandstream is in effect (so Hippowdon can use it for 8 turns).
Users: Trapinch, Hippopotas, Pillosand line

Ability Name: Irresistable Poison
Effect: Your Poison-type allies’ Poison-Type damaging attacks are always neutral, even against Steels, and never miss.
Users: Arbok line, Seviper

 

[Tmi489]

Ability Name: Threaten
Effect: When your active ally Pokémon switches in, the opposing Pokémon loses -1 Defense and -1 Special Defense. Only one Threaten can be active on your bench at once.
Users: Liepard line, Purugly line.

imo too strong
Every Pokemon on a Threaten team gets a 1.5* offense increase if the opponent doesn't remove the stat drop. And walls can face multiple switches - which would make the meta extremely speed oriented. Threatened Pokemon also are super vulnerable to pursuit.

 

[Champion Leon]

imo too strong
Every Pokemon on a Threaten team gets a 1.5* offense increase if the opponent doesn't remove the stat drop. And walls can face multiple switches - which would make the meta extremely speed oriented. Threatened Pokemon also are super vulnerable to pursuit.

Okay, I agree due to U-Turn and Volt Switch hitting and building stat drops.
I will just use Scare instead and have the -SpA drop so it is a clone of Intimidate.

Tmi489
*For Permafrost would the ability be OP for Multi-hitting Moves? Think of Skill Link Cloyster: +5 Defense after 1 Icicle Spear.

Does it stack if the user is both types (like Cloyster?)

If it per use, then that should be stated, otherwise it sounds like it could be per hit.

Since Combo Attacker passed last slate, I could very much see this becoming an issue.

 

[Yung Dramps]

Ability Name: Instinctive Adjustment
Effect: Your Eviolite-held Pokemon swap Atk with Def and/or have their Sp Atk swap with Sp Def if their base offense stat is higher than their base defensive stat. (If only one Offense stat is higher, then only swap that corresponding offense and defense).
Users: Sneasel, Porygon, Porygon 2, Rhyhorn, Rhydon

Ability Name: Warzone
Effect: Your Active Allies gain +1 Attack and +1 Special Attack on switch in - if another Pokémon on your party fainted last turn. Only one Warzone Bench can be active on your bench at once.
Users: Mankey line, Doublade, Honedge

Ability Name: Scare
Effect: When your active ally Pokémon switches in, the opposing Pokémon loses -1 SpA. Only one Scare can be active on your bench at once.
Users: Basculin (both forms).

Ability Name: Quicksand
Effect: Ground-types activate Gravity on switch-in; lasts 8 turns if Sandstream is in effect (so Hippowdon can use it for 8 turns).
Users: Trapinch, Hippopotas, Pillosand line

Ability Name: Irresistable Poison
Effect: Your Poison-type allies’ Poison-Type damaging attacks are always neutral, even against Steels, and never miss.
Users: Arbok line, Seviper, Salazzle line

Instinctive Adjustment can't be given to Rhydon or P2 as they already get Heavy Expert and Antivirus respectively. Salazzle's line also already gets Alchemy.

 

[Tmi489]

*For Permafrost would the ability be OP for Multi-hitting Moves? Think of Skill Link Cloyster: +5 Defense after 1 Icicle Spear.

Permafrost was originally going to be (defense boost in hail, like SpD in sand) by thought it was too weak. Didn't think the (+1 Defense, -1 Speed) would be too powerful. Changed to just -1 Speed on both sides before the attack starts.

 

[Yung Dramps]

Submissions will end in 2-3 days

 

[Scoopapa]

Live Wire - Steel, Water, and Electric types gain an Iron Barbs effect, except against Ground types or pokemon with Electric immunity abilities.
Xurkitree, Pacharisu, Manectric line

Pecking Order - Drill Peck gains +1 priority and Pluck and Peck gain +2 priority
Pidgeot Line, Unfezant Line, Swanna Line, Mandibuzz Line, Talonflame Line ( lines with either Big Pecks or Gale Wings )

 

[Tmi489]

Pecking Order - Drill Peck gains +1 priority and Peck gains +2 priority

justice to pluck

 

[Yung Dramps]

letsa start-a the voting-a

Yung Dramps

Ability Name: Sunlight Supercharge
Effect: Allies with Chlorophyll will get a 1.3x boost to their highest stat on top of usual effects in Sun.
Users: Vulpix, Ninetales, Torkoal, Lurantis

Ability Name: Mini Menace
Effect: Allies shorter than 1 meter get +1 priority on the first move they use in battle.
Users: Shuckle, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Pyukumuku, Minior

Ability Name: Deceptive Endurance
Effect: Bug type allies with 400 BST or less have both defenses doubled.
Users: Ledyba, Ledian, Silcoon, Cascoon, Dustox

Tmi489

Ability Name: Permafrost
Effect: Water and Ice type allies using Ice moves lower both Pokemon's Speed by 1 before attacking.
Users: Regice, Aurorus line, Avalugg line

Ability Name: Wonder Bounce
Effect: If an ally is hit with a Status move, the opponent is Taunted for 2 turns. (includes the turn the opponent uses it)
Users: Venomoth line, Skitty* line, Shedinja*
(Delcatty and Shedinja may be removed if a future ability needs it)

Ability Name: Foreseer
Effect: Psychic type allies will use Future Sight and note the opponent's attack with the highest BP on switch-in.
Users: Hypno line, Absol, Musharna line

Ability Name: Frisky Buisness
Effect: Allies' first move after switching in will have a Thief effect. After activating once, this ability is negated.
Users: Furrett line, Banette line, Gourgiest line

OM!

Ability Name: Instinctive Adjustment
Effect: Your qualified Eviolite held Pokemon swap Atk with Def and/or have their Sp Atk swap with Sp Def if their base offense stat is higher than their base defensive stat. (If only one Offense stat is higher, then only swap that corresponding offense and defense).
Users: Sneasel

Ability Name: Warzone
Effect: Your Active Allies gain +1 Attack and +1 Special Attack on switch in - if another Pokémon on your party fainted last turn. Only one Warzone Bench can be active on your bench at once.
Users: Mankey line, Doublade, Honedge

Ability Name: Scare
Effect: When your active ally Pokémon switches in, the opposing Pokémon loses -1 SpA. Only one Scare can be active on your bench at once.
Users: Basculin (both forms).

Ability Name: Quicksand
Effect: Ground-types activate Gravity on switch-in; lasts 8 turns if Sandstream is in effect (so Hippowdon can use it for 8 turns).
Users: Trapinch, Hippopotas, Pillosand line

Ability Name: Irresistable Poison
Effect: Your Poison-type allies’ Poison-Type damaging attacks are always neutral, even against Steels, and never miss.
Users: Arbok line, Seviper

Scoopapa

Live Wire - Steel, Water, and Electric types gain an Iron Barbs effect, except against Ground types or pokemon with Electric immunity abilities.
Xurkitree, Pacharisu, Manectric line

Pecking Order - Drill Peck gains +1 priority and Pluck and Peck gain +2 priority
Pidgeot Line, Unfezant Line, Swanna Line, Mandibuzz Line, Talonflame Line ( lines with either Big Pecks or Gale Wings )

 

[Scoopapa]

Sunlight Supercharge
Permafrost
Wonder Bounce
Instinctive Adjustment
Live Wire (SV)
Pecking Order (SV)

 

[Tmi489]

Frisky Business (SV) [spell it correctly], Wonder Bounce (SV), Sunlight Supercharge, Deceptive Endurance, Instinctive Adjustment, Pecking Order

 

[Champion Leon]

Instinctive Adjustment (SV), Warzone (SV), Deceptive Endurance, Foreseer, Sunlight Supercharge, Frisky Business (Also earns my vote for “Creative Name of the Slate” ;) )

 

[Yung Dramps]

Sunlight Supercharge (SV)
Deceptive Endurance (SV)
Foreseer
Warzone
Live Wire
Pecking Order

 

[Yung Dramps]

voting will conclude tonight or tomorrow

 

[Yung Dramps]

Winners

1. Sunlight Supercharge

2. Instinctive Adjustment, Pecking Order, Deceptive Endurance

spreadsheet will be adjusted tomorrow

 

[Yung Dramps]

Sorry for the delay! A new slate will start now. There will probably be only a couple left until we try to finish coding and developing the metagame

 

[Champion Leon]

For the Penultimate slate:

Ability Name: Warzone
Effect: Your Active Allies gain +1 Attack and +1 Special Attack on switch in - if another Pokémon on your party fainted last turn. Only one Warzone Bench can be active on your bench at once.
Users: Primape, Honedge

Ability Name: Wind Tunnel
Effect: Your Active Flying-Type Allies activate Delta Stream upon switching in. Tailwind now lasts for 6 Turns while Delta Stream is active. Sky Attack, under Delta Stream, occurs in 1 turn (like Solar Beam and Solar Blade for Sunny Weather).
Users: Dodrio line, Swanna line

Ability Name: Eviofite
Effect: Eviolite held by eligible Pokémon can boost Attack and Special Attack by 1.5x instead of Defense and Special Defense by 1.5x - if they are Shiny. (Only way to distinguish all Pokémon). If Fountain Of Youth is active, then use that multiplier instead.
Users: Mankey, Doublade

 

[Scoopapa]

Berry Bomb - Natural Gift becomes a two-turn delayed attack with 140 BP ( the type will be shown in a chat message when the move is used )
Users - Turtonator, Clawitzer line, Hydreigon line

Dragon Focus - Outrage and Draco Meteor are drawback-free but are 10% less powerful.
Users - Dragonite, Flygon, Goodra

Precocious Pupae - middle-evolution Bug-types that don't learn TMs gain +1 to all stats at the end of each turn and have their first move replaced with Stored Power.
Users - Metapod, Kakuna, Swadloon