CAP 28 - Part 4 - Primary Ability Poll 1

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CAP 28 So Far

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We've had some excellent discussion over which abilities best help CAP 28 fulfill its concept, and now it's time to decide how! For reference, here is -Voltage-'s explanation for each of the abilities on the slate:

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Download
  • Download allows CAP28 to opt for a solid mixed set that improves depending on matchup. This alleviates our need to go solely physical or solely special, while also allowing us to hit a little harder with our awkward STAB combo. Furthermore, Download is also very matchup dependent, so I do believe it isn't likely to get out of hand quickly. Ultimately, Download gives us options to power through the mons we're supposed to beat, while still being checked by general matchup dependence.
Neutralizing Gas
  • As many have already pointed out, this ability is the best ability to outright stop abilities like Regenerator, Natural Cure, and other abilities that otherwise considerably boost the viability of a Pokemon. It is probably the most obviously pro-concept ability on the slate if only because of how directly it solves the problem. I don't think Neutralizing Gas isn't necessarily too powerful for this CAP either since this ability really only affects the foe and doesn't provide any notable power boosts to CAP28.
Punk Rock
  • The first new ability to the slate, I was convinced. Punk Rock is one of those abilities that absolutely gives us both a power boost without being too broken in the same way other abilities might. I also think that this ability gives us more possibilities for later stages as well, given the movepool down the line, as well as giving credence to running a variety of mixed and special sets. The most important thing though is that this ability only applied to a subset of moves, meaning that it's very easy to manage going forward.
Storm Drain
  • The second ability I opted to swap, I saw the push for one of these abilities over Shield Dust, so I opted for the swap. This ability gives CAP28 a nice immunity as well as a way to effectively prevent Flip Turn and boost its special attack. Like the other abilities, Storm Drain allows CAP28 to have options for sets going forward, and it gives an important Scald immunity. There's a lot of potential with this ability when compared to Shield Dust, so ultimately it is slated.
Triage
  • I understand that some people have very strong opinions of Triage, but I believe that Triage still works with our concept. We can use this ability to threaten faster pivoting mons that exist with this ability, while still being able to tune later stages to beat the already Guaranteed Switch In mons. This ability also allows us to expand the list of Pokemon we can switch into as well. I think that this abiliyt still absolutely has merit on the slate without being too overly powerful.

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In addition, you should refer to the Primary Ability Discussion thread HERE to make an informed decision when submitting your ballot.

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The voting options are:

Download
Neutralizing Gas
Punk Rock
Storm Drain
Triage

This poll will be open for 24 hours.
 
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