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On to new Horizons!
I'll go down the list of theories, I guess.
What if Klinklang learned Baton Pass?
Well, Klinklang would become all the more deadly, as it can then pass its mighty Shift Gear (Which is DD on steroids) boosts to many physical sweepers. Klinklang can sweep with Gear Grind and Return/Wild Charge easily, but if there's something like Steelix or Ferroseed to stop it, it can pass the deadly speed and Attack boosts to something like Scolipede or even Scraggy and get the party started. Klinklang would definitely find itself a spot on many teams because of this.
What if Tail Slap's accuracy was raised to 100%?
Cinccino is quite the boss already, with a powerful STAB move, although it does miss at the most crucial times, which means Cinccino may not accomplish much if it misses (because it is so frail). That said, a perfectly accurate Tail Slap may make Cinccino a bit more dangerous, because it can then just spam Tail Slap with no fear of missing, and it can have a smoother time sweeping teams once the Steels are gone. I'd say this would make Cinccino a bit easier to use, and it is already a beast, so why not?
What if Cinccino got a 25 BP-like Arm Thrust?
This would make Cinccino a lot harder to stop imo, since Steel-types will have a lot of a harder time dealing with it, and it would give it a nice coverage move so that it can't be walled too easily. As I said before though, Ghost-types may still give it trouble, particularly Spiritomb and Misdreavus, and a potential Dusclops drop doesn't help either. That said, Cinccino may still get a big improvement here.
What if Aggron got Shift Gear?
I would love it. Aggron gets CB's power to destroy, and also hits a good Speed tier to actually sweep something. It can set up and hit insanely hard while few can take a hit from this monster. It has Stone Edge+Heavy Slam+EQ to just hit like a damn truck and also do well. It might have to dump Head Smash for Stone Edge and also use Sturdy, because Aggron really would need to grab a turn to set up, although I see Head Smash Rock Head with this being usable. That said, it might find a hard time setting up, but it would be good.
What if Miltank learned Rapid Spin?
This would send most Spiker+Spinblocker cores into the bin, because this would be absurd. Something that can guarantee a spin 100% of the time, even against Rotom, makes sure spikers like Scolipede and Qwilfish don't set up beforehand. This may make Miltank a top supportive Pokemon, and actually make good use of SR+Rapid Spin, unlike Sandslash and Claydol. It would make Miltank popular, that's for sure, and this would be a really good tool for Miltank to have.
What if Hariyama, Poliwrath, and Throh got Drain Punch?
Throh would like this, as it could run a BU set and run multiple attacking moves in one set, and be a great hard hitter. It doesn't have to rely on RestTalk anymore since it could be a good bulky attacker and fit Payback and Stone Edge in. Hariyama could run it on a Guts set to make sure he lasts longer, as previously stated, and it could be cool over Fake Out (which is a bad move, end of story). Poliwrath, it might be cool to run BU, although standard RestTalk likes Scald and Circle Throw a lot, so that might be hard.
What if Electivire learned Volt Tackle?
This would make Electivire a legitimate threat, since it can actually KO the things it needs to, and could run a full time mixed set to just break down shit. This would actually KO Slowking and Feraligatr, which is nice, and overall it would make Electivire better and might make it lose its bad rap. This would make Electivire insanely easy to wear down though, as this may keep its HP down even more quickly than Wild Charge already does. Electivire would be a threat though, that's for sure.
I'll bring my own theory here:
What if Blastoise dropped to RU?
While I know this is never, ever going to happen, when I was looking through old RU stats threads from early BW1, I found out something I didn't expect to see: Blastoise was once an RU Pokemon. It is reasonably bulky, has Spin, and a rage inducing Scald and phazing to make a decent bulky spinner that also racks up hazard damage. So how would Blastoise do if it were RU?
What if Klinklang learned Baton Pass?
Well, Klinklang would become all the more deadly, as it can then pass its mighty Shift Gear (Which is DD on steroids) boosts to many physical sweepers. Klinklang can sweep with Gear Grind and Return/Wild Charge easily, but if there's something like Steelix or Ferroseed to stop it, it can pass the deadly speed and Attack boosts to something like Scolipede or even Scraggy and get the party started. Klinklang would definitely find itself a spot on many teams because of this.
What if Tail Slap's accuracy was raised to 100%?
Cinccino is quite the boss already, with a powerful STAB move, although it does miss at the most crucial times, which means Cinccino may not accomplish much if it misses (because it is so frail). That said, a perfectly accurate Tail Slap may make Cinccino a bit more dangerous, because it can then just spam Tail Slap with no fear of missing, and it can have a smoother time sweeping teams once the Steels are gone. I'd say this would make Cinccino a bit easier to use, and it is already a beast, so why not?
What if Cinccino got a 25 BP-like Arm Thrust?
This would make Cinccino a lot harder to stop imo, since Steel-types will have a lot of a harder time dealing with it, and it would give it a nice coverage move so that it can't be walled too easily. As I said before though, Ghost-types may still give it trouble, particularly Spiritomb and Misdreavus, and a potential Dusclops drop doesn't help either. That said, Cinccino may still get a big improvement here.
What if Aggron got Shift Gear?
I would love it. Aggron gets CB's power to destroy, and also hits a good Speed tier to actually sweep something. It can set up and hit insanely hard while few can take a hit from this monster. It has Stone Edge+Heavy Slam+EQ to just hit like a damn truck and also do well. It might have to dump Head Smash for Stone Edge and also use Sturdy, because Aggron really would need to grab a turn to set up, although I see Head Smash Rock Head with this being usable. That said, it might find a hard time setting up, but it would be good.
What if Miltank learned Rapid Spin?
This would send most Spiker+Spinblocker cores into the bin, because this would be absurd. Something that can guarantee a spin 100% of the time, even against Rotom, makes sure spikers like Scolipede and Qwilfish don't set up beforehand. This may make Miltank a top supportive Pokemon, and actually make good use of SR+Rapid Spin, unlike Sandslash and Claydol. It would make Miltank popular, that's for sure, and this would be a really good tool for Miltank to have.
What if Hariyama, Poliwrath, and Throh got Drain Punch?
Throh would like this, as it could run a BU set and run multiple attacking moves in one set, and be a great hard hitter. It doesn't have to rely on RestTalk anymore since it could be a good bulky attacker and fit Payback and Stone Edge in. Hariyama could run it on a Guts set to make sure he lasts longer, as previously stated, and it could be cool over Fake Out (which is a bad move, end of story). Poliwrath, it might be cool to run BU, although standard RestTalk likes Scald and Circle Throw a lot, so that might be hard.
What if Electivire learned Volt Tackle?
This would make Electivire a legitimate threat, since it can actually KO the things it needs to, and could run a full time mixed set to just break down shit. This would actually KO Slowking and Feraligatr, which is nice, and overall it would make Electivire better and might make it lose its bad rap. This would make Electivire insanely easy to wear down though, as this may keep its HP down even more quickly than Wild Charge already does. Electivire would be a threat though, that's for sure.
I'll bring my own theory here:
What if Blastoise dropped to RU?
While I know this is never, ever going to happen, when I was looking through old RU stats threads from early BW1, I found out something I didn't expect to see: Blastoise was once an RU Pokemon. It is reasonably bulky, has Spin, and a rage inducing Scald and phazing to make a decent bulky spinner that also racks up hazard damage. So how would Blastoise do if it were RU?