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Sunday, 30 January 2011

Is this Pokemon viable?

Excadrill

For those who aren't aware, Excadrill is one of the new 5th Generation Pokemon, and one that is immensely powerful. There are a lot of very cool things this 'mon can do. Let's go down the line of things I immediately notice when looking at him. 

Base 88 Speed that doubles in a sandstorm

That's a big number. With no investment and a neutral nature, it hits 212 Speed, 414 after the Sand Throw boost. 

Access to Swords Dance

With Swords Dance, he boosts his already stellar Attack stat to even higher levels.

Access to Rapid Spin

Ignoring his support movepool would be a tragedy. Let's pair Doryuuzu with Hippowdon or Tyranitar and use him as one of the best offensive Rapid Spinners that exist.

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21 comments:

  1. my day in a sentence31 January 2011 at 10:08

    He looks badass.
    Following and supporting!

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  2. Adam31 January 2011 at 10:10

    Not familiar with the newer generation guys, this is a good resource. Followin dis

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  3. Matthew C31 January 2011 at 10:16

    Man, oh man. 5th gen pokemon frighten me. It's like Nintendo said, "Forget the budget, have as much LSD as you want."

    Still, interesting stuff you've got here. Follow't, etcetera.

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  4. Lendo Khar31 January 2011 at 10:24

    Oh god I'm pretty lost right now, I stopped playing with silver and gold. Seems like the battle mechanic is more complex now.

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  5. Quagles31 January 2011 at 10:26

    One of the few black and white pokemons that doesn't feel like a complete ripoff of the earlier pokemons.

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  6. Come At Me Bro31 January 2011 at 10:53

    I love pokemon!

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  7. Murray Rothbard31 January 2011 at 10:57

    Wow, this Pokémon seems really cool! I think it's still very possible to create original Pokémon no matter how many there already are :)
    I'll be following this blog. I don't actually play Pokémon games much, but your analysis is to-the-point yet very detailed. I like it!

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  8. DBtG531 January 2011 at 12:04

    Excadrill confirmed for total badass.

    Following!

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  9. Sam Spammerson31 January 2011 at 12:50

    How many pokemons are there nowadays? I wanna learn about the new ones

    followed

    http://samspammerson.blogspot.com/

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  10. DanielM31 January 2011 at 12:55

    Sounds neat. I haven't been following what pokemon will be in Black and White, but I do know that I'm choosing smugleaf.

    anyway, nice blog.

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  11. Rose31 January 2011 at 13:16

    do some 1st gen!

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  12. madotsuki31 January 2011 at 13:55

    Not viable. It is not Butterfree. Any Pokemon that is not Butterfree is a bad pokemon. QED.

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  13. Fighthesky31 January 2011 at 13:57

    I really want to get into Pokemon. I haven't played sing Gold version was released, but it looks so fun! Following for sure. :D

    Fighthesky.blogspot.com

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  14. thegoldenchild31 January 2011 at 15:54

    completely forgot about the release of white and black. definitely gonna check it out.

    nice blog! following.

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  15. Clarence Miller31 January 2011 at 16:22

    sweet i miss pokemon.

    following and supporting

    therichesthappiest.blogspot.com errbody come n follow and I do the same.

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  16. erics31 January 2011 at 17:48

    awesome. would love to see more og pokemon up in this.

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  17. The Facts of Vidya31 January 2011 at 18:18

    I am so buying Black/White when it's released over here in the UK. Still nothing can beat my nostalgia days of Pogeymonz Yellow back in the day!

    Following for my daily pokemon dose!

    www.thefactsofvidya.co.uk

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  18. CreamSodaAndWhiskey31 January 2011 at 19:25

    Oh god, I miss pokemon!

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  19. Auatarch31 January 2011 at 19:28

    That's a pretty intimidating pokemon. Bad-ass enough to give me hope for the future of the franchise atleast.

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  20. Bassislv1 February 2011 at 05:11

    better than most of the new one's, following!

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  21. Alektorophobia1 February 2011 at 07:41

    I kinda want to buy a new pokemon game now, haha...
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