Tom's Teams: Enter the DracoFist!

[holzerhedrpca]

BoltBeamers have gained a lot of popularity over the years as the premiere combo attackers in the game. In Generation I, they hit everyone for at least neutral damage. Over the years, their power has slightly declined. With the introduction of the Steel-type, Magneton (and later Magnezone), gained an Ice-resistance, and with the advent of Abilities

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[andstarlove]

hey, i just wanted to let you know that i think you have a few mistakes in here. the first one is really lame but i'm pretty sure jolteon would have had volt absorb before lanturn.

but the main thing is that fighting moves can't touch ghost types. so kangeskhan's brick break shouldn't be able to even touch sableye or spiritomb.

just thought i'd let you know :]

[holzerhedrpca]

Jolteon's a pure Electric type, so it doesn't have an Ice resistance. Lanturn, with Volt Absorb, absorbs Electric and resists Ice (because of its half-Water typing)

With the ability Scrappy, Kangaskhan can hit Ghosts with Normal and Fighting attacks, thus letting it hit Spritomb and Sableye with Super-Effective Fighting attacks that other Pokémon either outright can't or would need Foresight for.

[andstarlove]

ahhh okay. i'd never actually used a pokemon with the scrappy ability. you learn something new every day xD

[shiny_mew]

I've never heard of DracoFist! It seems really neat.

WAIT

[shiny_mew]

(two days later...)
Doesn't Skarmory resist the DracoFist?

Re: WAIT

[holzerhedrpca]

Nope. Fighting moves will hit for neutral damage on Skarmory.

Re: WAIT

[shiny_mew]

OH, right! The half-steel typing neutralizes what would have been a resistance.