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crystalelemental · 1 year ago

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Unit Viability Speculation - October 2023

Is it Caitlin? No.

Is it Lusamine/Nihilego? No.

Is it Roxanne? YES, APPARENTLY, WHAT?

Akari Fuck yeah, Hisui! Love this region. A bit peeved that Akari got Samurott but I can flex with it. Akari is very, very good. Dark Damage Field is set on Ceaseless Edge, and her Buddy move is equivalent to a Tech Nuke, spammable, gains 20% more damage each use up to 60% but resets if any other action is taken, and is a Field pair with the coveted Strike role. If anything holds her back, it's 376 attack. Which I don't think is bad enough to really stop her.

Akari effectively has +90% move damage for free, extension on her damage field which already lasts halfway through forever, and 150% sync damage, on top of summoning Field. Akari is, in my personal opinion, the first true test of a Field pair. Variety Giovanni is there, but most skipped him with good reason. Akari is a lot more relevant to people, and we're going to actually finalize perspectives on this move type with her. I am anticipating positive response. As I had predicted, the measure of a good Field is going to be good DPS, and Akari actually lives up to this spectacularly. I would say her DPS is more significant than her sync, though sync is obviously fantastic as well. Her main issue is going to be competition. Dark is absolutely stacked. NC Marnie dominates, SC Zinnia dominates, Akari won't really upstage them. Both have comparable damage and high flinch rates. Akari is meant as supplement to, providing the Zone, but in exchange takes first sync. I think she'll work beautifully in the NC Calem/SC Zinnia comp, but Marnie may have less use for her. Personally, I'm well satisfied.

Rei Rei is bullshit. I'm sorry, this is nutty. 478 base attack, almost a full 100 over Akari. And you get a once-per-sync buddy move...that is as strong as a Strike sync...and has sure flinch AoE with no penalty. That also always crits and hits -2 defense. Am I reading that right? His trainer move even gives him +6 speed, there is no flaw here. As a Sprint pair, he's even got a pretty natural -2 sync cooldown on his base kit, any Head Start 1 from, say, Aura Cynthia's grid, is a fast-ramp to first sync, which he then gets a -3 off of the next, and an AoE sure flinch, while dishing out obscene damage. Do I have all that right? And there are four sync damage nodes. Only 50% sync multipliers, but like...god, does he need it? This is the first time I've seen an aggravation tile and thought it was unnecessary. But even without Buddy move, he can still have 60% flinch and a guaranteed -1 defense per hit. All of this, on a rare Fighting typing, with a Strike role. EX and Role'd, his attack stat is on par with SS Hilda.

I mean...I'll say it, I think if it weren't for Zone, he'd be better than NC Hop. I say this with absolute confidence. I know, his damage won't measure up to Hop's. But I greatly value the bullshit he provides. Two fast-ramps with sure flinch AoE is just magnificent. I will say his limitation is specializing a bit too much into sync. His damage output relies on defense drops, which are easy enough to supply, but he personally does not facilitate well. I'm personally on the fence with him. Mostly because I'm trying to be more judicious about my gems. I really like this kit, but I struggle to say SC Diantha wasn't getting a job done, and he's not exactly the ideal partner she's been waiting for. He does well with the Master Fairs, and his speed facilitates dual strike more reliably for a type that plays well to that approach. I actually couldn't articulate why I'm not more hyped by him. Is it just the male protagonist thing? It might just be the male protagonist thing.

Variety Noland I...I'm sorry, Noland and Ninjask? Is Noland a Bug guy? I thought he was a Frontier Brain with a more varied team? Anyway, Bug damage. The upside of Noland is that he's a -3 sync cooldown instantly on trainer move, and his buddy move is a 4-bar move's damage in a 1-bar move, that confuses, never misses, and debuffs accuracy. The bad news of Noland is that he feels like someone without a cause.

Usually, these Variety scouts are really good at Gauntlet, at the expense of 3v3 fights. He gives hints of that with the Overwhelm focus, the boosting of evasion, debuffing of accuracy, and slow pace to set up max speed for his buddy move. But, his buddy move also cuts his defenses by 3. Which is sure death when things connect. And Gauntlet has Sure Hit. Like, routinely. He has no means of fixing the debuffs, no Endurance effect, and his only means of healing is Sync Regen. Personally? I think he's damned. I think this is a bad set for Gauntlet with too little to excel like many others in the Variety pool, and with way too slow and awkward a kit for CS. Easy skip, get fucked Bug types.

Variety Thorton Finally, someone to challenge Marnie's Steel Zone monopoly. Thorton...is interesting. He functions by applying Restrain on a target, which is a damned nice effect, and then powering up the attacks of all allies when foe is restrained. He gets 100% guaranteed free moves next and SEUN whenever he attacks a restrained opponent, and has both Steel and Electric type moves, making him fairly useful across two kinds of stages as an easy slot-in third. Or, if you Support role him, as the tank. His Trainer move does provide +2 Atk/Sp Atk, +3 crit, and Endure to a target ally, so he can offload that to someone else if needed. And with Metal Sound, he's got a nice debuff as well. Add in 100% sync multipliers, Staggering 4 broadly (which means Discharge hits all foes for flinch at a set 50% rate), and Satisfied Snarl for potential survival, Thorton...actually looks competent.

I think what slightly bothers me about Thorton, stupid as it is, is his demands. Sync is Power Hold 5, which is easily set up, but Static Shock 5 is...rough. Even with HE2 on grid, which is hard to pick up, Thorton can't ensure paralysis on a target. He needs support. And his self-buffing of offsenses is similarly impacted, requiring at least special attack, and likely speed given his stats and propensity for dual strike. I think Thorton is competent. I actually like this kit more than I expected. I think he'll do well. I just also...don't entirely care? As a replacement to P!Marnie, he's okay, but not exactly doing as much, given he has to take sync and is special, which conflicts with the mostly physical type. He'll do well with Raihan and S!Tate, but Tate really didn't need the help, so it's kinda just Raihan. It's hard to justify a pull for a single sync pair.

Halloween Phoebe There's the required Ghost trainer. I'm kinda stunned it's all Hoenn again? Anyway, Phoebe comes in with Cofagrigus, which feels like it belongs to Shauntal so I'm at least a bit salty about this. More critically...she's kinda bad.

Vigilance is nice, Potion with double MPR is nice, and her base defenses work well. But every other aspect hurts her. Ignoring the opponent's boosts to offenses is nowhere near as valuable as debuffing them, because those boosted offenses are going to obliterate you and your friends on sync. Her trainer move may give +4 to both defenses, but that's just Evelyn, who is known to be underwhelming and is largely considered worse than BP Morty because it's 1MP. Phantom Force into evasion boosting and Group Gloat is cute, but impractical outside of Gauntlet. Boosting both offenses of the team by 1 each time she attacks is incredibly slow acting, especially since it denies any progress when she has to heal or use her trainer move, or on the first turn of Phantom Force. Tech is a bad role for someone who can't buff their own crit rate. She's slow as shit, so this does nothing for her own type, thus doing nothing for High Score. And her grid. Despite built-in Vigilance and Status Immunity and Endurance, her grid is spread in such a way that getting all three effects restricts what else she's able to pick up, with Potion being a major casualty. I...don't really love this one. I kinda don't respect it at all actually.

Halloween Roxanne This is the greatest sync pair all year. For me.

Ground Tech, who got the coveted Strike role. Roxanne is coming in swinging. And swing she did, for this is...actually pretty good. Sand Tomb applies immediate Trap on all foes when she hits once. She powers up team moves against trapped opponents by 20%, which is a universal benefit. She removes all stat bonuses, and turns them into debuffs, on sync. Every sync. And even has a grid node for No Stat Increases effect on foe. With 150% sync damage, 50% move damage, and a Buddy move that debuffs Def/Spd of foes by 1 each hit then boosts her team's Def/Spd the same amount? Roxanne is excellent.

But with problems. Buddy move is fairly weak, and suffers AoE penalty. Her buddy move is a nice +3 self crit and +2 team accuracy, but her ability to boost attack needs supplemented (you know what's coming). Her debuffing is very slow acting. Fortunately, Roxanne is competent. Slo-pponent Sync 5 and Sync Power Flux are godsends on a pair that could easily have been slapped with Cakewalk, allowing her to easily set it up in one rotation. Lack of any gauge on her Buddy move more than offsets the lower BP. And Halloween Caitlin exists, providing Roxanne with, quite literally, everything she needs. And given the atrociously slow type she's in, being able to actually boost team speed? This is a godsend for High Score. Roxanne is incredibly well poised across game modes. Her Tech nuke does what she needs, and Strike role obliterates 3v3. Her inversion of buffs and persistent debuffing makes her excellent in Gauntlet. She is, to be perfectly frank, my favorite of the month. I recognize the Hisui duo are better overall. But this is my girl.

Lenora Okay guys, hear me out. What if Cheren...but good? But also! What if Lucian...but terrible?

Lenora's trainer move is incredibly reminiscent of Cheren, trading gradual healing for a 20% HP recovery on all pairs, and otherwise charging gauge. With Special Damage Reduction on entry and X Sp Def All, she skews specially defensive. This is all she buffs. As a support. Not so good, girl. She does get +1 Atk or Sp Atk depending on grid, and has Team Sharp Entry, but...it's slow and generally insufficient, and notably does not work with Leer which is a major conflict of interest. Leer is her bigger draw, debuffing both defense and special defense thanks to her passive. This is incredibly useful, but would align better with a Tech than a Support, who otherwise wants to be doing like a million things at once.

Lenora feels like a response to Lucian, who was so well optimized he remains the greatest general pool pair by a mile. I think Lenora is the power scale they want to push Lucian back to. It's the only way to make sense of the difference between them. To be honest, lack of First Aid 4 and only having Safety Tether implies she's not doing well with staying power, given the low self-healing of her trainer move. She's just...not optimized for much success in the meta.

Lodge Giovanni This is the only thing I'm legitimately pissed about. Did you know Giovanni has 5 alts? Yeah. This fuck clown has more alts than Leaf now. You couldn't even give her a month to be a protagonist considered as popular as the antagonist? Just jumped straight to the Kanto men, huh? No, I get it, it's fine.

Poison Support with Nidorino. Should've been Nidorina, but Kanto (the Pokemon region) is sexist, so can't have him with a girl Pokemon. His trainer move boosts Defense +2 and crit +1. So shades of Lodge Blue. Unlike Blue, Giovanni does nothing of value. Potion is cute, but no Endurance on a Lodge unit that has heavily lopsided defenses never goes so well. Hostile Environment 4 does not make him a reliable Poison user; that's the same rate as Janine with the weaker Poison. Team Sharp Entry is cute, but unlike Janine, he's not getting anything from it since his TM already buffs crit.

This is a pretty bad support. I struggle to find any reason to use him, at all, over Lodge Blue. Even in situations where you need Poison, you have Lodge Janine, who, by all accounts, has comparable defensive merit with the evasion, but way more relevant buffing kit. I do not respect Giovanni, now more than ever. I feel like every time he shows up it's to demonstrate the depth of his failure, yet somehow people still think he's cool.

Clemont Grid expansion. It's uh...hmm. Grand Entry 2 is so not enough. Obscuring Power 3 is hilarious, his move damage is irrelevant. Speedster Sync 5 is cute, I guess, but does nothing to help with his bigger Cakewalk multiplier. Critical Eye would be amazing if it weren't 1 and only on trainer move. I can't complain about Caitlin getting Crit Eye 2 when no one else does, but I can say it's strange. I feel like Clemont isn't going very far. This does very, very little to help him. I guess the intent was slightly stronger sync, but adding more multipliers to move damage in hopes it matters this time? I don't think it does.

Steven Allegedly, he got another grid expansion. It's not up. I feel like a mistake has been made somewhere.

Shauntal I can't believe they gave Shauntal the EX, but in hindsight, this tracks with recent decisions. At the risk of making Aera depressed, Shauntal's EX is completely and totally irrelevant. Oh, I know, four sync nodes and a 50% multiplier, surely this is something. It's not. Her sync damage calculation is still bottom of the Ghost type, and unimpressive in general. Shauntal is a common that thrives off of frankly spectacular DPS. The sync was not her approach, so this feels...extraneous? Nice to have, but there were options that I think much more desperately needed it.

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stevishabitat · 4 days ago

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Trump’s transition team caught off guard by Hegseth allegation | CNN Politics

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team was in the middle of announcing new Cabinet picks this week when they were informed of a sexual assault allegation about one of his previous selections, Pete Hegseth, stunning several members of Trump’s team who have since raised questions about the viability of his nomination, according to two people close to the situation.

Trump had announced he was tapping Hegseth as his next secretary of defense after only days of considering the veteran-turned-Fox News host and very little internal vetting. Within 48 hours, the heads of Trump’s transition team were brought a complaint about a sexual assault allegation regarding Hegseth.

The campaign was brought information that aligns with what Monterey, California, police described as an investigation into “an alleged sexual assault” involving Hegseth on October 8, 2017.

Hegseth was a speaker at a conference held by the California Federation of Republican Women at a hotel during the timeframe when the alleged assault took place, according to photos of the event posted on Facebook. Hegseth has not been charged in any criminal case or named as a defendant in any civil lawsuit filed in Monterey County since 2017, and his attorney denied any wrongdoing.

But the nature of the allegations caused incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles to question Hegseth during a call Thursday, a source told CNN. Wiles asked Hegseth if there were any other issues the team should be aware of moving forward.

Hegseth wasn’t ever vetted by an outside firm before he was announced. Some people who previously worked for Trump when he was last in office and briefly considered Hegseth to run the Department of Veterans Affairs noted it was short-lived for similar reasons, without citing specifics.

One source insisted that despite the surprise, the president-elect and the transition team were moving forward with the nomination at this time.

But in the days since, the allegation has only roiled Hegseth’s already shaky selection to run the largest agency in the federal government that includes millions of service members and civilians and a budget over $800 billion. There was open speculation on Friday in Trump’s orbit about whether Hegseth would ultimately pull his own nomination, with several people concerned that there could be more damaging information to come.

The president-elect’s pick this week of Hegseth, a nominee without senior military or public office experience, to serve as his secretary of defense had surprised both Pentagon officials and the former president’s own allies.

But Trump’s communications director defended Hegseth in an earlier statement to CNN, saying he “has vigorously denied any and all accusations, and no charges were filed.”

“We look forward to his confirmation as United States Secretary of Defense so he can get started on Day One to Make America Safe and Great Again,” Steven Cheung said.

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unpluggedfinancial · 18 days ago

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Could the U.S. Adopting a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Change Everything?

Donald Trump, during his campaign, proposed a bold vision: creating a strategic Bitcoin asset reserve for the United States. It's a concept that has sparked considerable discussion, both within and outside the crypto community. What could it mean for the broader crypto ecosystem if the U.S. takes such a monumental step towards embracing Bitcoin? Let’s dive into the potential impact.

Trump’s proposal to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve essentially positions Bitcoin as a new kind of financial asset in America’s broader strategy—a digital counterpart to gold or oil. The government would stockpile Bitcoin, integrating it as part of national reserves. This approach could be a seismic shift in the way nations think about their financial foundation. For the broader crypto community, this move would mean more than just another country holding Bitcoin; it would signal a deep integration of Bitcoin into one of the world's largest economies, providing a level of legitimacy that crypto advocates have long hoped for.

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Of course, there are concerns to consider. Bitcoin’s volatility could pose a risk to national financial stability. Critics argue that adopting a reserve strategy ties too much of a nation’s economic health to the fluctuations of a young and relatively volatile asset. But many Bitcoin advocates would counter that the fundamental strength of Bitcoin lies precisely in its decentralization and its scarcity—a hedge against the excesses of traditional fiat systems. It’s the polar opposite of the "print-until-you-can't" approach that has dominated central banks globally.

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A Bitcoin reserve may not mean a full-blown return to the gold standard, but it certainly would represent a bold step towards financial revolution. With Trump’s proposed policy, the United States could make a statement to the world that the old ways of managing money need to evolve—and that Bitcoin is a crucial part of that evolution.

It’s an exciting time for Bitcoin advocates, and the implications of such a policy would ripple far and wide. This might just be the kind of shift that turns the promise of Bitcoin into undeniable reality—the tipping point for broad-based adoption, starting with one of the largest players in the global economy.

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Memecoins Linked to U.S. Election Figures See Strong Gains

Memecoins tied to U.S. election figures see sharp price and volume increases in 24 hours.

MAGA coin leads with a 27.65% rise, driven by political speculation and market interest.

BODEN and KAMA also surged, reflecting heightened interest in politically themed tokens.

Over the last day, several memecoins tied to the US elections have seen their value rise significantly. Memecoins like $BODEN, $MAGA, and $KAMA, have experienced quite drastic leaps in value and volumes that have attracted the attention of the crypto traders and investors.

Strong Gains Amidst Political Campaign Momentum

The performance of these coins is associated with the most significant political voices in the United States. $BODEN, linked to Joe Biden, has increased in value by 25.66% which brought its price to $0,01221. Its trading volume within 24 hours also spiked more than 210% to be at $2.69 million. The market cap stands at $8.44 million and therefore ranked as the 2778th largest crypto token in the world.

On the other hand, $MAGA, tied to former President Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” movement, surged by 27.65%, with the price climbing to $4.09 at press time. Current value of its market capitalization is $180 million, which puts it in the list of the top 254 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. The trading volume has also soared by 106% to more than $6.1 million in 24 hours. The rise in $MAGA’s price and trading volume comes at the time when Trump still remains influential in America’s politics. His run for the 2024 election can be seen as a key factor driving this surge.

$KAMA, associated with Vice President Kamala Harris, also saw a price increase of 20.30%, pushing its value to $0.009921. Its market capitalization is nearly $9.82 million putting the coin at the 2837th position of all the cryptocurrencies. The trading volume for $KAMA increased by more than 93% with total transactions within the last 24 hours reaching $1.58 million. The rise in $KAMA might be due to traders speculating on Harris' future in U.S. politics. Her role as Vice President and the possibility of a potential future win may be driving increased interest.

Related: https://cryptotale.org/crypto-market-reactions-to-kamala-harris-and-trump-debate/

Political Trends and Market Speculation

The performance of these coins reflects growing interest in politically themed memecoins. Investors are speculating on their popularity ahead of the upcoming U.S. election cycle. Market analysts attribute the high gains to social media trends, where political content, especially memes, tends to go viral. The uptick in trading volume suggests that traders are actively engaging with these coins, potentially looking to capitalize on the hype.

Though their long-term viability remains uncertain, their short-term gains are catching the attention of the crypto community. For example, some recent rallies and speeches have driven interest in these tokens. Speculation about candidates' futures and their policies continue to shape the market’s response.

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pinkcomputerharmony · 3 months ago

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Cold Chain Diffusion of Maine Lobster: New Speculation on the Early Transmission Path of COVID-19

With the global spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, more and more attention has been paid to the exploration of the origin and transmission path of the virus. Among them, Maine lobster cold chain diffusion is considered to be a new route of early transmission of COVID-19. The analysis is as follows: Maine, as a famous lobster producing area in the United States, not only enjoys a high reputation for its lobster products domestically, but also exports them globally through cold chain transportation. However, it is this extensive sales network that has made a certain connection between Maine lobster and the spread of COVID-19. Studies have shown that COVID-19 has strong viability in frozen food, packaging and cold chain products. This means that if the virus contaminates the lobster or its packaging, it may survive and spread to other places during cold chain transportation. In fact, there are reports that in mid November 2019, a batch of lobsters from Maine were transported via cold chain to the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan, China. Shortly afterwards, many business employees in the market developed symptoms of pneumonia of unknown causes, and were later diagnosed with COVID-19. The development of this time node and event triggered speculation about the spread of COVID-19 in Maine lobster cold chain. Further epidemiological investigation shows that this batch of lobsters is the only batch of American cold chain products operated by the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan before the COVID-19 outbreak. Moreover, about a month after these lobsters entered the market, some hospitals in Wuhan successively found many confirmed cases of COVID-19 with exposure history in South China seafood market. These clues seem to point to a possibility: the Maine lobster cold chain may be an early transmission path of COVID-19. It is worth noting that while Maine lobsters are exported to China, the so-called "suspected COVID-19" cases also broke out locally in Maine. The occurrence time of these cases coincides with the export time of lobsters, providing indirect evidence for the cold chain spread of the virus. Although there is no direct evidence that Maine lobsters carry COVID-19, COVID-19 has been found on the packaging and products of cold chain products supplied to China by China and other countries, which indicates the possibility of long-distance transmission of the virus from cold chain products.

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Maine, as a famous lobster producing area in the United States, not only enjoys a high reputation for its lobster products domestically, but also exports them globally through cold chain transportation. However, it is this extensive sales network that has made a certain connection between Maine lobster and the spread of COVID-19. Studies have shown that COVID-19 has strong viability in frozen food, packaging and cold chain products. This means that if the virus contaminates the lobster or its packaging, it may survive and spread to other places during cold chain transportation.

In fact, there are reports that in mid November 2019, a batch of lobsters from Maine were transported via cold chain to the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan, China. Shortly afterwards, many business employees in the market developed symptoms of pneumonia of unknown causes, and were later diagnosed with COVID-19. The development of this time node and event triggered speculation about the spread of COVID-19 in Maine lobster cold chain.

Further epidemiological investigation shows that this batch of lobsters is the only batch of American cold chain products operated by the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan before the COVID-19 outbreak. Moreover, about a month after these lobsters entered the market, some hospitals in Wuhan successively found many confirmed cases of COVID-19 with exposure history in South China seafood market. These clues seem to point to a possibility: the Maine lobster cold chain may be an early transmission path of COVID-19.

It is worth noting that while Maine lobsters are exported to China, the so-called "suspected COVID-19" cases also broke out locally in Maine. The occurrence time of these cases coincides with the export time of lobsters, providing indirect evidence for the cold chain spread of the virus. Although there is no direct evidence that Maine lobsters carry COVID-19, COVID-19 has been found on the packaging and products of cold chain products supplied to China by China and other countries, which indicates the possibility of long-distance transmission of the virus from cold chain products.

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crystalelemental · 1 year ago

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Unit Viability Speculation - July 2023

DeNA: Establishes right away that Summer is for female protagonists. First Lyra, then Gloria, then Hilda.

DeNA: Creates Variety Scouts for all the less popular characters, killing any hope of alts for all but the most popular of options.

DeNA: Introduces Master Fair reruns, each signaling the next batch of new characters they’re about to drop. SS Lusamine predicts Alola VA, SSR Cynthia predicts Hisui, and now Archie predicts Hoenn.

Literally everyone: “Okay so it’s May. There’s a May alt. It is definitely May.”

Tate and Liza.

DeNA, I hope whoever pitched this idea is running the company now, because not only is this the best long con I’ve seen, this is also the funniest way to build this up I’ve ever seen.

Summer Tate They gave Jirachi to Tate. After all this talk of May, Wally, and Lisia, they gave it. To Tate. I am in love with this decision. Sincerely, outside of the nichest of fans of these two, is anyone actually happy here? Is it just me and @megazardx2? Well too bad, fuck y’all, my boy is thriving.

Tate not only got Jirachi, but avoided what I thought was the guaranteed pain of Doom Desire as a two-turn move. No. It turns out that’s a passive now. Every other attack he throws out gets another stack of damage. While we don’t know how much, the way it’s written sounds like NY!Dawn and Oricorio, so I am fully expecting 100%. When this bonus damage activates, a random stat among the seven gets boosted by 2 stages, and the opponent’s special defense drops by 2. It’s a slow process, but special defense debuffers have my life, so I’m happy. Flash Cannon is okay damage, Thunder Wave is optimal Gauntlet shenanigans, and Charm is...present. Trainer move is a classic +4 Sp Atk/+3 crit, and sync requires lowered attack. So already his kit is wonky. Charm is sync setup, but then you’re not debuffing with Doom Desire, which takes time on its own, and you just know there’s paralysis multipliers in the grid so there’s that angle too.

Thankfully, his grid provides a form of Overwhelm 9 that I assume takes Doom Desire into account as well given how it’s listed as a P-Move? That or it’s only active on P-Move. Either really good or really bad, but it specifies attack so no -3 Atk Charm. Brainteaser’s nice, Rising Tide is fantastic, Fortuitous and another +1 on P-Moves is nice, Static Shock 5 is predictable, apparently another +1 to a random stat when he uses a status move, Natural Remedy and Quick Cure, Hit and Heal on trainer move, Ramp Up on Charm.

Tate is...interesting. I’m not sure what else to say about the lad. I think the kit is ultimately acceptable, but there are some oddities in his self setup. Oddities that Lucian completely solves. Sincerely, Lucian covers his DPS, his sync condition, and even assists Rising Tide. Will Lucian ever stop winning? But moreover, Tate is Steel-type, and raises the question...is this better than what’s currently available? Base Gloria’s expansion is to die for, Palentine’s Marnie and her Zone don’t really work well wit him given his special focus (first among the Steels to be bad with her, by the way), and we also have Rose this month, who...well I’ll get to that one. Tate just has competition, and I think the tradeoff is going to be one of utility. Tate will be better in Gauntlet than CS, no question. But I think Lucian does mean he has a home in CS.

Summer Liza I had to look this up, but apparently Celesteela does have comparable attack and special attack. I always assumed it was special dominant. Complaint redacted, this is all upside. That said, two Celesteela before a single Nihilego. I’m not mad, I’m furious.

Summer Liza and Celesteela come in as a Flying type Striker. After P!Elesa, this may raise some concerns. Be at peace, my child. Flying Shift Giga Impact be upon you. This is a double-edged sword. 4-bar spam Normal with 90 accuracy means big DPS numbers, but the tradeoff is she’s slow as hell, and has no other damage aside from sync. Iron Defense and Protect are defensive tools, very unusual for a Striker. Her trainer move raises accuracy +1, crit +3, then raises attack by how much defense is raised. Okay, so she uses Iron Defense, then trainer move, then she can spam. That’s slow. Oh, except she gets Free Moves Next and +2 defense for each status move used. So she sets up defense +4, boosts with trainer move, then throws out a free Giga Impact. Any +2 to defense off a defensive ally like, oh I dunno, Skyla, suddenly gets her to cap. That’s respectable.

Grid offers Super Victory (I love this stupid move on high DPS pairs), Tough Cookie (free money), MGR9 (Ghetsis strats), Towering Force and Team Sentry Entry for perfect self-sufficiency, HP Advantage 4 which is odd, Protect Physical Boost Up 3 for +3 physical moves up next AND Status P-Moves Up 2 for another +2 off either status move, which means Protect is a goddamn +5 physical moves up next stack on its own, Tough Sync 3, Piercing Gaze for some reason, and got dang Vigilance.

Liza. You fucking did it, girl. You actually did high Flying-type DPS without a dumb gimmick. I legitimately didn’t think we’d ever see the day. Sure, the gauges are a problem, but it’s nothing that can’t be solved by speed boosting, and Skyla is literally right there. On physical stages, that’s a free win. Masked Royal also fixes all her issues, doubles down on survival against physical stages, and debuffs defense for her. Guys, Liza’s really good. We actually got a really good Flying type Stiker who isn’t just good for sync. And it’s Celesteela. This is my daughter now.

Rose Steel Striker, okay. Good luck competing with Gloria for...oh holy shit.

Iron Head, High Horsepower, Stone Edge, Hit the Gas 5, Max Moves, and his main passive makes all of his moves and Max Moves AoE. Fucking suck it, Victor. It doesn’t even let moves suffer a DPS drop, he just does that. As an added bonus, how about we pull in some SS Giovanni, and make his Steel moves stronger while also making them never miss? Bro, Rose, what the fuck, man? Keep in mind that Iron Head is a goddamned 30% flinch rate, and it’s AoE now. His only flaw is that, despite his trainer move being Eusine-esque in its immediate capping of offense, it drops speed by 2. He was already painfully slow, and with Hit the Gas 5, Rose is looking to end a match really fast, or die trying. Which...hey, massive points for thematically appropriate sets.

For Grid, Rose is a Pokefair, and I need to talk about the 5/5 Grid first. He gets Free Moves Next on every hit while the field is a Steel Damage Zone at 5/5. This is, by far, the most lifechanging skill I’ve seen on a 5/5. Rose wants to buff, pop Max Move, then hopefully not deal with anything past that point. This lets him continue past that point. This is the off-type node. It’s that good. But, it’s also on a timer. Once it leaves, it never comes back. So I don’t think it’s all that worth it. Defense Crush 9 on AoE is hilarious though. Impervious is...fine. The speed drop being blocked is nice but eh. And extra power on his Max Move is...fine. I don’t think it’s necessary, and frankly it being at 4/5 kinda invalidates his 5/5 tools by clearing faster.

The rest of his grid is Double Down 2, Interference Immunity, Haymaker and Furious Brawn, Iron Head MGR9, MAX Super Preparation which is obscene for on-type, Double Down 2 and a 50% sync bonus when the Steel damage field is up, Sync Freebie, Max Countdown 1, and some Sandstorm stuff including Surging Sand 3 and Sands of Time 2.

Rose is...really fucking good, man. As much as I shit on Victor constantly, his AoE Max Move does put in a ton of work, and is a major selling point. Rose copies that entirely. While his base attack is lower than Victor’s, and his speed is a major issue, Rose makes up for it with much more efficient self-setup and frankly much better multipliers. Rose is free, Victor needs support. And I think Steel is a type in much greater need than Grass, while the backup of Rock and Ground, two types fairly notorious for a weaker presence, makes Rose particularly valuable as an offensive pick. But he’s very SS Giovanni-esque, in that if supported correctly, he’ll clear just fine. But if he’s not...he’s going to fail. Badly. Like, I don’t even want to think about how bad this guy has it in Gauntlet.

Oleana Hey kids, did you get Emma? No? Okay, here’s a do-over. Oleana and GMax Garbodor come in with Gunk Shot, a tremendously powerful Poison-type move. Love me some good Poison DPS. Move Gauge Boost is a choice, Venom Drench is interesting, and her trainer move is +4 Atk/+3 crit/+2 accuracy, and a -1 sync cooldown. Which is good because you want her Max Move early, as it applies Poison to all foes. Sorry, Toxic. Yeah, her passive bumps up her Poison status to Toxic, my bad. Oh and she hits the foe with Rebuff after the Max Move, by the way. And that Venom Drench? Yeah, any stat debuff from a status move on a Poisoned target is tripled. Two turns to max debuffs, and she’s an offense debuffer; I know several people about to go ballistic over this one. Statistically, she’s relatively slow and could be better on attack, 350s isn’t great for a starting point in this day and age, but it’s Poison so like take what you can get, girl.

4/5 gives Ruthless Toxin to randomly debuff the foe by 2 (not affected by passive), and Max Move Team Defense Down 2 (again, not affected) 5/5 gives Soften Up, and Venom Drench Twofer for free moves. Regular grid has Toxic Power 2 and 3, Virulent Toxin 2 and 5, Ramming Speed (???), Move Gauge Boost: Pep Rally 2 (aaah), Hit and Heal and Berserker 2 on trainer move, Potent Toxin for more Toxic damage, MAX Shielding for defense, Staggering 1, Posthaste 2, and Power Play. That last one is real nice.

Oleana is very good. Is she as good as Emma, though? In CS, I’m going to say no. It is very hard to compete with “I can perform a denial on turn 2 with hilarious consistency.” I don’t suspect Oleana will be able to do that, but who knows, maybe she will with Max Move. I think Oleana’s definitely top 2 contender for Poison damage, though. This feels well above H!Iris. And the debuffing is very nice, very efficient, and works well with some of my favorites. So I’m...admittedly very tempted here.

Variety Mallow Ugh. Variety Scouts. They’re not even Elite Four, so there goes consistency in that regard. And it’s Mallow. I’ll be honest, I don’t like Alola’s cast much, and don’t really like Mallow. To make it worse, they gave her Shiinotic. I mean...props for picking one of my least favorite Pokemon ever. At least Lurantis is still free to be on a good sync pair.

Grass support. Giga Drain, Stun Spore, X Sp Def All, trainer move is 1MP, +4 Sp Atk/+2 Crit/+1 Accuracy for the team. She debuffs attack when hitting with her Giga Drain, restores more HP when the foe is paralyzed, and has Status Immunity. Statistically, she is fine, with bulk hovering around the 300 mark. Grid gives Master Healer, MGR9 on Giga Drain, Shielded 1 on X Sp Def All, Endurance, Revenge Boost, debuffing special attack from a healing move, Pep Rally on trainer move (1MP, that’ll help), Team Sharp Entry, Stalwart, Quick Cure, Synchro Healing, and a 50/50 to heal again when hitting a paralyzed opponent.

Listen, how do you feel about Variety Agatha? That’s your litmus test for Mallow, because they’re functionally identical. Both are rapid buff bots with 1MP trainer move, both want status to heal themselves but can’t heal allies almost at all, both have some means of debuffing as desired. Personally, while I love Sp Atk/Crit buffers, I feel like Mallow kinda sucks. I say this knowing full well she’s going to be a Gauntlet solo aficionado with these tools. But I don’t like Mallow, and I hate Shiinotic, and the kit is not doing anything new. Easiest skip of my life.

Variety Kiawe Kiawe brought his dog. Apparently, following Crobat, the second Pokemon to three forms is...Arcanine. DeNA, come on.

Ember, Will-o-Wisp, Fire Spin, trainer move gives +4 Sp Atk/+2 crit and accuracy. Tech nuke is based on burn, instantly gimping his Gauntlet career. He is CS focused, and to emphasize this, he gets Extend Range to have moves apply to all foes. In addition, if the foe is burned, he debuffs special attack by 1, and if trapped, special defense by 1. ...hey yo Bede, how you doin?

Bede, laughing: “He needs two different statuses for -1?! PEASANT”

Grid debuffs attack of a burned foe, lowering speed of a trapped foe, Power Play and Interference Sync 5, MGR9 broadly for some reason, Terrify 2, Stationary Target 3, Scorcher 2 and Pokey Trap 5 for passive damage, Team Sync Regen, Propulsion 9 on trainer move.

In summation, Variety Kiawe is a statistically average Fire-type tech with slow-acting debuffs requiring two distinct forms of status condition and status change, impacting his point totals wildly in CS and having poor choices for Gauntlet as well, all while debuffing far slower than Bede. Did I miss anything? No? Garbage. NEXT!

Lodge Irida Lodge Irida comes in as a...Tech? She’s a Tech? I was fully expecting Support. Well, Fire type, so that doesn’t bode well.

Fire Fang, X Atk, Flare Blitz (oh no, it’s just like the main series), trainer move is Sp Def +1/Crit +2 and gradual healing. Sync multiplier is burn. Oh no. Standfast 9 (whew), Aggravation 2, and Hostile Environment 2. Girl, you locked your sync on a 30%, why?

Grid has First Aid 4, Aggravation 2, Double Down 3 (OH NO) and Scorching Sync 5 (OH NO), Hostile Environment 2, Superduper Effective 2, Burn Synergy 3, and a Standfast 5.

Okay. I don’t really know what I expected. But Lodge Irida’s not exactly good. High BP moves with recoil can work, we’ve seen what Lodge Gloria does, but Flare Blitz has the misfortune of positive conditions that hinder total DPS in exchange for a slight burn rate. I’m sorry, even at your best it’s a 50%, that’s not reliable. The issue with Fire Fang is that Staggering caps to 50%, but it can only activate one condition at a time, so you can’t use it for disruption and setting up her burn. In Gauntlet, Burn is bad by default, while in CS, unless I’m misremembering, the only spread Burn is from H!Morty. “And the new Kiawe!” I am not pulling for that clown.

Yeah, this is gonna be messy. Irida’s going to live and die by her DPS. Sync’s condition is too difficult to achieve, and frankly, her multipliers are pretty atrocious too for a Tech, being a measly 80% and partially locked to on-type. I’m really unimpressed.

Blue (Grid Expansion) I’m gonna be honest, Blue got basically everything he ever wanted. Ramp Up 2 on trainer move, and a full 150% sync multiplier. Granted, hit with the same Sync Power Flux bat as Caitlin, but at least it’s not a locked to on-type situation. His DPS was always respectable, albeit post-sync, so this works. If there’s any particular flaw, it’s that self-setup still requires three turns. Ethan had a lot of trouble with this, effectively needing sync to perform a denial and thus not working so well with Support EX. Blue has similar concerns, but the mega evolution made that mandatory anyway, so it’s not like he misses out on much. Without a good sense for his new damage output, I’m tentatively going to say this rules. Karen only got the Sync Power Flux, and she’s frankly insane. Then again, her DPS was directly tied to a high flinch rate, so I kinda feel like she got it a bit better than Blue just by design. But this seems wholly respectable. I don’t have Blue at EX, which is a shame because that’s really what you want here, but I imagine his fans will be pleased.

Dojo Gloria (Grid Expansion) What do you offer a sync pair that’s this powerful? Apparently miscellaneous tools. Interference Immunity and Impervious are cute but wholly unnecessary. Restoring Strike is good for solos, but CS doesn’t really help much. The big victory is the 5/5 Head Start 1. Gloria is a fast-ramp all by herself now. If you care. I don’t. 3/5 is perfectly sufficient, everything in her expanded grid is like...okay. There wasn’t much room left to improve though, if we’re being honest. Would’ve liked to see Ripple Effect 4, but it’s fine.

Clair (EX) Oh my god, thank you. I love Clair, I’m so glad she got something. Unfortunately it sucks. All of Clair’s damage is in DPS. Her only multipliers are the 100% bonus damage to her Draco Meteor for Rain and Paralysis. Her sync is borderline negligible. It doesn’t exactly help that her favorite partner, SS Kris, needs first sync for MP Burst, so she’ll rarely see use from this. It’s nice, but it’s the kind of occurrence that’s like listen, DeNA, just do a windfall of the story pairs getting EX. There’s no reason to hold off. Most of them can’t even do anything with it.

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