- 05 Mar 2014 06:02
#114997
A favourite of mine, which doesn't make any sense in-game, is my theory on how to kill Garchomp with lighting.
Hang on, this is a good one.
Hypothesis: Garchomp is part ground type. Due to its draconic nature, this inherent ground likeness is secondary, and therefore not a primary physical characteristic. Thus Garchomp has the body of a dragon and something about it which blocks out electricity; I theorise that this magical resistance is due to its rough skin, hiding the ordinary flesh and bone beneath.
Upon deciding this for my personal theory, I went on to wonder if there was a way to get past the hindrance of electricity-resistant skin.
...Yep! I came up with something almost feasible!
The Pokemon Jolteon has a coat made of needle-like fur, giving it a savage, spiky appearance. This fur is also peculiar in that it acts as a transformer; foreign, dangerous electric attacks are reformed into energy that the Pokemon can absorb and metabolise, giving it an energy boost along with a temporary ability to heal much faster than normal.
Jolteon is also capable of using an attack called Pin Missile. A weak bug-type attack that most ignore, since it isn't STAB and seems piddling compared to playing with Jolteon's speed stat and special attack electric moves. However, if you consider what I stated earlier about the unique properties of its fur, Pin Missile suddenly takes on a whole new level of interesting.
Most of those reading have probably figured this out already after the points discussed, but I will state this here anyway: what if Jolteon used Pin Missile to fire its coat at a Garchomp, sharp enough to penetrate the skin and into the flesh beneath? If the fur managed to bypass the normal resistances of Garchomp and tapped into the nervous system of the Pokemon, and Jolteon proceeded to use a powerful electric attack, would the embedded fur attract the electricity, transform it into normal energy, and 'inject' it into Garchomp?
This sounds like a strange idea, perhaps, but think also of this; Garchomp has never experienced any kind of foreign electrical energy. Unused to the assault on its muscular function, a powerful electric attack may just render it unable to continue to fight.
...Just a theory I came up with on the bus one day.
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