Blackleg-sanji1
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Lol yup pokedex entries stat wise are useless
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New Pokémon Revealed- Salandit
- Thread starter Exterminieren
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SciencePilot
Member
Wow great design and cool abilities. Probably my favorite of the new Pokémon so far and that's saying a lot because I've really liked them so far!
Aaronrules380
Member
Poison Dragon is more likely, given the ability, if it changes types at all
Organic material is far more resistant to acids and other chemicals than metal though.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
maybe a legendary salamander
Oh your right. That would be pretty cool as well. I wonder what it's stat spread will be.
Darth_Caedus
No longer canonical
Awesome! Looks great!
As long as it evolves and I don't pick Litten it's definitely on my team.
As long as it evolves and I don't pick Litten it's definitely on my team.
Good
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Is that GAF logo?
I think it's less "organic vs inorganic" and more "living organism vs machine". You can't poison a robot, it doesn't even have a metabolism.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
Are they going to show even one new Pokemon that I don't like?
Love it! At first I was confused because I've never seen a Pokemon that looks like this before, but that's what makes it great.
Very distinct silhouette and color scheme (black head, hands, and feet on a charcoal grey body with the red lines running down its lower back and tail). I also find those eyes really interesting. I don't think we have many Pokemon with slit-like pupils or purple eyes. Makes him stand out from the crowd.
And it goes without saying that Poison/Fire, and the ability to poison Pokemon normally immune to it, is awesome.
Very distinct silhouette and color scheme (black head, hands, and feet on a charcoal grey body with the red lines running down its lower back and tail). I also find those eyes really interesting. I don't think we have many Pokemon with slit-like pupils or purple eyes. Makes him stand out from the crowd.
And it goes without saying that Poison/Fire, and the ability to poison Pokemon normally immune to it, is awesome.
woopWOOP
Member
Wasn't this a Altered Beast boss?
Exterminieren
Banned
I know, right?
Hell, even the X and Y campaign had ringers like Skrelp and Scatterbug revealed by this point, but we've had nothing but the hits so far.
Already Torn
Banned
It's very similar to Krookodile both in terms of visual design and theme. But different typing! I'm assuming the evolution path will be similar.
Yeah, I like every new Pokemon they've shown so far. Amazing gen.
It's probably already been noted, but there appears to be a robber/bandit/murderer-in-the-night theme here. It looks like he's wearing a black mask (complete with the bandana in the form of his ears) and black gloves.
Like if he were a person, he'd sneak into places and poison the guards to reach his target.
It's probably already been noted, but there appears to be a robber/bandit/murderer-in-the-night theme here. It looks like he's wearing a black mask (complete with the bandana in the form of his ears) and black gloves.
Like if he were a person, he'd sneak into places and poison the guards to reach his target.
People seem to conflate corrosives and poisons.
You can't poison a piece of metal. It's not a living thing.
The thing about Salandit it that its poison is also corrosive. Which is why it affects both Poison and Steel types. Neither of them can die from poisoning, but they can be burned by corrosion.
Exactly. Some people are really overthinking this, lol.
I imagine most builds would only go with Toxic, though, since you can only inflict one status condition at a time, and since he'll be able to poison everything in the game. Probably better to save other slots for attacks, including STAB Fire-type attacks.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Damn, Pokemon Go is pretty realistic
Already Torn
Banned
That's a salamander! I'm guessing you live on the West Coast?
Coincidentally, that's one of the most toxic salamander species, so the comparison fits 😂😂😂
Hope you washed your hands! If you ate food after w/o washing you should go to the hospital. Neurotoxins aren't fun.
Sheriff_Battlesnake
Banned
Ugly isn't bad! Lot or real animals are ugly. This guy looks mean as shit, I want one on my team.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Not75Drops
Member
That bandana head lol. Its ability is also really good, though it depends if it evolves and how good it stats are.
Updated types so far:
Grass: 1
Fire: 2
Water: 2
Normal: 4
Flying: 2
Bug: 4
Rock: 1
Electric: 4
Psychic: 3
Ghost: 1
Steel: 3
Dragon: 1
Fairy: 3
Poison: 1
Fighting: 0
Ground: 0
Ice: 0
Dark: 0
No Fighting types so far is pretty strange, maybe we'll get one in Corocoro next week. It's nice to see a Poison type but there consistently one of the least numerous added types in each generation since Gen I. For example, there were only two Poison types introduced in XY.
Updated types so far:
Grass: 1
Fire: 2
Water: 2
Normal: 4
Flying: 2
Bug: 4
Rock: 1
Electric: 4
Psychic: 3
Ghost: 1
Steel: 3
Dragon: 1
Fairy: 3
Poison: 1
Fighting: 0
Ground: 0
Ice: 0
Dark: 0
No Fighting types so far is pretty strange, maybe we'll get one in Corocoro next week. It's nice to see a Poison type but there consistently one of the least numerous added types in each generation since Gen I. For example, there were only two Poison types introduced in XY.
The shit-eating grin is so good.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Rather surprised as its one of the first pokemon revealled for gen 7 that I really want.
Haha, well I did have the app on this morning and found this cutie in the same place
How did you survive?
Wasn't sure if it was a salamander or gecko, good to know! Are you sure it's toxic? Maybe if you eat... I found it a few days ago and I'm still alive... I think 🤔😅😅 and yes, I do live in the best coast! Washington state
That's why I'm hoping moves like Acid Spray will now hit Steel types
FunkyDealer
Banned
It looks nothing like I would have designed a salamander with those typings, but apart from the freaky eyes it's alright.
It's got nothing on TrainBug though.
It's got nothing on TrainBug though.
Already Torn
Banned
It secretes a powerful neurotoxin that at most will irritate your skin, but if you get it on a mucous membrane or eat it you're in big trouble! It's a cool one. I'm on the east coast but we learned about it in herp class because of how potent it is.
On that subject, it would have been even better if instead of letting it inflict Poison on immune types, Corrosion instead inflicted burn when a pokemon immune to psn would be poisoned.
It's hard to tell with how little we know about it but burn has the very nice side effect of lowering physical attack. So you might very well want to burn some foes (physical sweepers) and badly poison others (defensive Pokemon). Having the option available with Will-o-wisp (or Lava Plume for an attack with 30% chance to burn) will make Salandit more versatile. I think most defensive Pokemon that can reliably burn foes prefer it over Toxic on competitive movesets even if they can also learn Toxic. Corrosion will give Salandit an incentive to consider Toxic though. Being able to Poison Heatran (who can't be burned) is such a troll move.
Obscuritas
Member
Salamander+bandit (duh, I know), it makes sense given its "masked" face.
Already Torn
Banned
The part that annoys me is that it's a lizard, as evidenced by its species name and face shape. It's like how Squidward is an octopus.
I know where it comes from, I just think it's an awkward combination. admittedly I can't think of anything better at the moment, though.