Man, haven't played a match in forever, but who cares.
Don't believe this has been posted here (or at least something similar in a long while), but how about compiling a top ten best moves ever existed in Pokemon. Just like the threads for the actual pokemon, all gens (1-5, until XY officially gets in RoA I guess) are considered in a move's placement. Significant moves that have been around longer naturally have a bigger case than others.
Offensive moves are each their own obviously. If anyone wants to make a case for an effect/utility (damaging or not) to be unique or whether different type moves are the same, go ahead. I personally think it varies between moves. For example, the 40 BP priority moves are all unique, U-Turn and Volt Switch are debatable, while Trick and Switcharoo are the same. Shall, say, Lovely Kiss and Sleep Powder be the same? Type, immunities, and distribution are key factors.
Not gonna set the early ten list just yet. Maybe get a few replies. I will jot down some shit that's pretty much automatically gonna be listed at least (or a majority of them), then make some actual effort. I mean, it's obvious what moves have been the best and we can get ten in no time, but ranking them should be more interesting. Especially moves not from the first two gens.
Oh yeah, this is based on standard, so no exclusives from Ubers.
Safe to say, effects/utility are the defining feature of the top moves. Can Thunderbolt or Ice Beam somehow sneak in?
-Dragon Dance
-Baton Pass
-Explosion
-Rapid Spin
-Substitute
-Spikes
-Spore
-Stealth Rock
-U-turn
Honestly, if ten seems dry, we could upgrade to 15 or 20. We'll see.
Don't believe this has been posted here (or at least something similar in a long while), but how about compiling a top ten best moves ever existed in Pokemon. Just like the threads for the actual pokemon, all gens (1-5, until XY officially gets in RoA I guess) are considered in a move's placement. Significant moves that have been around longer naturally have a bigger case than others.
Offensive moves are each their own obviously. If anyone wants to make a case for an effect/utility (damaging or not) to be unique or whether different type moves are the same, go ahead. I personally think it varies between moves. For example, the 40 BP priority moves are all unique, U-Turn and Volt Switch are debatable, while Trick and Switcharoo are the same. Shall, say, Lovely Kiss and Sleep Powder be the same? Type, immunities, and distribution are key factors.
Not gonna set the early ten list just yet. Maybe get a few replies. I will jot down some shit that's pretty much automatically gonna be listed at least (or a majority of them), then make some actual effort. I mean, it's obvious what moves have been the best and we can get ten in no time, but ranking them should be more interesting. Especially moves not from the first two gens.
Oh yeah, this is based on standard, so no exclusives from Ubers.
Safe to say, effects/utility are the defining feature of the top moves. Can Thunderbolt or Ice Beam somehow sneak in?
-Dragon Dance
-Baton Pass
-Explosion
-Rapid Spin
-Substitute
-Spikes
-Spore
-Stealth Rock
-U-turn
Honestly, if ten seems dry, we could upgrade to 15 or 20. We'll see.