I've been looking through the egg move "improvements" offered by HG/SS, and I must say I'm bitterly disappointed, though there have been some bright spots.
Things that could have used REAL improvements, such as Blaziken, instead get token gestures, such as Featherdance. Charizard also goes without serious improvements. Aerodactyl, which could have really used Head Smash or Brave Bird, instead gets nothing.
The Eevee line is also without any real upgrades.
The massively increased distribution of Counter and Feint is borderline insulting.
However, all is not lost. The most obvious is Extremespeed Dragonite. But there are others. Aggron gets Head Smash. Absol gets Megahorn and Gardevoir gets Encore (potentially, quite useful). Blastoise gets Water Spout and Venusaur gets Power Whip.
Still, it does little to placate the lack of any real shake up, for every minor improvement the under appreciated Pokemon get, their "betters" get more, like Absol getting Megahorn, only for Honchcrow, it's evil nemesis to get Brave Bird.
I was hoping to see more variety in the Metagame, not less.
Does anyone else feel the same as I do, or is it just me?
Bright spots and complaints welcome.
Things that could have used REAL improvements, such as Blaziken, instead get token gestures, such as Featherdance. Charizard also goes without serious improvements. Aerodactyl, which could have really used Head Smash or Brave Bird, instead gets nothing.
The Eevee line is also without any real upgrades.
The massively increased distribution of Counter and Feint is borderline insulting.
However, all is not lost. The most obvious is Extremespeed Dragonite. But there are others. Aggron gets Head Smash. Absol gets Megahorn and Gardevoir gets Encore (potentially, quite useful). Blastoise gets Water Spout and Venusaur gets Power Whip.
Still, it does little to placate the lack of any real shake up, for every minor improvement the under appreciated Pokemon get, their "betters" get more, like Absol getting Megahorn, only for Honchcrow, it's evil nemesis to get Brave Bird.
I was hoping to see more variety in the Metagame, not less.
Does anyone else feel the same as I do, or is it just me?
Bright spots and complaints welcome.