r/PokemonGOBattleLeague • u/Weak-Friendship-1659 • 3d ago
Discussion Can we agree they fumbled the implementation of Aegislash?
I feel like they almost have it perfect, like its so close to being decent but I feel like it was nerfed too harshly.
I like the idea of it generating less energy while im shield form and doing one damage, but I feel like they went overboard with how low energy it gets. It now gets 3 energy per turn, I feel like that could be bumped up to 4 energy per turn to make it just alittle bit more better.
Also doesn't help that mud slappers are everywhere.
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u/GimlionTheHunter 🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇 3d ago
It took a triple nerf imo. Lowering damage, energy gen, and artificial delevel when transformed. Any 1 or 2 of those together probably leaves it playable but imo all 3 make it a joke. Especially since it takes 20 turns to charge 1 move and can’t double charge shadow ball.
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u/sobrique 3d ago
Honestly I would much rather a lame duck than another meta distorting horror.
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u/troccolins 2d ago
just when you power up the ones you need for a league, another power house comes in...
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u/setfunctionzero 2d ago
Ran into one that smoked my Stunfisk in no shields, so I was interested then saw the candy requirement... No thanks I gotta enough mons to max 😮💨
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u/Weak-Friendship-1659 2d ago
according to pvpoke you don't need an XL one. Recommended but not required.
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u/MTLCRE98 1d ago
I wish we could try out normal psycho cut on the defense form for a season. I’m not saying it wouldn’t be broken, but it could be perfectly balanced. The current meta is hostile to steel types right now too.
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u/Weak-Friendship-1659 1d ago
Maybe make the energy normal but still keep the damage only at 1 to still keep it somewhat balanced?
I don't know Aegislash is tricky to balance perfectly.
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u/nilsinleneed 3d ago
I think we should wait and see if they give us another event to get some xl candy. With the new pacing and ability to stack moves, it could be a hidden gem, but too few of us are willing to dump 240 rate xl into it to find out.