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Social Swamp's Social Thread 3 - And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain...

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Swamp Sensei

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Alligator's are crap hunters on land. Besides, they rely on ambushing their prey and their death roll to kill

Although really you should be using like, a saltwater crocodile as the example

Saltwater croc vs kodiak or something
Okay...

How about a Saltwater Crocodile versus a Polar Bear?

Biggest species for both.
 

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Hippos are one of the top deadliest animals in africa. Behind humans and potentially mosquitos

In number of human death incidents at least
Hence why I never even needed to mention who would win in a fight between a bear and a hippo. Hippos are pretty damn terrifying regardless on whether they are on the land or in the water. Hearing the stories of crocodiles being ripped apart by hippos doesn't help either.
 

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Hippos beat anything that isn't an elephant or rhino.

Even then, the rhino would be pretty even.
 

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Okay...

How about a Saltwater Crocodile versus a Polar Bear?

Biggest species for both.
It'd probably be the same, polar bear on land and croc in the water

But Polar bears are viciously strong. I'd personally bet on it
 

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It's worth saying that unlike most bears, polar bears are indeed aquatic and hunt whales in it.

It's also worth saying that Saltwater crocodiles completely dwarf polar bears. They're almost twenty feet long.
 

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They have one of these size comparisons at my zoo at the polar bear exibit



(Not this specific one)

Ever since I was a kid, a polar bear has always been the animal I thought would be most terrifying to attack you because of this. And I'm especially short
 

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So we got:
Grass - Reptiles (5), Mammal (1), Bird (1)
Fire - Mammals (5), Bird (1), Reptile (1)
Water - Mammals (2), Reptiles (2), Amphibians (2), Bird (1)
Water just needs a fish and it has all the chordates

Also couldn't charmander be an amphibian? Or is that just the american name
 
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Water just needs a fish and it has all the chordates

Also couldn't charmander be an amphibian? Or is that just the american name
The Charmander line is largely based off of a mythical creature named the salamander (which is a fire-breathing lizard), not to be confused with the real life amphibian (which was originally thought to be a lizard itself and named after said mythical creature).
 

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I dunno if anyone posted this, but Serebii's Joe is in the latest gamexplain on pokemon
 
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ITT: People think a 4x weakness makes a Pokemon unviable. Local trainer says: "lol". Next on the news: Scizor kills family of 6. More at 7.
 
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Besides, most people here are just going to play the single player anyway outside of trading.
 

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That'd be me. I personally really only play Pokemon games for the main story. I'm just not a big fan of the competitive aspect. To me it's horribly slow, and I think I just prefer competitive Smash, overall.
 
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Besides, most people here are just going to play the single player anyway outside of trading.
And there are only three strategies on it anyways: kill it before it kills you, slowly chip with a wall or heal every turn because two hits are enough to kill your Pokemon and you can't outspeed them or switch so you just wait for the RNG to bless you and make that 95 hit move miss so you can attack it on the next turn while taking a hit only for it to crit and see your Pokemon's life fade away before you...
 

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ive never not picked water starters and i wont stop now Popplio is the best
 

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Fire/Poison is an awful combo.

Not that Fire/Dark is much better, but I'd rather not have 4x weakness to Earthquake.
Frankly, anything with 7+ weaknesses is quite poor defensively. This is especially disturbing for Mega Abomasnow, who needs Trick Room if it expects to sweep effectively.

I would like to point out though, that even though a Pokemon like Aggron has a 4x weakness to Earthquake, it can actually survive non-STABbed Earthquakes with its high defense. Earth Powers on the other hand, are a different story, as Aggron's special defense is rather low.
 
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ITT: People think a 4x weakness makes a Pokemon unviable. Local trainer says: "lol". Next on the news: Scizor kills family of 6. More at 7.
Yo there's not a fire priority move and scizor ain't gonna get chipped down to 3/4th by entering stealth rocks.

IE: Life Orb offensive Weavile has 75% to ohko a full hp sweeper garchomp with ice shard, and Garchomp has some decent natural bulk to it.
 
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The Japanese website for the new Mario & Sonic game went up and this render is glorious:

I swear, they've been making Mario angrier and angrier lately with his renders in different games.

He's approaching the breaking point.

 

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The Japanese website for the new Mario & Sonic game went up and this render is glorious:

I swear, they've been making Mario angrier and angrier lately with his renders in different games.

He's approaching the breaking point.

Now all I can picture is Sonic running full speed whIle Mario dangles on him desperately.
 

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I just can't stop thinking about what happened last night. She finally admits it and it came at no surprise to me whatsoever. Had a feeling that deep under that earthy crust lies a troubled individual who isn't true to herself.

But the real trouble comes within the acceptance my family has for this true self. Tough living in a religious family when they have a strict policy against their children or children's possible spouses being LGBT in any way. It's only a matter of her hiding that self away from my family or else they'll do everything in their power to break us up.
 

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I just can't stop thinking about what happened last night. She finally admits it and it came at no surprise to me whatsoever. Had a feeling that deep under that earthy crust lies a troubled individual who isn't true to herself.

But the real trouble comes within the acceptance my family has for this true self. Tough living in a religious family when they have a strict policy against their children or children's possible spouses being LGBT in any way. It's only a matter of her hiding that self away from my family or else they'll do everything in their power to break us up.
Trust me, it'll work out.
 

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Trust me, it'll work out.
I hope you're right. My family are a tough nut to crack when it comes to this sort of thing. Even they forced my brother to break up with someone who was close enough to his first boyfriend (Who started to act like a **** since that said breakup and nearly strangled him twice recently). But not to worry, he's fine and robbed him yesterday like the rebel he is.
 

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I hope you're right. My family are a tough nut to crack when it comes to this sort of thing. Even they forced my brother to break up with someone who was close enough to his first boyfriend (Who started to act like a **** since that said breakup and nearly strangled him twice recently). But not to worry, he's fine and robbed him yesterday like the rebel he is.
As someone who has an ex-police chief hard christian grandmother from Texas who thinks of my mother's friend's adoptive grandchildren of a gay couple who considers them one of her own; I have faith in saying that people can change if the reason is great enough.

And their children's love should be one such thing.
 

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As someone who has an ex-police chief hard christian grandmother from Texas who thinks of my mother's friend's adoptive grandchildren of a gay couple who considers them one of her own; I have faith in saying that people can change if the reason is great enough.

And their children's love should be one such thing.
Exactly. The fact that we've been with each other for a good two years is enough proof of how deep our love is. She's still herself even if she shows signs of attraction to the same gender and losing her over something like that is completely asinine.

If there's anything your words are saying, it's that my parents should definitely change in some fashion and accept us when they know of the truth. I'm already a damn adult that can make my own decisions when I finally graduate, so they can understand that I have authority over what happens in my life. Thank you for your input on the situation.
 

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The Japanese website for the new Mario & Sonic game went up and this render is glorious:

I swear, they've been making Mario angrier and angrier lately with his renders in different games.

He's approaching the breaking point.

Not the first time that Mario shows his mad side.

 

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I guess I came at a bad time, didn't I?

And yes, there's no way in hell that I would give up my bloke just because of their special beliefs. Thanks for showing that you are still willing to care for me despite the "truth" Yomi's Biggest Fan Yomi's Biggest Fan .
 

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IE: Life Orb offensive Weavile has 75% to ohko a full hp sweeper garchomp with ice shard, and Garchomp has some decent natural bulk to it.
The funny thing about that example is that Weavile normally outspeeds Garchomp, so it's pretty much likely to wipe out Garchomp with Ice Punch if attack drops, the Yache Berry, the Choice Scarf, or the Focus Sash don't get in the way.

Even Mega Salamence isn't guaranteed to survive a Weavile Ice Punch if it doesn't have any defense EV investment. Of course, Intimidate can mess up Weavile, and it can't take an Aerilate boosted Double-Edge either.
 
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The funny thing about that example is that Weavile normally outspeeds Garchomp, so it's pretty much likely to wipe out Garchomp with Ice Punch if attack drops, the Yache Berry, the Choice Scarf, or the Focus Sash don't get in the way.

Even Mega Salamence isn't guaranteed to survive a Weavile Ice Punch if it doesn't have any defense EV investment. Of course, Intimidate can mess up Weavile, and it can't take an Aerilate boosted Double-Edge either.
I was just citing Weavile Ice Shard because that's the only way I beat Cynthia's Garchomp as a kid and it was one pokemon that came in mind FOR Ice Shard
 
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ITT: People think a 4x weakness makes a Pokemon unviable. Local trainer says: "lol". Next on the news: Scizor kills family of 6. More at 7.
You're really dumbing down everyone's point if you're just focusing on "ew, 4x weakness". I don't think anyone is saying that on its own will kill a Pokémon nor are they saying it's the only issue with those typings, they're just saying it's one potential factor of that. Whether it will kill it is a different story, true, but lets not pretend that it can't be an issue if coupled with other problems like poor speed and no way to mitigate it (so no ability or priority), multiple other weaknesses (which your example, Scizor, doesn't have) or the like.
 
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At least Scizor's only weakness is against Fire-type attacks. However, considering that Fire-type Pokemon are rather common, Scizor pretty much struggles whenever they show up, and even non-STABbed Fire-type attacks could wipe it out in one blow.
 

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Monster Hunter Generations out July 15th, alongside a special edition N3DS XL (Blue for America, Red for Europe).

Mark your calendars.
 

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Water just needs a fish and it has all the chordates

Also couldn't charmander be an amphibian? Or is that just the american name
Don't forget the sea squirt starter!
Actually, a sea squirt starter could work...
 
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You're really dumbing down everyone's point if you're just focusing on "ew, 4x weakness". I don't think anyone is saying that on its own will kill a Pokémon nor are they saying it's the only issue with those typings, they're just saying it's one potential factor of that. Whether it will kill it is a different story, true, but lets not pretend that it can't be an issue if coupled with other problems like poor speed and no way to mitigate it (so no ability or priority), multiple other weaknesses (which your example, Scizor, doesn't have) or the like.
People are overreacting saying things such as "Fire/Poison is a terrible type combination"(which is actually a great defensive typing that resists Fighting, Ice, Fire and greatly resists Grass and Fairy. Its resistances make up for its weaknesses)
A 4x weakness does not kill the viability of a Pokemon
Yes, it can be a problem(even more in a team who shares said weakness) but saying it's a bad thing before even knowing anything about the Pokemon is overreacting
 
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