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shooter

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May 13 '08

I'm not sure if it would go here, but

Uber: One of a few select pokemon that are too ... erm, broken? for standard play. They are battled with in the Ubers tier.
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ff7hero

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May 13 '08

WoW- An abbreviation of the move [move=will-o-wisp]Will-o-Wisp[/move].

Boah
- A wall-breaking [pokemon=tyranitar]Tyranitar[/pokemon] set that utilizes [move=substitute]Substitute[/move] and [move=focus_punch] Focus Punch [/move] for Blissey and [move=Thunderbolt]Thunderbolt] for Skarmary.

PHazing- Abbreviation of Pseudo-Hazing which means erasing stat-ups gained through moves using moves like [move=roar]Roar[/move] to force a switch, or [move=perish_song]Perish Song[/move] to encourage a switch.

Wall- Any pokemon with high [term=hit_points]Hit Points[/term] and one or both of [term=defense]defense[/term] or [term=special_defense]Special Defense[/term] which is designed to take hits well.

Tank- A pokemon designed to take and deal large amounts of damage. Usually have decent [term=hit_points]Hit Points[/term] and one or both of [term=defense]defense[/term] or [term=special_defense]Special Defense[/term] and one or both of [term=attack]Attack[/term] or [term=special_attack]Special attack[/term]. Many use moves like [move=Bulk_up]Bulk Up[/move] or [move=Calm Mind]Calm Mind[/move].

TR- An abbreviation of the move [move=trick_room]Trick Room[/move].

AT- An abbreviation of the ability [ability=arena_trap]Arena Trap[/ability]. Could also stand for the moves [move=aqua_tail]Aqua Tail[/move], [move=arm_thrust]Arm Thrust[/move] or [move=aromatherapy]Aromatherapy[/move].

Priority- A property of certain moves that forces the user to act first. Such moves include [move=extremespeed]Extremespeed[/move] or [move=aqua_jet]Aqua Jet[/move].

And shooter, I think the term typically applied to ubers is 'over-centralizing', which is just a wordy way to say broken.

edit: a few more
Uber- A pokemon whose stats/moves/ability would cause over-centralization of the standard metagame if they were included. Also refers to the metagame in which ubers are allowed.

BoltBeam Punch- Combining the moves [move=ice_punch]Ice Punch[/move] and [move=thunder_punch]Thunder Punch[/move] to acheive a physical [term=boltbeam]BoltBeam[/term]. Common BoltBeam Punchers include [pokemon=medicham]Medicham[/pokemon] and [pokemon=hitmonchan]Hitmonchan[/pokemon].
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Ominous Doom

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Jul 8 '08

I think Locked Move should be a term, like this:

Lock Move- An attack that obligates the user into staying into battle and always use that attack. An example of this moves is [move=Outrage]Outrage[/move].

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ff7hero

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Aug 26 '08

[QUOTE USER="ominousdoom" TIME="1215549199"]I think Locked Move should be a term, like this:

Lock Move- An attack that obligates the user into staying into battle and always use that attack. An example of this moves is [move=Outrage]Outrage[/move].

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I'd agree if you could come up with another example that anyone ever uses. It seems pointless to have a term that only applies to one move that anyone's ever going to use.
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