Shadow Moveset?

Discussion in 'Simulator Suggestions' started by Alyson Hope, Aug 22, 2015.

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  1. Alyson Hope

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    Has anyone thought of the possibility of adding the shadow moves in PO?
     
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    What use would the shadow moves have? There is no shadow pokemon in competitive battling.
     
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    Shadow moves would require another generation to be created, presumably a superset of XD. The moves require additional coding for a lot of janky stuff like weather, typing, recoil, etc. Not to mention the biggest and most important part, implementing proper shadow meters and Reverse Mode. The teambuilder would also need a "Shadow" checkbox. So that's a lot of work for moves which don't really have any significant competitive merit. It'd also involve a past gen in which people don't really play the "standard" metagame very often. Pretty much all of what's been stated applies to Colosseum, which would need its own distinct subgen.

    Also, I'm not sure if it's actually possible to battle a non-AI (i.e. real human player). Is there a mode for that in either game?
     
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