The What If Project!

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Draft: Ever was disappointed when a Pokemon didn't get a move that made sense or a ability? Ever wished for a Pokemon to have better potental with a new move or ability. Well, this is the thread for you. I introduce the What If Project!

But, What is the What If Project?

It's a project that I made to make a newer metagame on. The project is basically turning a pokemon ability or new moves for it to ulitize in battles. There will be a list of pokemon with abilities, and new moves to start you off with. The Project is open to everyone who would like to contribute a idea.

How Will We Battle?

This Project will be used exclusively on PokeBeachs Showdown Server. Showdown is the only way we can use altered moves, abilities without it considering it to be hacked. There is no way to do it on Pokemon Online / X & Y / Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire. So, showdown will be the best option for it. Here are the rules you must follow.

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Standard Tiers Apply.
You can have only 2 pokemon with altered abilities / moves
Standard Rules / Bans Apply.
Don't put all 252 EVs in every stat in your altered or regular pokemon.

A Prime example of a altered pokemon would be this.

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Shiftry @ Weakness Policy
Abilities: Chlorophyll, Pickpocket [HA]
Altered Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Attack / 252 Speed / 4 Def
-Endure
-Leaf Blade
-Knock Off
-Sucker Punch

All altered moves must be bolded when submitting to alert us that pokemon can't learn this move on a regular movepool.

Mew Clause: Mew is not a valuable excuse to give it any moves in the game. It would still have to follow with getting a new move / ability the same way as every pokemon.

Offical Sets & Unoffical Sets: Much like how any big community has movesets that are deemed as standard in this metagame it will have the same results there are a vast amount of move selections, and abilities. There will be some when we start to have a moveset submission rounds the winners will get their movesets moved up to offical sets.

Banned Abilities: These abilities are banned because only 1 pokemon of a species can learn it or it's learnable by legendary pokemon only. Some abilities may be unbanned in due time. Be sure to check often.

Aerialate
Air Lock
Aroma Veil
Aura Break
Bad Dreams
Bulletproof
Color Change
Dark Aura
Defeatist
Fairy Aura
Flower Gift
Fur Coat
Gale Wings
Gooey
Imposter
Iron Barbs
Illusion
Moody
Mummy
Parental Bond
Run Away
Refrigerate
Stall
Stance Change
Sweet Veil
Symbiosis
Turboblaze
Wonder Guard
Zen Mode

Banned Attacks: These Attacks are banned due to 1 species of pokemon can learn the move, or a legendary pokemon can learn the move. Same as the abilities the moves may be unbanned. Check Back Often!

Aeroblast
Aromatic Mist
Attack Order
Blast Burn
Blue Flare
Bolt Strike
Conversion
Conversion 2
Crafty Shield
Crush Grip
Dark Void
Defend Order
Doom Desire
Fairy Lock
Fiery Dance
Fissure
Forests Curse
Freeze Shock
Frenzy Plant
Fusion Bolt
Fusion Flare
Gear Grind
Glaciate
Happy Hour
Head Charge
Heal Order
Heat Crash
Heart Swap
Horn Drill
Hydro Cannon
Ice Burn
Judgment
King's Shield
Land's Wrath
Lunar Dance
Luster Purge
Magma Storm
Mist Ball
Mystical Fire
Night Daze
Noble Roar
Oblivion Wing
Parting Shot
Present
Psycho Boost
Psystrike
Relic Song
Roar of Time
Sacred Fire
Sacred Sword
Secret Sword
Sheer Cold
Searing Shot
Seed Flare
Shadow Force
Sketch
Spatial Rend
Spiky Shield
Techno Blast
Topsy-Turvy
Trick or Treat
Volt Tackle
V-Create
Water Shuriken

Please Note: Just because these moves / abilities are banned they can be used on the pokemon that can legally learn these moves by level up, or event.

Posted below is some offical sets to start users off! Please view them at your leisure.

Whismicott @ Leftovers
Abilities: Infiltrator , Prankster , Chlorophyll
Altered Abilities: Leaf Guard
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SAtk
Bold Nature
-Spore
-Quiver Dance
-Giga Drain
-Moonblast

Umbreon @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize , Inner Focus
Altered Ability: Prankster
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SDef / 8 Def
Calm Nature
-Mean Look
-Foul Play
-Wish
-Protect

Blaziken @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Blaze, Speed Boost
Altered Ability: Reckless
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
-Flare Blitz
-Low Kick
-Brave Bird
-Knock Off

Manaphy @ Leftovers
Ability: Hydration
Altered Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 Def
Timid Nature
-Tail Glow
-Scald
-Ice Beam
-Hidden Power [Ground]

Have any questions leave them here! If you wanna join the project PM me!
 
So are we building teams on the Showdown server, and post here only the Pokemon that we've modified? Can we post more than 2 Pokemon that we've modified in the thread but only use 2 modified Pokemon per team in our Showdown battles?

Gotta admit, I've been doing a similar thing with some private teams. I'll give Greninja moves that would suit it in an anime - so, I might give it Teleport. Competitively useless, but cool for other things.
 
bigfootaus said:
So are we building teams on the Showdown server, and post here only the Pokemon that we've modified? Can we post more than 2 Pokemon that we've modified in the thread but only use 2 modified Pokemon per team in our Showdown battles?

Gotta admit, I've been doing a similar thing with some private teams. I'll give Greninja moves that would suit it in an anime - so, I might give it Teleport. Competitively useless, but cool for other things.
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The mons you "alter" can be held at your privacy. In due future there will be rounds to submit your ideas to me, and whoever I appoint to assist me in the project. The sets will be reviewed by us and moved up to official status similar to how other communities have standard sets.
 
Why should we play this over balanced hackmons, which has everything you are suggesting but ten times the freedom?
 
You can play that if you so choose.

But, that's like saying why play standard OU cause of rules. The whole point is to use logic in what would work on the pokemon as a ability / move that makes sense. Not running something riduclous like Ferrothorn with Flash Fire. If you don't wanna partipicate that's fine.
 
So does this mean all Pokémon can now have all moves and abilitys that are not banned instantly? Or do they have to get approved first? Because this sounds pretty cool.
 
No, They would have to be approved by us. In due time there will be beginning sets posted up here as beginning sets to use then when we have sets submission rounds you can post your sets in hopes to get it to offical status.
 
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