Pokemon Abilities
Doubles a Pokémon's attack stat
The first rare Pokémon (Mythical, Legendary, or Ultra Beast) dex wise
Articuno
The current GOAT of chess
Magnus Carlsen
How many pieces are on a chessboard?
32
This country had one of the largest empires in history, only smaller than the British. This country's capital is Ulaanbaatar.
Mongolia
This ability boosts the power of the user's water-type moves when health is at 30% or less.
Torrent
Name three mythicals
Keldeo, Mew, Phione, Manaphy, Volcanion, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Mesprit, Uxie, Azelf, Arceus, Victini, etc
This man is one of the best players in the USA, and is known as one of Magnus Carlsen's only rivals
Who is Hikaru?
Name the three stages of the game
Opening, Middlegame, Endgame
This country used to reach as north as Ukraine, as west as Hungary and Morocco, as east as Iraq, and as south as Sudan and Yemen.
Ottoman Empire
This ability stops and reflects any status moves used on it
Magic Bounce
This rare Pokémon makes portals, and in a movie, he brought multiple legendaries
Hoopa
This man is the current world champion
Name three chess titles
GM, IM, FM, CM, WGM, WIM, WFM, WCM, NM, WNM
This country's capital is Hanoi, and it used to be ruled by France
Vietnam
When this Pokémon is hit by any move, its defense is raised.
Stamina
This mythical Pokémon was rumored to be hiding under a truck in Pokémon Red
Mew
This man was involved in a major cheating scandal with GM Carlsen. He calls himself "The Future American World Champ"
Finish this quote "Chess has 64 squares, 32 pieces, and ____ ___ __ __ _____"
Much for me to learn
This country controlled almost all of Europe under the rule of a man from the island of Corsica
This ability gives a 1.5 times boost to any move that shares the user's type.
Adaptability
These three Pokémon used to be one, but were split.
Zekrom, Kyurem, and Reshiram
This man was the GOAT before Carlsen, and he was known as one of the two players in the 1984-85 world championship, which was cancelled due to mental health reasons.
Gary Kasparov
This was the first "Bot" ever in chess
Mechanical Turk
This country historically had a native group called the Zulu, who fought against the British and the Dutch. They have multiple 'Capitals'
South Africa