Unique Abilities
Chilling Neigh
Glastrier
What move raises all of the user's stats by 1 stage but prevents them from switching out?
No Retreat; Falinks
Which two gyms in Pokemon SwSh have alternate gyms depending on which game you're playing?
in Sword there is a Fighting type gym headed by Bea and a Rock type gym headed by Gordie; in Shield they are a Ghost type gym headed by Allister and an Ice type gym headed by Melony.
What is the most common ability? There is a tie
Swift Swim (47), Sturdy (47), and Intimidate (46).
Honorable mentions are Keen Eye (43) and Levitate (41).
What is the official competitive format? Bonus points for saying current Regulation.
VGC doubles, Regulation J on ladder, I in regionals, worlds, and nationals.
Mirror Armor
Corviknight
What move sharply raises the target’s Attack and Special Attack?
Decorate; Alcremie
What Pokémon became the first to receive a regional evolution rather than just a regional form?
Obstagoon
While not an actual type in the games, many moves and abilities refer to this property. All moves of this variety can hit pokemon behind substitutes. A few Pokemon that have abilities referencing this trait are Primarina, Exploud, and Toxtricity.
Sound-Based
Name the members of the famous team that had a 40% usage rate in 2016 VGC known as the big 6.
Kanghaskan, Groudon, Smeargle, Salamence, Xerneas, Talonflame
Ice Scales
Frosmoth
What physical move is a powerful base 120 electric type move with 1/3 recoil and a 10% chance to paralyze the target?
Volt Tackle; Pikachu
Generation 8 introduced the least amount of what type into the pokemon world?
Ground
Smeargle was dominant for a time due to its ability to use any move. Because of its power, it is unable to learn one move, which was also altered to be weaker. What move is it?
Dark Void
Unpopular strategy known as Perish trap has been used by one individual, Wolfe Glick to win many significant competitions. What does the strategy involve?
Using a Pokémon with a trapping ability like Mega Gengar or Gothitelle's Shadow Tag in tandem with the move Perish Trap, which kills all Pokémon affected by it in three turns.
Huge Power
Azurill
This signature flying type move is now banned in competitive, and removed from the game.
This move relied on the DS microphone.
Chatter; Chatot
All Pokemon that can gigantamax are from one of two generations except for two pokemon. What two generations are the gmax pokemon from?
1 and 8
When a spread move (a move that hits multiple Pokemon) hits more than one Pokemon, what portion of it's BP does it hit with? (Percent or fraction)
75% or 3/4
In the National Dex, name the 6 Pokemon labeled AG or Anything Goes by Pokemon Showdown.
Calyrex-ShadowRider
Gengar-Mega
Koraidon
Miraidon
Rayquaza-Mega
Xerneas
Cotton Down
Eldegoss
This poison type signature attack is the one of only two moves that has a chance to cause 3 different status-effects.
Dire Claw; Sneasler
What two pokemon break the mold and have a gmax form despite not being from generation 1 or 8?
Melmetal and Garbador
What are the only 3 types not represented by the elite 4? (This includes the Blueberry elite 4)
Normal, Electric, Grass
CHALK was an acronym used to describe the core of a popular team that was meta in 2015. What does each letter stand for?
Cresselia, Heatran, Amoongus, Landorus-T, Kangaskan-Mega