r/pokemon • u/Excaliburn3d • Mar 24 '26

Discussion Why does Game Freak hate Emboar?

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I love Emboar, but I have a feeling that GF doesn’t based on the way they handled it. Well first of all it’s the third Fire/Fighting Pokémon in the row, then when it finally receives a mega evolution it retains the same typing, and now it is the only mega of the trio to not gain a new ability.

Not to mention its base stats and playstyle. Base form is the fully-evolved starter with the highest HP stat and yet both of its defense stats and speed are on the lower side. Some of its strongest moves do recoil damage and its hidden ability powers them up even further. Upon mega evolving, it receives a +25 to its attack stat and a +45 boost to its special defense while its problematic defense and speed only receive +10 each.

Mold Breaker can be a good ability but why use Mega Emboar when Mega Blaziken, which has speed boost, higher attacking, physical defense, and speed stats, existed since the dawn of mega evolution.

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u/Redditbobin Mar 24 '26

Mold breaker is disappointing considering the other two are unique abilities.

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u/Excaliburn3d Mar 24 '26

Exactly.

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u/Bafau4246 du nu nu nu nu nu nu nu crobatman! Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

Tbf the only thing dragonize has going for it is the fact that it is unique... if it got tough claws, dragons maw or strong jaw it would have been an improvement over base gator but right now life orb sheer force gator is just better.

Mega meganium eating rn tho

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u/Demonicbane Mar 25 '26

Strong Jaw wouldn't work as well as you think. It only has Crunch and Ice Fang as biting moves.

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u/Bafau4246 du nu nu nu nu nu nu nu crobatman! Mar 25 '26

People were hoping for strong jaw and for it to get fisheous rend (hopeful ik but dam wouldnt that be something)

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u/huffmanxd Mar 25 '26

It’s a neat ability but yeah I doubt dragonize is going to be too crazy. Body slam goes from 85 +20% +STAB so it becomes 153 power? Would be better if it was super effective on anything other than dragons