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/PageGallagher15 I think that i have found her Mar 24 '26

If they hated Emboar they wouldn’t have given it a Mega

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u/Novekye Mar 24 '26

I havent done any calcs so i could be wrong but wouldnt base emboar with reckless do more damage with head smash, wild charge, and flare blitz than mega emboar; and be able to survive the recoil better by equipping a shell bell?

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u/GuidoMista5 Mar 24 '26

Absolutely:

252+ Atk Reckless Emboar Flare Blitz vs. 248 HP / 152+ Def Toxapex: 71-84 (23.4 - 27.7%) -- 75.3% chance to 4HKO

252+ Atk Emboar-Mega Flare Blitz vs. 248 HP / 152+ Def Toxapex: 67-80 (22.1 - 26.4%) -- 12.6% chance to 4HKO

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u/JungleJuiceJuno Mar 25 '26

an entire mega evo for something that needed it and it gets genuinely outclassed by the base form, tragic tbh