PaulTheProtist
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Salutations! I am leetic, a moderator in TCG & Collectibles and Fun & Games! And this week, I think it shall be nice if we were to discuss my favorite Pokémon line.
In the World of Pokémon, there lives a vast number and variety of amazing creatures to befriend and collect. Every week, we will be focusing on a single one of these Pokémon or evolutionary line and talking about what makes it special. This week's Pokémon of choice is the Murkrow line!
Murkrow was a Dark/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Gen. II, and when Gen IV came around, it gained an evolution in the form of Honchkrow when one is exposed to a Dusk Stone. Both are based on ravens/crows with inspiration from witches, and Honchkrow adds gangster influences to the design. In game Honchkrow used by many villain team leaders, among them Cyrus, Giovanni, and Lysandre, as well as Karen from the Johto Elite Four.
Murkrow generally acts as a trickster, stealing shiny objects and luring its enemies into mountain trails to get them lost. Honchkrow, meanwhile, uses its call to summon Murkrow to do jobs for it, such as finding food for the Honchkrow. It has gained a reputation as the “Summoner of the Night” due to its ability to summon flocks of Murkrow to do its bidding. Said Murkrow are advised to be careful, as most Honchkrow will not forgive their mistakes. They are found mostly in forests, swamps, and mountains. Its shiny variation has a coat of pink feathers.
In the metagame, these two Pokémon can be surprisingly useful. Murkrow, in fact was banned from the Little Cup on Smogon because of its attack and special attack stat of 85, meaning it was very strong compared to its peers, and a speed stat of 91, meaning it could put its attacking stats to good use. Honchkrow isn’t as good compared to its peers, but is still considered a viable Pokémon in UU. Its attack stat (125) is very good for the tier. This makes it good at defeating many of the walls found at that tier. However, due to its lackluster Defense stats and a weakness to Stealth Rock, Honchkrow is usually reserved for late in the match – nonetheless, it does its job very well, as its Brave Bird is known to 2HKO nearly anything in its tier that doesn’t resist it.
In the anime, the line’s only major appearance was being (quite fittingly) Paul’s signature Pokémon.
Here are some questions to consider to get the conversation rolling. You don't have to answer all of them or any of them in your post as long as you're staying on topic and within global forum rules.
Previous Pokémon of the Week:
In the World of Pokémon, there lives a vast number and variety of amazing creatures to befriend and collect. Every week, we will be focusing on a single one of these Pokémon or evolutionary line and talking about what makes it special. This week's Pokémon of choice is the Murkrow line!
Murkrow was a Dark/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Gen. II, and when Gen IV came around, it gained an evolution in the form of Honchkrow when one is exposed to a Dusk Stone. Both are based on ravens/crows with inspiration from witches, and Honchkrow adds gangster influences to the design. In game Honchkrow used by many villain team leaders, among them Cyrus, Giovanni, and Lysandre, as well as Karen from the Johto Elite Four.
Murkrow generally acts as a trickster, stealing shiny objects and luring its enemies into mountain trails to get them lost. Honchkrow, meanwhile, uses its call to summon Murkrow to do jobs for it, such as finding food for the Honchkrow. It has gained a reputation as the “Summoner of the Night” due to its ability to summon flocks of Murkrow to do its bidding. Said Murkrow are advised to be careful, as most Honchkrow will not forgive their mistakes. They are found mostly in forests, swamps, and mountains. Its shiny variation has a coat of pink feathers.
In the metagame, these two Pokémon can be surprisingly useful. Murkrow, in fact was banned from the Little Cup on Smogon because of its attack and special attack stat of 85, meaning it was very strong compared to its peers, and a speed stat of 91, meaning it could put its attacking stats to good use. Honchkrow isn’t as good compared to its peers, but is still considered a viable Pokémon in UU. Its attack stat (125) is very good for the tier. This makes it good at defeating many of the walls found at that tier. However, due to its lackluster Defense stats and a weakness to Stealth Rock, Honchkrow is usually reserved for late in the match – nonetheless, it does its job very well, as its Brave Bird is known to 2HKO nearly anything in its tier that doesn’t resist it.
In the anime, the line’s only major appearance was being (quite fittingly) Paul’s signature Pokémon.
Here are some questions to consider to get the conversation rolling. You don't have to answer all of them or any of them in your post as long as you're staying on topic and within global forum rules.
- Do you like or dislike this Pokémon? Why?
- How is this Pokémon in-game?
- How is this Pokémon in competitive play? Are there any interesting strategies you like to use for them?
- Do you like this Pokémon's representation in the anime? Are there any moments or qualities in particular you enjoy/dislike?
- How do you think this Pokémon would interact with our world?
- If given the power to, would you change anything about this Pokémon and if so, what would you change?
- Do you like that Murkrow got an evolution in a later generation? Or do you think it should’ve stayed a non-evolving Pokémon?
- Do you think this Pokémon should get a Mega Evolution? What ideas do you have for it?
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