The Pokemon Company releasedPokemon Scarlet and Violetwith several bugs and glitches, but there may be some balancing issues as well based on this player’s ability to crush a powerful Greninja in a raid with one attack. Among the other issues thatPokemon Scarlet and Violetplayers have discovered are performance drops, battles that are strangely interactive, and falling through the ground, but this issue seems strictly stat based.
A Reddit user has garnered 1,800 upvotes on aPokemon Scarlet and Violetpost that shows them joining a raid against a 7-star Terastallized Greninja with three other trainers.Pokemonraids were first introduced in the console serieswithPokemon Sword and Shieldand the feature was so popular that it was carried forward with the November release ofPokemon Scarlet and Violet. AsPokemon X and Yintroduced Mega Evolutions, andPokemon Sun and Moonintroduced regional variants,Pokemon Scarlet and Violetincludes the new Terastallized forms that vary combat up in a unique way.
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Reddit user Nommable123 recently shared aPokemon Scarlet and Violetvideo that pits their level 100 Krookodile against theTerastallized Greninja in the Pokemon raidwith the support of a Meowscarada, Umbreon, and Shiny Medicham. Having the first attacks, the powered-up Greninja used Double Team to lower the likelihood of being hit by an attack before littering the battlefield with the Poison-type attack Toxic Spikes which barely phases thePokemontrainers. Undisturbed from the two attacks from Greninja, the group of four Pokemon unites to defeat the Greninja with one blow.
Meowscarada begins the onslaught with Flower Trick which guarantees that Krookodile will get a critical strike on the Greninja before Medicham uses Pure Power on the same Pokemon. Umbreon quickly uses Screech to lower the defense of Greninja the Unrivaled before the move rotation gets to the stat-boosted Krookodile who hits the Greninja with an incredible Earthquake that causes thePoison-type Pokemonto faint from one move. The quick victory was also boosted by Krookodile holding the item Choice Band, Umbreon carrying a Zoom Lens, and Meowscarada and Medicham having a Focus Sash, all of which improve stats further or prevent fainting respectively.
Although it’s currently unclear if Nommable123 teamed up with friends to knock out the Greninja with one hit or if they were paired with random players, it’s likely that the helpers weren’t AI based on their attacks. Given how quickly thePokemon Scarlet and Violetraidwas completed, the team may have gone in with a plan in mind or had experience with previous Greninja battles.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violetare available now for Nintendo Switch.
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