A few things I would like to see in the 5th Generation of Pokémon.

[SmokedHostage]

killeryoshis said:

SmokedHostage said:

PLEASE DON'T POST YOUR OWN IDEAS.  EVEN THOUGH MOST OF YOU WILL, I WANT THIS THREAD TO BE ABOUT MY THOUGHTS BELOW.

1.) The Nerfing of Stealth Rock.  It's so common in most movepools and so easy to setup yet it completely neuteres Fire/Flying types, Bug/Flying types, etc.

That's why you don't use those types against rock types?
Stealth Rock makes them unviable at all.  Not just against Rock types.
2.) More moves that raise Attack 2 stages.  Swords Dance is not enough. (inb4 Acupressure)
Agree
3.) Better Physical Electric and Ghost type moves.  I actually cried a little when Shadow Ball was made special and the best move my Banette could use was Shadow Claw.  Also dislike that Volt Tackle is exclusive to Pichu and its evolutionary forms but most other are limited to Spark/Thunder Fang. Luxray ;__;
Aren't most eletric types have a higer special attack than attack?
Actually yes, but there should be the other to use Physical moves, Luxray's potential is spoiled by it.
4.) An ability that lowers the opponent's Special Attack.  Intimidiate is very useful, especially on Bulky Pokemon like Gyarados.  Why not a special variant?
No comment
5.) The Buffing of elemental Held Items.  Items like Charcoal, Mystic Water, Miracle Seed, Magnet, etc. are pretty useless when taking into account Choice Band/Specs/Life Orb.
No comment
6.) The Nerfing of Outrage.  Like one member of this forum has said in the past, it's broken.
I just want to use it once. Not 2 to 3 times in a row
That wouldn't be much of an Outrage, now would it. :P
7.) Less HM's.  1/3 of the members in my initial party in Diamond and Platinum were HM slaves.  It made me rather unhappy.
Agree,
8.) The Return of Diving.  I loved it in Ruby and Sapphire.
NO get rid of that
I'll admit that Diving was slow but I just enjoyed being underwater, an increase in speed perhaps?
9.) The Return of Exterior Bases.  See above.  The Villa in Platinum was a nice touch but I would love the choice of where I can put it.
No comment
10.) Less Zubat and Geodude in caves.  A pet peeve really but it's getting old.
We should care why?
It's like the camp of people who complain about Pokemon like Taillow and Starly being rehashes of Pidgey.  It's just annoying and overused.

My thoughts