Pokemon Spotlight- Scolipede

Scolipede is a very overlooked Pokemon.

It has very impressive stats-
HP: 60

Attack: 100

Defense: 89

Sp.Atk: 55

Sp.Def: 69

Speed: 112


While it has a very limited learn-set, it learns both Spikes and Toxic Spikes via egg moves, so it can be a very good hazard setter. It also has the ability Speed Boost (changed from Quick Feet in Gen V). This ability increases its Speed stat by one stage per turn. In combination with Protect, Iron Defense (prior to evolution), Agility, Swords Dance and Defense Curl and most importantly Baton Pass, Scolipede can function as a very strong Stat Passer.

If you want to be more offensive, you can use the base 100 attack (boosted 10 since Gen V). With the introduction of Fairy typing, Poison gained the ability to hit another type for Super Effective damage. It has access to Mega Horn, Poison Jab, Rock Slide, Earthquake, and Superpower (via transfer). If you use the Protect/Speed Boost strategy, then Rock Slide and Steamroller paired with the King's Rock to try to get flinches.

Scolipede tends to get overlooked, but with these strategies, it could be used effectively.

New Mega Evolutions

Today it was revealed that three new Pokemon gained new Mega Evolutions- Camerupt, Sharpedo, and finally, Gallade.

First off, Mega Camerupt. This mega loses speed, but gains points in every other stat. It is assumed it will be used by Maxie of Team Magma. It has the ability Sheer Force.

Next is Mega Sharpedo. This mega gains stat points in all six stats. It is presumably used by Archie of Team Aqua. It has the ability Strong Jaw, increasing the power of its bite based moves.

The final mega revealed is the starter of Wally-Mega Gallade. Nothing is know about this Mega at this point, but it is assumed it will retain its same Psychic/Fighting type.

Marriland Interview

At Nationals this year, I had the chance to meet the popular Poketuber, Marriland. He was kind enough to give me an interview. I was able to ask him the following questions.

Q: When and how were you introduced to the series?
A: In early 1998, I saw a preview of Pokémon in an issue of Nintendo Power and it looked really cool, so I followed more previews until the games were released.


Q: What led you to become a Pokétuber?
A: I originally thought it'd be interesting adding a video walkthrough guide to accompany the written walkthrough I had done for my website, so I started recording videos. There wasn't really anyone else doing this back in early 2007 on YouTube. I guess it wasn't so much that I chose the Pokétuber life, but rather the Pokétuber life chose me!


Q: What is your second favorite behind Marill?
A: Sky Forme Shaymin. I really like it!


Q: What about Marill makes it your favorite?
A: It's hard to say! I have a soft spot for cute Pokémon as well as Water-types, so it's a pretty good fit. Other than that, I'm not really sure!


Q: Do you have any ideas for a new Pokémon?
A: A Fairy-type Pokémon based off of a Koala would be pretty cool, but I don't have anything elaborate to expand upon that.

Q: What is one Pokémon that you think needs a Mega-Evolution
A: Farfetch'd. It'd be awesome!


Q: Would there be a type you would add to the game?
A: I'd like to add the Bird type to the game. Re-type things so things like Pidgey are Bird/Flying (double resistance to Fighting), things like Moltres are Bird/Fire, and things like Charizard stay Fire/Flying. It'd require a lot of re-typing, but I think that could be interesting.


Q: Do/did you watch the anime at all and what do you think of it?
A: I watched the earlier seasons much more than I do now. They were alright. I've started watching the XY anime series and it's rather decent.


Q: If the Pikachu evolution line didn't exist, what Pokémon would be the mascot?
A: I've heard that Clefairy was originally slated to be the mascot, so I guess I'll stick with that.


Q: If you could change 1 thing competitively, what would it be?
A: I would like to see Ghost have more type coverage, particularly offense-wise. It's very redundant with Dark.


Q: If you could add 1 feature to the games, what would it be?
A: It's going to sound silly, but for the various challenges that I do, it would be really helpful to have a toggle for the Exp. Share that you can use to determine which of your Pokémon earns EXP; or, alternately, have an Exp. None item that disables selected Pokémon from gaining EXP (and EVs).