[ti]Approved[/ti]Rhythmic

[Floette]

Effect: Acts like the item Metronome, except as an ability (if the Pokémon with this ability uses the same move consecutively, the move's power increases by 20% until it stops increasing at 100% and will reset if the move changes.)

[Snaquaza]

What's a Timpani

[Floette]

Apr 22, 2015 14:08:35 GMT 1 Snaquaza said:

Fling Power, also what's a Timpani

A timpani is a kind of percussion instrument

[collinbu98]

I play the timpini a lot in band class.

[forwardrewind]

Would be cool, given that a timpini is an instrument, if a side-effect is that sound-based moves have their damage boosted by 1.2 times.

[Snaquaza]

I would be opposed to double effects. Most items have one and it'd just be confusing. Either choose this or the sound thing.

Also which Pokemon would get it?

[forwardrewind]

Apr 24, 2015 19:25:42 GMT 1 Snaquaza said:

I would be opposed to double effects. Most items have one and it'd just be confusing. Either choose this or the sound thing.

Also which Pokemon would get it?

Yes, but this is an ability, not an item. GG Lucas.

[Snaquaza]

Yeah, I get confused between this and Metronome, however this does not matter. An ability shouldn't have random side effects either.

[forwardrewind]

I think we should use the original idea then. I will make one for sound-based power boosts another time.

[TheBlueFiretruck]

With this Ability, you could theoretically give a poke a Metronome item and use Echoed Voice or Rollout or something, and do ridiculous amounts of damage starting turn 2 o.o

[Deleted]

TheBlueFiretruck, maybe the ability couldn't work with Metronome.

[TheBlueFiretruck]

@snackismybae I agree, that could level things out a bit. It would still be really strong Banded/Specced using any move that increases power as it's used consecutively, but everything's strong with Band/Specs lol

[Deleted]

TheBlueFiretruck, Mold Breaker and Teravolt can ignore this maybe... Or Unaware?

[blackburn009]

If metronome and this ability work multiplicatively
+44% damage on second turn
+96% damage on third turn
+156% damage on fourth turn
+224% damage on fifth turn
+300% damage on sixth turn

if metronome and this ability work additively
+40% damage on second turn
+80% damage on third turn
+120% damage on fourth turn
+160% damage on fifth turn
+200% damage on sixth turn

neither of these are game breaking, with the average over the first 6 turns being roughly 2.333 and 2 respectively.

taking as they work multiplicatively it takes 3 turns of using the same ability to be better than no ability and choice, additively takes 4 turns.

[TheBlueFiretruck]

blackburn009 I'm assuming that's with a move of constant BP though, so it would do much more when paired with Echoed Voice. Either way, I agree it's probably not game breaking, but might make a nice niche for a certain poke. Sounds cool

[forwardrewind]

In the competitive scene, most people do not stay in for more than 6 turns, and if they do, never using the same move every turn. I agree, it wouldn't be too game-breaking, if at all.

[Deleted]

Someone want to do the calcs for echoed voice, rage, etc?

[Floette]

Apr 24, 2015 19:38:52 GMT 1 forwardrewind said:

I think we should use the original idea then. I will make one for sound-based power boosts another time.

I made an ability called Amplifier which increased Sound-based moves by 1.33x, I was just waiting for this to resolve first n-n

[Floette]

The real purpose of this ability is for Choice users, I forgot to mention that

[Alphajores]

I really like this idea, since ive always liked moves that get stronger and Rollout was the nightmare of my childhood.
But i dont like the name. I understand that Timpani is a play on Metronome but since Metronome is an item, Timpani doesnt sound like a name for an ability.
imo make the name something like Inner Beat

[Floette]

Apr 28, 2015 23:06:42 GMT 1 Alphajores said:

I really like this idea, since ive always liked moves that get stronger and Rollout was the nightmare of my childhood.
But i dont like the name. I understand that Timpani is a play on Metronome but since Metronome is an item, Timpani doesnt sound like a name for an ability.
imo make the name something like Inner Beat

We could always go with Metronome...making it the name for an item, move and ability (^:

[Deleted]

Name idea! Instead of Timpani, Ostinato. Ostinato is a repeated bass line in music, so it could pay homage to Metronome in a sense. Idk... Up to you though.

[Floette]

May 2, 2015 7:23:31 GMT 1 @snackismybae said:

Name idea! Instead of Timpani, Ostinato. Ostinato is a repeated bass line in music, so it could pay homage to Metronome in a sense. Idk... Up to you though.

I really don't mind what the ability's name is so if anyone wants to suggest more names they are more than welcome to.

[herndonchad]

It seems like rollout, ice ball, and echoed voice are about to become the new meta with this. Should we consider lowering the % from 20-10? I feel like this would help balance out the meta for those who would go crazy with life orb/choice items

[Floette]

May 4, 2015 3:37:17 GMT 1 herndonchad said:

It seems like rollout, ice ball, and echoed voice are about to become the new meta with this. Should we consider lowering the % from 20-10? I feel like this would help balance out the meta for those who would go crazy with life orb/choice items

Well musically-oriented Pokémon neither have Rollout or Ice Ball, so they'd only have a niche via Echoed Voice. Even then, it's not that useful for it to be nerfed.

Name suggestion: Tempo Primo or something containing "Tempo" in it.