After a poor start, I wasn't expecting much from this line. But then, descending from the heavens like my own personally big-beaked savior, came Toucannon. He's angry as a hell and twice as pissed.
And unlike Trumbeak, he benefits from the animation - his beak actually changes colors as it powers-up, looking like a super meter charging. It fits great for his very unique personal move, Beak Blast, which goes last but burns anyone who makes contact with him before that. 100 power is great, and while it sucks to take a hit, you get to burn the opponent out of it! As a Flying type! How often does that happen!?
It's a great gimmicky move (I pair it with Drill Peck to get some immediate attack power if I can't afford to tank anything) and he still retains his decent movepool from before.
Plus (and I cannot emphasize this enough) he is goddamn livid 100% of the time. Maybe he hates his previous forms, maybe he hates Alola, maybe he hates YOU, I have no idea but it's amazing.
Overall: 10/10
If it didn't have the pissed eyes and the color-changing beak, it would be just a toucan... But toucans are the awesomest of birds, so it would still be a 10/10.
ReplyDeleteNever thought I'd see the day when a normal/flying got a 10/10. It's a gosh darned Christmas miracle
ReplyDeletebeing emo about life - 1/10 (staraptor)
ReplyDeletebeing angry about life - 10/10 lmao
it's all in the hair, baby. You don't see Toucannon sporting none of that hot-topic nonsense.
DeleteFirst we get the patriotic badassery that is Braviary, then we get the awesome Toucannon? I think the Normal/Flying type is starting to redeem itself. We'll see if the trend continues in Pokemon Switch.
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