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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:51 AM Post #11 |
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Quick Attack is one of, if not the most iconic moves in the Pokemon series. Originally introduced in the first generation, Quick Attack has survived countless years and has been featured in every single generation since. It is a Normal-type attack with 30 PP and 40 Base Power, and can be boosted by 1.5x with the Same Type Attack Boost, also known as STAB, if a Normal-type Pokemon were to use Quick Attack. As the name implies, Quick Attack allows the user to attack first during a turn, although that is somewhat misleading. Even the move description is misleading, as it says that it "always strikes first." In normal circumstances, when the combatant Pokemon are merely trading blows with generic attacks, Quick Attack does strike first, but as strategies become more advanced, or if certain attacks are used, Quick Attack isn't as quick as one would have thought. One gameplay mechanic implemented in the Pokemon video game series is move priority, meaning the order in which moves are executed by the combatant Pokemon. Generic moves like Tackle, Harden or even the infamous Hyper Beam have 0 priority, whereas moves like the aforementioned Quick Attack have a priority of 1, and some moves like Protect have even higher priority. In a turn of battle, the move with the highest priority executes first, and in the frequent case where the priority of both Pokemon's moves are the same, the Speed stat determines who attacks first. So what good is a move with 40 Base Power? Well, Quick Attack is an extremely reliable attack that is adept for last-hitting and ensuring a kill. Strategies have been formed around such a mechanic, like the 4th generation Bullet Punch Scizor. Bullet Punch works exactly like Quick Attack, except that it is a Steel-type move. The kicker is that Scizor gets a 1.5 STAB modifier and a 1.5 Technician modifier, thus raising the power of Bullet Punch to quite a respectable value. Throw in a Choice Band or some Swords Dance and a Life Orb and you have one hell of a killing machine. After mentioning Bullet Punch, I should probably mention that there are many different variants of Quick Attack, all with different types. Most of these were introduced in the 4th generation, although some moves like Mach Punch were introduced earlier. Another Quick Attack-esque move is known as Extremespeed, and as the badass name implies, it is the superlative of Quick Attack. Although it is not faster than Quick Attack -- it has the same priority -- it has 80 Base Power, double that of Quick Attack! The only downside is that Extremespeed only has 5 PP, meaning that it cannot be used as often. For an in-game situation, Quick Attack is often learned in the early levels, where 40 Base Power is respectable. Sadly, many Pokemon that learn Quick Attack have innately high Speed, thus rendering the move's unique effect somewhat redundant. That aside, Quick Attack has always been a staple on my team and I hope it will be on yours too. |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:51 AM Post #12 |
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When the topic title is Quik Question: Nesquik is a milk flavoring mix that was developed in the U.S. in 1948, and introduced there as Nestlé Quik. In the 1950s, it was launched in Europe as Nesquik. In countries using the "Quik" term (including the U.S., Canada and Australia, where it was originally marketed under the name Nestlé's Quik), the name was changed to the worldwide brand "Nesquik" in 1999. At the same time, General Mills introduced Nesquik cereal, a breakfast cereal that "turns milk into chocolate milk". In 1973, the Quik Bunny, an anthropomorphic rabbit cartoon character wearing a large blue "Q" on a collar-like necklace, was introduced as its mascot. His most famous television jingle has these lyrics..."It's so rich and thick and choco-lick! But you can't drink it slow if it's Quik!" In Europe and Canada, he is known as Quicky the Nesquik Bunny. France and Greece first had another mascot for Nesquik, which was a fat yellow humanoid cartoon monster called Groquik—a variation of Gros Quik ("Fat Quik"), created by Gilbert Mas and puppeteered by Yves Brunier. In Greece the mascot was called Kovikapak (or Quikáras--English:"Big Quik") He was later replaced by Quiky, much to the discontent of fans who protested against the lack of a sympathetic character and the Americanism. In Portugal, the mascot was a kangaroo, Kangurik, which was replaced by Quiky in 1989/1990. In the U.S. by 1999, the Quik Bunny was renamed the Nesquik Bunny and his "Q" changed to an "N" when the brand name was changed. He appears on the packaging and marketing and has appeared in the product's television commercials. His voice has been provided by American actor Barry Gordon. |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:52 AM Post #13 |
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When the topic title is Swift Question: Swift (Japanese: Speed Star) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. In Generation I and II, it is available as TM39. In Generation III and IV, it is available from a move tutor. Swift inflicts damage and is unaffected by modifications to the Accuracy stat and Evasion stat. It will not hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig and Fly. Swift does not make contact if the target uses a move such as Protect. Swift is affected by the kings rock and by bright powder however it's not affected by magic coat and snatch. In generation III it targets both enemies in team battles making it a useful chip damage move. It deals in flavours such as plain, salt and vinegar, chicken, sour cream and onion and my personal favourite "Kickin-everyone's-ass-all-the-time" flavour. Swift is good chips. Anyway back to Swift it has a power of 60 and PP of 20 meaning it's a viable attack for any normal time pokemon because they'd get STAB from it and STAB is really really good. If you STAB something it deals more damage than normal and can result in an assault charge and a trip to the emergency room. I'm sorry I'm off topic again smite me oh mighty smiter!. It has been likened to other attacks such as Aerial Ace, Feint Attack and Shadow Punch, however Swift is the most amazing of all these techniques. Swift also has good names in other languages such as Comete, which is Italian. I like Italians, they cook good food like pizza and pasta. One day I'm going to marry an Italian woman one day. I'm sorry I'm off topic again. I'm sorry father if you are disappoint! In short Swift is good. |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:52 AM Post #14 |
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When the topic title is Noob Question: ***Mortal Combat Spoilers*** Noob Saibot originated as such when, between the events in the first Mortal Kombat tournament and Mortal Kombat II, the first Sub-Zero, the elder of two brothers, was murdered by Scorpion in his quest to avenge his own death at the hands of Sub-Zero. Sub-Zero was thus deemed dead and he was replaced in the series by his younger brother. However, in Mortal Kombat: Deception it is revealed that after his death, Sub-Zero became a wraith and was approached by Shinnok and Quan Chi, who took him as a member of the Brotherhood of the Shadow, something he had resisted while alive. Sub-Zero thus pledged his loyalty to Shinnok and was ordered to observe and report on the events taking place on Earthrealm and Outworld; to this end, he remained in the shadows during the Outworld tournament, faithfully monitoring the situation for the fallen Elder God. In this transition, he gained the powers of darkness, teleportation, invisibility, and his dark ninja stars. In Mortal Kombat 3 Noob then aligned himself with Shao Kahn during Kahn's invasion of Earth. However, as the tables turned in favor of the Earthrealm warriors, Noob was ordered to switch allegiances and join them, unbeknownst to Kahn. During Mortal Kombat 4, now serving Shinnok directly, and despite his master's careful planning, Noob was once again defeated by Raiden's forces and the Brotherhood of Shadow was disbanded. With Shinnok defeated utterly - Noob Saibot later referred to him as simply "gone" - Noob returned to the service of the still-weakened Shao Kahn. Uninterested in the events that occurred with the Deadly Alliance, In Mortal Kombat: Deception, Noob found Smoke in Shao Kahn's abandoned fortress and reactivated his nanotechnology. Noob Saibot reprogrammed Smoke to only serve him and formed plans to create an army of cyber-demons, using Smoke as a template. It is in his Deception ending that his true identity as the older brother of the younger Sub-Zero was first revealed. Between the events of Mortal Kombat: Deception and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Noob was seen leaving Shao Kahn's fortress with Smoke, disappearing into the Netherealm. Sub-Zero and Sareena were following the pair at the time, so Sub-Zero ordered Sareena to wait for him at the Lin Kuei Temple as he ventured after the two. However, Noob and Smoke knew they were being followed and attacked Sub-Zero in the Netherealm. It appeared the Grandmaster was overpowered and doomed until Sareena jumped in, fending off Sub-Zero’s would-be assassins but not before Sub-Zero was left unconscious, but upon waking, Sareena had reverted back to her demonic form. Dazed and still very confused, Sub-Zero attacked and Sareena fled to the depths of the Netherealm. In Armageddon, Noob and Smoke maintained their alliance but fought separately. In Armageddon's Konquest mode, they attacked the Lin Kuei temple as the first step in forming his army of cyber-demons. Taven, who was in the temple at the time, fended off Noob and Smoke, and rescued Sub-Zero. It was then that Sub-Zero revealed Noob to be his older brother. Sub-Zero informed Taven of the Red Dragon as thanks, and decided to take the opportunity to try to bring his brother back into the light. In Noob's Armageddon ending, with Blaze defeated, Noob stood alone, engulfed in darkness. From out of the shadows emerged his other identity, the original Sub-Zero. They fought each other for control of the warrior's body, but in the end they merged into one; the result is neither Noob Saibot nor Sub-Zero, but a completely different entity altogether. |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:52 AM Post #15 |
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When the topic title is Simple Question: Simple doubles the effectiveness of stat modifiers, both positive and negative. For example, if Defense Curl is used, the user's Defense stat will increase by two stages, rather than one stage. Similarly, if Tail Whip is used against this Pokémon, its Defense stat will fall two stages rather than one stage. Stat modifiers are still effectively capped at six stages. Simple also doubles the effects of critical hits to 4x regular damage as opposed to 2x. The stat modifier is stored in-game before Simple doubles it, so if a Pokémon with Simple has six effective stages of Defense increase, but only four actual stages of increase, it can still increase its actual defense modifier by two more stages (though this would have no effect on its Defense). Because of this, Psych Up would take the actual stage rather than the effective stage, and if a Pokémon without Simple Baton Passes two stages of increase to a Pokémon with Simple, the second Pokémon would effectively have four stages of increase. |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:53 AM Post #16 |
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When the topic title is simply Question: A question is a sentence that is in an interrogative form, meaning that it is being posed to another, or even to oneself. The posing of a question prompts an answer, which is often a statement, but may even be another question. The origin of the word "question" is derived from the Latin word quaestio, which is an inquiry. However, I am sure you do not have any interest in etymology, which is the study or history of words, including their origins and derivations. However, etymology is an extremely interesting branch of study, and many words in the modern English language have Latin roots, so an understanding of Latin is necessary. However, I am not here to discuss the study of etymology, rather I am here to talk about questions. It is somewhat ironic that I am using statements to talk about questions. Do you think it yould benefit you more if I were to talk in an interrogative form, as to provide examples of the various types of questions? Oh no, I seem to have broken the fourth wall, even though this has nothing to do with performing arts. Nonetheless, I am not supposed to directly address the audience in a formal essay, so I deeply apologize to you for my transgression. Oh, bollocks, I seem to have directly addressed the audience again in my apology. There is nobody to blame but myself for this error, so I will take out all of my anger and frustration by constantly beating myself to a bloddy pulp until I fix the error of my ways. However, I should not be talking about my punishments, as I am supposed to be discussing questions. A question is formed by replacing the period at the end of a sentence with a question mark. Often, certain words like "how" or "why" are used, as they trigger an interrogative phrase. Although any sentence can be made into a question, it is advisable to refrain from constant question asking, as the respondants will eventually become annoyed and will retaliate in one form or another. I had this happen to me once, where I kept on asking questions to my math teacher. My teacher then got a pointing stick and made me "assume the position," where I had to bend over against a wall. To my surprise, I was struck in the back with the wooden pointing stick, and a few moments later, I was stabbed in my anal cavity by another wooden stick. It was a strange feeling, but I could not really describe it as I was blinded by the pain of getting struck in the back. What was the wooden stick that was shoved up my anal cavity anyways? Oh, look at that, a question. I was about to go off about digressing, but I seem to have made a full circle and have gotten back on topic. There are infinite amounts of questions that can be asked, from "What is 1+1?" to "Why did I just put a line break there?". The possibilities are truely endless in the world of inquiries. Some questions may have extremely concrete, cut and dry answers. For example, the first example of a quesion I provided, "What is 1+1?" can simply be answered with a response along the lines of "2." Actually, I seem to have lied there, as the answer to 1+1 could be a window, it could be 3 (or more) if we are talking about a male and female, it could be 0.732189 if we are dealing with vector quantities, and so on. However, given the circumstances, the only feasible answer would be "2." Wait a minute, I did not provide any circumstances. The answer to a question often depends on both the context of the question and the situation the questioner is in. |
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