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1. In its debut generation, looks definitely deceived. Despite its subpar overall stats, Misdreavus was a top five Pokemon in standard play. In particular, one extremely common trend across the average team was one Misdreavus fully took advantage of, and punished extremely hard. Which teambuilding trend did Misdreavus fare well against?
2. Misdreavus was far from a one tricky pony; its Ghost typing gave it a niche as a Rapid Spin blocker. Gengar competed with Misdreavus in this regard, but the latter was generally superior. Misdreavus could block Rapid Spin from one threat which could mow Gengar down, and that made it mostly better at the role. Which one Rapid Spinning threat did Misdreavus uniquely match up well against?
3. Misdreavus received a useful ability in the third generation that amplified its defensive utility, giving it an immunity to Ground. What ability was this?
4. Gengar took center stage in the third generation. While Misdreavus was no longer natively a member of standard play, it was at least undoubtedly viable for the tier. In fact, Misdreavus had a boosting set that was perfectly viable, and was notable for being something Gengar couldn't do. What boosting move supplemented this set?
5. Misdreavus received an evolution in the fourth generation, Mismagius. Mismagius ultimately looks totally inferior to Gengar due to having strictly worse all-around stats, most notably a large disadvantage in Special Attack. However, much like its younger sister in the third generation, Mismagius' access to one boosting move made it worth using over Gengar in standard play. What move was this?
6. Mismagius wasn't actually natively a member of standard play in the fourth generation. However, it was arguably the single best Pokemon in all of fourth generation UnderUsed play. Its HP, Attack and Defense were disappointing, but its Special Attack, Special Defense and Speed were quite high, supplementing this status. What was Mismagius' Special Attack, Special Defense and Speed stat?
7. Most pre-evolved Pokemon over history have fallen off the radar when they received a new evolved form. Misdreavus was absolutely the exception, being far too powerful for fifth generation Little Cup, getting banned, and making a big name for itself in NeverUsed and even RarelyUsed. Its seemingly mediocre defenses were bolstered significantly by the introduction of a new item in the fifth generation. What item was this?
8. In the sixth generation, Mismagius fell down the tiering rung a lot while Misdreavus' viability persisted. They actually ended up being in the same usage-based tier, and Misdreavus was even arguably superior to its evolved forme as a whole. Which usage-based tier were they both in?
9. While neither of these Pokemon enjoys super effective Dark type moves, the item which had supplemented a resurgence in Misdreavus' viability also came with an amplified weakness to a particular Dark type move in the sixth generation. Which Dark type move was this?
10. Mismagius became mostly the better sister of the evolution line in the seventh generation. This was largely due to the introduction of a new item that it could abuse far better than Misdreavus could. Which item was this?
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cavalier87
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