NOTE: These updates and wishful thoughts go beyond the next season. They’re all ideas I’d just like to see happen eventually. Also, apologies in advance if some requests seem off since I’m not an MSG player.
MOVEPOOL UPDATES
Ampharos - Dragon Tail
Gengar, Dusclops - Dynamic Punch
Honchkrow - Aerial Ace
Dachsbun - Mud Shot, Dazzling Gleam
Ludicolo - Astonish, Weather Ball
The following have additional move ideas in the NEW MOVES section below
Crustle - Shadow Claw
Mawile - Crunch
Dragalge, Lopunny - Shadow Ball
Weavile, Electabuzz, Muk-Alola - Ice Punch
Delphox - Psyshock
MOVE UPDATES
Fast Moves
Ember - 5-6D/8E
Bug Bite, Fury Cutter - 3D/4E
Leafage - 7D/7E
Charge Moves
Night Slash - 35E/55D (12.5% chance to lower target’s attack by 1 stage)
Signal Beam - 40D/75E (10% chance to lower target’s attack by 1 stage)
NEW MOVES
New Fast Moves
Misty Terrain; fairy fast move, 5D/8E/2T - Mawile, Primarina, Zacian
Babydoll Eyes; fairy fast move, 6-7D/7E/2T - Togetic, Lopunny
Light Screen; psychic fast move, 5D/8E/2T - Delphox, Luxio, Luxray, Exeggutor-Kanto, Electrode-Kanto
Confuse Ray; ghost fast move, 4D/8E/2T - Magneton
Scale Shot; dragon fast move, 4D/8E/2T - Sceptile, Dragalge, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Haxorus
Mud Sport; ground fast move, 5D/8E/2T - Empoleon
Spite; ghost fast move, 5-6D/7E/2/T - Garbodor, Muk (both forms)
Coaching; fighting fast move, 3D/4E/1T - Zamazenta
Rock Polish; rock fast move, 5D/8E/2T - Torterra
Gravity; psychic fast move, 5D/8E/2T - Gigalith, Ferrothorn
Mirror Move; flying fast move, 5D/8E/2T - Combusken, Blaziken
Tailwind; flying fast move, - 5D/8E/2T - Castform, Quaquaval, Honchkrow, Gliscor
Dual Wingbeat; flying fast move, 4D/8E/2T - Sirfetch’d
Feint Attack+; 5D/8E/2T - Shiftry, Weavile
Low Kick+; 7D/7E/2T - Gallade, Emboar, Chesnaught, Quilladin
Charm+; 10D/10E/3T - Granbull
New Charge Moves
Kinesis; psychic charge move, 35E/50D - Kadabra, Alakazam
Focus Punch; fighting charge move, 35E/55D - Blaziken, Lopunny
Body Press; fighting charge move, 45E/40D - Zamazenta, Magneton (a chance to boost user’s defense by one stage)
Crafty Shield; fairy charge move, 50E/95D - Cofagrigus, Runerigus
Curse; ghost type charge move, 35E/50D - Gengar, Banette, Chandelure, Gigalith (this move has a 1/8 (12.5%) chance to lower the attack/defense of the target by one stage when used by a ghost type and has a 1/8 chance to increase the attack/defense of the user by one stage when used by a non-ghost type)
Fling; dark charge move, 45E/90D - Wigglytuff, Togetic
Electro Ball, 35E/55D - Luxio, Magneton, Electabuzz
Thunder Wave; electric charge move, 40E/70D - Raichu, Electivire, Luxray, Magnezone, Golem-Alola, Electrode-Hisui, Dedenne, Togedemaru
Magnet Rise; electric charge move, 40E/70D - Vanillish, Vanilluxe
Roost; flying charge move, 45E/75-80D - Gliscor
Stun Spore; grass charge move, 40E/70D - Exeggutor-Alola, Electrode-Hisui
Revenge; fighting fast move, 40E/65D - Sirfetch’d
Draining Kiss+, 35E/55D - Togetic
Disarming Voice+, 40E/70D - Primarina?, Exploud
Night Shade+, 40E/65D - Cofagrigus
Superpower+ (self debuff not active), 40E/70D - Gigalith, Tyrantrum
X-Scissor+, 35E/55D - Crustle, Lokix
Seed Bomb+, 40E/65D - Whimsicott
NEW MECHANICS
Play! Pokémon Rules (show 6/pick 3, open team sheets, etc.)
Slight pause if an immediate switch is made at the initial start of battle.
Name and flag of country you’re currently in displayed on queue screen (optional )
Elo increases per match instead of set
Other ways to gain elo for overall battle performance (baiting, catching moves, no faints, shield flex, etc.)
HP total displayed under HP bar during battle
Checkpoints for elo ranges that prevent you from tanking at certain thresholds.
Ability to contact opponents via Campfire (optional )
Better ways to obtain Rare Candy XL (LOL)
Move change visibility feature that shows what requires an Elite TM and a regular TM
Sliding feature that lets you re-slot charge moves