Question

Why can't Rillaboom learn Belly Drum?

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Game Freak logic. Also it would make it stupidly powerful. Have you considered +6 Attack, Grassy Glide, and a Life Orb?

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Why should it?
It has fist but cant use elemental punches.
Plus, if you look at most mons who can brum they are... kind fat
Lol(snorlax, azu, etc.)

Answer 1

Game Freak logic. Also it would make it stupidly powerful. Have you considered +6 Attack, Grassy Glide, and a Life Orb?
-Giga Blade X

That is completely true. Here are calcs against literally the tankiest Pokemon in the game.

252+ Atk Miracle Seed Rillaboom Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Shuckle in Grassy Terrain: 67-79 (52.7 - 62.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Grassy Terrain recovery
This is Rillaboom WITHOUT any attack boosts.

+6 252+ Atk Miracle Seed Rillaboom Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Shuckle in Grassy Terrain: 262-310 (206.2 - 244%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Do you see now?

Answer 2

From a balancing standpoint, this would be completely ridiculous. Rillaboom gets Grassy Glide and an Ability that gives said move automatic priority. Give it a Life Orb or Sitrus Berry or the such, and it can and will go on a rampage.

+6 252+ Atk Life Orb Rillaboom Grassy Glide vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Toxapex in Grassy Terrain: 441-519 (145 - 170.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

That's a an OHKO against one of the tankiest Pokemon in the game.

It also has the chance to 2HKO Heatran and 3HKO Corviknight/Ferrothorn (with Grassy Glide! Imagine Drain Punch!). Isn't that ridiculous? How does this make any sense, balance-wise? It doesn't. Game Freak doesn't care much about balance, but it does care a bit.

It also doesn't really have much of a belly. While it has a literal drum, and its entire thing is drumming, look at that chest. Kind of small, no?

Hope I helped!

Comments

4x resist? Isn't it just neutral?

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:/
I don't know why I said that lol, my bad.

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Rillaboom smacking its stomach with its drumsticks would be cursed as **** lol

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"It also doesn't really have much of a belly. While it has a literal drum, and its entire thing is drumming, look at that chest. Kind of small, no?"
How Charizard can learn Belly Drum since it isn't fat?

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Rillaboom is pretty fat but doesn't learn Belly Drum. Charizard is not that fat and it can still use Belly Drum because it actually has a Belly to Drum.