Rillaboom or Toedscruel for a Scarlet playthrough?

Question

I know what your thinking. "Rillaboom isn't in Gen 9." Well, that's true, but he can be transferred with Pokémon home. So should I use Rillaboom or Toedscruel for Scarlet?

Comments

Pokemon Home doesn't have compatibility currently with Scarlet and Violet

Answer 1

You're going to have to be patient for Rillaboom, HOME won't be accessible for these games until spring 2023 (by which I'm hoping they mean northern hemisphere spring).

That aside, for a playthrough? As the dark-type Elite Four trainer Karen said, truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favourites. Pick the one you like best. I would lean towards using a Paldean native for a Paldean game, but if you really like Rillaboom and have patience enough, that might be the way forward for you. Maybe put together a team of all the monkey Pokemon? (checks notes - Infernape isn't allowed past border control)

You've got a while to enjoy the standard game before HOME comes out, and that's when it could be better to think more seriously about building a competitive team if that's more what you're into. These games are for children and six Unown could beat the actual game (checks notes - Unown is also not allowed in). For a competitive team, Rillaboom has access to some great moves and could be more useful, plus Toedscruel has a major type weakness, but then it also depends what function it would have for an overall team.

Comments

Thanks! Because I have the game, and I don't want to wait until spring, I will use Toedscruel. I think it fits well with the team I planned. (Skeledirge, Pawmot, Baxcalibur, Toedscruel, Veluza, and Corviknight). I love the Karen quote you used! I will be using that myself. (Where does she say that?)

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After you defeat her at the Pokemon League in Gold & Silver (and remakes). The first half of the quote is "Strong Pokemon. Weak Pokemon. That is only the selfish perception of humans."

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Thanks!