ASB Rules

[Wargle]

Litwick is a candle. Candles can't float, or be suspended without touching something from the bottom. Lamps, however, are strung and hung from the ceiling, able to 'hover' above the ground. Same with shandeliers.

This is hovering?

 

[Superbird]

Ah, but that's an electric lamp. We're talking oil lamps and such here.

 

[Phoenixsong]

Does it matter what real lamps do? Lampent and chandelure are very clearly shown to levitate in their in-game sprites, as well as in the animé as far as I'm aware (lampent anyway, since iirc chandelure hasn't appeared yet). Litwick is not. It's really not that complicated.

 

[Karkat Vantas]

Oil lamps can't hover either...

 

[M&F]

You know what doesn't hover? Coils, landmines, computer programs, shed cicada skins, stones, clay dolls, cloth dolls, chimes, hockey masks, bells, ancient mirrors, carnivorous plants, ice cones, heavily armoured bugs, gears, lampreys (thank goodness), not heavily armoured bugs and snowflakes.

And yet that covers the majority of the inherently hovering Pokemon we have listed.

It really comes down to this:

Lampent and chandelure are very clearly shown to levitate in their in-game sprites, as well as in the animé as far as I'm aware (lampent anyway, since iirc chandelure hasn't appeared yet). Litwick is not. It's really not that complicated.

 

[Negrek]

should hydreigon not get at least the vibrava/flygon of both inherent hover and consensual flight, with its levitate ability and the ability to learn fly?

I hadn't realized it was like that. Sure.

You forgot yanmega again.

I am prejudiced against monster dragonflies. Water weasels are better.

Actually, lampent and chandelure should probably be consensually hovering, in the same boat as staryu and bronzor (not-levitate edition).

Slightly updated list; it now features shiny correct spelling.

 

[Grass King]

Would Yamask and Cofagrigus be listed under cannot phase completely, due to thier mask and sarcophagus rescpectivley?

 

[M&F]

Well, Cofagrigus has ostensibly been shown to have an ability to "suck itself in" in order to look like a sarcophagus; I think that counts as partial phasing, albeit a minor sort.

 

[Karkat Vantas]

Isn't Munna inherently hovering?

I mean, look at the ingame sprite; it's pretty clearly floating.

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

And in the anime too, actually. And Musharna ought to be the same, for the same reasons.

 

[Lord of the Fireflies]

How could Doduo and Dodrio fly?

Also why is Dragonite Consensually Flying?

 

[Mendatt]

Should abra be consensually hovering? Because, well, it has been seen to levitate.

 

[Whirlpool]

How could Doduo and Dodrio fly?

Also why is Dragonite Consensually Flying?

Something about Doduo and Dodrio being able to use Fly.

Dragonite's "rest position" is standing, but it can fly, hence the consensually.

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

Doduo and Dodrio are highly adept at jumping, hence them being able to learn Fly (Sky Jump in Japanese), but they probably shouldn't be able to fly.

 

[Negrek]

Would Yamask and Cofagrigus be listed under cannot phase completely, due to thier mask and sarcophagus rescpectivley?

Yes, those two can't phase completely. I haven't update the list of ghost phasers yet.

Isn't Munna inherently hovering?

I mean, look at the ingame sprite; it's pretty clearly floating.

Not all pokémon that float/fly around a lot are considered inherently hovering/flying. Typically I only include pokémon in those categories if it appears they would have a lot of trouble moving on the ground--greatly reduced or no legs, for example. Munna and musharna have limbs; I think they'd be fine.

How could Doduo and Dodrio fly?

Also why is Dragonite Consensually Flying?

Doduo and dodrio can both learn the attack fly, so they are considered consensually flying. Presumably they do so the same way they do in the anime--jumping really high. From there I suppose they glide or something.

Dragonite can fly but is usually ground-bound.

Should abra be consensually hovering? Because, well, it has been seen to levitate.

All psychics can levitate if they need to; the ones listed as consensually hovering are the ones who appear to be more adept at it for one reason or another. Abra can still hover; it will just need to spend more energy to do so than a consensually hovering pokémon, and it will be less adept at doing so.

 

[Grass King]

When we evolve a Numel or Tyrogue, do we get to choose its evolved forms ability, or is it dependent on what ability we have for the base form?

 

[Not Meowth]

When we evolve a Numel or Tyrogue, do we get to choose its evolved forms ability, or is it dependent on what ability we have for the base form?

All Pokémon can change ability when they evolve, iirc.

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

Correct. The evolution screen has an ability drop-down.

 

[Blastoise Fortooate]

Can a ghost possess a humongous object, such as a gigantic jello cube, or can it phase indefinitely in it without having to possess it?

 

[Karkat Vantas]

Can Golett phase?

(Please say yes please say yes)