I've discovered a completely irrelevant glitch in gen V

[eevee_em]

So last night I was playing White 2 while watching the news when something very interesting happened. I was going around defeating wild Pokemon with my Liepard, Lia, while looking for ones I hadn't caught for my Pokedex. Lia knows Assist, which I love to use when training because randomness is fun. She used one attack that involved bubbles, which I didn't see the name of because I was glancing back-and-forth between the game and the TV. I had no idea what attack it was, since the only Pokemon that knew any water-type moves in my party was a Simipour that didn't know Bubble or Bubblebeam. Lia got that attack from Assist one other time that night, but again I didn't catch the name since I was multitasking. I was really confused until I remembered something: the egg a carrying with me contained a Tympole. Sure enough, when Tympole hatched, it knew Bubble as a starting move.

Conclusion: At least in White 2, Assist will apparently treat the moves of unhatched Pokemon the same as if they were hatched, and therefore giving the Pokemon using Assist a chance to use those moves. This despite that fact that it makes no sense.

 

[terryt011]

I've heard of this happening before on other games. Sounds cool.

 

[Superbird]

...so, assuming this still works in earlier generations, like gen 3...

What would happen if you had a party of two consisting of something that knew Assist and a Bad Egg? Would it use the Bad Egg's attacks? What even are that thing's attacks?

 

[mewtini]

What even are that thing's attacks?

Struggle.

Haha no I don't know. I don't think it has attacks o_O

But @eevee_em, that's really cool. I think I have to start training my Liepard while carrying Eggs now, maaaaan.

 

[LuckyLapras' Duck]

It seems unlikely to be a glitch, but more of a new, minor mechanic that hasn't really been noticed.