Hi, I am having trouble with Suspicious Bot's Heracross, every time I face it, it wipes out my whole team by outspeeding pokes that it shouldn't be able to. According to Showdown, the maximum possible speed on a 100lv Hera is 295, and since it can use different moves, I assume it is not holding a choice scarf. So how does it always outspeed my Salamence with 312 speed and my scarfed porygon z which should have 399? Could this be a bug or am I missing something here? Thank you.

 

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Bosses/npc poke can hold choice items and change move in pro, because life isn't meant to be fair.

QAQ thanks for the reply

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Hey there!

 

As Namelesshero already said, NPCs can hold Choice Items without getting locked into a move. Therefore, they essentially get a +1 in either Special Attack, Attack or Speed, depending on the Choice Item they use. This is the reason why Heracross is able to outspeed your Pokemon, as it has a total speed stat of 443 Speed. I hope that Namelesshero's reply and mine resolved your questions. In case you happen to have further questions, feel free to let me know. Otherwise, I will lock this thread as resolved. I hope that you have a great day.

 

Kind regards, Noxious

Hey there!

 

Hi Noxious thanks for your reply, one last question b4 locking, is this intentional or will it be fixed eventually?

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Hey there!

 

This is indeed intentional to make NPCs and Bosses harder. Therefore, most rewards of the reworked Bosses on Hard Mode were buffed, as it is a challenge to beat them. I hope that my replies clarified some things for you. Please let me know if you happen to have further questions. I hope that you have a great remaining day.

 

Kind regards, Noxious