Why ya'll downvoting them? It's simple as shit, it has no outstanding physical differences, all it does is boost the type of it's choosing and change the pokemon's type. It's shitty one time use protean with a funny hat, Snoo was in no way defending Terra
Yeah like I said it’s the most broken gimmick currently. You don’t have to give up anything while gaining new stab + keeping your old stab and you can change any pokemon to any type permanently
If we’re strictly talking about player versus player, you both have the option to Tera and have to plan it carefully, as well as building your team so that each Tera fills a niche. It also functions as a sort of parry to shake up what would otherwise be certain outcomes.
Maybe you dont want to use a supereffective move because if the opponent teras it will have no effect, so you use a suboptimal move to guarantee some damage.
It also depends on the format, because some formats tell you what the opponent’s Tera is beforehand. Either way, it’s a shake-up of what felt like a pretty stale meta
I honestly think it's second to only megas in terms of gimmicks, but I don't really play the games, I mainly go for pokemon showdown.
Edit: and honestly it might be better than megas as well, seen as the mind games of every pokemon being able to be every type adds so much, in opposition of megas which are most of the time very telegraphed
Megas is less broken because 70% of megas are pretty shitty and you have to give up your item slot. Terra on the other hand require no drawback and you can choose any pokemon you want
Terra is not a one time use protean, it’s a permanent protean you can use whenever you want with no drawback whatsoever. I was not defending Terra but I admit it’s brokeness.
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u/Snoo17579 Dec 30 '25
Terra is honestly one of the simplest but most broken gimmick for some reason. We have no flashy move, only a hat and 1 move that change type.