[Meta Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Lord Windos]

Now this begs the question: I have Shadow Punch at my disposal. Should I get some more XP to get other moves, or should I focus now in raise my stats?

This is the moves my char can learn:

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Suggestions people?

Hmm....well, I would recommend trying to get Night Shade, as that Move only gets better as time goes on, but if you want to maximize damage output then you should be aiming for either Screech or Shadow Bone. If you're feeling like being supportive, then Helping Hand is a must pick for the huge buffs it can give teammates. Lastly, there is Destiny Bond if you want to be cheeky and have an option to OHKO anything that tries to KO Kogeki, and if you're feeling risky you could deliberately get him Fainted by an enemy or an Ally to trigger it early (if it works like that - knowing Dragonstrike, I doubt they'd let it be exploitable, no matter how much time is needed to get the Move).

On the flipside, I wouldn't recommend Curse or Hex, nor any of the other Status and Buff Moves Kogeki has avaliable to him. He already has Bulk Up for a potent buff that synergizes with his Stats, and he's Physically oriented so going for Hex Abuse with/without Nasty Plot support isn't ideal unless you end up with more than 2 Special Moves learned. On that note, don't get Nasty Plot unless you end up with at least one other Special Move already learnt, as Hex is the only XP Learnable Special Move Delta Rilou gets while Ominous/Icy Wind are Tutor Moves that'll cost you something from that lucha Bird (if he can teach them). 

If Curse were avaliable for less XP maybe it'd be a good pick, but 32 XP is a lot to ask for it Arbok's Luck when Screech costs 28 and buffs EVERYONE's STR Damage against a single enemy. Confuse Ray IS powerful, but I'm not sure if your Stat focus would be the most condusive to using it without some investment, which pulls away from investing into states that generally benefit your Physical Moves and Tough Sneaky Guy image. Same goes for Special Moves in general: they're strong, especially with Nasty Plot avaliable, but you'll need to sink points and XP into Channel and Special in order to use them as well as your Phys Moves.

So in sum: Get Screech OR Shadow Bone for Damage, or get Night Shade for a Magickarp Move, or or go for Destiny Bond/Helping Hand for more supportive and tricky ways of helping the team. Out of the bunch Screech is probably the best overall, since its a buff not only for you but the whole team, but don't let that stop you from picking other Moves you wish!