Pokémon has a brand new meta contender on the town, and it’s…a cute mouse household? That’s proper. Along with having unsettling in-game implications like how mother and father hatch out of a single egg, the Tandemaus line can be extremely highly effective: its signature transfer can exceed the bottom energy of assaults reminiscent of Hyper Beam and Explosion. Tandemaus and Maushold have gotten aggressive gamers shaking of their boots.
Tandemaus is a Regular-Kind Pokémon that resembles a pair of mice who stay collectively as a household unit. After they evolve into Maushold, they’ll acquire both one or two mice youngsters. Sure, the Pokémon are procreating with or with out your approval. And the explanation that you just’re solely listening to about it now could be as a result of these Pokémon have been launched within the not too long ago launched Scarlet and Violet.
The one factor that saves us all from all the time being pummeled to dying by a household of mice is that its effectiveness is RNG-dependent. That signature transfer, Inhabitants Bomb, is a multi-hit transfer like Bullet Seed and Double Slap, and it hits anyplace from one to 10 instances. Every hit offers a base harm of 20, and every hit has a base accuracy of 90. In case you miss even a single hit, then your complete transfer ends. The mice couple raised a household of quitters, apparently.
However wait, there’s extra! In case you get a Tandemaus with the Hidden Means “Technician,” it then additional boosts every hit by 50%. That’s on high of the 50% Similar Kind Assault Bonus (STAB). So Inhabitants Bomb’s true energy is 45-450 when you get the appropriate Tandemaus. Assuming that RNG favors you for ten consecutive hits, this transfer might be probably the most highly effective Regular-type transfer within the sport. In case you actually give it some thought, do you even want all 10 hits? Simply touchdown 4 assaults will web you 180 factors of base harm. And it doesn’t even include the standard drawbacks of lacking a flip or taking large recoil harm. It’s also possible to additional increase Tandemaus with held gadgets reminiscent of Vast Lens, which brings Inhabitants Bomb’s accuracy to one hundred pc.
With a view to get the Technician skill for these terrifying fellas, you must receive the Means Patch as a uncommon drop in Tera Battles. I do know, I do know. Tera Battles are a number of the worst raids I’ve ever performed. However take into consideration the positive factors! Take into consideration crushing your enemies with the cutest Pokémon within the sport. When you have extra affected person mates, you can too ask them to breed you a Tandemaus with the Hidden Means.
For the remainder of us, don’t have any concern: There’s one dependable counter to the tyrannical reign of Technician Tandemaus: The Rocky Helmet. This held merchandise shaves off one-sixth of an opponent’s well being bar each time they use a transfer that makes contact. So assuming that Tandemaus is at full well being, you simply must survive six hits—or 270 base harm. The Mudbray line additionally seems to be like a very good counter—its skill Stamina raises its Protection with each hit. Or you could possibly simply run a Ghost-type Pokémon.
This household is right here to shake up aggressive Pokémon, and it takes no prisoners. And you already know what? Good for them.
