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Quiz about The Legacies of Pokmon GO III
Quiz about The Legacies of Pokmon GO III

The Legacies of "Pokémon GO" III Quiz


I will either list a Pokémon or a legacy move, provide multiple options for the Pokémon or move attached and you tell me which Pokémon or move fits the description. This quiz will test your overall knowledge on legacy moves from the popular mobile game.

A multiple-choice quiz by cavalier87. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
cavalier87
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
404,300
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. This champion of Fighting types, best in the game for the game's first three and a half years, began as a mere jester. The charged move Submission, mercifully legacy, came up with awful parameters that made it quite underwhelming until later stages of the game helped to give it much stronger moves.

What Pokémon of the following has ever had Submission as a legacy move?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In 2017, when Mewtwo was introduced to raids, it had access to this legacy move, popularly donned the "DX move", that was so absurdly strong that players began to call out of work, school and other essential functions in droves just so they could attend events where obtaining such a Mewtwo was even a possible. Only available in randomly scheduled EX Raids, it was close to impossible to comfortably fit acquiring this Mewtwo in one's schedule, sparking outrage and eventually prompting Niantic to change the way the system worked completely.

What charged legacy move did Mewtwo get here that was the center of such controversy?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Sporting only one bar charged moves and tithing in envy at its rival obtaining a two bar charged move, Groudon finally received a three bar charged move in 2020; the move sadly became legacy, but was basically mandatory if anyone wanted to ever use it in Player-versus-Player modes.

What move of the following became legacy for Groudon here?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The legendary Kanto bird trio of Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos all received exciting legacy moves in 2017 to promote an event where they were all released as raid bosses at the same time. Each bird received a different legacy move with varying degrees of impact. Which of the following is not a move that any of them received? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This massive, lazy Pokémon would seem to prefer just sleeping to battling; this is especially the case if it were to be trotted out to battle with its 2018 legacy fast move, Yawn. Which Pokémon of the following received this move as a legacy option in 2018? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Briefly released as a four star Raid Boss in 2017, this move became a mainstay on Gengar sets as soon as it was released. Need to be warned though; leaving your Pokémon in a gym that is weak to Gengar will cause it to be defeated before long, wherein it would return to you as it licked its wounds and consumed some of your potion and revive supply.

What legacy fast move did Gengar gain access to here?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The iconic first generation meme Pokémon, Seaking, has received lots of attention from Niantic over the years. This has sadly been negative attention, as it has had more moves taken away and deemed to be legacy than it has had moves given to it. Which of the following is an example of a move Seaking has had become legacy? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The Throwback Challenge of 2019 gave Cresselia a new charged move that it could put to use in PvP. It might knot seem terribly useful, but gaining niche coverage on Water types in Great League was generally useful. Which move of the following became a solid legacy option for it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Politoed is well known as a Pokémon who shook up the fifth generation meta in the mainstream game, but this legacy move it held in 2017 hasn't really had the same earth shattering impact.

What is Politoed's 2017 legacy move?
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Question 10 of 10
10. A Community Day move in 2017, this move was likely a foreshadowing of its Dragon type Mega Evolution being released in the future; Dragon Pulse is otherwise totally useless for it to run.

Which Pokémon of the following gained this legacy move in a 2017 Community day?
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This champion of Fighting types, best in the game for the game's first three and a half years, began as a mere jester. The charged move Submission, mercifully legacy, came up with awful parameters that made it quite underwhelming until later stages of the game helped to give it much stronger moves. What Pokémon of the following has ever had Submission as a legacy move?

Answer: Machamp

In the early going of the game, Submission was the only Fighting type charged move in the game. It was so laughably awful that Machamp's performance against Fighting weak threats was being outperformed by Pokémon lacking type advantages against them. Vaporeon wasn't just better at beating Rock types, it was even better at beating Dark, Ice and Steel than Machamp was, for example.

Fortunately, the second generation came with it access to Dynamic Punch, a move which was quite brilliant and enabled Machamp to become a mainstay in raiding lineups for the following three and a half years of play.
2. In 2017, when Mewtwo was introduced to raids, it had access to this legacy move, popularly donned the "DX move", that was so absurdly strong that players began to call out of work, school and other essential functions in droves just so they could attend events where obtaining such a Mewtwo was even a possible. Only available in randomly scheduled EX Raids, it was close to impossible to comfortably fit acquiring this Mewtwo in one's schedule, sparking outrage and eventually prompting Niantic to change the way the system worked completely. What charged legacy move did Mewtwo get here that was the center of such controversy?

Answer: Shadow Ball

Shadow Ball made Mewtwo into the best attacker in pretty much any context, anywhere, allowing it to be introduced to the game as a whole with a bang.

Apart from the aforementioned impact on community everyday life, it also actually had quite the economic impact as well; the popular online merchant EBay reports that, from the years 2017-2019, when Shadow Ball Mewtwo was briefly released again, independent sellers sold a single Shadow Ball Mewtwo at an average of $43.29 apiece!

Mewtwo was still a perfectly fine Pokémon, with or without Shadow Ball, but Shadow Ball was head and shoulders better than anything else it could muster; this was key in an era that favored moves with strong parameters over specialist moves that covered a specific typing more.
3. Sporting only one bar charged moves and tithing in envy at its rival obtaining a two bar charged move, Groudon finally received a three bar charged move in 2020; the move sadly became legacy, but was basically mandatory if anyone wanted to ever use it in Player-versus-Player modes. What move of the following became legacy for Groudon here?

Answer: Fire Punch

Fire Punch is a fast charged move, sporting an early damage window. It sadly was not useful for Groudon in Player-Versus-Environment settings such as raids or attacking gyms due to lacking STAB and not being particularly strong. Still, the move is great in PvP, where it's low energy requirement in tandem with Mud Shot's high energy generation make the move very spammable.
4. The legendary Kanto bird trio of Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos all received exciting legacy moves in 2017 to promote an event where they were all released as raid bosses at the same time. Each bird received a different legacy move with varying degrees of impact. Which of the following is not a move that any of them received?

Answer: Hyper Beam

Zapdos got the fast move Thundershock, Moltres received Sky Attack for a charged move and Articuno got the charged move Hurricane. Thundershock was a huge upgrade over Charge Beam for Zapdos' fast move, Sky Attack turned Moltres into an elite Flying type attacker, but Articuno was shafted as Hurricane did next to nothing for it. None of them would have benefitted in the slightest had they received Hyper Beam.
5. This massive, lazy Pokémon would seem to prefer just sleeping to battling; this is especially the case if it were to be trotted out to battle with its 2018 legacy fast move, Yawn. Which Pokémon of the following received this move as a legacy option in 2018?

Answer: Snorlax

Snorlax with Yawn was released as an event where it became an incredibly common wild encounter, where it would always have this move upon being caught. As Yawn can only ever do a single point of damage upon being used and has horrible energy generation, it is obviously dramatically inferior to any other fast move option Snorlax ever has or ever will have, including options like Zen Headbutt for gym defending or Lick for PvP settings.
6. Briefly released as a four star Raid Boss in 2017, this move became a mainstay on Gengar sets as soon as it was released. Need to be warned though; leaving your Pokémon in a gym that is weak to Gengar will cause it to be defeated before long, wherein it would return to you as it licked its wounds and consumed some of your potion and revive supply. What legacy fast move did Gengar gain access to here?

Answer: Lick

Lick is a highly competitive fast move with Shadow Claw; the main difference is that the former is weaker but allows Gengar to reach its charged moves faster with superior energy generation. For a Pokémon so incredibly frail, firing off as many charged moves as possible before kicking the bucket is prudent, giving Lick the upper hand over Shadow Claw, and being considerably superior to any other option Gengar might have.
7. The iconic first generation meme Pokémon, Seaking, has received lots of attention from Niantic over the years. This has sadly been negative attention, as it has had more moves taken away and deemed to be legacy than it has had moves given to it. Which of the following is an example of a move Seaking has had become legacy?

Answer: Drill Run

To be quite frank, Seaking's stats are really poor all around, so no amount of moves it could get given or taken away can seriously change this and make it a good Pokémon. Still, getting a STAB move better than the uninspiring Water Pulse would've been helpful. Instead, Niantic has given and taken away random moves, with the non STAB Drill Run being one of such options.
8. The Throwback Challenge of 2019 gave Cresselia a new charged move that it could put to use in PvP. It might knot seem terribly useful, but gaining niche coverage on Water types in Great League was generally useful. Which move of the following became a solid legacy option for it?

Answer: Grass Knot

Grass Knot is useless in any sort of PvE setting, and to be fair, it is not in anyway mandatory for a Cresselia in PvP, making the process of seeking one out to be arguably more trouble than its worth. Still, a Cresselia with the move can make for a good answer to Rock, Ground and Water types, allowing it to patch up a hole on a team weak to these threats.
9. Politoed is well known as a Pokémon who shook up the fifth generation meta in the mainstream game, but this legacy move it held in 2017 hasn't really had the same earth shattering impact. What is Politoed's 2017 legacy move?

Answer: Earthquake

Being resisted by Grass types used to counter it and lacking STAB, there really hasn't ever been a reason to equip Politoed with Earthquake, apart from the novelty of having the move. It's also not useful despite hitting Electric types hard, as the move is slow and easy to dodge on defense.
10. A Community Day move in 2017, this move was likely a foreshadowing of its Dragon type Mega Evolution being released in the future; Dragon Pulse is otherwise totally useless for it to run. Which Pokémon of the following gained this legacy move in a 2017 Community day?

Answer: Ampharos

With no Dragon type fast move, even when Mega Ampharos was released, the lack of a synergistic fast move still made Dragon Pulse unusable. To say nothing of the move's fairly meager parameters and Mega Ampharos' lowly attacking stat.
Source: Author cavalier87

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