batousai7910 said: You're a cruel monster and it totally just turned me on.
I'm glad? Well no, really, I would totally do this if I had a Crobat... Hell, I'm pretty sure I'd also give it to Zubat, because he's also adorable. I'd probably force most of my bat-like or flying-type Pokemon down just to see them struggle on land. Or make my water-types that aren't exactly cut out for land duel in gravel. ...The fact that they depend on me to make sure that they don't die is adorable.
nananonina said: くろい part is 'Black', てっき means 'Iron ware', きゅう is 'Sphere'.
It's actually split into two parts: くろい(黒い), "black" + てっきゅう (鉄球), "iron sphere". The "tsu" in "tetsu" combines with the K-sound to double it, making it "te-(k)-kyu-u" → "tekkyuu".
Kamikaze_09 said: So it's called "Black Iron Ball" in japanese and just "Iron Ball" in english?
Yes. Black is a color associated with heavier metals to the Japanese.
I'm a little stuck. Other than to nullify immunity to Ground attacks, what's the point of the Iron Ball?
it halves speed right? a trick room team (which I use frequently) would kill for an Iron ball or two to make them 'faster'.
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Come!Come here!!A Bat PokémonCrobatHeight 1.8m
Weight 75.0kgThe transformation of its legs into wings made it better at flying, but clumsier at walking.Iron Ball
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