14. Close Combat
Nominated by: Natwaf_akidna
Introduced: Gen IV
Pokemon I associate this move with: Infernape
Speaking of metagame changing moves, this one didn't do as much as Stealth Rock, but I'll be damned if it didn't do anything. Who cares about the downsides of this move (lowering both defenses) when it can hit so hard with perfect accuracy? And even though the animation is nothing special, the very thought of an Infernape (or whatever) just charging in and smacking the opponent around is pretty god damn cool, IMO. Hard to argue with this one.
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