Power Pole Pro

"Fight with the Flying Nimbus and Power Pole! But if you get hit, you lose them." ― In-Game Description

Power Pole Pro
Unlock:	Hercule's House Time Rift
Notable User(s):	CaC
Stats
Attack Type:	Strike
Skill Type:	Transformation
Similar Techniques:	Power Pole Power Pole Combo Dragon Spark Soaring Rush Burst Blitz Sword of Hope
Characteristics:	Moveset change, super armor
Color:	Yellow & Red
Ki Required:	0
Ki Used:	0

Power Pole Pro is an Awoken Skill exclusive to human CaCs. No NPCs currently use this form in the game.

In Game Data

• Description: Fight with the Flying Nimbus and Power Pole! But if you get hit, you lose them.
• Ki Used: 0
• Obtained from: After reaching level 35, complete the Great Saiyaman questline at the Hercule House time rift. Gohan and Videl will be located to the right of the house. You may need to complete 2-3 parallel quests or story missions between each Great Saiyaman mission before they will let you proceed to the next mission. After the 3rd mission, you will speak with Jaco, then Hercule, then Gohan and Videl will give you the 4th mission during which you will unlock the awoken skill once you successfully complete it.

Properties

User summons the Flying Nimbus and takes out the Power Pole, gaining a new set of basic attacks. It is the only Awoken Skill which doesn't require any Ki to use, letting you use it right away. Uniquely to this transformation, it will end if user takes any hitstun, or is grabbed. While on the Nimbus, user can fly and dash much like per normal, however step is replaced with an evasive somersault. The transformation initially grants user Super Armor, letting them take damage without losing it immediately, until they take enough damage. This threshold can be increased with the Super Soul "Flying Nimbus!". You cannot pass through gates to other maps while using this transformation, just like the Become Giant and Purification transformations. Like Become Giant, you also cannot initiate a fight with Time Patrollers while transformed.

Moveset

• Light Attack: front rapid jabs with the power pole, after several hits it will extend further, causing greater damage and a knockback.
• Heavy Attack: a combo with several swings, ending in a knockback. Fourth attack is a launching finisher, after performing it, the character will strike a pose, similar to the Strike Super Power Pole Combo. The same combo can be done with light attacks out of a dash.
• Ki Blast: extends power pole far ahead, the same attack as the light finisher. This move can be charged for extra damage. Similar to the Strike Super Power Pole.
• Front + Heavy Attack: wide sweep with the power pole, causing knockback.
• Back + Heavy Attack: power pole spin above head, juggles enemies slightly upwards. Can be performed while blocking.
• Block: spins power pole in front, will juggle enemies similarly to the back heavy attack. User can cancel into this move out of the heavy combo, as well as move freely except for using dash attack or evasive flip.
• Dash Attack: Leap towards opponent, if it hits, can lead into combo.
• Double tap Dash Attack: Use one bar of stamina to leap towards the opponent from far away. If it hits, can lead into combo.
• Double Tap Movement: Does an evasive flip in the direction of the double tap. Useful for avoiding attacks but must be timed correctly.

Usage Tips

The main asset of this transformation is its range, as well as an oppressive moveset and multiple combos that can lead into each other if you know how to use it well.
It has the most unique movement of all the awoken skills, which gives it a higher learning curve, but it can become quite powerful once it is mastered.

While the finishers can be quite damaging, they can also be quite unsafe, having a ton of recovery on them. One important technique to keep in mind is guard cancelling the heavy combo, it can be tricky to execute, as it requires backing away while guarding and then moving back in with heavy attack without triggering the front heavy attack. The biggest weakness of this transformation is its vulnerability to grabs, as they can be difficult to avoid online, so you should take care to keep your distance and abuse your range until you are able to perform a stamina break.

Synergistic Super Souls

• "Flying Nimbus!!" from PQ 02 is recommended, almost required. It increases all attacks by 20% while using Power Pole Pro, and increases its Super Armor.