I need a little bit of help with my Probopass. (WOO!)
I'm not really going to use it in serious battles but I want to use it every now and then against some of my less experienced opponents. I want Explosion on it, so I was thinking something like this:
Earth Power
Thunderbolt
Explosion
Thunder Wave
I would use Stealth Rock, but trust me, I'm tired of using that move and I'm going to mainly be using this guy to try and annoy my opponents a little, so that 30% paralysis rate against a thick Pokemon is gonna really mess with them.
I'd use Magnet Rise but my Magnezone already has that, at least it's faster and can actually pull that off, I don't see how Probo can do it. I could throw Magnet Rise on there and drop either Explosion or Thunder Wave, but I'm not sure if I want to use Magnet Rise either. There's also the always useful Substitute too...
What do you think? I like the set I listed for me. If I don't like it, I can always adjust it, it's not like they're egg moves, which is cool.
My best Nosepass has a Modest nature; I could try the Choice Specs set but I don't want to be locked into any moves, so Leftovers it shall be.
But now my biggest concern is EV spread, which should I shoot for, the
168 HP / 252 SpA / 88 Spe Offensive
or the
252 HP / 168 SpD / 88 Spe Defensive?
I'm not sure if I'll run into Aggron or Steelix at all, but I guess I should put 88 Speed EVs anyway?