[Overview]
• Stats are lacking
• Access to 2 great abilities in Lightningrod and Swift Swim
• Decent base Attack
• Access to Rain Dance and Agility
• Water typing
[SET]
name: Rain Dance
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: Waterfall / Aqua Tail
move 3: Megahorn
move 4: Return
item: Life Orb / Damp Rock
ability: Swift Swim
nature: Jolly nature
evs: 72 HP / 252 Atk / 184 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
• Rain Dance lets Seaking double its Speed for 5 turns and power up its STAB
• Waterfall is a reliable stab move with a 20% flinch chance that is boosted by rain
• Aqua Tail is 10% stronger, but is also 10% less accurate
• Megahorn provides Seaking with good coverage to hit Grass-types
• Return provides almost unresisted type coverage when combined with Waterfall or Aqua Tail
• Damp Rock sacrifices the extra power than Life Orb grants Seaking for 8 turns of rain in comparison to 5
• 184 Speed EVs lets Seaking outrun Jolly Choice Scarf Primape after a Rain Dance
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
• Seaking can run Substitute over Rain Dance if your team already has rain support
• Works well on rain teams
• Appreciates the help of other Swift Swimmers such as Kabutops and Omastar
• Appreciates hazard support
[SET]
name: Agility
move 1: Agility
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Megahorn
item: Life Orb
ability: Lightningrod
nature: Hasty
evs: 72 Atk / 252 SpA / 184 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
• Agility lets Seaking boost its lackluster Speed
• 184 Speed EVs lets it outrun Jolly Primeape after an Agility
• This set takes advantage of a great asset to Seaking in Lightningrod
• Switch Seaking on a Pokemon such as Galvantula using Volt Switch to grab a Special Attack boost
• Hydro Pump provides great power
• Ice Beam provides coverage
• Megahorn rounds off the set by hitting off of Seaking’s decent base Attack stat and rounding off coverage
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
• Can easily set up on Pokemon that rely on paralysis such as Uxie
• “Surprise” ability of sorts
• Surf could be used over Hydro Pump for reliability, but Seaking really needs the power
• Hidden Power Fire can be used over Megahorn with a Timid nature to hit Ferroseed
• Appreciates hazard support greatly
[Other Options]
• Hidden Power Fire
• Surf
• Substitute
• Water Veil prevents Seaking from being burned, but it is outclassed by Seaking’s other abilities
• Hidden Power Grass
• Hidden Power Electric
• Signal Beam
[Checks and Counters]
• Ferroseed causes trouble for all variants of Seaking
• Not all that bulky, so priority can handle it
• Poliwrath
• Munchlax eats the Agility set alive
• Scarf variants of Galvantula and Manectric outspeed it, and can hit it with a Bug Buzz or Hidden Power Grass, respectively
