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How else to begin a hyper-stalling team, but with Blissey?
<-- Rob Reiner
Every Stall team needs some form of status absorption, and what better way than to use an aromatherapy Blissey. I prefer to use seismic toss on Blissey, because it has more reliable...
houndour @ choice scarf
EVs: 200 SpA / 40 SpD / 240 Spe
Quiet nature (+SDef, -Spd)
- Flamethrower
- Dark Pulse
- HP ground
- Overheat
This set should do, but I think I need to scrap duskull (because it has been sucking recently) to allow my team to beat priority teams, right now, I'm thinking...
Wynaut is not banned from LC, and it has no attacking move whatsoever to begin with, so it doesn't matter if this set can't handle a taunt user, because no Wynaut set would.
*Note: every pokemon's speed IV is 0
Bronzor @ Oran Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 140 HP/84 Atk/138 Def/148 SDef
Relaxed nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Trick Room
- Gyro Ball
- Earthquake
- Toxic
---Bronzor is designated to set up trick room and possible do some attacking before switching to a better...
Since the strategy is only viable in double battles and everywhere else focuses on single battles, does pure power (like huge power) not work once it is switched to another pokemon, or could I theoretically pass it through different pokemon to get it onto a slaking?
Tyranitar @ Chesto Berry
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP/34 Atk/224 SDef
IVs: 0 Spe
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Payback
- Rest
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
---This set is useful, because pokemon faster than T-tar expecting a 2HKO and are not resistant to payback get a very lethal surprise...