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OU Gardevoir
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Sorry for the wait but that was all done. I guess this is ready for whatever's next.
Mega Mawile mentions should be removed
In C&C, you should say that Chansey loses to taunt variants. For example:
**Chansey** Chansey can take on anything Mega Gardevoir can muster thanks to its astronomical special bulk, and can stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss. However Chansey loses to Mega Gardevoir variants that have taunt.
**Chansey** Chansey can take on anything Mega Gardevoir can muster thanks to its astronomical special bulk, and can stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss. However Chansey loses to Mega Gardevoir variants that have taunt.
I'm here to perform an amateur GP check.
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Overview
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent 165 Special Attack, and when paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, with which Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its Psychic/Fairy typing, Psychic / Fairy, is pretty useful defensively, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting and Dragon. Its relatively good 100 Speed is also a plus, allowing Mega Gardevoir to outspeed a decent portion of the metagame. Hyper Voice's ability to bypass Substitute is also very useful, allowing Gardevoir to better handle Pokemon such as Substitute Kyurem-B. Unfortunately, as great as Gardevoir is, it has a number of limitations. Its lack of any physical bulk leaves it vulnerable to many common physical attackers, such as Talonflame. While Mega Gardevoir's 100 Speed is certainly not bad, it is still outsped by a good number of Pokemon. Such as? Lastly, having a mere 80 base Speed prior to Mega Evolving further limits Gardevoir's usefulness in battle.
Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Substitute / Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
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Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB to utilize thanks to Pixilate; being able to and its ability to bypass Substitutes is also a very useful trait. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for great damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn that may try to come in on Gardevoir. Hidden Power Ground is a more accurate alternative that hits Heatran and Jirachi for as much damage as Focus Blast. Taunt is a very useful utility move that allows Gardevoir to go toe to toe with walls such as Chansey. Will-O-Wisp, On the other hand, Will-O-Wisp cripples Ferrothorn and Scizor that should they attempt to switch in, and makes it Gardevoir somewhat less susceptible to Pursuit.
Set Details
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Trace is the most useful ability for Gardevoir prior to Mega Evolution, as this allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscale, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. A Modest nature is preferred to maximize power to OHKOthings opponents such as Landorus, but a Timid nature is viable as well to be able allows Gardevoir to revenge kill Kabutops and Excadrill prior to Mega Evolving. However, this forfeits Gardevoir's ability to revenge kill Excadrill and Kabutops. What are you trying to say here? As it stands, this sentence seems to contradict the previous clause. The given EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive two Psyshocks from Latios while achieving good speed and power.
Usage Tips
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This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Gardevoir also excels against stall teams, as its high damage output in conjunction with Taunt and/or Will-O-Wisp allow it to pester most defensive Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities andin general grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire, Poison Heal, Natural Cure, and Multiscale. This also allows Gardevoir to take on some good abilities such as Poison Heal and Natural Cure, while Trace also enables Gardevoir to revenge kill Excadrill and Kabutops in sand and rain, respectively. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers, such as Talonflame, is not advised. However, it can, however, switch into threats such as Latias, Latios, and Mandibuzz, so it is advisable to attempt to take advantage of such opportunities should be considered.
Team Options
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Bisharp and Mandibuzz are bothmake viable teammates for due to their type synergy. The former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it, while and it can use Pursuit to trap Chansey. Heatran and Tyranitar are both useful to defeat Talonflame, while as well as setting up Stealth Rock in the process. The aforementioned Heatran also handles Mega Scizor effectively. Magnezone also makes an excellent teammate for Mega Gardevoir, especially for Hidden Power Ground variants, since Magnezone can trap and remove Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor. Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful to aid Gardevoir in handling faster Pokemon. Thundurus, with its access to Prankster Thunder Wave, can also be a useful teammate.
Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
========
Calm Mind is a great boosting move that boosts Mega Gardevoir's high Special Attack and Special Defense to formidable levels. Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy STAB to use, and the ability to bypass Substitute users, notably from Kyurem-B, is useful as well. Psyshock is a good secondary STAB move that breaks through Venusaur, Scolipede, and Chansey quite well. Focus Blast is a great coverage move to hit Heatran and Ferrothorn, who both otherwise wall Gardevoir. Taunt prevents opposing defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, from pulling off status moves. Substitute is an alternative over Taunt or Shadow Ball to avoid status while allowing Gardevoir to attain more opportunities to set up Calm Mind, but the utility of the former two is simply too great to pass. Why are these three moves mentioned here and not in the set itself?
Set Details
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As with the previous set, the EV spreadaims to allows Gardevoir to survive at least two Psyshocks from Latios in order to be able to check it more easily. Trace is the chosen ability to allow Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution, such as Multiscale and Speed Boost, and potentially as well as some potential switch-in opportunities.
Usage Tips
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This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder while using its great power to overwhelmsuch teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, as the team archetype has very few Pokemon who are capable of safely switching in. Gardevoir should use Calm Mind against weaker opponents that cannot outright break it, such as Chansey. Gardevoir should avoid switching into physical attackers, such as Talonflame, due to its poor physical bulk. However, it can use its typing to effectively switch into common threats such as Latias, Keldeo, Mandibuzz, and Kyurem-B rather effectively.
Team Options
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Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Gengar at bay andalso have Pursuit to be able to effectively trap it with Pursuit. This Pursuit can also be used to take on Chansey. A Pokemon to handle Mega Scizor, such as Talonflame, is also useful. Terrakion, Keldeo, and Conkeldurr can also dismantle Ferrothorn and Heatran, The aforementioned while Heatran itself can also counter Talonflame and Mega Scizor. Landorus-T is also useful to take on Excadrill and Mega Scizor, while to provide crucial Stealth Rock support, It can also and to utilize U-turn in order to get Gardevoir in safely.
Other Options
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Gardevoir hasquite the an expansive movepool, so there are quite a few things moves available for use. Memento is a viable option to allow a teammate a free setup opportunity; however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. Hypnosis could be used if you want to use Gardevoir as a sleep inducer, but its poor accuracy makes it a shaky option. Gardevoir can also support its team with Sunny Day or Rain Dance, but there are more reliable options for such roles, and sun is a mediocre playstyle to begin with. Gardevoir could run a defensive set with access to Will-O-Wisp, Heal Bell, and Wish, but such a set is outclassed by Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. A Choice Scarf set could be workable, as Gardevoir is the fastest Fairy-type in OU and has a wide offensive movepool and Healing Wish. However, but it this set is relatively easy to deal with, and is outclassed by Latias at using Healing Wish. Thunderbolt is an option if hitting Talonflame and Mega Pinsir is important, but it does not provide anything useful beyond that.
Checks and Counters
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**Steel-types** Pokemon such as Scizor, Heatran, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor also has priority in Bullet Punch allowing it to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates. However, only Mega Scizor can avoid getting 2HKOed by Focus Blast, and even then itget can be crippled by Will-O-Wisp. Jirachi, Klefki, Bronzong, and Doublade all fall into a similar boat. Choice Scarf Heatran, along with and Sand Rush Excadrill, can both revenge kill Mega Gardevoir.
**Fire-types** Fire-type Pokemon are capable of enduring Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir, and are able to overwhelm it as well. Victini takeson many of Gardevoir's moves well barring Shadow Ball, and can OHKO with V-Create. Entei is in a similar boat, being able to OHKO with Sacred Fire or revenge kill with Extreme Speed. Talonflame in all variants can overwhelm Mega Gardevoir, while its Bulk Up set takes Hyper Voice relatively well and Bulk Up allows it to endure Psyshocks. Physically Defensive Mega Charizard Y can also wall Mega Gardevoir.
**Chansey** Thanks to its astronomical special bulk, Chansey can takeon anything Mega Gardevoir can muster thanks to its astronomical special bulk, and can stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss.
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Overview
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent 165 Special Attack
Offensive
########
name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Substitute / Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
========
Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB to utilize thanks to Pixilate
Set Details
========
Trace is the most useful ability for Gardevoir prior to Mega Evolution, as this allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscale, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. A Modest nature is preferred to maximize power to OHKO
Usage Tips
========
This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Gardevoir also excels against stall teams, as its high damage output in conjunction with Taunt and/or Will-O-Wisp allow it to pester most defensive Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and
Team Options
========
Bisharp and Mandibuzz are both
Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
========
Calm Mind is a great boosting move that boosts Mega Gardevoir's high Special Attack and Special Defense to formidable levels. Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy STAB to use
Set Details
========
As with the previous set, the EV spread
Usage Tips
========
This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder while using its great power to overwhelm
Team Options
========
Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Gengar at bay and
Other Options
========
Gardevoir has
Checks and Counters
========
**Steel-types** Pokemon such as Scizor, Heatran, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor also has priority in Bullet Punch allowing it to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates. However, only Mega Scizor can avoid getting 2HKOed by Focus Blast, and even then it
**Fire-types** Fire-type Pokemon are capable of enduring Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir, and are able to overwhelm it as well. Victini takes
**Chansey** Thanks to its astronomical special bulk, Chansey can take
I implemented that AM check. This is ready for more.
hi, have another amcheck~!
Overview
########
Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent 165 Special Attack, and paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, with which Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its Psychic / Fairy typing is pretty useful defensively, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting- and Dragon-types. Its relatively good 100 Speed is also a plus, allowing Mega Gardevoir to outspeed a decent portion of the metagame. Hyper Voice's ability to bypass Substitute is also very useful, allowing Gardevoir to better handle Pokemon such as Substitute Kyurem-B. Unfortunately, as great as Gardevoir is, it has a number of limitations. Its lack of physical bulk leaves it vulnerable to many common physical attackers, such as Talonflame. While Mega Gardevoir's 100 Speed is certainly not bad, it is still outsped by a good number of Pokemon such as Garchomp and Greninja. Lastly, having a mere 80 base Speed prior to Mega Evolving further limits Gardevoir's usefulness in battle.
Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Substitute / Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
========
Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB to utilize thanks to Pixilate and its ability to bypass Substitutes. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for greatlots of damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types, such as Heatran and Ferrothorn, that may try to come in on Gardevoir. However, Hidden Power Ground is a more accurate alternative that hits Heatran and Jirachi for as much damage as Focus Blast. Taunt is a very useful utility move that allows Gardevoir to go toe to toe with walls such as Chansey. On the other hand, Will-O-Wisp cripples Ferrothorn and Scizor should they attempt to switch in, and makes Gardevoir somewhat less susceptible to Pursuit. (maybe add something about Substitute here since it's the first slash?)
Set Details
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Trace istheGardevoir's most useful ability for Gardevoir prior to Mega Evolution, because ithis allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscale, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. A Modest nature is preferred to maximize power in order to OHKO opponents such as Landorus, but a Timid nature allows Gardevoir to be able to revenge kill Kabutops and Excadrill prior to Mega Evolving. The given EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive two Psyshocks from Latios while achieving good speed and power.
Usage Tips
========
This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Gardevoir also excels against stall teams, as its high damage output in conjunction with either Taunt or Will-O-Wisp allow it to pester most defensive Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire, Poison Heal, Natural Cure, and Multiscale. Trace, as well also enables Gardevoir to revenge kill Excadrill and Kabutops in sand and rain, respectively. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers, such as Talonflame, is not advised. However, it can switch into threats such as Latias, Latios, and Mandibuzz, so it is advisable to take advantage of such opportunities.
Team Options
========
Bisharp and Mandibuzz are both viable teammates due to their type synergy. The former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it, and it can use Pursuit to trap Chansey. Heatran and Tyranitar are both usefultoin defeating Talonflame, whileand can setting up Stealth Rock. Heatran also handles Mega Scizor effectively. Magnezone makes an excellent teammate for Mega Gardevoir, especially for Hidden Power Ground variants, since Magnezone can trap and remove Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor. Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful to aid Gardevoir in handling faster Pokemon. Thundurus, with its access to Prankster Thunder Wave, can also be a useful teammate.
Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
========
Calm Mind is a great boosting move that boostrings Mega Gardevoir's high Special Attack and Special Defense up to formidable levels. (saying boosting twice is a little redundant)Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy STAB to use and has the ability to bypass Substitute users, notably Kyurem-B. Psyshock is a good secondary STAB move that breaks through Venusaur, Scolipede, and Chansey quite well. Focus Blast is a great coverage move that can be used to hit Heatran and Ferrothorn, who both otherwise wall Gardevoir. Taunt prevents opposing defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, from pulling off status moves. Substitute is an alternative over Taunt or Shadow Ball to avoid status while allowing Gardevoir to attain more opportunities to set up Calm Mind, but the utility of the former two is simply too great to pass.
Set Details
========
As with the previous set, tThe EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive at least two Psyshocks from Latios in order to check it more easily. Trace is the chosen ability tohat allows Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution, such as Multiscale and Speed Boost, as well as to provide some potential switch-in opportunities.
Usage Tips
========
This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodderwhileand usinge its great power to overwhelm teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, as the team archetype has very few Pokemon who are capable of safely switching in. Gardevoir should use Calm Mind against weaker opponents that cannot outright break it, such as Chansey. Gardevoir should avoid switching into physical attackers, such as Talonflame, due to its poor physical bulk. However, it can use its typing to effectively switch into common threats such as Latias, Keldeo, Mandibuzz, and Kyurem-B.
Team Options
========
Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Gengar at bay,and trap it wiping both Pursuit. Pursuit can also be used to trap Chanseyd Chansey with Pursuit. A Pokemon tohat can handle Mega Scizor, such as Talonflame, is also useful. Terrakion, Keldeo, and Conkeldurr can also dismantle Ferrothorn and Heatran, while Heatran itself can also counter Talonflame and Mega Scizor. Landorus-T is also useful tofor takeing on Excadrill and Mega Scizor, provideing crucial Stealth Rock support, and to also utilizeing U-turn in order to get Gardevoir in safely.
Other Options
========
Gardevoir has an expansive movepool, so there are quite a few moves available for use. Memento is a viable option to allow a teammate a free setup opportunity;, however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. Hypnosis could be used if you want to use Gardevoir as a sleep inducer, but its poor accuracy makes it a shaky option. Gardevoir can also support its team with Sunny Day or Rain Dance, but there are more reliable options for such roles, and sun is a mediocre playstyle to begin with. Gardevoir could run a defensive set with access to Will-O-Wisp, Heal Bell, and Wish, but such a set is outclassed by Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. A Choice Scarf set could be workable, as Gardevoir is the fastest Fairy-type in OU and has a wide offensive movepool and Healing Wish. H, however, this set is relatively easy to deal with, and is outclassed by Latias at using Healing Wish. Thunderbolt is an option if hitting Talonflame and Mega Pinsir is important, but it does not provide anything useful beyond that.
Checks and Counters
========
**Steel-types** Pokemon such as Scizor, Heatran, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor also has priority in Bullet Punch, allowing it to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates. However, only Mega Scizor can avoid getting 2HKOed by Focus Blast, and even then it can be crippled by Will-O-Wisp. Jirachi, Klefki, Bronzong, and Doublade all fall into a similar boat. Choice Scarf Heatran and Sand Rush Excadrill can both revenge kill Mega Gardevoir.
**Fire-types** Fire-type Pokemon are capable of enduring Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir, and are able to overwhelming it as well. Victini takes many of Gardevoir's moves well, barring Shadow Ball, and can OHKO with V-Create. Entei is in a similar boat, being able to OHKO with Sacred Fire or revenge kill with Extreme Speed. Talonflame can overwhelm Mega Gardevoir, whilsince its Bulk Up set takes Hyper Voice relatively well and Bulk Up allows it to endure Psyshocks. Physically Defensive Mega Charizard Y can also wall Mega Gardevoir.
**Chansey** Thanks to its astronomical special bulk, Chansey can take anything Mega Gardevoir can muster and stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss.
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent 165 Special Attack, and paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice,
Offensive
########
name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Substitute / Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
========
Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB t
Set Details
========
Trace is
Usage Tips
========
This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Gardevoir also excels against stall teams, as its high damage output in conjunction with either Taunt or Will-O-Wisp allow it to pester most defensive Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire, Poison Heal, Natural Cure, and Multiscale
Team Options
========
Bisharp and Mandibuzz are both viable teammates due to their type synergy. The former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it, and it can use Pursuit to trap Chansey. Heatran and Tyranitar are both useful
Calm Mind
########
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
========
Calm Mind is a great boosting move that b
Set Details
========
Usage Tips
========
This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder
Team Options
========
Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Gengar at bay,
Other Options
========
Gardevoir has an expansive movepool, so there are quite a few moves available for use. Memento is a viable option to allow a teammate a free setup opportunity
Checks and Counters
========
**Steel-types** Pokemon such as Scizor, Heatran, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor also has priority in Bullet Punch, allowing it to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates. However, only Mega Scizor can avoid getting 2HKOed by Focus Blast, and even then it can be crippled by Will-O-Wisp. Jirachi, Klefki, Bronzong, and Doublade all fall into a similar boat. Choice Scarf Heatran and Sand Rush Excadrill can both revenge kill Mega Gardevoir.
**Fire-types** Fire-type Pokemon are capable of enduring Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir
**Chansey** Thanks to its astronomical special bulk, Chansey can take anything Mega Gardevoir can muster and stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss.
Overview
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent 165 Special Attack, and paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its Psychic / Fairy typing is pretty useful defensively, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting- and Dragon-types. Its relatively good 100 Speed is also a plus, allowing Mega Gardevoir to outspeed a decent portion of the metagame. Hyper Voice's ability to bypass Substitute is also very useful, allowing Gardevoir to better handle Pokemon such as Substitute Kyurem-B. Unfortunately, as great as Gardevoir is, it has a number of limitations. Its lack of physical bulk leaves it vulnerable to many common physical attackers such as Talonflame. While Mega Gardevoir's 100 Speed is certainly not bad, it is still outsped by a good number of Pokemon such as Garchomp and Greninja. Lastly, having a mere 80 base Speed prior to Mega Evolving further limits Gardevoir's usefulness in battle.
Offensive
########
name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Substitute / Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
========
Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB thanks to Pixilate and its ability to bypass Substitutes. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for lots of damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types, such as Heatran and Ferrothorn, that may try to come in on Gardevoir. However, Hidden Power Ground is a more accurate alternative that hits Heatran and Jirachi for as much damage as Focus Blast. Taunt is a very useful utility move that allows Gardevoir to go toe to toe with walls such as Chansey. On the other hand, Will-O-Wisp cripples Ferrothorn and Scizor should they attempt to switch in, and makes Gardevoir somewhat less susceptible to Pursuit.
Set Details
========
Trace is Gardevoir's most useful ability prior to Mega Evolution because it allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscale, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. A Modest nature is preferred to maximize power in order to OHKO opponents such as Landorus, but a Timid nature allows Gardevoir to be able to revenge kill Kabutops and Excadrill prior to Mega Evolving. The given EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive two Psyshocks from Latios while achieving good speed and power.
Usage Tips
========
This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Gardevoir also excels against stall teams, as its high damage output in conjunction with either Taunt or Will-O-Wisp allow it to pester most defensive Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire, Poison Heal, Natural Cure, and Multiscale, as well as enable Gardevoir to revenge kill Excadrill and Kabutops in sand and rain, respectively. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers such as Talonflame, is not advised. However, it can switch into threats such as Latias, Latios, and Mandibuzz, so it is advisable to take advantage of such opportunities.
Team Options
========
Bisharp and Mandibuzz are both viable teammates due to their type synergy. The former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it, and it can use Pursuit to trap Chansey. Heatran and Tyranitar are both useful in defeating Talonflame, and can set up Stealth Rock. Heatran also handles Mega Scizor effectively. Magnezone makes an excellent teammate for Mega Gardevoir, especially for Hidden Power Ground variants, since Magnezone can trap and remove Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor. Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful to aid Gardevoir in handling faster Pokemon. Thundurus, with its access to Prankster Thunder Wave, can also be a useful teammate.
Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
========
Calm Mind is a great boosting move that brings Mega Gardevoir's high Special Attack and Special Defense up to formidable levels. Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy STAB to use and has the ability to bypass Substitute users, notably Kyurem-B. Psyshock is a good secondary STAB move that breaks through Venusaur, Scolipede, and Chansey quite well. Focus Blast is a great coverage move that can be used to hit Heatran and Ferrothorn, who both otherwise wall Gardevoir. Taunt prevents opposing defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, from pulling off status moves. Substitute is an alternative over Taunt or Shadow Ball to avoid status while allowing Gardevoir to attain more opportunities to set up Calm Mind, but the utility of the former two is simply too great to pass.
Set Details
========
The EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive at least two Psyshocks from Latios in order to check it more easily. Trace is the chosen ability that allows Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution, such as Multiscale and Speed Boost, as well as to provide some potential switch-in opportunities.
Usage Tips
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This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder and use its great power to overwhelm teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, as the team archetype has very few Pokemon who are capable of safely switching in. Gardevoir should use Calm Mind against weaker opponents that cannot outright break it, such as Chansey. Gardevoir should avoid switching into physical attackers, such as Talonflame, due to its poor physical bulk. However, it can use its typing to effectively switch into common threats such as Latias, Keldeo, Mandibuzz, and Kyurem-B.
Team Options
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Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Gengar at bay, trapping both it and Chansey with Pursuit. A Pokemon that can handle Mega Scizor, such as Talonflame, is also useful. Terrakion, Keldeo, and Conkeldurr can also dismantle Ferrothorn and Heatran, while Heatran itself can also counter Talonflame and Mega Scizor. Landorus-T is also useful for taking on Excadrill and Mega Scizor, providing crucial Stealth Rock support, and utilizing U-turn in order to get Gardevoir in safely.
Other Options
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Gardevoir has an expansive movepool, so there are quite a few moves available for use. Memento is a viable option to allow a teammate a free setup opportunity, however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. Hypnosis could be used if you want to use Gardevoir as a sleep inducer, but its poor accuracy makes it a shaky option. Gardevoir can also support its team with Sunny Day or Rain Dance, but there are more reliable options for such roles, and sun is a mediocre playstyle to begin with. Gardevoir could run a defensive set with Will-O-Wisp, Heal Bell, and Wish, but such a set is outclassed by Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. A Choice Scarf set could be workable, as Gardevoir is the fastest Fairy-type in OU and has a wide offensive movepool and Healing Wish, however, this set is relatively easy to deal with and is outclassed by Latias at using Healing Wish. Thunderbolt is an option if hitting Talonflame and Mega Pinsir is important, but it does not provide anything useful beyond that.
Checks and Counters
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**Steel-types** Pokemon such as Scizor, Heatran, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor also has priority in Bullet Punch, allowing it to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates. However, only Mega Scizor can avoid getting 2HKOed by Focus Blast, and even then it can be crippled by Will-O-Wisp. Jirachi, Klefki, Bronzong, and Doublade all fall into a similar boat. Choice Scarf Heatran and Sand Rush Excadrill can both revenge kill Mega Gardevoir.
**Fire-types** Fire-type Pokemon are capable of enduring Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir and overwhelming it. Victini takes many of Gardevoir's moves well, barring Shadow Ball, and can OHKO with V-Create. Entei is in a similar boat, being able to OHKO with Sacred Fire or revenge kill with Extreme Speed. Talonflame can overwhelm Mega Gardevoir, since its Bulk Up set takes Hyper Voice relatively well and allows it to endure Psyshocks. Physically Defensive Mega Charizard Y can also wall Mega Gardevoir.
**Chansey** Thanks to its astronomical special bulk, Chansey can take anything Mega Gardevoir can muster and stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss.
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent 165 Special Attack, and paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its Psychic / Fairy typing is pretty useful defensively, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting- and Dragon-types. Its relatively good 100 Speed is also a plus, allowing Mega Gardevoir to outspeed a decent portion of the metagame. Hyper Voice's ability to bypass Substitute is also very useful, allowing Gardevoir to better handle Pokemon such as Substitute Kyurem-B. Unfortunately, as great as Gardevoir is, it has a number of limitations. Its lack of physical bulk leaves it vulnerable to many common physical attackers such as Talonflame. While Mega Gardevoir's 100 Speed is certainly not bad, it is still outsped by a good number of Pokemon such as Garchomp and Greninja. Lastly, having a mere 80 base Speed prior to Mega Evolving further limits Gardevoir's usefulness in battle.
Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Substitute / Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
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Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB thanks to Pixilate and its ability to bypass Substitutes. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for lots of damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types, such as Heatran and Ferrothorn, that may try to come in on Gardevoir. However, Hidden Power Ground is a more accurate alternative that hits Heatran and Jirachi for as much damage as Focus Blast. Taunt is a very useful utility move that allows Gardevoir to go toe to toe with walls such as Chansey. On the other hand, Will-O-Wisp cripples Ferrothorn and Scizor should they attempt to switch in, and makes Gardevoir somewhat less susceptible to Pursuit.
Set Details
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Trace is Gardevoir's most useful ability prior to Mega Evolution because it allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscale, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. A Modest nature is preferred to maximize power in order to OHKO opponents such as Landorus, but a Timid nature allows Gardevoir to be able to revenge kill Kabutops and Excadrill prior to Mega Evolving. The given EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive two Psyshocks from Latios while achieving good speed and power.
Usage Tips
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This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Gardevoir also excels against stall teams, as its high damage output in conjunction with either Taunt or Will-O-Wisp allow it to pester most defensive Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire, Poison Heal, Natural Cure, and Multiscale, as well as enable Gardevoir to revenge kill Excadrill and Kabutops in sand and rain, respectively. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers such as Talonflame, is not advised. However, it can switch into threats such as Latias, Latios, and Mandibuzz, so it is advisable to take advantage of such opportunities.
Team Options
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Bisharp and Mandibuzz are both viable teammates due to their type synergy. The former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it, and it can use Pursuit to trap Chansey. Heatran and Tyranitar are both useful in defeating Talonflame, and can set up Stealth Rock. Heatran also handles Mega Scizor effectively. Magnezone makes an excellent teammate for Mega Gardevoir, especially for Hidden Power Ground variants, since Magnezone can trap and remove Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor. Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful to aid Gardevoir in handling faster Pokemon. Thundurus, with its access to Prankster Thunder Wave, can also be a useful teammate.
Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Modest
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
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Calm Mind is a great boosting move that brings Mega Gardevoir's high Special Attack and Special Defense up to formidable levels. Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy STAB to use and has the ability to bypass Substitute users, notably Kyurem-B. Psyshock is a good secondary STAB move that breaks through Venusaur, Scolipede, and Chansey quite well. Focus Blast is a great coverage move that can be used to hit Heatran and Ferrothorn, who both otherwise wall Gardevoir. Taunt prevents opposing defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, from pulling off status moves. Substitute is an alternative over Taunt or Shadow Ball to avoid status while allowing Gardevoir to attain more opportunities to set up Calm Mind, but the utility of the former two is simply too great to pass.
Set Details
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The EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive at least two Psyshocks from Latios in order to check it more easily. Trace is the chosen ability that allows Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution, such as Multiscale and Speed Boost, as well as to provide some potential switch-in opportunities.
Usage Tips
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This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder and use its great power to overwhelm teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, as the team archetype has very few Pokemon who are capable of safely switching in. Gardevoir should use Calm Mind against weaker opponents that cannot outright break it, such as Chansey. Gardevoir should avoid switching into physical attackers, such as Talonflame, due to its poor physical bulk. However, it can use its typing to effectively switch into common threats such as Latias, Keldeo, Mandibuzz, and Kyurem-B.
Team Options
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Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Gengar at bay, trapping both it and Chansey with Pursuit. A Pokemon that can handle Mega Scizor, such as Talonflame, is also useful. Terrakion, Keldeo, and Conkeldurr can also dismantle Ferrothorn and Heatran, while Heatran itself can also counter Talonflame and Mega Scizor. Landorus-T is also useful for taking on Excadrill and Mega Scizor, providing crucial Stealth Rock support, and utilizing U-turn in order to get Gardevoir in safely.
Other Options
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Gardevoir has an expansive movepool, so there are quite a few moves available for use. Memento is a viable option to allow a teammate a free setup opportunity, however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. Hypnosis could be used if you want to use Gardevoir as a sleep inducer, but its poor accuracy makes it a shaky option. Gardevoir can also support its team with Sunny Day or Rain Dance, but there are more reliable options for such roles, and sun is a mediocre playstyle to begin with. Gardevoir could run a defensive set with Will-O-Wisp, Heal Bell, and Wish, but such a set is outclassed by Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. A Choice Scarf set could be workable, as Gardevoir is the fastest Fairy-type in OU and has a wide offensive movepool and Healing Wish, however, this set is relatively easy to deal with and is outclassed by Latias at using Healing Wish. Thunderbolt is an option if hitting Talonflame and Mega Pinsir is important, but it does not provide anything useful beyond that.
Checks and Counters
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**Steel-types** Pokemon such as Scizor, Heatran, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor also has priority in Bullet Punch, allowing it to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates. However, only Mega Scizor can avoid getting 2HKOed by Focus Blast, and even then it can be crippled by Will-O-Wisp. Jirachi, Klefki, Bronzong, and Doublade all fall into a similar boat. Choice Scarf Heatran and Sand Rush Excadrill can both revenge kill Mega Gardevoir.
**Fire-types** Fire-type Pokemon are capable of enduring Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir and overwhelming it. Victini takes many of Gardevoir's moves well, barring Shadow Ball, and can OHKO with V-Create. Entei is in a similar boat, being able to OHKO with Sacred Fire or revenge kill with Extreme Speed. Talonflame can overwhelm Mega Gardevoir, since its Bulk Up set takes Hyper Voice relatively well and allows it to endure Psyshocks. Physically Defensive Mega Charizard Y can also wall Mega Gardevoir.
**Chansey** Thanks to its astronomical special bulk, Chansey can take anything Mega Gardevoir can muster and stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss.
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Overview
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent base 165 Special Attack, and when this is paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its Psychic / Fairy typing is pretty useful defensively, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting and Dragon-types. Its relatively good base 100 Speed is also a plus, allowing Mega Gardevoir to outspeed a decent portion of the metagame. Hyper Voice's ability to bypass Substitute is also very useful, allowing Gardevoir to better handle Pokemon such as Substitute Kyurem-B. Unfortunately, as great as Gardevoir is, it has a number of limitations. Its Gardevoir's lack of physical bulk leaves it vulnerable to many common physical attackers, such as Talonflame. While Mega Gardevoir's 100 Speed is certainly not bad, it is still outsped by a good number of Pokemon, including such as Garchomp and Greninja. Lastly, having a mere base 80 base Speed prior to Mega Evolving further limits Gardevoir's usefulness in battle.
Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Substitute / Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
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Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB move thanks to Pixilate and its ability to bypass Substitutes. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for high damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn that may try to come in on Gardevoir.However, Hidden Power Ground is a more accurate alternative that hits Heatran and Jirachi for as much damage as Focus Blast. Substitute allows Gardevoir to safely attack without worrying about attacks, and it has plenty of opportunities to do so since set up a Substitute because it forces several many switches. Taunt is a very useful utility move that allows Gardevoir to go toe-to-toe (dashes) with walls such as Chansey. On the other hand, Will-O-Wisp cripples Ferrothorn and Scizor should they attempt to switch in, and it makes Gardevoir somewhat less susceptible to Pursuit by (reasons).
Set Details
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Trace is Gardevoir's most useful ability prior to Mega Evolution because it allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscale, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. A Modest nature is preferred to maximize power in order to OHKO opponents such as Landorus, but a Timid nature allows a non-Mega Evolved Gardevoir to be able to revenge kill Kabutops and Excadrillprior to Mega Evolving. The given EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive two Psyshocks from Latios while achieving good speed and power.
Usage Tips
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This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Gardevoir also excels against stall teams, as its high damage output in conjunction with either Taunt or Will-O-Wisp allow it to pester most defensive Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire, Poison Heal, Natural Cure, and Multiscale, as well as enable Gardevoir to revenge kill Excadrill and Kabutops in sand and rain, respectively. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers, (remove comma) such as Talonflame, (remove comma) is not advised. However, it can switch into threats whose moves it resists, such as Latias, Latios, and Mandibuzz, so it is advisable to take advantage of such opportunities.
Team Options
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Bisharp and Mandibuzz are both viable teammates due to their type synergy with Gardevoir. The former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it, and it can use Pursuit to trap Chansey. Heatran and Tyranitar are both useful to defeat Talonflame, while setting up Stealth Rock. Heatran also handles Mega Scizor effectively. Magnezone makes an excellent teammate for Mega Gardevoir, especially for Hidden Power Ground variants, since Magnezone can trap and remove Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor. Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful to aid Gardevoir in handling faster Pokemon. Thundurus, with its access to Prankster Thunder Wave, can also be a useful teammate.
Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Modest
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
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Calm Mind is a great boosting move that boosts Mega Gardevoir's high Special Attack and Special Defense to formidable levels. Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy STAB moveto use and the ability to bypass Substitute users, notably Kyurem-B. Psyshock is a good secondary STAB move that breaks through Venusaur, Scolipede, and Chansey quite well. Focus Blast is a great coverage move to hit Heatran and Ferrothorn, who which both otherwise wall Gardevoir. Taunt can prevents opposing defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, from pulling off status moves. Substitute is an alternative over Taunt or Shadow Ball (not mentioned) to avoid status while allowing Gardevoir to attain more opportunities to set up Calm Mind, but the utility of the former two that move is simply too great to pass up.
Set Details
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As with the previous set, the EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive at least two Psyshocks from Latios in order to check it more easily. Trace is the chosen ability to allow Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution, such as Multiscale and Speed Boost, as well as some potential switch-in opportunities.
Usage Tips
========
This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder while using its great power to overwhelm teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, as the team archetype has very few Pokemonwho which are capable of safely switching in. Gardevoir should use Calm Mind against weaker opponents that cannot outright break it, such as Chansey. Gardevoir should avoid switching into physical attackers such as Talonflame due to its poor physical bulk. However, it can use its typing to effectively switch into common threats such as Latias, Keldeo, Mandibuzz, and Kyurem-B.
Team Options
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Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Gengar and Chansey at bay, and trap by trapping it with Pursuit. Pursuit can also be used to trap Chansey. A Pokemon to handle Mega Scizor, such as Talonflame, is also useful. Terrakion, Keldeo, and Conkeldurr can also dismantle Ferrothorn and Heatran, while Heatran itself can also counter Talonflame and Mega Scizor. Landorus-T is also useful to take on Excadrill and Mega Scizor, provide crucial Stealth Rock support, and to also utilize U-turn in order to get Gardevoir in safely with U-turn.
Other Options
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Gardevoir has an expansive movepool, so there are quite a few more moves available for use. Memento is a viable option to allow a teammate a free setup opportunity; however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. Hypnosis could be used if you want to use Gardevoir as a sleep inducer, but its poor accuracy makes it a shaky option. Gardevoir can also support its team with Sunny Day or Rain Dance, but there are more reliable options for such roles, and sun is a mediocre playstyle to begin with. Gardevoir could run a defensive set withaccess to Will-O-Wisp, Heal Bell, and Wish, but such a set is outclassed by Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. A Choice Scarf set could be workable, as Gardevoir is the fastest Fairy-type in OU and has a wide offensive movepool and Healing Wish. However, this set is relatively easy to deal with, (remove comma) and is outclassed by Latias at using Healing Wish. Thunderbolt is an option if hitting Talonflame and Mega Pinsir is important, but it does not provide anything useful beyond that.
Checks and Counters
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**Steel-types**: (colons after every item)Pokemon such as Scizor, Heatran, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor also has priority in Bullet Punch, (comma) allowing it to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates. However, only Mega Scizor can avoid getting 2HKOed by Focus Blast, and even then it can be crippled by Will-O-Wisp. Jirachi, Klefki, Bronzong, and Doublade all fall into a similar boat. (vague, please clarify) Choice Scarf Heatran and Sand Rush Excadrill can both revenge kill Mega Gardevoir.
**Fire-types**: Fire-type Pokemon are capable of enduring Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir, and are able to overwhelm it as well. Victini takes many of Gardevoir's moves bar Shadow Ball wellbarring Shadow Ball and can OHKO it with V-Create. Entei is in a similar boat, being able to OHKO with Sacred Fire or revenge kill with Extreme Speed. Talonflame can overwhelm Mega Gardevoir, while its Bulk Up set takes Hyper Voice and Psyshock relatively well and Bulk Up allows it to endure Psyshocks. Physically defensive Mega Charizard Y can also wall Mega Gardevoir.
**Chansey**: Thanks to its astronomical special bulk, Chansey can take anything Mega Gardevoir can muster and stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss.
Overview
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent base 165 Special Attack, and when this is paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its Psychic / Fairy typing is pretty useful defensively, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting and Dragon
Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Substitute / Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Modest / Timid
Moves
========
Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB move thanks to Pixilate and its ability to bypass Substitutes. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for high damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn that may try to come in on Gardevoir.
Set Details
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Trace is Gardevoir's most useful ability prior to Mega Evolution because it allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscale, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. A Modest nature is preferred to maximize power in order to OHKO opponents such as Landorus, but a Timid nature allows a non-Mega Evolved Gardevoir to be able to revenge kill Kabutops and Excadrill
Usage Tips
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This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Gardevoir also excels against stall teams, as its high damage output in conjunction with either Taunt or Will-O-Wisp allow it to pester most defensive Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire, Poison Heal, Natural Cure, and Multiscale, as well as enable Gardevoir to revenge kill Excadrill and Kabutops in sand and rain, respectively. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers
Team Options
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Bisharp and Mandibuzz are both viable teammates due to their type synergy with Gardevoir. The former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it, and it can use Pursuit to trap Chansey. Heatran and Tyranitar are both useful to defeat Talonflame, while setting up Stealth Rock. Heatran also handles Mega Scizor effectively. Magnezone makes an excellent teammate for Mega Gardevoir, especially for Hidden Power Ground variants, since Magnezone can trap and remove Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor. Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful to aid Gardevoir in handling faster Pokemon. Thundurus, with its access to Prankster Thunder Wave, can also be a useful teammate.
Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Modest
Moves
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Calm Mind is a great boosting move that boosts Mega Gardevoir's high Special Attack and Special Defense to formidable levels. Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy STAB move
Set Details
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As with the previous set, the EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive at least two Psyshocks from Latios in order to check it more easily. Trace is the chosen ability to allow Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution, such as Multiscale and Speed Boost, as well as some potential switch-in opportunities.
Usage Tips
========
This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder while using its great power to overwhelm teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, as the team archetype has very few Pokemon
Team Options
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Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Gengar and Chansey at bay
Other Options
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Gardevoir has an expansive movepool, so there are quite a few more moves available for use. Memento is a viable option to allow a teammate a free setup opportunity; however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. Hypnosis could be used if you want to use Gardevoir as a sleep inducer, but its poor accuracy makes it a shaky option. Gardevoir can also support its team with Sunny Day or Rain Dance, but there are more reliable options for such roles, and sun is a mediocre playstyle to begin with. Gardevoir could run a defensive set with
Checks and Counters
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**Steel-types**: (colons after every item)
**Fire-types**: Fire-type Pokemon are capable of enduring Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir, and are able to overwhelm it as well. Victini takes many of Gardevoir's moves bar Shadow Ball well
**Chansey**: Thanks to its astronomical special bulk, Chansey can take anything Mega Gardevoir can muster and stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss.
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Overview
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent base 165 Special Attack, and when this is paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its Psychic / Fairy typing is pretty useful defensively, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting and Dragon. Its relatively good base 100 Speed is also a plus, allowing Mega Gardevoir to outspeed a decent portion of the metagame. Hyper Voice's ability to bypass Substitutes is also very useful, allowing Gardevoir to better handle Pokemon such as Substitute Kyurem-B. Unfortunately, its lack of physical bulk leaves it vulnerable to many common physical attackers, such as Talonflame. While Mega Gardevoir's Speed is certainly not bad, it is still outsped by a good number of Pokemon including Garchomp and Greninja. Lastly, a mere base 80 (space) Speed prior to Mega Evolving further limits Gardevoir's usefulness in battle.
Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Substitute / Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
ability: Trace
item: Gardevoirite
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Modest / Timid
Moves
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Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB move thanks to Pixilate and its ability to bypass Substitutes. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for high damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn thatmay might try to come in on Gardevoir. Hidden Power Ground is a more accurate alternative that hits Heatran and Jirachi for as much damage as Focus Blast. Substitute allows Gardevoir to safely attack without worrying about attacks, and it has plenty of opportunities to set up a Substitute because it forces several switches. Taunt is a very useful utility move that allows Gardevoir to go toe-to-toe with walls such as Chansey. On the other hand, Will-O-Wisp cripples Ferrothorn and Scizor should they attempt to switch in, and it makes Gardevoir somewhat less susceptible to Pursuit.
Set Details
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Trace is Gardevoir's most useful ability prior to Mega Evolution because it allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscale, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. A Modest nature is preferred to maximize power in order to OHKO opponents such as Landorus, but a Timid nature allows non-Mega Gardevoir tobe able to (redundant) revenge kill Kabutops and Excadrill. The given EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive two Psyshocks from Latios while achieving good Speed and power.
Usage Tips
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This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Gardevoir also excels against stall teams, as its high damage output in conjunction with either Taunt or Will-O-Wisp allow it to pester most defensive Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire, Poison Heal, Natural Cure, and Multiscale, as well as enable Gardevoir to revenge kill Excadrill and Kabutops in sand and rain, respectively. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers such as Talonflame is not advised. However, it can switch into threats whose moves it resists such as Latias, Latios, and Mandibuzz, so it is advisable to take advantage of such opportunities.
Team Options
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Bisharp and Mandibuzz are both viable teammates due to their type synergy with Gardevoir. The former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it, and it canuse Pursuit to trap Chansey. Heatran and Tyranitar are both useful to defeat Talonflame, while also setting up Stealth Rock. Heatran also handles Mega Scizor effectively. Magnezone makes an excellent teammate for Mega Gardevoir, especially for Hidden Power Ground variants, since Magnezone can trap and remove Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor. Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful to aid Gardevoir in handling faster Pokemon. Thundurus, with its access to Prankster Thunder Wave, can also be a useful teammate for the same reason.
Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Focus Blast
ability: Trace
item: Gardevoirite
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Modest
Moves
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Calm Mindis a great boosting move that boosts Mega Gardevoir's high Special Attack and Special Defense to formidable levels. Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy STAB move and the ability to bypass defeat Substitute users, notably Kyurem-B. Psyshock is a good secondary STAB move that breaks through Venusaur, Scolipede, and Chansey quite well. Focus Blast is a great coverage move to hit Heatran and Ferrothorn, which both otherwise wall Gardevoir. Taunt prevents opposing defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, from pulling off status moves. Substitute is an alternative over Taunt to avoid status while allowing Gardevoir to attain more opportunities to set up Calm Mind, but the utility of Taunt is simply too great to pass up. (this is a bit contradictory, if it were too great to pass up it would be a lone slash on the set, please reword this a little)
Set Details
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As with the previous set, (no cross-set referencing) The EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive at least two Psyshocks from Latios in order to check it more easily. Trace is the chosen ability in order to allow Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution, such as Multiscale and Speed Boost, as well as some potential switch-in opportunities, such as against Heatran. (clarification)
Usage Tips
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This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder while using its great power to overwhelm teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, asthe this team archetype has very few Pokemon who that are capable of safely switching in. Gardevoir should use Calm Mind against weaker opponents that cannot outright break it, such as Chansey. Gardevoir should avoid switching into physical attackers such as Talonflame due to its poor physical bulk. However, it can use its typing to effectively switch into common threats such as Latias, Keldeo, Mandibuzz, and Kyurem-B.
Team Options
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Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Gengar and Chansey (this is a bit confusing because in the previous section you mention Chansey is setup fodder, so what's the need of keeping it at bay?) at bay, (RC) and trapit them with Pursuit. A Pokemon to handle Mega Scizor, such as Talonflame, is also useful. Terrakion, Keldeo, and Conkeldurr can also dismantle Ferrothorn and Heatran, while Heatran itself can also counter Talonflame and Mega Scizor. Landorus-T is also useful to take on Excadrill and Mega Scizor, provide crucial Stealth Rock support, and get Gardevoir in safely with U-turn.
Other Options
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Gardevoir has an expansive movepool, so there are quite a few more moves available for use.Memento is a viable option to allow a teammate a free setup opportunity; however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. Hypnosis could be used if you want to use Gardevoir as a sleep inducer, but its poor accuracy makes it a shaky option. Gardevoir can also support its team with Sunny Day or Rain Dance, but there are more reliable options for such roles, and sun is a mediocre playstyle to begin with. Gardevoir could run a defensive set with Will-O-Wisp, Heal Bell, and Wish, but such a set is outclassed by Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. A Choice Scarf set could be workable, as Gardevoir is the fastest Fairy-type in OU and has a wide offensive movepool and Healing Wish. However, this set is relatively easy to deal with and outclassed by Latias at using Healing Wish. Thunderbolt is an option if hitting Talonflame and Mega Pinsir is important, but it does not provide anything useful beyond that. Lastly, Memento is a viable option to allow a teammate a free setup opportunity; however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. (moved this to the back because it was a tad strange to mention that 'Healing Wish often has greater utility <anyway>' if said move hasn't been mentioned in the analysis yet, so I moved it to after HW's more detailed mention. I assume this is still from when the Scarf set was still included)
Checks and Counters
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**Steel-types**: Scizor, Heatran, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor also has priority in Bullet Punch, allowing it to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates. However, only Mega Scizor can avoid getting 2HKOed by Focus Blast, and even then it can be crippled by Will-O-Wisp. Jirachi, Klefki, Bronzong, and Doublade all fall into a similar boat, being as they are (wording consistency) able to counter Gardevoir but are also crippled by Will-O-Wisp. Choice Scarf Heatran and Sand Rush Excadrill can both revenge kill Mega Gardevoir.
**Fire-types**: Fire-type Pokemon are capable of enduring Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir, and they are able to overwhelm it as well. Victini takes many of Gardevoir's moves bar Shadow Ball well and can OHKO it with V-create. Entei is in a similar boat, being able to OHKO Gardevoir with Sacred Fire or revenge kill it with Extreme Speed. Talonflame can overwhelm Mega Gardevoir, while its Bulk Up set takes Hyper Voice and Psyshock relatively well. Physically defensive Mega Charizard Y (does this set even exist? I think you mean 'specially defensive', but on the other hand I think that one is beaten by Psyshock) can also wall Mega Gardevoir.
**Chansey**: Thanks to its astronomical special bulk, Chansey can take anything Mega Gardevoir can muster and stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss. However, it loses to Taunt and Calm Mind variants. (at least that's what follows from the rest of the analysis..)
Overview
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent base 165 Special Attack, and when this is paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its Psychic / Fairy typing is pretty useful defensively, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting and Dragon. Its relatively good base 100 Speed is also a plus, allowing Mega Gardevoir to outspeed a decent portion of the metagame. Hyper Voice's ability to bypass Substitutes is also very useful, allowing Gardevoir to better handle Pokemon such as Substitute Kyurem-B. Unfortunately, its lack of physical bulk leaves it vulnerable to many common physical attackers, such as Talonflame. While Mega Gardevoir's Speed is certainly not bad, it is still outsped by a good number of Pokemon including Garchomp and Greninja. Lastly, a mere base 80 (space) Speed prior to Mega Evolving further limits Gardevoir's usefulness in battle.
Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Substitute / Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
ability: Trace
item: Gardevoirite
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Modest / Timid
Moves
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Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB move thanks to Pixilate and its ability to bypass Substitutes. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for high damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn that
Set Details
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Trace is Gardevoir's most useful ability prior to Mega Evolution because it allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscale, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. A Modest nature is preferred to maximize power in order to OHKO opponents such as Landorus, but a Timid nature allows non-Mega Gardevoir to
Usage Tips
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This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Gardevoir also excels against stall teams, as its high damage output in conjunction with either Taunt or Will-O-Wisp allow it to pester most defensive Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire, Poison Heal, Natural Cure, and Multiscale, as well as enable Gardevoir to revenge kill Excadrill and Kabutops in sand and rain, respectively. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers such as Talonflame is not advised. However, it can switch into threats whose moves it resists such as Latias, Latios, and Mandibuzz, so it is advisable to take advantage of such opportunities.
Team Options
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Bisharp and Mandibuzz are both viable teammates due to their type synergy with Gardevoir. The former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it, and it can
Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Focus Blast
ability: Trace
item: Gardevoirite
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Modest
Moves
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Calm Mind
Set Details
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Usage Tips
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This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder while using its great power to overwhelm teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, as
Team Options
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Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Gengar and Chansey (this is a bit confusing because in the previous section you mention Chansey is setup fodder, so what's the need of keeping it at bay?) at bay, (RC) and trap
Other Options
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Gardevoir has an expansive movepool, so there are quite a few more moves available for use.
Checks and Counters
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**Steel-types**: Scizor, Heatran, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor also has priority in Bullet Punch, allowing it to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates. However, only Mega Scizor can avoid getting 2HKOed by Focus Blast, and even then it can be crippled by Will-O-Wisp. Jirachi, Klefki, Bronzong, and Doublade all fall into a similar boat,
**Fire-types**: Fire-type Pokemon are capable of enduring Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir, and they are able to overwhelm it as well. Victini takes many of Gardevoir's moves bar Shadow Ball well and can OHKO it with V-create. Entei is in a similar boat, being able to OHKO Gardevoir with Sacred Fire or revenge kill it with Extreme Speed. Talonflame can overwhelm Mega Gardevoir, while its Bulk Up set takes Hyper Voice and Psyshock relatively well. Physically defensive Mega Charizard Y (does this set even exist? I think you mean 'specially defensive', but on the other hand I think that one is beaten by Psyshock) can also wall Mega Gardevoir.
**Chansey**: Thanks to its astronomical special bulk, Chansey can take anything Mega Gardevoir can muster and stall it out with recovery, Toxic, and Seismic Toss. However, it loses to Taunt and Calm Mind variants. (at least that's what follows from the rest of the analysis..)
GP 2/2
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Okay thanks for the GP Check The Dutch Plumberjack.
This is finally done!
This is finally done!