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Overview
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Specially Defensive
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name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Will-O-Wisp / Toxic
move 2: Pain Split
move 3: Taunt / Heal Bell
move 4: Shadow Ball / Foul Play
ability: Levitate
item: Eviolite
evs: 252 HP / 4 Sp. Atk/ 252 Sp. Def
nature: Calm
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Perish Song Survival [Gonna Experiment with this a bit, sounds kinda troll]
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name: Perish Song
move 1: Mean Look
move 2: Perish Song
move 3: Heal Bell
move 4: Pain Split
ability: Levitate
item: Eviolite
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sp. Def
nature: Bold
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Other Options
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Checks & Counters
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**Throh, Rapidash, Camerupt, Pelipper** - These are good counters to Misdreavus as they can freely switch in to will-o-wisp and then punish Misdreavus with knock off/flare blitz/lava plume/scald
**Knock off users** - These guys check misdreavus. They can't switch in, but the threat of knock off stops misdreavus from being a switch in.
**Faster Taunt users** Misdreavus becomes useless when taunted by a faster taunt user, such as Vigoroth.
**Magic Coat** Bastiodon and Leavanny can sometimes use magic coat to bounce your taunt.
**Dark moves** Misdreavus gets 2hkoed by many dark type moves on physical sweepers. If misdreavus finds itself at sub-optimal health these moves can check Misdreavus well.
**Lickilicky** I feel this guy should be mentioned as Lickilicky is immune to taunt, and then can knock off/toxic missy and heal bell the burns you've inflicted on their team.
Overview
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- + Threatening special wall in the PU metagame
- + Good Movepool
- + Effective Spinblocker
- + Faster than most other walls
- + Immune to fighting and normal
- - No access to night shade/seismic toss for reliable damage, shadow ball is pretty underwhelming.
- - Weak to knock off
Specially Defensive
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name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Will-O-Wisp / Toxic
move 2: Pain Split
move 3: Taunt / Heal Bell
move 4: Shadow Ball / Foul Play
ability: Levitate
item: Eviolite
evs: 252 HP / 4 Sp. Atk/ 252 Sp. Def
nature: Calm
Moves
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- Will-o-wisp can burn many of the common leads
- Pain Split unreliable but recovery worth using.
- Taunt strong with base 85 speed
- Heal Bell is also an option: having heal bell on your team can be incredibly relevant in this tier
- Shadow ball is most reliable STAB move
- Foul Play can hit physical mons hard
Set Details
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- These EVs + eviolite maximise Misdreavus's special bulk
- Levitate is nice to avoid spikes and tspikes when switching in.
Usage Tips
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- Misdreavus can lead against slow leads
- If used as lead, taunting Stealth Rock and then burning their lead/switch in is pretty effective.
- Knock off extremely threatening to missy. Without eviolite missy is far less bulky even if it survives the knock off.
- Strong special wall, spinblocker, and wallbreaker
- Can cripple many of the physical threats in the tier
- Will-O-Wisp must be used carefully when the enemy has fire types/Throh
Team Options
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- Pairs great with a strong physical wall such as Avalugg, Tangela, or Carracosta.
- Very nice utility, comparable to Togetic in what it does for a team but has a different typing and no access to defog.
- Fits in great with a team that relies on entry hazards as it counters avalugg and wartortle
Perish Song Survival [Gonna Experiment with this a bit, sounds kinda troll]
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name: Perish Song
move 1: Mean Look
move 2: Perish Song
move 3: Heal Bell
move 4: Pain Split
ability: Levitate
item: Eviolite
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sp. Def
nature: Bold
Moves
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- Mean look traps switch in.
- Perish song puts the trapped poke on a 3 turn clock
- Heal bell and pain split keep you alive and status free
Set Details
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- Max defense to surprise any expected counters such as throh
Usage Tips
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- After trapping and surviving until the perish count is 1, you can freely switch and kill
Team Options
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- Pairs great with a strong physical wall such as Avalugg, Tangela, or Carracosta.
Other Options
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- Access to Calm Mind, Magic Coat, Nasty Plot, Memento, Trick, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Thunder Wave, and Trick Room.
- Misdreavus could potentially pull off a CM/Nasty Plot set or be a weather setter.
Checks & Counters
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**Throh, Rapidash, Camerupt, Pelipper** - These are good counters to Misdreavus as they can freely switch in to will-o-wisp and then punish Misdreavus with knock off/flare blitz/lava plume/scald
**Knock off users** - These guys check misdreavus. They can't switch in, but the threat of knock off stops misdreavus from being a switch in.
**Faster Taunt users** Misdreavus becomes useless when taunted by a faster taunt user, such as Vigoroth.
**Magic Coat** Bastiodon and Leavanny can sometimes use magic coat to bounce your taunt.
**Dark moves** Misdreavus gets 2hkoed by many dark type moves on physical sweepers. If misdreavus finds itself at sub-optimal health these moves can check Misdreavus well.
**Lickilicky** I feel this guy should be mentioned as Lickilicky is immune to taunt, and then can knock off/toxic missy and heal bell the burns you've inflicted on their team.
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