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Venomoth (Analysis)
252 HP / 252 Spe @ Timid spread also works on Baton Passer, since it lets you set up on ALL the common bulky waters in OU (Burungeru, Vaporeon, Tentacruel, Mamanbou). If they waste a turn attacking, you get the second dance that lets you outspeed everything and pass a +2/+2 boost to your...- junkship
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Venomoth
Even in the hard-hitting world of OU, I think Venomoth can be a dangerous underdog, often in tandem with a powerful Special Attacker in the wings (my favorite is fellow underdog, Encourage Nidoking). Timid 252 HP/252 Speed spread @ Leftovers can actually switch into a lot of the weaker support... -
Gyarados
Actually, Physically defensive Rest-Talk Gyarados works very well, and shouldn't be discounted. Nattorei is a great partner for defensive Gyarados, as after it sets up a few layers of Spikes and/or Stealth Rock, Gyarados is happy to switch into many of Nattorei's worst enemies, namely...