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Sayonara · Mar 30th, 2012, 8:54:19 PM

Female |

Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Def
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
~ Scald
~ Perish Song
~ Toxic / Ice Beam
~ Protect

I think that defensive Politoed can be of use, actually. It checks Excadrill quite well and can take hits from the likes of Tyranitar and Blaziken. In addition, it can also spread poison with Toxic against troublesome sweepers such as Dragonite to ease Meloetta's sweep. Scald does a decent amount of damage for a defensively-oriented Pokemon, as it is boosted by Rain's presence. It also has a chance of burning opponents, which can come in handy. Perish Song screws with Baton Pass teams, and prevents the team from being ruined by them. Toxic is for toxic-stalling, but Ice Beam is an option to hit Dragons. Protect lets you scout, as well as rack up Toxic damage inflicted to the opponent.

Mar 30th, 2012, 8:54:19 PM	#62
Sayonara into the new world Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 717	Female \| Ability: Drizzle EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Def Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) ~ Scald ~ Perish Song ~ Toxic / Ice Beam ~ Protect I think that defensive Politoed can be of use, actually. It checks Excadrill quite well and can take hits from the likes of Tyranitar and Blaziken. In addition, it can also spread poison with Toxic against troublesome sweepers such as Dragonite to ease Meloetta's sweep. Scald does a decent amount of damage for a defensively-oriented Pokemon, as it is boosted by Rain's presence. It also has a chance of burning opponents, which can come in handy. Perish Song screws with Baton Pass teams, and prevents the team from being ruined by them. Toxic is for toxic-stalling, but Ice Beam is an option to hit Dragons. Protect lets you scout, as well as rack up Toxic damage inflicted to the opponent.