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/B/utterfree · Oct 16th, 2012, 7:35:15 PM

This is my current Meloetta set:

Meloetta @ Life Orb
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 SAtk
Lonely Nature
- Relic Song
- Drain Punch
- Ice Punch
- Shadow Claw

This set is an absolute boss when played right. It can be worn down quite a bit, though, so I've considered a Lum Berry so paralysis and burn do not stop Meloetta's sweep. Oftentimes a Pokemon will be OHKO'd/2HKO'd by the correct move, so a Lum Berry might be ideal. That said, I do love using Drain Punch with Life Orb boost as I gain health back before recoil. However, the set does come across some key problems. If a Pokemon can tank the first hit, chances are they can hit Meloetta back. While it almost always leaves a Pokemon revengeable by either Dusknoir, Nidoqueen, or any of my other teammates in general, Meloetta can be beaten 1 on 1 by some offensive Pokes who aren't OHKO'd.

I decided to run a Physical set as a majority of my favorite UU Pokes happen to be Special-based. However, I do try to run offensively balanced teams so I can hit all sides of the spectrum with little worry of being walled by Snorlax (common Drain Punch bait). If needed I can run Sub CM on a different team for extra mileage alongside something else. My current scheme is to run plenty of teams undergoing multitudes of games in UU, so I might experiment with SubCM later alongside some other Pokes whom I exploy regularly in UU (like Bisharp).

Oct 16th, 2012, 7:35:15 PM	#23
/B/utterfree Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 464	This is my current Meloetta set: Meloetta @ Life Orb Trait: Serene Grace EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 SAtk Lonely Nature - Relic Song - Drain Punch - Ice Punch - Shadow Claw This set is an absolute boss when played right. It can be worn down quite a bit, though, so I've considered a Lum Berry so paralysis and burn do not stop Meloetta's sweep. Oftentimes a Pokemon will be OHKO'd/2HKO'd by the correct move, so a Lum Berry might be ideal. That said, I do love using Drain Punch with Life Orb boost as I gain health back before recoil. However, the set does come across some key problems. If a Pokemon can tank the first hit, chances are they can hit Meloetta back. While it almost always leaves a Pokemon revengeable by either Dusknoir, Nidoqueen, or any of my other teammates in general, Meloetta can be beaten 1 on 1 by some offensive Pokes who aren't OHKO'd. I decided to run a Physical set as a majority of my favorite UU Pokes happen to be Special-based. However, I do try to run offensively balanced teams so I can hit all sides of the spectrum with little worry of being walled by Snorlax (common Drain Punch bait). If needed I can run Sub CM on a different team for extra mileage alongside something else. My current scheme is to run plenty of teams undergoing multitudes of games in UU, so I might experiment with SubCM later alongside some other Pokes whom I exploy regularly in UU (like Bisharp).