I'm going to make a case for Life Orb to get slashed first on this set.
[14:05] <jc104> I absolutely refuse to have LO slashed AFTER ebelt
[14:05] <jc104> because that puts what is the second best keldeo set and slashes it behind the worst
If Life Orb isn't going to be folded into offensive CM (which it probably should, they play very similar), then it should absolutely have the first slash on this set. The amount of power it brings to the table is enormous, a glimpse of which is shown by the calcs in my other post. With Life Orb, Keldeo can do way more damage to the opposing team. Sure, Expert Belt can bluff, but it has zero power compared to Life Orb. For the Pokemon it hits super effectively, sure, it hits them pretty hard, but every neutral hit is pitifully weak compared to one backed by Life Orb. Bluffing a Choice item does not the bring the same results as pure power, plain and simple. If Life Orb must be put on this set, it should be slashed first.
I have used both variants extensively and have been faced with numerous situations where running Expert Belt on Keldeo lost me the game where Life Orb would have won it.
Hidden Power Flying also needs to be included in AC. As I said in a previous post that included the topic, it allows Keldeo to always win mirror matches against opposing Keldeo and hits Celebi, Toxicroak, and Amoonguss, as well as always OHKOing Breloom.
Cheers.
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