Lickilicky (Choice Band) [QC 3/3] [GP 2/2]

[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Return / Body Slam
move 2: Power Whip
move 3: Fire Punch
move 4: Explosion
item: Choice Band
nature: Adamant
evs: 172 HP / 252 Atk / 84 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Though most offensive variants of Lickilicky are outclassed by Clefable, this set is an exception, thanks to its higher base Attack, better coverage with physical attacks, and most importantly, STAB Explosion. Despite the fact that Explosion was vastly weakened with the advent of BW, Lickilicky's is still strong enough to OHKO many physically defensive Pokemon in RU such as Tangrowth and Qwilfish. Furthermore, Explosion allows frail powerhouses, such as Sharpedo or Accelgor, who usually struggle finding moves to switch into, to be brought in unscathed. Since Lickilicky is bait for Fighting-type Pokemon, expecting it to run a support set, it also acts a surprise to nail these Fighting-types. Return is the main STAB move of the set, and it hits most Pokemon that don't resist it for a lot of damage. However, Body Slam is a very interesting alternative over Return as a STAB move, due to its chance of paralyzing the opponent's Pokemon. Power Whip and Fire Punch are used as the coverage moves for this set because they complement Return well, hitting the Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon that resist the Normal-type STAB for super effective damage. Explosion, despite its raw power, should be used very carefully, since the opponent might predict it and bring in a Ghost-type Pokemon in.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The best way of stopping Choice Band Lickilicky is proper prediction. Pokemon such as Durant or Omastar can be brought in on a Power Whip or a Fire Punch respectively, though they're both OHKOed by the correct coverage move. They can also tank a Return or two if needed. Tangrowth is one of many Pokemon with enough bulk to completely stop Choice Band Lickilicky, despite its powerful Fire Punches. Last, but not least, since Lickilicky has no way of hitting Ghost-type Pokemon for super effective damage, Pokemon such as Cofagrigus and Dusknoir can take everything Lickilicky has and burn it with Will-O-Wisp, leaving it greatly crippled for the rest of the battle. The EV spread gives it all the power it can get, along with a decent amount of bulk and the ability to outrun any Clefable that don't invest in Speed, which is very useful, since Lickilicky can 2HKO Clefable before it has the opportunity to use Softboiled. Since this variant of Lickilicky causes lots of switches, entry hazard support from the likes of Accelgor is appreciated, along with a Ghost-type Pokemon to protect the entry hazards from Rapid Spin. Furthermore, both Accelgor and Ghost-types can take Fighting-type moves aimed at Lickilicky. Similarly, since Lickilicky easily lures in Fighting-types, Pokemon such as Aerodactyl, that benefit from having them out of the way are good partners to Lickilicky as well. Lickilicky also has access to an amount of coverage moves bigger than its tongue, including Aqua Tail, Earthquake, Hammer Arm, and ThunderPunch, but Fire Punch and Power Whip are usually superior to them in terms of coverage. Lickilicky can also be on a Trick Room team with a Brave nature and 0 Speed IVs, but Pokemon such as Druddigon hit much harder than it does, so it's not recommended.</p>

Ok, just added some counters to the skeleton because I completely forgot them yesterday. And because I can do it:



QC APPROVED 2/3

Assuming Pearl will change the EV spread to outspeed Clefable,

QC APPROVED 3/3

This is ready to be GP checked. I apologize if there are way too many grammatical errors, but English isn't my first language. I swear I did my best though.

[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Return / Body Slam
move 2: Power Whip
move 3: Fire Punch
move 4: Explosion
item: Choice Band
nature: Adamant
evs: 172 HP / 252 Atk / 84 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Though most offensive variants of Lickilicky are outclassed by Clefable, this set is an exception, thanks to its higher base Attack, better coverage on the physical spectrum with its physical attacks, and most importantly, STAB Explosion, which even with the nerf it suffered in the transition from Generation IV to Generation V even though it was weakened in the BW era, is still strong enough to OHKO most physically defensive Pokemon, such as Tangrowth or even Intimidate Qwilfish after the Intimidate drop. Besides that, it allows frail powerhouses such as Sharpedo or Accelgor, who usually struggle finding moves to switch into, to be brought without being scratched. Because most people Since Lickilicky is bait for Fighting-type switch their Fighting-type Pokemon recklessly once they see Lickilicky, expecting it to be running a Support set, this can also work as an excellent lure to them it also acts a surprise to nail these Fighting-types. Return is the main STAB move of the set, and it hits most Pokemon that don't resist it hard. However, Body Slam is a very interesting alternative over Return as a STAB move, due to its chance of paralysing paralyzing the opponent's Pokemon. Power Whip and Fire Punch were chosen are used as the coverage moves for this set because they complement Return well, hitting the Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon that resist it the Normal-type STAB. Explosion, despite its raw power, should be used very carefully, since the opponent might predict it and bring a Ghost-type Pokemon in.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The best way of stopping Lickilicky is predicting. Pokemon such as Durant or Omastar can be brought in on a Power Whip or a Fire Punch respectively, though they're both OHKOd by the correct coverage move. They can also tank a Return or two if needed. There are also Pokemon with enough bulk to completely stop Lickilicky, despite its raw power. Tangrowth is the best example of that, having more physical bulk than the infamous Skarmory, and the capacity to tank even super-effective Fire Punches. Last, but not least, and since Lickilicky has no way of hitting them Ghost-type Pokemon for super-effective damage, Ghost-type Pokemon such as Dusknoir and Cofagrigus can take everything it Lickilicky has and burn it with Will-O-Wisp, leaving it useless for the rest of the battle. The chosen EV spread give it all the power it can get, along with a decent amount of bulk and the ability to outrun Clefable that don't invest in Speed, which is very useful, since Lickilicky can 2HKO it Clefable before it has the opportunity to use Softboiled. Since this variant of Lickilicky's causes lots of switches, entry hazard support from the likes of Accelgor is appreciated, along with a Ghost-type Pokemon to protect them entry hazards from Rapid Spin. Beside that, they both Accelgor and a Ghost-type can also take Fighting-type moves aimed at Lickilicky. Speaking about the Fighting-type; since Lickilicky easily lures lures them, Pokemon like such as Aerodactyl, that benefit from having them out of the way are good partners to Lickilicky as well. (Confused about this part, Aero usually doesn't have a Flying-type attack, and it's neutral to Fighting) It Lickilicky has acess to an amount of coverage moves bigger than its tongue, including Aqua Tail, Earthquake, Hammer Arm and ThunderPunch, but Fire Punch and Power Whip are usually superior to them. It Lickilicky can be on a Trick Room team with a Brave Nature and 0 Speed IVs, but Pokemon like Druddigon hit much harder than it, so it's not recommended.</p>

Stamping TrollFreak's check.

GP 1/2

TrollFreak said:

that benefit from having them out of the way are good partners to Lickilicky as well. (Confused about this part, Aero usually doesn't have a Flying-type attack, and it's neutral to Fighting)

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It's supposed to mean that Pokemon who are checked by Fighting-type Pokemon are good partners for Lickilicky due to its ability to lure them. I'm going to implement Troll Freak's check, by the way.

EDIT: Implemented it. This is now ready for a second GP check.

Amatuer GP check.

Feel free to take all, any, or none of my suggestions.

Damn, that has way too many colors. Definitively going to implement it, even though I think it might take a little bit.

Salemsectra said:

Amatuer GP check.

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Return / Body Slam
move 2: Power Whip
move 3: Fire Punch
move 4: Explosion
item: Choice Band
nature: Adamant
evs: 172 HP / 252 Atk / 84 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Though most offensive variants of Lickilicky are outclassed by Clefable, this set is an exception, thanks to its higher base Attack, better coverage with its physical attacks, and most importantly, STAB Explosion. Furthermore, Explosion allows frail powerhouses,<comma> such as Sharpedo or Accelgor, who usually struggle finding moves to switch into, to be brought in unscathed.<period> without being scratched. Since Lickilicky is bait for Fighting-type Pokemon, expecting it to be running run a Support set, it also acts a surprise to nail these Fighting-types. Return is the main STAB move of the set, and it hits most Pokemon that don't resist it for a lot of damage. However, Body Slam is a very interesting alternative over Return as a STAB move, due to its chance of paralyzing the opponent's Pokemon. Power Whip and Fire Punch are used as the coverage moves for this set because they complement Return well, super-effectively hitting the Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon that resist the Normal-type STAB for super effective damage. Explosion, despite its raw power, should be used very carefully, since the opponent might predict it and bring in a Ghost-type Pokemon in.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The best way of stopping Choice Band Lickilicky is predicting proper prediction. Pokemon such as Durant or Omastar can be brought in on a Power Whip or a Fire Punch respectively, though they're both OHKOd by the correct coverage move. They can also tank a Return or two if needed. Tangrowth is one of many Pokemon has with enough bulk to completely stop Choice Band Lickilicky, despite its powerful Fire Punches. Last, but not least, since Lickilicky has no way of hitting Ghost-type Pokemon for super-effective damage, Pokemon such as Cofagrigus and Dusknoir can take everything Lickilicky has and burn it with Will-O-Wisp, leaving it greatly crippled for the rest of the battle. The suggested EV spread gives it all the power it can get, along with a decent amount of bulk and the ability to outrun any Clefable that don't invest in Speed, which is very useful, since Lickilicky can 2HKO Clefable before it has the opportunity to use Softboiled. Since this variant of Lickilicky's causes lots of switches, entry hazard support from the likes of Accelgor is appreciated, along with a Ghost-type Pokemon to protect the entry hazards from Rapid Spin. Furthermore both Accelgor and Ghost-types can take Fighting-type moves aimed at Lickilicky. Similarly, since Lickilicky easily lures in lures Fighting-types,<remove comma> Pokemon, such as Aerodactyl that benefit from having them out of the way, are good partners to Lickilicky as well. Lickilicky also has acess to an amount of coverage moves ,<comma> bigger than its tongue, including Aqua Tail, Earthquake, Hammer Arm,<comma> and ThunderPunch, but Fire Punch and Power Whip are usually superior to them in terms of coverage. Lickilicky can also be on a Trick Room team with a Brave Nature and 0 Speed IVs, but Pokemon like such as Druddigon hit much harder than it does, so it's not recommended.</p>

Feel free to take all, any, or none of my suggestions.

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Stamped with my edits on top. Quick suggestion though, the comments should be kept to a minimum, like less than a sentence for each grammar mistake, it's difficult to go in and dig up (and edit out) the actual changes with green everywhere.

GP 2/2

This is done.

uploaded