Delcatty (QC 3/3)

[Ahhhhhh......Clefable.]

Delcatty

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-bw/301.shtml

• Normalized Thunder Wave is the only reason to use Delcatty
• Abysmal offenses, awful defenses, mediocre Speed
• Only use if you're bored of the typical supporters and really want to paralyze Ground-types
• Pretty nice support movepool, but lacks the base stats to support efficiently, unlike Alomomola, Audino, Togetic, etc.

[SET]

name: Support
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Wish
move 3: Heal Bell
move 4: Return
item: Focus Sash / Leftovers
ability: Normalize
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe



[SET COMMENTS]

• Normalized Thunder Wave lets Delcatty accurately paralyze Ground-types, giving it an advantage over Stun Spore's 75% accuracy
• Wish and Heal Bell offer clerical support
• Return prevents Taunt-bait, but won't deal much damage either way
• EVs give as much health for Wishes and Speed to outrun as much as possible; last four EVs don't matter too much with joke stats
• Focus Sash lets Delcatty take a hit, while Leftovers give a little extra recovery

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

• Can use Foresight to hit Ghosts with TWave too; use in fourth slot if unafraid of Taunt
• Pairs well with Misdreavus
• Use with powerful sweepers who need clerical / status support, especially those that worry about Ground-types, like Rampardos, Ampharos, Emboar

[Other Options]

• Anything outside of Normalize TWave is outclassed
• Great special movepool, awful stats
• Weather support if desperate
• Sing - unreliable
• Toxic - decent choice if you want double status
• Safeguard - Heal Bell is better
• Simple Beam to rid opponents of ability - highly situational and risky
• Can BP Substitute / Calm Mind / Work Up, outclassed by Togetic and other BP'ers

[Checks and Counters]

• Taunt
• Priority attacks
• Ghost-types (Misdreavus, Shedinja)
• Pretty much any strong STAB move will OHKO
• Guts / Quick Feet users (Ursaring, Granbull, Throh)

[tennisace]

Just move Sub/BP to Other Options if its outclassed by Togetic (among MANY other things, shit like Volbeat/Illumise/Ninjask).



so cuteeeeee

[NatGeo]

such a shit mon but god i <3 cats

[Omicron]

what a shit mon lol

QC APPROVED (3/3)

[Ahhhhhh......Clefable.]

Thanks for the checks! I'll make the BP changes and have this written up later tonight.

[Omicron]

wait don't write it, read the announcement on analyses, we aren't writing anything up until January cuz of tier shifts and whatnot

but Delcatty ain't goin nowhere so i guess it's probably alrght to write it up

[Zebraiken*]

yea you can go for it though you can try to avoid stuff thats likely going up: eg slowking, rhydon, klinklang, hail, etc. also know it won't be gp checked or anything - you're just getting set for january pretty much

[breh]

if you want to paralyze ground types, you rely on Glare, not Stun Spore.

EDIT: my point is that the option you should compare it to is glare, not stun spore.

[Ahhhhhh......Clefable.]

Originally Posted by Fat Breludicolo

if you want to paralyze ground types, you rely on Glare, not Stun Spore.

Um, okay?




Either way, Thunder Wave is still more accurate.

[Zebraiken*]

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