Keldeo (Life Orb) [QC 0/3]

Jukain · Feb 8th, 2013, 8:05:47 PM

I've been trying to get an answer on this for a few days now, so I'm just going to go ahead and do it. I think this is way different than what would suffice with a Specs merger for reasons I'll mention below. I've also used this thing for around 30 battles on the suspect ladder so I have plenty of experience testing it.

pretty pony

[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Hydro Pump
move 2: Secret Sword
move 3: Icy Wind
move 4: Hidden Power Electric / Hidden Power Flying
item: Life Orb
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

switching moves is why this thing is so good; why it's even better than Specs imo (not in set order of course)
yes it plays differently than Specs, Specs can't utilize Icy Wind well, Specs can't do the above
LO deserves a set compared to Expert Belt because of the drastic increase in power against numerous threats
one other thing to explain is HP Flying; it not only hits Toxicroak but also does around half to Celebi and hits Amoonguss pretty damn hard too. also you always win vs. opposing Keldeo and nab the OHKO on all Breloom. a bit unorthodox but it definitely works. (I'd prefer it slashed first but I figured no one would agree.)
with that stuff aside not much to explain; Hydro Pump is the power move, Secret Sword is the screw special walls move; both are STAB
touched on Icy Wind a bit before -- Icy Wind is cool because it still kills Dragonite, Landorus, and other stuff but also slows down Pokemon like Latios, Latias, and Tornadus so you can kill them more easily. Icy Wind allows you to beat annoying Scarfers like Thundurus-T as they switch in (yes I know it's not the best Scarfer in the world).
it's Keldeo, it's powerful, it demolishes much of the metagame, not a whole lot else to it

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

hp psychic for hitting Tentacruel + Toxicroak combination
of course Politoed support for those mega insanely powerful Hydro Pumps
just demolish Latias tbh; Scizor / Ferrothorn are good choices
speaking of Ferrothorn you want hazards; of course Ferrothorn, Forretress and Landorus-T are solid choices as well; the former can Rapid Spin and the latter has nice defemsive synergy
this set can deal with Celebi decently well so that should cover the issues

shrang · Feb 8th, 2013, 8:45:03 PM

I really don't think this set is necessary. I get Expert Belt as an all out attacker, but really, this set is so similar to both Specs and Expert Belt that it's almost redundant to have this set. I reckon either a merge into the Specs or the Expert Belt with this set is good enough.

**PK Gaming** · Feb 8th, 2013, 10:17:38 PM

Moving to L&O as per pokemon0078's request

Feb 8th, 2013, 8:05:47 PM	#1
Jukain rip numeros Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,689 somewhere could be anywhere Mentor	Keldeo (Life Orb) [QC 0/3] I've been trying to get an answer on this for a few days now, so I'm just going to go ahead and do it. I think this is way different than what would suffice with a Specs merger for reasons I'll mention below. I've also used this thing for around 30 battles on the suspect ladder so I have plenty of experience testing it. pretty pony [SET] name: Life Orb move 1: Hydro Pump move 2: Secret Sword move 3: Icy Wind move 4: Hidden Power Electric / Hidden Power Flying item: Life Orb nature: Timid evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS] switching moves is why this thing is so good; why it's even better than Specs imo (not in set order of course) yes it plays differently than Specs, Specs can't utilize Icy Wind well, Specs can't do the above LO deserves a set compared to Expert Belt because of the drastic increase in power against numerous threats one other thing to explain is HP Flying; it not only hits Toxicroak but also does around half to Celebi and hits Amoonguss pretty damn hard too. also you always win vs. opposing Keldeo and nab the OHKO on all Breloom. a bit unorthodox but it definitely works. (I'd prefer it slashed first but I figured no one would agree.) with that stuff aside not much to explain; Hydro Pump is the power move, Secret Sword is the screw special walls move; both are STAB touched on Icy Wind a bit before -- Icy Wind is cool because it still kills Dragonite, Landorus, and other stuff but also slows down Pokemon like Latios, Latias, and Tornadus so you can kill them more easily. Icy Wind allows you to beat annoying Scarfers like Thundurus-T as they switch in (yes I know it's not the best Scarfer in the world). it's Keldeo, it's powerful, it demolishes much of the metagame, not a whole lot else to it [ADDITIONAL COMMENTS] hp psychic for hitting Tentacruel + Toxicroak combination of course Politoed support for those mega insanely powerful Hydro Pumps just demolish Latias tbh; Scizor / Ferrothorn are good choices speaking of Ferrothorn you want hazards; of course Ferrothorn, Forretress and Landorus-T are solid choices as well; the former can Rapid Spin and the latter has nice defemsive synergy this set can deal with Celebi decently well so that should cover the issues __________________ C&C Work \| 1k RMT \| Contribute! \| VM for an OU Rate! \| gp member: vm/pm for a check \| previously pokemon0078 / aka jew-cane

Feb 8th, 2013, 10:17:38 PM	#3
PK Gaming Quiet Thunder God Moderator Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,526 Izanagi	Moving to L&O as per pokemon0078's request __________________