The Flowery Scapegoat-Sunflora Discussion

Easton



Typing: Grass
Abilities: Solar Power / Chlorophyll

Base Stats:
Hits Points: 75
Attack: 75
Defense: 55
Special Attack: 105
Special Defense: 85
Speed: 30

Notable Physical Movepool:
Razor Leaf
Bullet Seed
Return
Facade

Lost Sludge Bomb, so this won't see much use

Notable Special Movepool:
Energy Ball
Leaf Storm
Solarbeam
Grass Knot
Sludge Bomb
Hidden Power

Small, but very good options. For kicks, this thing gets Leaf Storm

Utility:
Leech Seed
Ingrain
Worry Seed
Sunny Day
Growth
Curse
Encore
Grasswhistle
Swords Dance
Light Screen

Possible Movesets:

Sunflora @Choice Specs
Trait: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest
EVs: 52 HP / 252 SAtk / 200 Spd
~Leaf Storm
~Sludge Bomb
~Hidden Power [Fire]
~Energy Ball

This works better in the sun. Dent things with Leaf Storm, shut down Grass / Steel / Bug / Ice types with Sludge Bomb and HP Fire

Sunflora @Leftovers
Trait: Solar Power
Nature: Timid
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
~Solarbeam / Leaf Storm
~Hidden Power [Ice]
~Sludge Bomb
~Encore

This is mainly to take advantage of in 2vs2. Encore a set up move so that Castform can set up Sunny Day, and with your boosted Special Attack proceed to destroy stuff like nothing.

This thing is.............. poor. It has a extremely small movepool, and it's stats aren't really ideal. However, it can be seen as an possible option on Sunny Day teams. Discuss.
 
Looks like a bad Ampharos/Rampardos to me. Atleast Ampharos can Phaze with Roar/Cotton Spore and hit hard with STAB'd Thunderbolts, while Rampardos can reach admirable speeds and smash stuff with STAB Stone Edge.

But we aren't discussing them.

I'd look at Manetric on a Weather Team before I looked at Sunflora.

Oh, and HP Ice covers everything Sludge Bomb does, so I don't see the point, especially since it gets no Stab.
 
Essentially, whatever Sunflora can do, Exeggutor, Tangrowth, and probably even Bellossom can do better. It's staying in the NU dustbin for sure.
 
I really don't see the point in using timid on the solar power set. You aren't going to outspeed anything with a max speed of 174 anyway, so you might as well go modest for the extra 30 special attack.
 
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