Delcatty (QC 3/3)

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Breludicolo said:

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

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