DPP Blissey (Full Revamp)*

Hey look I finally got this up.

Status: Done. Additional edits are welcome.

Removed Calm Mind set, too many physical attackers and I'd rather use Diverse Blissey.
Removed Charm set, as it's incompatible with Seismic Toss.
No Counter set because it got denied in its own peer edit.
Made a mention of all 3 in OO though.


http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/blissey

[SET]
name: WishBliss
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect / Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethrower
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 24 HP / 252 Def / 232 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>With her massive base 255 HP and 135 Special Defense stats, Blissey is the best special wall in the game. She can freely switch into any special move, heal off the damage, and then either stall the opponent out with Toxic or slowly whittle it down with an attacking move.</p>

<p>Wish allows Blissey to heal both herself and her teammates, as the healing is delayed by one turn. By passing Wishes around your team, you prolong its ability to fight and make it harder for your opponent to take it down. Protect can be used to scout out your opponent's move. For example, should a Choice Band Tyranitar use Pursuit, Blissey can stay in on it and stall it out with Toxic. If it were to use Crunch, then Blissey can easily switch out to a Pokemon that resists it. Seismic Toss is the main attack as it can hit every type of Pokemon except Ghost-types for a constant 100 damage. Flamethrower may be used as an alternate attack in order to hit Steel-type switch-ins such as Scizor and Lucario, along with Ghost-type Pokemon, though it leaves Blissey walled by Heatran. Ice Beam can be used to prevent Salamence from setting up a Dragon Dance. Toxic rounds out the set, allowing Blissey to stall out any potential attackers with a rotation between Wish and Protect. Heal Bell can be used to heal your Pokemons' status conditions, although it leaves Blissey with only an attacking move to cause damage and prevents her from stalling out the opponent with Toxic. The reason Aromatherapy cannot be used is that Aromatherapy is an egg move and Wish is an event move. Thunder Wave can also be used to cripple the opponent's Pokemon.</p>

<p>Protect is the main option for the second slot, as it allows Blissey to gain an extra turn of Leftovers recovery and scout the opponent's move. However, Softboiled may be used as it has several advantages over Protect. If Blissey has both Softboiled and Wish, she can use Softboiled to heal herself and Wish to heal her teammates. The increased healing capabilities provided by the two moves can be useful in a stall war. Another advantage of having Softboiled is that with only Wish, Blissey has to stay in and Protect in order to heal herself, which may allow an opposing physical attacker the opportunity to set up. Softboiled has one final benefit: it can heal Blissey before she gets taken down by hail or sandstorm damage.</p>

<p>The EVs are designed to maximize Blissey's defenses and to reach a Leftovers number plus one. Due to Blissey's massive HP stat, investing in her individual defensive stats would increase her overall bulk more than investing in her HP stat. Should you choose to use Flamethrower on Blissey, you may move 80 Special Attack EVs from HP and Special Defense to have a spread of 252 Def / 80 SpA / 176 SpD. 176 Special Defense EVs allow Blissey to avoid being 2HKOed by Choice Specs Lucario's Aura Sphere and Choice Specs Gengar's Focus Blast.</p>

<p>Blissey is the perfect choice for teams that are weak against special attackers such as Choice Specs Jolteon, Substitute Petaya Empoleon, and Life Orb Starmie. Even though Blissey's Special Defense is outstanding, she easily falls prey to physical attacks. A Pokemon must be utilized in order to handle the various physical blows from the likes of Choice Band Tyranitar, Machamp, and Swords Dance Lucario. One of the best defensive combinations is the well-known "SkarmBliss" combination, which takes advantage of Skarmory's physical bulk. Skarmory can come in on many physical attacks and set up Spikes or phaze away the opponent with Whirlwind. Forretress enjoys having Wishes passed to it, as it can now come back in several times to set up entry hazards or Rapid Spin away any entry hazards on its side. With Spikes on the field, the opponent will take more damage trying to get a physical attacker in to combat Blissey. Gliscor also fulfills the physical wall role well, as its typing provides a resistance to Fighting-type moves and can prevent the opposing Pokemon from healing with Taunt. Hippowdon is an incredible physical tank and can set up Stealth Rock and use Roar to shuffle the opposing team around. Defensive Gyarados can also switch in and use Roar or Taunt on the opposing Pokemon. In the meantime, Blissey can handle the various Flamethrowers, Surfs, Ice Beams, and Thunderbolts heading towards the aforementioned Pokemon.</p>

<p>Despite the synergy between Blissey and the aforementioned physical walls, there are still several Pokemon that can set up on Blissey and become a menace to any of her teammates. Tyranitar, Metagross, Lucario, Salamence, Gyarados, and other Pokemon can easily boost their stats and threaten a sweep. Fortunately, many different types of Pokemon can handle these threats. Non-Babiri Berry Tyranitar and Dragon Dance Salamence can be revenge killed by Choice Band Scizor. Gliscor can handle Lucario and Tyranitar with some luck, as Tyranitar will have only a 64% chance of 2HKOing Gliscor with Crunch while Gliscor 2HKOes it back with Earthquake. A Rotom appliance (notably Rotom-H) can handle Metagross, Lucario, and Gyarados. A bulky Water-type Pokemon such as Vaporeon or Suicune can handle Gyarados and Salamence with Hidden Power Electric and Ice Beam respectively. Should Salamence not carry Fire Blast or Flamethrower, Skarmory can switch in and phaze it away with Whirlwind. Almost all Salamence have Fire Blast, so Hippowdon is a solid initial switch-in either way.</p>

[SET]
name: Cleric
move 1: Aromatherapy
move 2: Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethower
move 4: Thunder Wave / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 24 HP / 252 Def / 232 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The idea behind this set is fairly straightforward: switch in on a special attacker, heal your team of any status ailments, and respond to the opponent's next move appropriately.</p>

<p>Aromatherapy is the main move on this set, cleansing your team of any status problems that it may have. With it, your team no longer has to worry about having a dedicated status absorber, as Blissey can easily use Aromatherapy to heal off any problems. Softboiled provides an instant recovery move for Blissey, while either attack is acceptable. Thunder Wave cripples Gengar and Rotom-A who switch in thinking they can take a Seismic Toss, while Toxic is there for stalling capabilities. It should be noted that without Protect, the ability to stall is more difficult as Blissey can no longer alternate between Wish and Protect and instead must rely on constantly using Softboiled.</p>

<p>This set is incredibly useful on a stall team, as it allows Blissey to rid the team of any potential status ailments. She can also be used on an offensive team to get rid of any harmful status conditions your sweepers may be afflicted with. However, a Blissey using this set can also be a liability, as Aromatherapy allows a check to easily come in and immediately threaten Blissey. Physical sweepers such as Swords Dance Scizor and Lucario can scare Blissey out, while Substitute Gengar and Rotom-A are immune to Seismic Toss and status if using Substitute. You can choose to either attack or attempt to status the opposing Pokemon first before using Aromatherapy.</p>

<p>The EVs are exactly the same as the previous set. If you are using Flamethrower, you may use a 252 Def / 40 SpA / 216 SpD EV spread instead. 216 Special Defense EVs provide the maximum jump point for Blissey and ensures that Blissey will never be 2HKOed by a Flash Fire boosted Fire Blast from Choice Specs Heatran. The remaining EVs can go into Special Attack.</p>

<p>As mentioned above and in the previous set, Blissey needs team support in order to deal with physical attackers and Pokemon that can set up in front of Blissey. Gliscor, Rotom-H, Scizor, and bulky Water-type Pokemon can handle the problematic Pokemon. However, additional support is needed for Gengar and Rotom-A. Calm Minders like Jirachi and Suicune can help check these two Pokemon, while Spiritomb can handle both of them easily. Swampert can also switch in and stop Rotom-A from boosting its Special Attack with Charge Beam. It can then Roar Rotom-A out to remove its Special Attack boosts. Additionally, physically defensive Pokemon can take the physical attacks aimed towards Blissey. Gliscor, Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Gyarados are all viable physical walls to fulfill this job.</p>

[SET]
name: Diverse Blissey
move 1: Seismic Toss
move 2: Ice Beam / Flamethrower
move 3: Thunder Wave / Toxic
move 4: Softboiled
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 152 HP / 252 Def / 104 SpA

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This is a set that you can use on Blissey if you are not satisfied with only one attacking option. It also allows Blissey to keep spreading status around as well. With the variety of attacks, opposing Pokemon will find it harder to set up on Blissey. Blissey will still be able to wall special attackers fairly well, though not to the extent of the other sets.</p>

<p>Seismic Toss is chosen for the consistency it provides. Ice Beam hits opposing Salamence and Latias, as well as Ground-type Pokemon that are immune to Thunder Wave. Meanwhile, Flamethrower is best used alongside Toxic, as it hits Steel-type Pokemon that are immune to poison. However, you may choose to use Ice Beam with Toxic and Flamethrower with Thunder Wave if that's what your team requires. Stealth Rock can be used on this set over the second or third move because Blissey will have many free turns to set it up. However, there are several other attacking options that may be used. Thunderbolt can help hit bulky Water-type Pokemon along with Skarmory, while Hidden Power Ground hits both Heatran and Tyranitar in one move. Grass Knot is the strongest move that Blissey can use against Tyranitar aside from Focus Blast (which is extremely risky) and also hits Swampert and Hippowdon. Feel free to experiment with the moves to fit the situation.</p>

<p>The EVs are primarily transferred from the ADV era, where Blissey didn't need any Special Defense EVs in order to wall attacks. However, a 252 Def / 80 SpA / 176 SpD EV spread with a Calm nature can be used also if you want Blissey to take special hits better.</p>

<p>Even with an additional attack, this set still plays similarly to other Blissey sets. Therefore, Blissey will need similar Pokemon as teammates. Once again, physical walls are good partners for Blissey, as they can take the physical based attacks aimed at her. Gliscor, Skarmory, and Hippowdon are all great physical walls with their own forms of instant recovery, while Cresselia serves as a great mixed wall. With Seismic Toss and Ice Beam, Steel-types such as Scizor and Metagross can easily come in and set up on Blissey. Rotom-H serves as a great counter to these two Pokemon. If you are using Flamethrower, then Heatran can come in and either poison Blissey with Toxic or use Explosion. Tyranitar can also come in and Dragon Dance in front of Blissey, fearing only a predicted Thunder Wave. RestTalk Gyarados and Crocune can handle Heatran, while Swampert, Hippowdon, and Machamp can all handle Tyranitar.</p>

[Team Options]
<p>Blissey is the best special wall in the game. However, her physical defense is lacking. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you have a Pokemon on your team that can take repeated physical hits. Skarmory pairs well with Blissey, forming the infamous "SkarmBliss" combination, where Skarmory takes the physically-based moves aimed at Blissey and Blissey takes the special-based moves aimed at Skarmory. Skarmory can also set up Spikes in order to prevent the number of times the opponent's Pokemon can switch in. Gliscor is another good choice for a physical wall, as it can check Swords Dance Lucario and can also use Taunt to prevent the opponent from healing away any potential damage taken. Gliscor also has a resistance to Fighting-type moves instead of a neutrality to them like Skarmory. Hippowdon is another viable wall, as it can rack up more residual damage with Roar and set up Stealth Rock. Gyarados can either Taunt opposing Pokemon or use Rest and Sleep Talk to prolong its life. Intimidate also helps Gyarados sponge the inevitable physical attacks as it switches in.</p>

<p>Despite all of the combinations, Blissey can still be easily set up upon. Scizor, Metagross, Lucario, Tyranitar, Gyarados, Salamence, Infernape, Gengar, Rotom-A, and many more Pokemon can all set up on Blissey. Fortunately, a wide variety of Pokemon can handle these threats. Scizor, Metagross, Gyarados, and Lucario are all handled by Rotom-A. Rotom-H is the most viable, as Overheat allows it to smash Scizor, Metagross, and Lucario. Choice Band Scizor can handle non-Babiri Berry Tyranitar, a weakened Dragon Dance Salamence, and non-Substitute or Protect Gengar with Bullet Punch (or Pursuit in the case of Gengar). A bulky Water-type Pokemon can also switch in to handle some of these threats. Vaporeon and Suicune handle Infernape, Gyarados, and Salamence provided they are at a high HP upon switching in, while Swampert can prevent Rotom-A from obtaining any more Special Attack boosts from Charge Beam.</p>

[Other Options]
<p>Besides the recommended Seismic Toss and Flamethrower, Blissey can also use Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. Ice Beam scares away Dragon-type Pokemon and Gliscor while Thunderbolt handles Gyarados. Hidden Power Ground may be used to hit Heatran and Infernape, although you have to predict the switch-in for Infernape. Focus Blast can be used to hit Tyranitar, Lucario, and Weavile for super effective damage, although the accuracy is a large letdown for Blissey. Hidden Power Fighting may be used for Tyranitar, though it's still better to switch out. Grass Knot may be used to predict a Tyranitar switch-in, but it's usually too threatening for Blissey to stay in on. All of these moves are best used as a surprise attack.</p>

<p>Counter can also work as a surprise move, although it generally only works once because the opponent will use a stronger physical move next time. Charm can be used to reduce the physical blows, although it is incompatible with Seismic Toss due to breeding restrictions. Heal Bell may be used in place of Aromatherapy, as Blissey cannot have Wish and Aromatherapy on the same moveset, because Wish is an event move and Aromatherapy is an egg move. Stealth Rock can be used should your team not have another Pokemon that can set it up. Blissey usually has free turns to set up Stealth Rock and can set them up again even if they are Spun away due to the number of times Blissey can switch in and out. Psych Up can steal opposing Jirachi and Suicune's Calm Mind boosts, while Calm Mind lets Blissey boosts her own stats. Snatch can be used to steal stat up moves, Substitute, Reflect, and Light Screen. Blissey can also use Gravity extremely well, as she can come back in several times thanks to Softboiled or Wish.</p>

[EVs]
<p>Blissey always needs 252 Defense EVs, as by investing in Defense you more than double Blissey's ability to take physical hits. In fact, 252 Defense Blissey takes neutral physical hits about as well as 252 HP Scizor or Spiritomb. Meanwhile, most Blissey sets want a Calm nature. The Calm nature allows Blissey to not get 2HKOed by such things as Choice Specs Gengar's Focus Blast, Choice Specs Lucario's Aura Sphere, or Choice Specs Flash Fire boosted Fire Blast from Heatran. In comparison, the defensive boost from a Bold nature is miniscule when compared to a Calm nature on Blissey.</p>

<p>The Diverse Blissey's EVs are reminiscent of the ADV era, where Blissey didn't have to invest in Special Defense in order to wall those types of attacks. However, with the advents of Choice Specs and stronger special attacks, it is wiser to use a Calm nature and boost Blissey's Special Defense. The disadvantage of using a Calm nature is that Blissey can be 2HKOed by a Choice Band Adamant Dugtrio. However, Blissey can stall out Earthquake with Wish + Protect or Toxic + recovery. She can also use Ice Beam to take down Dugtrio in one hit. The risk of this is low though due to some Dugtrio choosing to use Life Orb so it doesn't become Pursuit bait and other Dugtrio choosing to use a Jolly nature to outspeed more Pokemon.</p>

[Opinion]
<p>Blissey is still the best special wall in the game. With an enormous base 255 HP stat and a large base 135 Special Defense stat along with recovery in either Softboiled or Wish and Protect, opposing special attackers often switch out because they can't break Blissey. Snorlax is another formidable special wall, but it lacks an instant recovery move and must use Rest in order to heal. Cresselia is a good general wall, but the prevalence of sandstorm in the OU metagame reduces Moonlight's effectiveness and forces her to often use Rest like Snorlax. Blissey will therefore be a welcome addition to any team that is weak to opposing special attackers and is the best choice to counter many special threats at once. It's one thing if you "hate Blissey", but there is no other Pokemon that can replace her; she's that good at her job.</p>

[Counters]
<p>Machamp can easily switch into any Blissey, as RestTalk Machamp can heal off status and can DynamicPunch Blissey. Guts versions actually get boosted by either Toxic or Thunder Wave. Heracross is in a similar boat as Machamp, except it doesn't like paralysis as much. Electivire can switch into Blissey's Thunder Wave and deal large amounts of damage with Cross Chop. Scizor can use non-Flamethrower Blissey as setup bait, while Lucario can do the same. They can also immediately threaten Blissey with a Superpower or a Close Combat respectively. Choice Specs Lucario can also threaten the Diverse Blissey set, as it has a chance of 2HKOing her with Aura Sphere. Infernape can also easily Close Combat Blissey for a KO. Breloom can come in on a status move once it has been poisoned from Toxic Orb and threaten Blissey with Superpower or Spore.</p>

<p>Snorlax, Metagross, and Tyranitar don't mind being paralyzed and can hit Blissey hard with their STAB attacks or Pursuit. Salamence can 2HKO Blissey with Brick Break or Outrage and can OHKO Blissey with Outrage after a Dragon Dance. Dugtrio can trap Blissey if she's at a low enough HP. Togekiss with Nasty Plot, Roost, and Heal Bell can set up on Blissey, as Heal Bell cures paralysis and poison while Roost heals off any potential attacks. Substitute Gengar and Rotom-A can come in on an attack besides a status move and set up a Substitute to block further status moves. Gengar can then Focus Punch while Rotom-A can boost its Special Attack with Charge Beam and potentially 2HKO Blissey with Thunderbolt.</p>

<p>Celebi and Shaymin can use Leech Seed to stall out Blissey. Celebi can then set up Calm Minds, while Shaymin can use Seed Flare to get a Special Defense drop and KO Blissey. Taunters can easily stop Blissey, preventing her from healing or statusing. Gliscor, Gyarados, and Tyranitar can all Taunt Blissey and either setup on her or outright attack her. Pokemon that learn Trick can also cripple Blissey, preventing her from walling attacks as easily. Gengar, Rotom-A, and Latias can all utilize Trick to pass over a Choice item to Blissey.</p>

These were just quick changes I saw when reading through, there is probably more.

Red = change
Blue = remove
Green = comments
Made a couple more, be sure to read this post again =)

Made those changes, thanks September (lol can't believe I forgot about the paragraph tags).

Edit: Er he made more but I'll do them later ^_^.

Isn't Seismic Toss taught by a tutor in emerald, making it usable with Charm?

i'm not exactly experienced with the logistics of move combination legality, but seismic toss is a gen 3 tutor while charm is a move unique to happiny, which is a gen 4 prevo. so i'm pretty sure that makes the two illegal with each other, and arkeis as well as our own illegal movesets thread confirm.

WishBliss



Cleric



Diverse Blissey



Black is changes, red is removals, and purple is comments!

Nice job sm64 :]

She can freely switch into any specially based move then Wish and Protect to mimic the effects of Softboiled. Wish can also be used to heal your team members. Blissey can then stall out opposing special attackers with either Toxic or slowly whittle them down with an attacking move.</p>

<p>Wish allows Blissey to heal both herself and her teammates, as the healing is delayed by one turn.

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The last sentence seems redundant with the other stuff in the opening paragraph. Might want to consider re-writing that part.

Made changes up to now (aka September and snorlaxe's changes).

As promised, I'll edit this in my trademark hot pink.

EDIT: Crap, I did it right after you input Snorlaxe's changes, so I didn't see them. Hopefully there shouldn't be much overlap. Also, I'll do the final half later today, because I lose efficiency and meticulousness after a while.

supermarth64 said:

[SET]
name: WishBliss
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect / Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethrower
move 4: Toxic / Heal Bell
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD

Toxic isn't the only viable move in that slot. With Heal Bell becoming a tutor move, it's also decent. Intuitively speaking, Thunder Wave is also helpful, but I like to stick to two slashes.

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>With her massive base 255 HP and 135 Special Defense stats, Blissey is the number one special wall in the game (have the dependent clause before the independent one for better flow). She can freely switch into any specially based move then Wish and Protect to mimic the effects of Softboiled. Wish can also be used to heal your team members. Blissey can then stall out opposing special attackers with (deleted "either") Toxic or slowly whittle them down with an attacking move.</p>

<p>Wish allows Blissey to heal both herself and her teammates, as the healing is delayed by one turn. Protect can be used to scout out your opponent's move. For example, should a Choice Band Tyranitar use Pursuit, Blissey can stay in and stall it out with Toxic. If it were to use Crunch, then Blissey can easily switch out to a Pokemon that resists it. Seismic Toss is the main attack as it can hit every type of Pokemon except Ghosts for a constant 100 damage, but leaves you walled by Gengar. Flamethrower may be used as an alternate attack in order to hit Steel-type switch-ins like Scizor and Lucario, along with Ghost-type Pokemon, though it leaves you walled by Heatran. Toxic rounds out the set allowing Blissey to stall out any potential attackers with a rotation between Wish and Protect.</p>

<p>Protect is the main option for the second slot, as it allows Blissey to gain an extra turn of Leftovers recovery and scout out the opponent's move. However, Softboiled may be used as it has several advantages over Protect. If Blissey has both Softboiled and Wish, she can use Softboiled to heal herself and Wish to heal her teammates. The increased healing capabilities provided by the two moves can be useful in a stall war. Another advantage of having Softboiled (double negative) is that with only Wish, Blissey has to stay in and Protect in order to heal herself, which may allow an opposing physical attacker to set up. Softboiled has one final benefit: It can heal Blissey before she gets taken down by hail or sandstorm damage.</p>​

<p>The EV's are designed to maximize Blissey's defenses. Due to Blissey's massive HP stat, investing in her individual defensive stats would increase her overall bulkiness more than investing in her HP stat. Should you choose to use Flamethower on Blissey, you may move 80 Special Attack EVs from HP and Special Defense to have a spread of 252 Def / 80 SpA / 176 Def. 176 Special Defense EVs allow Blissey to avoid being 2HKOed by Choice Specs Lucario's Aura Sphere and Choice Specs Gengar's Focus Blast.</p>

<p>Blissey is the perfect choice for teams that are weak against special attackers such as Choice Specs Jolteon, SubPetaya Empoleon, and Life Orb Starmie. However, even though Blissey's Special Defense is outstanding, she still falls prey to physically based moves. A Pokemon must be utilized in order to handle the various physical blows from the likes of Choice Band Tyranitar, Machamp, and Swords Dance Lucario. One of the best defensive combinations is the well-known "SkarmBliss" combination, utilizing Skarmory's physical bulk. Skarmory can come in on many physical attacks and set up Spikes or phaze away the opponent with Whirlwind. Gliscor also fulfills the physical wall role well, as his typing provides a resistance to Fighting-type moves and can prevent the opposing Pokemon from healing with Taunt. Hippowdon is an incredible physical tank and can set up Stealth Rock and use Roar to shuffle the opposing team around. Defensive Gyarados can also switch in and Roar the opponent out or Taunt the opposing Pokemon as well. Blissey meanwhile can handle the various Flamethrowers, Surfs, Ice Beams, and Thunderbolts heading towards the previously mentioned Pokemon.</p>

I'm surprised you don't mention Forretress, who works well with WishBliss because it can now recover health, while Blissey enjoys entry hazard and spin support.

<p>However, even pure synergistic defensive stats won't help opposing Pokemon from setting up. Tyranitar, Metagross, Lucario, Salamence, Gyarados and other Pokemon can easily boost their stats and threaten a sweep. Fortunately, many different types of Pokemon can handle these threats. Non-Babiri Tyranitar and Dragon Dance Salamence can be revenge killed by Choice Band Scizor. Gliscor can handle Lucario and Tyranitar with some luck, as Tyranitar will only have a 64% chance of 2HKOing Gliscor with Crunch while Gliscor 2HKOes it back. A Rotom appliance (notably Rotom-H) can handle Metagross, Lucario, and Gyarados. A bulky Water-type Pokemon such as Vaporeon or Suicune can handle Gyarados and Salamence as long as it has enough HP to do so. Should Salamence not carry Fire Blast or Flamethrower, Skarmory can come in and phaze it away with Whirlwind. Almost all Salamence have Fire Blast, so suggest Hippowdon as a solid initial switch-in.</p>

[SET]
name: Cleric
move 1: Aromatherapy
move 2: Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethower
move 4: Thunder Wave / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The idea behind this set is fairly straightforward: switch in on a special attacker, heal your team of any status ailments, and play accordingly depending on the opponent's move.</p>

<p>Aromatherapy is the main move on this set, cleansing your team of any status problems that it may have. With it, your team no longer has to worry about having a dedicated status absorber, as Blissey can easily heal off any problems. Softboiled provides an instant healing move for Blissey, while either attack is acceptable. Thunder Wave can cripple Gengar and Rotom-A who switch in thinking they can take a Seismic Toss, while Toxic is there for stalling capabilities. It should be noted that without Protect, the ability to stall is harder as you can no longer alternate between Wish and Protect and instead must rely on constantly using Softboiled.</p>

<p>This set is incredibly useful on a stall team, as it allows Blissey to rid the team of any potential statuses. She can also be used on an offensive team to get rid of paralysis and burn from your Pokemon. However, a Blissey using this set can also be a liability, as using Aromatherapy allows a check to easily come in and immediately threaten Blissey. Physical sweepers such as Swords Dance Scizor and Lucario can threaten Blissey to switch out, while Substitute Gengar and Rotom-A's Ghost-typings allows them to be immune to Seismic Toss and can avoid being statused by using Substitute. You can either attack or attempt to status the opposing Pokemon first before using Aromatherapy.</p>

<p>The EVs are the exact same as the previous set. If you are using Flamethrower, you may use a 252 Def / 40 SpA / 216 SpD EV spread instead. With 216 Special Defense EVs, it provides the maximum jump point for Blissey and ensures that Blissey will never be 2HKOed by a Flash Fire boosted Fire Blast from Choice Specs Heatran. The remaining EVs can go into Special Attack.</p>

<p>As mentioned above and in the previous set, Blissey needs team support in order to deal with these potential problems. Gliscor, Rotom-H, Scizor, and bulky Water-type Pokemon can handle the problematic Pokemon. However, additional support is needed for Gengar and Rotom-A. Calm Minders like Jirachi and Suicune can help check those two Pokemon, while Spiritomb can handle them both easily. Swampert can also come in and stop Rotom-A from boosting its Special Attack with Charge Beam. Additionally, physically defensive Pokemon can also take the physical attacks aimed towards Blissey. Gliscor, Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Gyarados are all viable physical walls to fulfill this job.</p>

[SET]
name: Diverse Blissey
move 1: Seismic Toss
move 2: Ice Beam / Flamethrower
move 3: Thunder Wave / Toxic
move 4: Softboiled
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 152 HP / 252 Def / 104 SpA

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This is a set that you can use on Blissey if you are not satisfied with only one attack. It also allows you to keep spreading status around as well. With the variety of attacks, opposing Pokemon will find it harder to set up on Blissey. Blissey will still be able to wall special attackers fairly well, though not to the extent of the other sets.</p>

<p>Seismic Toss is chosen for the consistency it provides. Ice Beam hits opposing Salamence and Latias, as well as Ground-type Pokemon that are immune to paralysis. Therefore, it should be paired up with Thunder Wave. (antecedent ambiguity) Meanwhile, Flamethrower should be used to hit mainly Scizor but also other Steel-type Pokemon and should be used with Toxic, as it hits the Steel-type Pokemon that are immune to poison damage. However, you may choose to use Ice Beam with Toxic and Flamethrower with Thunder Wave. Softboiled lets Blissey heal her HP. (this is unnecessary: delete it) However, there are several other attacking options that may be used. Thunderbolt can help hit bulky Water-type Pokemon along with Skarmory, while Hidden Power Ground hits Heatran and Tyranitar in one move. Grass Knot is the strongest move that Blissey can use against Tyranitar besides Hidden Power Fighting, and can also hit Swampert and Hippowdon. Feel free to experiment with the moves to fit the situation. But don't experiment with Hyper Beam :)</p>

<p>Even with an additional attack, this set still plays similarly to other Blissey sets. Therefore, Blissey will need similar Pokemon as teammates. Once again, physical walls are a good partner to Blissey, as they can take the (deleted 'potential') physically based attacks aimed at Blissey. Gliscor, Skarmory, and Hippowdon are all great physical walls with their own forms of recovery, while Cresselia serves as a great mixed wall. With Seismic Toss and Ice Beam as attacks, Steel-type Pokemon such as Scizor and Metagross can easily come in and set up on Blissey. Rotom-H serves as a great counter to those two Pokemon. If you are using Flamethrower, then Heatran can come in and either Toxic Blissey or Explode on it. Tyranitar can also come in and Dragon Dance in front of Blissey, fearing only a predicted Thunder Wave. RestTalk Gyarados and Crocune can handle Heatran, while Swampert, Hippowdon, and Machamp can all handle Tyranitar.</p>

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Hiya' there.

Since there is a cleric set already, I don't think Heal Bell should be mentioned on WishBliss, especially since there are already so many option. I think that can be relegated to set comments. You could put Heal Bell over Aromatherapy on the cleric blissey and mention Wish + Protect in set comments too. I would also mention Stealth Rock in the set comments of WishBliss and Diverse Blissey, but that's just me. Blissey can pretty much set it up against any Special Attacker. Ice Beam deserves mention in WishBliss as letting Salamence set up can be game altering.

Breloom should also be mentioned in the Counters section as, once it is poisoned by Toxic Orb, it can switch in on a status move and easily defeat blissey with Spore, Focus Punch, Seed Bomb, et cetera. It can also survive at least one Flamethrower or Ice Beam from Blissey's meager Special Attack.

supermarth64 said:

[SET]
name: WishBliss
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect / Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethrower
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>With her massive base 255 HP and 135 Special Defense stats, Blissey is the number one special wall in the game. She can freely switch into any special moves(There was an extra space.), heal off the damage, and then either stall the opponent out with Toxic or slowly whittle it down with an attacking move.</p>

<p>Wish allows Blissey to heal both herself and her teammates, as the healing is delayed by one turn. By passing Wishes (I think just "Wish" would sound better here, but "Wishes seems to work to, so your call.) to your team, you prolong its ability to fight and make it harder for your opponent to take it down. Protect can be used to scout out your opponent's move. For example, should a Choice Band Tyranitar use Pursuit, Blissey can stay in on it and stall it out with Toxic. If it were to use Crunch, then Blissey can easily switch out to a Pokemon that resists it. Seismic Toss is the main attack as it can hit every type of Pokemon except Ghost-types for a constant 100 damage. Flamethrower may be used as an alternate attack in order to hit Steel-type switch-ins such as Scizor and Lucario, along with Ghost-type Pokemon, though it leaves Blissey walled by Heatran though. Ice Beam can be used to prevent Salamence from setting up a Dragon Dance. Toxic rounds out the set, allowing Blissey to stall out any potential attackers with a rotation between Wish and Protect. Heal Bell can be used to heal your Pokemons' status conditions, though it leaves Blissey with only a weak attacking move and prevents it from stalling out the opponent with Toxic. Thunder Wave can also be used to cripple the opponent's Pokemon.</p>

<p>Protect is the main option for the second slot, as it allows Blissey to gain an extra turn of Leftovers recovery and scout the opponent's move. However, Softboiled may be used as it has several advantages over Protect. If Blissey has both Softboiled and Wish, she can use Softboiled to heal herself and Wish to heal her teammates. The increased healing capabilities provided by the two moves can be useful in a stall war. Another advantage of having Softboiled is that with only Wish, Blissey has to stay in and Protect in order to heal herself, which may allow an opposing physical attacker the opportunity to set up. Softboiled has one final benefit: it can heal Blissey before she gets taken down by hail or sandstorm damage.</p>

<p>The EVs are designed to maximize Blissey's defenses. Due to Blissey's massive HP stat, investing in her individual defensive stats would increase her overall bulkiness more than investing in her HP stat. Should you choose to use Flamethrower on Blissey, you may move 80 Special Attack EVs from HP and Special Defense to have a spread of 252 Def / 80 SpA / 176 Def. 176 Special Defense EVs allow Blissey to avoid being 2HKOed by Choice Specs Lucario's Aura Sphere and Choice Specs Gengar's Focus Blast.</p>

<p>Blissey is the perfect choice for teams that are weak against special attackers such as Choice Specs Jolteon, Substitute Petaya Empoleon, and Life Orb Starmie. Even though Blissey's Special Defense is outstanding, she still falls prey to physical moves. A Pokemon must be utilized in order to handle the various physical blows from the likes of Choice Band Tyranitar, Machamp, and Swords Dance Lucario. One of the best defensive combinations is the well-known "SkarmBliss" combination, which takes advantage of Skarmory's physical bulk. Skarmory can come in on many physical attacks and set up Spikes or phaze away the opponent with Whirlwind. Forretress enjoys having Wishes passed to it, as it can now come back in several times to set up entry hazards or Rapid Spin away any entry hazards on its side. Gliscor also fulfills the physical wall role well, as its typing provides a resistance to Fighting-type moves and can prevent the opposing Pokemon from healing with Taunt. Hippowdon is an incredible physical tank and can set up Stealth Rock and use Roar to shuffle the opposing team around. Defensive Gyarados can also switch in and use Roar or Taunt on the opposing Pokemon. In the meantime, Blissey can handle the various Flamethrowers, Surfs, Ice Beams, and Thunderbolts heading towards the previously aforementioned Pokemon.</p>

<p>Despite the synergy between Blissey and the aforementioned physical walls, there are still several Pokemon that can set up on Blissey. Tyranitar, Metagross, Lucario, Salamence, Gyarados and other Pokemon can easily boost their stats and threaten a sweep. Fortunately, many different types of Pokemon can handle these threats. Non-Babiri Berry Tyranitar and Dragon Dance Salamence can be revenge killed by Choice Band Scizor. Gliscor can handle Lucario and Tyranitar with some luck, as Tyranitar will have only a 64% chance of 2HKOing Gliscor with Crunch while Gliscor 2HKOes it back with Earthquake. A Rotom appliance (notably Rotom-H) can handle Metagross, Lucario, and Gyarados. A bulky Water-type Pokemon such as Vaporeon or Suicune can handle Gyarados and Salamence as long as it has enough HP to do so. Should Salamence not carry Fire Blast or Flamethrower, Skarmory can switch in and phaze it away with Whirlwind. Almost all Salamence have Fire Blast, so Hippowdon is a solid initial switch-in either way.</p>

[SET]
name: Cleric
move 1: Aromatherapy
move 2: Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethower
move 4: Thunder Wave / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The idea behind this set is fairly straightforward: switch in on a special attacker, heal your team of any status ailments, and play accordingly depending on the opponent's next move.</p>

<p>Aromatherapy is the main move on this set, cleansing your team of any status problems that it may have. With it, your team no longer has to worry about having a dedicated status absorber, as Blissey can easily use Aromatherapy to heal off any problems. Softboiled provides an instant recovery move for Blissey, while either attack is acceptable. Thunder Wave cripples Gengar and Rotom-A who switch in thinking they can take a Seismic Toss, while Toxic is there for stalling capabilities. It should be noted that without Protect, the ability to stall is more difficult as Blissey can no longer alternate between Wish and Protect and instead must rely on constantly using Softboiled.</p>

<p>This set is incredibly useful on a stall team, as it allows Blissey to rid the team of any potential status ailments. She can also be used on an offensive team to get rid of your Pokemon of paralysis and burn. However, a Blissey using this set can also be a liability, as Aromatherapy allows a check to easily come in and immediately threaten Blissey. Physical sweepers such as Swords Dance Scizor and Lucario can scare Blissey out, while Substitute Gengar and Rotom-A and their Ghost-typing allow them to be immune to Seismic Toss and can avoid being statused by using Substitute. You can choose to either attack or attempt to status the opposing Pokemon first before using Aromatherapy.</p>

<p>The EVs are the exactly the same as the previous set. If you are using Flamethrower, you may use a 252 Def / 40 SpA / 216 SpD EV spread instead. 216 Special Defense EVs provide the maximum jump point for Blissey and ensures that Blissey will never be 2HKOed by a Flash Fire boosted Fire Blast from Choice Specs Heatran. The remaining EVs can go into Special Attack.</p>

<p>As mentioned above and in the previous set, Blissey needs team support in order to deal with these threatening Pokemon. Gliscor, Rotom-H, Scizor, and bulky Water-type Pokemon can handle the problematic Pokemon. However, additional support is needed for Gengar and Rotom-A. Calm Minders like Jirachi and Suicune can help check these two Pokemon, while Spiritomb can handle them both of them easily. Swampert can also switch in and stop Rotom-A from boosting its Special Attack with Charge Beam. Additionally, physically defensive Pokemon can take the physical attacks aimed towards Blissey. Gliscor, Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Gyarados are all viable physical walls to fulfill this job.</p>

[SET]
name: Diverse Blissey
move 1: Seismic Toss
move 2: Ice Beam / Flamethrower
move 3: Thunder Wave / Toxic
move 4: Softboiled
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 152 HP / 252 Def / 104 SpA

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This is a set that you can use on Blissey if you are not satisfied with only one attacking option. It also allows Blissey to keep spreading status around as well. With the variety of attacks, opposing Pokemon will find it harder to set up on Blissey. Blissey will still be able to wall special attackers fairly well, though not to the extent of the other sets.</p>

<p>Seismic Toss is chosen for the consistency it provides. Ice Beam hits opposing Salamence and Latias, as well as Ground-type Pokemon that are immune to paralysis from Thunder Wave. Meanwhile, Flamethrower is best used alongside Toxic, as it hits Steel-type Pokemon that are immune to poison damage. However, you may choose to use Ice Beam with Toxic and Flamethrower with Thunder Wave. Stealth Rock can be used on this set over the second attack because Blissey will have many free turns to set it up. However, there are several other attacking options that may be used. Thunderbolt can help hit bulky Water-type Pokemon along with Skarmory, while Hidden Power Ground hits Heatran and Tyranitar in one move. Grass Knot is the strongest move that Blissey can use against Tyranitar aside Focus Blast (which is extremely risky) and also hits Swampert and Hippowdon. Feel free to experiment with the moves to fit the situation.</p>

<p>The EVs are primarily transferred from the ADV era, where Blissey didn't need any Special Defense EVs in order to wall attacks. However, a 252 Def / 80 SpA / 176 SpD EV spread with a Calm nature can be used also if you want Blissey to take special hits better.</p>

<p>Even with an additional attack, this set still plays similarly to other Blissey sets. Therefore, Blissey will need similar Pokemon as teammates. Once again, physical walls are good partners for Blissey, as they can take the physical based attacks aimed at her. Gliscor, Skarmory, and Hippowdon are all great physical walls with their own forms of instant recovery, while Cresselia serves as a great mixed wall. With Seismic Toss and Ice Beam, Steel-types such as Scizor and Metagross can easily come in and set up on Blissey. Rotom-H serves as a great counter to these two Pokemon. If you are using Flamethrower, then Heatran can come in and either poison Blissey with Toxic or use Explosion. Tyranitar can also come in and Dragon Dance in front of Blissey, fearing only a predicted Thunder Wave. RestTalk Gyarados and Crocune can handle Heatran, while Swampert, Hippowdon, and Machamp can all handle Tyranitar.</p>

[Team Options]
<p>Blissey is the best special wall in the game. However, her physical defense is lacking. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you have a Pokemon on your team that can easily take physical hits. Skarmory pairs well with Blissey, forming the infamous "SkarmBliss" combination, where Skarmory takes the physical based moves aimed at Blissey and Blissey takes the special based moves aimed at Skarmory. Skarmory can also set up Spikes in order to prevent the number of times the opponent's Pokemon can switch in. Gliscor is another good choice for a physical wall, as it can check Swords Dance Lucario and can also use Taunt to prevent the opponent from healing away any potential damage taken. Gliscor also has a resistance to Fighting-type moves instead of a neutrality to them like Skarmory. Hippowdon is another viable wall, as it can rack up more residual damage with Roar and set up Stealth Rock. Gyarados can either Taunt opposing Pokemon or use Rest and Sleep Talk to prolong its life. Intimidate also helps Gyarados sponge physical attacks.</p>

<p>Despite all of the combinations, Blissey can still be easily set up upon. Scizor, Metagross, Lucario, Tyranitar, Gyarados, Salamence, Infernape, Gengar, Rotom-A, and many more Pokemon can all set up on Blissey. Fortunately, a wide variety of Pokemon can handle these threats. Scizor, Metagross, Gyarados, and Lucario are all handled by a Rotom-A. Rotom-H is the most viable, as Overheat allows it to smash Scizor, Metagross, and Lucario. Choice Band Scizor can handle non-Babiri Berry Tyranitar, a weakened Dragon Dance Salamence, and non-Substitute or Protect Gengar with either Bullet Punch or Pursuit for Gengar. A bulky Water-type Pokemon can also switch in to handle some of these threats. Vaporeon and Suicune handle Infernape, Gyarados,(comma) and Salamence provided they are at a high HP upon switching in, while Swampert can prevent Rotom-A from obtaining any more Special Attack boosts from Charge Beam.</p>

[Other Options]
<p>Besides the recommended Seismic Toss and Flamethrower, Blissey can also use Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. Ice Beam scares away Dragon-type Pokemon and Gliscor while Thunderbolt handles Gyarados. Hidden Power Ground may be used to hit Heatran and Infernape, although you have to predict the switch the switch-in for Infernape. Focus Blast can be used to hit Tyranitar, Lucario, and Weavile as powerful as possible, although the accuracy is a large letdown for Blissey. Hidden Power Fighting may be used for Tyranitar, though it's still better to switch out. Grass Knot may be used to predict a Tyranitar switch-in, but it's usually too threatening for Blissey to stay in on. All of these moves are best used as a surprise attack.(period)</p>

<p>Counter can work as a surprise move, though it generally works once because the opponent will use a stronger physical move next time. Charm can be used to reduce the physical blows, though it is incompatible with Seismic Toss due to breeding restrictions. Heal Bell may be used over or in place of Aromatherapy, as Blissey cannot have Wish and Aromatherapy on the same moveset because Wish is an event move and Aromatherapy is an egg move. Stealth Rock can be used should your team not have another Pokemon that can set it up. Blissey usually has free turns to set up Stealth Rock and can set them up again even if they are spun away due to the number of times Blissey can switch in and out. Psych Up can steal opposing Jirachi and Suicune's Calm Mind boosts, while Calm Mind lets Blissey boosts its own stats. Snatch can be used to steal stat up moves, Substitute, Reflect, and Light Screen. Blissey can also use Gravity extremely well, as it can come back in several times due to Softboiled or Wish.</p>

[EVs]
<p>Blissey always needs 252 Defense EVs, as by investing in Defense you more than double Blissey's ability to take physical hits. In fact, 252 Defense Blissey takes neutral physical hits about as well as 252 HP Scizor or Spiritomb. Meanwhile, most Blissey sets want a Calm nature. The Calm nature allows Blissey not to get 2HKOed by such things as Choice Specs Gengar's Focus Blast, Choice Specs Lucario's Aura Sphere, or Choice Specs Flash Fire boosted Fire Blast from Heatran. In comparison, the defensive boost from a Bold nature is miniscule when compared to a Calm nature on Blissey.</p>

<p>The Diverse Blissey's EVs are reminiscent of the ADV era, where Blissey didn't have to invest in Special Defense in order to wall those types of attacks. However, with the advents of Choice Specs and stronger special attacks, it is wiser to use a Calm nature and boost Blissey's Special Defense. The disadvantage of using a Calm nature is that Blissey can be 2HKOed by a Choice Band Adamant Dugtrio. However, Blissey can stall out Earthquake with Wish + Protect or Toxic + recovery. It can also use Ice Beam to take down Dugtrio in one hit. The risk of this is low though due to some Dugtrio choosing to use Life Orb so it doesn't become Pursuit bait and other Dugtrio choosing to use a Jolly nature to outspeed more Pokemon.</p>

[Opinion]
<p>Blissey is still the best special wall in the game. With an enormous base 255 HP stat and a large base 135 Special Defense stat along with recovery in either Softboiled or Wish and Protect, opposing special attackers often switch out because they can't break Blissey. Snorlax is another formidable special wall, but it lacks an instant recovery move and must use Rest in order to heal. Cresselia is a good general wall, but the prevalence of sandstorm in the OU metagame reduces Moonlight's effectiveness and forces it to use Rest like Snorlax. Blissey will therefore be a welcome addition to any team that is weak to opposing special attackers and is the best choice to counter many special threats at once. It's one thing if you "hate Blissey", but there is no other Pokemon that can replace her. She's that good at her job.</p>

[Counters]
<p>Machamp can easily switch into any Blissey, as RestTalk Machamp can heal off status and can DynamicPunch Blissey. Guts versions actually get boosted by either Toxic or Thunder Wave. Heracross is in a similar boat as Machamp, except it doesn't like paralysis as much. Electivire can switch into Blissey's Thunder Wave and deal large amounts of damage with Cross Chop. Scizor can use non-Flamethrower Blissey as setup bait, while Lucario can do the same. They can also immediately threaten Blissey with a Superpower or a Close Combat. Choice Specs Lucario can also threaten the Diverse Blissey set, as it has a chance of 2HKOing that set's Blissey with Aura Sphere. Infernape can also easily Close Combat Blissey for a KO. Breloom can come in on a status move once it has been poisoned from Toxic Orb and threaten Blissey with Superpower or Spore.</p>

<p>Snorlax, Metagross, and Tyranitar don't mind being paralyzed and can hit Blissey hard with their STAB attacks or Pursuit. Salamence can 2HKO Blissey with Brick Break or Outrage and can OHKO Blissey with Outrage after a Dragon Dance. Dugtrio can trap Blissey if it's at a low enough HP. Togekiss with Nasty Plot, Roost, and Heal Bell can set up on Blissey, as Heal Bell cures paralysis and poison while Roost heals off any potential attacks. Substitute Gengar and Rotom-A can come in on an attack besides a status move and set up a Substitute to block further status moves. Gengar can then Focus Punch while Rotom-A can boost its special attack with Charge Beam and potentially 2HKO Blissey with Thunderbolt.</p>

<p>Celebi and Shaymin can use Leech Seed to stall out Blissey. Celebi can then set up Calm Minds, while Shaymin can use Seed Flare to get a Special Defense drop and KO Blissey. Taunters can easily stop Blissey, preventing it from healing or statusing. Gliscor, Gyarados, and Tyranitar can all Taunt Blissey and either setup on her or outright attack her. Pokemon that learn Trick can also cripple Blissey, preventing it from walling attacks as easily. Gengar, Rotom-A, and Latias can all utilize Trick to pass over a Choice item to Blissey.</p>

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Black: General Edits
Blue: Omit
Red: Personal Comments

Looks good supermarth64. Most of the stuff is minor nitpicking on my part. Do what you want with the Aromatherapy vs. Heal Bell thing we talked about on IRC.

Edits marked in blue should be added in.
Edits marked in red should be removed.
Edits marked in purple are re-written portions and should be implemented.
Edits marked in green are personal comments that should be considered.

supermarth64 said:

[SET]
name: WishBliss
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect / Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethrower
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>With her massive base 255 HP and 135 Special Defense stats, Blissey is the best special wall in the game. She can freely switch into any special move, heal off the damage, and then either stall the opponent out with Toxic or slowly whittle it down with an attacking move.</p>

<p>Wish allows Blissey to heal both herself and her teammates, as the healing is delayed by one turn. By passing Wishes around your team, you prolong its ability to fight and make it harder for your opponent to take it down. Protect can be used to scout out your opponent's move. For example, should a Choice Band Tyranitar use Pursuit, Blissey can stay in on it and stall it out with Toxic. If it were to use Crunch, then Blissey can easily switch out to a Pokemon that resists it. Seismic Toss is the main attack, as it can hit every type of Pokemon, except Ghost-types, for a constant 100 damage. Flamethrower may be used as an alternate attack in order to hit Steel-type switch-ins, such as Scizor and Lucario, along with Ghost-type Pokemon, though it leaves Blissey walled by Heatran though. Ice Beam can be used to prevent Salamence from setting up a Dragon Dance. Toxic rounds out the set, allowing Blissey to stall out any potential attackers with a rotation between Wish and Protect. Heal Bell (Aromatherapy?) can be used to heal your Pokemon's status conditions, though it leaves Blissey with only a weak attacking move (I wouldn't say Seismic Toss is necessarily weak, as it deals consistent damage.) and prevents it from stalling out the opponent with Toxic. Thunder Wave can also be used to cripple the opponent's Pokemon.</p>

<p>Protect is the main option for the second slot, as it allows Blissey to gain an extra turn of Leftovers recovery and scout the opponent's move. However, Softboiled may be used, as it has several advantages over Protect. If Blissey has both Softboiled and Wish, she can use Softboiled to heal herself and Wish to heal her teammates. The increased healing capabilities provided by the two moves can be useful in a stall war. (Perhaps you could mention an example, since a stall war could be anything, i.e. PP?, Toxic?) Another advantage of having Softboiled is that with only Wish, Blissey has to stay in and Protect in order to heal herself, which may allow an opposing physical attacker the opportunity to set up. Softboiled has one final benefit: it can heal Blissey before she gets taken down by hail or sandstorm damage.</p>

<p>The EVs are designed to maximize Blissey's defenses. Due to Blissey's massive HP stat, investing in her individual defensive stats would increase her overall bulk more than investing in her HP stat. Should you choose to use Flamethrower on Blissey, you may move 80 Special Attack EVs from HP and Special Defense to have a spread of 252 Def / 80 SpA / 176 SpD. 176 Special Defense EVs allow Blissey to avoid being 2HKOed by Choice Specs Lucario's Aura Sphere and Choice Specs Gengar's Focus Blast.</p>

<p>Blissey is the perfect choice for teams that are weak against special attackers such as Choice Specs Jolteon, Substitute Petaya Empoleon, and Life Orb Starmie. Even though Blissey's Special Defense is outstanding, she still falls prey to physical moves. A Pokemon must be utilized in order to handle the various physical blows from the likes of Choice Band Tyranitar, Machamp, and Swords Dance Lucario. One of the best defensive combinations is the well-known "SkarmBliss" combination, which takes advantage of Skarmory's physical bulk. Skarmory can come in on many physical attacks and set up Spikes or phaze away the opponent with Whirlwind. Forretress enjoys having Wishes passed to it, as it can now come back in several times to set up entry hazards or spin away any entry hazards on its side. (You could mention how entry hazards help Blissey.) Gliscor also fulfills the physical wall role well, as its typing provides a resistance to Fighting-type moves and can prevent the opposing Pokemon from healing with Taunt. Hippowdon is an incredible physical tank and can set up Stealth Rock and use Roar to shuffle the opposing team around. Defensive Gyarados can also switch in and use Roar or Taunt on the opposing Pokemon. In the meantime, Blissey can handle the various Flamethrowers, Surfs, Ice Beams, and Thunderbolts heading towards the previously aforementioned Pokemon.</p>

<p>Despite the synergy between Blissey and the aforementioned physical walls, there are still several Pokemon that can set up on Blissey. Tyranitar, Metagross, Lucario, Salamence, Gyarados and other Pokemon can easily boost their stats and threaten a sweep. Fortunately, many different types of Pokemon can handle these threats. Non-Babiri Berry Tyranitar and Dragon Dance Salamence can be revenge killed by Choice Band Scizor. Gliscor can handle Lucario and Tyranitar with some luck, as Tyranitar will have only a 64% chance of 2HKOing Gliscor with Crunch while Gliscor 2HKOes it back with Earthquake. A Rotom appliance (notably Rotom-H) can handle Metagross, Lucario, and Gyarados. A bulky Water-type Pokemon, such as Vaporeon or Suicune, can handle Gyarados and Salamence as long as it has enough HP to do so. (The HP part seems kind of vague here, given the reader might not know how much HP is needed. Then, you should mention that HP Electric and Ice Beam are required for both, respectively.) Should Salamence not carry Fire Blast or Flamethrower, Skarmory can switch in and phaze it away with Whirlwind. Almost all Salamence have Fire Blast, so Hippowdon is a solid initial switch-in either way.</p>

Personally, I don't think the last paragraph is needed. You basically provide a lot of extraneous information that could be summed up in one sentence. At the end of the previous paragraph, I would say something like "All of the noted Pokemon are also great counters (or checks) to Pokemon which can set up on Blissey, such as Gyarados and Salamence."

[SET]
name: Cleric
move 1: Aromatherapy
move 2: Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethower
move 4: Thunder Wave / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The idea behind this set is fairly straightforward: switch in on a special attacker, heal your team of any status ailments, and respond to the opponent's next move appropriately. (Personally the previous wording was a bit difficult to read; hopefully this change clears it up a bit.)</p>

<p>Aromatherapy is the main move on this set, cleansing your team of any status problems that it may have. With it, your team no longer has to worry about having a dedicated status absorber, as Blissey can easily use Aromatherapy to heal off any problems. Softboiled provides an instant recovery move for Blissey, while either attack is acceptable. Thunder Wave cripples Gengar and Rotom-A who switch in thinking they can take a Seismic Toss, while Toxic is there for stalling capabilities. It should be noted that without Protect, the ability to stall is more difficult, as Blissey can no longer alternate between Wish and Protect and instead must rely on constantly using Softboiled.</p>

<p>This set is incredibly useful on a stall team, as it allows Blissey to rid the team of any potential status ailments. She can also be used on an offensive team to get rid of any harmful status conditions your sweepers may be afflicted with. (A little bit lengthier, but more precise.) However, a Blissey using this set can also be a liability, as Aromatherapy allows a check to easily come in and immediately threaten Blissey. Physical sweepers such as Swords Dance Scizor and Lucario can scare Blissey out, while Substitute Gengar and Rotom-A's Ghost typing make them immune to Seismic Toss and status if using Substitute. You can choose to either attack or attempt to status the opposing Pokemon first before using Aromatherapy.</p>

<p>The EVs are the exactly the same as the previous set. If you are using Flamethrower, you may use a 252 Def / 40 SpA / 216 SpD EV spread instead. 216 Special Defense EVs provide the maximum jump point for Blissey and ensures that Blissey will never be 2HKOed by a Flash Fire-boosted Fire Blast from Choice Specs Heatran. The remaining EVs can go into Special Attack.</p>

<p>As mentioned above and in the previous set, Blissey needs team support in order to deal with these threatening Pokemon. (Which threatening Pokemon?) Gliscor, Rotom-H, Scizor, and bulky Water-type Pokemon can handle the problematic Pokemon. However, additional support is needed for Gengar and Rotom-A. Calm Minders like Jirachi and Suicune can help check these two Pokemon, while Spiritomb can handle them both of them easily. Swampert can also switch in and stop Rotom-A from boosting its Special Attack with Charge Beam. (Note that it can't do much back without Roar or Surf.) Additionally, physically defensive Pokemon can take the physical attacks aimed towards Blissey. Gliscor, Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Gyarados are all viable physical walls to fulfill this job.</p>

[SET]
name: Diverse Blissey
move 1: Seismic Toss
move 2: Ice Beam / Flamethrower
move 3: Thunder Wave / Toxic
move 4: Softboiled
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 152 HP / 252 Def / 104 SpA

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This is a set that you can use on Blissey if you are not satisfied with only one attacking option. It also allows Blissey to keep spreading status around as well. With the variety of attacks, opposing Pokemon will find it harder to set up on Blissey. Blissey will still be able to wall special attackers fairly well, though not to the extent of the other sets.</p>

<p>Seismic Toss is chosen for the consistency it provides. Ice Beam hits opposing Salamence and Latias, as well as Ground-type Pokemon that are immune to paralysis from Thunder Wave. Meanwhile, Flamethrower is best used alongside Toxic, as it hits Steel-type Pokemon that are immune to poison damage. However, you may choose to use Ice Beam with Toxic and Flamethrower with Thunder Wave. Stealth Rock can be used on this set over the second attack (It can also go over the third attack as evidenced by Jabba's set) because Blissey will have many free turns to set it up. However, there are several other attacking options that may be used. Thunderbolt can help hit bulky Water-type Pokemon along with Skarmory, while Hidden Power Ground hits Heatran and Tyranitar in one move. Grass Knot is the strongest move that Blissey can use against Tyranitar aside from Focus Blast (which is extremely risky) and also hits Swampert and Hippowdon. Feel free to experiment with the moves to fit the situation.</p>

<p>The EVs are primarily transferred from the ADV era, where Blissey didn't need any Special Defense EVs in order to wall attacks. However, a 252 Def / 80 SpA / 176 SpD EV spread with a Calm nature can be used also if you want Blissey to take special hits better.</p>

<p>Even with an additional attack, this set still plays similarly to other Blissey sets. Therefore, Blissey will need similar Pokemon as teammates. Once again, physical walls are good partners for Blissey, as they can take the physical based attacks aimed at her. Gliscor, Skarmory, and Hippowdon are all great physical walls with their own forms of instant recovery, while Cresselia serves as a great mixed wall. With Seismic Toss and Ice Beam, Steel-types such as Scizor and Metagross can easily come in and set up on Blissey. Rotom-H serves as a great counter to these two Pokemon. If you are using Flamethrower, then Heatran can come in and either poison Blissey with Toxic or use Explosion. Tyranitar can also come in and Dragon Dance in front of Blissey, fearing only a predicted Thunder Wave. RestTalk Gyarados and Crocune can handle Heatran, while Swampert, Hippowdon, and Machamp can all handle Tyranitar.</p>

[Team Options]
<p>Blissey is the best special wall in the game. However, her physical Defense is lacking. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you have a Pokemon on your team that can easily take repeated physical hits. (Personally, I find the use of the word "easily" misleading. With Pokemon like DDMence and SDLule hitting as hard as a truck, most physical walls will still lose a chunk of their health from the Pokemon's STAB attack. Rather, by using "repeated", it implies you can switch in more often with less risk.) Skarmory pairs well with Blissey, forming the infamous "SkarmBliss" combination, where Skarmory takes the physical based moves aimed at Blissey and Blissey takes the special based moves aimed at Skarmory. Skarmory can also set up Spikes in order to prevent the number of times the opponent's Pokemon can switch in. Gliscor is another good choice for a physical wall, as it can check Swords Dance Lucario and can also use Taunt to prevent the opponent from healing away any potential damage taken. Gliscor also has a resistance to Fighting-type moves instead of a neutrality to them, like Skarmory. Hippowdon is another viable wall, as it can rack up more residual damage with Roar and set up Stealth Rock. Gyarados can either Taunt opposing Pokemon or use Rest and Sleep Talk to prolong its life. Intimidate also helps Gyarados sponge physical attacks.</p>

<p>Despite all of the combinations, Blissey can still be easily set up upon. Scizor, Metagross, Lucario, Tyranitar, Gyarados, Salamence, Infernape, Gengar, Rotom-A, and many more Pokemon can all set up on Blissey. Fortunately, a wide variety of Pokemon can handle these threats. Scizor, Metagross, Gyarados, and Lucario are all handled by a Rotom appliance forme. Rotom-H is the most viable, as Overheat allows it to smash Scizor, Metagross, and Lucario. Choice Band Scizor can handle non-Babiri Berry Tyranitar, a weakened Dragon Dance Salamence, and non-Substitute or Protect Gengar with either Bullet Punch or Pursuit in the case of Gengar. A bulky Water-type Pokemon can also switch in to handle some of these threats. Vaporeon and Suicune handle Infernape, Gyarados, and Salamence, provided they are at a high HP upon switching in, while Swampert can prevent Rotom-A from obtaining any more Special Attack boosts from Charge Beam.</p>

[Other Options]
<p>Besides the recommended Seismic Toss and Flamethrower, Blissey can also use Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. Ice Beam scares away Dragon-type Pokemon and Gliscor while Thunderbolt handles Gyarados. Hidden Power Ground may be used to hit Heatran and Infernape, although you have to predict the switch the switch-in for Infernape. Focus Blast can be used to hit Tyranitar, Lucario, and Weavile for super effective damage, although the accuracy is a large letdown for Blissey. Hidden Power Fighting may be used for Tyranitar, though it's still better to switch out. Grass Knot may be used to predict a Tyranitar switch-in, but it's usually too threatening for Blissey to stay in on. All of these moves are best used as a surprise attack.</p>

<p>Counter can work as a surprise move, though it generally works once because the opponent will use a stronger physical move next time. (Wasn't a "Counter" set for Blissey recently posted in C&C?) Charm can be used to reduce the physical blows, though it is incompatible with Seismic Toss due to breeding restrictions. Heal Bell may be used over or in place of ("Over" and "in place of" mean the same thing, so choose either or.) Aromatherapy, as Blissey cannot have Wish and Aromatherapy on the same moveset, because Wish is an event move and Aromatherapy is an egg move. Stealth Rock can be used should your team not have another Pokemon that can set it up. Blissey usually has free turns to set up Stealth Rock and can set them up again even if they are spun away due to the number of times Blissey can switch in and out. Psych Up can steal opposing Jirachi and Suicune's Calm Mind boosts, while Calm Mind lets Blissey boosts its own stats. Snatch can be used to steal stat up moves, Substitute, Reflect, and Light Screen. Blissey can also use Gravity extremely well, as it can come back in several times due to Softboiled or Wish.</p>

[EVs]
<p>Blissey always needs 252 Defense EVs, as by investing in Defense you more than double Blissey's ability to take physical hits. In fact, 252 Defense Blissey takes neutral physical hits about as well as 252 HP Scizor or Spiritomb. Meanwhile, most Blissey sets want a Calm nature. The Calm nature allows Blissey to not get 2HKOed by such things as Choice Specs Gengar's Focus Blast, Choice Specs Lucario's Aura Sphere, or Choice Specs Flash Fire-boosted Fire Blast from Heatran. In comparison, the defensive boost from a Bold nature is miniscule when compared to a Calm nature on Blissey.</p>

<p>The Diverse Blissey's EVs are reminiscent of the ADV era, where Blissey didn't have to invest in Special Defense in order to wall those types of attacks. However, with the advents of Choice Specs and stronger special attacks, it is wiser to use a Calm nature and boost Blissey's Special Defense. The disadvantage of using a Calm nature is that Blissey can be 2HKOed by a Choice Band Adamant Dugtrio. However, Blissey can stall out Earthquake with Wish + Protect or Toxic + recovery. It can also use Ice Beam to take down Dugtrio in one hit. The risk of this is low though due to some Dugtrio choosing to use Life Orb so it doesn't become Pursuit bait and other Dugtrio choosing to use a Jolly nature to outspeed more Pokemon.</p>

[Opinion]
<p>Blissey is still the best special wall in the game. With an enormous base 255 HP stat and a large base 135 Special Defense stat, along with recovery in either Softboiled or Wish and Protect, opposing special attackers often switch out because they can't break Blissey. Snorlax is another formidable special wall, but it lacks an instant recovery move and must use Rest in order to heal. Cresselia is a good general wall, but the prevalence of sandstorm in the OU metagame reduces Moonlight's effectiveness and forces it to use Rest like Snorlax. Blissey will therefore be a welcome addition to any team that is weak to opposing special attackers and is the best choice to counter many special threats at once. It's one thing if you "hate Blissey", but there is no other Pokemon that can replace her. She's that good at her job.</p>

[Counters]
<p>Machamp can easily switch into any Blissey, as RestTalk Machamp can heal off status and can DynamicPunch Blissey. Guts versions actually get boosted by either Toxic or Thunder Wave. Heracross is in a similar boat as Machamp, except it doesn't like paralysis as much. Electivire can switch into Blissey's Thunder Wave and deal large amounts of damage with Cross Chop. Scizor can use non-Flamethrower Blissey as setup bait, while Lucario can do the same. They can also immediately threaten Blissey with a Superpower or a Close Combat, respectively. Choice Specs Lucario can also threaten the Diverse Blissey set, as it has a chance of 2HKOing it with Aura Sphere. Infernape can also easily Close Combat Blissey for a KO. Breloom can come in on a status move once it has been poisoned from Toxic Orb and threaten Blissey with Superpower or Spore.</p>

<p>Snorlax, Metagross, and Tyranitar don't mind being paralyzed and can hit Blissey hard with their STAB attacks or Pursuit. Salamence can 2HKO Blissey with Brick Break or Outrage and can OHKO Blissey with Outrage after a Dragon Dance. Dugtrio can trap Blissey if it's at a low enough HP. Togekiss with Nasty Plot, Roost, and Heal Bell can set up on Blissey, as Heal Bell cures paralysis and poison while Roost heals off any potential attacks. Substitute Gengar and Rotom-A can come in on an attack besides a status move and set up a Substitute to block further status moves. Gengar can then Focus Punch while Rotom-A can boost its Special Attack with Charge Beam and potentially 2HKO Blissey with Thunderbolt.</p>

<p>Celebi and Shaymin can use Leech Seed to stall out Blissey. Celebi can then set up Calm Minds, while Shaymin can use Seed Flare to get a Special Defense drop and KO Blissey. Taunters can easily stop Blissey, preventing it from healing or statusing. Gliscor, Gyarados, and Tyranitar can all Taunt Blissey and either setup on her or outright attack her. Pokemon that learn Trick can also cripple Blissey, preventing it from walling attacks as easily. Gengar, Rotom-A, and Latias can all utilize Trick to pass over a Choice item to Blissey.</p>

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Overall, it didn't seem too bad aside from some minor errors where you seemed to post the same word twice (maybe from copy/pasting?).

20 HP / 252 Def / 236 SpD is better than 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD. This way, you net a Leftovers number, and the loss in special defensive is negligible (she's Blissey after all!). However, you should say that 4 HP / 252 SpD is better if one of your teammates is Tyranitar or Hippowdon, which renders the purpose of Leftovers numbers useless.

Made DCJ09 and Flashstorm1's edits. Made the EV spread change.

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