Magby (Analysis)

http://veekun.com/dex/pokemon/magby
[Overview]

• Hard to switch into due to powerful moves and coverage.
• Great offenses, has excellent Attack, Speed, and Special Attack.
• Packs priority.

[SET]
name: Mixed Priority Sweeper
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Mach Punch
move 3: ThunderPunch
move 4: Overheat
item: Life Orb
ability: Flame Body
nature: Lonely
evs: 236 Atk / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 HP

Set Description:

• Great coverage and power.
• Flare Blitz is the main STAB and hurts like hell.
• Mach Punch finishes foes off like Houndour and Sneasel.
• ThunderPunch nails Water-types.
• Overheat OHKOes Gligar and makes a great opening attack without causing recoil damage from Flare Blitz.

Additional Comments:

• Brick Break can be used over Mach Punch to hit Munchlax harder.
• Hidden Power Grass can be used to easily OHKO Omanyte and others.

Teammates and Counters:

• Chinchou can switch in once.
• Defensive Omanyte can come in and survive Flare Blitz + ThunderPunch, but it needs to be careful with Hidden Power Grass, or Mach Punch + ThunderPunch
• Diglett makes a great partner for removing these Pokemon from the match relatively easily.
• Munchlax can switch in and fend off Omanyte and easily beat Chinchou.
• Any Grass-type would be useful.

[SET]
name: Mixed WallBreaker
move 1: Fire Blast
move 2: Cross Chop
move 3: Hidden Power Grass
move 4: ThunderPunch
item: Life Orb
ability: Flame Body
nature: Timid
evs: 200 SpA / 252 Spe


Set Description:

• Impossible to switch into safely.
• Fire Blast hits hard.
• Cross Chop OHKOes Munchlax and most Fire-type switch-ins.
• Hidden Power Grass OHKOes Omanyte and nails Chinchou.
• ThunderPunch is solely for Mantyke.

Additional Comments:

• Not much.

Teammates and Counters:

• Chinchou can switch in once.
• Fast revenge killers work, such as any Water-type with priority.
• Diglett makes a great partner for removing these Pokemon from the match relatively easily.
• Munchlax can switch in and easily beat Chinchou.
• Any Grass-type would be useful.

[SET]
name: Nitro Charge
move 1: Nitro Charge
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Cross Chop
move 4: Hidden Power Grass
item: Life Orb
ability: Flame Body
nature: Naive / Mild
evs: 160 Atk / 60 Def / 196 SpA / 92 Spe
ivs: 2 HP

Set Description:

• Great coverage, really fast after a boost.
• Fire Blast hits hard.
• Cross Chop hits what Fire Blast doesn't.
• Hidden Power Grass hits essentially everything else.
• Nitro Charge also does a decent amount of damage, even if it doesn't give you the Speed boost.

Additional Comments:

• Magby can use Flare Blitz and Brick Break over Fire Blast and Cross Chop, but that would mean you would have trouble against Pokemon like Munchlax.

Teammates and Counters:

• Flash Fire Pokemon absorb your attack and threaten to hit you hard.
• Anything with Aqua Jet will revenge kill you.
• Diglett is a great teammate because it allows you to remove most Flash Fire Pokemon quite easily.
• Aqua Jet is easily switched into by Croagunk, and most Water-types lose to it.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Brick Break
move 3: ThunderPunch
move 4: Overheat / Hidden Power Grass
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Flame Body
nature: Lonely / Hasty
evs: 240 Atk / 252 Spe

Set Description:

• Reaches 27-28 Speed with a Scarf, outspeeding most Scarfers.
• Flare Blitz hits really hard with great coverage moves.
• Overheat rocks Gligar.

Additional Comments:

• Hidden Power Ice always OHKOes Gligar.
• Hidden Power Grass can be used to OHKO Rock/Water-types.
• Focus Punch can be used to hit Munchlax harder on the switch.

Teammates and Counters:

• Revenge killed quite easily by priority.
• Wynaut removes most priority Pokemon.

[Team Options]

• Breaks walls for teammates, so Speed boosting sweepers such as Agility Chinchou make a great teammate for Magby.
• Grass-types to take Water and Ground-type attacks make great teammates.

[Optional Changes]

• Choice Band is discouraged because switching attacks is invaluable for Magby.
• Choice Specs is discouraged for the same reason, it's also easier to wall.
• SubPunch can work on Magby, but it's generally too hard to set up.

[Counters]

• Chinchou can switch in once to most sets.
• Fast revenge killers work, such as any Water-type with priority.

[Dream World]
Vital Spirit is generally just a more useful ability for Magby, but nothing too special.

Done

Maybe a subs set with fire move/fighting move/coverage move, but outside that I see nothing wrong. Magby probably hates losing the 4 hp as it's already frail enough with life orb knocking off another hp every turn, but helping prediction is cool, and it basically guarantees a ko if you can force something out. Like I said, looks fine.

This got taken over a while ago ... Moving.