Zangoose (Taunt)

Zangoose has been neglected for a long time without anyone seeing the potential it holds. When I checked it's movepool, I realized that it held Counter and Flail. Idea? Oh yeah.



Zangoose

[SET]
name: Counter & Flail
move 1: Taunt
move 2: Counter
move 3: Flail
move 4: Close Combat/Shadow Claw
item: Focus Sash
ability: Immunity
natures: Adamant/Jolly
evs: 252 Atk/ 252 Spd/ 4 Sp. Def

Why this set deserves to be on site:
-Hits hard after taking severe damage with Flail.
-Focus Sash can keep Zangoose alive after a physical move and can counter with Counter.
-Taunt prevents opponent from setting up.
-Close Combat helps lower defences so it can be damaged enough to activate the Focus Sash

Additional Comments:
-Shadow Claw is an optional move if you want to hit ghost pokemon.
-Fragile, yet powerful.
-Walls are no problem.

Teammates and Counters:
-Supportive pokemon like Espeon can help get rid of status effects and recover HP.
-A pokemon that can resist fighting pokemon is welcome on the team. Flying pokemon aren't bad options either.
-Prediction: Bad prediction mean bye-bye Zangoose if not careful.
-Anything with a Spd of over 90 must be a heads up for Zangoose.

I'm not sure if this counts for anytihng, but I'm pretty sure a while back they said that Flail/reversal sets were going to be removed from all analyses; I think this falls under that category. Don't take my word for it though; wait for an actual QC member to confirm or prove me wrong.

I'm sorry but I cannot see this set working at all... completely walled by either Rock- or Ghost-types (and you're not going to take many of those Pokemon even if you have the right move, as we're looking at a neutral nature with no boost from LO), screwed by entry hazards, normal Speed, priority weak... there's just so much more than can go wrong. Again, sorry but:

QC REJECTED 1/2

100% agreeing with bluewind

2/2 rejected