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Ariados
Name: Ariados Lead (Ubers)
Insomnia
Move 1: Bug Bite
Move 2: Toxic Spikes
Move 3: Shadow Sneak / Pursuit
Move 4: Sucker Punch
Item: Focus Sash
EVs: 252HP /252 Atk / 4 Sp.def
Adamant
Set comments:
- Has a great ability preventing it from falling asleep, ideal for the ubers metagame.
- Poor movepool and stats to work with but can play it's role effectively.
- Can set up Toxic spikes, absorb Toxic spikes although it's speed is not exactly impressive.
- Bug Bite+ Shadow sneaks ensures kills on Deoxys-S and Deoxys-A meaning they can get a maximum of one layer of spikes or Stealth Rock up.
- Sucker Punch is ideal for a metagame filled with Psychic/Ghost types such as Mewtwo and Latias.
- Toxic Spikes is a great move in Ubers, creating a great deal of pressure on the Opponent's Pokemon's. (Opponent's Pokemon have a timer set and setting up won't be nearly as easy).
Counters: Anything in the Ubers metagame that isn't weak to Ariados's attacks and isn't fragile counters Ariados pretty well especially Steel-types such as Dialga, Scizor, Forretress and Heatran who can set up all over it.
EDIT: Tested 252 HP evs instead of speed, I haven't encountered any lead in which the difference between 0 speed evs and 252 speed evs made a difference. Infact the only Pokemon which might be a cause for the investment of Spped Evs is Scizor and he got Bullet punch so no need.
Ariados
Name: Ariados Lead (Ubers)
Insomnia
Move 1: Bug Bite
Move 2: Toxic Spikes
Move 3: Shadow Sneak / Pursuit
Move 4: Sucker Punch
Item: Focus Sash
EVs: 252HP /252 Atk / 4 Sp.def
Adamant
Set comments:
- Has a great ability preventing it from falling asleep, ideal for the ubers metagame.
- Poor movepool and stats to work with but can play it's role effectively.
- Can set up Toxic spikes, absorb Toxic spikes although it's speed is not exactly impressive.
- Bug Bite+ Shadow sneaks ensures kills on Deoxys-S and Deoxys-A meaning they can get a maximum of one layer of spikes or Stealth Rock up.
- Sucker Punch is ideal for a metagame filled with Psychic/Ghost types such as Mewtwo and Latias.
- Toxic Spikes is a great move in Ubers, creating a great deal of pressure on the Opponent's Pokemon's. (Opponent's Pokemon have a timer set and setting up won't be nearly as easy).
Counters: Anything in the Ubers metagame that isn't weak to Ariados's attacks and isn't fragile counters Ariados pretty well especially Steel-types such as Dialga, Scizor, Forretress and Heatran who can set up all over it.
EDIT: Tested 252 HP evs instead of speed, I haven't encountered any lead in which the difference between 0 speed evs and 252 speed evs made a difference. Infact the only Pokemon which might be a cause for the investment of Spped Evs is Scizor and he got Bullet punch so no need.