Buneary
Normal-Type
[Overview]
<p>Buneary's
(space)physical movepool consists of a
good vast amount of
STAB moves to back up its decent Attack
stat such as Ice Punch, ThunderPunch, Fire Punch, Jump Kick, Drain Punch, and Return while it's Special movepool contains a variety of moves such as Thunderbolt and Shadow Ball (I think this should be removed since there are no special sets listed on this analysis) making Buneary a great Pokemon in LC. Buneary's
original abilities such as ability(space)Klutz pose
s some use in competitive play
such as being able to Trick foes crippling items like Flame Orb or choice items. However, Buneary finds some issues in Little Cup. Ghost-types such as Gasty and Midreavus make great switch-ins to Buneary'
s moves and can force it to switch while Fighting-types
such as Meditite and Machop can come in with their STAB Mach Punch to hit
with some priority hard Buneary with super effective priority.
(space)Despite these benefits Buneary is often Ooutclassed by many Pokemon like
Kojofuu Mienfoo and Meowth who have access to U-Turn and
useful better abilities like
Technician or Regeneration Regeneration or Technician respectively.</p>
[SET]
name: Lead
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Switcheroo
move 3: Return
move 4: Encore / Ice Punch
item: Flame Orb / Choice Scarf
ability: Klutz
nature: Jolly
evs:
(space)236 Atk / 36 Def / 236 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Buneary can run a lead set very well
.; Wwith access to handy moves such as
(space)Fake Out and Encore, Buneary can start
(space)off the game by applying offensive pressure. Return hits very hard
getting with STAB and
hitting a whopping 102
bBase
pPower. Switcheroo is useful for
(space)allowing Buneary
(space)to switch items with the target
, giving them a Flame Orb or Choice Scarf
crippling them. to cripple them and giving Bunearya useful item such as Evolution Stone or Oran Berry. (Buneary can't benefit from items because of its Klutz ability)</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Tricking over
the a Flame Orb is very useful for you
by cutting the opponent
's Attack
stat in half
and if you get an Evolution Stone in exchange which is highly beneficial for you.
(Again, Buneary can't benefit from items because of its Klutz ability) If Buneary
carries uses a Jolly nature and the given EV
's,
you Buneary are is going to outspeed or speed tie with everything
in Little Cup but Elekid, Diglett, and Voltorb if they carry a
Speed beneficial beneficial Speed nature.
(Maybe add something along the lines of not outspeeding certain Pokemon holding Choice Scarfs?) Choice Scarf is a useful item because
with limiting the opponent's choice to switch moves can cripple them when tricked onto an opponent it makes the foe unable to switch moves. </p>
[SET]
name: Support
move 1: Encore / Sweet Kiss
move 2: Overhead Throw
move 3: Healing Wish / Heal Bell
move 4: Ice Punch / Thunder
pPunch
item: Evolution Stone
ability: Limber
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 96 HP / 148 Att / 96 Def / 156 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Buneary has the moves and
the stats to pull off a support set adequately. With access to moves such as Encore and Healing Wish, it can be a huge
help asset to your team. Using Encore with Overhead Throw is a great combination assuming it is set up correctly. Locking your opponent into a stat modifier or a entry hazard will force them to switch, allowing Buneary to use Overhead Throw to further scout the opposing team. Combining this with Stealth Rock
s and Spikes
makes combines for
a nice easy damage and
a stall breaking combo. When Buneary gets down to low HP, it can use Healing Wish to sacrifice itself to
help replenish one of your crippled
or low health Pokemon. Heal Bell is a useful move
seeing as it will rid your team of all status problems. Carrying IcePunch
/ or Thunder
pPunch assures that you aren't walled by
a Ghost-type
s.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The Evolution Stone is a great new item added to
Ggeneration 5. It increases both
Ddefense stats by 1.5 giving some Pokemon nice bulk. Running it on this support set is very useful as it allows you to take
hits a whole lot better less damage from attacks.(space)wWith the given
ev's EVs you hit 18 Defense and Special Defense. Running
the an Adamant nature increases your damage
output and goes along well with Buneary's already high Speed
stat. To reach the sets full potential of Overhead Throw it requires some entry hazards like Stealth Rock
s or Spikes to deal some incoming damage.
Running with the Utilizing Encore and Overhead Throw
this combination can on most occasions
can force a double switch
giving racking up you lots of (Remove the "lots of damage" part because in the next sentence you basically say they won't take much) damage from entry hazards. Due to
the Little Cup Pokemon
hitting having a very low HP
stat, they won't take as much damage
, but still enough to
cripple them to 1/4-1/2 drain their HP making them easy to
K/O KO later on.
However, Ddue to
our little friends Buneary's meager defenses
it is outclassed by other Pokemon such as Togepi.</p>
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Return
move 2: Jump Kick / Drain Punch
move 3: Ice Punch
move 4: Switcheroo / Quick Attack / Fire Punch
item: Choice Band
ability: Limber
nature: Jolly
evs:
(space)236 Atk / 36 Def / 236 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>
(remove space)Buneary has a fairly
nice wide Pphysical movepool
and with access to moves like Ice Punch, Fire Punch, Jump Kick, Drain Punch, and Switcheroo, combined with a high Speed stat gives it a great opportunity to run a Choice Band set.
With access to moves like Jump Kick and Drain Punch combined with its high speed can last a very long time. A Choice Banded STAB Return can do some fairly high damage which is good. Return is the move of choice hitting anything that doesn't resist or have a high Defense stat hard. Carrying Ice Punch allows you to
super effectively hit common Gligars
who would otherwise wall this set. Switcheroo is useful if you can
tTrick over your
Choice bBand to the right Pokemon
potentially crippling them.
Pokemon like Nasty Plot Misdreavus is an example of such Pokemon who gets no boost from being tricked a Choice Band. Carrying Drain Punch is useful for allowing your sweep to continue long and is a second best option if missing with Jump Kick scares you. Drain Punch and Jump Kick is useful for hitting Rock- and Steel-types that resist your STAB. Drain Punch has the benefit of replenishing some of your health while Jump Kick has a higher Base Power but 95 accuracy. Best to give it to something that may set up like Nasty Plot Misdreavous who with a Choice Band get no added power and are stuck with the limit to use only one move. (Moving this above to where it talks about the uses of Switcheroo)</
p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The Choice Band combined with
these strong moves the variety of powerful attacks allows
you Buneary to hit very hard. Buneary's high
sSpeed
stat allows you to outspeed a lot of
other Pokemon the Little Cup tier. Having
the ability Limber prevents you from being
Pparalyzed and having your possible sweep stopped hard in its tracks. You will have to watch out
though for Will-O-Wisp Misdreavus as it will wall you along with cripple you
by burning you.
You only are outsped by Elekid, Diglett, and Voltorb if they carry a max Speed and Speed beneficial nature. (This should be moved to where it talks about Buneary's Speed above, also possibly mention how this sentence doesn't include Pokemon holding a Choice Scarf?)</p>
[Team Options]
<p>
(remove space)A good teammate for Buneary would be
some Ghost-type Pokemon such as Gastly or
Pururiru Frillish as they can take any of the Fighting
-type attacks
aimed at Buneary for unaffected damage and then proceed to cripple them. For support
Buneary's,
Tesshido Ferroseed is a great
Hazard entry hazard set up having access to Stealth Rock
s and Spikes. Fast Psychic
- or Flying
-types like Abra and Taillow are great for taking out
those Fighting
-type
d Pokemon who otherwise prove
as a great threat to Buneary.
Someone Pokemon like
Komatana Pawniard or Zorua are very useful for taking out Ghost-type Pokemon who will wall most sets.</P>
[Optional Changes]
<p>
Buneary getting access to moves like Switcheroo can be useful for transferring over Choice Items crippling many Pokemon. (Switcheroo is mentioned in set comments) Buneary can run a F.E.A.R. (Focus Sash. Endeavor.
[(Quick
)](space)Attack. Rattata.)
. Buneary can run a Baton Pass set utilizing moves like Encore, Agility, Substitute
, and of course Baton Pass. You can swap the nature on the Choice Band set for Adamant and item for a Choice Scarf if
your you're scared of being outsped by max Speed Elekid, Diglett, and Voltorb.</p>*
[Counters]
<p>Due to Buneary's
Fifth Gen Physical fifth generation physical movepool
containing consisting of only Normal
- and Fighting
-type moves with the exception of the three
Eelemental
Ppunches (Ice Punch, Fire Punch, and Thunder
pPunch) almost every Ghost-type wall
s it with ease. All Fighting-types (with the exception of Mankey and
Zuruguu Scraggy) get access to Mach Punch making it easy to
K/O KO Buneary no matter
the Buneary's sSpeed.</p>
