Project Counter that Threat! 21st Week: Snover - Counters Submissions

[Celsius]

Tirtouga

 

[Fiend]

Tirtouga

 

[The Quasar]

Scraggy

 

[Sken]

Scraggy

 

[Jetpack]

Tirtouga

 

[fran17]

tirtouga

 

[Rowan]

Scraggy

intimidate DD scraggy sounds pretty cool

 

[Stratis]

Tirtouga

It counters, it's more realistic than 15 defense intimidate snubbull/scraggy, and it's more common than defensive archen.

From a counter only perspective I'd actually rank the snubbull above scraggy which risks dying to a crit brick break.

 

[Ray Jay]

Archen

 

[sparktrain]

Tirtouga

 

[Oma]

Scraggy

 

[LoboMuzenza]

Scraggy

 

[leingodf8]

Tirt~

 

[RZL]

Tirtouga

 

[Aerow]

Tirtouga

 

[Camden]

Scraggy

I love Intimidate Pokes, and it looks like a fun set to use.

 

[Shredder]

Scraggy

 

[The TurtleLord]

tirtouga (purely because it's a turtle)

 

[Yagura]

fitzy's Tirtouga wins it.

This week's threat is: thanks to apt-get for the set

Vulpix @ Life Orb
Ability: Drought
Level: 5
EVs: 36 Def / 196 SpA / 236 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 23 HP
- Overheat
- Fire Blast
- Energy Ball
- Extrasensory

 

[apt-get]

Houndour @ Eviolite
Ability: Flash Fire
Level: 5
EVs: 76 HP / 36 Atk / 116 SpA / 36 SpD / 236 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Fire Blast
- Sucker Punch

196 SpA Life Orb Vulpix Energy Ball vs. 76 HP / 36 SpD Eviolite Houndour: 3-4 (13.6 - 18.1%) -- possible 5HKO after Stealth Rock
0- Atk Life Orb Vulpix Quick Attack vs. 76 HP / 0- Def Eviolite Houndour: 4-5 (18.1 - 22.7%) -- 22.8% chance to 4HKO after Stealth Rock

116 SpA Houndour Dark Pulse vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Vulpix: 10-13 (50 - 65%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 116 SpA Houndour Dark Pulse vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Vulpix: 21-25 (105 - 125%) -- guaranteed OHKO
setup and wreck shit afterwards

 

[gali]

Munchlax @ Eviolite
Ability: Thick Fat
Level: 5
EVs: 76 HP / 196 Def / 236 SpD
Impish Nature
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Body Slam
- Pursuit

196 SpA Life Orb Vulpix Overheat vs. 76 HP / 236 SpD Eviolite Thick Fat Munchlax in Sun: 9-12 (29 - 38.7%) -- 17.6% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock

0 Atk Munchlax Body Slam vs. 0 HP / 36 Def Vulpix: 13-16 (65 - 80%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

 

[Rowan]

reservin numel

Numel @ Eviolite
Ability: Oblivious
Level: 5
EVs: 36 HP / 36 Def / 236 SpA / 156 SpD
Calm Nature
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- AncientPower
- Stealth Rock

196 SpA Life Orb Vulpix Overheat vs. 36 HP / 156+ SpD Eviolite Numel in Sun: 9-12 (39.1 - 52.1%) -- 12.1% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock
(9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 12)
196 SpA Life Orb Vulpix Fire Blast vs. 36 HP / 156+ SpD Eviolite Numel in Sun: 8-9 (34.7 - 39.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock
(8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9)
236 SpA Numel Earth Power vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Vulpix: 24-30 (120 - 150%) -- guaranteed OHKO
(24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 30)

bop

 

[fran17]

Mantyke @ Eviolite
Ability: Water Absorb
Level: 5
EVs: 156 HP / 196 Def / 36 SpA / 120 SpD
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Air Slash
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

196 SpA Life Orb Vulpix Energy Ball vs. 156 HP / 120+ SpD Eviolite Mantyke: 5-6 (21.7 - 26%) -- 0% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock
36 SpA Mantyke Scald vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Vulpix in Sun: 8-12 (40 - 60%) -- 12.1% chance to 2HKO

 

[Sken]

Ponyta @ Eviolite
Ability: Flash Fire
Level: 5
EVs: 236 Def / 76 SpD / 196 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Toxic / Wild Charge
- Morning Sun
- Will-O-Wisp

OK I feel like trying a funnier set. Anyway you can still use Flame Body if you want, it's still a counter. Ponyta absorbs both of Vulpix's STAB moves and toxic stalls it or spams Flare Blitz in sun or Wild Charge with no sun. Besides that if Ponyta was weakened before don't worry, thanks to Vulpix's Drought you have a sun-boosted Morning Sun which will make you restore 75% of your HP.

196 SpA Vulpix Extrasensory vs. 0 HP / 76 SpD Eviolite Ponyta: 5-6 (23.8 - 28.5%) -- 22.8% chance to 4HKO

 

[sam-testings]

reserving abra

Abra @ focus sash
ability: Magic guard
Level: 5
Timid:0/0/0/236/76/196
-Psychic
-hidden power ground -whatever move
-shadow ball
-dazzling gleam

Survives cuz of sash, then kills with psychic or hidden ground.

236 SpA Abra Psychic vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Vulpix: 16-19 (80 - 95%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
But because of life orb damage, it always kills. It can even switch into rocks thx to magic guard.

Are we allowed to do two?
Cuz then i would like to reserve flash fire vulpix, otherwise someone else can take it, cuz anything with flash fire murders vulpix.
edit: hp ground doesn't kill, derp