OU Gardevoir

[Srn]

I think we need a bullet specifically stating how gardevoir just poops all over full baton pass:
trace speed boost from scolipede
proceed to 2hko entire team
^_^

Also, maybe mentioning some cleaners that take advantage of the holes mega gardevoir creates (I can't think of any off the top of my head) wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

[skies]

Also, I do think Wish deserves a mention under OO because it's Gardevoir's only reliable recovery. And how is Scolipede a Check / Counter? Poison Jab fails to OHKO (18% chance) and you Trace the Speed Boost, nabbing a free Speed Boost, then proceed to beat it with Psyshock or Hyper Voice (which 2HKOes it after Sub damage).

 

[CyclicCompound]

Also, I do think Wish deserves a mention under OO because it's Gardevoir's only reliable recovery. And how is Scolipede a Check / Counter? Poison Jab fails to OHKO (18% chance) and you Trace the Speed Boost, nabbing a free Speed Boost, then proceed to beat it with Psyshock or Hyper Voice (which 2HKOes it after Sub damage).

Scolipede is most definitely a check—Gardevoir won't Trace Speed Boost if Scolipede is sent in to beat Gardevoir (which is the whole definition of "checking" something).

Furthermore, I have no idea where you're getting your calcs from, but Gardevoir is easily OHKO'd by Poison Jab:

252+ Atk Life Orb Scolipede Poison Jab vs. 0 HP / 24 Def Mega Gardevoir: 429-507 (154.8 - 183%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[skies]

Scolipede is most definitely a check—Gardevoir won't Trace Speed Boost if Scolipede is sent in to beat Gardevoir (which is the whole definition of "checking" something).

Furthermore, I have no idea where you're getting your calcs from, but Gardevoir is easily OHKO'd by Poison Jab:

252+ Atk Life Orb Scolipede Poison Jab vs. 0 HP / 24 Def Mega Gardevoir: 429-507 (154.8 - 183%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Oh, sorry, the calc has it set as Jolly and I never added the Life Orb, my mistake.

 

[Martin]

Gardevoir has access to Shadow Sneak which is a situational move that could go in OO, but probably not: just puting it out there cause why the f*** not

Also Synchronise for OO to send make toxic, will-o-wisp and t-wave backfire

 

[Mitchhhhhh]

Gardevoir has access to Shadow Sneak which is a situational move that could go in OO, but probably not: just puting it out there cause why the f*** not

Also Synchronise for OO to send make toxic, will-o-wisp and t-wave backfire

Honestly Shadow Sneak shouldn't even be mentioned anywhere in this thread, let alone in OO.

Synchronize isn't completely terrible but I can't justify using it over Trace tbh.

 

[ScraftyIsTheBest]

I got this written up (at last), and this is ready for a fourth stamp. Skeleton is in hide tags beneath the analysis if needed for reference.

 

[Swamp Link]

As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers, especially Garchomp, is not advised.

The especially Garchomp part is weird, considering that Garchomp is one of the few physical attackers one could actually risk switching Gardevoir into thanks to the Dragon immunity.

Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful.

This is a good place to mention Thundurus with its Prankster Thunder Wave as well.

Trace is the chosen ability to allow Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution and potentially some switch-in opportunities.

The way that the dex is formatted, the sets are in separate tabs, so you shouldn't reference previous sets or anything, or in this case, give less information than a previous set. You could really even just copy and paste it since it's the same.

common stall threats

Such as? You could expand usage tips as much as you did for the first set, talk about not switching in on physical attackers and the such.

A fast Healing Wish should be used to its fullest should the need arise.

When does the need arise? Same goes for these usage tips, they could be expanded like you had the usage tips for the first set.

Tag me when you've done these and I'll stamp it. Good work!

 

[Swamp Link]

ScraftyIsTheBest

Can you implement your most recent check?

 

[ScraftyIsTheBest]

I've implemented the check, this should be ready now.

 

[Swamp Link]

As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers, especially Talonflame, is not advised.

I don't see why you need to have the "especially this Pokemon" part, it's equally informative if you just drop that and say trying to come in on physical attackers is not advised. Same goes for the second set's mention in usage tips, you don't need to give a specific mention of a physical attacker.

Other than that, I have no complaints, well done.

QC 4/4

 

[ScraftyIsTheBest]

Thanks for the stamp. GP, have at it!

 

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Overview
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent 165 Special Attack, and when paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its typing, Psychic / Fairy, is pretty useful, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting and Dragon. Its relatively good 100 Speed is also a plus, allowing Mega Gardevoir to outspeed a decent portion of the metagame. Hyper Voice's ability to bypass Substitute is also very useful, allowing Gardevoir to better handle Pokemon such as Substitute Kyurem-B. Gardevoir can also run a Choice Scarf set, becoming a good revenge killer that also provides utility with Healing Wish and Trace. Unfortunately, as great as Gardevoir is, it has a number of limitations. Its lack of any physical bulk leaves it vulnerable to many common physical attackers, such as Talonflame. While Mega Gardevoir's 100 Speed is certainly not bad, it is still outsped by a good number of Pokemon. Lastly, having a mere 80 base Speed prior to Mega Evolving further limits Gardevoir's usefulness in battle.

Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Taunt / Shadow Ball / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Pixilate (Trace)
nature: Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe

Moves
========

Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB to utilize thanks to Pixilate; being able to bypass Substitutes is also a very useful trait. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for great damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn that may try to come in on Gardevoir. Taunt is a very useful utility move that allows Gardevoir to go toe to toe with walls such as Chansey. Shadow Ball can hit Aegislash that attempt to come in for heavy damage, and the Special Defense drop can occasionally be helpful. Will-O-Wisp, on the other hand, cripples Aegislash and Scizor that attempt to switch in, and makes it somewhat less suscpectible to Pursuit.

Set Details
========

Trace is the most useful ability for Gardevoir prior to Mega Evolution, as this allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscalde, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. The given EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive two Psyshocks from Latios while achieving good Speed and power.

Usage Tips
========

This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make quick work of opposing Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and in general grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire and Multiscale. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers,(RC) such as Talonflame, is not advised.

Team Options
========

Bisharp and Mandibuzz both make viable teammates to dismantle Aegislash; the former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it. Heatran and Tyranitar are both useful to defeat Talonflame,(RC) while setting up Stealth Rock in the process. Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful. Thundurus, with its access to Prankster Thunder Wave, can also be a useful teammate.

Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Shadow Ball / Taunt
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe

Moves
========

Calm Mind is a great boosting move that boosts Mega Gardevoir's high Special Attack and Special Defense to formidable levels. Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB move to use, and the ability to bypass Substitute, notably from Kyurem-B, is useful as well. Psyshock is a good secondary STAB move that breaks through Venusaur, Scolipede, and Chansey quite well. Shadow Ball is a good coverage move that breaks through Aegislash while providing good neutral coverage. Taunt prevents opposing defensive Pokemon,(RC) such as Chansey,(RC) from pulling off using status moves. Substitute is an alternative over Taunt or Shadow Ball to avoid status while allowing Gardevoir to attain more opportunities to set up Calm Mind, but the utility of the former two is simply too great to pass.

Set Details
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As with the previous set, the EV spread aims to allow Gardevoir to survive at least two Psyshocks from Latios to be able to check it more easily. Trace is the chosen ability to allow Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution, such as Multiscale and Speed Boost, and potentially some switch-in opportunities.

Usage Tips
========

This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder while using its great power to overwhelm such teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, as the team archetype has very few Pokemon who are capable of safely switching in. Gardevoir should avoid switching into physical attackers such as Talonflame due to its poor physical bulk.

Team Options
========

Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Aegislash at bay, and also have Pursuit to be able to effectively trap it. Terrakion, Keldeo, and Conkeldurr can also dismantle Ferrothorn and Heatran. The aforementioned Heatran can also counter Talonflame.

Choice Scarf
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name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Healing Wish / Trick
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Trace
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Moves
========

Moonblast serves as Gardevoir's most reliable STAB move, providing good overall coverage. Psyshock serves as secondary STAB, being able to hit Mega Venusaur, Gengar, and Scolipede for strong damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn for good damage. Healing Wish is an excellent utility move should Gardevoir no longer prove useful; it can quickly take itself down and restore a weakened teammate. Trick, on the other hand, can be used to cripple a defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, if the need arises. Destiny Bond could be used to bring a quick double down against down an opponent, but is rarely worth it using over Healing Wish. Memento could also be used if providing a free setup opportunity to a setup sweeper is important.

Set Details
========

A Timid nature maximizes Gardevoir's Speed for it to effectively utilize a Choice Scarf. Trace serves as an excellent ability to allow Gardevoir to potentially receive good switch-in opportunities into Heatran or Dragonite, or gain a useful ability such as Kabutops's Swift Swim and Scolipede's Speed Boost.

Usage Tips
========

Although running Gardevoir without its Mega Evolution may seem quite unorthodox, Choice Scarf Gardevoir serves as an excellent revenge killer thanks to its good typing and movepool. Trace should be utilized whenever possible to obtain useful abilities such as Sheer Force, Speed Boost, and Prankster. A fast Healing Wish should be used to its fullest should the need arise, such as when a heavily weakened teammate could prove important in the match. Gardevoir should also avoid being staying in on physical attackers with priority, such as Talonflame, Mega Pinsir, Scizor, and Aegislash.

Team Options
========

Bisharp, Tyranitar, and Absol all appreciate this set's utility and sport good synergy with Gardevoir, while the former can check Aegislash to some degree. Fighting-types such as Conkeldurr and Keldeo can dismantle Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn.

Other Options
========

Gardevoir has quite the expansive movepool, so there are quite a few things available for use. Memento is a viable option to allow a teammate a free setup opportunity; however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. Hypnosis could be used if you want to use Gardevoir as a sleep inducer, but its poor accuracy makes it a shaky option. Gardevoir can also support its team with Sunny Day or Rain Dance, but there are more reliable options for such roles, and sun is a mediocre playstyle to begin with. Gardevoir could run a defensive set with utilizing its access to Will-O-Wisp, Heal Bell, and Wish, but such a set is outclassed by Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. Thundebolt is an option if hitting Talonflame and Mega Pinsir is important, but it does not provide anything useful beyond that.

Checks and Counters
========

**Steel-types**: Pokemon such as Scizor, Aegislash, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor and Aegislash also have priority in Bullet Punch and Shadow Sneak,(RC) respectively, allowing them to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates.

**Fast physical attackers**: These include Pokemon such as Talonflame, Thundurus, and Scolipede, which can revenge kill Gardevoir and hit it on its weak Defense stat. Most of these Pokemon must be wary of any attack Gardevoir can muster.

**Special Walls**: These include Specially defensive Pokemon such as Chansey and Heatran, which can both come in on Gardevoir's STAB moves; Heatran should be wary of Focus Blast, however, while Chansey will succumb to multiple Psyshocks, especially if used with Calm Mind or Taunt.

 

[alexwolf]

WoW >>> Shadow Ball. Shadow Ball's only target is Aegislash, while WoW screws a ton of Garde's checks permanently, such as Mega Scizor, Ferrothorn, Excadrill, Aegislash, Mega Mawile, and any physically based Steel-type really. While most of them are covered by Shadow Ball or Focus Blast, WoW often needs way less prediction and thus is much safer to spam (who likes spamming 70% accurate moves on forced switches?), not to mention that WoW is Mega Gardy's best option against two very good Pokemon, Mega Mawile and Mega Scizor, which otherwise are great checks or even counters to Mega Gardy. Oh and it bypasses Sucker Punch users who think they can revenge kill Mega Gardy, namely Bisharp and Mega Mawile, which is very handy sometimes. Not to mention that the loss of Shadow Ball is not really a big deal against Aegislash, as a burned Aegislash is huge Pursuit Bisharp bait, which is one of the best partner for Mega Gardevoir anyway.

Furthermore, Hidden Power Ground should be slashed after Focus Blast, especially if WoW is used. The main targets of Focus Blast are Ferrothorn, Heatran, Mega Mawile, and Mega Scizor (Skarmory is 2HKOed by both Hyper Voice and Focus Blast after SR, and Bisharp is OHKOed by both Hyper Voice and Focus Blast). Hidden Power Ground hits Heatran for the same damage as Focus Blast but always hits, which is kinda important, while Ferrothorn, Mega Mawile, and Mega Scizor are largely covered by WoW, which as i already mentioned is a better move against Mega Mawile and Mega Scizor than Focus Blast anyway, so the only thing you miss on without Focus Blast is the 2HKO on Ferrothorn. However, you get the ability to reliably 2HKO Heatran and 2HKO 252 HP Aegislash, assuming you have already burned it with SR up:

• 252 SpA Mega Gardevoir Hidden Power Ground vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Aegislash-Shield: 112-132 (34.5 - 40.7%) -- 54% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

69% damage minimum with two hits, plus 25% damage from two turns of WoW (one one the first time you face it, and second the second time you face it), 12.5% damage from two turns of SR (once again, on your two encounters with Aegislash), and minus 12.5% damage from two turns of Lefties, which equals to 94% damage minimum, a very likely 2HKO.

tl;dr Hidden Power Ground + WoW is a very good combo, so HP Ground should be slashed after Focus Blast.

 

[alexwolf]

Sorry for double post, but there are more stuff i want to say. Modest should get a slash with Timid, as other than base 100s, which are often a gamble and most of them don't use +Spe natures, (eg., bulky Mega Char X, Manaphy) there isn't anything notable you get outsped by, and the extra power is very useful against both offensive and defensive teams. Some examples:

• 252+ SpA Pixilate Mega Gardevoir Hyper Voice vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Azumarill: 303-357 (88.5 - 104.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
• 252+ SpA Pixilate Mega Gardevoir Hyper Voice vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Skarmory: 168-198 (50.2 - 59.2%) -- 82.4% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
• 252+ SpA Pixilate Mega Gardevoir Hyper Voice vs. 132 HP / 4 SpD Mega Mawile: 130-153 (47.4 - 55.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
• 252+ SpA Mega Gardevoir Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Ferrothorn: 304-358 (86.3 - 101.7%) -- 50% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
• 252+ SpA Pixilate Mega Gardevoir Hyper Voice vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Landorus-T: 303-357 (94.6 - 111.5%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO
• 252+ SpA Mega Gardevoir Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 228-268 (32.3 - 38%) -- 96.3% chance to 3HKO (2HKO most of the time after Bisharp's Pursuit)
  
• 252+ Atk Black Glasses Bisharp Night Slash vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 222-262 (31.5 - 37.2%) -- 84.9% chance to 3HKO

I am not saying that those calcs are super important, but they can come handy in some cases and the added power means that Hyper Voice is even easier to spam, so if your team doesn't need to outrun the few threats that the +Spe lets you, Modest is a perfectly viable option.

Moving on, ScraftyIsTheBest i think you should expand on all of your sections a bit, especially Usage Tips and Team Options. For example while you covered Aegislash, arguably the biggest threat to Mega Gardevoir, you didn't mention any teammates to handle Mega Scizor and Chansey if not running Taunt, as well as answers to some more shaky checks such as Excadrill and Mega Mawile. Pursuit Bisharp is a fantastic teammate if you are not running Taunt, as after just one Pursuit as Chansey switches out, Modest Mega Gardevoir almost always 2HKOes Chansey with Psyshock the next time it comes in, and that's without even SR up! As for the Steel-types, Fire-types and bulky Ground-types are great teammates, especially Heatran, which deals with both Mega Mawile. Talonflame, and Mega Scizor very well, and Landorus-T, which hard counters Excadrill and is a great check to Mega Mawile and Talonflame, while also providing SR to help Mega Gardevoir.

Furthermore, you don't mention in the Usage Tips how Mega Gardevoir is quite formidable against stall teams, as no matter what moves it runs it will always be able to fuck up some kind of stall. Focus Blast + Taunt fucks up most stall teams without Aegislash or Mega Scizor, and WoW + HP Ground fucks up any stall team without Chansey (and even then if you have Bisharp they are screwed). You can also mention some Pokemon that Mega Gardy can check, such as Latios, Latias, Deo-S, Keldeo, Mandibuzz, and Kyurem-B.

All in all, you can try to be a bit more descriptive and give more examples to each section.

 

[fleurdyleurse]

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Overview
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of quailities. For starters, it has an excellent 165 Special Attack, and when paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its typing, Psychic / Fairy, typing is pretty useful, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting and Dragon. Its relatively good 100 Speed is also a plunother of its positive traits, allowing Mega Gardevoir to outspeed a decent portion of the metagame. Hyper Voice's ability to bypass Substitute is also very useful, allowing Gardevoir to better handle Pokemon such as Substitute Kyurem-B more easily. Gardevoir can also run a Choice Scarf set, becoming a good revenge killer that also provides utility with Healing Wish and Trace. Unfortunately, as great as Gardevoir is, it has a number of limitations. Its lack of any physical bulk leaves it vulnerable to many common physical attackers, such as Talonflame. While Mega Gardevoir's 100 Speed is certainly not bad, it is still outsped by a good number of Pokemon. Lastly, having a mere 80 base Speed prior to Mega Evolving further limits Gardevoir's usefulness in battle.

Offensive
########
name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Taunt / Shadow Ball / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Pixilate (Trace)
nature: Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe

Moves
========

Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB to utilize thanks to Pixilate; being able to bypass Substitutes is also a very useful trait. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for great damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn that may try to come in on Gardevoir. Taunt is a very useful utility move that allows Gardevoir to go toe to toe with walls such as Chansey. Shadow Ball can hit Aegislash that attempt to comeswitch in for heavy damage, and the Special Defense drop can occasionally be helpful. Will-O-Wisp, on the other hand, cripples Aegislash and Scizor that attempt to switch in, and makes it somewhat less suspeceptible to Pursuit.

Set Details
========

Trace is the most useful ability for Gardevoir prior to Mega Evolution, as this allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscalde, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. The given EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive two Psyshocks from Latios while achieving good speed and power.

Usage Tips
========

This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make work of opposing Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and in general grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire and Multiscale. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers, such as Talonflame, is not advised.

Team Options
========

Bisharp and Mandibuzz both make viable teammates to dismantle Aegislash; the former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it. Heatran and Tyranitar are both useful to defeat Talonflame, while setting up Stealth Rock in the process. Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful. Thundurus, with its access to Prankster Thunder Wave, can also be a useful teammate.

Calm Mind
########
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Shadow Ball / Taunt
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe

Moves
========

Calm Mind is a great boosting move that boosts Mega Gardevoir's already high Special Attack and Special Defense to formidable levels. Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB move to use, and the ability to bypass Substitute, notabespecially from Kyurem-B, is useful as well. Psyshock is a good secondary STAB move that breaks through Venusaur, Scolipede, and Chansey quite well. Shadow Ball is a good coverage move that breaks through Aegislash while providing good neutral coverage. Taunt prevents opposing defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, from pulling off status moves. Substitute is an alternative over Taunt or Shadow Ball to avoid status while allowing Gardevoir to attain more opportunities to set up Calm Mind, but the utility of the former two is simply too great to pass.

Set Details
========

As with the previous set, the EV spread aims to allow Gardevoir to survive at least two Psyshocks from Latios to be able to check it more easily. Trace is the chosen ability to allow Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution, such as Multiscale and Speed Boost, and potentially some switch-in opportunities.

Usage Tips
========

This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder while using its great power to overwhelm such teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, as the team archetype has very few Pokemon who are capable of safely switching in. However, Gardevoir should avoid switching into physical attackers such as Talonflame due to its poor physical bulk.

Team Options
========

Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Aegislash at bay, and also have Pursuit to be able to effectively trap it. Terrakion, Keldeo, and Conkeldurr can also dismantle Ferrothorn and Heatran. The aforementioned Heatran can also counters Talonflame.

Choice Scarf
########
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Healing Wish / Trick
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Trace
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Moves
========

Moonblast serves as Gardevoir's most reliable STAB move, providing good overall coverage. Psyshock serves as a secondary STAB move, being able to hit Mega Venusaur, Gengar, and Scolipede for stronglarge amounts of damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn for good damage. Healing Wish is an excellent utility move should Gardevoir no longer prove useful; it can quickly take itself down and restore a weakened teammate. Trick, on the other hand, can be used to cripple a defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, if the need arises. Destiny Bond could be used to bring a quick double down against an opponent, but is rarely worth it over Healing Wish. Memento could also be used if providing a free setup opportunity to a setup sweeper is important.

Set Details
========

A Timid nature maximizes Gardevoir's Speed for it to effectively utilize a Choice Scarf. Trace serves as an excellent ability to allow Gardevoir to potentially receive good switch-in opportunities into Heatran or Dragonite, or gain a useful ability such as Kabutops's Swift Swim and Scolipede's Speed Boost.

Usage Tips
========

Although running Gardevoir without its Mega Evolution may seem quite unorthodox, Choice Scarf Gardevoir serves as an excellent revenge killer thanks to its good typing and movepool. Trace should be utilized whenever possible to obtain useful abilities such as Sheer Force, Speed Boost, and Prankster. A fast Healing Wish should be used to its fullest should the need arise, such as when a heavily weakened teammate could prove important in the match. Gardevoir should also avoid being in on physical attackers with priority, such as Talonflame, Mega Pinsir, Scizor, and Aegislash.

Team Options
========

Bisharp, Tyranitar, and Absol all appreciate this set's utility and sport good synergy with Gardevoir, while the former can check Aegislash to some degree. Fighting-types such as Conkeldurr and Keldeo can dismantle Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn.

Other Options
========

Gardevoir has quite the expansive movepool, so there are quite a few things available for use. Memento is a viable option to allowgive a teammate a free setup opportunity; however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. Hypnosis could be used if you want to use Gardevoir as a sleep inducer, but its poor accuracy makes it a shaky option. Gardevoir can also support its team with Sunny Day or Rain Dance, but there are more reliable options for such roles, and sun is a mediocre playstyle to begin with. Gardevoir could run a defensive set with access to Will-O-Wisp, Heal Bell, and Wish, but such a set is outclassed by Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. Thunderbolt is an option if hitting Talonflame and Mega Pinsir is important, but it does not provide anything useful beyond that.

Checks and Counters
========

**Steel-types** Pokemon such as Scizor, Aegislash, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their STAB moves. Scizor and Aegislash also have priority in Bullet Punch and Shadow Sneak, respectively, allowing them to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates.

**Fast physical attackers** These include Pokemon such as Talonflame, Thundurus, and Scolipede, which can revenge kill Gardevoir and hit it on its weak Defense stat. Most of these Pokemon must be wary of any attack Gardevoir can muster.

**Special Walls** These include Chansey and Heatran, which can both come in on Gardevoir's STAB moves; Heatran should be wary of Focus Blast, however, while Chansey will succumb to multiple Psyshocks, especially if used with Calm Mind or Taunt.

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Overview
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Mega Gardevoir is a force to be reckoned with in the OU metagame thanks to a number of qualities. For starters, it has an excellent 165 Special Attack, and when paired with an expansive offensive movepool, including Pixilate Hyper Voice, Mega Gardevoir can do a lot of damage to opposing teams. Its Psychic / Fairy typing is pretty useful, giving it many important resistances and immunities, especially to Fighting and Dragon. Its relatively good 100 Speed is another of its positive traits, allowing Mega Gardevoir to outspeed a decent portion of the metagame. Hyper Voice's ability to bypass Substitute is also very useful, allowing Gardevoir to handle Pokemon such as Substitute Kyurem-B more easily. Gardevoir can also run a Choice Scarf set, becoming a good revenge killer that also provides utility with Healing Wish and Trace. Unfortunately, as great as Gardevoir is, it has a number of limitations. Its lack of physical bulk leaves it vulnerable to many common physical attackers, such as Talonflame. While Mega Gardevoir's 100 Speed is certainly not bad, it is still outsped by a good number of Pokemon. Lastly, having a mere 80 base Speed prior to Mega Evolving further limits Gardevoir's usefulness in battle.

Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Hyper Voice
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Taunt / Shadow Ball / Will-O-Wisp
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Pixilate (Trace)
nature: Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe

Moves
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Hyper Voice is a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB to utilize thanks to Pixilate; being able to bypass Substitutes is also a very useful trait. Psyshock is a secondary STAB move that hits Chansey, Venusaur, and Scolipede for great damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn that may try to come in on Gardevoir. Taunt is a very useful utility move that allows Gardevoir to go toe to toe with walls such as Chansey. Shadow Ball can hit Aegislash that attempt to switch in for heavy damage, and the Special Defense drop can occasionally be helpful. Will-O-Wisp, on the other hand, cripples Aegislash and Scizor that attempt to switch in, and makes it somewhat less susceptible to Pursuit.

Set Details
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Trace is the most useful ability for Gardevoir prior to Mega Evolution, as this allows Gardevoir to attain useful abilities such as Dragonite's Multiscale, Heatran's Flash Fire, Kabutops's Swift Swim, and Scolipede's Speed Boost. The given EV spread allows Gardevoir to survive two Psyshocks from Latios while achieving good speed and power.

Usage Tips
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This particular set does very well against offensive teams, using its high power and good Speed to make work of opposing Pokemon. Prior to Mega Evolving, Trace can be used to provide switch-in opportunities and grab useful abilities such as Flash Fire and Multiscale. As Gardevoir has poor physical bulk, trying to come in on physical attackers, such as Talonflame, is not advised.

Team Options
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Bisharp and Mandibuzz both make viable teammates to dismantle Aegislash; the former also appreciates the removal of Fighting-types that often trouble it. Heatran and Tyranitar are both useful to defeat Talonflame, while setting up Stealth Rock in the process. Since Gardevoir is a little slow, a Sticky Web user such as Shuckle can be useful. Thundurus, with its access to Prankster Thunder Wave, can also be a useful teammate.

Calm Mind
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name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hyper Voice
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Shadow Ball / Taunt
item: Gardevoirite
ability: Trace
nature: Timid
evs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe

Moves
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Calm Mind is a great boosting move that boosts Mega Gardevoir's already high Special Attack and Special Defense to formidable levels. Hyper Voice provides a strong and reliable Fairy-type STAB move to use, and the ability to bypass Substitute, especially from Kyurem-B, is useful as well. Psyshock is a good secondary STAB move that breaks through Venusaur, Scolipede, and Chansey quite well. Shadow Ball is a good coverage move that breaks through Aegislash while providing good neutral coverage. Taunt prevents opposing defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, from pulling off status moves. Substitute is an alternative over Taunt or Shadow Ball to avoid status while allowing Gardevoir to attain more opportunities to set up Calm Mind, but the utility of the former two is simply too great to pass.

Set Details
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As with the previous set, the EV spread aims to allow Gardevoir to survive at least two Psyshocks from Latios to be able to check it more easily. Trace is the chosen ability to allow Gardevoir to obtain some useful abilities prior to Mega Evolution, such as Multiscale and Speed Boost, and potentially some switch-in opportunities.

Usage Tips
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This Gardevoir set is an excellent stallbreaker, being able to use common stall threats, such as Chansey, as setup fodder while using its great power to overwhelm such teams. Its immediate power also gives it an edge against offense, as the team archetype has very few Pokemon who are capable of safely switching in. However, Gardevoir should avoid switching into physical attackers such as Talonflame due to its poor physical bulk.

Team Options
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Bisharp and Tyranitar can keep Aegislash at bay, and also have Pursuit to be able to effectively trap it. Terrakion, Keldeo, and Conkeldurr can also dismantle Ferrothorn and Heatran. The aforementioned Heatran also counters Talonflame.

Choice Scarf
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name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Healing Wish / Trick
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Trace
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Moves
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Moonblast serves as Gardevoir's most reliable STAB move, providing good overall coverage. Psyshock serves as a secondary STAB move, being able to hit Mega Venusaur, Gengar, and Scolipede for large amounts of damage. Focus Blast hits Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn for good damage. Healing Wish is an excellent utility move should Gardevoir no longer prove useful; it can quickly take itself down and restore a weakened teammate. Trick, on the other hand, can be used to cripple a defensive Pokemon, such as Chansey, if the need arises. Destiny Bond could be used to bring a quick double down against an opponent, but is rarely worth it over Healing Wish. Memento could also be used if providing a free setup opportunity to a setup sweeper is important.

Set Details
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A Timid nature maximizes Gardevoir's Speed for it to effectively utilize a Choice Scarf. Trace serves as an excellent ability to allow Gardevoir to potentially receive good switch-in opportunities into Heatran or Dragonite, or gain a useful ability such as Kabutops's Swift Swim and Scolipede's Speed Boost.

Usage Tips
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Although running Gardevoir without its Mega Evolution may seem quite unorthodox, Choice Scarf Gardevoir serves as an excellent revenge killer thanks to its good typing and movepool. Trace should be utilized whenever possible to obtain useful abilities such as Sheer Force, Speed Boost, and Prankster. A fast Healing Wish should be used to its fullest should the need arise, such as when a heavily weakened teammate could prove important in the match. Gardevoir should also avoid being in on physical attackers with priority, such as Talonflame, Mega Pinsir, Scizor, and Aegislash.

Team Options
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Bisharp, Tyranitar, and Absol all appreciate this set's utility and sport good synergy with Gardevoir, while the former can check Aegislash to some degree. Fighting-types such as Conkeldurr and Keldeo can dismantle Steel-types such as Heatran and Ferrothorn.

Other Options
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Gardevoir has quite the expansive movepool, so there are quite a few things available for use. Memento is a viable option to give a teammate a free setup opportunity; however, Gardevoir will rarely have the time for this, and Healing Wish often has greater utility. Hypnosis could be used if you want to use Gardevoir as a sleep inducer, but its poor accuracy makes it a shaky option. Gardevoir can also support its team with Sunny Day or Rain Dance, but there are more reliable options for such roles, and sun is a mediocre playstyle to begin with. Gardevoir could run a defensive set with access to Will-O-Wisp, Heal Bell, and Wish, but such a set is outclassed by Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. Thunderbolt is an option if hitting Talonflame and Mega Pinsir is important, but it does not provide anything useful beyond that.

Checks and Counters
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**Steel-types** Pokemon such as Scizor, Aegislash, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their STAB moves. Scizor and Aegislash also have priority in Bullet Punch and Shadow Sneak, respectively, allowing them to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates.

**Fast physical attackers** These include Pokemon such as Talonflame, Thundurus, and Scolipede, which can revenge kill Gardevoir and hit it on its weak Defense stat. Most of these Pokemon must be wary of any attack Gardevoir can muster.

**Special Walls** These include Chansey and Heatran, which can both come in on Gardevoir's STAB moves; Heatran should be wary of Focus Blast, however, while Chansey will succumb to multiple Psyshocks, especially if used with Calm Mind or Taunt.

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[Aragorn the King]

Also ScraftyIsTheBest, remove Pixilate from the first set.

 

[Jukain]

I'd like to see the last slot on CM replaced with Focus Blast alone. Hitting Ferro/Tran and such is super important, where SBall is just for Aegi which has to be weakened anyways, making it pretty situational.

Mention that Trace is awesome letting it do stuff like revenge kill Sand Rush Exca and Kingdra in rain, also like getting Poison Heal from Gliscor so you can CM on it and Natural Cure from the blobs (some stuff you haven't mentioned already).

Get rid of SBall from the first set, again it's situational for Aegi and you should be running a Pursuit Bisharp anyways to get rid of MGard's main counter. The usefulness of WoW is also sorta low imo, as Taunt is so good letting it stallbreak well especially breaking Chansey, but I suppose that can stay slashed unless you already want to drop it.

Mention that Modest is viable but misses most crucially outrunning Sand Rush Exca/Kingdra with Trace, which is definitely one of MGard's selling points.

I'm again going to question the viability of the Scarf set. Frankly it's not even that strong and not really that good at revenge killing, plus you're depriving yourself of Mega Gard so like...why bother. Plus it overlaps somewhat with Latias which provides Healing Wish AND Defog to boot, plus much more defensive utility. Revenge killing Exca in sand is not enough to call it worth using also considering that it's rather frail and not difficult to wall. Unless someone objects I want the set gone.

 

[Punchshroom]

I'm again going to question the viability of the Scarf set. Frankly it's not even that strong and not really that good at revenge killing, plus you're depriving yourself of Mega Gard so like...why bother. Plus it overlaps somewhat with Latias which provides Healing Wish AND Defog to boot, plus much more defensive utility. Revenge killing Exca in sand is not enough to call it worth using also considering that it's rather frail and not difficult to wall. Unless someone objects I want the set gone.

It's really the appeal of a fast Fairy-type move (none exist atm) that is the reason Scarf Garde got its own set. I remember advocating it near the beginning of the analysis, but I don't mind seeing it in OO at this point, as Moonblast targets are a bit on the decline and the Pokes that set up on Scarf Garde are really goddamn dangerous right now.

 

[RedxThree]

Have fun removing all the mentions of Aegis on a mon as weak to it as Garde. At least that means you can de-slash HP Ground from the Offensive set. Focus Blast two-shots Heatran and covers every other Steel-type better.

 

[SylveonIsCute]

I am totally in agreement about trace over synchronize, but how does it allow Gardy to revenge kill Excadrill and Kabutops in their suited weathers? Sandrush Excadrill and Kabutops run jolly most of the time, meaning you WILL be outsped by Excadrill, and put into 50/50 situations with Kabutops if timid nature is chosen for Gardy.

Sometimes you can sweep teams with trace: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-133239136

I see almost no reason to use synchronize over trace :P

 

[Aragorn the King]

Sandy Excadrill + Kabutops almost always run Adamant, so Timid Gardevoir w/ Trace will always outspeed them.

 

[SylveonIsCute]

Sandy Excadrill + Kabutops almost always run Adamant, so Timid Gardevoir w/ Trace will always outspeed them.

Really? My timid max speed Gardy usually get outsped by said Pokemon. And alot of the time you'll have to resort to focus blast on Excadrill considering neither psyshock nor hyper voice can even achieve a 3HKO, and being forced to use focus blast is very risky as you all know. And while Kabutops is a whole lot weaker to Gardevoir, Kabutops can do a crap ton with a LO rain-boosted aqua jet - dealing 66% - 78% to the set u listed.

 

[Jukain]

couple things:

- sub slash on the main set. gard forces a lot of switches and can easily get up subs, which forces sacs often to break the subs and thus allows gard to rack up more kills, espec vs offense.

- modest first slash. timid's speed is rather minor (mostly only useful for preevo, outspeeding drill under sand so you have a 70% chance to hit it, nice -- and other 100s) while modest is just powerful, hyper voice will get more ohkos on things like landi and get stuff like landt earlier from my experience. the power is useful and there really aren't that many applications of the speed.

- mention mag as a partner espec w. using hp ground bc it hates relying on focus blast to bypass ferro and this gets mega sciz a big pain for it.

 

[alexwolf]

ScraftyIsTheBest you should be more descriptive in the checks and counters section, especially on such a hard to deal with Pokemon:

**Steel-types** Pokemon such as Scizor, Heatran, and Ferrothorn can take hits from Mega Gardevoir relatively well and hit it hard with their moves. Scizor also have priority in Bullet Punch allowing it to weaken Mega Gardevoir before it retaliates.

Mention that only Mega Scizor can avoid the 2HKO from Focus Blast and even then it needs a lot of SpD investment to do so after SR. Yeah you have Bullet Punch so you can counter it once, but if you don't want to get into dangerous mind-game such as ''do i Roost as he switches or Bullet Punch as he stays in'', where if you predict wrong you just lost your Mega Garde answer. Also, mention that it hates WoW. Also, you should mention Bronzong, Jirachi, Klefki, and Doubleade here, all Steel-types that wall Mega Gardevoir, but still hate WoW. You could also mention that Scarf Heatran can OHKO (not sure, Honko is down atm) Mega Gardevoir with Flash Cannon before it has a chance to do anything, which is nice. Another fast Steel-type that is an ok offensive check to Mega Gardevoir is Excadrill under sand, so this deserves a mention too.

**Fast physical attackers** These include Pokemon such as Talonflame, Thundurus, and Scolipede, which can revenge kill Gardevoir and hit it on its weak Defense stat. Most of these Pokemon must be wary of any attack Gardevoir can muster.

I don't think you should mention Thundurus as it can't switch into Mega Gardevoir at all and i am not even sure if it can OHKO with Wild Charge (Honko is down atm), not to mention that physical Thundurus is not Thundurus's best and is used mainly to take advantage of Defiant. Actually, i think you should change this category to Fire-types, as almost nothing without a resistance wants to switch into Mega Gardevoir, other than some special walls, which are already mentioned below. As for Fire-types, there is Victini, that avoids the 2HKO from any of Mega Garde's moves and OHKOs back with V-Create (Taunt + WoW Victini) and Scarf Victini that still avoids the 2HKO iirc and OHKOes back with V-Create and Entei, which can revenge kill with ES or OHKO with Sacred Fire and takes Hyper Voice ok (can take two iirc). Also, you should mention that BU SpD Talonflame is a very good Mega Garde check as long as SR is down, taking Hyper Voices with ease, and protecting from Psyshock with Bulk Up. Physically defensive Mega Char Y also deserves a mention as a hard counter to Mega Garde, as i am pretty sure it avoids the 2HKO from Psyshock.

**Special Walls** These include Chansey and Heatran, which can both come in on Gardevoir's STAB moves; Heatran should be wary of Focus Blast, however, while Chansey will succumb to multiple Psyshocks, especially if used with Calm Mind or Taunt.

I think you can just call this section Chansey, because everything else has already been mentioned.