Afaik Shedinja doesnt get Baton Pass tho.
Yes, Bibarel is extremely dangerous. Eevee General and me were speculating about it in the lab. Strange that it wasn't posted yet since it looks broken.Strange nobody talked about Bibarel.
SmashPassing +4/+4/+4 in a turn is just ridicolous.
Give it a White herb with E-speed and Aqua jetStrange nobody talked about Bibarel.
SmashPassing +4/+4/+4 in a turn is just ridicolous.
Empoleon, Ferrothorn, Shedinja, Cradily, Dialga idk if there are more.Give it a White herb with E-speed and Aqua jet
+4 255 Atk Bibarel Aqua Jet vs. 4 HP / 255 Def Shuckle: 126-150 (69.23 - 82.41%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
And i'm 99% sure that only Jellicent/Frillish resists both STABs
I forgot half of those existedEmpoleon, Ferrothorn, Shedinja, Cradily, Dialga idk if there are more.
Do people even use non-Storm Drain Cradily?And Cradily takes neutral damage from water
Yea okay, fair enough. I wasn't really taking abilities into question.Do people even use non-Storm Drain Cradily?
Metagross beats Heatran because Metagross can EQ (which is the most common coverage move on Metagross). Also, Superpower wrecks Heatran, OHKOing at +1 without a boosting item. While I don't think his main niche is walling the Shift Gearers (I think bulky waters do this better), he is definitely still as good as he used to be (He can deal with Sawsbuck that carry Spore over a coverage move). Personally, I'm a fan of the SpDef set, except with Searing Shot over Lava Plume for obvious reasons. It still functions more or less the same, but it has a bit more power behind it.\
Another very useful Pokémon is Heatran. Heatran is the only Pokémon in the entire game which 4x resists both of Scizor's STABs. Scizor is, as Harbinger mentioned, incredibly deadly; after a single Shift Gear, it can OHKO most of the tier, and 2 just makes it wreck everything. However, Heatran can switch in on Scizor with impunity and use Fiery Dance to boost its Special Attack, then use Doom Desire off that boosted attack with STAB to do MASSIVE damage to the foe's Pokémon. Alternatively, it can look to sweep with Autotomize (or Shift Gear if you really want to, not that you should run Physical attacks on Heatran) and Fiery Dance, Earth Power, and HP Ice, or something like that. Heatran's main niche is as the best counter to the Shift Gear sweepers who can't break through him, especially Scizor and Metagross.
Magnezone and Heatran both would be hard walled by Water/Ground.Metagross beats Heatran because Metagross can EQ (which is the most common coverage move on Metagross). Also, Superpower wrecks Heatran, OHKOing at +1 without a boosting item. While I don't think his main niche is walling the Shift Gearers (I think bulky waters do this better), he is definitely still as good as he used to be (He can deal with Sawsbuck that carry Spore over a coverage move). Personally, I'm a fan of the SpDef set, except with Searing Shot over Lava Plume for obvious reasons. It still functions more or less the same, but it has a bit more power behind it.
Speaking of Doom Desire, would Doom Desire Magnezone be viable? It's electric STAB helps it keep Steel resists at bay, and it's HP Fire can deal with Ferrothorn. Also, it can either trap steel-types or just smash shit with Analytic boosted Doom Desire.
EDIT: Also, I noticed Vacuum Wave isn't slashed on the threatlist Keldeo in the OP. :(
Eh, it's not like they weren't before lol (I guess you could run HP Grass but then you get walled by Ferrothorn (Magnazone only for obvious reasons))Magnezone and Heatran both would be hard walled by Water/Ground.
I think in a Flame Charge set, you're better off running Sacred Fire over Flare Blitz. While the latter is stronger, it is also impossible to sweep with, since Flareon has low HP, and thus cannot take a lot of recoil. Sacred Fire is still strong but doesn't have the nasty recoil, and it can also Burn, which compliments it's good Special Defense. However, on a Scarf set, you're much better off running V-Create.One pokemon that has caught my eye earlier is Flareon, who with 130 Atk, really needed those physical fire type moves (There's probably better users of this set) and could be a potential Sawsbuck counter
Flareon @ Charcoal/Choice scarf
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Flame charge
Flare blitz
Return
Superpower/Iron tail
Or you could go with a guts set and run facade instead of return
255- Atk Flareon Flare Blitz vs. 4 HP / 255 Def Sawsbuck: 350-414 (115.89 - 137.08%) -- guaranteed OHKO
But with its 60 Def and 65 Spd, it may have trouble countering Sawsbuck without a scarf. (And even then it may have trouble)
Why not just use Autotomize, then? It also has the added effect of lowering Low Kick's damage if someone were to use it…(…), remember now both Magnezone and Magneton get Shift Gear, while the attack boost isn't very useful to both of them, the speed boost is. (…)