Jellicent (Choice Specs - GP 2/2)

[shrang]

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Water Spout
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Surf / Hydro Pump / Scald
move 4: Ice Beam / Energy Ball
item: Choice Specs
ability: Water Absorb
nature: Modest
evs: 172 HP / 252 SpA / 84 Spe

[Set Comments] [SET COMMENTS]
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<p>If you ever thought Jellicent was just a bulky Water-type that happened to be able to block Rapid Spin, think again. While its stats do not immediately show it, if you dig deeper and examine Jellicent's movepool and the Pokemon that tend to switch into it, it would become it's quite clear that Jellicent can be a surprisingly effective lure and wallbreaker. The biggest catch behind a Choice Specs set is Jellicent's access to the precious Water Spout (which is barely seen on any Pokemon outside of the mighty Kyogre), as well as access to STAB Shadow Ball, which tends to hit its common switch-ins, such as Latias and Celebi, for super effective damage. Powered by rain that is brought onto the field supplied by the game-changing Drizzle Politoed, Jellicent's Water Spout reaches an astounding 337.5 Base Power, rivalling rivaling that of Choice Specs Palkia's Hydro Pump. Between Water Spout and Shadow Ball, it is difficult to find a Pokemon that can stomach Jellicent's assaults.</p>

<p>Below are just a number of damage calculations that demonstrate Jellicent's power. All calculations involving Water Spout assume rainy weather (unless stated otherwise), and Jellicent's HP is at 100%:</p>

<ul class=”damage_calculation”>
<li>Water Spout vs 4 HP / 252 SpD Calm Blissey: 40.81% - 48.29%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 112 HP / 0 SpD Rotom-W: 79.18% - 93.31%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 4 HP / 0 SpD Latios: 68.54% - 81.13%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 252 HP / 208 SpD Ferrothorn: 47.44% - 55.97%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 0 HP / 0 SpD Virizion: 56.04% - 65.94%</li>
<li>Rain Water Spout vs 252 HP / 0 SpD Reuniclus: 121.70% - 143.16%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 28 HP / 252 SpD Calm Wobbuffet: 85.23% - 100.57%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 252 HP / 192 SpD Sassy Tyranitar (Sand): 75.74% - 89.60%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 252 HP / 92 SpD Ninetales (Sun): 78.86% - 93.14%</li>
<li>Shadow Ball vs 252 HP / 0 SpD Latias: 70.88% - 84.07%</li>
<li>Shadow Ball vs 220 HP / 0 SpD Celebi: 80.81% - 95.96%</li>
</ul>

<p>As seen above, with some entry hazard support, Jellicent can OHKO or 2HKO most of the Pokemon in the metagame. In the third slot, Jellicent does well with can utilize a secondary Water-type STAB attack to fall back on when its HP gets low. Surf is the most reliable option, while Hydro Pump is still immensely powerful in the rain at the cost of accuracy. Scald can be used for the burn chance, but it is generally not preferred, as the lack of power seems counterproductive on a wallbreaking lure.</p>

[Additional Comments] [ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The last slot is optional. Ice Beam allows Jellicent to hit Dragonite, who which can be very problematic if Multiscale is active it is at full HP (due to Multiscale), as well as hitting Virizion and other Grass-types for super effective damage. Energy Ball, on the other hand, deals 4x effective damage against Gastrodon, who which is immune to Water Spout, as well as having enough Special Defense to take on Shadow Ball and Recover off the damage. It also hits Vaporeon harder than Shadow Ball does.</p>

<p>The EV spread is such that used so Jellicent outspeeds minumum minimum Speed Skarmory and deal it a swiftly OHKOes it with Water Spout before it can set up hazards (if Sturdy is not active). A Modest nature and max Special Attack are for full maximum damage output, while the rest remaining EVs go into HP for bulk. Water Absorb is obviously the preferred ability, as it can occasionally allow Jellicent to recover off hazard damage, and thus powering up Water Spout.</p>

<p>As shown by the damage calculations, Jellicent highly appreciates entry hazard support. With a layer of Stealth Rock and Spikes, Jellicent can 2HKO Blissey in the rain with full powered Water Spouts, while with Stealth Rock alone, it can 2HKO Ferrothorn and Rotom-W most of the time. A Ferrothorn of your own is easily Jellicent's best friend, as it resists all of its weakness while easily setting up layers upon multiple layers of entry hazards on the opponent's team. Jellicent can block Rapid Spin to further put the pressure on the opponent. However, entry hazards on your own Jellicent's side of the field greatly cuts Jellicent's its effectiveness, as they cut down on Water Spout's power. Donphan is a decent partner that synergises well has good synergy with Jellicent and Ferrothorn, and can set up Stealth Rock while spinning away entry hazards. Starmie is a great offensive Rapid Spinner to use alongside Jellicent, as it can spin away entry hazards while Jellicent can lure in Starmie's counters and deal heavy damage to them. Fast Taunters, Espeon, and Xatu are also good teammates, as they can prevent entry hazards from going up in the first place.</p>

<p>Obviously, Politoed is an important teammate to Jellicent, as Jellicent's best friend; it provides endless rain for Jellicent to spam Water Spout with. Blissey is also a fantastic partner, as she it is immune to opposing Shadow Balls, can take Thunderbolts and Giga Drains like banana peels being flung at her with absolute ease, and can pass giant Wishes to heal Jellicent. In return, Jellicent can switch into Fighting-type attacks that are aimed at Blissey. Latias, Celebi, and Virizion can easily switch into Electric- and Grass-type attacks aimed at Jellicent. As mentioned before, Dragonite can be a very problematic Pokemon to deal with if Stealth Rock is not up, as Multiscale allows it to tank Water Spout and potentially Ice Beam with a lot of Special Defense investment. It can then use its powerful Dragon-type STAB to heavily damage Jellicent. Jirachi, Bronzong, and Skarmory are all excellent checks to Dragonite.</p>

Good job shrang :D
Excellent set too btw.

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[shrang]

Changes made. Thanks for the check elDino.

 

[Banedon]

Lol @ the first line!

Small nitpick:

shown by the damage calculations, Jellicent highly appreciates entry hazard support. With a layer of Stealth Rock and Spikes, Jellicent can 2HKO Blissey in the rain with full powered Water Spouts, while with Stealth Rock alone, it can 2HKO Ferrothorn and Rotom-W most of the time. A Ferrothorn of your own is Jellicent's best friend, as it resists all of its weakness while easily setting up multiple layers of entry hazards. Jellicent can block Rapid Spin to further put pressure on the opponent. However, entry hazards on Jellicent's side of the field greatly cuts its effectiveness, as they cut down on Water Spout's power. Donphan is a decent partner that has good synergy with Jellicent and Ferrothorn, and can set up Stealth Rock while spinning away entry hazards. Starmie is a great offensive Rapid Spinner to use alongside Jellicent, as it can spin away entry hazards while Jellicent can lure in Starmie's counters and deal heavy damage to them. Fast Taunters, Espeon, and Xatu are also good teammates, as they can prevent entry hazards from going up in the first place.</p>

<p>Obviously, Politoed is Jellicent's best friend, as it provides endless rain for Jellicent to spam Water Spout with. Blissey is also a fantastic partner, as it is immune to opposing Shadow Balls, can take Thunderbolts and Giga Drains with absolute ease, and can pass giant Wishes to heal Jellicent. In return, Jellicent can switch into Fighting-type attacks that are aimed at Blissey. Latias, Celebi, and Virizion can easily switch into Electric and Grass-type attacks aimed at Jellicent. As mentioned before, Dragonite can be a very problematic Pokemon to deal with if Stealth Rock is not up, as Multiscale allows it to tank Water Spout and potentially Ice Beam with a lot of Special Defense investment. It can then use its powerful Dragon-type STAB to heavily damage Jellicent. Jirachi, Bronzong, and Skarmory are all excellent checks to Dragonite.</p>

Jellicent can't have two best friends. Small change, but imo it's a change that should be done.

 

[shrang]

Thanks for that Banedon, something was making me feel uneasy when I wrote in "Politoed is Jellicent's best friend" and you've solved that problem. It is now fixed.

 

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Water Spout
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Surf / Hydro Pump / Scald
move 4: Ice Beam / Energy Ball
item: Choice Specs
ability: Water Absorb
nature: Modest
evs: 172 HP / 252 SpA / 84 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>If you ever thought Jellicent was just a bulky Water-type that happened to be able to block Rapid Spin, think again. While its stats do not immediately show it, if you dig deeper and examine Jellicent's movepool and the Pokemon that tend to switch into it, it's quite clear that Jellicent can be a surprisingly effective lure and wallbreaker. The biggest catch behind a Choice Specs set is Jellicent's access to the precious Water Spout (which is barely seen on any Pokemon outside of the mighty Kyogre), as well as access to STAB Shadow Ball, which tends to hit its common switch-ins, such as Latias and Celebi, for super effective damage. Powered by rain supplied by Politoed, Jellicent's Water Spout reaches an astounding 337.5 Base Power, rivaling the damage output(?) of that of Choice Specs Palkia's Hydro Pump. does it rival the Base Power of Palkia's Hydro Pump (120+STAB+[rain]=180[270], so I'm guessing you mean =>) or the damage output? Between Water Spout and Shadow Ball, it is difficult to find a Pokemon that can stomach Jellicent's assaults.</p>

<p>Below are just a number of damage calculations that demonstrate Jellicent's power. All calculations involving Water Spout assume rainy weather (unless stated otherwise), and Jellicent's HP is at 100%:</p>

<ul class=”damage_calculation”>
<li>Water Spout vs 4 HP / 252 SpD Calm Blissey: 40.81% - 48.29%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 112 HP / 0 SpD Rotom-W: 79.18% - 93.31%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 4 HP / 0 SpD Latios: 68.54% - 81.13%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 252 HP / 208 SpD Ferrothorn: 47.44% - 55.97%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 0 HP / 0 SpD Virizion: 56.04% - 65.94%</li>
<li>Rain Water Spout vs 252 HP / 0 SpD Reuniclus: 121.70% - 143.16%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 28 HP / 252 SpD Calm Wobbuffet: 85.23% - 100.57%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 252 HP / 192 SpD Sassy Tyranitar (Sand): 75.74% - 89.60%</li>
<li>Water Spout vs 252 HP / 92 SpD Ninetales (Sun): 78.86% - 93.14%</li>
<li>Shadow Ball vs 252 HP / 0 SpD Latias: 70.88% - 84.07%</li>
<li>Shadow Ball vs 220 HP / 0 SpD Celebi: 80.81% - 95.96%</li>
</ul>

<p>As seen above, with some entry hazard support, Jellicent can OHKO or 2HKO most Pokemon in the metagame. In the third slot, Jellicent can utilize a secondary Water STAB attack to fall back on when its HP gets low. Surf is the most reliable option, while Hydro Pump is still immensely powerful in the rain at the cost of accuracy. Scald can be used for the burn chance, but it is generally not preferred, as the lack of power seems counterproductive on a wallbreaking lure.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The last slot is optional. Ice Beam allows Jellicent to hit Dragonite, which can be very problematic if it is at full HP (due to Multiscale), as well as hitting Virizion,[comma] and other Grass-types for super effective damage. Energy Ball, on the other hand, deals 4x effective damage against Gastrodon, which is immune to Water Spout, as well as having and has enough Special Defense to take on Shadow Ball and Recover off the damage. It also hits Vaporeon harder than Shadow Ball does.</p>

<p>The EV spread is used so Jellicent outspeeds minimum Speed Skarmory and swiftly OHKOes it with Water Spout before it can set up hazards (if Sturdy is not active). A Modest nature and max Special Attack are for maximum damage output, while the remaining EVs go into HP for bulk. Water Absorb is obviously the preferred ability, as it can allow Jellicent to recover off hazard damage, thus powering up Water Spout.</p>

<p>As shown by the damage calculations, Jellicent highly appreciates entry hazard support. With a layer of Stealth Rock and Spikes, Jellicent can 2HKO Blissey in the rain with full powered Water Spouts, while with Stealth Rock alone, it can 2HKO Ferrothorn and Rotom-W most of the time. A Ferrothorn of your own is Jellicent's best friend, as it resists all of its the Water- / Ghost-type's weakness while and easily sets up setting up multiple layers of entry hazards. ["its" technically can't refer to something possessive (Jellicent's)] Jellicent can block Rapid Spin to further put pressure on the opponent. However, entry hazards on Jellicent's side of the field greatly cuts its effectiveness, as they cut down on reduce Water Spout's power. Donphan is a decent partner that has good synergy with Jellicent and Ferrothorn, and can set up Stealth Rock while spinning away entry hazards. Starmie is a great offensive Rapid Spinner to use alongside Jellicent, as it can spin away entry hazards while Jellicent can lures[change here] in Starmie's counters and deals[change here] heavy damage to them. Fast Taunters users, Espeon, and Xatu are also good teammates, as they can prevent entry hazards from going up in the first place.</p>

<p>Obviously, Politoed is a great friend of Jellicent's, as it provides endless rain for Jellicent to spam Water Spout with. Blissey is also a fantastic partner, as it is immune to opposing Shadow Balls, can take Thunderbolts and Giga Drains with absolute ease, and can pass giant Wishes to heal Jellicent. In return, Jellicent can switch into Fighting-type attacks that are aimed at Blissey. Latias, Celebi, and Virizion can easily switch into Electric and Grass-type attacks aimed at Jellicent. As mentioned before, Dragonite can be a very problematic Pokemon to deal with if Stealth Rock is not up, as Multiscale allows it to tank Water Spout and potentially Ice Beam with a lot of Special Defense investment. It can then use its powerful Dragon-type STAB to heavily damage Jellicent. Jirachi, Bronzong, and Skarmory are all excellent checks to Dragonite.</p>

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[shrang]

Thanks for the check V0x, about the damage output bit, yes, Water Spout's damage output is similar to Palkia's Hydro Pump (About 92% on average).

Anyway, this is done.

 

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