Pelipper [QC 0/3]

[HypnoEmpire]

He's got big pecks

Overview
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• Great defensive typing
• Good physical bulk
• Defog and Roost
• Weak to Stealth Rock
• x4 weak to Electric-type moves and x2 weakness to Rock-type moves
• Bad special bulk

We Pelican Fly
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name: We Pelican Fly
move 1: Scald
move 2: Defog
move 3: Roost
move 4: U-turn / Toxic / Knock Off
ability: Rain Dish
item: Leftovers
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA
nature: Bold

Moves
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• Scald is STAB and burns physical attackers.
• Defog is Pelipper's main niche over other bulky Water-types.
• Roost for reliable recovery.
• U-turn for momentum.
• Toxic can be used to cripple walls.
• Knock Off because it's Knock Off.

Set Details
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• With the given spread, Pelipper can switch into physical attackers well.
• Rain Dish is Pelipper's best ability because Keen Eye isn't good. Can restore health against Rain teams, I guess.
• Leftovers to recover health, of course.

Usage Tips
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• Switch into physical attackers, more specifically Fighting-types as it can check Infernape, Heracross, and Mienshao well.
• If there are hazards, use Defog.
• If the opposing Pokemon doesn't immediately threaten pelipper, then use Scald.
• Predict a special attacker switch-in and U-turn out.

Team Options
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• Pokemon that appreciate Defog support such as Darmanitan and Honchkrow.
• Pokemon that resist Rock- and Electric-type moves are great.
• Works well with stall Pokemon like Blissey and Slowbro.
• Hippowdon is an excellent teammate as it resists Rock-type moves and it's immune to Electric-type moves as well as being an excellent wall.

Other Options
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• Specially defensive spread, but it doesn't check much. It can decently switch into Mega Houndoom, Hydreigon, and the Nidos lacking Thunderbolt.
• Gimmicky Stockpile set.
• Tailwind.

Checks & Counters
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**Special Attackers**: Almost any special attacker can fit here. Hydreigon and Mega Blastoise fit.

**Electric-types**: Mega Ampharos and Raikou threaten Pelipper out easily, but other Pokemon with Electric-type coverage moves like Victini can also wipe it out.

**Opposing Walls**: If Pelipper lacks Toxic, opposing walls such as Mew and Slowbro can stall it out.

 

[Punchshroom]

name: We Pelican Fly
move 1: Scald
move 2: Defog
move 3: Roost
move 4: U-turn / Toxic / Knock Off
ability: Rain Dish
item: Leftovers
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA
nature: Lax

Pretty sure you meant Relaxed, but Bold is still prefered anyway; it's not like Pelipper's physical attacks are actually used for damage, and Pelipper prefers not to be outslowed guaranteed by stuff like Umbreon and Chesnaught.

 

[HypnoEmpire]

Pretty sure you meant Relaxed, but Bold is still prefered anyway; it's not like Pelipper's physical attacks are actually used for damage, and Pelipper prefers not to be outslowed guaranteed by stuff like Umbreon and Chesnaught.

I meant Bold. I'm not sure why I put Lax :o

 

[HypnoEmpire]

Ernesto tell me when you give me op okay thanks. Dropping this.

 

[pokemonisfun]

rain dish and defog is illegal....not that this is even half way usable anyways in the tier....

 

[KM]

if you don't want this to be rejected you have to make a convincing argument as to why someone would ever use pelipper in UU

not a list of why it's different from other defoggers, a reason why it's better in any case

good luck lol

 

[HypnoEmpire]

if you don't want this to be rejected you have to make a convincing argument as to why someone would ever use pelipper in UU

not a list of why it's different from other defoggers, a reason why it's better in any case

good luck lol

I dropped this already.