Unless using it as a shell break recipient, use Naive to at least OHKO physically defensive Skarmory with no evs. Naughty works too I guess, since most scarfers would outspeed Mence at +1 anyway.So...is Adamant or Jolly the better nature for a Mix DDMence, and how many SAtk EVs are sufficient to be useful in average battles?
I don't see why Balloons are deterring you from EQ, but Dragon/Fire is still perfect coverage outside of Heatran, which is pretty common and can't usually OHKO, so you should really just use that last move to deal with whatever you find trouble with the mostThere's only two problems I still have making a good Salamence.
I've established that yes Dragon Dance, Outrage and Fire Blast are needed but what should the fourth move be? Brick Break, Stone Edge or something else? (given that Balloons will be involved Earthquake's not as useful anymore.)
The other thing is, for anyone who's done random battles on BW, you know you can't take pokemon in holding the same items, so their lies the only other problem since I like to give both Salamence and Lucario(the SD kind) life orbs.
Which of the two would be more suited for the orb?
Assuming it doesn't outspeed you. Unless they banned Sand Throw recently or something. Granted Intimidate can help, but still.Naive 24 SpA LO Fire Blast does 97% minimum to 6/0 Excadrill, a guaranteed OHKO with rocks. Far from disappointing, IMO.
Scarf Mence is inferior to scarf chomp/scarf latios(even sazandora). it is slower than key scarfers like rand/chomp/latios, it is weaker than all of them, and is weak to sr. Considering it needs to go mixed its a bit too weak to be able to relaibly revenge stuff. Wasn't viable last gen, isn't viable this gen imoWhat about a Scarf set?
Mence@Choice Scarf
252 speed. Need help with the rest.
Naive Nature
~Draco Meteor
~Earthquake
~Fire Blast
~Outrage / Hydro Pump / Stone Edge
I don't remember saying he should use it over Fire Blast, or anything for that matter.Salamence has absolutely no reason to use hydro pump over fire blast(or even alongside it), while surf is one of the essential moves for the latis.
It does take away an advantage other Dragons have over him though, and Hydro Pump is pretty powerful and useful for a Specs set, especially since it hits those ever present Sand teams for SE damage where none of his other options do on the special side of the spectrum.I was just pointing out the fact that having Hydro Pump doesn't give him any sort of edge over his fellow dragons, thats all. I probably should have expressed myself better, though.