Name:Baruchai
Type: Dark/Flying
Abilities: Pigeon Heart (Its defense cannot be lowered), Dust-proof (It will not take damage from weather effects)
Dream World Ability: Breakable Armor (When hit with physical attacks its Defense is lowered, but its Speed is increased)
Base Stats (Mix-Max)
HP: 70 (23-26)
Attack: 55 (10-16)
Defense: 75 (12-18)
Special Attack: 45 (9-15)
Special Defense: 65 (11-17)
Speed: 60 (10-16)
Level-Up Moves:
Gust (Lv1), Leer (Lv1), Fury Attack (Lv5), Pluck (Lv10), Nasty Plot (Lv14), Flatter (Lv19), Faint Attack (Lv23), Punishment (Lv28), Defog (Lv32), Tailwind (Lv37), Air Slash (Lv41), Dark Pulse (Lv46), Embargo (Lv50), Whirlwind (Lv55), Brave Bird (Lv59), Mirror Move (Lv64)
Egg Moves:
Steel Wing
Mean Look
Roost
Scary Face
Knock Off
Fake Tears
TM and HM Attacks:
TM06 – Toxic, TM10 – Hidden Power, TM11 – Sunny Day, TM12 – Taunt, TM17 – Protect, TM18 – Rain Dance, TM21 – Frustration, TM27 – Return, TM30 – Shadow Ball, TM32 – Double Team, TM39 – Rock Tomb, TM40 – Aerial Ace, TM41 – Torment, TM42 – Façade, TM44 – Rest, TM45 – Attract, TM48 – Sing A Round, TM59 – Incinerate, TM63 – Embargo, TM66 – Payback, TM67 – Vengeance, TM77 – Psych Up, TM87 – Swagger, TM88 – Pluck, TM89 – U-turn, TM90 – Substitute, TM94 – Rock Smash, TM95 – Bark Out, HM01 – Cut, HM02 – Fly
Description of New Moves:
Sing A Round – Type:Normal, Special, BP:60, Acc:100, PP:15; Power increases if every party member uses it in successive turns.
Incinerate – Type:Fire, Special, BP:30, Acc:100, PP:15; Burns any berry the opponent is holding, rendering it unusable.
Vengeance – Type:Normal, Physical, BP:70, Acc:100, PP:5; If a teammate is fainted that turn, the attack’s power increases.
Bark Out – Type:Dark, Special, BP:55, Acc:95, PP:15; Lowers opponent’s Special Attack.
Potential Sets:
Name: Defensive Vulture
EVs: 196 HP / 76 Def / 236 SpD
Item: Pre-evolution Stone
Ability: Dust-proof
Nature: Careful
-Knock Off
-Brave Bird / Pluck
-Whirlwind
-Roost
With the great item Pre-evolution Stone, Baruchai can reach a defensive spread of 26/23/26, allowing it to take non-boosted hits and Roost off the damage. Knock Off allows you to rid opponents of useful items such as Choice Scarf, Life Orb, or the omnipresent Oran Berry. Brave Bird is preferred over Pluck due to its much higher base power, although the latter can also be used if you wish to steal your opponent’s berries for yourself. Whirlwind allows you to rack up entry hazard damage, which is great for weakening your opponent’s team to set up a sweep later. Dust-proof is the obvious ability choice due to the fact Baruchai will be missing out on Leftovers recovery.
Name: Special Sweeper
EVs: 76 Def / 236 SpA / 196 Spe
Item: Charti Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Breakable Armor
Nature: Timid
-Nasty Plot
-Dark Pulse
-Air Slash
-HP Ground / Roost
This set plays a lot differently than the previous one and also helps set it apart from its evolution, which couldn’t even begin to run this effectively. With the given EV spread, Baruchai starts out with 16 Spe and 14 SpA, which becomes 24 Spe after a Breakable Armor boost and 28 SpA after just one Nasty Plot, so effectively it could get +1 Spe +2 SpA in just one turn. Life Orb would obviously provide more power, but Charti Berry allows you to survive physical Rock-type attacks to gain the speed boost. The strategy would be to come in after something like an opposing Diglett has scored a KO and Nasty Plot as it uses Rock Slide (Jolly LO Diglett does 35-44% damage with Charti Berry), but obviously Stealth Rock will need to be kept off your field in order for this to be successful. HP Ground is listed in order to hit Fire-types and Steel-types not named Bronzor, but Dark Pulse hits it neutrally anyway. Roost is listed for a little survivability, but this set isn’t very bulky especially after the defense drop, so the added coverage Hidden Power provides is probably better.
Other useful moves this dark meat bird has are: Taunt (to stop opponents from setting up), Bark Out (to further your phazing alongside Whirlwind), and U-turn (bc scouting is always fun).
Suggestions? Thoughts?
