Amaluna
Somewhere between relatable and psychotic
Riolu @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Reversal
- Endure / Crunch
- Copycat
This is probably the most gimmicky set I made for a pokemon. The idea is very obvious, so I'll explain it briefly. And yes, I understand somebody probably thought of this already, but I did too. The idea of this set is taking any move kill something with Reversal and go to town with a priority 200 Base power STAB move. With as SD behind it's belt there are not many pokemon that safely switch into this.
Riolu dropped in usage since Game Friend nerfed the Copycat + Roar combination that was often seen in gen 5 NU. They decided that this was broken and made it so Copycat and Assist no longer call up - priority moves such as Roar, Dragon Tail and Whirlwind. But that does not mean Riolu doesn't have another set that it can use very effectively. So when I looked into it's movepool I noticed Reversal. And knowing it got Endure, the set was made really quickly. Riolu is not really a bulky pokemon and that's not necessary for this set. You want to be taken down to your Focus Sash to maximize the base power of Reversal.
Swords Dance is there to give Riolu the deadly Reversal it wants due to a lack of raw power in his base physical attack stat. Many pokemon don't want to switch in to a +2 200 Base power Reversal from this monster. It 2hko's Garbodor, Tangela, Dragalge, Weezing, Slurpuff, Uxie, Muk, Vileplume, Carbink and Pelipper. These are some extremely bulky pokemon often used as defensive wall.
Copycat is there to get a priority move which is used last, which can be either against you, or used by you, often Reversal.
And the last moveslot is either Endure or Crunch. Endure will allow you to guarantee your Focus Sash to activate, so you hang on with 1 HP. Crunch is there to obviously hit Ghost types which completely wall this set. I chose to go with Endure because my team has a Sneasel which outspeeds and OHKO' most Ghost types. Also it has Pursuit, so they can't switch out.
This might be a gimmicky set but it definitely works. I can recommend this set for sure. Because it's pretty efficient, but not only that, it also is a lot of fun to use. I know it's longer than I promised it would be, but thanks for reading and I hope you try it out.
Replay:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pu-164524329 I know I overreacted in that battle, but hey. It's a gosh darn Riolu)