Statistics
|
Stat |
| HP |
130
|
463 |
| Atk |
85
|
268 |
| Def |
80
|
258 |
| SpA |
85
|
268 |
| SpD |
95
|
288 |
| Spe |
60
|
218 |
Electric / Ice attack combination is neutral to everything but Magneton. With great defenses, stellar HP, and Rest + Sleep Talk, Lapras is not going to die anytime soon.
Cursing set. Lapras gets no STAB on the physical attack, but if you can get a Curse or two in it could hurt and Paralyze. Keep that STAB move for those pesky pseudo-hazers that will come in. Too bad Lapras doesn't learn Earthquake—that paired with Ice Beam would be nice.
Other Options
Lapras can pass Reflect around. Lapras has Sing to inflict a nice unexpected status on something that thinks it walls you. Perish Song works for pseudo-phazing. For some reason, Lapras learns SolarBeam.
Opinion
Lapras is incredibly versatile and can tank special hits well. Zapdos, Celebi, and Exeggutor don't want to switch into a STAB Ice Beam. It's not used very often either, for whatever reason. It's somewhat slow, but 218 in GSC outspeeds a lot of stuff, including the 34357467687 things that have 208 Speed (Blissey, Machamp, Ampharos, Exeggutor, Ursaring, etc.).
Counters
The typical Electric-types of Raikou, Ampharos, and Lanturn handle Lapras well, as does Zapdos if it can avoid taking too many Ice Beams. Snorlax and Blissey are standard fare for forcing special attackers out; Snorlax also usually wins Cursing wars. Hypno and Umbreon are also excellent due to their high Special Defense.
