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Forecast
- Changes type according to weather.
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Statistics
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Min- |
Min |
Max |
Max+ |
| HP |
70
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- |
281 |
344 |
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| Atk |
70
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158 |
176 |
239 |
262 |
| Def |
70
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158 |
176 |
239 |
262 |
| SpA |
70
|
158 |
176 |
239 |
262 |
| SpD |
70
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158 |
176 |
239 |
262 |
| Spe |
70
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158 |
176 |
239 |
262 |
Castform actually does decently as a special attacker, as long as they don't switch in something that doesn't have a weakness to it (any Normal type). Its main problem is its tendency to die quickly.
Weather Ball has 5 more power but loses the chance to burn things. Flamethrower also has 5 more PP but that Castform will never ever survive to use even half of Weather Ball's PP. Seems to be able to 2HKO a lot of things, but is completely ineffective against things like Blissey and Gyarados. Tyranitar could screw up this set if it catches you on a Solarbeam and especially if it has Substitute. If it's Tyraniboah, that Substitute can hurt you pretty badly. This set can actually beat Suicune head-to-head assuming Castform gets a free Sunny Day. The time I tested it though, Castform barely survived, so there is probably a good amount of luck involved. It was still cool though.
You can go with Thunderbolt if you don't want to rely on having Rain Dance up, although having Rain Dance up is the entire point of even using this (novelty) set. This set already relies on having Rain Dance for Weather Ball though, and you need all the power you can get. Tyranitar ruins this set.
Even more novelty as you aren't even getting attack boosts from the weather, just Leftovers negation on your opponent. This is just a worse version of the general special set.
EVs
I didn't put much in Speed when I was testing Castform. It is already so delicate that I felt it was much more important to make sure it could both withstand and dish out attacks. My EVs were pretty much 252 Attacking Stat/252 Defensive Stat/4 Speed. Nature could be either +Attack or +Defense. I tried to compensate for its lack of defenses by concentrating on only one defensive stat and using it only against Pokémon primarily of that alignment. Although it melts against attacks it isn't designed to take, this setup actually gives it decent durability. It is more vulnerable, but it is probably more effective overall. Castform really is not designed to be easy to play. If you really wanted to use mixed defenses go ahead, but I don't think it would be effective at all. I would like to see how Castform does in the UU metagame however, which I haven't played at all sadly.
Opinion
Castform is a very cool Pokémon. I didn't think so when RS first came out, but I came around over time. It is a real shame, as is the case with most cool Pokémon, that it sadly isn't good enough to fit into the standard metagame. However, it is still fun to use against new players.
Counters
Tyranitar counters almost any Castform, except I suppose one with HP Fighting. Almost anything can counter Castform potentially. However, Castform is pretty versatile (considering that is the whole idea of him even having Forecast and Weather Ball) and you have a decent shot at surprising your opponent and maybe even scoring a kill. I don't think most people are aware of the attack options available to Castform (as far as types go). However, you probably aren't going to hurt anyone who's on top of their game (since they are evil and will just switch a wall in), but Castform is pretty fun to use regardless.