Gen 5 Vileplume [QC 1/1] [GP 1/1] [DONE]

[Akir]

[OVERVIEW]

Utilizing great defensive stats and valued resistances to types such as Water, Fighting, and Electric, Vileplume blossoms in PU as a sturdy tank and an excellent cleric that walls common threats like Shiftry and Zebstrika. The combination of Aromatherapy, Effect Spore, and being a grounded Poison to soak up Toxic Spikes gives Vileplume the ability to support a large variety of teams and fortify them in longer matches. Vileplume's offensive prowess is also reasonably good in comparison to other clerics like Audino thanks to the power and poison chance of Sludge Bomb, making it a cleric that is not inherently passive. However, Vileplume's weaknesses to common types such as Fire, Psychic, and Flying from threats like Monferno, Beheeyem, and Swanna, respectively, means that it may face too much pressure to utilize its toolkit to the fullest.

[SET]
name: Cleric
move 1: Aromatherapy
move 2: Giga Drain
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Black Sludge / Occa Berry
ability: Effect Spore
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 208 Def / 52 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Giga Drain and Sludge Bomb are the preferred STAB moves for healing and applying status, respectively, and allow Vileplume to survive long into the match while wearing down foes. Aromatherapy is the main focus of the set, allowing Vileplume to purge common status such as paralysis from Static and sleep from Rest, helping teammates like Monferno and Bronzor, respectively. Black Sludge is the preferred item for providing passive healing and therefore longevity, but Occa Berry can be used instead to allow Vileplume to check Zebstrika and Monferno in a pinch and potentially status them with Sludge Bomb or Effect Spore. The EVs are for outspeeding base 55 Speed Pokemon such as Ursaring as well as uninvested Torterra, with the rest thrown into Defense to make Vileplume as bulky as possible.

Vileplume's weaknesses to Fire- and Psychic-type attacks from threats like Simisear and Beheeyem can be patched up by teammates such as Tentacool, Scraggy, and Zweilous. Other weaknesses such as Flying- and Ice-type attacks from threats like Dodrio and Sneasel can be mitigated with partners like Stunfisk and Bronzor. Vileplume's resistance to Water-, Fighting-, and Electric-type attacks is highly appreciated by teammates such as Stunfisk, Zweilous, and Swanna. Access to Aromatherapy is also heavily appreciated by Pokemon that rely on Rest such as Bronzor as well as Pokemon that are severely crippled by Static paralysis such as Monferno. Additionally, even though Vileplume is not as passive as other clerics like Audino, it still tends to attract opposing walls such as Klang and Articuno, so wallbreakers such as Simisear and Mawile also make for great teammates. Vileplume makes for a good partner for Pokemon such as Scraggy and Zebstrika, as their usual counters like Machoke and Purugly do not like to risk receiving status from Effect Spore.

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[Bella]

[OVERVIEW]

Utilizing great defensive stats and valued resistances to types such as Water, Fighting, and Electric, Vileplume blossoms in PU as a sturdy tank and an excellent cleric. (Maybe mention some things it can stonewall? Good examples could be Shiftry, Zeb (kinda), and Kingler.) The combination of Aromatherapy, Effect Spore, and being a grounded Poison to soak up Toxic Spikes gives Vileplume the ability to support a large variety of teams and make those teams much more robust in longer matches than the opponent. Vileplume's offensive prowess is also reasonably good in comparison to other clerics like Audino, making it into a cleric that is not inherently passive. (You prob can mention how part of this is just due to the sheer spammablity of Sludge Bomb fishing for poisons i feel.) However, Vileplume's weaknesses to common types such as Fire, Psychic, and Flying from threats like Monferno, Beheeyem, and Swanna means that it can be too pressured to utilize its toolkit to the fullest.

[SET]
name: Cleric
move 1: Giga Drain
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Synthesis
move 4: Aromatherapy
item: Leftovers / Occa Berry
ability: Effect Spore
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 208 Def / 52 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Giga Drain and Sludge Bomb are the preferred STAB moves for healing and applying status, respectively, which allows Vileplume to survive long into the match while wearing down foes. Aromatherapy is the main focus of the set (If its the main focus, would it not make more sense for it to be in moveslot one and move giga and sludge bomb down one slot?), allowing Vileplume to purge common status such as paralysis from Static and sleep from Rest. (mention how this both benefits itself and its team) Leftovers is the preferred item for passive healing and therefore longevity, but Occa Berry can be used to allow Vileplume to check Zebstrika and Monferno in a pinch (mention how it can potentially status the latter.). The EVs are for outspeeding base 55 Speed Pokemon such as Ursaring as well as uninvested Torterra, with the rest thrown into Defense to make Vileplume as bulky as possible.

Vileplume's weaknesses to Fire- and Psychic-type attacks from threats like Simisear and Beheeyem can be patched up by teammates such as Tentacool, Scraggy, and Zweilous. Other weaknesses such as Flying- and Ice-type attacks from threats like Dodrio and Sneasel can be mitigated with partners like Stunfisk and Bronzor. Vileplume's resistances to Water-, Fighting-, and Electric-type attacks is highly appreciated by other Pokemon such as Stunfisk, Zweilous, and Swanna. Access to Aromatherapy is also heavily appreciated by Pokemon that rely on Rest such as Bronzor as well as Pokemon that are susceptible to Static paralysis such as Monferno. Additionally, even though Vileplume is not as passive as other clerics like Audino, it still tends to attract walls such as Klang and Articuno, so wallbreakers that can beat those walls such as Simisear and Mawile also make for great teammates.
(I would probably mention some teammates that benefit from Plumes ability to really deter uturn from ape / purugly / Natu / etc as they really dont wanna deal with Effect Spore RNG. Good examples can be the likes of Zong and Tenta, just mention some Pokemon who get pivoted on often.)
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1/1 nice work!!!

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[OVERVIEW]

Utilizing great defensive stats and valued resistances to types such as Water, Fighting, and Electric, Vileplume blossoms in PU as a sturdy tank and an excellent cleric that walls common threats like Shiftry and Zebstrika. The combination of Aromatherapy, Effect Spore, and being a grounded Poison to soak up Toxic Spikes gives Vileplume the ability to support a large variety of teams and make those teams much more robust fortify them in longer matches than the opponent. Vileplume's offensive prowess is also reasonably good in comparison to other clerics like Audino thanks to the power and poison chance of Sludge Bomb, making it into a cleric that is not inherently passive. However, Vileplume's weaknesses to common types such as Fire, Psychic, and Flying from threats like Monferno, Beheeyem, and Swanna,(add comma) respectively, means that it can be too pressured may face too much pressure to utilize its toolkit to the fullest.

[SET]
name: Cleric
move 1: Aromatherapy
move 2: Giga Drain
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Synthesis
item: Leftovers / Occa Berry
ability: Effect Spore
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 208 Def / 52 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Giga Drain and Sludge Bomb are the preferred STAB moves for healing and applying status, respectively, which allows and allow Vileplume to survive long into the match while wearing down foes. Aromatherapy is the main focus of the set, allowing Vileplume to purge common status such as paralysis from Static and sleep from Rest, helping teammates like Monferno and Bronzor, respectively. Leftovers is the preferred item for providing passive healing and therefore longevity, but Occa Berry can be used instead to allow Vileplume to check Zebstrika and Monferno in a pinch and potentially status them with Sludge Bomb or Effect Spore. The EVs are for outspeeding base 55 Speed Pokemon such as Ursaring as well as uninvested Torterra, with the rest thrown into Defense to make Vileplume as bulky as possible.

Vileplume's weaknesses to Fire- and Psychic-type attacks from threats like Simisear and Beheeyem can be patched up by teammates such as Tentacool, Scraggy, and Zweilous. Other weaknesses such as Flying- and Ice-type attacks from threats like Dodrio and Sneasel can be mitigated with partners like Stunfisk and Bronzor. Vileplume's resistances resistance to Water-, Fighting-, and Electric-type attacks is highly appreciated by other Pokemon teammates such as Stunfisk, Zweilous, and Swanna. Access to Aromatherapy is also heavily appreciated by Pokemon that rely on Rest such as Bronzor as well as Pokemon that are susceptible to severely crippled by Static paralysis such as Monferno. Additionally, even though Vileplume is not as passive as other clerics like Audino, it still tends to attract opposing walls such as Klang and Articuno, so wallbreakers that can beat those walls such as Simisear and Mawile also make for great teammates. Vileplume makes for a good partner for Pokemon such as Scraggy and Zebstrika, as their usual counters like Machoke and Purugly do not like having to potentially attack into to risk receiving status from Effect Spore.

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nicely written analysis! I dub this gp 1/1 and my work here is done
GP Team done