Mixed Tank
Mixed Tank:
110 HP/ 70 Atk/ 102 Def/ 95 SpA/ 102 SpD/ 61 Spe
Physical Sweepiness: 88, Rank: -1, Below Average
Physical Tankiness: 156, Rank: 4, Very Good
Special Sweepiness: 112, Rank: 1, Above Average
Special Tankiness: 156, Rank: 4, Very Good
Offense/Defense Balance: -18.1, Moderate Bias to Defense
Physical/Special Balance: -13.1, Moderate Bias to Special
Overall Rating: 394, Very Good
Base Stat Total: 540*
Other Pokemon with this BST: Blissey, Electivire, Gyarados, Kingdra, Magmortar, Milotic, Snorlax
*If I could push the BST higher to, say, 555 (THE LIMIT), I would put 5 in each defense stat and 5 in SpA, although that would push this guy into "Excellent" territory. Why that is bad, however, is beyond me.
HP: 361-424, so there's tons of options. This gives 101+ subs if you want with EVs left over for other things. It also gives this guy the bulkiness it's looking for.
Atk: 158-262, so it's not overlooked, but also not encouraged. This poke can still pull off the seemingly much desired Volt Tackle when it needs to.
Def/SpD: 216-333 for both. I think mixed defenses are best because it makes this pokemon more versatile and you can EV to suit the needs of your team. Another advantage to this is that the opponent will need to find out if he/she is dealing with a physical or special variant before he/she can formulate a strategy.
SpA: 203-317, so it can pack a punch. I also think this CAP should have at least some threatening presence beyond an annoying thing to take down (looking at you, Blissey (not that this thing will be taking down Blissey, just saying)).
Spe: 142-243. People seem to be wanting to outrun Skarmory, Metagross, and Breloom with 71 speed, but Meta and Loom almost always run speed EVs and this guy probably won't. At 61, it still outruns Swampert and most other grounds switching in to absorb a T-bolt and KO back with EQ. And, with its bulky spread, it won't really need to rely on speed to be effective. And do we really need another 80-110 base speed dragon in OU? How about a more strategic, thoughtful dragon whose first inclination isn't to Outrage or Draco Meteor before the other guy does? That would be refreshing.
Overall, this spread fits the "somewhat defensive" mold perfectly at -20<-18.1<0, being bulkier than Swampert, Jirachi, Celebi (bonus: less than half the weaknesses and infinitely better STABs) and can outperform many dedicated walls, such as Vaporeon and Skarmory, with its ability to take hits from both sides of the spectrum while simultaneously threatening competent offensive power.
Side Notes
I've compiled a quick list of things that will probably be switching in on a "moderately defensive electric/dragon" poke, which will be relevant when we finally do choose a spread:
Faster Dragons: Salamence, Flygon, Latias, Dragonite, Kingdra
- can switch in on a non-damaging attack and lay down something fierce with LO Outrages and Draco Meteors. Some Latias and Dragonite will be able to survive a predicted Draco Meteor or Dragon Pulse and hit back hard. Our defensive dragon will never be outrunning these guys, so speed is not so important.
Ground Types: Swampert, Dugtrio, Gliscor, Hippowdon, etc.
- can come in on an electric attack and almost always carry EQ (cause why not?). Fortunately, they tend to be slow and have negligible SpD, which is why I think our dragon should have higher SpA. There are four OU ground types that a base 61 Spe pokemon can't outrun: Flygon (w/ 2 SE STABs, so no point in staying in), Mamoswine (ice shard will negate speed even if it's raised), Gliscor, and Dugtrio. in order to outrun the next slowest ground-type, Gliscor, CAP 8 would need to run 96 speed or higher.
Steels w/ SE attacks
- These guys are the only ones confident enough of coming in on a dragon attack and usually won't mind T-bolt too much. Some Bronzong have EQ, and Metagross almost always does (and outspeeds it). Lucario runs Ice Punch (or EQ) almost always and Jirachi some of the time. You will never see a Heatran without Earth Power and some have Dragon Pulse. Agility SubPetaya Empoleon runs Ice Beam, although it won't be switching in to T-bolts. Metagross, Lucario, and Heatran stand out as the most common and hardest-hitting steels, so they should get extra attention when considering defensive stats.
Other Bulky EQers and HP Icers
- T-Tar and Snorlax can take hits like champs and often run EQ. Jolteon and Electivire absorb electric attacks and very often run HP Ice and EQ, respectively.
Blissey
Magnezone
- Only pokemon that resists both STABs and will most often force you to switch while it subs or gets a free attack in.
Based on this list, I think this pokemon should have access to both Thick Fat (not a very popular opinion on the ability discussion page, though) and Magnet Rise to take out two of its three weaknesses (and thus making it an excellent mid-late game player when the opponent's dragon is gone), but that's another discussion for another time.
On to Damage Calculations
Defense, with my spread:
More physical (404/333/261; 172/252/84 EVs):
Life Orb Adamant 252 Atk Salamence Outrage: 100.9%-119.5% (w/out Life Orb: 77.7%-92.1%)
1 DD Adamant 252 Atk Kingdra Outrage: 91.1%-107.4%
Standard Adamant 252 Atk Metagross Earthquake: 43.6%-51.5%
CB Adamant 252 Atk Mamoswine Earthquake: 95.0%-112.1%
" " Ice Shard: 37.6%-45.0%
CB Adamant 252 Atk Dugtrio Earthquake: 68.3%-80.7%
CB Adamant 252 Atk Tyranitar Earthquake: 64.4%-76.2%
Life Orb Adamant 252 Atk Electivire Earthquake: 53.0%-62.3%
1 SD Adamant 252 Atk Lucario Ice Punch: 55.9%-66.3%
Relaxed 156 Atk Bronzong Explosion: 67.3%-79.5%
More Special (404/261/333; 172/84/252 EVs):
2 CM Timid 283 SpA (stat) Latias Dragon Pulse: 81.7%-96.5%
LO Modest 252 SpA (EVs again) Latias Draco Meteor: 101.5%-120.3% (w/out LO: 78.7%-92.6%)
Modest 252 SpA Heatran Earth Power: 38.1%-45.0%
Modest 252 SpA Magnezone HP Ice: 29.7%-35.1%
Choice Specs Modest 252 SpA Jolteon HP Ice: 39.1%-46.5%
+1 SpA Modest 252 SpA Empoleon Ice Beam: 53.5%-63.4%
Modest 252 SpA Porygon-Z Ice Beam: 41.6%-49.0%
" " w/ 1 Nasty Plot: 82.2%-97.0%
(Note: these damage calculations represent, for the most part, the most extreme threats to this pokemon in the game, not the ones most typically seen in all cases)
Offense, with my spread (for the most part, only special)
Stat: 190 Atk (56 EVs: a little random, but you're not going to be investing much here anyways)
Volt Tackle vs. max Def/HP Bold Suicune: 34.1%-40.6%
Volt Tackle vs. max Def/HP Bold Gyarados: 88.3%-104.6%
Volt Tackle vs. max Def/HP Bold Vaporeon: 44.0%-52.2%
Volt Tackle vs. max Def/HP Bold Blissey: 26.5%-31.2%
Stat: 226 SpA (No SpA EVs)
Draco Meteor vs. 0HP/0SpD Naughty Salamence: 117.8%-138.4%
Dragon Pulse vs. 0HP/0SpD Naughty Salamence: 76.1%-89.4%
Draco Meteor vs. max HP/SpD Calm Latias: 47.8%-56.6%
Draco Meteor vs. max HP/SpD Calm Blissey: 11.7%-14.0% (just for a laugh)
Thunderbolt vs. BulkyGyara: 107.0%-126.5%
Thunderbolt vs. max HP/Def Bold Suicune: 43.1%-50.1%
Thunderbolt vs. 188 HP/252 Def Bold Vaporeon: 46.4%-54.0%
Stat: 317 SpA (252 EVs)
Dragon Pulse vs. 0HP/0SpD Naughty Salamence: 105.7%-125.1%
Draco Meteor vs. max HP/SpD Calm Latias: 66.5%-79.1%
Thunderbolt vs. max HP/Def Bold Suicune: 60.9%-71.8%
" " after 1 CM: 40.6%-48.0%
Thunderbolt vs. 188 HP/252 Def Bold Vaporeon: 64.3%-75.4%
So there you have it. Let me know what you think.