SANDLESS SPECIAL SPONGE
adambaldwin (Lileep) (F) @ Eviolite
Trait: Storm Drain
EVs: 228 HP / 140 Def / 140 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Stealth Rock / Toxic
- Recover
- Energy Ball
- Hidden Power [Fire]
Actual Stats without Eviolite calculated:
26 HP / x / 16 Def / 12 SpA / 18 SpD / 8 Spe
Here's the Chinchou (totally destroys the above set), Misdreavus, Carvanha, Staryu, and... Gastly counter/check I used for the majority of this round featured on my rmt here:
http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3450641, and I also wrote up this set for the analysis in C&C.
Takes like 38% from Mixed LO Crunch Carvanha, while it takes 48% from Physical Sweeper LO Crunch Carvanha, and ohkos them both back with a LO Energy Ball. Ice Beam from the aforementioned threats are uncommon, but do like 38% without a LO. Misdreavus can't beat Lileep unless it has Nasty Plot or Trick, as even a LO Timid HP Fighting does 38%. It isn't weak to 4x weak to Fire like Ferroseed, it isn't even weak to fire at all, and its immune to Water-Type attacks, even getting a Special Attack boost from them when hit by it.
It's a wonder why Lileep isn't used more over things like Ferroseed. Probably because of the thought that Lileep is a sand only Pokemon or something, sure it loses the Special Defense boost, but its still a fucking amazing Pokemon without it, and better than stupid Ferroseed! Did I mention it gets Recover and 2HKOs Ferroseed, two big things that that spike ball doesn't get.
Also, that extra point in HP I remember I had it like that for a reason, to take some specific hits (since you could scavenge a SpA and Speed point from that one HP point and Recover rounds up), but I forgot what it was.
Edit: I REMEMBERED! It's to take a Blizzard from Scarf or Eviolite Chinchou / Staryu during Hail and recover off the damage without being 2HKOd, on average. It does 12/26 damage on average and Hail does 1, so if i get hit by Blizzard twice it would add up to 25 damage when counting Hail, but with 26 HP I'll survive with 1 HP, then I can just Recover until Blizzard runs out of PP, since it only has 8.