Item Assault Vest

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I tested on Showdown a bit with the Assault Vest and I love Tyranitar much more :D
It's ridicilous how much hit it can take, but the phisicilly side is really poor...

I've tested Rotom-W with the Vest and it's....ok
0 SpAtk Celebi Giga Drain vs 232 HP/0 +1 SpDef Rotom-W: 34,11% - 40,8% 3 hits to KO
255 SpAtk Choice Specs Latios Draco Meteor vs 232 HP/0 +1 SpDef Rotom-W: 72,24% - 85,28% 2 hits to KO
255 SpAtk Jolteon Thunderbolt vs 232 HP/0 +1 SpDef Rotom-W: 29,1% - 34,45% 3-4 hits to KO

I'm intereseted who good Assault Vest is on Latias/Latios but I didn't tested it so far.
 
Hmmm some creative Assault Vest idea ? Let's go ;). Yeah, for Pokebank obviously (unless you can find Hariyama somewhere ?).

Hariyama @ Assault Vest
EVs: 252 Def / 252 Atk / 4 SpD (or 252 SpD / 4 Def, both have their uses)
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Thick Fat
~ Force Palm / Close Combat
~ Stone Edge / Rock Slide
~ Bullet Punch / Elemental Punch
~ Filler (probably another Elemental Punch)

I would say really interesting user of this item. Hariyama was considered pretty underwhelming Pokemon in OU, which I find somewhat strange. His ability to check/counter Pokemon like Tyranitar, Volcarona, Scizor, Heatran, Weavile, Terrakion and few others new additions (Pangoro, Tyrantrum, Charizard Y, etc.) sounds like a Pokemon with pretty good niche. Thick Fat Fighting typing gives a really unique amount of resistances (-Dark, -Rock, -Ice, -Fire, -Bug) allowing him check/counter stuff which normal fighting types can't like Volcarona or Heatran, while still countering those Dark, Bug and Rock types. Also his base attack is pretty high, so he actually hurts stuff back. Some food for thought.
 
How about Assault vest (non-mega) Blastoise? He can still rapid spin while holding it and can take dragon tail as a phasing move. You'll lose leftovers recovery, but the ability to switch into special attacks with an uninvested SpD stat could be useful depending on your team comp. Something like:

Blastoise @ Assault vest
Bold, 252HP, 200Def, 56SpA
-Scald
-Ice beam
-Rapid spin
-Dragon tail

Not sure if its enough to justify using him over another rapid spinner, but its an option
 
Kejmur said:
Hmmm some creative Assault Vest idea ? Let's go ;). Yeah, for Pokebank obviously (unless you can find Hariyama somewhere ?).

Hariyama @ Assault Vest
EVs: 252 Def / 252 Atk / 4 SpD (or 252 SpD / 4 Def, both have their uses)
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Thick Fat
~ Force Palm / Close Combat
~ Stone Edge / Rock Slide
~ Bullet Punch / Elemental Punch
~ Filler (probably another Elemental Punch)

I would say really interesting user of this item. Hariyama was considered pretty underwhelming Pokemon in OU, which I find somewhat strange. His ability to check/counter Pokemon like Tyranitar, Volcarona, Scizor, Heatran, Weavile, Terrakion and few others new additions (Pangoro, Tyrantrum, Charizard Y, etc.) sounds like a Pokemon with pretty good niche. Thick Fat Fighting typing gives a really unique amount of resistances (-Dark, -Rock, -Ice, -Fire, -Bug) allowing him check/counter stuff which normal fighting types can't like Volcarona or Heatran, while still countering those Dark, Bug and Rock types. Also his base attack is pretty high, so he actually hurts stuff back. Some food for thought.
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You can actually catch Hariyama in-game.
 
Ckarasu said:
Lopunny. It has Klutz, so it can be used to shut down Blissey and the like.
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I'm thinking this idea is too gimmicky to make serious use of, but cursory research seems to indicate that both Lopunny (Switcheroo) and Swoobat (Trick) can take advantage of Klutz to pass an Assault Vest. Giving an Assault Vest to the right Pokemon (especially a hazard-setting lead) is almost as good as a KO in some circumstances. And with Swoobat's base 114 Speed, he could probably get Trick in before most of his targets are able to move. Haven't done any calcs, but I'm thinking of a set kind of like this:

Swoobat @ Assault Vest
Ability: Klutz
252 Speed / 252 SpD / 4 Def
Trick
Torment
Endeavor
Light Screen / Reflect / Thunder Wave

It doesn't get Defog, does it? The tricky part here is finding a way that it can serve some sort of use to the team aside from its one gimmick. All of that said, lead this thing against an opposing lead Smeargle and you should be golden.
 
been having some pretty good success with Scrafty. Has has almost every useful attacking move.

Scrafty @ Assault Vest
252 HP / 252 SpD/ 4 Atk
Knock Off
Drain Punch
Dragon Tail
Ice Punch/Crunch

This guy takes on any megagengar set. Even the perish song one.
STAB Drain Punch for recovery.
Stab Knock off
Works as a Phaser.
The 4th move is your coverage move of choice.

This guy also counters tyranitar despite being a special tank.

252 SpA Life Orb Gengar Focus Blast vs. +1 252 HP / 252+ SpD Scrafty: 148-177 (44.31 - 52.99%) -- 0.39% chance to 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Latios Draco Meteor vs. +1 252 HP / 252+ SpD Scrafty: 139-165 (41.61 - 49.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
 
Tyranitar with assault vest is pretty much the best thing I've ever used. Taking 40% from mega gengar and crunch ohkoing it never felt so good.
 
tarspaceheel said:
I'm thinking this idea is too gimmicky to make serious use of, but cursory research seems to indicate that both Lopunny (Switcheroo) and Swoobat (Trick) can take advantage of Klutz to pass an Assault Vest. Giving an Assault Vest to the right Pokemon (especially a hazard-setting lead) is almost as good as a KO in some circumstances. And with Swoobat's base 114 Speed, he could probably get Trick in before most of his targets are able to move. Haven't done any calcs, but I'm thinking of a set kind of like this:

Swoobat @ Assault Vest
Ability: Klutz
252 Speed / 252 SpD / 4 Def
Trick
Torment
Endeavor
Light Screen / Reflect / Thunder Wave

It doesn't get Defog, does it? The tricky part here is finding a way that it can serve some sort of use to the team aside from its one gimmick. All of that said, lead this thing against an opposing lead Smeargle and you should be golden.
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Can't use any of those attacks but endeavor with vest.
 
DunnoBro said:
Can't use any of those attacks but endeavor with vest.
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I think you're lost, friend. It has the Klutz ability.

"Klutz prevents use of held items on the Pokémon with the Ability. It disables the battle effect of the held item, rather than preventing an item from being held."

AKA Assualt vest won't take effect and you can use trick or switcheroo to put it on an opponent that doesn't want it, like a stall, wall, or baton passer.
 
Slheyas said:
This is actually a fantastic idea.

Just imagine tricking it on Smeargle, instant shutdown. Opponent is left with a completely useless Pokemon.
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What's more if you use Entertainment after that you'll change another pokemon's ability to Klutz. This essentially means they can't use their item OR ability. But does it revert if they switch? Still, what an interesting idea.

Lopunny@Assault Vest
Klutz
Timid 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252Spd
~ Switcheroo
~ Entertainment
~ Magic Coat/Mirror Coat
~ Last Resort/Rain Dance/Sunny Day/Sandstorm/Fake Tears/Charm/Heal Bell/Copycat

This set is potentially epic. Switcheroo your Vest onto a support pokemon rendering them nigh useless. Afterwards, Entertainment can be used to shut down a second pokemon's ability AND item since Klutz means they can't use it. If the user is likely to carry Taunt or is a Prankster user than simply Megic Coat in their face. Interestingly Lopunny's SpD is a respectable 95 and it's even higher with Assault Vest. This means it can potentially Mirror Coat and actually nab a kill before having to use Switcheroo. This depends on damage calcs. The final slot should be for some support move. Last Resort is situational and her attack is measly but it's 210 BP after STAB so that's SOMEthing. You can run a weather move if enough of your team benefits. Charm or Fake Tears can put the enemy in a real bad position giving you good momentum. Heal Bell to save your team or if you have a lot of Rest users. And Copycat... well, there are lots of possible shenanigans there. She does have Baton Pass but she'd only be able to send Agility and Substitute. Her speed is a good 105 so she can outpace all standard slow support mon no problem and Magic Coat the rest and Pranksters.

Wow... this set is evil.
 
Klutz-tricking an Assault Vest's only disadvantage is that it's single use and that it can backfire against a good prediction. Otherwise, it's better than Taunt at everything else - even being able to 'Taunt' Magic Bouncers

Jaroda said:
Interestingly Lopunny's SpD is a respectable 95 and it's even higher with Assault Vest
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You're forgetting that Klutz also nullifies the SpD boost
 
Jaroda said:
What's more if you use Entertainment after that you'll change another pokemon's ability to Klutz. This essentially means they can't use their item OR ability. But does it revert if they switch? Still, what an interesting idea.

Lopunny@Assault Vest
Klutz
Timid 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252Spd
~ Switcheroo
~ Entertainment
~ Magic Coat/Mirror Coat
~ Last Resort/Rain Dance/Sunny Day/Sandstorm/Fake Tears/Charm/Heal Bell/Copycat

This set is potentially epic. Switcheroo your Vest onto a support pokemon rendering them nigh useless. Afterwards, Entertainment can be used to shut down a second pokemon's ability AND item since Klutz means they can't use it. If the user is likely to carry Taunt or is a Prankster user than simply Megic Coat in their face. Interestingly Lopunny's SpD is a respectable 95 and it's even higher with Assault Vest. This means it can potentially Mirror Coat and actually nab a kill before having to use Switcheroo. This depends on damage calcs. The final slot should be for some support move. Last Resort is situational and her attack is measly but it's 210 BP after STAB so that's SOMEthing. You can run a weather move if enough of your team benefits. Charm or Fake Tears can put the enemy in a real bad position giving you good momentum. Heal Bell to save your team or if you have a lot of Rest users. And Copycat... well, there are lots of possible shenanigans there. She does have Baton Pass but she'd only be able to send Agility and Substitute. Her speed is a good 105 so she can outpace all standard slow support mon no problem and Magic Coat the rest and Pranksters.

Wow... this set is evil.
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Why, just why...? The whole point of using klutz trick is that the opponent CAN'T use their moves. Why in the world would you entrain klutz, nullifying the effect?
 
So I know it may not be an optimal set, but has anyone considered Aegislash?
I was toying with the idea of mixed Aegislash since 150 split offenses is Rayquaza level good, and figure if King's Shield is dropped there could be some use.
Was thinking something like:

Aegislash @Assault Vest
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Sp.Atk
Brave Nature
~ Shadow Sneak/Shadow Ball
~ Flash Cannon
~ Sacred Sword
~ Hidden Power [Bug]/Head Smash

Stance Change basically puts Aegislash at 505 Defenses when in Shield Forme, and and helps cushion the pitiful defenses while in Blade Forme to be 205 (as opposed to the paper thin 137 without any EVs/Nature boost) assuming max IVs. I imagine it would help with taking hits if you play the whole Blade/Shield mind games wrong.

Otherwise, the set aims to throw people off from the standard Aegislash set, which from what I see are entirely physical. Shadow Sneak for priority since Brave on 60 Base Speed is pretty slow, but Shadow Ball if you want to go for raw special power. HP Bug for Malamar that think you'll spam Knight's Shield, and Head Smash for admittedly awesome coverage on Fire Types.

Nature/EVs could probably use some tweaking for optimizing this set in particular. If you wanted to give up offensive power and do that, you could always go:
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 Sp.Def
Sassy Nature

Puts Aegislash at 505 Def/657Sp.Def Shield Forme, and 207/327Sp.Def Blade Forme (while still maintaining a so-so 337 split offenses).
 
I've been loving Snorlax with Assault Vest as a partner for my Charizard-Y. Based a team around these two and have been seeing some success.

Snowlax @ Assault Vest
Ability: Think Fat
EVs: 252 Atk / 52 Def / 200 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Crunch
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Return

I won't have access to an Ice Punch Snorlax in game until Pokebank is released, but this guy is a beast. Does well against Bulky Dragons and Electric types, which are the two things my Char-Y struggles with.
 
Idk if it has already been brought up, but defensive pokemon with regenerator make great use of assault vest, because they can recover lost health by just switching out. Slowbro/king and tangrowth are good candidates, because they actually have decent offensive stats and will not be complete setup-bait.
 
Assault Vest Florges is great. it's got more Sp.Defense than goodra, and can easily come in on opponents and take very little damage.
Florges@Assault vest
Nature:Calm/Modest
EVs- 72HP/184SpA/252SpD
-Moonblast
-Energy Ball
-Psychic
-HP Ground
These moves get great coverage, hitting 10/18 types for SE damage.

MegaMewtwoY PsySTRIKE vs. Florges- 252 SpA Choice Specs (custom) Psystrike vs. 72 HP / 0 Def (custom): 228-268 (72.38 - 85.07%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
MegaMewtwoY PsyCHIC vs. Florges- 252 SpA Choice Specs (custom) Psychic vs. +1 72 HP / 252 SpD (custom): 106-126 (33.65 - 40%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
Note- These two above statistics weren't even with a SpD increasing nature!
Keldeo Specs Hydro Pump In RAIN vs. Florges- 252 SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Hydro Pump vs. +1 72 HP / 252+ SpD (custom) in rain: 142-168 (45.07 - 53.33%) -- 31.25% chance to 2HKO
Volcarona Fiery Dance +6 vs. Florges- +6 252+ SpA Volcarona Fiery Dance vs. +1 72 HP / 252+ SpD (custom): 208-246 (66.03 - 78.09%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
 
When I first saw this item I cried a little because it seemed tailor made for Rhyperior

Bulky Fighter Rhyperior

Rhyperior @ Assault Vest
Evs : 252 Atk/ 252 SpD / 4 Hp
Nature: Adamant
Ability Solid Rock
Earthquake
Stone Edge
Hammer Arm
Mega Horn

He's been working really well for me because of his naturally high Def combined with Solid Rock means he can actually trade with "counters" and deal suprising damage. I've had loads of players trying to stab SpA him only to get Stone Edged/EQed/Megahorned to death. I think the set has good type coverage and hits a lot of threats. Best part is, he doesn't really care about switching out.

yeah, I miss leftovers, but this has been pretty fun to watch him knock off two or three of the enemy pokes while weathering terrible blows. I can only imagine how tanky he gets in Sand.
 
Jaroda said:
What's more if you use Entertainment after that you'll change another pokemon's ability to Klutz. This essentially means they can't use their item OR ability. But does it revert if they switch? Still, what an interesting idea.

Lopunny@Assault Vest
Klutz
Timid 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252Spd
~ Switcheroo
~ Entertainment
~ Magic Coat/Mirror Coat
~ Last Resort/Rain Dance/Sunny Day/Sandstorm/Fake Tears/Charm/Heal Bell/Copycat

This set is potentially epic. Switcheroo your Vest onto a support pokemon rendering them nigh useless. Afterwards, Entertainment can be used to shut down a second pokemon's ability AND item since Klutz means they can't use it. If the user is likely to carry Taunt or is a Prankster user than simply Megic Coat in their face. Interestingly Lopunny's SpD is a respectable 95 and it's even higher with Assault Vest. This means it can potentially Mirror Coat and actually nab a kill before having to use Switcheroo. This depends on damage calcs. The final slot should be for some support move. Last Resort is situational and her attack is measly but it's 210 BP after STAB so that's SOMEthing. You can run a weather move if enough of your team benefits. Charm or Fake Tears can put the enemy in a real bad position giving you good momentum. Heal Bell to save your team or if you have a lot of Rest users. And Copycat... well, there are lots of possible shenanigans there. She does have Baton Pass but she'd only be able to send Agility and Substitute. Her speed is a good 105 so she can outpace all standard slow support mon no problem and Magic Coat the rest and Pranksters.

Wow... this set is evil.
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Entertainment is suuuper gimmicky unless the ability is Truant with Durant, and even then it forces a switch just like any old Yawn would.You'd serve better to use Encore or Thunder Wave. But Assault Vest can easily cripple tons of Pokemon and I think otherwise, this is a pretty neat set. Assault Vest can really cripple tons of Pokemon. Mirror Coat is an interesting idea and could make for some awesome surprise KOs. In an ideal world Lopunny could cripple your opponents support with Assault Vest, status another mon, and take one out with Mirror Coat. This set really relies on surprise power, however.

Assault Vest is really warming up to me. It seemed kinda meh at first but on Tyranitar, Conkledurr, Rhyperior, etc. it seems really cool. I wish Rhyperior had Perma-Sandstorm support still to make it a hardcore tank.

Also already been said but this seems GREAT on Tangrowth/Slowbro thanks to Regenerator.Tangrowth's only bad stat is special defense (besides speed of course) but it will REALLY miss Sleep Powder and Leech Seed. Probably should just run Lefties, honestly. Notably it still has Knock Off which is a great support move still usable with AV.
 
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Been running:

Conkeldurr
-Mach punch
-Drain Punch
-Ice Punch
-Payback

Ice punch for dragons and gliscor who would otherwise wall this set. Payback for aegislash, jellicent and a few others. This thing can tank hits from pokes that would otherwise give him trouble such as greninja/lati@s. Guts is apse essential to this set to block WoW/Scald, however iron fist could work too.
 
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