Item Assault Vest

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The benchmark of of 252 HP / 148 Sp Def secures a 2HKO, which, all things considered, isnt a bad thing considering its Char Y, even 2HKO in sand, and that's with careful.

For Rhy, that will be the best one could hope for as no amount of investment will stop it from 2HKOing him, as even maxed its still 92.6% chance to OHKO.

If we go with the 252/148 spread, still 2HKO from a hydro pump from Mega Toise (wont be runninvthat, but for damage sake). What would the investment of all his remaining EVs in Atk grant him KOs in?

EDIT: Scratch the Toise calc, I had in at 252...and sand...... silly me XD
 
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108+ Atk Rhyperior Avalanche vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gliscor: 340-404 (96 - 114.1%) -- 75% chance to OHKO
108+ Atk Rhyperior Fire Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 344-408 (100 - 118.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
108+ Atk Rhyperior Avalanche vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 468-552 (111.4 - 131.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
108+ Atk Rhyperior Avalanche vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 288-340 (89.1 - 105.2%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO
108+ Atk Rhyperior Avalanche vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Goodra: 368-434 (95.8 - 113%) -- 75% chance to OHKO

some stuff that it can ohko that it previously was not able to while running no atk evs.

also, sorry for derailing I know that this is the Ass. Vest thread, not Rhyperior thread.
 
DaiGuren said:
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108+ Atk Rhyperior Avalanche vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gliscor: 340-404 (96 - 114.1%) -- 75% chance to OHKO
108+ Atk Rhyperior Fire Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 344-408 (100 - 118.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
108+ Atk Rhyperior Avalanche vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 468-552 (111.4 - 131.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
108+ Atk Rhyperior Avalanche vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 288-340 (89.1 - 105.2%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO
108+ Atk Rhyperior Avalanche vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Goodra: 368-434 (95.8 - 113%) -- 75% chance to OHKO

some stuff that it can ohko that it previously was not able to while running no atk evs.

also, sorry for derailing I know that this is the Ass. Vest thread, not Rhyperior thread.
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Eh I think it would be alright as we are discussing an Assault Vest set. I do like having the ability to possibly OHKO Dragonite through Scale.

I think that looks great truth be told. Can't wait to try him out with Avalanche now, and I'm real glad yall were willing to critique the set and make it better. Wonder how many other Assault Vest users are waiting to be used.
 
Has Drapion been mentioned? It's one of the few users that can inflict Toxic to a foe using Poison Fang. Remember, this gen that's a 50% chance to badly poison the target. It also has Knock Off.
 
MagicMissingno said:
Has Drapion been mentioned? It's one of the few users that can inflict Toxic to a foe using Poison Fang. Remember, this gen that's a 50% chance to badly poison the target. It also has Knock Off.
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Those are great but imo Drapion doesn't have two of the three traits that legit Ass. Vest should have which is:
a.) A way to regenerate hp and compensate for the lack of leftovers i.e. Regenerator, Giga Drain, Drain Punch, etc.
b.) Obscenely high defensive stats/great defensive abilities.
c.) Useable offensive stats worthy of a tank.

That said, you are welcome to test Drapion out and prove me wrong. Not everything that looks good on paper does well in practice.
 
d.) at least half of its attack moves also have unique properties.

Moves like Rapid Spin, Knock Off, Body Slam, Lava Plume, Clear Smog, Power Up Punch, Charge Beam, etc.

Knock Off is a fantastic move and if your main goal is support then Assault Vest lets you get more of them off, although it's way better suited to Madibuzz if you ask me. It can work, it just likely won't be outstanding, considering you'll attractd Earthquakes more than anything
 
DaiGuren said:
Those are great but imo Drapion doesn't have two of the three traits that legit Ass. Vest should have which is:
a.) A way to regenerate hp and compensate for the lack of leftovers i.e. Regenerator, Giga Drain, Drain Punch, etc.
b.) Obscenely high defensive stats/great defensive abilities.
c.) Useable offensive stats worthy of a tank.

That said, you are welcome to test Drapion out and prove me wrong. Not everything that looks good on paper does well in practice.
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Actually, MagicMissingno Assault Vest Drapion has been mentioned before, and it's by far his best shot.

You don't necessarily need a HP regenerating move/ability, although that's certainly a big plus for Conkeldurr and others. Also, high defensive stats are the opposite of what an Assault Vest user wants - AV is best on Pokemon with good HP but low Special Defense, allowing them to turn 2HKO's into 3HKO's. Pokemon with already high defensive stats should use leftovers. Finally, Drapion does have a great defensive typing and decent offensive stats, but more importantly...

Jaroda said:
d.) at least half of its attack moves also have unique properties.
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...this! This is the biggest factor for success with Assault Vest. It's not good enough to just sit there at eat hits - an AV user must have plenty of utility despite lacking status moves. That's why U-Turn, Rapid Spin, and Knock Off are staples on many of the best AV users like Rotom, Excadrill, and Conkeldurr.

Drapion has both Poison Fang, which is a decent STAB move with a great 50% chance to Toxic the opponent, as well as STAB Knock Off, which is amazing on just about anything. His final two moves will likely be EQ & Pursuit. However, Drapion really suffers from a lack of base stats. As Jaroda mentioned, there are plenty of other Pokemon that could fill its role of special tank and probably pull it off with more success than Drapion.
 
Shroomisaur

Ahh I see. I might've jumped the gun, I was gonna say "Obscenely high Def/HP stats or great defensive capabilities" but idk what went over in my mind and just lump them together.

Though I was thinking that Drapion wouldn't be able to stay in long enough to utilize the Toxic that comes from Poison Fang since it doesn't get any regenerative move. Idk why gf doesn't make a Dark-type move that drains hp. I mean, draining hp is a pretty dark thing to do o_o but that's just me.
 
There is a general misconception in Assault Vest's optimum application if you ask me. AV is meant for tanks, Leftovers is made for walls.

Assault Vest is great on pokemon with mediocre to poor speed that have decent to good attack stats and the right abilities and offensive moves to be able to deal more damage before succumbing. Walls on the other hand with fantastic defenses perform far FAR better with passive Leftovers recovery and the ability to use support moves. It's why I pull my hair out when I see so many Assault Vest Goodras. It has 150 SpD! You receive virtually no benefit from the item, whereas Leftovers mitigates all damage over time.
 
Jaroda said:
It's why I pull my hair out when I see so many Assault Vest Goodras. It has 150 SpD! You receive virtually no benefit from the item, whereas Leftovers mitigates all damage over time.
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...I came thiiiiiiiiiiiiiis close to posting the exact same thing about AV Goodra (I held off since we were talking about Drapion). You're exactly right, Leftovers is nearly always the superior option for something with incredible special defense stats (walls), which is why I pointed out that excellent defenses are actually the opposite of an ideal AV user (tanks).

To sum it up, the ideal AV user is a tank that has:

1. A great attacking movepool with large amounts of utility (U-Turn, Volt Switch, Knock Off, Rapid Spin, Drain Punch, Giga Drain, Scald, Priority, etc).
2. Good attacking stats to weaken & KO opposing Pokemon before falling.
3. Solid HP but low-ish SpD stats to make use of the AV boost, best combined with a great Ability or specially defensive typing.

This is why Conkeldurr is such a great choice, he meets all these criteria. He has Knock Off and Drain Punch, two of the best utility attacking moves combined with Mach Punch. He has an amazing attack stat to KO multiple opposing Pokemon before he falls thanks to his boosted SpD. He has a great ability in Guts, a great HP stat, and the low SpD stat that's calling out for the AV boost!
 
My thoughts exactly. Conk is one of the premier examples of a great Assault Vest user, arguably one of his best sets if his Bulk Up set wasn't still so great (it really is). If he had a better defensive typing then yeah, no contest. I swear by AV Regirock though. It's an amazing pairing.

Intimidate and Regenerator are natural parirings for the item. Landorus-T, Arcanine, Hitmontop and a few others make great use of the item. Gyarados in theoy would if his DDance and bulky Rest sets weren't so superior. Oh man, if only Mega Manectric could run Assault Vest *salivates*.
 
Jaroda said:
There is a general misconception in Assault Vest's optimum application if you ask me. AV is meant for tanks, Leftovers is made for walls.

Assault Vest is great on pokemon with mediocre to poor speed that have decent to good attack stats and the right abilities and offensive moves to be able to deal more damage before succumbing. Walls on the other hand with fantastic defenses perform far FAR better with passive Leftovers recovery and the ability to use support moves. It's why I pull my hair out when I see so many Assault Vest Goodras. It has 150 SpD! You receive virtually no benefit from the item, whereas Leftovers mitigates all damage over time.
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I agree to an extent!

Assuming Goodra is the defender when calculating damage, the difference in damage taken when comparing 252 HP / 252 SDEF Leftovers Goodra to 204 HP / 252 SATK / 52 SPE Goodra is negligible. However, Goodra has a really shitty support movepool, which literally consists of Dragon Tail and Toxic (he doesn't even have access to Thunder Wave). In addition to that, Goodra's Special Attack stat, while respectable, definitely won't be hitting anything hard without investment, which is unfortunate given his wonderful offensive movepool (which consists of, but is not limited to: Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Fire Blast, Focus Blast, Sludge Bomb and Draco Meteor). By running Assault Vest, Goodra is able to capitalize on his wonderful offensive movepool and retaliate against some of the most powerful Special Attackers roaming the tier - and win!

That said, Assault Vest Goodra is even more dependent on Rapid Spin / Defog, Cleric, and Wish Support to ensure his longevity - much more so than non-Assault Vest Goodra because they have access to Leftovers. Here are some of the calculations I did to compare:

252 HP / 252 SDEF (Calm) Goodra w/Leftovers
vs. 252 SATK (Timid) Latios w/Life Orb Draco Meteor (130 Base Power): 77.8 - 92.1% -- 31.3% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers.
vs. 252 SATK (Timid) [Sheer Force] Landorus-I w/Life Orb Earth Power (90 Base Power): 31.7 - 38% -- 94.9 chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers.
vs. 252 SATK (Timid) [Protean] Greninja w/Life Orb Ice Beam (90 Base Power): 45.3 - 54.9% -- 95.7% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers.

204 HP / 0 SDEF (Modest) Goodra w/Assault Vest
vs. 252 SATK (Timid) Latios w/Life Orb Draco Meteor (130 Base Power): 69.8 - 82.5% -- Guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock.
vs. 252 SATK (Timid) [Sheer Force] Landorus-I w/Life Orb Earth Power (90 Base Power): 29.3 - 34.6% -- Guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock.
vs. 252 SATK (Timid) [Protean] Greninja w/Life Orb Ice Beam (90 Base Power): 40.5 - 48.9% -- 71.5% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock.

Both variants of Goodra can tackle some of the most powerful special offenders OU has to offer. It's just a toss up between hitting harder and being able to better perform a role as a pivot, I think.

If Goodra had Calm Mind, though, this wouldn't be up for debate.
 
I was thinking...

AV Magnezone perhaps?

Not much use for it, but you could allow magnezone to get an easier kill on say, +1 Scarfsect locked into flamethrower, or the powerful (Albeit rare) M-Lucario? Extremely niche, but it could work.

Thoughts?
 
ecchii91 said:
I found a guy using lopunny and then trick assault vest into stall pokemon... very smart and unpredictable
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Actually, it is somewhat predictable. The only reason you'd use Lopunny in a competitive environment is the Switcheroo one of a few items: Burn Orb. Toxic Orb, or Assault Vest. If you see a Lopunny, don't put out a wall against it.
 
I'm using Assault Vest Slowbro with some success:

Slowbro@Assault Vest
Bold nature
252 Def / 252 SpAtk / 4 HP
- Scald
- Psyshock / Focus Blast
- Ice Beam / Focus Blast
- Fire Blast

I'm running Psyshock at the moment but I really feel that Focus Blast is the right choice since you can hit Tyranitar. However with Psyshock you can deal with Gengar (Slowbro is able to survive a Shadow Ball) and Amoongus. Ice Beam isn't very powerful but hits Dragonite, Salamence, Garchomp and Gliscor hard.
 
TheEpicBro said:
I was thinking...

AV Magnezone perhaps?

Not much use for it, but you could allow magnezone to get an easier kill on say, +1 Scarfsect locked into flamethrower, or the powerful (Albeit rare) M-Lucario? Extremely niche, but it could work.

Thoughts?
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Why is M-Luke perceived as rare? Is it all the Megamomma running around? Once that's out he'll be anything but rare.
 
Just wanted to share the current line up of AV Users we currently have talked about, if anyone has lost track of it by now (and I'm pretty sure that some people have been losing track as well, with AV's Potential and how many god forsaken pages are on this thread).
AV User Lineup:

God (Absolutely Proven) Tier:

Tyranitar, Heatran, Conkeldurr, Scrafty, Goodra, Rhypherior, Regirock, Tornadus (T), Excadrill, Azumarrill, Slowbros, Starmie, and Machamp.

Demi God (Potential) Tier:

Torkoal, Dusknoir, Tangrowth, Scizor, Rotom W-H, Eelektross, Camerupt (Pretty much, any Pokemon with well rounded offenses and Solid Rock), Donphan, Reuniclus, Clawitzer, Hariyama, Zygarde, Empoleon, Serperior, Magnezone, Snorlax, Nidos, Mamoswine, Ho-Oh, B-Kyurem, Hitmons, Gyarados, Chandelure, Salamence, Weather Starters (Abomasnow, Ninetails, Politoad, etc, you get the idea), Volcarona, Blastoise, Muk, Any other Regen User, Latias/Latios, Yveltal, Mandibuzz, and Drapion.

donut steel da italicedz, doz are mein.

Good (Lower Tiers) Tier:

Florges, Arcanine, Flareon maybe, but only slightly probable, Hypno, Gallade, Beheeyum, and Lopunny.

Shit Tier:

(Obviously) Anything that relies, and carries, way too much heavy status, and/or doesn't really have good well rounded stats to use AV.

Anyone really want to bring something new to the table, now, like perhaps....AV-Regigigas?

Regigigas - Regi-Fil Em' Aimes @ Assault Vest
252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe OR 164 HP / 128 Atk, Rest goes into Sp Def.
Nature: Adamant
- Drain Punch
- Return / Dizzy Punch (Perhaps, for Confusion) / Facade (For dem' lucky Statuse Inflictions)
- Knock Off
- Rock Slide / Elemental Punches

Summary: Pretty much a Glass Cannon; really, explains for itself.

(can't think of anything else atm, surry m8s :P)
 
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AV Regigigas sounds hilarious enough to want to try outside of the fact anything with Toxic spells the end for it since it can't use Rest or Substitute. Knock Off/Drain Punch/Ice Punch/Facade does sound like a pretty good set and makes a good Ghost counter if nothing else. It's ability doesn't hamper its defenses fortunately and 110/110/165 with Assault Vest factored in is laughably absurd.

Honestly I'd be more tempted to try a Weakness Policy Rest talk set a la the Lapras set I came up with. So something like...

Regigigas@Weakness Policy
Slow Start
Adamant 252 HP / 252 At / 4 Df
~ Rest
~ Sleep Talk
~ Return/Drain Punch
~ Knock Off

Drain Punch and Knock Off are two great moves to be spammed by Sleep Talk, especially when they keep your health at good levels. Gimmicky as all hell of course, but I've had success with WP Rest Talk sets before.

Hitmontop@Assault Vest
Intimidate
Careful 252 HP / 252 At / 4 SpD
~ Rapid Spin
~ Sucker Punch
~ Close Combat
~ Mach Punch/Body Slam/Stone Edge

I'm gonna be giving this guy a shot. Not being weak to Water, Fire, Ground or Fighting like Excadrill is a pretty good advantage on top of having priority moves and Intimidate for great mixed defenses. Max At ensures Sucker Punch and Close Combat will do a number and your final slot can be Mach Punch for a more reliable priority attack (which can be Technician boosted if you wish). Body Slam is a neutral option against Fairies and is always a nice choice for decent damage and a paralysis opportunity. Otherwise Stone Edge is for Flying switch ins. Hitmontop has 70 Spd normally so if anyone knows any good minimum speed threats he should outpace let me know.
 
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AV Regigigas sounds hilarious enough to want to try outside of the fact anything with Toxic spells the end for it since it can't use Rest or Substitute. Knock Off/Drain Punch/Ice Punch/Facade does sound like a pretty good set and makes a good Ghost counter if nothing else. It's ability doesn't hamper its defenses fortunately and 110/110/165 with Assault Vest factored in is laughably absurd.

Honestly I'd be more tempted to try a Weakness Policy Rest talk set a la the Lapras set I came up with. So something like...

Regigigas@Weakness Policy
Slow Start
Adamant 252 HP / 252 At / 4 Df
~ Rest
~ Sleep Talk
~ Return/Drain Punch
~ Knock Off

Drain Punch and Knock Off are two great moves to be spammed by Sleep Talk, especially when they keep your health at good levels. Gimmicky as all hell of course, but I've had success with WP Rest Talk sets before.

Hitmontop@Assault Vest
Intimidate
Careful 252 HP / 252 At / 4 SpD
~ Rapid Spin
~ Sucker Punch
~ Close Combat
~ Mach Punch/Body Slam/Stone Edge

I'm gonna be giving this guy a shot. Not being weak to Water, Fire, Ground or Fighting like Excadrill is a pretty good advantage on top of having priority moves and Intimidate for great mixed defenses. Max At ensures Sucker Punch and Close Combat will do a number and your final slot can be Mach Punch for a more reliable priority attack (which can be Technician boosted if you wish). Body Slam is a neutral option against Fairies and is always a nice choice for decent damage and a paralysis opportunity. Otherwise Stone Edge is for Flying switch ins. Hitmontop has 70 Spd normally so if anyone knows any good minimum speed threats he should outpace let me know.
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There isn't anything that is needed, but I was thinking you might want to switch up your investment a bit more. Some more defence EVs perhaps?
It seems that Hitmontop has a good Sp.def already, so I think it can afford some more defence EVs.

Just my opinion tho, and the set look really nice.
 
People have probably come up with a set similar to this, but if not, I hope you like it

Goodra
@Assault Vest
EVS: 252 Hp, 252 SP.A, 4 Sp.Def/Speed
Modest Nature
Ability: Gooey
Fire Blast
Dragon Pulse/Draco Meteor
Sludge Bomb
Thunderbolt/Infestation

This is my spin on the common set, with D-Pulse/Draco being the main STAB move (based on personal preference which one you choose). The second and third slots are used for Fire Blast and Sludge Bomb (although not listed in that order, Lol) for coverage against Steels and Fairies that resist your STAB (Like Sylveon, Mawile, etc. I guess)The last slot is probably going to be a coverage move, so here I pick Thunderbolt. You could do infestation, but Thunderbolt is probably better overall unless you want to be more of an annoying set.

I like this set as a bulky attacker, but Goodra is pretty versatile and you can run defensive sets as well.
Enjoy! :3
 
Shroomisaur said:
...I came thiiiiiiiiiiiiiis close to posting the exact same thing about AV Goodra (I held off since we were talking about Drapion). You're exactly right, Leftovers is nearly always the superior option for something with incredible special defense stats (walls), which is why I pointed out that excellent defenses are actually the opposite of an ideal AV user (tanks).

To sum it up, the ideal AV user is a tank that has:

1. A great attacking movepool with large amounts of utility (U-Turn, Volt Switch, Knock Off, Rapid Spin, Drain Punch, Giga Drain, Scald, Priority, etc).
2. Good attacking stats to weaken & KO opposing Pokemon before falling.
3. Solid HP but low-ish SpD stats to make use of the AV boost, best combined with a great Ability or specially defensive typing.

This is why Conkeldurr is such a great choice, he meets all these criteria. He has Knock Off and Drain Punch, two of the best utility attacking moves combined with Mach Punch. He has an amazing attack stat to KO multiple opposing Pokemon before he falls thanks to his boosted SpD. He has a great ability in Guts, a great HP stat, and the low SpD stat that's calling out for the AV boost!
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I mostly agree, but I can't help but adding a small bit to your third point: Due to the nature of how damage is calculated, multiplying SpD by 1.5 is equal to multiplying special damage by 2/3, so whether your HP is good and SpD is bad or the other way around doesn't matter.
Though you're right in the sense that an AV-Vest-User should have good physical bulk, and the best way for that is having both a decent Def and a decent HP. If you already meant it that way, just ignore this post.
 
Ive won several battles with my Rapid Spinner, Assault Vest starmie. All its moves are attacking and heres my set that I use.
Starmie - Timid
Assault Vest
Thunderbolt
Surf
Rapid Spin
Ice beam
Despite the fact that the moveset is pretty normal, The Evs are quite different for me - Speed 252, then split the remaining EVS between
SPA and SPDF to create a wall starmie, which isn't scared of thunderbolts from pokemon like tanky rotom or volt switches which can be a pain, and can dish them straight back out.
 
Karmacharged said:
Just wanted to share the current line up of AV Users we currently have talked about, if anyone has lost track of it by now (and I'm pretty sure that some people have been losing track as well, with AV's Potential and how many god forsaken pages are on this thread).
AV User Lineup:

God (Absolutely Proven) Tier:

Tyranitar, Heatran, Conkeldurr, Scrafty, Goodra, Rhypherior, Regirock, Tornadus (T), Excadrill, Azumarrill, Slowbros, Starmie, and Machamp.

Demi God (Potential) Tier:

Torkoal, Dusknoir, Tangrowth, Scizor, Rotom W-H, Eelektross, Camerupt (Pretty much, any Pokemon with well rounded offenses and Solid Rock), Donphan, Reuniclus, Clawitzer, Hariyama, Zygarde, Empoleon, Serperior, Magnezone, Snorlax, Nidos, Mamoswine, Ho-Oh, B-Kyurem, Hitmons, Gyarados, Chandelure, Salamence, Weather Starters (Abomasnow, Ninetails, Politoad, etc, you get the idea), Volcarona, Blastoise, Muk, Any other Regen User, Latias/Latios, Yveltal, Mandibuzz, and Drapion.

donut steel da italicedz, doz are mein.

Good (Lower Tiers) Tier:

Florges, Arcanine, Flareon maybe, but only slightly probable, Hypno, Gallade, Beheeyum, and Lopunny.

Shit Tier:

(Obviously) Anything that relies, and carries, way too much heavy status, and/or doesn't really have good well rounded stats to use AV.

Anyone really want to bring something new to the table, now, like perhaps....AV-Regigigas?

Regigigas - Regi-Fil Em' Aimes @ Assault Vest
252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe OR 164 HP / 128 Atk, Rest goes into Sp Def.
Nature: Adamant
- Drain Punch
- Return / Dizzy Punch (Perhaps, for Confusion) / Facade (For dem' lucky Statuse Inflictions)
- Knock Off
- Rock Slide / Elemental Punches

Summary: Pretty much a Glass Cannon; really, explains for itself.

(can't think of anything else atm, surry m8s :P)
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I know its been mentioned before but av metagross is solid.
+2 252 SpA Lucario Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Assault Vest Metagross: 268-316 (73.6 - 86.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO (this is from a mega lucario's base 140 soc attack).
Also here is from a modest mega lucario +2 252+ SpA Lucario Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Assault Vest Metagross: 294-348 (80.7 - 95.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
also here is a video of it happening http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokebankoubeta-69886939 (turn 12)
also it has a base attack stat of 135 and a base def stat of 130 so this thing is built like a tank and hits nearly as hard. The only thing he is missing is a way to heal himself
the only thing that keeps him from being an amazing spc mega lucario check is that mega lucario does have a chance of surviving gross' eq
252+ Atk Metagross Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Lucario: 274-324 (97.5 - 115.3%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO
 
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TheDoctor1 said:
I know its been mentioned before but av metagross is solid.
+2 252 SpA Lucario Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Assault Vest Metagross: 268-316 (73.6 - 86.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO (this is from a mega lucario's base 140 soc attack).
Also here is from a modest mega lucario +2 252+ SpA Lucario Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Assault Vest Metagross: 294-348 (80.7 - 95.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
also here is a video of it happening http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokebankoubeta-69886939 (turn 12)
also it has a base attack stat of 135 and a base def stat of 130 so this thing is built like a tank and hits nearly as hard. The only thing he is missing is a way to heal himself
the only thing that keeps him from being an amazing spc mega lucario check is that mega lucario does have a chance of surviving gross' eq
252+ Atk Metagross Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Lucario: 274-324 (97.5 - 115.3%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO
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...And then BP finishes it up....

Well, depends on how low you are willing to go with that special M-Luke set.

Vacuum Wave actually isn't standard lol
 
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