im hearing an argument for thief, but not why rock slide is better than hpumpname: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Substitute / U-turn
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Quick Attack / Thief
im hearing an argument for thief, but not why rock slide is better than hpumpname: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Substitute / U-turn
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Quick Attack / Thief
Not really. Its pretty gimmickyI'm not against adding a physical set, but right now I don't see any benefits to running it over any of the current three sets. The LO, Scarf, and Mixed sets each have their own strengths and play very differently from each other, while a physical set plays very similarly to the Mixed set (basically no Hydro Pump/HP Grass). I guess my question is this: Does a pure physical set provide any significant benefit over the other three sets (mainly the Mixed Attacker), and in which situations is this set favorable?
Thief kinda contradicts Acrobatics. Also, by going itemless, you let them know it's a Physical set.Do mention an itemless set with Thief and Acrobatics in Other Options.
QC 3/3
No, it gives you options. You can either steal an item or have a STAB itemless Acrobatics right off the bat. You're not going to steal an item and then spam Acrobatics. You can run mixed because Protean gives you STAB on everything anyway, and knowing it has physical moves doesn't make it easy to capitalize on because Froakie has U-turn. It's not like knowing that Mienfoo commonly runs Knock Off and Fake Out gives a player an edge, it's still going to do its job.Thief kinda contradicts Acrobatics. Also, by going itemless, you let them know it's a Physical set.