PLEASE Don't use this:
Heliolisk @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Dry Skin
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Hyper Voice
- Surf
- Volt Switch
Why it's bad:
I honestly don't even know why heliolisk is even used at all in low ladder ou. Though it's special stats may look pretty appealing, it is paper thin and just can't hold it's own in ou. There are so many better special electric types to use, and ones that can actually take hits and deliver them back. Heliolisk may be good in lower tiers, but in ou it can't compete with the competition. Heliolisks abilities are pretty solid, but the useful ones have drawbacks. With dry skin, you have a new weakness to fire to handle and with solar power, your hp is being drained after each turn (if you actually want to try to use this thing on a sun team).
Use this:
Raikou @ Choice Specs
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- HP Ice
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Shadow Ball
Why it's good:
Raikour has better stats in every single stat than heliolisk, and it also has a better movepool to cover more types. It loses the fighting and possible fire weakness heliolisk may have, and has decent 75/100 defenses. Raikou is just the better mon defensively and offensively. It doesn't need a scarf because of it's amazing speed tier, outspeeding all base 110's. With the choice specs, Raikou is a fast, hard hitting pokemon that can take hits decently well. Heliolisk can't compete with this because it just looks completely mediocre compared to Raikou in all aspects.
Heliolisk @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Dry Skin
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Hyper Voice
- Surf
- Volt Switch
Why it's bad:
I honestly don't even know why heliolisk is even used at all in low ladder ou. Though it's special stats may look pretty appealing, it is paper thin and just can't hold it's own in ou. There are so many better special electric types to use, and ones that can actually take hits and deliver them back. Heliolisk may be good in lower tiers, but in ou it can't compete with the competition. Heliolisks abilities are pretty solid, but the useful ones have drawbacks. With dry skin, you have a new weakness to fire to handle and with solar power, your hp is being drained after each turn (if you actually want to try to use this thing on a sun team).
Use this:
Raikou @ Choice Specs
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- HP Ice
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Shadow Ball
Why it's good:
Raikour has better stats in every single stat than heliolisk, and it also has a better movepool to cover more types. It loses the fighting and possible fire weakness heliolisk may have, and has decent 75/100 defenses. Raikou is just the better mon defensively and offensively. It doesn't need a scarf because of it's amazing speed tier, outspeeding all base 110's. With the choice specs, Raikou is a fast, hard hitting pokemon that can take hits decently well. Heliolisk can't compete with this because it just looks completely mediocre compared to Raikou in all aspects.
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