Although HaxChomp is angry to be loved by so few persons , this is the set I reserve:
Scarf Empoleon
Empoleon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe or 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature or Timid Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Flash Cannon
- Earthquake/Grass Knot
This Empoleon reaches 360 Spe (240 x 1,5) and revenge kills some faster monster that were impossible to touch before being ruined by a super-effective hit.
Scald + Flash Cannon are the STABs, whereas Ice Beam is mandatory to hit the pokemons 4x weak to it. The same is for Earthquake: it revenge kills Magnezone (a traditional counter) and the Scarf allows Empoleon to attack first once more.
Grass Knot is also an option to defeat Kabutops, Mega Swampert and Omastar and let's you use a more efficient EVs spread with 0 Atk IVs and a Timid nature.
The Scarf enables us to net some KOs (one or even two per match) before the opponent figures out what our item is.
Scarf Empoleon
Empoleon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe or 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature or Timid Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Flash Cannon
- Earthquake/Grass Knot
This Empoleon reaches 360 Spe (240 x 1,5) and revenge kills some faster monster that were impossible to touch before being ruined by a super-effective hit.
Scald + Flash Cannon are the STABs, whereas Ice Beam is mandatory to hit the pokemons 4x weak to it. The same is for Earthquake: it revenge kills Magnezone (a traditional counter) and the Scarf allows Empoleon to attack first once more.
Grass Knot is also an option to defeat Kabutops, Mega Swampert and Omastar and let's you use a more efficient EVs spread with 0 Atk IVs and a Timid nature.
The Scarf enables us to net some KOs (one or even two per match) before the opponent figures out what our item is.
- 252 SpA Empoleon Ice Beam vs. 240 HP / 0 SpD TankChomp: 404-476 (96.8 - 114.1%) -- 75% chance to OHKO (Garchomp is now outsped)
- 252 SpA Empoleon Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Offensive Garchomp: 404-476 (113.1 - 133.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO (Garchomp is now outsped)
- 4 Atk Empoleon Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 4 Def HP Fire (30 Spe EVs) Magnezone: 224-268 (79.7 - 95.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
- 4 Atk Empoleon Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Lucario: 170-202 (60.4 - 71.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO (now, you can revenge kill a Lucario)
- 252 SpA Empoleon Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Serperior: 182-216 (62.5 - 74.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO (nice thing because now Empoleon wins with Ice Beam 1 vs 1)
- 252 SpA Empoleon Ice Beam vs. 244 HP / 200+ SpD Gliscor: 320-380 (90.9 - 107.9%) -- 50% chance to OHKO (the opposite Gliscor can think it can OHKO you with STAB Earthquake, but now the opposite happens)
- 252 SpA Empoleon Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 8 SpD Defensive Landorus-T: 420-496 (109.9 - 129.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
- 252 SpA Empoleon Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Thundurus: 212-250 (70.9 - 83.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO (useful because Thundurus can simply click for Thunderbolt and not Thunder Wave thinking to KO Empoleon)
- 252 SpA Empoleon Flash Cannon vs. 0 HP / 0- SpD Mega Diancie: 480-568 (199.1 - 235.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO or even 252 SpA Empoleon Scald vs. 0 HP / 0- SpD Mega Diancie: 240-284 (99.5 - 117.8%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO
- 252 SpA Empoleon Scald/Flash Cannon vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Terrakion: 254-302 (78.6 - 93.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
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