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Tangela as a counter
Tangela @ Eviolite
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Sp. Atk / 4 Def
Ability: Regenerator
Moves:
- Leaf Storm
- Sleep Powder
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Tangela isn't even 4HKO'd by Machoke's Ice Punch, and can 2HKO with Leaf Storm. Tangela can also put whatever comes in to sleep...
Beheeyem as a hard check
Beheeyem @ Choice Specs
Ability: Analytic
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Sp.Atk / 8 Spe
Modest nature
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Fighting] / Signal Beam
- Trick
Beheeyem switches into variants that have T-Wave with little fear of paralysis as the slow just increases...
Electrode @ Life Orb
Ability: Aftermath
Type: Electric / Normal
EVs: 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Boomburst
- Hidden Power [Fighting] / Taunt
Electrode's main selling point has always been it's speed, but as others have mentioned has a shallow...
Okay, I will try those changes to see if that works. I had tried Carracosta but I don't think I'm using it right lol, so I'm gonna go back to Aurorus and try Fraxure and the Pelipper change as you said. Thanks!
Normal / Flying
Noctowl
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Sp, Atk / 8 Spe
Modest Nature
-Hidden Power [Fighting] / Mirror Move / Heat Wave
-Defog
-Air Slash
-Roost
So I don't know if Gale Wings on Noctowl would be game-breaking or not, but in my opinion Noctowl doesn't have the stats like...
While this list may not be seen as necessary, I ran calcs for the above EVs with several strong physical threats in the tier. Only one calc I ran even OHKOs Eviolite Koffing from the physical side, Choice Banded Adamant Rampardos is a guaranteed OHKO with Head Smash. I also think Sp. Def...
I used Smogon as a reference for a long time; I was a member of several other small forums where Wifi battles were the name of the game. I've never been a fan of hacking perfect IV Pokémon into the game using Action Replay or similar product, so when I moved to a different forum I started...