CoolStoryBrobat
The hero Smogon needs, but not the one it deserves
Been using Adamant Scarf Staraptor on this thing and it's actually been a godsend to my rating. It seems weird to use a Scarf Staraptor when Talonflame exists, but Staraptor has the benefit of having Reckless in its movepool which makes it an absolute KILLER at spamming Brave Bird. A big help is that given how common Rotom is due to Talonflame, Staraptor has no issue smashing one open with Double-Edge, however it's preferred to not be at full HP...A Rotom-W took like ~95% from Double-Edge and killed me the subsequent turn. Been having some real overall success with it, as thanks to Close Combat (though I rarely use it unless I can predict 200% accurately with it) it's a lot tougher to wall than Talonflame...Unfortunately this makes it some serious Aegislash bait, though it hasn't given me too much trouble in general since I run Rotom-H often.
Spade for spade though, Staraptor is amazing...and so hard to find, it's actually got me debating whether I want to share the Starly I hatched with the world, lol
Spade for spade though, Staraptor is amazing...and so hard to find, it's actually got me debating whether I want to share the Starly I hatched with the world, lol