Hi! I was running my UU team the other day and I stumbled upon my lead, which at the time was Mismagius. Mismagius didn't work out for me, so I decided to try something new. I went through a few pokemons like Uxie and Omastar, but they didn't work, but then I remembered Arcanine had ES and decent attack stats as well as good speed, so I played around a bit a this is what I got.
http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/arcanine QC [0/2]
[Set]
Name: Anti-Lead
Move 1: Fire Blast
Move 2: ExtremeSpeed
Move 3: Hidden Power [Grass]
Move 4: Morning Sun / Toxic
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Nature: Adamant / Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk 4 Sp.Atk 252 Spe
Why this deserves to be on site:
- Powerful 120 base power STAB in the form of Flare Blitz
- 80 base power priority move
- Able to OHKO or 2HKO most leads
- Powerful 110 Base Attack
- Good 95 Base Speed
- Morning Sun provides instant recovery
Additional Comments:
- Toxic can be used over Morning Sun if you want to status bulky waters like Milotic and Slowbro on the switch
- Thunder Fang can be used over hidden power grass, but you lose some power against the likes of Cloyster and Omastar, but in return you can hit Moltress hard on the switch.
- Life Orb is the preferred item for maximum power, but Focus Sash is viable if you fear getting OHKO'ed
- Adamant is preferred for more power, but Jolly can be used if you want the extra speed.
Team Options:
- Has trouble with bulky waters and rock types, so a choice specs. Sceptile is a great partner.
Counters:
- Milotic can easily take any of Arcanine's attacks and KO it back with STAB surf
- Same thing applies to Slowbro and other bulky waters
- Rhyperior is always a big counter, able to take a hidden power [Grass] and then OHKO with either STAB earthquake or STAB stone edge
http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/arcanine QC [0/2]
[Set]
Name: Anti-Lead
Move 1: Fire Blast
Move 2: ExtremeSpeed
Move 3: Hidden Power [Grass]
Move 4: Morning Sun / Toxic
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Nature: Adamant / Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk 4 Sp.Atk 252 Spe
Why this deserves to be on site:
- Powerful 120 base power STAB in the form of Flare Blitz
- 80 base power priority move
- Able to OHKO or 2HKO most leads
- Powerful 110 Base Attack
- Good 95 Base Speed
- Morning Sun provides instant recovery
Additional Comments:
- Toxic can be used over Morning Sun if you want to status bulky waters like Milotic and Slowbro on the switch
- Thunder Fang can be used over hidden power grass, but you lose some power against the likes of Cloyster and Omastar, but in return you can hit Moltress hard on the switch.
- Life Orb is the preferred item for maximum power, but Focus Sash is viable if you fear getting OHKO'ed
- Adamant is preferred for more power, but Jolly can be used if you want the extra speed.
Team Options:
- Has trouble with bulky waters and rock types, so a choice specs. Sceptile is a great partner.
Counters:
- Milotic can easily take any of Arcanine's attacks and KO it back with STAB surf
- Same thing applies to Slowbro and other bulky waters
- Rhyperior is always a big counter, able to take a hidden power [Grass] and then OHKO with either STAB earthquake or STAB stone edge
