Ability: Blaze
EVs: 72 HP / 252 Atk / 184 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Flare Blitz
- Roost
Charizard is very safe and very strong. I like the bulky setup because once you eliminate hard hitting threats, you can usually get away with roosting back up your health so you can't get worn down. He is a very sturdy pokemon. EVs exist this way to outspeed Scarf Lando at +1, who without defensive investment dies to a +0 Flare Blitz. I built around using him as part of a strong offensive core.
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Atk / 240 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Power Whip
- Gyro Ball
My dedicated physical tank. Ferrothorn drinks physical hits, and I try not to feat special hits too much because normally they are going to be super effective hits anyway. I like Rocky Helmet damage coupled with iron barbs and leech seed more than I like running a Leftovers/Protect set. Makes a strong lead, but it's predictable.
Ability: Liquid Ooze
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Acid Spray
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
I know there are 'better' sets out there that give this thing some physical buff, but I'm not really worried about it. Scald burns aren't exactly consistent, but they do halve the damage I would be investing into a crappy DEF for. Instantly dies to Earthquake, so it's never really worth staying in on an enemy who typically runs it. Protect is there because I have no sustain other than Black Sludge. Acid Spray is so incredibly awesome and useful. Thanks to it and liquid ooze, I am almost universally a safe switch into Mega Venusaur. Serves as a dedicated Special tank who can also spin.
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast
- Calm Mind
- Soft-Boiled
This is my mixed tank and she is glorious. Again, nothing really special or different about how this set runs other than the fact that I can run Focus Blast and have better options than Flamethrower as far as dealing with switches. Focus Blast hitting (or at least threatening to hit) means I am pretty safe from Heatran who otherwise would force switches, Chansey who can't outlast me thanks to softboiled and calm mind, and it still has decent Ferrrothorn coverage. Why would you ever stay in on a Scizor just to die from SD+Bullet Punch? Overall I think the risk is worth keeping Focus Blast. My team also lacked fighting coverage for Normal Types and others.
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Knock Off
- U-turn
There is absolutely nothing special about Landorus-Therian. I guess for this paragraph I can talk about his nickname being a Star Wars reference? There's nothing really special about the investment either, it has enough speed to beat base speed 110's like Latios. Makes a nice +1 speed tier Volt-Turn core with Jolteon.
Ability: Quick Feet
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Volt Switch
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Protect
I love Jolteon, I really do. I know they tell me that Raikou is better or something, but I really cannot say enough how much I love running this pokemon. His speed is high enough where I could go Modest and still be fine. Quick Feet makes it so Jolteon is faster than any normally ran Scarf pokemon, and toxic orb means you take less damage on the first turn than the flame orb, equal damage on the second, and by the third you take as much damage as you would have taken either way. For that, He doesn't usually stay in longer than that. He does a great job of cleaning up late game. Shadow Ball seems like meager coverage, but there are a surprising amount of psychic and ghost types out there that this is good against. He outspeeds and kills Gengar and Mega-Alakazam, and does well against others like Mega Slowbro, Mew, Jirachi, Lati@s, and others.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-297523721
Only one video for now.
I do not actually own on a cartridge any Landorus, but I haven't gone looking for them in OR yet. I also do not have a Tentacruel yet, but obtaining one will be very easy. Everything else I own.
