[Overview]
<p>Unfortunately for Bellossom, she's the epitome of the average Grass-type
; from her average stats, to her average ability, to her average movepool, and to even her average typing, Bellossom has almost nothing over her competition. Don't be fooled though, as this doesn't make Bellossom a bad Pokemon. Her stats are placed in just the right spots to abuse her ability, Chlorophyll, and her movepool has all the right moves to ensure she won't be a disappointment if you use her correctly.</p>
[SET]
name: Sunny Day Support
move 1: Sunny Day
move 2: Sleep Powder
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Moonlight
move 4: SolarBeam / Leaf Storm
item: Heat Rock / Life Orb
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set is about as good as it gets for Bellossom, and her best attempt at competition in UU. The main idea is to come in on something that poses little threat to Bellossom, such as Milotic or Rotom, set up Sunny Day,
use cripple an opponent withSleep Powderon whatever Pokemon is on the field, and switch out to a teammate that can abuse
the remaining six turns of sun. Bellossom works great in the early game if your Sunny Day hasn't been revealed yet
, and some of the opponent's team has been scouted. The last two slots give
s Bellossom some auxiliary support to ensure she isn't completely hapless against the enemy. Hidden Power Fire gets a pseudo-STAB boost under the sun, and pairs well with the Grass-type attack in the last slot for neutral coverage. SolarBeam is the primary choice in the last slot as its synchronicity with Sunny Day is pretty much a given.</p>
<p>Moonlight can be used in place of Hidden Power Fire to give Bellossom much more survivability
, and allowing her to set up Sunny Day as much as possible. As a bonus,
under the sun Moonlight heals
2 / 3 of her health
under the sun. Leaf Storm can be used in place of SolarBeam to give Bellossom a one-time power shot at the enemy, but with sun up, SolarBeam is far more reliable. Hidden Power Rock can be used in place of Hidden Power Fire
to ensure Bellossom can damage any Fire-types,
trying to taking advantage of the sun she'll provide and it eliminates Moltres.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The EVs are designed to give Bellossom as much
Special Attack as possible,
while also giving her enough Speed to reach a Speed stat of 398,
enough to which outspeeds Jolly Swellow under the sun. Alternatively, Bellossom can invest in Special Defense with a Calm nature
in place of a Modest nature and Special Attack to make her a more bulky supporter. However, the disparity in power is enormous, and Bellossom becomes more of a liability than an asset.</p>
<p>As a supporter, the best teammates for Bellossom are those that can take advantage of the sun and sleep Bellossom provides. Fire-types such as Arcanine and Blaziken make great partners to Bellossom,
as they covering her Ice- and Fire-type weaknesses
, while enjoying the huge boost in power of their own Fire-type moves. In turn, Bellossom covers their Water-type weakness and can switch into Milotic and Slowbro with impunity. Pairing Bellossom exclusively with other Chlorophyll users such as Exeggutor and Shiftry is not advised; however, Bellossom is able to switch into any weak Ice-type attacks aimed at them and
can allows them to use another coverage move in place of Sleep Powder
in their set. Bellossom's other weaknesses include Bug-, Flying-, and Poison-type attacks, so using Pokemon who can cover them, such as Regirock and Rhyperior, is recommended.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>Bellossom is best as a Sunny Day starter, so Pokemon who can make the most use of the sun she provides make the best teammates for her. Fire-types are the best
teammates as they are able to switch into
the Ice- and Fire-type attacks aimed at her
, and in
return she can switch into any Ground-type attacks they may encounter. Other Chlorophyll users such as Shiftry, Exeggutor, Tangrowth, and Sunflora make good teammates as they will be able to switch in for free once Bellossom has put something to sleep with Sleep Powder. Bellossom should avoid being put on teams with more than two other Chlorophyll users however, as she shares the same
exact weaknesses as them and
can only
offers her ability to switch into Milotic's Ice Beam with impunity. Rhyperior makes a good partner as
it's able to switch into
the Fire- and Flying-type attacks aimed at
her Bellossom, while she can absorb the Ground- and Water-type attacks aimed at it.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Bellossom doesn't have a lot of other options available
to her as, her movepool is extremely shallow. Bellossom can use a straight SunnyBeamer set of Sunny Day / SolarBeam / Hidden Power Fire / Moonlight that plays as a bulkier sweeper
who can substantially heal her health; however, she is easily walled and has no other coverage moves
available to her unlike her Chlorophyll brethren. She has Stun Spore
, and Teeter Dance
, and along with Sleep Powder which
can be made are useful on double
platform and ParaFusion sets; however, her lack of offense is an issue. Bellossom can make use of a Swords Dance set utilizing Leaf Blade, Return, and Drain Punch, but the same dilemma occurs as the Sunnybeamer set. She has access to a SubSeed set, but she is too slow and can only use it while sun is in play, which isn't always possible. Finally, equipping Bellossom with
a Choice Specs can give her a lot
of more power, but her coverage moves end at Leaf Storm, Sludge Bomb
, and Hidden Power Fire.</p>
[Counters]
<p>RestTalk Spiritomb makes an awesome counter to Bellossom
, taking little damage from even a full-powered Leaf Storm
from the Support set,
absorbing Sleep Powder,
and it doesn't care about paralysis
. and threatens Bellossom with Pursuit
threatens Bellossom as she switches out. Opposing Fire-types are a great danger to Bellossom as they
can take advantage of the sun she provides, and proceed to OHKO her easily with any Fire-type attack. Caution should be taken when attacking Bellossom with a Fire-type move however, as she may be switching to a
Fire-type teammate of her own with the ability Flash Fire
to make great use of the increase in fire power. Altaria and Chansey are almost perfect counters to Bellossom as they are not harmed in the slightest from Leaf Storm
, and can heal themselves of
whatever status
Bellossom may inflict on them thanks to their ability, Natural Cure; all the while threatening the rest of Bellossom's teammates with status
attacks of their own.</p>
