Blacephalon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- Overheat
- Trick
Welcome to the circus! Blacephalon differentiates itself from Dragapult thanks to its higher Special Attack and Fire typing, which allows it to beat traditional switch-ins to Ghost-types such as Steel-types and Clefable, making it a potent wallbreaker in OU. These characteristics in conjunction with Beast Boost gives Blacephalon immense snowballing potential if faster Pokemon have been removed. Overheat is a nuke option that, unlike Flamethrower, has a better chance at breaking through foes such as Hippowdon, Hydreigon, and specially defensive Landorus-T. Trick allows Blacephalon to cripple switch-ins like Blissey and Tyranitar, making it harder for them to switch into Blacephalon's other moves. Pivots such as Landorus-T and Corviknight can safely bring in Blacephalon and provide Defog support. Dragapult also pairs well along with Blacephalon, as they can overwhelm shared checks like Heatran.
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- Overheat
- Trick
Welcome to the circus! Blacephalon differentiates itself from Dragapult thanks to its higher Special Attack and Fire typing, which allows it to beat traditional switch-ins to Ghost-types such as Steel-types and Clefable, making it a potent wallbreaker in OU. These characteristics in conjunction with Beast Boost gives Blacephalon immense snowballing potential if faster Pokemon have been removed. Overheat is a nuke option that, unlike Flamethrower, has a better chance at breaking through foes such as Hippowdon, Hydreigon, and specially defensive Landorus-T. Trick allows Blacephalon to cripple switch-ins like Blissey and Tyranitar, making it harder for them to switch into Blacephalon's other moves. Pivots such as Landorus-T and Corviknight can safely bring in Blacephalon and provide Defog support. Dragapult also pairs well along with Blacephalon, as they can overwhelm shared checks like Heatran.
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