[Overview]
<p>Blissey's job gets harder and harder with every new generation. ADV forced Blissey to deal with Calm Mind
+ Substitute
users, while DPP introduced Nasty Plot, Life Orb, and Choice Specs to boost special moves, and overall stronger opposing Pokemon. BW is Blissey's toughest challenge yet, with the introduction of Psyshock, which lets
special attackers hit
s Blissey's Defense instead of her Special Defense. Additionally, with stronger Fighting-type Pokemon that were introduced in this generation, Blissey
is will be forced out much more often. However, Blissey managed to gain one massive boost. With the new Wish mechanics, Wish now heals 50% of the user's HP, meaning that Blissey
is will be able to heal most injured Pokemon back to full HP. Furthermore, she still has the Special Defense to tank many
attacks despite even if she now faces competition from her younger sibling Chansey. With the proper teammates, Blissey can still wall the majority of special attackers and be a general nuisance to the opposing team.</p>
[SET]
name: Wish Support
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect / Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethrower
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Thanks to
her enormous base 255 HP and 135 Special Defense stats, Blissey is one of the best special walls in the game, facing competition only from
Eviolite Chansey. However, Blissey boasts Leftovers recovery that allows her to not be whittled down by sandstorm
and other residual damage. Additionally, if Blissey loses her Leftovers, she is only slightly
harmed, whereas Chansey loses much of her effectiveness in taking attacks if she loses her
Eviolite. Furthermore, Blissey has usable Special Attack unlike Chansey, who is forced to use Seismic Toss.</p>
<p>Wish, with its new mechanics, can fully heal many Pokemon who don't invest in HP such as Garchomp, Latios, and Dragonite, as well as Pokemon who invest in HP, such as Ferrothorn and Scizor. Protect is the main option to be paired up with Wish, as it enables Blissey to get off a guaranteed Wish for herself and scout out the opposing Pokemon's move. It also makes it easier for Blissey to stall the opposing Pokemon with Toxic. However, Softboiled can be used if you want Wish's PP to be concentrated on your team instead of Blissey. Moreover, it doesn't force Blissey to stay in and
be forced to use Protect in order to be healed
; instead, it allows
enables for instant recovery in desperate times.</p>
<p>Seismic Toss is chosen for consistency because it inflicts constant damage on everything except Ghost-types.
Alternatively, Flamethrower can be used in order to further emphasize what Blissey has over Chansey. With Flamethrower, Scizor, Excadrill, and Ferrothorn
all are are all hit harder than with Seismic Toss. Toxic fits into the last moveslot in order to cripple opposing Pokemon by steadily removing their HP.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>Ice Beam can be used as the main attack in order to hit Gliscor and the Dragon-type Pokemon that run rampant such as Garchomp, Latios, and Dragonite. However, Dragon-type Pokemon are already crippled by Toxic, meaning that Ice Beam would only stand out against Gliscor. Thunder Wave can be used over Toxic if your team appreciates the Speed drop and spread of paralysis from it, but Blissey will lose her ability to steadily wear down sweepers. Heal Bell supports the team even more, enabling Blissey to heal both damage and status for your team. However, it forces Blissey to sacrifice an attacking move or a status move.</p>
<p>Due to Blissey's abysmal Defense, she appreciates physical walls as her teammates. Hippowdon is a great partner because he sets up sandstorm
, to nullifying the opponent's Leftovers recovery, has massive physical bulk to tank attacks, and can set up Stealth Rock. Meanwhile, Blissey tanks the Water-, Grass-, and Ice-type moves that Hippowdon is weak to. Both Gyarados and Salamence have Intimidate and a Fighting-type resistance to help against Fighting-types such as Lucario and Conkeldurr that Blissey hates. Gliscor also resists Fighting-type moves and can launch a STAB Acrobatics to handle the various Fighting-type Pokemon that threaten Blissey. Gliscor can also check Excadrill, a Pokemon that can easily set up in front of Blissey.<p>
<p>Spikes support is extremely helpful because the opponent will often be switching around in order to deal with Blissey. Ferrothorn is one of the best Spikes users due to the number of resistances
it has along with Leech Seed and STAB Power Whip to further whittle down the opposing team. Skarmory has Roost in order to heal off any damage
it takes, while Forretress can lay down all three forms of entry hazards as well as
use Rapid Spin. Tentacruel is also a helpful partner as
it absorbs Toxic Spikes when
it switches in, meaning that
it doesn't have to Rapid Spin them away. Both Forretress and Tentacruel can Rapid Spin away Spikes that opposing Ferrothorn and Skarmory set up against Blissey. With entry hazards up, a Ghost-type Pokemon is useful in blocking Rapid Spin. Jellicent is a great partner because
it has Will-O-Wisp to cripple physically based Pokemon and has a very useful immunity to Fighting-type moves.</p>
[SET]
name: Support
move 1: Aromatherapy / Stealth Rock
move 2: Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethrower
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>While the previous set is more centered on healing
away damage dealt to the team, this set is more concentrated on general support for the team. It can be used to either remove crippling status conditions from the team thanks to Aromatherapy, or set up Stealth Rock. A stall team is often crippled by opposing Toxic Spikes if its Rapid Spin user cannot remove the entry hazards fast enough. With Aromatherapy, your team isn't required to have a dedicated status absorber, as Blissey can just heal them later. It will also remove unsuspecting status conditions such as the poison on your Hippowdon or the burn on your Ferrothorn. Meanwhile, having Stealth Rock on Blissey means your previous Stealth Rock user can utilize another support or attacking move.</p>
<p>Softboiled provides Blissey with instant recovery in order to ensure that she can continue utilizing her cleric abilities. The choice of Seismic Toss or Flamethrower presents itself once again. Seismic Toss provides consistency while Flamethrower enables Blissey to hit some targets, such as Ferrothorn, Scizor, and Excadrill for more damage. Toxic, like
that in the previous set, prevents sweepers from setting up in front of Blissey for free.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>Ice Beam and Thunder Wave can replace the appropriate attacking and status moves depending on your team's needs. Because this set doesn't have the scouting potential of Protect
like in the previous set,
you may choose to launch an attack or a status move first in order to test the waters as to what Pokemon the opponent will switch to in order to handle Blissey.</p>
<p>As with all Blissey sets, physical walls are appreciated
teammates. Hippowdon, Gyarados, Salamence, and Gliscor are all good
candidates in order to tank the various Fighting-type moves that are aimed at Blissey. Additionally, entry hazard users such as Ferrothorn, Skarmory, and Forretress help in accumulating
additional residual damage to the opposing team. Jellicent is helpful in order to block Rapid Spin and keep the entry hazards up. In order to prevent opposing Spike
s-stacking teams from wearing down Blissey too much, a Rapid Spin user such as Excadrill, Starmie, or Forretress is helpful as well.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>Thunderbolt can be used as the attacking
move, if you choose to do so but many of the Pokemon that are hit by Thunderbolt, such as Tornadus, are also crippled by Toxic or Thunder Wave anyway. A set with two attacks can be used to improve coverage, with Softboiled and a status move rounding out Blissey's moveset. However, this set is less effective in terms of team support, lacking both Wish and Aromatherapy.</p>
<p>Counter can work as a surprise move but is hard to use because of the increase in power of physical attacks, increasing the likelihood of Blissey being crippled. Charm can weaken physical blows and cause the opposing Pokemon to switch out, racking up more entry hazard damage
; however, it is incompatible with Seismic Toss. Calm Mind may be used in order to give Blissey some offensive
prowess, but the new Fighting-type Pokemon along with Psyshock make it difficult for Blissey to set up effectively.</p>
[Counters]
<p>Excadrill can come in on the majority of Blissey's moveset, set up a Swords Dance, and begin wreaking havoc on
her team.
Terrakion, Cobalion, and Virizion The Musketeer Pokemon can come in on Blissey and scare her away with a STAB Close Combat. Cobalion is immune to Toxic, which enables
it to switch in more easily. Conkeldurr can freely switch in on any of Blissey's moves, not fearing Toxic, Thunder Wave, or a burn from Flamethrower due to his
ability, Guts. He can also heal off any damage taken with Drain Punch. Gliscor with Poison Heal can come in on any status move and use Taunt or Toxic to shut Blissey down. Alternatively, he can just straight out attack with STAB Acrobatics
or Earthquake.</p>
<p>Although Machamp fears status moves, he can come in and launch a DynamicPunch at Blissey. Scrafty has Drain Punch to heal off any damage taken and can use Rest or Shed Skin to heal himself of status ailments. Furthermore, he can use Bulk Up to power up his moves even further. Toxicroak isn't afraid of Toxic and is often paired up with Drizzle in order to heal away any Seismic Toss damage. He can then utilize a Bulk Up and Drain Punch combination like Scrafty. Ferrothorn can come in and set up free layers of Spikes or Stealth Rock and use Leech Seed to slowly drain away Blissey's HP. Both Skarmory and Forretress can also accumulate many layers of entry hazards against Blissey.</p>
<p>Espeon can come in freely and Calm Mind in front of Blissey, not fearing Toxic or Thunder Wave due to Magic Bounce. Jirachi can utilize Substitute and Wish to make setting up Calm Mind easy, while Reuniclus has Magic Guard and Recover to ignore Toxic and heal off Seismic Toss damage. All three of them can
also fire off a utilize boosted Psyshock against Blissey. Finally, many Pokemon that carry Taunt, such as Thundurus, Gliscor, and Whimsicott can prevent Blissey from inflicting status or healing off any damage. Pokemon that carry
Trick such as
Latios can also Trick Blissey a Choice item and cripple her defensive capabilities.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Healer serves no function in single battles. If you want to use Healer, make sure to use it in doubles or triples.</p>
