Got this Togekiss from my RMT, it is a Togekiss set i use often.
Togekiss @ Lum Berry
Modest
160 HP / 252 Def / 96 Sp. Atk
-Thunder Wave
-Air Slash
-Fire Blast
-Roost
Well, this clearly isn’t your run of the mill suicide lead, isn’t it? The best way to start a game with flich hax :P. But all kidding aside, I am convinced that this is the best lead in the game currently. Never have I seen something that beats so many leads, gets the ball rolling so effectively and so fast, and survives so long even when in the lead position. In my mind, this only primarily fails to beat Gliscor (Air Slash does 40%), Dragonite(they still get air slashed) , Aerodactyl (damn Taunt), Tyranitar (switch to Torterra) and Trick Scarfers. That’s IT. ALL variants of Metagross leads, with or without occa, are easily 2HKOed by Fire Blast, and Togekiss is faster than standard versions. With the defensive EVs, Meteor Mash will never 2HKO without a attack raise. If they SR, all the better for me. With almost every other lead, I paralyze and proceed to kill with Air Slash flinch hax. Another point I need to reinforce about Togekiss is that it simply does not die. With Roost, I am able to recover from most attacks as well as get rid of my weaknesses, which is the main reason Togekiss survives so long. It can even paraflinch Rotom effectively due to Roost’s effect of negating T-Bolt’s effectiveness! Walls are almost helpess against this guy. Air Slash is decently powerful to take care of most nonresist pokes in around 2-5 hits. Thunder Wave is standard on most Togekiss for a reason, and I have tried Body Slam before, but it was too unreliable for my liking. Fire Blast is really nice for Togekiss, as it 2KOes most Jirachi, Bronzongs, Metagrosses and OHKOes Foretress, Skarmory, and Scizor. Roost is the obligatory recovery move for Togekiss. Lum Berry is really nice, as a lot of people rely on paralyzing Togekiss to stop it, but Lum Berry throws a wrench in there. It also allows it to beat Roserade and Smeargle. This is the Togekiss I used throughout platinum. It easily beats the current trend, Machamp leads.
Some Damage Calcs to demonstrate it’s survivablity:
Defensive Rotom Thunderbolt: 53.6% - 63.8%
Lead Aerodactyl Rock Slide: 49.6% - 58.7%
Lead Metagross Meteor Mash: 42.7% - 50.4%
Lead Metagross Bullet Punch: 17.1% - 20.5%
Togekiss’s Fire Blast against said Metagross(without Occa): 72.5% - 85.7%
New MixMence Draco Meteor: 66.1% - 78.1%
New MixMence Outrage: 51.6% - 61%
Choice Band Scizor Bullet Punch: 37.9% - 44.7%
LO Starmie Hydro Pump: 53.8% - 63.5%
LO Starmie Ice Beam/ Thunderbolt: 57% - 67.2%