Castform
[OVERVIEW]
Castform is the living proof that if man ever hopes to emulate nature's beauty in its creation of living things, there's still a long way to go. While nature has concocted majestic dragons and serpents such as Salamence and Milotic, all that the top scientists from Hoenn could muster is a disfigured cluster of water molecules that they aptly classified as a Normal-type and whose entire lower half looks like one huge ass. Not very professional of them.
At least they weren't lying about Castform's half-assed battling capabilities.
[SET]
name: Chasing Rainbows
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: Sunny Day
move 3: Hail
move 4: Weather Ball
item: Damp Rock / Heat Rock / Icy Rock
ability: Forecast
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Rain Dance turns Castform blue and dampens the spirits of the opponent. Sunny Day turns Castform red, turning up the heat on the opponent and firing Castform up for battle. Hail turns Castform blue again, sending a chill down the opponent's spine. This array of colors will take your opponents by storm and dazzle them into submission. And after this fascinating display, the trump card can be revealed: Castform's almost-signature move Weather Ball, a three-in-one coverage move that only takes up one moveslot, only takes one turn to set up, and only actually KOes its foes if it hits super effectively.
Set Details
========
A Modest nature is used to grant Castform some power, although "modest" is also a bit of an overstatement of Castform's potential. You can choose to lengthen a weather of your choice by using a Damp Rock, a Heat Rock, or an Icy Rock, but whichever you pick, weather rocks. Castform doesn't. Its ability is Forecast, but it doesn't even tell you that it's going to rain until the rain has been set up and you're all drenched in the downpour. Those scientists sure had one job.
Usage Tips
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Use Castform to tell you the weather outside without you even having to turn around to look out the window. Use Castform as a disco ball that has a wide array of colors from its many forme changes, namely red and blue. Use Castform as a police siren; its wide spectrum of colors from its forme changes will probably achieve the desired effect all the same. Use Castform to boil a hot, soothing cup of herbal tea if you're feeling a little under the weather, as the molecules in its body are just like water. Use Castform as death fodder to bring in another Pokemon safely. Castform can be used as just about anything under the sun. Just don't bring it into the battlefield and expect to grab KOs with it, to survive hits with it, or to win battles with it.
Team Options
========
Castform can do with teammates that help it to set up weather so that it can change color and start firing off Weather Ball as soon as possible; it won't get much time before it is KOed, after all. Electrode is a great teammate, and not just because it can set up Rain Dance. Being a ball that can set up weather, it also complements Castform's Weather Ball perfectly. In addition, adding Electrode as a teammate to Castform is a good choice, because they are both floating heads and two heads are better than one. Castform could also do with teammates that can sweep the opponent's team under the correct weather conditions. Flower Gift Cherrim is a very fitting teammate for Castform: Cherrim also doesn't have a body, can also use Weather Ball, and is just about as good at sweeping its foes as Castform is at predicting the weather.
Apart from weather support, any other kind of support will also do to help Castform to perform its job at a minimal standard. This can range from Stealth Rock support to help secure the KO on Zebstrika, to dual screens support to help avoid the 2HKO from Dusknoir's Shadow Sneak and Zebstrika's Volt Switch on neutral hits, to paralysis support to help it outspeed and 2HKO Persian.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Castform can wield other items, such as a Life Orb to secure the OHKO on frail Pokemon such as Raichu or a Focus Sash to actually help it survive hits. However, why bother trying to improve on its battling when Castform is clearly only useful in setting up the weather and fainting? Castform also actually has a very wide movepool that includes moves such as Thunder, Blizzard, Hydro Pump, Fire Blast, and even Hurricane. However, if you're going such great lengths as to use Castform, you would want to play it to its niche, being the PU Pokemon with the most diverse colors and coolest STAB move. Not only will Castform have too little space on its moveset to fit these in, but it will probably also get KOed before it gets the chance to use them anyway. You could run Sandstorm, but the Hoenn scientists couldn't even be bothered to make a forme for it in sand despite the existence of a colossal desert in the middle of the region. So, what's the point if there's no cool forme change to go along with it?
Checks and Counters
===================
**Cloud Nine**: And you thought that Castform couldn't possibly get any worse. Cloud Nine users, such as Lickilicky and Golduck, are the antithesis of Castform: they stop Forecast, they stop Weather Ball, and they are actually good Pokemon.
**A Good Team**: If it's not hit super effectively, it counters Castform. Chances are, if you aren't bringing a monotype Bug team just for giggles, you can probably already counter Castform by switching a bit.
[OVERVIEW]
Castform is the living proof that if man ever hopes to emulate nature's beauty in its creation of living things, there's still a long way to go. While nature has concocted majestic dragons and serpents such as Salamence and Milotic, all that the top scientists from Hoenn could muster is a disfigured cluster of water molecules that they aptly classified as a Normal-type and whose entire lower half looks like one huge ass. Not very professional of them.
At least they weren't lying about Castform's half-assed battling capabilities.
[SET]
name: Chasing Rainbows
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: Sunny Day
move 3: Hail
move 4: Weather Ball
item: Damp Rock / Heat Rock / Icy Rock
ability: Forecast
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Rain Dance turns Castform blue and dampens the spirits of the opponent. Sunny Day turns Castform red, turning up the heat on the opponent and firing Castform up for battle. Hail turns Castform blue again, sending a chill down the opponent's spine. This array of colors will take your opponents by storm and dazzle them into submission. And after this fascinating display, the trump card can be revealed: Castform's almost-signature move Weather Ball, a three-in-one coverage move that only takes up one moveslot, only takes one turn to set up, and only actually KOes its foes if it hits super effectively.
Set Details
========
A Modest nature is used to grant Castform some power, although "modest" is also a bit of an overstatement of Castform's potential. You can choose to lengthen a weather of your choice by using a Damp Rock, a Heat Rock, or an Icy Rock, but whichever you pick, weather rocks. Castform doesn't. Its ability is Forecast, but it doesn't even tell you that it's going to rain until the rain has been set up and you're all drenched in the downpour. Those scientists sure had one job.
Usage Tips
========
Use Castform to tell you the weather outside without you even having to turn around to look out the window. Use Castform as a disco ball that has a wide array of colors from its many forme changes, namely red and blue. Use Castform as a police siren; its wide spectrum of colors from its forme changes will probably achieve the desired effect all the same. Use Castform to boil a hot, soothing cup of herbal tea if you're feeling a little under the weather, as the molecules in its body are just like water. Use Castform as death fodder to bring in another Pokemon safely. Castform can be used as just about anything under the sun. Just don't bring it into the battlefield and expect to grab KOs with it, to survive hits with it, or to win battles with it.
Team Options
========
Castform can do with teammates that help it to set up weather so that it can change color and start firing off Weather Ball as soon as possible; it won't get much time before it is KOed, after all. Electrode is a great teammate, and not just because it can set up Rain Dance. Being a ball that can set up weather, it also complements Castform's Weather Ball perfectly. In addition, adding Electrode as a teammate to Castform is a good choice, because they are both floating heads and two heads are better than one. Castform could also do with teammates that can sweep the opponent's team under the correct weather conditions. Flower Gift Cherrim is a very fitting teammate for Castform: Cherrim also doesn't have a body, can also use Weather Ball, and is just about as good at sweeping its foes as Castform is at predicting the weather.
Apart from weather support, any other kind of support will also do to help Castform to perform its job at a minimal standard. This can range from Stealth Rock support to help secure the KO on Zebstrika, to dual screens support to help avoid the 2HKO from Dusknoir's Shadow Sneak and Zebstrika's Volt Switch on neutral hits, to paralysis support to help it outspeed and 2HKO Persian.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Castform can wield other items, such as a Life Orb to secure the OHKO on frail Pokemon such as Raichu or a Focus Sash to actually help it survive hits. However, why bother trying to improve on its battling when Castform is clearly only useful in setting up the weather and fainting? Castform also actually has a very wide movepool that includes moves such as Thunder, Blizzard, Hydro Pump, Fire Blast, and even Hurricane. However, if you're going such great lengths as to use Castform, you would want to play it to its niche, being the PU Pokemon with the most diverse colors and coolest STAB move. Not only will Castform have too little space on its moveset to fit these in, but it will probably also get KOed before it gets the chance to use them anyway. You could run Sandstorm, but the Hoenn scientists couldn't even be bothered to make a forme for it in sand despite the existence of a colossal desert in the middle of the region. So, what's the point if there's no cool forme change to go along with it?
Checks and Counters
===================
**Cloud Nine**: And you thought that Castform couldn't possibly get any worse. Cloud Nine users, such as Lickilicky and Golduck, are the antithesis of Castform: they stop Forecast, they stop Weather Ball, and they are actually good Pokemon.
**A Good Team**: If it's not hit super effectively, it counters Castform. Chances are, if you aren't bringing a monotype Bug team just for giggles, you can probably already counter Castform by switching a bit.
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