http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/persian
Just looking at the first moveset makes my stomach turn.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Return
move 2: Switcheroo
move 3: Night Slash
move 4: U-Turn / Hypnosis
item: Choice Band
ability: Limber
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Despite his low Attack, his 115 base Speed allows him to outspeed most of the UU metagame. There's also Switcheroo, which allows you to swap your Choice Band onto a Pokemon that could be wearing Choice Specs or just to cripple a set-up sweeper. Return, otherwise, is your main attack. Night Slash will hit Ghost-types who would otherwise wall you. Hypnosis works well with the set after you swapped off your Choice Band, however, U-Turn can be used not only to make better use of the Choice Band, but also to escape freely from Pokemon like Golem and still damaging other Pokemon in the process. Limber also gives Persian some freedom to switch in, since he can come in on Thunder Wave and Glare with little worries.</p>
Next one is moreso revising the comments a little. Doesn't need to be added, however.
[SET]
name: Free Hits
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: U-Turn
move 3: Hypnosis
move 4: Bite
item: Silk Scarf / Life Orb
ability: Technician
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Looks like this classy cat has gone conservative! *Gasp*. There are only three Pokemon that do Fake Out + U-Turn well: Persian, Purugly, and Ambipom. Each have their own advantage. Persian and Ambipom have Technician to work with, while Purugly and Persian have Hypnosis to add onto their movesets. So basically, mix Ambipom and Purugly together, and you get something like this. The set is actually nice for the beginning of the battle, at least in UU matches. Basically the goal is to Fake Out and then proceed with U-Turn. If you feel bored and want to incapacitate something, there's the idea of using Hypnosis after Fake Out. There's Bite to hit Ghosts, and Bite has a decent flinch rate. Add Technician and slap on Life Orb or a Silk Scarf, and you have something that will annoy you all day.</p>
Last Resort is good.
[SET]
name: Special Sweeper
move 1: Hypnosis
move 2: Nasty Plot
move 3: Swift
move 4: Water Pulse
item: Life Orb / Leftovers / Lum Berry
ability: Technician
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 31 HP / 31 Atk / 30 Def / 28 SpA / 30 SpD / 30 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>I bet I know what you're thinking right now: since when can Persian go on the special spectrum again, this isn't RBY, is it? Thanks to Nasty Plot, he can accomplish it easily. STAB Swift and Technician make this set somewhat devestating, and STAB Swift never missing makes people that want to use evasion or accuracy modifiers useless. The idea is to use Hypnosis and then Nasty Plot on the switch. In other words, it almost garuntees a free Nasty Plot unless your opponent has something that is faster than Persian, which is unlikely in most cases. Water Pulse adds toward the set for a great combination of Normal and Water, which hits everything in UU barring Shedinja. Though it's not mentioned, the IVs are incase you wish to use Hidden Power Fighting. The IVs will give you a base of 59, and becomes 88 with the Technician boost. It also allows some extra Speed that would have been lost if you chose for a base power of 60..</p>
I want to take off the Flail + Psych Up set, since it sounds so gimmicky. I was tempted to try Assist instead, but it's still 1 / 4 of a chance to get a Swords Dance (or Dragon Dance if you're Altaria).
[Other Options]
<p>On the physical side, Iron Tail stands out, as it would hit pure Rock types like Golem pretty hard, but even in the rare case, it is still barely effective on Aggron, Probopass, and Bastidon. Fury Swipes can work with the Choice Band set and can break Substitutes, however you suffer two problems: the first being the Pokemon that would even use Substitute commonly would be Aggron, which 4x resists Normal. The second problem would be that it takes four Fury Swipes to do more damage than Return. You can also question about Double-Edge, despite it offering more power, the recoil can be a huge disadvantage, and if you get a Life Orb from Switcheroo, it will do nothing more but bring you toward your death even faster. Aerial Ace gets a Technician boost and hits harder than Return on Fighting-types as well as Grass-types. Payback gets a Technician boost and can also have 100 base power if you move last, though that would probably only happen if your opponent is using a Choice Scarf or if your opponent is switching. And of course, there is also Punishment, which can "punish" Pokemon that like to spam moves like Calm Mind or Swords Dance. Persian is not exactly the greatest Flail user, but it's something that he has available if you're gutsy enough.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, there are some other special moves that weren't listed in the Special Sweeper set. Dark Pulse and Shadow Ball hit Ghost-types that would otherwise wall your Swifts. Shadow Ball gets the added advantage of hitting Toxicroak, but Dark Pulse has the nifty chance to flinch. Thunderbolt and Thunder are also decent options, hitting bulky Waters in the process. If Mantine is the main reason for the move, after a Nasty Plot, Swift with a Life Orb will 2HKO Mantine if Mantine steps into Stealth Rock, so in most cases it would barely matter. Icy Wind is great against Altaria and pairs well with Thunderbolt, and gains the benefit of a Technician boost and a chance of a Speed drop, keeping Altaria from outspeeding you if he dares to start dancing. Power Gem may not look like a move to choose from, however, it hits many Pokemon in the UU environment super effective, including Altaria, Mantine, Scyther, Froslass, Drifblim, Shedinja, Walrien... the list goes on.</p>
<p>Assist, Snatch, and Psych Up are somewhat gimmicky, but work decently on Persian. You never know when you could steal (or gain in Assist's case) a free Swords Dance or even Dragon Dance, so it's not a bad thing to try. Charm can soften physical attacks directed at Persian.</p>
I think I hit everything else otherwise. In case if you didn't read up top, yes, I didn't put the Last Resort set in, but that was only because that I thought that section was fine as is. Feel free to suggest or whatever please.
Just looking at the first moveset makes my stomach turn.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Return
move 2: Switcheroo
move 3: Night Slash
move 4: U-Turn / Hypnosis
item: Choice Band
ability: Limber
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Despite his low Attack, his 115 base Speed allows him to outspeed most of the UU metagame. There's also Switcheroo, which allows you to swap your Choice Band onto a Pokemon that could be wearing Choice Specs or just to cripple a set-up sweeper. Return, otherwise, is your main attack. Night Slash will hit Ghost-types who would otherwise wall you. Hypnosis works well with the set after you swapped off your Choice Band, however, U-Turn can be used not only to make better use of the Choice Band, but also to escape freely from Pokemon like Golem and still damaging other Pokemon in the process. Limber also gives Persian some freedom to switch in, since he can come in on Thunder Wave and Glare with little worries.</p>
Next one is moreso revising the comments a little. Doesn't need to be added, however.
[SET]
name: Free Hits
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: U-Turn
move 3: Hypnosis
move 4: Bite
item: Silk Scarf / Life Orb
ability: Technician
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Looks like this classy cat has gone conservative! *Gasp*. There are only three Pokemon that do Fake Out + U-Turn well: Persian, Purugly, and Ambipom. Each have their own advantage. Persian and Ambipom have Technician to work with, while Purugly and Persian have Hypnosis to add onto their movesets. So basically, mix Ambipom and Purugly together, and you get something like this. The set is actually nice for the beginning of the battle, at least in UU matches. Basically the goal is to Fake Out and then proceed with U-Turn. If you feel bored and want to incapacitate something, there's the idea of using Hypnosis after Fake Out. There's Bite to hit Ghosts, and Bite has a decent flinch rate. Add Technician and slap on Life Orb or a Silk Scarf, and you have something that will annoy you all day.</p>
Last Resort is good.
[SET]
name: Special Sweeper
move 1: Hypnosis
move 2: Nasty Plot
move 3: Swift
move 4: Water Pulse
item: Life Orb / Leftovers / Lum Berry
ability: Technician
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 31 HP / 31 Atk / 30 Def / 28 SpA / 30 SpD / 30 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>I bet I know what you're thinking right now: since when can Persian go on the special spectrum again, this isn't RBY, is it? Thanks to Nasty Plot, he can accomplish it easily. STAB Swift and Technician make this set somewhat devestating, and STAB Swift never missing makes people that want to use evasion or accuracy modifiers useless. The idea is to use Hypnosis and then Nasty Plot on the switch. In other words, it almost garuntees a free Nasty Plot unless your opponent has something that is faster than Persian, which is unlikely in most cases. Water Pulse adds toward the set for a great combination of Normal and Water, which hits everything in UU barring Shedinja. Though it's not mentioned, the IVs are incase you wish to use Hidden Power Fighting. The IVs will give you a base of 59, and becomes 88 with the Technician boost. It also allows some extra Speed that would have been lost if you chose for a base power of 60..</p>
I want to take off the Flail + Psych Up set, since it sounds so gimmicky. I was tempted to try Assist instead, but it's still 1 / 4 of a chance to get a Swords Dance (or Dragon Dance if you're Altaria).
[Other Options]
<p>On the physical side, Iron Tail stands out, as it would hit pure Rock types like Golem pretty hard, but even in the rare case, it is still barely effective on Aggron, Probopass, and Bastidon. Fury Swipes can work with the Choice Band set and can break Substitutes, however you suffer two problems: the first being the Pokemon that would even use Substitute commonly would be Aggron, which 4x resists Normal. The second problem would be that it takes four Fury Swipes to do more damage than Return. You can also question about Double-Edge, despite it offering more power, the recoil can be a huge disadvantage, and if you get a Life Orb from Switcheroo, it will do nothing more but bring you toward your death even faster. Aerial Ace gets a Technician boost and hits harder than Return on Fighting-types as well as Grass-types. Payback gets a Technician boost and can also have 100 base power if you move last, though that would probably only happen if your opponent is using a Choice Scarf or if your opponent is switching. And of course, there is also Punishment, which can "punish" Pokemon that like to spam moves like Calm Mind or Swords Dance. Persian is not exactly the greatest Flail user, but it's something that he has available if you're gutsy enough.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, there are some other special moves that weren't listed in the Special Sweeper set. Dark Pulse and Shadow Ball hit Ghost-types that would otherwise wall your Swifts. Shadow Ball gets the added advantage of hitting Toxicroak, but Dark Pulse has the nifty chance to flinch. Thunderbolt and Thunder are also decent options, hitting bulky Waters in the process. If Mantine is the main reason for the move, after a Nasty Plot, Swift with a Life Orb will 2HKO Mantine if Mantine steps into Stealth Rock, so in most cases it would barely matter. Icy Wind is great against Altaria and pairs well with Thunderbolt, and gains the benefit of a Technician boost and a chance of a Speed drop, keeping Altaria from outspeeding you if he dares to start dancing. Power Gem may not look like a move to choose from, however, it hits many Pokemon in the UU environment super effective, including Altaria, Mantine, Scyther, Froslass, Drifblim, Shedinja, Walrien... the list goes on.</p>
<p>Assist, Snatch, and Psych Up are somewhat gimmicky, but work decently on Persian. You never know when you could steal (or gain in Assist's case) a free Swords Dance or even Dragon Dance, so it's not a bad thing to try. Charm can soften physical attacks directed at Persian.</p>
I think I hit everything else otherwise. In case if you didn't read up top, yes, I didn't put the Last Resort set in, but that was only because that I thought that section was fine as is. Feel free to suggest or whatever please.
