Delcatty (QC 3/3)

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Ahhhhhh......Clefable.

Ahhhhhh......Clefable.

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Delcatty

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-bw/301.shtml

  • Normalized Thunder Wave is the only reason to use Delcatty
  • Abysmal offenses, awful defenses, mediocre Speed
  • Only use if you're bored of the typical supporters and really want to paralyze Ground-types
  • Pretty nice support movepool, but lacks the base stats to support efficiently, unlike Alomomola, Audino, Togetic, etc.
[SET]

name: Support
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Wish
move 3: Heal Bell
move 4: Return
item: Focus Sash / Leftovers
ability: Normalize
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe



[SET COMMENTS]
  • Normalized Thunder Wave lets Delcatty accurately paralyze Ground-types, giving it an advantage over Stun Spore's 75% accuracy
  • Wish and Heal Bell offer clerical support
  • Return prevents Taunt-bait, but won't deal much damage either way
  • EVs give as much health for Wishes and Speed to outrun as much as possible; last four EVs don't matter too much with joke stats
  • Focus Sash lets Delcatty take a hit, while Leftovers give a little extra recovery
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
  • Can use Foresight to hit Ghosts with TWave too; use in fourth slot if unafraid of Taunt
  • Pairs well with Misdreavus
  • Use with powerful sweepers who need clerical / status support, especially those that worry about Ground-types, like Rampardos, Ampharos, Emboar
[Other Options]
  • Anything outside of Normalize TWave is outclassed
  • Great special movepool, awful stats
  • Weather support if desperate
  • Sing - unreliable
  • Toxic - decent choice if you want double status
  • Safeguard - Heal Bell is better
  • Simple Beam to rid opponents of ability - highly situational and risky
  • Can BP Substitute / Calm Mind / Work Up, outclassed by Togetic and other BP'ers
[Checks and Counters]
  • Taunt
  • Priority attacks
  • Ghost-types (Misdreavus, Shedinja)
  • Pretty much any strong STAB move will OHKO
  • Guts / Quick Feet users (Ursaring, Granbull, Throh)
 
Just move Sub/BP to Other Options if its outclassed by Togetic (among MANY other things, shit like Volbeat/Illumise/Ninjask).

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so cuteeeeee
 
wait don't write it, read the announcement on analyses, we aren't writing anything up until January cuz of tier shifts and whatnot

but Delcatty ain't goin nowhere so i guess it's probably alrght to write it up
 
yea you can go for it though you can try to avoid stuff thats likely going up: eg slowking, rhydon, klinklang, hail, etc. also know it won't be gp checked or anything - you're just getting set for january pretty much
 
if you want to paralyze ground types, you rely on Glare, not Stun Spore.

EDIT: my point is that the option you should compare it to is glare, not stun spore.
 
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