Gen 1 Flareon (OU Mini Analysis) [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

This is part of a project to get rid of the poor quality, misinformation-ridden RBY analyses from over a decade ago. These works are low-priority and should be treated as such.

[OVERVIEW]

Flareon in RBY OU faces heavy competition from the bulkier and faster Moltres as a Fire-type mixed attacker. Its notably higher Attack stat paired with Body Slam pressures Chansey and Starmie more heavily than Moltres can, but it is crippled more by paralysis and fares notably worse against physical attackers like Snorlax and Tauros. Flareon is reliant on good prediction and some luck to be effective, making it a risky option not recommended for most RBY OU teams.

[SET]
name: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Fire Blast
move 2: Body Slam
move 3: Hyper Beam
move 4: Fire Spin / Tail Whip

[SET COMMENTS]

Fire Blast is Flareon's strongest attack, though its 30% burn chance is a double-edged sword, as physical attackers are crippled but Pokemon with instant recovery benefit from burn blocking other status. Body Slam pressures special walls and Starmie and also threatens to paralyze non-Normal-types, while Hyper Beam provides power to finish them off once they are weakened enough.

Fire Spin helps Flareon to safely switch out against or wear down slower opponents. Tail Whip or Leer is an alternative option to help Flareon break through its counters. Starmie and Chansey are KOed by Body Slam followed by Hyper Beam at -1 Defense, either forcing them out or KOing them if they stay in. Additionally, when a paralyzed or burned Pokemon suffers a stat drop, the stat reduction from the Pokemon's status is applied again, for example causing a faster paralyzed Pokemon like Starmie to become slower than paralyzed Flareon after having its Defense reduced.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Enigami, 233818]]
- Quality checked by: [[Amaranth, 265630], [FriendOfMrGolem120, 424525]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
 
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[OVERVIEW]

Flareon in RBY OU faces heavy competition from the bulkier and faster Moltres as a Fire-type mixed attacker. Its notably higher Attack stat paired with Body Slam pressures Chansey and Starmie more heavily than Moltres can, but it is crippled more by paralysis and fares notably worse against physical attackers like Snorlax and Tauros. Flareon is reliant on good prediction and some luck to be effective, making it a risky option not recommended for most RBY OU teams.

[SET]
name: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Fire Blast
move 2: Body Slam
move 3: Hyper Beam
move 4: Fire Spin / Tail Whip

[SET COMMENTS]

Fire Blast is Flareon's strongest attack, though its 30% burn chance is a double-edged sword, (AC) as physical attackers are crippled but Pokemon with instant recovery benefit from burn blocking other status. Body Slam pressures special walls and Starmie and also threatens to paralyze non-Normal-types (added hyphen), while Hyper Beam provides power to finish them off once they are weakened enough.

(moved fire spin sentence to second paragraph) Fire Spin helps Flareon to safely switch out against or wear down slower opponents. Tail Whip or Leer is an alternative option to help Flareon break through its counters. Starmie and Chansey are KOed by Body Slam followed by Hyper Beam at -1 Defense, either forcing them out or KOing them if they stay in. Additionally, when a paralyzed or burned Pokemon suffers a stat drop, the stat reduction from the Pokemon's status is applied again, for example causing a faster paralyzed Pokemon like Starmie to become slower than paralyzed Flareon after having its Defense reduced.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Enigami, 233818]]
- Quality checked by: [[Amaranth, 265630], [FriendOfMrGolem120, 424525]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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