Rei
formerly Scholar
[OVERVIEW]Jolteon's high Speed and Special stats and critical hit rate make its Thunderbolt a big threat. Because of this, Jolteon is able to outpace the whole metagame and is one of the few Pokemon that can revenge kill a weakened Tauros. It is also a good lead because of its ability to force a lead Starmie to switch out with Thunderbolt and paralyze other leads like Alakazam, Exeggutor, and Jynx with Thunder Wave. Jolteon also has an important defensive niche that allows it to be one of the few Pokemon to take on Zapdos comfortably due to resisting both of its STAB options as well as put pressure on Water-types like Slowbro and Cloyster with Thunderbolt. While Pokemon like Chansey, Exeggutor, and Alakazam can take Jolteon's Thunderbolt, it can cripple these Pokemon with Thunder Wave. However, outside of its STAB move, Jolteon does not have any other good attacking moves, as it only has two good options in Pin Missile and Double Kick, which fail to do major damage outside of a potential critical hit even on super effective targets like Exeggutor and Chansey due to Jolteon's low Attack stat. Furthermore, Jolteon is unable to deal with Ground-types like Rhydon and Golem, as it cannot do any good damage to them with any of its attacks and gets OHKOed by Earthquake.
[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Double Kick
move 4: Rest / Pin Missile
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
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Thunder Wave allows Jolteon to cripple its defensive checks such as Alakazam, Chansey, and Exeggutor that commonly come in on its Thunderbolt. It is also good to use against Tauros, as it is no longer a threat once it's paralyzed. Thunderbolt takes care of Water-types like Starmie and Slowbro and can do a lot of damage to Pokemon that don't resist it if Jolteon lands a critical hit. Double Kick scares out Chansey because it is 2HKOed on a critical hit. Double Kick also allows Jolteon to have a way to get damage on Ground-types like Rhydon and Golem as a last resort, though Jolteon should switch out if it predicts them to switch in to help keep damage off of itself and its teammates. Rest allows Jolteon to get HP back and cure itself of paralysis, which is useful against Pokemon like Chansey, Starmie, and Zapdos; however, outside of these Pokemon, Jolteon will find it hard to use Rest, as the move is more useful late-game, and putting Jolteon to sleep allows Tauros to come in safety. Pin Missile gives Jolteon a way to deal with Grass-types such as Exeggutor, as it will deal major damage if it lands a critical hit on them. If Jolteon is being used as a lead, the best move to start the game is Thunder Wave in order to slow down opposing leads like Jynx, Exeggutor, and Alakazam; however, Jolteon must be careful, as this can lead to it being put to sleep with Lovely Kiss or Sleep Powder or paralyzed from Thunder Wave or Stun Spore. Because of its poor bulk, the best way to have Jolteon come in safely is against Pokemon like Chansey, on a predicted switch, or when a Pokemon faints. Jolteon should be saved to use late-game because of its Speed, as it can pick off most weakened Pokemon with Thunderbolt. Jolteon will need Pokemon like Exeggutor and Starmie on the team because it struggles against common Ground-types like Rhydon and Golem. Pokemon that can also help with Snorlax and Tauros like Cloyster and Exeggutor are needed.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Jolteon can run Agility to get its Speed back if it gets paralyzed; however, it will have to give up Rest or Pin Missile in order to run it, which makes it lose the ability to hit Exeggutor more effectively or get HP back on passive Pokemon. Thunder is a more powerful move that allows Jolteon to OHKO Cloyster and Tauros on a critical hit; however, the miss chance and lower PP make it hard to justify using it over Thunderbolt or over Rest or Pin Missile. Body Slam can be run over Rest or Pin Missile to try to paralyze Rhydon and Golem as they switch in; however, it is redundant otherwise, as Thunder Wave is able to paralyze Pokemon like Alakazam and Exeggutor as is.
Checks and Counters
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**Rhydon and Golem**: Both Rhydon and Golem wall Jolteon, as they're immune to Thunderbolt and Double Kick fails to do any major damage to them, while they OHKO it back with Earthquake.
**Chansey and Snorlax**: Thanks to Chansey's special bulk, it can tank Jolteon's Thunderbolt and Double Kick as long as the latter doesn't land a critical hit. Then, Chansey can use Thunder Wave to paralyze Jolteon, as this makes it easier for Chansey's teammates to take care of it; however, on its own, Chansey will lose in the long run against Jolteon. Jolteon should never switch into Snorlax, as Body Slam and Hyper Beam will do a lot of damage to it and cripple Jolteon for the rest of the game. Even if Jolteon gets in safely from a Pokemon fainting or a predicted switch, Snorlax can tank a Thunderbolt and take out Jolteon with Earthquake.
**Exeggutor and Victreebel**: Without Pin Missile, Jolteon cannot take care of Grass-types, as Thunderbolt fails to do a lot of damage to them.
**Paralysis:**: Without Rest, Jolteon cannot get rid of paralysis, which hinders it from sweeping late-game and makes it easy for Pokemon like Snorlax to take care of it.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yami, 393488]]
- Quality checked by: [[Djokra, 327320], [Amaranth, 265630]]
- Grammar checked by: [[deetah, 297659], [The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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