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Keldeo [available from June 23rd to August 31st]
- Thread starter Bloo
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with swords dance and keldeo's low attack jolly doesn't work well adamant is a much better choice because it boosts it's somewhat low attack
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HP Ghost over HP Ice. 252 HP Dragonite is 2HKO'd by Rain Surf after SR and HP Ghost can 2HKO pretty much every Jellicent who would wall HP Ice Keldeo.
At first I looked at this thread, expecting to see triumphant news that our epic pony would be confirmed to get an event.
Then I realized it was just a pointless necrobump.
Then I realized it was just a pointless necrobump.
i was thinking sub + cm with scarftar support so it can be more of a threat with useful stabs and speed. you can benefit from rain (note you have scarftar as well) and hide behind subs. with both base def/sdef and a highly respectable hp stat, it may prove to be more effective by deaing with its counters and getting the best out of keldeo itself.
Wouldn't HP Ice hit all 4 of those Pokemon with equal damage to HP Ghost? And it would hit Dragonite too, even though you did say Hydro Pump takes care of it.
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The idea is that no other Hidden Power can cover Latios, Latias, Toxicroak, Celebi, Jellicent, Slowbro, and Slowking all at once. Threats that Hidden Power Ice cover are destroyed by boosted rain water attacks after SR.
A single stat point won't matter in anything besides Speed, and Ghost doesn't touch your speed IVs at all.
Yeah, but HP Ghost offers PERFECT NEUTRAL COVERAGE. With HP Ice there are still random shit like Starmie and Slowbro that resist you.
Hmm, true. HP Ghost does hit every one of these threats for SE or neutral damage, while Toxicroak would be hit by HP ice too, but it would be stupid to try and blast it with a rain-boosted Water attack, since any Toxicroak worth their salt would be using Dry Skin. Jellicent also walls Keldeo to hell and back if it doesn't have HP Ghost, since Water Absorb heals it from any Water attack, it's not effected by Fighting moves, and it takes pitiful damage from HP Ice or Fire.
First merchandise for the 15th movie are out.
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Theres Kyurem and the musketeers and a single blank one. Whoever could it be, def Keldeo. Pretty likely he'll be released with this movie now :)
http://serebii.net/index2.shtml
Theres Kyurem and the musketeers and a single blank one. Whoever could it be, def Keldeo. Pretty likely he'll be released with this movie now :)
<3 Keldeo, shame it's going to make Drizzle even stronger since they now have a more reliable way of dealing with Ferrothorn whilst simultaneously having a powerful Water STAB. We should remember that this thing's Hydro Pump is the most powerful in OU, and it also has the most powerful Focus Blast in the game (if people want to use it despite its accuracy :p)
+1 Hydro Pump 2HKOs practically everything, IIRC, in Rain. Secret Sword hits random shit, but really, it's all about that sexy Hydro Pump damage.
HP Elec/HP Ghost/HP Grass to deal with Jellicent. HP Grass hits Gastrodon hard, but I'm pretty sure Gastro doesn't want to deal with +1 Secret Sword.
HP Elec/HP Ghost/HP Grass to deal with Jellicent. HP Grass hits Gastrodon hard, but I'm pretty sure Gastro doesn't want to deal with +1 Secret Sword.
Have people considered a Specs set for Keldeo at all? Hydro Pump / Sacred Sword / Hidden Power Ghost / Focus Blast gives you the choice between powerful Special and Physical Fighting attacks that might be helpful. Shame it doesn't get Ice Beam, because then it actually could 2HKO the ENTIRE OU metagame.
Specs would be 'alright' just for the surprise factor but I think with good base stats and overall nice coverage, you really want to aim for a set up to sweep here.
This Pokemon is going to be... uhh pretty beastly most likely. I mean Psycho Shock which hit's physically already works wonders for Psychic type Pokemon like Latios/Reuniclus. Special walls that could wall it otherwise no longer can now. Scared Sword which also hits physically is also going to give that unicorn a real edge here. Yea ok it's not going to outrun base 110 Pokemon such as Latios but it's still a force to be reckoned with. I would really hate to see this Pokemon on a button pass team...
Ps. What would one switch into to wall (and kill) this thing? (Assuming that it's running calm mind set + hidden power dark or ghost.)
IIRC, +1 Hydro Pump in Rain 2HKOs Dnite, although I'm not sure if that rocks.
I think Shaymin/Celebi would be too. In fact, not sure why you would use Shaymin when Celebi does an even better job.
physically defensive celibi would be better. same stats but resists both stabs
Most Keldeo would probably run HP Ghost/Dark for Starmie/Lati@s/Jellicent/Celebi.
Keldeo's STAB version of Psyshock is called Secret Sword. With Secret Sword, there is almost no reason (if any) to use Sacred Sword (which Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion also learn), which is plain physical.