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.I'm assuming Surf / Mystery Sword / HP Ice / Hydro Pump? Specs Keldeo is a beast in rain. Just another abuser for the ability should Drizzle somehow stick around until it is released.
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.I would say stick to HP Ghost, since it covers Latios, Latias, Toxicroak, and Celebi all at once. Gyarados and Dragonite can be taken care of with a +1 Hydro Pump in the Rain if you have Stealth Rock up.
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.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.
A single stat point won't matter in anything besides Speed, and Ghost doesn't touch your speed IVs at all.i would actually rather use dark, as he can maintain his perfect IVs. but i guess toxicroak is kinda a problem.
Yeah, but HP Ghost offers PERFECT NEUTRAL COVERAGE. With HP Ice there are still random shit like Starmie and Slowbro that resist you.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.
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.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.
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.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.
IIRC, +1 Hydro Pump in Rain 2HKOs Dnite, although I'm not sure if that rocks.Dragonite is a pretty good response, even if Multiscale doesn't trigger. Physically Defensive Shaymin would also do nicely.