And unfortunately Mimikyu doesn't have the raw power to get away with running a lum offensive set, so I think that we'll just have to fully commit to never running lum on it.
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Mimikyu Discussion
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Its stats are far more solid than I expected, and since it will always take at least one attack, the amount of Pokemon it can set up on is higher than one would think.
Swords Dance (or Z-Splash if you so much want to use it) seems to be the way to go, thanks to that free turn (will need to come on a kill or through slow pivoting), solid Ghost/Fairy STAB coverage and access to Shadow Sneak.
Swords Dance (or Z-Splash if you so much want to use it) seems to be the way to go, thanks to that free turn (will need to come on a kill or through slow pivoting), solid Ghost/Fairy STAB coverage and access to Shadow Sneak.
Its attack stats are surprisingly good, but sadly a Swords Dance set will have trouble breaking Steels. Shadow Claw can only get you so far. Perhaps it'll run Wisp or Taunt instead?
That is an excellent question. Seeing as Weakness Policy doesn't activate when a Pokemon is behind a Substitute, probably not.
Try calcing SD + Z-Shadow Claw and see if those problem Steels are still problematic.
Barring Skarm, Mimikyu doesn't have too much trouble breaking Steels.
+2 252 Atk Life Orb Mimikyu Shadow Claw vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 220-261 (56.9 - 67.6%)
Heatran can't beat this if it switches in on SD
+2 252 Atk Life Orb Mimikyu Shadow Claw vs. 252 HP / 88+ Def Ferrothorn: 156-185 (44.3 - 52.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
Mimikyu seems legitimately scary, lmao
Shadow Sneak Z (100 BP) calcs vs Sand Rush Excadrill
+2 252+ Atk Adamant Mimikyu Shadow Sneak Z vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Excadrill: 418-493 (115.7 - 136.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252+ Atk Jolly Mimikyu Shadow Sneak Z vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Excadrill: 382-450 (105.8 - 124.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
No Mold Breaker means you can technically SD in its face than sneak, but have fun getting flinched or nuking the wrong Pokemon. Either way the point is SD + Z-Ghost crystal lets you go for a pretty crazy priority nuke.
I feel that either SD Life Orb or this is the way to go because Splash Z is does less damage than than SD Life Orb anyway.
+2 252+ Atk Adamant Mimikyu Shadow Sneak Z vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Excadrill: 418-493 (115.7 - 136.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252+ Atk Jolly Mimikyu Shadow Sneak Z vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Excadrill: 382-450 (105.8 - 124.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
No Mold Breaker means you can technically SD in its face than sneak, but have fun getting flinched or nuking the wrong Pokemon. Either way the point is SD + Z-Ghost crystal lets you go for a pretty crazy priority nuke.
I feel that either SD Life Orb or this is the way to go because Splash Z is does less damage than than SD Life Orb anyway.
I think people suggested splash for the speed boost. Less damage but you go first is a viable trade off. I'd prefer just going for SD though.
This guy would be interesting if switched in to block rapid spin. You essentially get two free turns to SD if their spinner needs to switch out.
This guy would be interesting if switched in to block rapid spin. You essentially get two free turns to SD if their spinner needs to switch out.
No idea. I just keep hearing "gives plus 1 to all stats" from some z-move.
???
does splash get priority now or something?
That's only for certain status Z-Moves. Splash just gives +3 to Attack.
Doesn't seem worth it at all then.
It's worth it for single player, seeing as how i am trading my starter for a Mimikyu egg >.>
I can see some mons that otherwise can't get SD benefitting from it though. Too bad there's no troll set for it with Wobbuffet though.
it's single player, most people have like 1 maybe 2 pokemon
I'd slash Substitute alongside Leech Life and Façade tbh. You get a free Sub up and at the cost of 25% of its health, Pykumuku is free to SD in the next turn without worrying about status whatsoever.
All those Pokémon names with "k" and "y" and "u" get confusing, I know :P
The Tapu with misty terrain can block status too. And although the they're both fairy type their secondary type protects them from sharing weaknesses. Water resists steel and ghost resists poison. So that's a good alternative.
Ooh lmao.
With doubles in mind yeah, I could somewhat see that working, but in singles it would be a painfully slow and risky set-up: Turn 1 - Switch Tapu-Fini in; Turn 2 - Switch Tapu-Fini Out and Mimikyu in (and hope disguise doesn't get bopped, which it most likely will); Turn 3 - Swords Dance; Turn 4 - Profit. Keep in mind that you gotta do this in 5/8 turns max or otherwise you won't benefit from Misty Terrain's effect, which is the whole point of it.
Besides, they don't really synergize all that well together. Offensively Mimikyu does nothing for Tapu-Fini and defensively they do not patch up each other's weaknesses at all: Tapu Fini is weak to Poison which Mimikyu takes neutral damage from, but is still weak to Steel; Mimikyu is weak to Steel which Tapu-Fini takes neutral damage from, but is still weak to poison. See? You break this core with a simple 50/50 guess and even if you guess it wrong, you still hit them for neutral damage so it's win-win for your opponent either way.
Don't think of it that way. Build a team that hates status effects and just take advantage of the terrain when it's available. Don't focus on switching out and losing your free SD when Mimik gets hit
Despite it's underwhelming stats, Disguise and it's unique typing give it some relevance along with Swords Dance + Shadow Sneak. Having 3 immunity gives it opportunities to set up or switch and mantain your free sub. 90 attack is not good, though workable with SD and may sweep when it's checks and counters are removed or weakened. Though not an easy task to accomplish. Looks like an interesting niche poke.