Mismagius is actually a decent Rapid Spin blocker because Shadow Ball/Thunderbolt shits on the majority of Rapid Spinners, but I guess Gengar can do that, too. Calm Mind/Thunderbolt/Shadow Ball/Substitute for me.
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Mismagius discussion
- Thread starter teekay
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Mismagius
Timid Nature (Max Speed, rest in HP and DEF)
*Leftovers*
~Calm Mind
~Taunt/
Will-o-wisp/
Substitute/
Pain Split
~Thunderbolt/
Shadow Ball
~Hidden Power Fighting/
Shadow Ball/
Energy Ball/
Sub, Taunt, PS, and Wisp all have their advantages. Taunt shuts down Blissey (barring Ice Beam). It'll also stop other CMers and SDers. Pain Split is your only recovery move (if you use this, put more EVs into DEF instead of HP). Wisp Allows you to cripple Physical attackers (barring Heracross, Guts Machamp, and Guts Hariyama.
T-bolt is needed to stop Skarm and Cune, unless you use taunt, then go with SB. Then pick a special move and sweep.
Timid Nature (Max Speed, rest in HP and DEF)
*Leftovers*
~Calm Mind
~Taunt/
Will-o-wisp/
Substitute/
Pain Split
~Thunderbolt/
Shadow Ball
~Hidden Power Fighting/
Shadow Ball/
Energy Ball/
Sub, Taunt, PS, and Wisp all have their advantages. Taunt shuts down Blissey (barring Ice Beam). It'll also stop other CMers and SDers. Pain Split is your only recovery move (if you use this, put more EVs into DEF instead of HP). Wisp Allows you to cripple Physical attackers (barring Heracross, Guts Machamp, and Guts Hariyama.
T-bolt is needed to stop Skarm and Cune, unless you use taunt, then go with SB. Then pick a special move and sweep.
I was really hoping this thing would get Aura Sphere, or even Focus Blast, to take advantage of... Anyway, this thing needs to use Calm Mind and play on its strengths (Sp. Def), otherwise it's just a crappy Gengar. I think the variation that most seem to be posting (CM/Sub/Shadow Ball/Filler) will be the most common one used, alongside the Perish Trapper.
The difference being that Mismagius can actually take a lot of their attacks. I could be wrong but I think if it is EVed properly, Starmie can only 3HKO it. It might still have a problem from Donphan stone edges, but it will hit first and can probably OHKO with energy ball. Overall I tihnk this thing may actually be superior to Gengar in spin blocking if nothing else.