Pidove (Analysis) [QC 1/2]

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___Pidove

[Overview]

* Outclassed by Taillow except for Wish.
* Kind of sucks.
* Lickitung plays Wish support better anyway, it just doesn't get FeatherDance.
* Pretty cool name!

[SET]
name: Wish Support
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect
move 3: Air Slash
move 4: FeatherDance
item: Eviolite
ability: Big Pecks
nature: Bold
evs: 116 HP / 116 Def / 68 SpA / 196 SpD / 12 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

* Taillow is better on the offensive, so Pidove can attempt to use a support set.
* Somewhat outclassed by Lickitung but it beats Scraggy.
* Okay defenses give it 21 / 18 with Eviolite.
* You can use Roost, but it makes Pidove unable to beat Scraggy or pass Wish.
* Big Pecks makes Pidove immune to Defense drops.

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

* Use something better.
* You can use Hidden Power Flying if you like the accuracy more than the flinch rate.
* You can use Aerial Ace which kind of sucks.
* Gets a ton of good support moves (Roost, Morning Sun, Toxic, U-turn, Lucky Chant, Taunt, Hypnosis, and Bestow (if you have Knock Off on your team you can use a Choice item))
* Ferroseed can set up hazards and take Ice / Rock / Electric moves.
* You can use Super Luck as your ability.

[Other Options]

* Choice.
* Work Up.
* Tail Wind.
* A better Pokemon.

[Checks and Counters]

* Chinchou can hit it with Thunderbolt and resists Air Slash.
* Lileep can take any of its hits, set up on it, and use Toxic on it.
* Ferroseed and Dwebble completely set up on it. The latter can even hit it with Rock Blast.
* Staryu can come in on anything and hit it with Thunderbolt or Ice Beam.
* Anything that uses special attacks beats it.
* Anything that isn't hit super effectively beats it.

[Dream World]

* Rivalry is always risky and pretty bad. However, Pidove has two other terrible abilities, so it doesn't really matter what you use.
 
In Little Cup, just like VGC and NU, everything will get an analysis, no matter how suckish some of the pokes may be.
 
How is this any less of a joke than Caterpie? I'm sure if you were writing a Caterpie analysis you'd be saying the same things:

* sucks.
* Use something better.
* A better Pokemon.
* blank plays blank support better anyway
 
Fried Rhys does have a point, its undeniable. Still talking with Vader about the legitimacy of some of these "Bottom-barrel" analyses.
 
Just had a brief convo with Vader; Pokemon such as Pidove which are pretty much outclassed will not be getting an analysis.
 
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