Some pokemon are viable because they have one great ability. Some pokemon are dangerous in spite of a less helpful ability.
But some lucky stars get two or even three abilities that are all really useful.
For instance Clefable. Whenever you see one in OU, its always a question of whether its going to run Unaware or Magic Guard. Both abilities are completely competitively viable for Clefable's movepool and stats. Sure, most players run Magic Guard. But you really don't want your win condition, +2 Garchomp getting revenge killed by an Unaware Clefable.
The fact that you don't know for sure what ability Clefable runs is one of the main reasons why it is very difficult to KO.
There's also excadrill in VGC, which can use sand rush or force to become an extremely dangerous sweeper. Or it can run mold breaker to OHKO levitate users and mimikyu.
But some lucky stars get two or even three abilities that are all really useful.
For instance Clefable. Whenever you see one in OU, its always a question of whether its going to run Unaware or Magic Guard. Both abilities are completely competitively viable for Clefable's movepool and stats. Sure, most players run Magic Guard. But you really don't want your win condition, +2 Garchomp getting revenge killed by an Unaware Clefable.
The fact that you don't know for sure what ability Clefable runs is one of the main reasons why it is very difficult to KO.
There's also excadrill in VGC, which can use sand rush or force to become an extremely dangerous sweeper. Or it can run mold breaker to OHKO levitate users and mimikyu.
