Hello, this is a half baked idea I came up with after staring at the PU roster for two minutes.
Even after reading Matt's article about checks and counters I don't understand very well where does this fits.
KazaaakplethKilik (Lurantis) @ Wiki Berry // Figy Berry
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA
Bold // Impish Nature
- Synthesis
- Superpower
- Leaf Storm
- Defog
It's....... Lurantis, but with a pinch berry. Kanga would smoke the mantis if it tried to use leftovers. It's a
check; Lurantis beats an unboosted Kangaskhan,
however it needs stealth rocks on its own side or something similar to beat an already boosted (+1 attack) Kangaskhan, since you won't get within pinch berry range unless you get hit by a high roll z-attack. Needless to say, you use Superpower to get a defense boost. Once your defences are up and your berry has been proc'd, either you use Synthesis or you try to smack Kanga once again.
As for nature, Bold works as the standard set. Very good. However, Impish (Or any nature that doesn't give you -Atk) allows Lurantis to use a Figy berry, which allows you to hinder any timid trick user. It's not crippling for Lantis to have a -SpA nature, so I suggest Impish.
Again, I'm confused about the definitions of checks and counters... Sorry ;_; I'm very new to this.