OK, so the old leads are out, basically every team is trying to get up rocks first, and it almost seems inevitable that they're gonna do it... or are they. I'm trying to make an anti-lead that beats at least swampy, metagross, azelf, infernape, aerodactyl. I don't know if that's possible, but let's see, meta doesn't usually have focus sash, it'll have an occa berry most of the time, so something w/ earth power would kill that, and anything w/ a special grass move will basically take down a swampy who also doesn't usually carry focus sash due to it's great bulkiness. Azelf is a little harder, it hits hard, so something that can take a flamethrower, psychic, grass knot, ghost or dark could take it out, but it usually carries focus sash, so either something w/ a priority move or like a t-tar w/ sandstorm or abomasnow w/ hail to take out the remaining 1HP, infernape can be taken down the same way, ground move most likely since ground will take out the metagross easier, and aerodactyl leads also carry focus sash, it's very frail and most STAB atks will take it down, but it's very fast and gets up rocks quickly.
So I'm thinking it has to be something with the following:
Special based Ground move: i.e. Earth power (it's like the only one)
Special based grass move: grass knot, HP Grass, energy ball
Way to get rid of focus sashers: fake out, priority move, sandstorm, hail
Also, either outspeed at least up to metagross and stay bulky enough to take hits from azelf and infernape's strong attacks, or like a choice scarfer or really fast poke w/ all these moves
Now, i'm just brainstorming here, but i'm sure some of you are way ahead of me, i'm sure some of you all have been cooking up a nice anti-lead for today's lead game. So, unless you want to keep it a secret, show me what you've got, so i can get some ideas. Is it possible to do, beat all these five off the bat, i think so, it'll just take a good amount of thinking.
So I'm thinking it has to be something with the following:
Special based Ground move: i.e. Earth power (it's like the only one)
Special based grass move: grass knot, HP Grass, energy ball
Way to get rid of focus sashers: fake out, priority move, sandstorm, hail
Also, either outspeed at least up to metagross and stay bulky enough to take hits from azelf and infernape's strong attacks, or like a choice scarfer or really fast poke w/ all these moves
Now, i'm just brainstorming here, but i'm sure some of you are way ahead of me, i'm sure some of you all have been cooking up a nice anti-lead for today's lead game. So, unless you want to keep it a secret, show me what you've got, so i can get some ideas. Is it possible to do, beat all these five off the bat, i think so, it'll just take a good amount of thinking.
