Gardevoir: Unranked --> Somewhere in C
I've used gardevoir successfully pre home (hitting over 1900 on the ladder), and its got even better with the home additions.
With a choice scarf, it makes a decent revenge killer, outspeeding dragapult and zeraora, with moonblast allowing it to kill the threatening dragons as well as terrakion and conkeldurr, and psychic for venu and gengar. Trace is a fantastic ability which has some very important uses, including tracing infiltrator for sub pult, weather sweeping abilities to kill venusaur and weakened swift swimmers (rush exca too if focus blast), possibly allowing you to clean up late game, and also zera's volt absorb, allowing it to serve as a (very) soft check. It's also not a deadweight V fatter teams due to trick, which allows it to cripple something like corvik or ferro, turning them into setup bait for your sweeper. Healing wish is also an amazing move with very limited distribution.
Replays (disclaimer: some of these are pre home):
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1073768461-dwo1ztmt28z5oy5wh8kzkjq52d5pcn9pw - Cleans up nicely and helps break clef via trick
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1052622677 - Honestly the MVP here
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1068616843 - Tricks sylv and heals cinderace, allowing me to break through
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1058545145 - Removes a clef and heals croak, who wins late game
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1049755206-tcxb7ph5im28l3ei14c42p8mcb0uekipw - Tricks a clef making it sack fodder and kills a hydra
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1046104328-f5qv82x2j7pl7cc76zen7eodbnuo0n0pw - Comes into and kills a hydra, almost takes out a hatterene too
Gardevoir @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Trace
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Psychic
- Trick / Focus Blast
- Healing Wish
Ability: Trace
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Psychic
- Trick / Focus Blast
- Healing Wish
I've used gardevoir successfully pre home (hitting over 1900 on the ladder), and its got even better with the home additions.
With a choice scarf, it makes a decent revenge killer, outspeeding dragapult and zeraora, with moonblast allowing it to kill the threatening dragons as well as terrakion and conkeldurr, and psychic for venu and gengar. Trace is a fantastic ability which has some very important uses, including tracing infiltrator for sub pult, weather sweeping abilities to kill venusaur and weakened swift swimmers (rush exca too if focus blast), possibly allowing you to clean up late game, and also zera's volt absorb, allowing it to serve as a (very) soft check. It's also not a deadweight V fatter teams due to trick, which allows it to cripple something like corvik or ferro, turning them into setup bait for your sweeper. Healing wish is also an amazing move with very limited distribution.
Replays (disclaimer: some of these are pre home):
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1073768461-dwo1ztmt28z5oy5wh8kzkjq52d5pcn9pw - Cleans up nicely and helps break clef via trick
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1052622677 - Honestly the MVP here
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1068616843 - Tricks sylv and heals cinderace, allowing me to break through
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1058545145 - Removes a clef and heals croak, who wins late game
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1049755206-tcxb7ph5im28l3ei14c42p8mcb0uekipw - Tricks a clef making it sack fodder and kills a hydra
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1046104328-f5qv82x2j7pl7cc76zen7eodbnuo0n0pw - Comes into and kills a hydra, almost takes out a hatterene too
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