It is yet another PS moveset illegality bug, as confirmed by Marty on #showdown.
Booooh showdown >: (
Zandgaia, it's nice how you're trying to think outside of the box, tell me how you fare vs Specially Defensive Probopass and other Steel-types.
Well as I said I don't see a whole lot of steel types (so far anyway), only having seen like a single mawile, a single wormadan-trash and some Probopasses.
The good thing about this is, is that most will lead with Probopass: seeing as I always
always lead with Liepard, they are very easily crippled with specs on them. Here are some calcs regardless:
252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ampharos: 62-74 (16.14 - 19.27%) -- possible 8HKO
+2 252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ampharos: 124-147 (32.29 - 38.28%) -- 1.76% chance to 3HKO
252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Solid Rock Camerupt: 210-249 (61.04 - 72.38%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Solid Rock Camerupt: 420-495 (122.09 - 143.89%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 176 HP / 0 SpD Golurk: 194-230 (53.44 - 63.36%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 176 HP / 0 SpD Golurk: 388-458 (106.88 - 126.17%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Luxray: 98-116 (26.92 - 31.86%) -- possible 4HKO
+2 252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Luxray: 196-231 (53.84 - 63.46%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Eviolite Piloswine: 164-194 (40.59 - 48.01%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
+2 252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Eviolite Piloswine: 326-384 (80.69 - 95.04%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Torkoal: 214-254 (62.39 - 74.05%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Torkoal: 428-504 (124.78 - 146.93%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Probopass: 88-104 (27.16 - 32.09%) -- possible 4HKO
+2 252 SpA Raichu Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Probopass: 174-206 (53.7 - 63.58%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
I have to admit that it doesn't look 'too great' but it's more to give golurk the finger if it switches in, as well as camerupt and technically torkoal. Also, I believe it's more reliable than focus blast, despite focus blast actually being more powerful against probopass.
Alas, seeing as Nasty Plot and Surf aren't legal it seems. I'm afraid I have to give it a quits, I'll still give my final thoughts, but if this project continues I'll try out something like Porygon, because I like Porygon2 a lot.
I'm trying Stoutland, one of my Dark Horse pokemon. He really seems to be outclassed by every other Normal type in NU. Kangaskhan abuses Scrappy better, Tauros utilises Intimidate sweeping better (both of theses primarily due to higher speed), Granbull of all things can make use of Intimidate walling better while possessing greater power AND Heal Bell. Stoutland shares its nice Dark-Fighting coverage with Zangoose and Ursaring. Zangoose has again, better speed, power plus priority. Ursaring can activate its speed-boosting ability at will while the lack of perma-sand really hurts Stoutland. Is there any hope for Trainer's best friend, or is he forever outclassed? The most potential I see out of him is EBeast's Parashuffler set, which is fairly mediocre in terms of effectiveness.
The problem is indeed that Stoutland is indeed powerful enough, but that it has too much competition with the other normal sweepers/wall breakers like zangoose, swellow and ursaring. Whilst needing sand support in the process: and since hippopotas isn't NU, that isn't going to happen as easily as one would wish..