The Mixed Sweeper

RaikouLover

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In this new generation I noticed that thanks to the switch in moves to types... the mixed sweeper is completely losing its job. I know it can be impractical and difficult, but some pokemon can do it well and are naturally born mixed sweepers (600 club anyone?) Why put all those good stats to waste on being walled? I made it through 35 battles of the battle tower on a Standard Mixpert, Agiligross with Psychic instead of Earthquake, and a Tyraniboah... all of which were poorly bred (i went for natures and neglicted IVs) and won just because they were never walled. So, in constructing my team of 6, I want to try some new pokes. Are there any reliable mixed sweepers the only one I ever see is Lucario
 
Infernape immediately comes to mind, but as a mixed sweeper its movepool is kinda limited.

Standard is Nasty Plot/Grass Knot/Flamethrower/Close Combat. I believe.
 
The mixed sweeper is not losing its job at all. Blissey is the #1 special wall in the game, so having a mixed sweeper against it really helps.
 
Kingdra can pull it but lacks options on the physical side, but he CAN Dragon Dance, Waterfall just like Gyarados can, and he has a reasonable special stat to work with too. Houndoom might pull it too considering his ATK isn't bad and Crunch hurts coming from him. Just some random not-so-standard options.
 
Mixmence is scary. FlameThrower/DracoMeteor/DragonPulse/Earthquake. Put some EVs into Atk, and it can deal very nice damage to 2 of its counters, Blissey and Empoleon.
 
Dragonite can do it really well too, though I find that using it with mostly physical moves and then sticking Draco Meteor on it works best.
 
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