On the subject of talking about other things in RU besides Zoroark and Yanmega, I want to bring up a set I really fell in love with during the Suspect round as I got reqs:
Cobalion @ Leftovers
Ability: Justified
EVs: 160 HP / 96 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Close Combat
- Volt Switch
- Taunt
This was a really fun set to use during the suspect round, and with the rise of Spike stacking HO throughout the suspect test (thanks
New Breed ) it just made Support Cobalion so good. With this Cobalion, you get a hazard lead, anti-lead, and scout lead in just one teamslot. There may be no "true leads" anymore, but this is as close as you can get. I think there was only one battle (out of about 50) that I didn't lead with Cobalion for one reason or another. Taunt + Volt Switch is an absolute godsend. Not only does this cold stop any Omastar leads, but it also cold stops any Defogger outside of Shiftry (can't VS out of Gligar, but whatev) which is handled p. well by this Cobalion anyway. Obviously, this Cobalion set has some issues, but I really feel that this set has gone unexplored for a long time, mainly due to the fact people primarily use Cobalion for offense and forget about its crazy good support movepool and defensive typing. (heck, it gets Thunder Wave if you really want to delve down deep) Much like I've said with SubPass Jolteon, I feel Support Cobalion is one of those sets you really have to try to understand how it performs as using a support-based set on a Pokemon known for offense is kind of hard to imagine without using it for yourself. Here some replays of it in action for those who are interested:
What other threats did you discover during the Suspect Test? Do you have any experience with this Cobalion?