Hey there bois and grills
I got some nice and sweaty gimmicks for y'all to abuse >:) (some of these ideas have probably been brought up in this thread or the old one. Just warning ya. Some of this stuff is also gonna be super gimmicky or memey. Although
TimeZone already know this.)
First: the classic - Misdreavus x Delcatty
Stats: 80/80/80/105/105/125
Abilities: Cute Charm/
Normalize/Wonder Skin
Typing: Ghost
Ever played BH? If so, you've probably seen people running around with a Normalize + Skill Swap/Entrainment Gengar. This is basically applying the same concept, but it's more support oriented and can boost up on unsuspecting foes.
Delcatty (Misdreavus) @ Leftovers
Ability: Normalize
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
OR 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
OR 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid/Bold/Calm Nature
- Skill Swap
- Baton Pass
- Substitute / Mean Look / Taunt
- Calm Mind / Cosmic Power / Substitute / Nasty Plot
Deciding the last two moveslots is entirely up to you and what you think your team needs this for! (Which is most likely a redundant role that just takes up an extra teamslot. Just saying) The point of this set is usually to be able to force switches as well as Baton Passing boosts and Substitutes. Good team options include Gengar-M as well as most Ghost-types, and even bulkier Normal-resists can boost up, like Rhydon, Klang, etc...
Second: The Sturdy abuse - Morelull x Forretress/Magneton
Stats: Who cares ;)
Abilities: Sturdy/Overcoat
OR Magnet Pull/Sturdy/Analytic
Typing: Grass/Steel
OR Grass/Fairy
Sturdy is a nice ability... Especially when you're level one... Here's two separate sets for Morelull. -x Forretress is immune to Toxic, while -x Magneton has the capability of initiating Infinite Battle Clause!
Forretress (Morelull) @ Berry Juice
Level: 1
Ability:
Sturdy
EVs: 1 HP
Serious Nature
- Protect
- Leech Seed
- Strength Sap
- Toxic
It can essentially serve as a blanket check to a lot of setup sweepers in the tier. These would include Omanyte x Espeon, Pawniard x Barbaracle, plenty of DDancers. Being immune to poison is also nice.
Magneton (Morelull) @ Leppa Berry/Berry Juice
Level: 1
Ability:
Sturdy
EVs: 1HP
Serious Nature
- Protect/Toxic
- Leech Seed/Toxic
- Strength Sap
- Recycle
This one is more stally variant. Unlike -x Forretress, it gets Recycle, which lets it PP stall some enemies. While this should be considered even more niche than -x Forretress, it can effectively PP-stall an entire unprepared team. Think about all them low ladder folks with their full offense teams without Rocks... This'd be the thing that screws them over.
Overall, consider these sets gimmicky, and think about how it'll affect your team when you randomly put it on. They have merit as checks to a lot of sweepers and forcing switches. Strength Sap is only an added benefit in my eyes, as it really only needs Leech Seed. These 'mons appreciate reliable hazard removal (Lairon, Tentacool, Doublade are all great choices) and love Toxic Spikes. I even ran S O A K (on a Liepard x Psyduck kek prankster op) in tandem with Toxic and Leech Seed to deal with bulky Grass- and Steel-types.
Edit: Apparently TimeZone gets triggered when someone suggests a check to his favorite Pokemon, and suggested Koff kills this... Notice the level one Sturdy, what's your Barb gonna do to this? ;)
Edit #2: Should I have highlighted it? I guess I'll go do that now...
Third: BOLTBEAM THE DREAM - Amaura x Jolteon
Stats: 87/69/60/132/93/121
Abilities: Volt Absorb/Quick Feet
Typing: ELECTRIC/ICE BOIS
Hell, who cares about the abilities? Who cares about subpar stats? You got STAB BoltBeam!
Jolteon (Amaura) @ Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb/Quick Feet
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Earth Power
Pretty self explanatory set IMO. Two STABs with near perfect coverage, a move to garner momentum for offensive teams, and Earth Power to cover for Fire- and Steel-types that tend to switch in. Seems nice in theory, right? WRONG. THIS THING IS GARBAGE. DON'T USE IT. ELECTABUZZ IS WAY BETTER IN ALMOST EVERY WAY. I mean, these stats, by CrossEvo standards, are really subpar. It can't switch in to SR, is affected by all hazards, has a ridiculous number of common weaknesses, etc. etc. I wouldn't recommend using this. Ever.
Well, there's my stupid gimmicks. I suggest you give the first two a try and ignore Amaura, because Amaura is garbage
dsm77773 Morelull for S-rank :^)