But OHKO Moves are still banned.
Today's Pokemon is...
SALAMENCE!!!
Type: DRAGON/FLYING
Ability: Intimidate - Lowers the opponent's attack by one stage when it comes into battle. Will not take effect if the opposing Pokemon switches out to another Pokemon and the Pokemon with Intimidate stays.
Stats:
| HP | 95 |
| Atck | 135 |
| Def | 80 |
| Sp. Atck | 110 |
| Sp. Def | 80 |
| Speed | 100 |
Author's Opinion: This Pokemon is one of the most deadliest sweepers in the game. He is completely superior to almost every non-legendary Dragon, even Dragonite. An exception is Garchomp, who is now banned. It can be a Physical, Special, or even Mixed Sweeper. His moveset is rather unpredictable, which adds onto the threat. He's a great Pokemon overall, even though he has some weaknesses, which will be discussed in the bottom.
BTW, HR means Highly recommended, which I will place if the set is capable of mixing Physical and Special attacks. Also, if the Pokemon has one ability, there won't be an Ability corner.
Recommended Movesets:Nature: Adamant/Jolly (If using Stone Edge)
Naughty/Naive (HR if using Fire Blast)
Item: Life Orb/Leftovers/Lum Berry/Yache Berry
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atck/252 Speed (Standard)
232 Atck/ 24 Sp. Atck/252 Speed (HR if using Fire Blast)*
credit to Smogon for EVs~ Dragon Dance
~ Outrage
~ Earthquake
~ Stone Edge/Fire Blast
This is one heck of a deadly set. Dragon Dance up, and sweep. Stone Edge is for Gyarados and Zapdos and is a viable option. Fire Blast rips through defensive Steel Types, (Skarmory will be so
happydevastated to see this) such as Scizor and Forretress.
Nature: Timid/Modest
Item: Choice Specs
EVs: 4 HP/252 Sp. Atck/252 Speed
~ Draco Meteor
~ Dragon Pulse
~ Flamethrower
~ Hydro Pump
Draco Meteor for a big boost in power. Flamethrower for you-know-who. Hydro Pump kills off defensive Rock types as well as Heatran.
Now, many of you complain about having two Dragon moves in one set. Notice that this is a
Choice set. Draco Meteor is devastating, but you must switch out to "recharge" the move, and yu would want to switch out anyways due to Choice Specs. Dragon Pulse is for long-term battles. This set is very rarely used, but it is still a powerful set.
Nature: Rash/Mild
Item: Life Orb
EVs: 84 Atck/216 Sp. Atck/208 Speed
~ Draco Meteor
~ Fire Blast
~ Brick Break/Earthquake
~ Roost/Outrage/Crunch
The MixMence is a total Wall-Breaker as well as a devastator. Armed in both types of attacks, your wall will be ripped apart before you can say "What just happened!?!?!?!" Draco Meteor for a boost of power, and why should I bother explaining Fire Blast? Earthquake deals with Steel Type Pokemon. Brick Break can deal with defensive Pokemon like Blissey, Heatran, and land an OHKO on Tyranitar. Outrage is a physical option for Salamence for further use in Wall-Breaking, and Roost can not only lengthen its longevity, it reduces his weaknesses to Ice and Rock. Flamethrower is also an option for better accuracy and PP, but less power. Crunch can help deal with Cresselia.
Countering Salamence:Salamence's diverse moveset options makes it difficult for counters. Gyro Ball Bronzong helps, but it must be Sassy, 0 IVs in Speed, Maximum Attack for Gyro Ball to deal the most damage. Cresselia works too, and Porygon2 can help with Physical variants by Tracing Intimidate and torture it with Ice Beam.
Dragon Dance (DD) Salamence are very hard to counter. The best bet is to lock it into Outrage, and then send in a Defensive pokemon such as Skarmory.
Choice Specs variants can be countered by Blissey. Other Special Walls like Milotic and Suicune can shrug off hits and hit back with Ice Beam.
@All - You can do reviews of your own if you would like... But if you want to have it like mines is, you will have to follow a certain format...
