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[url="http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/flygon]Flygon[/url]
[Overview]
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Outrage
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Stone Edge / Fire Blast
item: Choice Scarf
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[SET]
name: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Fire Blast
move 4: Roost / Outrage
item: Life Orb
nature: Rash / Naive
evs: 80 Atk / 252 SpA / 176 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Outrage / Dragon Claw
move 3: U-turn / Roost
move 4: Fire Punch / Stone Edge
item: Choice Band / Life Orb
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[Other Options]
[Checks and Counters]
[url="http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/flygon]Flygon[/url]
[Overview]
- Flygon is widely regarded as the best Choice Scarf user in the tier due to Levitate granting it immunity to Spikes, resistance to Stealth Rock, and access to U-turn.
- Its typing is fantastic, both offensively and defensively, as it gives Flygon plenty of immunities and resistances to come in a few times while providing it with what is arguably the most devastating STAB combination in the game (see: Garchomp).
- Unfortunately, its Attack and Special Attack are decidedly average, and although it sometimes falls short of KOing some specific threats, Ground- and Dragon-type STAB moves are amazing even without the stats to back them up.
- Despite these shortcomings, Flygon continues to shine as one of the best revenge killers and scouts in the entire game, and should always be kept in mind when building a team.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Outrage
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Stone Edge / Fire Blast
item: Choice Scarf
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Flygon's trademark set and hands-down what he is best at: revenge killing and scouting.
- What makes this set so effective is Flygon's unique perk of being a Levitating Ground-type, making it immune to virtually all forms of residual damage, bar Stealth Rock, which it resists anyway, and access to U-turn.
- Flygon's typing is also a blessing offensively, as its STAB combination is only resisted by two commonly seen Pokemon: Skarmory and Bronzong.
- Earthquake serves as this set's primary STAB for the main reason that it doesn't have Outrage's nasty side effect of forcing Flygon to stay in for a couple of turns. However, locking yourself into Earthquake can prove to be devastating, as dangerous Pokemon, such as Gyarados and Dragonite, can use the opportunity to set up.
- Outrage can, however, prove to be absolutely devastating for your opponent once his Steel-types have been removed.
- Luckily, Flygon has access to the move U-turn, which allows it to scout for these threats before taking the risk of locking itself into one of its STAB moves.
- Stone Edge gives Flygon the opportunity to hurt Gyarados, Dragonite, and Zapdos without the need to lock itself into Outrage, while Fire Blast lets it do some damage to Skarmory and Bronzong, whom otherwise switch in for free.
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- The given EV spread serves to maximize Flygon's revenge killing capabilities, with the remainder tossed into Special Defense to prevent the rare Download Porygon-Z from getting a beneficial boost as it switches in.
- A Jolly nature is the primary pick here because it is necessary in order to outpace +2 Tyranitar, Metagross, Timid Empoleon, and Timid Choice Scarf Roserade, and to at least tie with opposing Choice Scarf Flygon and Jirachi.
- However, an Adamant is more than viable, as it not only provides Flygon with some much needed power, but it also gives it a better opportunity to get the slower U-turn in Choice Scarf Flygon mirror matches.
- Another way of achieving this is by simply lowering the Speed EVs to 240, which will allow Flygon to still be faster than +2 Adamant Metagross, +2 Jolly Tyranitar and +2 Timid Empoleon, assuming a Jolly nature.
- Keep in mind, however, that doing this will guarantee your loss if the match happens to be decided by whose Flygon gets to Outrage first, a situation which is somewhat likely to arise.
- EV spread tweaks aside, Flygon can also run ThunderPunch in its fourth moveslot in order to revenge kill Gyarados much more reliably than it can with Stone Edge.
------------- - Teammates: Scizor, Skarmory, and Magnezone are the best, but this thing can fit pretty easily into almost any team.
[SET]
name: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Fire Blast
move 4: Roost / Outrage
item: Life Orb
nature: Rash / Naive
evs: 80 Atk / 252 SpA / 176 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- You can run 40 Atk / 252 SpA / 216 Spe with Naive to outpace Gliscor or even max Speed to beat Hidden Power Fire Shaymin and tie with other base 100s
[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Outrage / Dragon Claw
move 3: U-turn / Roost
move 4: Fire Punch / Stone Edge
item: Choice Band / Life Orb
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- Screech can be used here with LO
[Other Options]
- Choice Specs set is doable but really weak
- Toxic stall set beats stuff like Vaporeon
- Crunch for Rotom and Gengar without locking yourself into Outrage
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