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Looking through the analysis, I can't help but notice that the EVs of the old set are seriously outdated. Bold with 244 speed and no special attack may have worked wonders in D/P's infancy, but in today's metagame it can't even 2HKO your standard Calm Blissey after 6 Calm Minds.
I stole a lot of this from the current Sub/CM Jirachi analysis, because it still applies.
http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/jirachi
[SET]
name: Sub/CM Sweeper
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Thunderbolt / Hidden Power Fighting / Grass Knot
item: Leftovers
nature: Timid
EVs: 252 HP / 80 SpA / 176 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Jirachi belongs to a small group of special attackers who can defeat Blissey 1-on-1. The idea is simple: with maximum HP, Jirachi's Substitutes will never be broken by a single Seismic Toss, and after a Calm Mind, they will withstand attacks from most special-based walls as well, allowing Jirachi to boost its offense with more Calm Minds.</p>
<p>Psychic provides reliable STAB and a 20% chance of dropping your foe's Special Defense to further aid Jirachi's ability to sweep, and is non-negotiable on all sets. The final slot provides extra type coverage, based on what you anticipate having the most problems with. Thunderbolt is your best bet for a secondary attack, providing good neutral damage against most foes. When combined with Psychic, it is only resisted by Celebi and Magnezone in OU. It can also help against Gyarados in a pinch, but won't hit any of this set's specific counters particularly hard.</p>
<p>Hidden Power Fighting will take care of Tyranitar and Weavile easily enough, as well as dent Heatran if you can predict it. Grass Knot can work if the rest of your team doesn't have another way to deal with Ground-types such as Swampert, Hippowdon, or Mamoswine, and will still take care of Tyranitar, but Grass + Psychic otherwise offers only lackluster coverage. Hidden Power Ground will hit Metagross the hardest out of anything Jirachi can use, and will OHKO Heatran if it comes in on a Calm Mind, provided it is not scarfed. You should keep in mind, though, that without Thunderbolt, Skarmory will be able to come in with little risk to itself and Whirlwind you away before you get up too many Calm Minds.</p>
<p>The EVs on this set allow Jirachi to reach 404 HP so that a Seismic Toss cannot break its Substitute, and 308 Speed to get ahead of speed-boosting pokemon with 90 base Speed, such as Lucario and Roserade. You can use Substitute while the former lowers its own defenses with Close Combat, opening it up to an OHKO with Psychic, or while the latter attempts to use Sleep Powder, netting youtself a free turn to use Calm Mind. Just remember that if you're running Hidden Power Fighting, you'll need an additional 4 EVs in Speed to reach 308, which can be taken from Special Attack.</p>
<p>If you would like a slower, but more bulky Jirachi, you may use a Bold nature with 252 HP / 80 Def / 176 Spe, or you may even drop the Speed down to 244 (32 EVs) to edge out Jolly Tyranitar by a single point, and split the difference between Defense and Special Attack as you see fit.</p>
I stole a lot of this from the current Sub/CM Jirachi analysis, because it still applies.
http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/jirachi
[SET]
name: Sub/CM Sweeper
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Thunderbolt / Hidden Power Fighting / Grass Knot
item: Leftovers
nature: Timid
EVs: 252 HP / 80 SpA / 176 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Jirachi belongs to a small group of special attackers who can defeat Blissey 1-on-1. The idea is simple: with maximum HP, Jirachi's Substitutes will never be broken by a single Seismic Toss, and after a Calm Mind, they will withstand attacks from most special-based walls as well, allowing Jirachi to boost its offense with more Calm Minds.</p>
<p>Psychic provides reliable STAB and a 20% chance of dropping your foe's Special Defense to further aid Jirachi's ability to sweep, and is non-negotiable on all sets. The final slot provides extra type coverage, based on what you anticipate having the most problems with. Thunderbolt is your best bet for a secondary attack, providing good neutral damage against most foes. When combined with Psychic, it is only resisted by Celebi and Magnezone in OU. It can also help against Gyarados in a pinch, but won't hit any of this set's specific counters particularly hard.</p>
<p>Hidden Power Fighting will take care of Tyranitar and Weavile easily enough, as well as dent Heatran if you can predict it. Grass Knot can work if the rest of your team doesn't have another way to deal with Ground-types such as Swampert, Hippowdon, or Mamoswine, and will still take care of Tyranitar, but Grass + Psychic otherwise offers only lackluster coverage. Hidden Power Ground will hit Metagross the hardest out of anything Jirachi can use, and will OHKO Heatran if it comes in on a Calm Mind, provided it is not scarfed. You should keep in mind, though, that without Thunderbolt, Skarmory will be able to come in with little risk to itself and Whirlwind you away before you get up too many Calm Minds.</p>
<p>The EVs on this set allow Jirachi to reach 404 HP so that a Seismic Toss cannot break its Substitute, and 308 Speed to get ahead of speed-boosting pokemon with 90 base Speed, such as Lucario and Roserade. You can use Substitute while the former lowers its own defenses with Close Combat, opening it up to an OHKO with Psychic, or while the latter attempts to use Sleep Powder, netting youtself a free turn to use Calm Mind. Just remember that if you're running Hidden Power Fighting, you'll need an additional 4 EVs in Speed to reach 308, which can be taken from Special Attack.</p>
<p>If you would like a slower, but more bulky Jirachi, you may use a Bold nature with 252 HP / 80 Def / 176 Spe, or you may even drop the Speed down to 244 (32 EVs) to edge out Jolly Tyranitar by a single point, and split the difference between Defense and Special Attack as you see fit.</p>