Cherub Agent said:
I think that Rest should be an option. Politoed's main use is to keep the rain up. If he's dead and a Ttar ckmes in, it can be "goodbye Rain team". Therefore it doesn't really matter if he's asleep or not, so long as you can keep bringing him in
I'll think about it. Because Politoed doesn't have reliable recovery outside of Protect + Two turns of Leftovers, it could be a...considerable option. I''ll put it in the additional comments just because it's a recovery move.
Aerodactyl Legend said:
I never saw Perish Song being used much on the first set. I think Encore is much more aggravating for the opponent.
Hm. Really. I'll put Encore next to Perish Song because of Eo's original Specially Defensive set, and yes, it's aggravating in general.
Aerodactyl Legend said:
I think the offensive set should be changed into a pure Choice Specs set. Politoed is too slow and not strong enough to for an extended sweep in which it has the ability to freely change moves. Because of the nature of the weather game, switching your weather inducer in or out is common, so this plays well with the Specs attached. It also boost your water moves without the 10% recoil.
Point taken. I 'll mention other items and strategies in the AC. This has officially turned to Choice Specs.
Aerodactyl Legend said:
Last, I'm not too crazy about Hypnosis getting the main slash over Hidden Power Electric on the Scarf set.
Me either, but what else can Politoed do with Hidden Power Electric besides hit the exclusively uncommon Gyarados and some frail Water-types? A fast sleep-inducing move could save a team, even though it's inaccurate. If need be, I won't hesitate to put Hidden Power Electric in the first slash, though.
EDIT: What do you guys think about these Choice Specs calculations? I hope you don't mind HTML:
<ul class="damage_calculations">
<li>Modest Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP Bold Blissey: 40.5% - 47.9%</li>
<li>Modest Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 216 SpD Careful Scizor: 93.6% - 110.8%</li>
<li>Modest Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Bold Reuniclus: 94.7% - 111.7%</li>
<li>Modest Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Bold Reuniclus (with a Calm Mind boost): 63% - 74.2% </li>
<li>Modest Hydro Pump vs. 4 HP Jolly Garchomp: 79.9% - 93.9%</li>
<li>Modest Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 224 SpD Careful Jirachi: 46% - 54.2%</li>
<li>Modest Hydro Pump vs. 4 SpD Timid Ninetales (in Sun): 87.8% - 103.1%</li>
<li> Modest Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252 SpD Careful Tyranitar (in Sandstorm): 89.6% - 105.9%</li>
</ul>