What is a good moveset for Kecleon?
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Kecleon(M) @ Leftovers / Life OrbAbility: Color ChangeEVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 DefAdamant Nature- Shadow Claw- Seismic Toss / Drain Punch- Thunder Wave- Skill Swap
Kecleon @ Choice BandAbility: Color ChangeEVs: 92 HP / 252 Atk / 164 SpeAdamant Nature- Return- Sucker Punch / Shadow Claw- Drain Punch- Trick
Return is STAB with good neutral coverage.Sucker Punch is priority and hits Ghost types and Psychics, but Shadow Claw can be used if you prefer to hit ‘em safely.Drain Punch hits Rock and Steel types for decent damage and gives healing.Trick screws something up.EVs are to outspeed base 60s who don’t invest in Speed.
Kecleon @ Assault VestAbility: ProteanEVs: 190 HP / 252 Atk / 66 DefAdamant Nature- Fake Out- Power-Up Punch- Shadow Sneak- Sucker Punch
With the release of Pokemon X and Y, and more importantly the Friend Safari, we now have access to Kecleon’s Hidden Ability: Protean. With its already amazing base Special Defense, its diverse movepool, and decent Attack and HP stats, Kecleon is a force to be reckoned with.
This build is based mostly on great prediction. If you think they are going to set up, Power-Up Punch for some free damage and an Attack boost. Have they just barely survived? Use your trusty Shadow Sneak. They’re about to attack you? Give them a good old priority Sucker Punch.
This is the current Kecleon I’m training up from my Sapphire (Gotta do a lot of work).
Kecleon@ LeftoversAbility: Color ChangeEVs: 248 Atk / 160 HP / 100 SpDAdamant Nature- Sucker Punch- Mega Kick- Hone Claws- Drain Punch
Its EVs make it into a specially bulky Pokemon that hits hard with physical attacks.Hone Clawsgives it accuracy and power boosts – getting one up makes a world of difference.Mega Kickis STAB with high power, and its shaky accuracy is boosted by Hone Claws.Sucker Punchis priority. It works well with Hone Claws’ Attack boost, letting Kecleon priority sweep.Drain Punchhelps with longevity and is boosted by Hone Claws.
I know there’s a Vest set for this already, but I wanted to post an alternative set. Best used in Tier Shift. This thing lives Megazard Y’s Fire Blast pretty well. 0_o
Geico (Kecleon) (M) @ Assault VestAbility: ProteanEVs: 252 HP / 80 Atk / 176 SpDAdamant Nature- Aqua Tail- Drain Punch- Power-Up Punch- Sucker Punch
At all perfect IVs, while being used in tier shift, this Kecleon has the following stats:
354/292/206/167/350 (525 with Vest)/146
(HP/Atk/Def/SAtk/SDef/Spd)
Since he gets STAB from every move, Drain Punch is now a pretty nice move, allowing him to live longer. Sucker Punch gets that nice priority, Power-Up Punch makes up for what little attack he has, and Aqua Tail is coverage.
Gen V
Kecleon (M) @ LeftoversAbility: Color ChangeEVs: 12 HP / 244 Atk / 252 SpDAdamant Nature- Sucker Punch- Substitute- Focus Punch- Ancient Power
Start with Substitute until you manage to keep it up longer than a turn. Then Focus Punch your way forward. When your Sub breaks, use Sucker Punch for priority to finish off your target. Ancient Power is coverage for Flying types that may be tricky to deal with otherwise.
^^ My Beastly Kecleon. SO Strong!
Kecleon (M) @ LeftoversAbility: Color ChangeEVs: 58 HP / 252 Atk / 200 DefAdamant Nature- Return- Fake Out- Drain Punch- Sucker Punch
This guy can sweep despite its low Speed, because it has priority moves. Fake Out + Sucker Punch will do a lot of damage, if not outright KOing the opponent. Return is STAB before Color Change procs. Drain Punch is for Normal types + health regeneration. What could be better?
Kecleon (F) @ LeftoversAbility: ProteanEVs: 252 HP / 6 Atk / 252 SpDCareful Nature- Toxic- Recover- Protect- Drain Punch / Knock Off
Toxic badly poisons, Recover heals you, and Protect stalls and give time for Leftovers to kick in. You have the tough choice of either Drain Punch or Knock Off for an attack so you’re not Taunt bait. Drain Punch heals you, while Knock Off is just annoying for the opponent.
Kecleon@ LeftoversAbility: ProteanEVs: 120 HP / 240 Atk / 148 SpDAdamant Nature-Hone Claws / Sucker Punch-Shadow Sneak / Shadow Claw-Double-Edge-Iron Tail
A very confusing set indeed. Hone Claws or sucker punch are dark type, making it immune to pychic, while shadow sneak or shadow claw are ghost, making it immune to fighting and normal, Double Edge is normal, making it immune to ghost, and iron tail is steel, making it immune to poison!Here’s a showdown battlelabeled “protean+prediction” which involves a similar set!
Kecleon @ Assault Vest / Life OrbAbility: ProteanEVs: 252 Atk / 252 SpD / 4 DefAdamant Nature- Slash- Sucker Punch / Power-Up Punch / Drain Punch / Shadow Claw- Sucker Punch / Power-Up Punch / Drain Punch / Shadow Claw- Sucker Punch / Power-Up Punch / Drain Punch / Shadow Claw
