Which Electivire set to use? [VGC 2015]?
Preppin' a new team to test at my local Pokémon League next season, centered around Electivire. Ironically, he’s the one I have the most trouble deciding on a set with. I’ve narrowed the field to (in order of preference):
Choice Scarffor speed.Choice Bandfor power.Lum Berryfor free Swagger boosts.
The item will also determine his ability. Choice Scarf will come withVital Spirit, while any other move will come withMotor Drive.
Here is his build:
Electivire@ ???Motor Drive / Vital Spirit | Adamant252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP- Low Kick- Ice Punch- Wild Charge- Earthquake / Rock Slide / Protect(Lum Berry)
The rest of the team is as follows.
@ Assault Vest | Icy Wind, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, filler@ Safety Goggles | Overheat, Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Protect@ Sitrus Berry | Thunder Wave, Safeguard, Swagger, Foul Play@ Venusaurite | Sludeg Bomb, Energy Ball, Synthesis, Protect@ Focus Sash | Knock Off, Icicle Crash, Fake Out, Ice Shard
Please offer feedback for my poor, confused Electivire!
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K nevermind my comment over there, here’s a more analyzed reply :D.
I’m gonna say try outLife Orb / Expert Belt(first choice),Choice Band(second choice) orLum Berry(least choice) Electivire, with Motor Drive. Here’s why I think that might work:
Things to keep in mind though,
This boost will be lost that minute you switch out. And you might find yourself switching out Electivire because Intimidate almost neutralizes any threat it can offer. Milotic can help, but you can only have one Pokemon out alongside Electivire (which would usually be Klefki or Rotom-H for the Motor Drive). Especially if Lum is opted.
If you end up opting the offensive choices you are also left open to Dark Void Smeargle (now I don’t know how common that is on Battle Spot but I assume it’s still around). Subsequently if you take Lum, then you cannot KO Lando-T with Ice Punch and several ‘mons with Low Kick (Hydra, Kanga and Heatran being among them). This I cannot decide as I don’t know how common things are on the Battle Spot sooooooo you might wanna trial around a bit.
The Klefki + Electivire lead is threatened by Lando-T and Garchomp (which I think is common…?), but I doubt your opponent will lead with it when you have a Milotic.
Welp this wall of tho, hopefully you found it helpful in some manner though :).
Rotom should probably have Discharge instead so it doesn’t have to direct T-bolt onto Electervire.
I wouldn’t go for Assault Vest on Milotic, just because your moveset choices are really limited. I think it might be better to go for Cresselia instead for more bulk & she can learn Icy Wind too.
Ultimately, Lum Berry is probably a good idea because of Electervire being physical based, do it can cure burn/ confusion. If you don’t want a 1 use item, then Expert Belt is viable too.
Ability: Motor DriveEarthquakeWild ChargeRock SlideIce Punch
I wouldn’t go for Low Kick because damage is too situational.
