Friday, April 5, 2013

"Baton Passing (Part 1)" Pokemon Lesson #1 OU Baton Passing

So, I heard you are new to competitive battling? Are you new to competitive battling? If you answer yes, then read on!
Baton Passing-
The Best Leads-
Ninjask, Smeargle
 - All credit to Cheezburger.com. Ninjask is too fast sometimes.

Ninjask-

Mash 160 speed up with protect and substitute and you have a great lead right there! The icing on the cake is Speed Boost which ups your speed every turn! Baton Pass is just another great thing. Here is the best set I have found so far* Some data is from Smogon *-
Ninjask@Leftovers
EVs- 252 Hp/252 Speed/ 4 Def
Nature-Jolly
Item- Leftovers
baton pass
toxic/swords dance
protect
substitute
Protect and Substitute let you stall several turns and will get you to +6 quickly and Baton Pass lets you pass it on to another Pokemon.

Smeargle-
It can learn every single move.... you can never complain about lack of moves. It is a subpar Pokemon in every aspect EXCEPT in baton passing. Ingrain+Spore is hell to just about every team. Just watch out for damn Prankster Tornaduses with Taunt. Here is the best set I have found so far- *Some EVs from Smogon*
EVs- 80 HP / 96 Def / 80 SpD / 252 Spe
Nature-Timid
Item- Focus Sash
Ingrain
Baton Pass
Quiver Dance
Spore
Spore enables you to Quiver Dance without fear of damage and Ingrain allows Smeargle(and the Baton Pass recipient) to never have to worry about Phasing Moves such as Roar.
Alternate Moveset* Made by me *-
252 HP/4 Def/ 252 Spe
Nature- Timid
Item-White Herb/leftovers
Shell Smash
Recover
Spore
Baton Pass
A bulky Smeargle. Unexpected but useful. Essentially the same set as before but much bulkier. Shell Smash+White Herb is deadly as it is a HUGE boost with no drawbacks.
Thanks for reading and be sure to check out Part 2 coming soon!





 



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