Would it be worth running this set for Battle Spot? (Mainly thinking for Doubles, but an altered set would work for Singles too)
Salamence @ Salamencite
Intimidate -> Aerilate
228 SAtk / 28 SDef / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature
- Protect
- Hyper Voice
- Draco Meteor
- Facade
So while the Smogon analysis suggests running ~28 Atk EVs to OHKO Max Def Amoonguss with Double Edge, I'm not using that move (using Facade to absorb/benefit from status) so thought I'd lump those EVs elsewhere. Putting 28 into SDef ensures that Salamence, when Mega Evolved, will survive a HP Ice from any Thundurus that doesn't have a power-boosting held item (i.e. Sitrus Berry Thundurus). I'm having quite a bit of trouble with Thundurus in both Singles and Doubles, but otherwise my team is fairly solid (and already bred) so I thought I'd make this slight change to try and help me out a bit.
That said, is it worth it? Thundurus still cripples me with Thunder Wave, and I can't afford to take any prior damage beforehand. And, perhaps more importantly, I already have a Flawless Naive Salamence (shoutout to Theorymon's giveaway) and I'm really not sure this change is worth going into all the effort to breed a Hasty one, especially as, being a mixed attacker, it should preferably be flawless.
Thoughts?