[VGC 2015] Gardevoir [GP: 2/2]

[Eeyore]

just some minor stuff and you're good to go ^_^

overview

With access to Hyper Voice, Gardevoir has received new relevance in VGC 2015 as a strong and powerful Mega Evolution with good typing and decent stats. With two excellent abilities in Trace and Telepathy, Gardevoir can use similar sets that can work very differently on completely separate teams, and it can work outside of its Mega forme, utilizing different strategies for each variation. Unfortunately, its base 65 Defense and base 68 HP make Gardevoir incredibly physically frail. But with the strongest Fairy-type move in the game and three excellent abilities, it can wreck wreak (woops, I missed this from last time, sorry) havoc on teams unprepared for the dressed destroyer.

mega gardevoir set

Mega Gardevoir
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name: Mega Gardevoir

choice scarf team options

Team Options
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Gardevoir really appreciates Steel-type checks; Heatran, Arcanine, and Rotom-H work especially well, as they all have respectable bulk and appreciate Gardevoir's Speed allowing them to invest into bulk and power. Landorus-T also acts as an excellent partner, as Intimidate cushions Gardevoir's lackluster Defense and its STAB spread move in Earthquake threatens the entire field. However, if Landorus-T is to be Gardevoir's partner, consider Telepathy over Trace, as Earthquake will hit Gardevoir otherwise. Amoonguss acts as a Trick Room check and has access to Rage Powder and Spore, allowing Gardevoir to more effectively focus on one foe at a time while Amoonguss incapacitates the other. Volcarona also provides Rage Powder support and has Fire-type STAB moves, being a great median of Rage Powder user usage and Steel-type check. Finally, Gardevoir adores Shadow Tag support, as it is able to trap opposing threats for Gardevoir to eliminate. Gothitelle works excellently, as it has considerable bulk and can provide Helping Hand support as well, while Mega Gengar acts as an offensive force with extremely strong STAB moves that hit Fairy- and Psychic-types, which could otherwise sponge hits, super effectively.

other options

Gardevoir has an immense amount of other options, allowing its moveslots to be adjusted to the needs of your team. Focus Blast is another very strong move in Gardevoir's arsenal that hits many of Gardevoir's checks such as Heatran super effectively, though it has 70% accuracy. Thunderbolt threatens Flying-type Pokemon such as Talonflame, which otherwise is a check to Gardevoir, and allows Gardevoir to be useful against weather teams, as it can Trace abilities such as Swift Swim to outspeed common sweepers and put offensive pressure on the opponent with Thunderbolt.

A support set of Heal Pulse / Helping Hand / Icy Wind / Safeguard or Misty Terrain with Telepathy allows Gardevoir to fill a powerful support role and(comma) when paired with maximum HP and Defense investment, be a difficult Pokemon to KO. Will-O-Wisp can be used to cripple offensive threats, but its 85% accuracy is lackluster. Imprison is a niche move that, when used on Mega Gardevoir, cripples Sylveon, specially offensive Mega Salamence, and Mega Altaria; it also punishes any foe for using Protect. It can also be used on support sets either with Icy Wind to cripple Cresselia or and rid the utility of Suicune, Gengar and Milotic (space) or with Thunderbolt to reduce the viability of Rotom, especially Rotom-H. Trick is another interesting move used with the Choice sets to put otherwise difficult Pokemon into an uncomfortable situation. However, with the commonness of Mega Pokemon, it can often backfire and force Gardevoir into multiple Tricks before it works, which allows for easy exploitation, and many Pokemon benefit from the Speed boost that Choice Scarf gives. Memento can be used on the Choice Scarf set to instantly turn the tide of battle in situations where either Gardevoir would not deal enough damage, or Gardevoir it is at low health, crippling the opposing Pokemon that could otherwise end the game and allowing for allied Pokemon to capitalize on or punish the switch-in.

optional change in checks and counters

**Steel-types**: Mawile and Heatran resist every move Gardevoir usually runs and will always KO Gardevoir with Iron Head and Flash Cannon, respectively. Pokemon with access to Bullet Punch such as Scizor and Lucario should be warranted extreme caution, as their power is usually enough to KO Gardevoir even (up to you) before it accumulates a mass amount of damage. Bulkier Steel-types such as Metagross and Aegislash pose a similar problem if they dodge or survive the appropriate coverage move, and they always have a move to KO Gardevoir with. Slow Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Aggron have access to Gyro Ball, which will almost always KO Gardevoir with any Speed investment. The only Steel-types that are threatened by Gardevoir are Bisharp and Lucario, as their secondary type allows Gardevoir to hit them neutrally and neither of them can take more than one Hyper Voice, but they usually can knock Gardevoir out before a second one is used.

all made, thank you and congrats on 200.5!

 

[TheMantyke]

Took almost three months, but this is uploaded!