dread45
03-05-2011, 07:44 PM
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Blissey
Type: Normal
Abilities:
Natural Cure: Heals status ailments upon switching out
Serene Grace: Boosts the likelihood of added effects appearing
Base Stats:
HP: 255
Attack: 10
Defense: 10
Special Attack: 75
Special Defense: 135
Speed: 55
Overview
Blissey is a great healer/special defense switch in. With Blissey on your team you can keep your bulky pokemon alive with Wish and have a safe switch in for sp. attackers and status moves like Toxic or T-wave. Also Blissey is great on a staller team with its rock hard sp. defense and since it's a healer Blissey can use half of its Hp to heal a staller pokemon or any other pokemon practically back to full health. If you want a healer then choose Blissey it has a better base Hp than Chansey and can incorpirate Wish better too.
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In Depth/Move Sets
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WishBliss
Blissey @ Leftovers
Ablility: Natural Cure
Nature: Bold
Ev Spread: 252 HP; 252 Def; 4 Sp. Def
Protect
Toxic
Seismic Toss
Wish
With this moveset Blissey can heal any pokemon in trouble including itself if needed. With protect Blissey can block attacks after it has used wish and figure out what move a scarfed pokemon will use if it's scarfed. With Toxic Blissey can poison bulky pokemon that your other attackers can't get rid of. Because of Blissey's lack of attack and sp. attack sesmic toss is a good choice for Blissey since even though Blissey lacks attack stats it still does a lot of damage with sesmic toss as long as you don't use it against a ghost pokemon. And Wish is a great move for Blissey since it uses half of Blisseys Hp and heals the next Pokemon or itself the next turn. Which can be a lifesaver for a lot of pokemon that are low on Hp.
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Cleric
Blissey @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Bold
EV Spread: 252 HP; 252 Def; 4 Sp. Def
Thunder Wave
Sesmic Toss
Softboiled
Aromtherphy
A cleric is a vital importance on a team espically if you're trying to sweep and you're sweeper got poisoned or paralyised. With Blissey you can switch in on a sp. defense move and use aromatherphy to heal every single one of your pokemon of status problems. Thunder wave is so that you can paralysis pokemon that try to switch in on Blissey so that they always move second. Sesmic Toss is a nice move for Blissey because of its lack of attack and sp. attack. Sesmic toss does about 33% of damage to your opponent regardless. And Softboiled is so that you can heal Blissey if Blissey gets hurt.
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Other Options
Flamethrower- if you seem to encounter a lot of steel counters like Scizor or Nattorei/Ferrothorn against Blissey then I would suggest using Flamethorwer to stop the steel Pokemon in their tracks. Since both Pokemon have 4x weakness to fire then Flamethrower should pack a punch since your opponent expects you to switch out at any sign of a physical attacker. If you decide to use this attack then replace Sesmic toss with Flamethrower.
Ice beam-if you encounter a lot of dragon types or Gliscor counters against Blissey then I would suggest using Ice beam. Blissey may not be OHKOed by an attack from either one of them so you can trick your opponent and attack with Ice beam when they think you're going to switch. If you decide to use this attack replace Sesmic toss with Ice beam.
Stealth rock-if you would like a switch-in hazard on your team, but can't find a pokemon to give it to then you can always give it to Blissey. Since most sp. attackers switch out when they encounter Blissey using Stealth rock gives your team a switch-in hazard.
Counter-if you want to really put your opponent off-guard then use Counter as one of your moves. With Blissey's low defense it will be completely unexpected and with the high defense evs and as long as Blissey survives with a little bit of Hp while using counter then it will surely deflect the attack right back at the attacking pokemon and get a Ko while Blissey stays alive.
Teammates
Consider paring Blissey up with a ghost type like Gengar to switch in to a fighting pokemon that might try to take out Blissey. Blissey can safely switch out while a ghost pokemon steps in when your opponent is using a fighting pokemon since it's not effected by fighting type moves and then the ghost can counter and take out the fighting Pokemon. Or you could use a physically defensive pokemon like Gliscor to block a physical attack that might try to take out Blissey and set up a sweep or switch out again to a different Pokemon. Also stallers like Snorlax are great teammates for Blissey since Blissey is a healer then it can use half of its Hp to heal a staller pokemon that got hit by a super effective attack or a critcal hit and bring it practically back to full health in a heartbeat. Sweepers also work well with Blissey just in case one of them gets paralysised or poisoned then Blissey can use Aromatherphy to cure them so they can sweep again when the time comes. Also Gyarados is a good teammate for Blissey since it resists all fighting counters for Blissey giving Gyarados time to set up a sweep.
Counters
To try and take down Blissey you might consider using a fighting type pokemon like Machamp because of its phyiscally offensive and super effective attacks against Blissey's low defense. You'll be able to OHKO Blissey in one hit. Ranskursu is also a good counter since it's not effected by status problems due to Magic guard and can set up Calm mind or counterattack with Focus blast. Against a Wish Blissey Gengar is a good choice since it's not effected by Sesmic toss or Toxic and can counterattack with Focus blast or set up Subsitiute. Against any kind of Blissey Gliscor is a good choice since it isn't effected by any status problems that a common Blissey could dish out and can set up a physical sweep or poison Blissey if needed to. Also against a Wish Blissey a Scizor or Nattorei/Ferrothorn counter would be a good choice since they can't be effected by Toxic. Also Nattorei/Ferrothorn can Leech seed and attack Blissey and Scizor can set up Swords dance or OHKO Blissey.
Opinion
In my opinion I like Blissey a lot. It's a great pokemon to stop special attackers and heal your team. Also Blissey can cure status problems and isn't effected by status problems due to Natural Cure. If you're deciding on a healer to pick between Chansey and Blissey then I would pick Blissey since it has a higher base Hp and can heal your team better with Wish. So in my opinion Blissey is a great pokemon to use and is definately the best healer in the 5 gen metagame.
Blissey
Type: Normal
Abilities:
Natural Cure: Heals status ailments upon switching out
Serene Grace: Boosts the likelihood of added effects appearing
Base Stats:
HP: 255
Attack: 10
Defense: 10
Special Attack: 75
Special Defense: 135
Speed: 55
Overview
Blissey is a great healer/special defense switch in. With Blissey on your team you can keep your bulky pokemon alive with Wish and have a safe switch in for sp. attackers and status moves like Toxic or T-wave. Also Blissey is great on a staller team with its rock hard sp. defense and since it's a healer Blissey can use half of its Hp to heal a staller pokemon or any other pokemon practically back to full health. If you want a healer then choose Blissey it has a better base Hp than Chansey and can incorpirate Wish better too.
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In Depth/Move Sets
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WishBliss
Blissey @ Leftovers
Ablility: Natural Cure
Nature: Bold
Ev Spread: 252 HP; 252 Def; 4 Sp. Def
Protect
Toxic
Seismic Toss
Wish
With this moveset Blissey can heal any pokemon in trouble including itself if needed. With protect Blissey can block attacks after it has used wish and figure out what move a scarfed pokemon will use if it's scarfed. With Toxic Blissey can poison bulky pokemon that your other attackers can't get rid of. Because of Blissey's lack of attack and sp. attack sesmic toss is a good choice for Blissey since even though Blissey lacks attack stats it still does a lot of damage with sesmic toss as long as you don't use it against a ghost pokemon. And Wish is a great move for Blissey since it uses half of Blisseys Hp and heals the next Pokemon or itself the next turn. Which can be a lifesaver for a lot of pokemon that are low on Hp.
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Cleric
Blissey @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Bold
EV Spread: 252 HP; 252 Def; 4 Sp. Def
Thunder Wave
Sesmic Toss
Softboiled
Aromtherphy
A cleric is a vital importance on a team espically if you're trying to sweep and you're sweeper got poisoned or paralyised. With Blissey you can switch in on a sp. defense move and use aromatherphy to heal every single one of your pokemon of status problems. Thunder wave is so that you can paralysis pokemon that try to switch in on Blissey so that they always move second. Sesmic Toss is a nice move for Blissey because of its lack of attack and sp. attack. Sesmic toss does about 33% of damage to your opponent regardless. And Softboiled is so that you can heal Blissey if Blissey gets hurt.
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Other Options
Flamethrower- if you seem to encounter a lot of steel counters like Scizor or Nattorei/Ferrothorn against Blissey then I would suggest using Flamethorwer to stop the steel Pokemon in their tracks. Since both Pokemon have 4x weakness to fire then Flamethrower should pack a punch since your opponent expects you to switch out at any sign of a physical attacker. If you decide to use this attack then replace Sesmic toss with Flamethrower.
Ice beam-if you encounter a lot of dragon types or Gliscor counters against Blissey then I would suggest using Ice beam. Blissey may not be OHKOed by an attack from either one of them so you can trick your opponent and attack with Ice beam when they think you're going to switch. If you decide to use this attack replace Sesmic toss with Ice beam.
Stealth rock-if you would like a switch-in hazard on your team, but can't find a pokemon to give it to then you can always give it to Blissey. Since most sp. attackers switch out when they encounter Blissey using Stealth rock gives your team a switch-in hazard.
Counter-if you want to really put your opponent off-guard then use Counter as one of your moves. With Blissey's low defense it will be completely unexpected and with the high defense evs and as long as Blissey survives with a little bit of Hp while using counter then it will surely deflect the attack right back at the attacking pokemon and get a Ko while Blissey stays alive.
Teammates
Consider paring Blissey up with a ghost type like Gengar to switch in to a fighting pokemon that might try to take out Blissey. Blissey can safely switch out while a ghost pokemon steps in when your opponent is using a fighting pokemon since it's not effected by fighting type moves and then the ghost can counter and take out the fighting Pokemon. Or you could use a physically defensive pokemon like Gliscor to block a physical attack that might try to take out Blissey and set up a sweep or switch out again to a different Pokemon. Also stallers like Snorlax are great teammates for Blissey since Blissey is a healer then it can use half of its Hp to heal a staller pokemon that got hit by a super effective attack or a critcal hit and bring it practically back to full health in a heartbeat. Sweepers also work well with Blissey just in case one of them gets paralysised or poisoned then Blissey can use Aromatherphy to cure them so they can sweep again when the time comes. Also Gyarados is a good teammate for Blissey since it resists all fighting counters for Blissey giving Gyarados time to set up a sweep.
Counters
To try and take down Blissey you might consider using a fighting type pokemon like Machamp because of its phyiscally offensive and super effective attacks against Blissey's low defense. You'll be able to OHKO Blissey in one hit. Ranskursu is also a good counter since it's not effected by status problems due to Magic guard and can set up Calm mind or counterattack with Focus blast. Against a Wish Blissey Gengar is a good choice since it's not effected by Sesmic toss or Toxic and can counterattack with Focus blast or set up Subsitiute. Against any kind of Blissey Gliscor is a good choice since it isn't effected by any status problems that a common Blissey could dish out and can set up a physical sweep or poison Blissey if needed to. Also against a Wish Blissey a Scizor or Nattorei/Ferrothorn counter would be a good choice since they can't be effected by Toxic. Also Nattorei/Ferrothorn can Leech seed and attack Blissey and Scizor can set up Swords dance or OHKO Blissey.
Opinion
In my opinion I like Blissey a lot. It's a great pokemon to stop special attackers and heal your team. Also Blissey can cure status problems and isn't effected by status problems due to Natural Cure. If you're deciding on a healer to pick between Chansey and Blissey then I would pick Blissey since it has a higher base Hp and can heal your team better with Wish. So in my opinion Blissey is a great pokemon to use and is definately the best healer in the 5 gen metagame.