LC Sub + 3 Attacks Elekid [DONE]

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[SET]
Substitute + 3 Attacks (Elekid) @ Sitrus Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Static
Level: 5
EVs: 240 SpA / 236 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 2 Atk / 30 SpA
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Punch
- Thief / Hidden Power [Grass]
- Substitute

[SET COMMENTS]
Elekid's incredible Speed, high Special Attack, and diverse offensive movepool make it adept at forcing switches, letting it take advantage of them by using Substitute. Alongside giving Elekid an extra hit, Substitute also lets it avoid getting paralyzed by slower foes such as Porygon. Ice Punch 2HKOes Ground-, Grass-, and Dragon-types such as Trapinch, Exeggcute, and Bagon, though Elekid usually needs its Special Attack boosted to beat the former type. Thief lets Elekid steal its foe's Sitrus Berry after using up its own item, notably preventing Porygon from healing using Recycle. Hidden Power Grass is an alternative, 2HKOing the only Pokemon in LC that resists both Thunderbolt and Ice Punch in Chinchou. It also puts mixed bulky attacker Wailmer into range of Thunderbolt while rarely triggering Sitrus Berry, allowing Elekid to generally beat it one-on-one if it survives the turn, which is possible if it's behind a Substitute. Sitrus Berry lets Elekid fully heal itself after being brought to low HP, notably allowing it to create more Substitutes. Petaya Berry is an alternative that pairs nicely with Substitute allowing Elekid to safely get itself to low HP, as the Special Attack boost makes Elekid extremely threatening; it becomes able to reliably OHKO foes such as Abra and Wailmer and gains high odds to do so against Chinchou. Static generally isn't very useful due to Elekid's frailty, but it can paralyze a foe like a Speed-boosted Bagon in a pinch.

Elekid is effective at exploiting common threats such as Doduo and Staryu by setting up a Substitute as it forces them out, making it pair nicely with teammates vulnerable to them such as Wailmer and Cubone. Elekid can often force in Porygon, with Thief variants adept at ruining its longevity. Elekid struggles to take on Chinchou, especially if it isn't running Hidden Power Grass, making checks to it like Porygon good partners. Elekid's role somewhat varies depending on its item—with Sitrus Berry, it has more mid-game utility, able to stay healthy to repeatedly set up Substitute to keep on attacking the opposing team, while Petaya Berry makes it more of a dedicated cleaner that uses its sheer power to overwhelm its checks. However, Elekid must make sure the time is right for it to start its sweep with Petaya Berry, because even if it can overwhelm a check like Chinchou one-on-one, it can then potentially be revenge killed by a priority user like Doduo or possibly lose the Speed tie against Diglett. It's best for Quick Attack users to first reveal themselves and be eliminated before Elekid reveals itself to start its sweep. Elekid struggles with specially defensive Diglett, which Speed ties with Elekid and can OHKO with Earthquake while almost always surviving one Ice Punch. If Elekid is meant to be its team's cleaner, it's recommended that it is not revealed until opposing Diglett are eliminated by a teammate like Wailmer or Trapinch.

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[SET]
Substitute + 3 Attacks (Elekid) @ Sitrus Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Static
Level: 5
EVs: 240 SpA / 236 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 2 Atk / 30 SpA
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Punch
- Thief / Hidden Power [Grass]
- Substitute

[SET COMMENTS]
Elekid's incredible Speed, high Special Attack, and diverse offensive movepool make it adept at forcing switches, letting it take advantage of them using Substitute. Alongside giving Elekid an extra hit, Substitute also lets it avoid getting paralyzed by slower foes such as Porygon. Ice Punch targets Ground-, Grass-, and Dragon-types such as Trapinch, Exeggcute, and Bagon, (should mention elekid needs petaya berry to win matchups vs ground types, without petaya it still has good odds to win vs exeggcute and bagon) 2HKOing most of these targets. Thief lets Elekid steal its foe's Sitrus Berry after using up its own item, notably preventing Porygon from healing using Recycle. Hidden Power Grass is an alternative, 2HKOing the only Pokemon in LC (should this say ADV LC?) that resists both Thunderbolt and Ice Punch, Chinchou. It also generally puts mixed bulky attacker Wailmer into range of Thunderbolt while rarely triggering Sitrus Berry, allowing Elekid to generally beat it one-on-one if it survives the turn, such as if it's behind a Substitute. Sitrus Berry lets Elekid fully heal itself after being brought to low HP, notably allowing it to create more Substitutes. Petaya Berry is an alternative that pairs nicely with Substitute allowing Elekid to safely get itself to low HP, with the Special Attack boost making Elekid extremely threatening, now able to reliably OHKO foes such as Abra and Wailmer and having high odds to do so against Chinchou and Trapinch. While Static generally isn't very useful given that Elekid can usually outspeed and KO its target, most of its checks use moves that don't make contact, and Elekid rarely wants to take a direct hit from a foe, it can sometimes be used to ruin a priority user like Doduo or setup sweeper like Bagon. (this is too long imo, shorten it to something that mentions static is rarely activated but is very nice when it activates and especially devastating to offensive pokemon like doduo and bagon)

Elekid is effective at exploiting common threats such as Doduo and Staryu, setting up a Substitute as it forces them out, making it pair nicely with teammates vulnerable to them such as Wailmer and Cubone. Elekid can often force in Porygon, with Thief variants adept at ruining its longevity. Elekid struggles to take on Chinchou, especially if it isn't running Hidden Power Grass, making checks to it like Porygon good partners. Elekid's role somewhat varies depending on its item—with Sitrus Berry it has more mid-game utility, able to stay healthy to repeatedly set up Substitute to keep on attacking the opposing team, while Petaya Berry makes it more of a dedicated cleaner using its sheer power to overwhelm its checks. However, Elekid must make sure to the time is right for it to start its sweep with Petaya Berry, because even if it could overwhelm a check like Chinchou and Trapinch one-on-one, it would then be easily revenge killed by a priority user like Doduo. (also not great if diglett comes in and wins the tie) It's best for Quick Attack users to first reveal themselves and be eliminated before Elekid reveals itself to start its sweep. Elekid struggles with specially defensive Diglett, which Speed ties Elekid and can OHKO with Earthquake while almost always surviving one Ice Punch. If Elekid is meant to be its team's cleaner, it's recommended that it not revealed until a Diglett is eliminated by a teammate like Wailmer or Trapinch.

[CREDITS]
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Quality checked by:
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[SET]
Substitute + 3 Attacks (Elekid) @ Sitrus Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Static
Level: 5
EVs: 240 SpA / 236 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 2 Atk / 30 SpA
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Punch
- Thief / Hidden Power [Grass]
- Substitute

[SET COMMENTS]
Elekid's incredible Speed, high Special Attack, and diverse offensive movepool make it adept at forcing switches, letting it take advantage of them using Substitute. Alongside giving Elekid an extra hit, Substitute also lets it avoid getting paralyzed by slower foes such as Porygon. Ice Punch 2HKOes Ground-, Grass-, and Dragon-types such as Trapinch, Exeggcute, and Bagon, though Elekid usually needs its Special Attack boosted to beat the former type. Thief lets Elekid steal its foe's Sitrus Berry after using up its own item, notably preventing Porygon from healing using Recycle. Hidden Power Grass is an alternative, 2HKOing the only Pokemon in LC that resists both Thunderbolt and Ice Punch, Chinchou. It also puts mixed bulky attacker Wailmer into range of Thunderbolt while rarely triggering Sitrus Berry, allowing Elekid to generally beat it one-on-one if it survives the turn, such as if it's behind a Substitute. Sitrus Berry lets Elekid fully heal itself after being brought to low HP, notably allowing it to create more Substitutes. Petaya Berry is an alternative that pairs nicely with Substitute allowing Elekid to safely get itself to low HP, with the Special Attack boost making Elekid extremely threatening, now able to reliably OHKO foes such as Abra and Wailmer and having high odds to do so against Chinchou and Trapinch i wouldnt mention trapinch because it doesn't beat 1 on 1 even if it subs on the switch. Static generally isn't very useful due to Elekid's frailty, but it can paralyze a foe like a speed-boosted Bagon in a pinch.

Elekid is effective at exploiting common threats such as Doduo and Staryu, setting up a Substitute as it forces them out, making it pair nicely with teammates vulnerable to them such as Wailmer and Cubone. Elekid can often force in Porygon, with Thief variants adept at ruining its longevity. Elekid struggles to take on Chinchou, especially if it isn't running Hidden Power Grass, making checks to it like Porygon good partners. Elekid's role somewhat varies depending on its item—with Sitrus Berry it has more mid-game utility, able to stay healthy to repeatedly set up Substitute to keep on attacking the opposing team, while Petaya Berry makes it more of a dedicated cleaner using its sheer power to overwhelm its checks. However, Elekid must make sure to the time is right for it to start its sweep with Petaya Berry, because even if it could overwhelm a check like Chinchou and Trapinch one-on-one Trapinch usually use quick attack so petaya elekid rarely beat it one on one , it would then be easily revenge killed by a priority user like Doduo or possibly lose the Speed tie against Diglett. It's best for Quick Attack users to first reveal themselves and be eliminated before Elekid reveals itself to start its sweep. Elekid struggles with specially defensive Diglett, which Speed ties Elekid and can OHKO with Earthquake while almost always surviving one Ice Punch. If Elekid is meant to be its team's cleaner, it's recommended that it not revealed until a Diglett is eliminated by a teammate like Wailmer or Trapinch.

 

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[SET]
Substitute + 3 Attacks (Elekid) @ Sitrus Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Static
Level: 5
EVs: 240 SpA / 236 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 2 Atk / 30 SpA
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Punch
- Thief / Hidden Power [Grass]
- Substitute

[SET COMMENTS]
Elekid's incredible Speed, high Special Attack, and diverse offensive movepool make it adept at forcing switches, letting it take advantage of them by using Substitute. Alongside giving Elekid an extra hit, Substitute also lets it avoid getting paralyzed by slower foes such as Porygon. Ice Punch 2HKOes Ground-, Grass-, and Dragon-types such as Trapinch, Exeggcute, and Bagon, though Elekid usually needs its Special Attack boosted to beat the former type. Thief lets Elekid steal its foe's Sitrus Berry after using up its own item, notably preventing Porygon from healing using Recycle. Hidden Power Grass is an alternative, 2HKOing the only Pokemon in LC that resists both Thunderbolt and Ice Punch, (remove comma) in Chinchou. It also puts mixed bulky attacker Wailmer into range of Thunderbolt while rarely triggering Sitrus Berry, allowing Elekid to generally beat it one-on-one if it survives the turn, such as if which is possible if it's behind a Substitute. Sitrus Berry lets Elekid fully heal itself after being brought to low HP, notably allowing it to create more Substitutes. Petaya Berry is an alternative that pairs nicely with Substitute allowing Elekid to safely get itself to low HP, with as the Special Attack boost making makes Elekid extremely threatening; (semicolon) , now it becomes able to reliably OHKO foes such as Abra and Wailmer and having gains high odds to do so against Chinchou. Static generally isn't very useful due to Elekid's frailty, but it can paralyze a foe like a speed Speed-boosted Bagon in a pinch.

Elekid is effective at exploiting common threats such as Doduo and Staryu, (remove comma) by setting up a Substitute as it forces them out, making it pair nicely with teammates vulnerable to them such as Wailmer and Cubone. Elekid can often force in Porygon, with Thief variants adept at ruining its longevity. Elekid struggles to take on Chinchou, especially if it isn't running Hidden Power Grass, making checks to it like Porygon good partners. Elekid's role somewhat varies depending on its item—with Sitrus Berry, (add comma) it has more mid-game utility, able to stay healthy to repeatedly set up Substitute to keep on attacking the opposing team, while Petaya Berry makes it more of a dedicated cleaner using that uses its sheer power to overwhelm its checks. However, Elekid must make sure to the time is right for it to start its sweep with Petaya Berry, because even if it could can overwhelm a check like Chinchou one-on-one, it would can then potentially be easily revenge killed by a priority user like Doduo or possibly lose the Speed tie against Diglett. It's best for Quick Attack users to first reveal themselves and be eliminated before Elekid reveals itself to start its sweep. Elekid struggles with specially defensive Diglett, which Speed ties with Elekid and can OHKO with Earthquake while almost always surviving one Ice Punch. If Elekid is meant to be its team's cleaner, it's recommended that it is not revealed until a opposing Diglett are eliminated by a teammate like Wailmer or Trapinch.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/grape-tylenol.593128/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/aurora.109385/

GP Team done