Leperadusu
Dark Type
Weaknesses: x2 Fighting x2 Bug
Resistances: x0.5 Dark x0.5 Ghost
Immunities: x0 Psychic
Hp: 64 / Atk: 88 / Def: 50 / SpAtk: 88 / SpDef: 50 / Speed: 106
Unburden: This Pokémon obtains a 50% Speed after it loses it's item
Limber: This Pokémon cannot be paraylzed
Mischievous Heart: Non-attacking moves have a "higher speed priority" (+1 priority?)
Taken from : http://serebii.net/abilitydex/mischievousheart.shtml
Level Up Moves
Lv1: Scratch
Lv1: Growl
Lv1: Assist
Lv1: Sand-Attack
Lv3: Growl
Lv6: Assist
Lv10: Sand-Attack
Lv12: Fury Swipes
Lv15: Pursuit
Lv19: Torment
Lv22: Fake Out
Lv26: Claw sharpen
Lv31: Assurance
Lv34: Slash
Lv38: Taunt
Lv43: Night Slash
Lv47: Snatch
Lv50: Nasty Plot
Lv55: Sucker Punch
Lv1: Growl
Lv1: Assist
Lv1: Sand-Attack
Lv3: Growl
Lv6: Assist
Lv10: Sand-Attack
Lv12: Fury Swipes
Lv15: Pursuit
Lv19: Torment
Lv22: Fake Out
Lv26: Claw sharpen
Lv31: Assurance
Lv34: Slash
Lv38: Taunt
Lv43: Night Slash
Lv47: Snatch
Lv50: Nasty Plot
Lv55: Sucker Punch
TM/HM list
TM01: Claw Sharpen
TM06: Toxic
TM10: Hidden Power
TM11: Sunny Day
TM12: Taunt
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM17: Protect
TM18: Rain Dance
TM21: Frustration
TM27: Return
TM30: Shadow Ball
TM32: Double Team
TM40: Aerial Ace
TM41: Torment
TM42: Facade
TM44: Rest
TM45: Attract
TM46: Thief
TM48: Troll
TM49: Echo Voice
TM63: Embargo
TM65: Shadow Claw
TM66: Payback
TM68: Giga Impact
TM73: Thunder Wave
TM77: Psych Up
TM85: Dream Eater
TM86: Grass Knot
TM87: Swagger
TM90: Substitute
TM94: Rock Smash
TM95: Back Out
HM01: Cut
TM06: Toxic
TM10: Hidden Power
TM11: Sunny Day
TM12: Taunt
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM17: Protect
TM18: Rain Dance
TM21: Frustration
TM27: Return
TM30: Shadow Ball
TM32: Double Team
TM40: Aerial Ace
TM41: Torment
TM42: Facade
TM44: Rest
TM45: Attract
TM46: Thief
TM48: Troll
TM49: Echo Voice
TM63: Embargo
TM65: Shadow Claw
TM66: Payback
TM68: Giga Impact
TM73: Thunder Wave
TM77: Psych Up
TM85: Dream Eater
TM86: Grass Knot
TM87: Swagger
TM90: Substitute
TM94: Rock Smash
TM95: Back Out
HM01: Cut
Egg Moves
Pay Day
Trickery
Faint Attack
Fake Tears
Charm
Encore
Yawn
Covet
Trickery
Faint Attack
Fake Tears
Charm
Encore
Yawn
Covet
Note: All set are based on two assumptions. #1 Dream World Abilities are breedable, and #2 Mischievous Heart makes all non-attacking moves a +1 priority. If anyone has any proof otherwise please PM and I will tweak the sets.
Cons: Every Pokémon has some faults, even if their fault is being too good! I think it's best to begin here and get it out of the way. Leperadusu has some big faults, starting with it's typing. Mono-Dark meaning U-Turn is eating chunks out of this pokemon, if not OHKOing it. Leperadusu also detests Mach Punch. It's not exactly winning any awards with that BST spread either. 64/50/50 makes Porygon - Z look like a tank and 88/88 is pretty low, considering the beasts of this generation, sporting anywhere from 135 all the way up to 147. And lastly, it's attacking movepool looks like they picked out of a hat. He doesn't even get a STAB dark type special move outside of Hidden Power Dark.
Pros: I wouldn't be writing this if there weren't a least a couple of these. Thankfully there's quite a bright side to this dark feline. It's support movepool is amazing, and, assuming Egg Moves and Dream World Abilities can mix, Taunt + Encore + Mischievous Heart is an incredible combo. She might not be able to run with the big bad sweepers of this, or last, generation, but her role of cleverly crippling and shuffling Pokémon is very well suited to an evil feline.
Leopard Spotted Anti-lead
Code:
Jolly, Leperadusu @ Focus Sash
Mischievous Heart
~ Fake Out
~ Taunt
~ Encore
~ Night Slash/ Shadow Ball
252 Atk/ SpAtk, 252 Spe, 4 Hp
Now as far as I know the combo of Taunt+Encore (assuming Taunt was used on a non-damaging move) should either force the opposing pokemon to struggle, or switch out, effectively being the best Anti-Lead in the BW meta game (assuming Leperadusu is the only pokemon the generation to get the Mischievous Heart+Taunt+Encore combo). Of course if your opponent knows this set he's likely to start firing off attacks in the hopes of riding himself of Leperadusu. Unfortunately this is were this lead falls short. Leperadusu's offensive movepool is maddeningly bad. No Heatwave no Elemental Fangs, she doesn't even have a special STAB outside of Hidden Power.
Edit: Bad news, according to shoddy the Taunt + Encore combo doesn't work the way I expected, however having access to both moves is still great for an Anti-Lead, and as long as I haven't tested this on the actual game or retested it in Black and White I won't say for sure that this doesn't work, however:
Code:
pkmntaicho321 sent out Alakazam (lvl 100 Alakazam ♂).
taico321stester sent out Azelf (lvl 1 Azelf).
Alakazam used Taunt.
Azelf fell for the taunt!
Azelf used Stealth Rock.
Azelf can't use Stealth Rock after the taunt!
Alakazam used Encore.
[B]But it failed![/B]
Azelf used Explosion.
Alakazam lost 1% of its health.
taico321stester's Azelf fainted.
The EVs here are pretty simple, just put 252 into SpAtk or Atk depending on your filler move of choice and the rest into Speed. The last 4 can go anywhere. I chose Hp.
Nasty Leopard (By VaxtinTheWolf)
Code:
Timid / Modest Leperadusu @ Petaya Berry / Salac Berry
Unburden / Mischievous Heart
~ Substitute
~ Nasty Plot
~ Shadow Ball
~ Hidden Power Fighting
252 SpAtk / 252 Spe / 4 Hp
A potentially potent set, thanks to Nasty Plot. The formula is the same as any other SubPinch set. Substitute on something you can potentially force out, something that might not be too hard considering Leperadusu's possible uses, Nasty Plot while they break your Sub and either proceed to immediately attack, or Sub down to a berry boost. While Shadow Ball / Hideen Power Fighting gets good neutral coverage, it's a bit vexing that Leperadusu doesn't get STAB special moves outside of Hidden Power.
This set has the ability to play in two very different ways. Use the above formula for Timid, Petaya, and Unburden. However when using Modest, Salac, and Mischievous Heart it's necessary to sub down to the boost, or risk being outsped
Vengeful Kitty
Code:
Jolly, Leperadusu @ Focus Sash
Mischievous Heart
~ Psych Up
~ Encore
~ Sucker Punch
~ Giga Impact
252 Atk/ 252 Spe/ 4 HP
Psych Up ensures that Dragon Dancing Bastards are slower then our Leopard. DDing the turn that Leperadusu uses Psych Up spells doom, thanks to our +1 priority Encore. The biggest down fall is that even with a +1 Sucker Punch Leperadusu can't manage to OHKO our bulkier dragons, an absolute must, and that Dragonite walks all over this set, even with our priority Encores, thanks to Extreme Speed. This set's best utiliy is against something that's already managed to amass a large offensive boost, and tear it to shreds. Our last move, Giga Impact, is really your only hope if you have only managed to acquire a single boost. Poor Kitty wants Ice Fang badly, as a +1 Ice Fang is a guaranteed a OHKO on DDMence without Rocks or Sand Storm, doing about 118%-140%
Damage Calculations
252 Jolly Leperadusu +2 Sucker Punch
vs. 0/4 Jolly Salamence : 72.5% - 85.5%
252 Jolly Leperadusu +1 Giga Impact
vs. 0/4 Jolly Salamence : 68% - 80.1%
-More to come-
Physically Burdened Feline (Fangren)
Code:
Jolly, Leperadusu @ Liechi Berry
Mischievous Heart
~ Substitue
~ Night Slash
~ Return
~ Pursuit / Sucker Punch
252 Atk/ 252 Spe/ 4 HP
Not really an OU contender, however it looks good in UU were there are fewer Steels
UU Rain Dance/ Sunny Day Leperadusu
Code:
Jolly, Leperadusu @ Focus Sash / Damp Rock / Heat Rock
Mischievous Heart
~ Taunt
~ Encore / Yawn
~ Rain Dance / Sunny Day
~ Pursuit / Sucker Punch / Fake Out
252 Atk/ 252 Spe/ 4 HP
Leperadusu's ability allows her to be a nice utility to Rain Dance and Sunny Day teams, however, with our new Drought / Drizzle users such a lead is somewhat obsolete in OU (assuming that they stay in OU). But in UU Leperadusu can shut down leads and use both of these set up moves before being taunted. Fake Out is useful for riding the opposition of Focus Sashes while Pursuit can catch crippled Leads trying to turn tail. Night Slash is only if you care about having some form of reliable attack.
Discuss =D