Celebi
As per discussion by the QC team here, here, and here, Celebi's offensive and defensive Nasty Plot sets as they currently are will be merged into a single NP set, this one. I've talked to Setsuna about this and he gave me the go-ahead for posting this.
Status:
Done (Ready for upload)
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[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Grass Knot
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Earth Power / Hidden Power Fire
item: Life Orb / Leftovers
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Modest
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>By the good graces of Game Freak, Celebi was blessed with a new event move: Nasty Plot. Nasty Plot boosts Celebi's already respectable Special Attack to enormous levels, and Celebi's natural bulk means that it can take a hit, power up, and return fire with gusto. Celebi also has a satisfactory movepool with excellent coverage, and a Speed stat high enough to sweep at the end of a match.</p>
<p>Celebi's STAB coverage in Grass Knot and Psychic is good enough to beat many Pokemon in OU, but suffers against the myriad of Steel-types in the tier. Unfortunately, Celebi is liable to be walled no matter which coverage move it is given. Earth Power OHKOes Heatran, but leaves Celebi vulnerable to Skarmory, Bronzong, and Scizor. Hidden Power Fire deals with all of the Steel-types that laugh at Earth Power, but turns Celebi into setup fodder for Heatran.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Life Orb is the best item for Celebi when you want to use it as a full sweeper, though Leftovers is a viable option to enhance Celebi's sustainability at the cost of some power. The suggested EV spread is pretty straightforward and provides Celebi with maximum Special Attack and Speed. It's possible to run a more bulky variant of this set as well, with 116 Speed EVs shifted to HP, Leftovers over Life Orb, and one of Celebi's STABs replaced with Recover. When it comes to nature, both Timid and Modest have their advantages. Timid is only really useful when running Earth Power in the last slot, as Hidden Power Fire unfortunately reduces Celebi's Speed stat by 1. If running Hidden Power Fire, Modest is exceptionally useful for boosting Celebi's damage output even further. It's worth noting that when running Modest over Timid, the only Pokemon that becomes a threat to Celebi is Jolly Lucario, although most will opt to ExtremeSpeed Celebi anyway. Lastly, Energy Ball can be run over Grass Knot to hit lightweight Pokemon such as Jirachi, Azelf, and Uxie harder, but at the cost of general power against the likes of Tyranitar. Keep in mind that at +2 Special Attack and with Stealth Rock damage, the lightweight Vaporeon will be OHKOed by Grass Knot, so Energy Ball isn't a huge advantage there.</p>
<p>Even though Celebi isn't slow, it'd be an outright lie if someone claimed it was fast. If a fast offensive Pokemon such as Gengar or Infernape switches in on a resisted move or Nasty Plot, Celebi will be immediately forced out. In general, good partners to this Celebi are those that can handle these fast and frail opponents. Gyarados and Vaporeon handle Infernape well, while Scizor, specially defensive Skarmory, and Bronzong can deal with Gengar. When using Steel-types alongside Celebi, be mindful that you're doubling up on your team's weakness to Fire-type attacks. Heatran, as usual, is an exceptional partner to Celebi, with perfect defensive synergy between the two, and Heatran also complements Earth Power variants of this Celebi by handling pesky Steel-types such as Skarmory and Bronzong. Finally, very bulky Water-types, such as Vaporeon and Suicune, are also useful for defeating opposing Heatran, especially those carrying Choice Scarf.</p>
