Blissey shows up on defensive teams as a robust special wall capable of walling threats such as Latios, Thundurus-T and Volcarona while providing utility coming off of her extensive supportive options such as Stealth Rock and Wish. Compared to Chansey, Blissey's bulk is worse, however Blissey's ability to use Leftovers means she is far less susceptible to very common residual damage such as Sandstorm and entry hazards. Blissey is notably an excellent user of Wish which can heal up teammates that otherwise struggle with maintaining longevity throughout games such as Excadrill, Abomasnow, Tyranitar and Forretress. These traits are not without their faults; Blissey is an incredibly passive Pokemon and relies almost exclusively on Status Conditions and Seismic Toss to deal damage, which is a prominent weakness to have when two of the best stallbreakers, Excadrill and Reuniclus, possess high HP and an immunity to Toxic. A large swath of the metagame threatens her out due to her passivity, strong Physical attackers such as Terrakion, Mamoswine and Kyurem-Black will swiftly threaten to KO her with Blissey being unable to threaten them barring statusing them with Toxic or Thunder Wave. Blissey is also prone to becoming overwhelmed from some Special attackers, notably Keldeo has an excellent match up into Blissey as it threatens a OHKO with Secret Sword. The Pokémon Blissey is often supposed to check also have tools to overwhelm her titanic bulk, with Pokemon such as Latios being able to cripple her with Trick, Thundurus-Therian setting up Nasty Plot and Volcarona being able to bust through Blissey with enough Quiver Dance boosts. Blissey is also prone to becoming a victim of relentless pivoting loops from the likes of Landorus-Therian and Rotom-W, and as these threats are often paired with entry hazards and the ubiquitous Sand Stream coming off the likes of Tyranitar and Hippowdon it can rack up quickly and leave Blissey at a health percentage where any stray hit could KO it. Blissey has inherent flaws, but should these flaws be remedied by her teammates she will make up for her passivity through her unrivaled special bulk and utility.
[SET]
name: Special Wall
move 1: Soft-Boiled
move 2: Seismic Toss
move 3: Toxic / Thunder Wave
move 4: Stealth Rock / Wish
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
[SET DESCRIPTION]
Moves
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Soft-Boiled is mandatory for Blissey to be able to survive and check special attackers such as Volcarona and Latios. Seismic Toss is also mandatory as the consistent 100 HP damage allows Blissey to rack up damage on what it is supposed to check and will also hit Pokémon that can switch into Blissey such as Excadrill and Ferrothorn. The choice between Toxic and Thunder Wave will depend on what Blissey needs to target; Toxic will cripple Pokémon such as Rotom-W and Thundurus-T while Thunder Wave will cripple Pokémon that are perfectly content switching into a Toxic Blissey such as Skarmory and Reuniclus. Stealth Rock is often chosen as Blissey is a very good Hazard setter; Her great bulk allows her to come in on a myriad of Pokémon she checks throughout a match and set Stealth Rock. Should this role already be occupied by other teammates she can provide longevity to teammates with limited recovery with the help of Wish.
Set Details
Moves
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This moveset allows Blissey to act as a physical and special sponge, soft checking a large amount of Special attackers. With a Bold nature, max HP and max Defense Blissey can act as a mixed wall able to come in on weak physical hits while still being an excellent special wall, notably making her less prone to being hit by Pursuit from the likes of Tyranitar and Scizor. With max Defense Blissey will also be less threatened by strong Psyshocks from the likes of Alakazam and Reuniclus.
Team Options
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Blissey shows up on teams that mandate a stalwart Specially defensive sponge that can provide utility for her teammates. As Blissey is a physically frail Pokémon, physically defensive partners such as Gliscor and Skarmory are able to check physical attackers such as Terrakion and Garchomp, which Blissey is not able to handle effectively. Blissey is weak to all entry hazards, so hazard removal from the likes of Forretress and Excadrill benefits Blissey immensely, and in return Blissey can provide them with longevity by using Wish. Blissey necessitates good checks to Keldeo such as Jellicent and Latios, as she can not check it defensively. Blissey also synergizes with some Magic Guard users such as Reuniclus, as Reuniclus is immune to passive damage it can come in on multiple Toxic, Will-O-Wisp and Scald users while Blissey can switch in and block Reuniclus being crippled by paralysis. The sand setters, Tyranitar and Hippowdon, are also good partners for Blissey thanks to the consistent residual damage limiting problematic wallbreakers to Blissey such as Keldeo and Dragonite while they both provide useful utility to her. Tyranitar is able to Pursuit otherwise problematic Psychic-types like Reuniclus and Psyshock Alakazam, while Hippowdon is a stalwart mixed wall that can set Stealth Rock to open up Blissey's moveset. A common partner with Blissey is Xatu, while Xatu's bulk is meager it is good enough to block Spikes from the likes of Skarmory and Ferrothorn with Magic Bounce, allowing Blissey further longevity into teams reliant on Spikes.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Blissey can opt to run Heal Bell over moves like Stealth Rock and Wish to give her team the ability to heal off status, helping out teammates who otherwise struggle with being statused. This is however often hard to justify; Blissey pairs well with Pokémon that inherently are resilient to status conditions and the pairing of Magic Guard users like Reuniclus or Toxic Heal Pokemon. Offensive options such as Ice Beam can seem tempting to hit common Blissey switch-ins such as Gliscor and Landorus-T, but it is often better to let this burden be occupied by other teammates, as Blissey often requires every moveslot she has to fit her good utility options, and Blissey is a poor answer to other Ice Beam and Flamethrower targets such as Dragonite and Scizor, respectively. Counter could seem tempting as a way for Blissey to punish physical moves such as U-Turn, but this is often incredibly hard to pull off and is inconsistent coming off of how easily this could be scouted.
Checks and Counters
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**Strong Physical Attackers**: Strong physical attackers such as Excadrill, Garchomp and Terrakion can very easily 2HKO or 1HKO Blissey with Blissey being unable to effectively stop them from firing off hits or setting up.
**Spikes**: As Blissey is grounded she loathes playing with Spikes in mind; Being passive as she is she is often privy to letting Spikers such as Ferrothorn, Skarmory and Forretress in and being unable to stop them from setting up layers. All of the aforementioned hazard setters do however have to respect being paralyzed with Thunder Wave which can cripple them for the remainder of the game.
**Stallbreakers**: Stallbreakers such as Swords Dance Gliscor and Reuniclus are mostly unthreatened by Blissey and can repeatedly set up while she is unable to stop them.
**Trick users*: Trick users such as Latios and Rotom-W can easily cripple Blissey, leaving her unable to handle them effectively as she ends up locked into one move.
**Knock Off**: Blissey will quite readily succumb to entry hazards and the ubiquitous sand in the tier should she have her item removed from the likes of Clefable, Gliscor and Ferrothorn.
**Strong Special Sweepers**: In spite of her titanic bulk, Blissey does have some special attackers that can quite easily take her out. Keldeo will 2HKO Blissey with it's Secret Sword, and Psyshock from the likes of Alakazam and Reuniclus when paired with entry hazards can over time overwhelm Blissey. These Pokemon do however have to respect Blissey firing off status and crippling them.
[SET]
name: Special Wall
move 1: Soft-Boiled
move 2: Seismic Toss
move 3: Toxic / Thunder Wave
move 4: Stealth Rock / Wish
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
[SET DESCRIPTION]
Moves
=============
Soft-Boiled is mandatory for Blissey to be able to survive and check special attackers such as Volcarona and Latios. Seismic Toss is also mandatory as the consistent 100 HP damage allows Blissey to rack up damage on what it is supposed to check and will also hit Pokémon that can switch into Blissey such as Excadrill and Ferrothorn. The choice between Toxic and Thunder Wave will depend on what Blissey needs to target; Toxic will cripple Pokémon such as Rotom-W and Thundurus-T while Thunder Wave will cripple Pokémon that are perfectly content switching into a Toxic Blissey such as Skarmory and Reuniclus. Stealth Rock is often chosen as Blissey is a very good Hazard setter; Her great bulk allows her to come in on a myriad of Pokémon she checks throughout a match and set Stealth Rock. Should this role already be occupied by other teammates she can provide longevity to teammates with limited recovery with the help of Wish.
Set Details
Moves
=============
This moveset allows Blissey to act as a physical and special sponge, soft checking a large amount of Special attackers. With a Bold nature, max HP and max Defense Blissey can act as a mixed wall able to come in on weak physical hits while still being an excellent special wall, notably making her less prone to being hit by Pursuit from the likes of Tyranitar and Scizor. With max Defense Blissey will also be less threatened by strong Psyshocks from the likes of Alakazam and Reuniclus.
Team Options
=============
Blissey shows up on teams that mandate a stalwart Specially defensive sponge that can provide utility for her teammates. As Blissey is a physically frail Pokémon, physically defensive partners such as Gliscor and Skarmory are able to check physical attackers such as Terrakion and Garchomp, which Blissey is not able to handle effectively. Blissey is weak to all entry hazards, so hazard removal from the likes of Forretress and Excadrill benefits Blissey immensely, and in return Blissey can provide them with longevity by using Wish. Blissey necessitates good checks to Keldeo such as Jellicent and Latios, as she can not check it defensively. Blissey also synergizes with some Magic Guard users such as Reuniclus, as Reuniclus is immune to passive damage it can come in on multiple Toxic, Will-O-Wisp and Scald users while Blissey can switch in and block Reuniclus being crippled by paralysis. The sand setters, Tyranitar and Hippowdon, are also good partners for Blissey thanks to the consistent residual damage limiting problematic wallbreakers to Blissey such as Keldeo and Dragonite while they both provide useful utility to her. Tyranitar is able to Pursuit otherwise problematic Psychic-types like Reuniclus and Psyshock Alakazam, while Hippowdon is a stalwart mixed wall that can set Stealth Rock to open up Blissey's moveset. A common partner with Blissey is Xatu, while Xatu's bulk is meager it is good enough to block Spikes from the likes of Skarmory and Ferrothorn with Magic Bounce, allowing Blissey further longevity into teams reliant on Spikes.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Blissey can opt to run Heal Bell over moves like Stealth Rock and Wish to give her team the ability to heal off status, helping out teammates who otherwise struggle with being statused. This is however often hard to justify; Blissey pairs well with Pokémon that inherently are resilient to status conditions and the pairing of Magic Guard users like Reuniclus or Toxic Heal Pokemon. Offensive options such as Ice Beam can seem tempting to hit common Blissey switch-ins such as Gliscor and Landorus-T, but it is often better to let this burden be occupied by other teammates, as Blissey often requires every moveslot she has to fit her good utility options, and Blissey is a poor answer to other Ice Beam and Flamethrower targets such as Dragonite and Scizor, respectively. Counter could seem tempting as a way for Blissey to punish physical moves such as U-Turn, but this is often incredibly hard to pull off and is inconsistent coming off of how easily this could be scouted.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Strong Physical Attackers**: Strong physical attackers such as Excadrill, Garchomp and Terrakion can very easily 2HKO or 1HKO Blissey with Blissey being unable to effectively stop them from firing off hits or setting up.
**Spikes**: As Blissey is grounded she loathes playing with Spikes in mind; Being passive as she is she is often privy to letting Spikers such as Ferrothorn, Skarmory and Forretress in and being unable to stop them from setting up layers. All of the aforementioned hazard setters do however have to respect being paralyzed with Thunder Wave which can cripple them for the remainder of the game.
**Stallbreakers**: Stallbreakers such as Swords Dance Gliscor and Reuniclus are mostly unthreatened by Blissey and can repeatedly set up while she is unable to stop them.
**Trick users*: Trick users such as Latios and Rotom-W can easily cripple Blissey, leaving her unable to handle them effectively as she ends up locked into one move.
**Knock Off**: Blissey will quite readily succumb to entry hazards and the ubiquitous sand in the tier should she have her item removed from the likes of Clefable, Gliscor and Ferrothorn.
**Strong Special Sweepers**: In spite of her titanic bulk, Blissey does have some special attackers that can quite easily take her out. Keldeo will 2HKO Blissey with it's Secret Sword, and Psyshock from the likes of Alakazam and Reuniclus when paired with entry hazards can over time overwhelm Blissey. These Pokemon do however have to respect Blissey firing off status and crippling them.
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