
Starmie @ Leftovers
- Surf
- Nightmare
- Substitute
- Recover
Traditionally, Starmie was used as a spinner in GSC OU until Fear showed in SPL XI that the playerbase had slept on this at the time unknown set. Surf is the preferred STAB move of choice and Substitute allows Starmie to stay in against Electric-types and exploit the use of the inaccurate Thunder, as well as preventing it from getting statused by Pokemon such as Jynx with Lovely Kiss and Cloyster with Toxic. It also prevents Exeggutor without Thief from threatening it, as Giga Drain always fails against Substitute. Nightmare is what makes this Starmie set so dangerous and threatening to otherwise good checks like Zapdos, Raikou, and Snorlaxm punishing their use of Rest.
Example replay: Fear vs Sulcata in SPL XI https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen2ou-475829
567 characters without spaces. I could try to add some more stuff but am not sure if it's necessary (e.g. defensive utility of Starmie, why Surf over Psychic).
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