Smeargle(Metal Burst Lead)

[Astruvis]

Smeargle@Focus Sash/Jolly/Technician
Ev 252 HP, 248 Spd, 8 Atk.

(this is just an outline)

Moves:

• Taunt
• Metal Burst
• Bullet Punch
• Destiny Bond

Strategy:

On leads slower than smeargle:
Taunt then d-bond to get rid of the opponents lead. Stops the annoying rocks/spikes etc.

On leads faster than smeargle:
Usually, anyone with half a brain will try to eliminate smeargle ASAP, due to the number of baton passers. So they will not be expecting this moveset.

First, if you think they would stealth rock, you can taunt, but its usually better not to because it wont do any good other than prevent a second layer of hazards and you run the risk they don't. Use metal burst, smeargle will be left with 1 hp and will reflect twice the damage, bullet bunch if they have a sash. Try to d-bond the next pokemon if faster, otherwise try a bullet punch to hopefully nullify a sash, may also switch out to use later on a slower pokemon.

Counters, fast Taunt-Subers, not much I can think of, don't know why you would have that though. Generally, switching out can save you a pokemon, but you may end up bonded if predicted. Also, sleep inflicters who are faster.

 

[remlabmez]

There are already good smeargle leads on analysis, im not quite even sure the point of this one, spore would be better than metal burst anyways, negative from me

 

[Seven Deadly Sins]

yeah no from me, not interested in this

also

Usually, anyone with half a brain will try to eliminate smeargle ASAP, due to the number of baton passers

wat

 

[Hcapt]

As someone with a smeargle on this page, I can think of a few things it's weak to.

Smeargle hates flich (Jirachi) and fake out leads. Priority users that are slower than it (metagross, scizor) can, but probably won't, cause it problems. Lum berry leads aren't terrified of spore and can respond differently to smeargle than most leads, especially machamp leads. Tyranitar is slow so you can't metal burst it, and the sandstrom will kill you so you can't destiny bond it. Suicide leads can and will taunt you; they can then set up their stealth rocks without fear while you, at most, bullet punch them until they decide to attack. Some Swampert will set up their rocks and then roar you even if they expect spore, and that will break your sash.

Any smeargle lead is going to have problems; there is maybe 1 pokemon (swampert) in the entire top ten leads that between lum berry, taunt, substitute, Fake out, sleep powder, and sandstorm (Tyranitar's standard lead is rest/chesto berry, and it's #10) actually has to worry about spore. A good smeargle lead has to have methods of at the minimum crippling everything, and minimizing the risks that prevail everywhere in OU's leads. Also, you may want to try it in Ubers; Ubers leads are of a different breed, and things that don't work in OU work there.

EDIT: @ above: I love the cirno avatar.

 

[Philip7086]

First and foremost, Extremespeed is much better on this set, and allows you to not use Technician, but instead Own Tempo, which means you can now beat Machamp lead 100% of the time w/ Metal Burst. Even then, though, this set just is not very good. It gets a no from me, and since that's three, I'm locking the thread.