Silvally @ Life Orb
Ability: RKS System
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Explosion
- Multi-Attack
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
Ability: RKS System
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Explosion
- Multi-Attack
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
The problem with using this is, as stated before, you're giving up on Ground-vally that provides much more utility also on the defensive side, thanks to rocks resistance and volt switch immunity giving it more opportunities to come in safely and pivot around with u-turn. I mean, giving U-turn to a life orb mon is not the end of the world, but honestly this set doesnt get on the field enough to justify pivoting around with it, while losing health to hazards + life orb recoil. Moreover, it doesn't really have the speed tier to be a consistent late game sweeper like, say, Minccino.
However, I think it's very effective against bulkier stally builds, where the mixed set can really shine, allowing it to hit sturdy physical walls like Tangela and Mawile really hard with Flamethrower.
The team I used reflects this inconsistency, being good against bulky stuff but struggling against fast offensive teams. Thankfully Alcremie carried me more than half of the games I played, thanks to ladder not really appreciating Centiskorch. The general idea of the team is having a solid defensive backbone, spreading status around to chip everything and let Silvally or Alcremie clean up, with Rotom being a very effective pivot.
Funnily enough I struggle to break the other spotlight mon Cradily, unless I manage to toxic it.
Team:
Silv sweeping a bulky offense in the end game
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1322259425-l665klzi8h44474ter4dkrmkwo2t3cppw
Silv doing work vs semi-stall
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1322617893-hisnv3func5fpl6mzcx69jn3xebi5mzpw
Win vs an offensive team, with Silv being clutch vs opposing Alcremie (although the plans to deal with Ludi and Rhydon weren't exactly ideal)
I still had Self-Destruct here for some reason, Explosion would have killed Magneton from full.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1320642481-qajipyccyeo04g0sqfjxm1zgveuwx89pw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1322259425-l665klzi8h44474ter4dkrmkwo2t3cppw
Silv doing work vs semi-stall
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1322617893-hisnv3func5fpl6mzcx69jn3xebi5mzpw
Win vs an offensive team, with Silv being clutch vs opposing Alcremie (although the plans to deal with Ludi and Rhydon weren't exactly ideal)
I still had Self-Destruct here for some reason, Explosion would have killed Magneton from full.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1320642481-qajipyccyeo04g0sqfjxm1zgveuwx89pw