Best/ most interesting eviolite users around?

[Throhlurk]

The eviolite. It has given NFE Pokemon new competitive life, but which ones use it best? I of course know Chansey, Porygon 2, scyther, golbat, ferroseed and piloswine, but who else is there? I for one Lile using shelgon. What about you?

 

[Chandelure181]

I think pretty interesting is Hippopotas who has Sand Stream
With Eviolite it has some decent defenses
Might be worth taking a closer look

 

[Poke_Cannon]

Dusclops. Tangela.

 

[Final]

@ Chandelure181: I'd always stick to Hippowdon over Hippopotas in any tier both are allowed. Even after Eviolite, Hippowdon is still bulkier overall. Not to mention it can actually damage stuff. In an environment Hippowdon isn't allowed it would be useable.

If there was any 1 Pokemon Eviolite was made for, it would have to be Porygon2. Unlike most Eviolite users, it has proper offensive capabilities so it can finish stuff off in a pinch if needed as well as reliable instant recovery, a cool ability in Trace and most importantly, amazing bulk. Dusclops also becomes much bulkier than its evolved form too.

 

[PoignantLyrics]

Honestly, only Porygon2, Dusclops or Chansey warrant Eviolite usage, and the latter hates the lack of Leftovers recovery. Anything else just seems to be a bid for "originality", and are generally poorer than their evolved forms.

 

[chanseychansey77]

^What about Prankster Murkrow?

 

[Poke_Cannon]

a lot of pre-fully evolved become UU with the evolite.. so.. not just Pory2, Dusclops and Chansey.

 

[Blue Harvest]

^What about Prankster Murkrow?

Its crap. What are you going to do, Featherdance your opponent to death?

 

[Lord Of Grapes]

Don't forget Lickitung. With it's reasonable bulk, it can be more effective than Lickilicky. Plus, it has a great movepool to abuse while it withstands the opponent's hits.

 

[Aquadon]

Its crap. What are you going to do, Featherdance your opponent to death?

I take it Toxic/Roost is just dead weight then? Night Shade/Foul Play technically could be an option on him too.

Chansey, Dusclops, Porygon2 are the prime guys. Other considerations for UU/RU are Murkrow, Togetic, Rhydon (iffy on this one), Hippopotas, and Gligar. Best Eviolite users I would say need to have their own means of Reliable recovery, and even then it's tricky.

 

[PoignantLyrics]

You guys seem to be of the assumption that slightly higher defenses completely alter a Pokemons tiering. That's just plain stupid.

Prankster Murkrow seems ok on paper, but in practice, it is absolutely horrendous. The other Pokemon you mentioned either won't be able to do any damage, or will be defeated before they can even attack. The only other reasonable suggestion there would be Gligar, and Hippopotas solely for infinite Sandstorm in UU.

 

[Cometk]

Its crap. What are you going to do, Featherdance your opponent to death?

Hey, don't hate! A set with Mean Look / Perish Song / Substitute / Roost actually works to a decent effect. Admittedly it's not that good but it's fun to use when not laddering for things like voting requirements.

 

[Poke_Cannon]

Hey, don't hate! A set with Mean Look / Perish Song / Substitute / Roost actually works to a decent effect.

so is everything.. in the most ideal circumstances.

 

[Cometk]

so is everything.. in the most ideal circumstances.

Yeah, it's gimmicky, and I wouldn't recommend it for like any serious battles, but just for the hell of it it's fun for laddering when you're bored.

 

[Poke_Cannon]

I hate Perish Song with a passion.

 

[Dark Sharpedo]

The ones you see most often are usually Chansey, Hippopotas, and Dusclops. I have seen some confusing ones though, such as Warturtle, Vibrava, and even Roselia.

 

[Polostick]

Dousion is bulky and with a great ability, base 125 SpA, he can be a decent sweeper in NU and maybe even UU

 

[MetalFlygon08]

I've been using a Wartortle, and it is suprizingly fun.

Fake Out
Hydro Pump
Mirror Coat
Rapid Spin/Ice Beam

albeit's nothing awsome in Comptitive land.

 

[Aquadon]

You guys seem to be of the assumption that slightly higher defenses completely alter a Pokemons tiering. That's just plain stupid.

Well it's not like anything sans the 3 we know about now are going to break the metagame, but they're certainly more viable in lower Tiers than they were before.

I've been using a Wartortle, and it is suprizingly fun.

Fake Out
Hydro Pump
Mirror Coat
Rapid Spin/Ice Beam

albeit's nothing awsome in Comptitive land.

Just noticed Mirror Coat, and I'm going to have to say that with the right prediction an Eviolite Counter/Mirror Coat Pokemon would be Fun. Sure, Wynaut's usually the Pokemon of choice, but why not other things like Marshtomp or Wartortle?

 

[Novan_Hero]

shelmet under rain
rhydon's defences skyrockets

HEY Murkrow is actually really good if used right.
252 HP/4 Def/252 SDef
Abilityrankster
Nature:Careful (+SDef, -SAtk)
-Featherdance
-Roost
-Toxic
-Taunt
Pure Trollage.