Eon Master
Born from the Flames
You realise Cress runs Signal Beam now, just to beat Absol.
If Cresselia was going to run a move to beat Absol, it would run HP Fighting. Most CM models run HP Fire, seeing as Fighting/Psychic doesn't get very good coverage, and Psychic/Bug is even worse. So it's not a problem.
And why is 200 in SpDef so necessary
Better defenses in general. A nearly 350 Defense stat is excellent for a wall like Weezing, especially with W-o-W. Reaching 200 in Sp.Def sets a benchmark so that I can switch into non-STAB Special Moves without dying if necessary.
Hey Eon, keeping my promise
Hey, thanks
Now, while there isn't really room on him for it, I reccommend Revenge for Hitmontop - being slow, he'll often hit with full power (270, the same as Close Combat). If you can catch Absol on the switch, it's dead, and it also deals with Chansey / etc. maybe put it over AA, if you have a solution for Toxicroak (read: Slowbro).
Two problems with this. One, using Revenge on the switch doesn't get a boost. You're confusing it with Payback. Revenge and Avalanche require being attacked in the same turn to get the power boost, and they get negative priority. Anyway, AA helps me deal with Venusaur, as well as SubCM and SubPlot Spiritomb and Mismagius, not to mention getting good coverage. Helping against Toxicroak is just a side effect.
Speaking of Slowbro, he's fine.
Nice segue, isn't it?
Indeed.
Speaking of nice segues, Arcanine may fine it beneficial to use Dragon Pulse, but again, not much room for it.
Yeah, Dragon Pulse might come in handy, but HP Grass is almost painfully necessary.
Weezing looks okay. I like Explosion personally, but it doesn't really fit the pace of this team.
Yeah, I hear you. Explosion would give me a nice buffer, but he's made to last.
Umbreon's fine, Absol's fine.
Good and good.
Watch out for Fighting/Dark move users (read:Toxicroak), as they rip through most of your team bar Hitmontop (and to a lesser extent) Arcanine. So basically, keep Arcanine alive and watch out for Rain teams.
Yeah, he's going to be a problem. Absol can OHKO him with Psycho Cut though, and so long as he's not using Nasty Plot, Weezing beats him as well w/ W-o-W cutting attack and Flamethrower doing extra damage to those who carry Dry Skin (which is almost all of them).
Thanks for the rate and the double-check on my strategy.
The Only TRUE Cresselia counter is tricker
namexx, just shut up. You have no idea what you're talking about for ingame, and you're worse at competitive.