Pokemon of the Week 9/5/11 Serperior

This week we take a look at the Royal Grass starter. Serperior has been discussed in past LiveCasts, but for the sake of archives, I am jotting it down in the blog. Next week I'll cover Abomasnow; (sorry for the delay). Although a final evolution of a starter in the fifth gen; it can wield wild grass power if abilities are altered. This set looks at a dream world perspective creating a self generating Sp. Attack machine. If you have alternate sets, feel free to comment them on this post.

Ability: Contrary (Dream World Ability)

Nature: Timid +Spd -Atk

Base Stats:

Hp-75

Atk-75

Def-95

Sp.Atk-75

Sp.Def-95

Spd-113

Ev Spread: (510)

Hp-14

Atk-

Def-

Sp.Atk-248

Sp.Def-

Spd-248

Moveset Suggestions:

Set 1 Item:

-Leaf Storm

-Giga Drain

-Wring Out

-Hidden Power (Ground)

Set 1 Side Notes:

The beauty of this set is Leaf Storm having its effect reversed with the ability Contrary. Moves that lower stats reverse their effect and instead boost Sp. Atk when Serperior launches a Leaf Storm. Leading with this Poke could work if you're looking to carry crazy stats. Before your opponent has time to react, unloading a few Leaf Storms could place your Serperior at the top. Thanks to the high speed stat, you'll most likely out speed any opponent to get the early stat boost. Giga Drain covers Serperior for any health lost while upgrading your Sp.Atk. Wring Out works for the next Pokemon your opponent sends out, due to the fact it is more effective depending on the more hit points your opponent has. Lastly Hidden Power ground gives you good coverage and protection from fire Pokemon with the advantage with being pumped from Leaf Storm Contrary. Flying Pokemon could pose a threat if they have better Speed Stats, however a powerful Wring Out at the start of the match should level the playing field. Asses the opponent' strategy to know if it's safe to continue leading with Serperior in this circumstance or wiser to switch. Thanks to the Dream World ability this starter evolution has some knew tactics to throw major monkey wrenches into your rivals plans!

Conclusion: There you have it folks, a super Serperior that is fighting fit for the Sp. Atk sweeper position. Raising stats is key in any hardcore Meta Game battle, so be sure to bring Serperior out when it is appropriate. For a more reserved and better controlled strategy with this Poke, leave it waiting in the wing of your team. Bring Serperior out against a slow, preferably weak to grass type Pokemon, then use the opportunity to raise your Sp.Atk. Even if the Pokemon is switched, you'll still have one stat boost under your wing for Sp.Atk making your next move far more deadly than the last. I hope you enjoyed this Ev spread, be sure to let me know in the comments if you have edits or moveset changes that you also found to be ideal. See you next week!