X&Y or ORAS Moveset Help

[Red_Chaos]

Im looking ideas or a website for a certain movesets that i should be running on my mons that i would like to take Online but im not sure what kind of stuff to use or who to breed. So im starting off building a Delphox because I got a fennkin that has a perfect IV in Speed

Long Story short what Moveset should i be breeding or aiming for?

[Ironbound]

If you want competitively useful advice, no place better than Smogon.com to check for movesets, strategies and tactics to use with them.

As for Delphox itself, it depends on whether you want it to be a Calm Mind user, a Choice Specs user or a Choice Scarf user, or simply a Life Orb 4 attacks user.

Any Delphox should be using Fire Blast and Psyshock as it's main moves. The Power is worth using FB over Flamethrower. Psyshock is a better move than Psychic because Psyshock targets the opponents' physical defense, allowing Delphox to hit Special Walls like Blissey much harder.

Coverage moves abound in the form of Dazzling Gleam for Dark types and Grass Knot for fat Ground, Water and Rock types. If you are using Calm Mind Life Orb, feel free to substitute whichever move your team needs less for CM. If, for instance, you have a good Grass type to take on the aforementioned Ground, Water and Rock types, leave out Grass Knot for Calm Mind. Similarly, a Choice set can well use Trick to cripple opposing defensive mons with a useless item and lock them into a move. If you are playing in-game, however, such starts are unnecessary.

Doubles Delphox usually is less useful because it has to run Protect to shield it from too many hard knocks. Heat Wave may be a better option in Doubles formats for a STAB spread move.

Defensive Delphox is not very viable, being outclassed by bulky WoW + Morning Sun Arcanine in that regard.

Edited April 6, 2016 by Viridescent

[Red_Chaos]

If you want competitively useful advice, no place better than Smogon.com to check for movesets, strategies and tactics to use with them.

As for Delphox itself, it depends on whether you want it to be a Calm Mind user, a Choice Specs user or a Choice Scarf user, or simply a Life Orb 4 attacks user.

Any Delphox should be using Fire Blast and Psyshock as it's main moves. The Power is worth using FB over Flamethrower. Psyshock is a better move than Psychic because Psyshock targets the opponents' physical defense, allowing Delphox to hit Special Walls like Blissey much harder.

Coverage moves abound in the form of Dazzling Gleam for Dark types and Grass Knot for fat Ground, Water and Rock types. If you are using Calm Mind Life Orb, feel free to substitute whichever move your team needs less for CM. If, for instance, you have a good Grass type to take on the aforementioned Ground, Water and Rock types, leave out Grass Knot for Calm Mind. Similarly, a Choice set can well use Trick to cripple opposing defensive mons with a useless item and lock them into a move. If you are playing in-game, however, such starts are unnecessary.

Doubles Delphox usually is less useful because it has to run Protect to shield it from too many hard knocks. Heat Wave may be a better option in Doubles formats for a STAB spread move.

Defensive Delphox is not very viable, being outclassed by bulky WoW + Morning Sun Arcanine in that regard.

So im guessing Delphox is not really good for triples either. Thanks for the tigbit tho

Rip first mod warning

[Ironbound]

I seriously recommend looking up Smogon for Pokemon strategies in every format if you are dedicated about this.

[NickCrash]

If you are using CM, prefer Lefties, as the life orb boost is no longer needed and you'll need turns to set up, so you'll need all the hp you can get.

I enjoy using a set with Fire Blast / Psyshock and Grass Knot, but other options can be used as well, depending on the team. Just try to make it have a role, since it will have competition from other Fire types. Trying to provide it with the most diverse coverage may hinder you in the end because you need it to excell at what it does in order to be worth a slot.

I've posted a replay (Showdown Replays) with a team making good use of Delphox in high level play. Make sure to check it, to get an idea of its usage.