Delphox

[Shanco]

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[Shanco]

What Does Delphox Say?

Delphox (F) @ Leftovers / Life Orb
Trait: Blaze
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball

I used to think Delphox sucked, but as it turns out it can be a lower-tier destroyer, since down there it doesn't have to deal with jerks like Heatran and Aegislash. Having 104 base speed doesn't hurt either. Anyway, while Delphox can run support using its hundred different ways to screw with the other guy and his items, it's got good stats for Special Sweeping so let's use those. Calm Mind augments Delphox's already good special stats. I personally like Flamethrower but Fire Blast hits like a truck. Psyshock lets it put a dent in Goodra, Florges or anything whose low Defense can be exposed. Shadow Ball rounds out coverage and is invaluable for dealing with Pokemon like Latios and Starmie.

[Shanco]

TRY THIS!

Special Wall Delphox

Delphox (F) @ Leftovers / Sitrus Berry

Trait: Blaze / Magician

EVs: 196 HP / 54 SAtk / 252 SDef

Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)

- Wish

- Protect

- Mystical Fire / Calm Mind

- Toxic / Calm Mind

Huehuehue. That is all.

[Summer]

Delphox (F) @ White Herb

Trait: Magician

EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

- Overheat

- Reflect/ Light Screen

- Psyshock

- Shadow Ball

This set is a pretty fun set, as so to say. It doesn't live very long, but at least it'll hit hard with OVERHEAT. Yeah, Overheat has a base of 140(?) and accompanied with Delphox's considerably well Special Attack, it guarantees at least 70% neutral damage, or even a OHKO. White herb lets it use Overheat again, and by then you'll have no more items. That's where Magician comes in. If you didn't kill it, steal from it! The other moveset are pretty self explanatory- even Shanco did a explation on it.

[Tomas Elliot]

Iirc it gets Switcheroo, maybe a Specs set?

[Lord Emvee]

[it's Your Choice]

Delphox (F) @ Choice Specs

Trait: Blaze

EVs: 16 HP / 252 SAtk / 240 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

- Fire Blast

- Psyshock

- Grass Knot

- Switcheroo

With a great Special Attack, solid move coverage, and a pretty good speed, Delphox has fair game as a Choice Specs user. Fire Blast and Psyshock tear apart Pokemon with blazing power. Grass Knot is for Pokemon like Tyranitar, which can otherwise Pursuit trap Delphox, as well as other kinds of Pokemon like Quagsire, Gastrodon, etc. Switcheroo is the same as Trick pretty much (except Delphox can't learn Trick). It helps to cripple opposing walls or bulky set up sweepers, such as Blissey, Reuniclus, Suicune, etc. 240 Speed EV's allow you to outrun base 102 speed Pokemon, such as Garchomp.

Edited February 20, 2014 by So Heroic

[Noir]

Delphox's stats scream special sweeper, but it can be a great support Pokemon and item manipulator as well. Apart from that, 75/100 Special Defense is very respectable for a primarily offensive Pokemon. Assuming Delphox will be used in UU, a Sunny Day set will prove to be quite a reliable set unless automatic weather (Drizzle and Sand Stream) is allowed in it.

A Fire Magic Trick Gone Wrong

Item: Salac Berry/Petaya Berry

Nature: Timid

Ability: Blaze

EVs: 4 HP/252 Special Attack/252 Speed

-Sunny Day/Psyshock/Hidden Power Fighting/Grass Knot

-Calm Mind/Substitute/Flame Charge

-Fire Blast

-Psyshock/Hidden Power Fighting/Grass Knot

This set aims to set up on slower Water-types, or switch ins, with Sunny Day. It effectively nerfs Special Water type attacks in tandem with it's decent Special Defense, rendering uninvested Slowbro and other Water-Types unable to 2HKO it. To exemplify, Scald from uninvested Slowbro, whom has decent 100 Base Special Attack, can only 4HKO it in the sun, and will struggle as it sets up. Next is the set-up move of choice; Calm Mind increases it's offense and defense, helping it to deal more damage and take hits better. Substitute blocks status, eases prediction and helps to activate the Berry. Flame Charge is for the Speed. Once set up is complete, Delphox can unleash it's almighty Fire Attacks across the entire Tier, with a possible Special Attack boost, Blaze and in the sun, in addition to STAB. Fire Blast coming off 114 Special Attack with three 50% boosts gives it a monstrous 370 Base Power (approximately) meaning that even resists will take a fair amount of damage. With merely +1 (with sun and Blaze factored) it can OHKO specially defensive Umbreon, 252/0 Slowbro, and 2HKO even the bulkiest of Milotic and Blissey, without entry hazards factored in. With even more boosts, only Flash Fire Pokemon will dare to stand against this fox's Fire Attacks. Alternatively, you can incline yourself to use Mega Charizard Y or Ninetales to set up the sun for you (should you want to use it on an OU team) , giving it more room for coverage. Hidden Power Fighting is recommended for Houndoom, but Psyshock and Grass Knot have their merits. If using Flame Charge, use Petaya Berry, and vice versa. Substitute appreciates either berry according to your needs- speed or power.

It's physical vulnerability means that it wont appreciate physical attacks, and at low HP (unless there is a Substitute) priority attacks finish it off. Rapid Spin support is needed as well.