Project The Next Best Thing

[RZL]

Atomic Bomb (Bunnelby) @ Choice Band
Ability: Huge Power
Level: 5
EVs: 228 Atk / 52 Def / 220 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Return
- Thief / Iron Head / Stone Edge
- Quick Attack
- Earthquake

Do you want something that breaks through anything, well this is your set. I know this set is more common than the others, but I find that Bunnelby has so many great coverage options, I find Thief is a bit better because it handles Pumpkaboo, but Iron Head can also be ran to nail a 50% chance to OHKO on Eviochen. Although, most of the click Return and Sweep. This pairs very well with Tailwind, or SW. Really it is a fucking nuke, like a fucking nuke. This set nails KOs on Mienfoo, Timburr, Berry Juice Archen (With Rocks with Return), I could state more, but really, this thing just OHKOes a tonne. Bunnelby with a little speed boost is a pain to deal with because it breaks Stall, and Offence hates a Quick Attack that equals power with a Fletchling's unboosted Acrobatics.

 

[Svalkenaeres]

Edit : My set was too similar to Sken's set, so I changed.

Bunnelby @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Huge Power
Level: 5
EVs: 52 HP / 228 Atk / 220 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Return
- Facade
- Earthquake
- U-Turn / Thief

Toxic ? Thanks. Flame Body's burn ? Thanks. Will-O-Wisp ? Thanks.
With Facade, Bunnelby becomes a fantastic lure to status, some calcs :

228+ Atk Huge Power Bunnelby Facade (140 BP) vs. 0 HP / 236 Def Eviolite Ponyta: 19-24 (90.4 - 114.2%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

228+ Atk Huge Power Bunnelby Facade (140 BP) vs. 76 HP / 156 Def Eviolite Larvesta: 19-24 (82.6 - 104.3%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

Wow.

 

[The Quasar]

It's time to voting (until 16th July, 4 PM EST), sorry for delay:

H&MBerkeley's Agility set

Sken's Thief set

Fiend Hound's BU set

Rowan's Offensive Spiker set

Yagura's SubFlail set

RZL's Band set

Svalkenaeres's Facade set

 

[cityfolk]

Rowan

 

[Sken]

Fiend

 

[Rowan]

I have personally been on the receiving end of RZL2000 and Choice Band Bunnelby and fuck even resists can't switch in. Gotta give it to my fellow aipom

rzl

though I'd like to try AgiliBunny at some point...

 

[RZL]

Rowan's Offensive Spiker set
Honestly it is what I was planning to put up....

 

[Kingler]

rzl =]

 

[sparktrain]

Rowan coz spikes are sex

 

[mad0ka]

svalk cuz brought to my attention that facade mechanics changed in gen6 & cool set

 

[PassablyFleek]

Yagura

 

[antemortem]

Svalkenaeres

 

[Svalkenaeres]

H&MBerkeley
Agility Bunnelby is really cool and deserves to be more known.

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/the-next-best-thing-bunnelby.3515488/page-18#post-6301450

 

[Fiend]

H&M has honestly a really cool set though, but Rowan's is better and more real. So Rowan.

 

[The Quasar]

Sorry for delay, Rowan is the winner with his Offensive Spiker Bunnelby. Next best thing is "The Karate Kid" Mienfoo.

Posting sets deadline: 25th July 4 PM EST

 

[antemortem]

Mienfoo @ Eviolite
Ability: Regenerator
Level: 5
EVs: 196 Atk / 36 Def / 36 SpD / 236 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Facade
- Knock Off
- Drain Punch

I think this is honestly so cute and potent.

+2 196 Atk Mienfoo Facade (140 BP) vs. 0 HP / 52 Def Chinchou: 30-36 (125 - 150%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 196 Atk Mienfoo Facade (140 BP) vs. 76 HP / 212+ Def Chinchou: 24-29 (96 - 116%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO
+2 196 Atk Mienfoo Facade (140 BP) vs. 156 HP / 196 Def Eviolite Mantyke: 17-20 (73.9 - 86.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 196 Atk Mienfoo Facade (140 BP) vs. 76 HP / 156 Def Eviolite Larvesta: 17-20 (73.9 - 86.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 196 Atk Mienfoo Facade (140 BP) vs. 0 HP / 236 Def Eviolite Ponyta: 16-19 (76.1 - 90.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

v straightforward, unfortunately it doesn't hit another famous will-o-wisper, pumpkaboo, but it still well reams some Scald-users and other WoW-users after an SD boost. pretty fun to use so far in my experience. make this famous, all your kids will talk about Mienfacade/Facadefoo.

 

[Tymano]

Mienfoo @ Salac Berry
Ability: Reckless
Level: 5
EVs: 236 Atk / 36 Def / 236 Spe
Jolly/Adamant Nature
- Endure
- Reversal
- Knock Off
- Swords Dance

A set that is fun to toy around with from time to time, and a set that appreciates rocks support. To get it to work you 1. Send it out against a pokemon that doesn't want to stay in against mienfoo. 2. SD on the switch. 3. Use Endure so you live at 1 HP, and so the Salac berry activates. 4. Reversal spam.
If you run Jolly, you hit 34 speed, and if you're adamant, you hit 32 speed, plus a 150 bp stab move hits a lot of walls very hard as a late game cleaner!

calcs with jolly

Against spritzee
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 212 HP / 196+ Def Eviolite Spritzee: 12-15 (44.4 - 55.5%) -- 41.4% chance to 2HKO with eviolite
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 212 HP / 196+ Def Spritzee: 18-21 (66.6 - 77.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO without eviolite

Against Chinchou
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 76 HP / 212+ Def Chinchou: 40-48 (160 - 192%) -- guaranteed OHKO Bulky attacker set
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 76 HP / 212+ Def Eviolite Chinchou: 27-33 (108 - 132%) -- guaranteed OHKO Resttalk set

Against Mantyke
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 156 HP / 196 Def Eviolite Mantyke: 13-16 (56.5 - 69.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Against Snubbull
+1 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 36 HP / 36 Def Eviolite Snubbull: 12-15 (52.1 - 65.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO eviolite
+1 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 36 HP / 36 Def Snubbull: 18-21 (78.2 - 91.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO no eviolite
+1 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 36 HP / 196 Def Eviolite Snubbull: 10-12 (43.4 - 52.1%) -- 42.2% chance to 2HKO Rest talk

Against Gothita
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 236 HP / 196 Def Eviolite Gothita: 24-30 (100 - 125%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Against Staryu
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 116 HP / 156 Def Eviolite Staryu: 27-33 (128.5 - 157.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Against Skrelp
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 116 HP / 196+ Def Eviolite Skrelp: 12-15 (52.1 - 65.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO with eviolite
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 116 HP / 196+ Def Skrelp: 18-21 (78.2 - 91.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO without eviolite

Against croagunk
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 132 HP / 116 Def Eviolite Croagunk: 16-19 (69.5 - 82.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Against Vullaby
+2 236 Atk Mienfoo Reversal (150 BP) vs. 116 HP / 236+ Def Eviolite Vullaby: 22-27 (88 - 108%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

 

[Svalkenaeres]

Mienfoo @ Berry Juice
Ability: Regenerator
Level: 5
EVs: 236 Atk / 36 SDef / 236 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Substitute
- High Jump Kick
- Knock Off
- Acrobatics

Sub BJ foo is a really sympathic set in the current metagame. Foo is working here in order to weaken and to lure some usual counters, as Foongus, Cottonee and Croagunk, in order to spam HJK later or just for shell smasher as Omanyte and things that share the counter with foo, as Snivy. Knock Off cripples switch-ins and Substitute avoids Foongus's spore, Larvesta's will-o-wisp and some others things. Substitute + Regenerator makes foo a pain for your opponent.

 

[gali]

Mienfoo @ Choice Band
Ability: Reckless
Level: 5
EVs: 236 Atk / 36 Def / 236 Spe
Adamant Nature
- High Jump Kick
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Poison Jab

Not the most innovative set but still manly as fuck. Spritzee can only switch into hjk once and is cleanly 2hkoed if its evio is gone (very likely).

 

[tcr]

Mienfoo @ Evioliite
Ability: Regenerator
Level: 5
EVs: 236 HP / 76 Atk / 116 Def / 36 SpD
Relaxed Nature
Ivs: 0 Spe
- Drain Punch / Knock Off
- Substitute
- Baton Pass
- Swords Dance / Calm Mind / Knock Off

This set is p cool, it gets away from a full attacking set in order to support other Pokemon! The EVS are meant to hit a bulky spread of 24 / 14 / 12, with leftover EVs in Attack to bump it to 16. This ensures that Mienfoo will not just be weak set up bait. 24 HP ensures 6 HP subs, and regenerating 8 health every time it switches out! It is meant to bluff something like a Choice Scarf HJK and while they switch out you sub. You can then either Swords Dance or other boosting move and pass to your sweeper, or you can just pass to your sweeper with the sub up as that will allow you to get threats like Cranidos or LO Abra in safely. A Relaxed nature with minimum Speed IVs lets it hit 9 Speed iirc, allowing you to underspeed most anything and safely baton pass to a teammate. If you feel that mono-Fighting coverage is not enough and that fitting both Sub and Swords Dance on the same set is too much, Knock Off could also be used!

 

[Berks]

Mienfoo @ Eviolite
Ability: Regenerator
Level: 5
EVs: 156 HP / 196 Def / 116 SpD
Careful Nature
- Drain Punch
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge
- Feint

This is the best Mienfoo set I've ever used on my Webs team, and is in my opinion one of the best ones to use overall. This Mienfoo is super bulky, letting it take on a +2 Pawniard with no sweat. This Foo also does well as a lure for the Flying-type Pokemon immune to Webs, as it can take out stuff like Archen and Fletchling as long as Stone Edge hits. Feint is a move I have found incredibly useful on Mienfoo, and especially on Webs, for many reasons: it can revenge kill Sturdy mons such as Magnemite and Tirtouga, can break Abra's Sash, and can pick of Fletchling at ~20%. This is just a good Mienfoo, and I've never found U-turn that necessary anyways, especially on Webs, where it is not going to be very slow, relatively.

 

[The Quasar]

It's time to voting (until 2nd August, 4 PM EST), sorry for little delay:

Antemortem's Facade set

Tynamo's EndureSalac set

Svalkenaeres' SuBJ set

Kopaka's Band set

Amaura's BP set

H&MBerkeley's Feint set

 

[sparktrain]

H&M

 

[Max Carvalho]

Sub BJ

 

[Sken]

H&MBerkeley because I've been using Feintfoo for ages and I swear it's good