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Lan Connections FTW Overview valaisimet ######## Lanturn has always been known as one of the best special sponges and clerics in the lower tiers due to its unique Water/Electric typing that provides a solid set of resistances to a series of common specially-attacking types, such as Fire-, Water- and Ice- and an immunity to Electric-type moves with its ability Volt Absorb. Lanturn is no slouch offensively either dispite its unspectacular 76 special valaisimet attack and lackluster 67 speed (which happen to be a palendrome of each other). [Pros] -decent Water/Electric typing -5 resistances, including the BoltBeam combo, being immune to half of it. -decent 125/76 special bulk -good check to both Water- and Electric-type Pokemon (both of which are common attacking valaisimet types), a trait which is only shared with Bulky Flygon, Gastrodon, Swampert and Quagsire [Cons] -unspectacular (but certainly not unusable) 76 special attack -annoyingly slow -underwhealming physical bulk Cleric ######## name: Cleric move 1: Scald move 2: Volt Switch move 3: Heal Bell move 4: Ice Beam / Toxic ability: Volt Absorb item: Leftovers evs: 52 HP / 252 Def / 204 SpD nature: Calm Moves ======== -Scald provides a solid STAB with a high burn rate -Volt Switch is useful for Water-types and momentum -Ice Beam hits Flygon switch-ins hard. Provides BoltBeam coverage with Volt Switch -Heal Bell is used as Lanturn is an amazing cleric with its typing and decent special bulk -Toxic is useful for getting damage as Lantun is fairly weak uninvested. Please note that it does get in the way of Scald's burn chance, so be aware of that when you chose to use it. -Discharge can be used over Volt Switch for the paralysis chance if you are running Heal Bell in the fourth moveslot, but it is unreliable and Lanturn misses valaisimet the momentum Volt Switch provides. Furthermore, the paralysis chance gets in the way of Scald's burn chance. -Similarly, Thunder Wave can be used in the last moveslot. However, Lanturn isn't a very good user of the move and it just gets in the way of Scald's burn chance -Confuse Ray can be used over Toxic or Heal Bell, but it is unreliable and, as such, it isn't recommended. -Thunderbolt is yet another viable valaisimet Electric-type STAB, hitting -Rest can be used in moveslot 4 for recovery, but it puts Lanturn out of action and turns it into setup bait -HP Grass can be used to hit Gastrodon and Quagsire, however, while the latter is 2HKOed and can't do enough back (even with Earthquake), physically defensive Gastrodon is only 3HKOed by it wheras specially defensive Gastrodon has a 2.8% chance to not be 3HKOed. As such, it isn't recommended Set Details ======== -EVs enable great mixed bulk. 58 HP gives you a Leftovers number and the physical bulk lets you take on Mega Aerodactyl better -Calm bolsters valaisimet special bulk without compromising any useful stat. -28 SpA EVs with a modest nature could be used to guarantee an OHKO on Flygon after Stealth Rock damage with Ice Beam if you don't mind compromising -Leftovers for the passive recovery they provide -Volt Absorb gives Electric-type valaisimet immunity, providing more switch oppertunities, and the chance to heal reliably Usage Tips ======== -Use Lanturn to sponge special hits, but bring it in with care (ie. don't bring it in on a possible Earthquake or the like) -Make sure to land your predictions: you can't afford to Volt Switch against a Flygon. -Avoid being forced into switching as much as possibe -Do NOT come in on physical hits Team Options ######## -Physical sponges, valaisimet like Registeel and Bronzong, are good partners for Lanturn because of its underwhealming physical bulk -Lures of Electric-type attacks are useful to heal Lanturn as it lacks a form of recovery. -Powerful attackers, such as Blastoise and Darmanitan, are useful for their offensive presence. Bulky attackers like Arcanine are also helpul. -Flying-types valaisimet and levitating Pokemon, such as Moltres and the aformentioned Bronzong, are useful for their Earthquake immunity. -Anything that can deal with Quagsire is handy for Lanturn RestTalk valaisimet ######## name: RestTalk move 1: Rest move 2: Sleep Talk move 3: Scald move 4: Toxic / Discharge ability: Volt Absorb item: Leftovers evs: 52 HP / 252 Def / 204 SpD nature: Calm Moves ======== -Rest and Sleep Talk for recovery. -Scald for burn chance -Heal Bell is prefered for its clerical abilities. -Toxic is good for whittling stuff down -Discharge is useful for its high paralysis rate and Electric-type STAB, giving you a way to hit Blastoise and other Water-types. It works better than Volt Switch alongside RestTalk so that you can stay in against things you check even while you are asleep. -Volt Switch can be used, but Discharge is generally better for the reasons stated above. -Similarly, Thunderbolt can be used for the higher power. However, the lack of a high paralysis rate is a big problem, and it doesn't gain any no