Houndoom @ Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Fire Blast
- Dark Pulse
- Hidden Power Water
Houndoom functions as a Soft Check to Shiftry as it resists Leaf Storm and Shiftry's Dark STAB, and takes a Hurricane okay too, and OHKOes Shiftry with Fire Blast. However, Houndoom's poor physical bulk means that Sucker Punch 2HKOes after SR, and Knock Off always 2HKOes Doom.
80 SpA Life Orb Shiftry Leaf Storm vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Houndoom: 109-129 (37.4 - 44.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
80 SpA Life Orb Shiftry Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Houndoom: 125-147 (42.9 - 50.5%) -- 1.2% chance to 2HKO
176+ Atk Life Orb Shiftry Sucker Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Houndoom: 126-149 (43.2 - 51.2%) -- 7.4% chance to 2HKO
176+ Atk Life Orb Shiftry Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Houndoom: 153-181 (52.5 - 62.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Life Orb Houndoom Fire Blast vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Shiftry: 627-741 (195.3 - 230.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO