The somewhat powerful ledybug-Ledian Discussion

[Easton]

Thought I'd open up a discussion about Ledian


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Bug-Flying

Stats: 55 HP /35 Attack/ 50 Defense/ 55 Special Attack/ 110 SpDefense/ 85 Speed

Abilities:
Swarm
Early Bird

Significant Physical Movepool
Bug Bite
U-turn
Drain Punch
Fling
Brick Break
Return
Focus Punch
Mach Punch

Some good options here, like U-turn. Bad thing is, Ledian won't be doing much with a base Attack stat of 35

Significant Special Movepool
Silver Wind
Bug Buzz
Hidden Power
Giga Drain
Solarbeam
Focus Blast
Hyper Beam

Although short, these are some of the best Special moves it could get. Focus Blast, Bug Buzz, etc.

Utility
Knock Off
Light Screen
Reflect
Baton Pass
Safeguard
Agility
Toxic
Sunny Day
Protect
Roost
Endure
Swords Dance
Sleep Talk
Screech
Encore

Rather good for utility. Some items that could be seeing use here are Agility, Roost, Reflect, Light Screen, and Encore

Ledian isn't too bad. However, 4x weakness to Rock and other weaknesses as well as being too frail in Advance prevented it from shining. But now, it probably has the chance to shine to it's full potential

Ledian @Focus Sash
Nature: Timid/Modest (I would go with Modest)
Trait: Swarm
EVs: 4 HP/ 252 SpAtk/ 252 Speed
~Agility
~Bug Buzz
~Focus Blast
~Hidden Power [Ice]/Hidden Power [Electric]

This could go in OU possibly. Receive a Special Attack boost preferrably by a Togekiss Nasty Plot. Agility freely on the first turn, then when Swarm activates, you'll outpseed most things and will be able to KO with Bug Buzz. Hidden Power for Salamence, and Focus Blast helps with things like Magnezone. Has trouble with Gyarados, so consider HP Electric, which also covers Skarmory. Use this when Blissey is fainted already

I forgot the pseudo-passing set, something like this:

~Light Screen
~Reflect
~U-turn/ Baton Pass
~Bug Buzz

With max HP I think

 

[Wolfheart]

I would go for Agilipassing as that is pretty much all that it can do.

 

[Easton]

Oops, I did mean Timid.

Agilipassing could also work as well taking in fact Focus Sash does the work for you. Ledian does have a high Special Defense stat, but due to it's weaknesses it can't take advantage of it. Focus Blast does have rather low accuracy, and if it misses your a goner

 

[Wolfheart]

I can see this thing passing in UU/NU like Swordspassing and Agilipassing.

 

[Edux]

Ledian has no chance in Standard, I see some potential on it on NU, not in UU, it's a cool B.Passer but Scyther does it better, a nice Reflect/Ligth Screen maker and has nice SpD and a recovery move (Roost) to take Special Hits fine, I would use it with a moveset like this:

Ledian @ Light Clay
Calm Nature (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: I don't know, what about this:
EVs: 252 HP / 20 Spd / 96 SAtk / 140 SDef
- Bug Buzz
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Roost

I'm not sure about how much speed does it need BTW...