It's two in the morning and I'm not going to be on at all tomorrow so fuck it I can't be bothered with this round anyway.
Ferroseed @ Assault Vest/rocky helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
Level: 5
EVs: 93 HP / 123 Def / 244 SpA / 79 SpD / 116 Spe
Modest Nature
- Rock Polish
- Giga Drain
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt
This set dismantles most of the problems of this team; namely, Chingling, Bergmite, and Whismur. It can easily set up after a U-turn from Mienfoo, especially since the most common switch-in is Floette, which this monster sets up on. Importantly, it weakens the main checks to LO Abra (Band is better but it's your decision I guess), dismantling most of the dominant ice-types in the tier.
It's EV'd to tie with Scarf Azurill at +2 while still tanking an hp fire from Fletchling (Which is why this set can use AV) With the current dominance of stall in the LC metagame, this set can really put in work against the common Turtwig/Wailmer core (This is why Thunderbolt is used over Hyper Beam, which is the more common set.) This is also a counter to- in my opinion- the single best set in any metagame ever, Normal gem Fake Out Last Resort Aipom, which is helpful. That's why Rocky Helmet can be used, btw.
Thankfully, this team deals with Tepig well, since it's one of the few actual counters to RP Ferro. I'd suggest to watch out for the surprise Flame Charge Blitzle, who can outspeed it at +1 even after Ferro gets up a RP.
#Ban RP Ferroseed