Friday, April 29, 2011

Pokemon #9-Bouffalant




Boullafant is a Pokemon that was introduced in Generation 5(Black,White).It is number 132 in the Unova Pokedex and number 626 in the National Pokedex.It is said that they charge wildly and headbutt everything and that their headbutts have enough destructive force to derail a train.
Bouffalant is a very standard Pokemon.Pure Normal type,good stats,decent movepool and 3 abilities to work with.It comes with 110/40/55 on the offensive stats (Att/Sp.Att./Speed) and 95/95/95 on the defensive side(HP/Def/Sp.Def),very good overall.The two abilities that it gets through normal gameplay are Reckless,which raises the power of the recoil moves but also raises the recoil,and Sap Sipper which raises your attack by one stage whenever you get hit from a grass type move.The ability that it gets through the Dream World is Soundproof,which makes you immune to sound-based moves(as Roar,Perish Song,etc..).We have a very usable Pokemon here,so let's take a look at some possible sets.

Swords Dance
-Swords Dance
-Head Charge
-Megahorn
-Wild Charge
Item:Leftovers
Ability:Sap Sipper/Soundproof
EVs,Nature:
252 Att,200 Speed,56 HP
Adamant(+Att,-Sp.Att)

Bouffalant is slow as dirt.So go here with Max Attack,some investments in Speed and some in HP.Sap Sipper is a good ability to have,getting +1 when you get hit from a Grass type move but Soundproof can also work here letting you set up easily with Swords Dance without being afraid of Roar.Still,though there's Whirlwind.So it's your choice.Swords Dance is the main point of the set.Set up one or two and then get heavy damage on your opponent's team.Head Charge is your main option as STAB,but not a good STAB not being able to hit ghosts,steels,rocks,etc.Megahorn hit Pshychic and Grass types and is a very good move in general.Wild Charge is for type coverage and to land some hard damage.

Choice Band
-Head Charge
-Earthquake
-Megahorn
-Wild Charge
Item:Choice Band
Ability:Reckless
EVs,Nature:
252 Att,252 Speed,4 HP
Adamant(+Att,-Sp.Att)

I used this set twice and it worked perfectly.Run Max Attack and with the help of the Choice Band and Reckeless,land some severe damage on your opponent's team.Head Charge is,again,your main STAB,but be careful with the ghosts.Earthquake is always great to have,being a very strong and reliable move.Megahorn is what I said in the previous set.And Wild Charge can really hurt with the Choice Band and Reckeless,but the recoil damage will also hurt so use it wisely.


Counters
Bronzong,Skarmory and Ferrothorn are great,being able to take hits all day,set up entry hazards,poison and stall Bouffalant to death.Gengar is effective too,having immunity to Bouffalant's main STAB and being able to OHKO with a LO Focus Blast.CB Infernape can outspeed and take down Bouffalant with a Close Combat.Mienshao can easily bring Bouffalant down,with the combination of Fake Out and Hi Jump Kick.The common Choice Scarf Terrakion can destroy Bouffalant OHKOing it Close Combat or Sacred Sword.

Cool Info:Bouffalant is the only bovine Pokémon who can be of either gender. The others,Miltank and Tauros, can only be female and male, respectively.

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