Pokemon #22-Mienshao

Mienshao is a Pokemon that was intoduced in Generation 5(Black,White).It is number 126 in the Unova Pokedex and number 620 in the National Pokedex.It is said that they use the long fur on their arms as a whip to strike their opponents.

Mienshao is one of the most common Pokemon of the current metagame,and for many good reasons.It is a pure Fighting type with great stats,great movepool and three decent abilities.It comes with 65/60/60 on the defensive side (HP/Def/Sp.Def) and 125/95/105 on the offensive side (Att/Sp.Att/Spe).The abilities that it gets through normal gameplay is Inner Focus,which will make the Pokemon to not flinch and Regenerator,which heals 33.3% health of the user everytime it swithces out of the battle.Its Dream World ability is Reckless which boosts the power of the moves with recoil but also increases the recoil damage.So now let's take a look at some possible sets.

Standard Lead

-Fake Out

-Hi Jump Kick

-U-Turn

-Stone Edge

Item:Focus Sash/Life Orb

Ability:Regenerator

EVs,Nature:

252 Attack,252 Speed,4 HP

Jolly(+Spe,-Sp.Att)

The most common set of Mienshao.Works very well nearly everytime.Max Speed is neccessary so you can be as fast as you can.Fake Out is always to great to a lead Pokemon,being able to break the other's lead possible Focus Sash.Hi Jump Kick is your main STAB and with the boost that it got in this Generation it's a really good option.U-Turn is there for scouting as usual and for hitting some common Psychic-types like Reuniclus.Stone Edge is there for more type coverage and for hitting Fire and Flying Pokemon.If you want more power use Life Orb which matches nicely with the Regenerator ability,giving you back all the HP you lost from Life Orb whenever you switch.If you want your standard lead though,go with Focus Sash.

Choice

-Stone Edge

-Hi Jump Kick

-U-Turn

-Grass Knot/Hidden Power Electric

Item:Choice Scarf

Ability:Regenerator

EVs,Nature:

200 Attack,200 Special Attack,108 Speed

Naive(+Spe,-Sp.Def)

This is a very intresting set.Mixed Scarfer.Stone Edge is there for coverage and for hitting Rock-weak Pokemon.Hi Jump Kick is your STAB.U-Turn is there for scouting.Grass Knot can be good against the Bulky Water(Swampert,Vaporeon,etc).Hidden Power Electric is very gimmick,but can work in many situations.

Counters

Mienshao is very frail,so priority is great against it.Ghost-types like Cofagrigus,Gengar,Jellicent,Eviolite Dusklops are great resisting Stone Edge and being immune to STAB Hi Jump Kick.Scizor is the ultimate counter,in my opinion,being able to take hits and easily take down with the combination of Bullet Punch and Pursuit.

Cool Info:Mienshao and its pre-evolution Mienfoo are the only Pokemon of Generation 5 to learn Aura Sphere.

P.S.I was very lazy writing this.I'll try to add a Baton Pass set later,though I really doubt it being busy with school and all that.Anyway,have a nice day.