Question

You know the drill
Im currently using
Ice Beam(u no Y!)
Surf(do I really have to say?)
Toxic(eats fows health)
Fly(STAB fairly powerful even with lower attack)

pelipper learnser

Comments

Pelipper (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Rain Dish
EVs: 252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Boil Over
- Stockpile
- Protect
- Roost

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Likely tier  nu

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That's for when people didn't know the tiers.... That's just useless.

Answer 1

Replace Fly with either of these moves:

Protect: Great when used with Toxic.

Roost: Great healing move that helps lower weakness to electric.

Air Cutter: If your Sp. Attack is high enough, this is a good move to use. It also has a good chance to deal a critical hit. Get it from Move Tutor.

I would choose Protect, it's my favorite move to teach Pelliper.

Comments

Ok, but this is for pokemon ruby so I cant use air cutter, but I will get protect!

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I had a Pelliper in my Ruby version too until I finaly got a Milotic (so hard to get.) So yeah, all of my suggestions except for Protect were useless.

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I felt this was too short to add as an answer. =3

Two words: Shock. Wave.

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Protect is a lot better with Toxic. My Pelliper in HG knows:

Toxic, Protect, Surf, and Air Cutter.

Always teach Pelliper Protect and Toxic, otherwise you can't really call it a Pelliper.

Answer 2

Item: Leftovers
Ability: Rain-dish
Nature: Calm
EVs: 252 Defense, 252 S.Defense, 6 S.Attack

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Roost
Stock-pile
Scald
Toxic/Ice-beam

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Roost is healing. Stock-pile is boosting. Scald is STAB and sometimes status. Toxic is Stalling, while Ice-beam would be coverage.

Comments

I know why no-one uses him. Not because he does not have very high stats, but because he looks ugly.

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Stockpile makes great coverage. :P

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Fixed, thanks trachy.

Answer 3

Pelipper @ Lefties/Life Orb

EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpA

Modest Nature (+SpA, -Atk)

• Hydro Pump/Surf/Scald
• Ice Beam
• Hidden Power Grass
• Roost

Tank.
The EVs allow Pelipper to switch in 4 times without fainting while SR is up.
Hydro Pump is a bit more powerful than Surf, but has 80 accuracy and lower PP. So Surf becomes a solid alternative. Scald is an alternative as well if you want to fish for the burn. All three are of course STAB.
Ice Beam is used to hit Grass- and Flying-types, mainly.
Hidden Power Grass hits Water types.
And Roost heals it.

Comments

Why not Scald? That would be great for him.

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Surf and Hydro Pump are move offensive, but I put it as an option.

Answer 4

Gen V

Pelipper (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Keen Eye
EVs: 252 Def / 252 SAtk / 4 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Toxic
- Protect
- Aqua Ring
- Surf

Comments

Wouldn't it be more effective to have the Rain Dish ability and to replace aqua ring with rain dance? Because then you would get healed and you power up surf.

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YOU HIT THE MARK THERE DR_CLOCK!

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But then he would have to waste more turns activating Rain-dance again.