Background information
As I was dabbling around in popular VGC Pokémon I came across Sylveon, and here awe-inspiring, world-snapping Hyper Voice. As I was looking for an adequate partner for her, I came up with a Fighting type with access to Fake Out (Mega Lopunny or Scrafty). So yay, I have a Specs Sylveon + Fake Out lead, right?
WRONG!
I really, really dislike Choice items in Doubles. Since switching is so risky, I don't have much of a chance to replentish my ability to attack. Pixie Plate came to mind, but enough exposition. Here are the positives and negatives of the two.
Choice Specs
+) everything dies to Hyper Voice
+) everything dies to Hyper Voice
-) locks me into Hyper Voice, leaving me dead on the water against Wide Guard
Pixie Plate
+) lets me switch between attacks
+) allows me to revert to Moonblast when Wide Guard appears
+) lets me use Protect
+) lets me fake Choice Specs
-) lacks the power of Choice Specs
Which is the superior option? Is there a difference in their power boost?
