Masquerain or Venomoth?

Question

I need a Q-dance passer but I can't decide: Masquerain is statistically worse and has more weaknesses but has intimidate which can soften the blow to the Pokemon you pass to. Venomoth has a better type and stats, He also has Sleep powder which can get you some extra boosts in. So which one is really better?

Answer 1

Venomoth, in my opinion.
Even though Masquerain has Intimidate, Pokemon could still go Special on him and take him down. He has that 4x Rock weakness. Easy OHKO. However, Masquerain has a slightly better Defense (2 base points higher)than Venomoth
Venomoth has better stats, and as you said, has access to a sleeping move(Sleep Powder), a confusion ove(Supersonic), and Atrract, making your Quiver Dance setup a LOT easier. Venomoth doesn't have a 4x weakness like Masqurein does and it has a better SDef, helping it survive a potential OHKO.
So, once again, I would go with Venomoth.

Answer 2

Very late to this like 11 Years but here's an answer

Masquerain

Masquerain has a really Unique coverage movepool that Consists of Ice beam and Hydro Pump, It also has better stats due to the Buff of Masquerain In Generation 7, While yes Masquerain lacks Tinted lens It has Intimidate which can make It set-up more easier without being afraid of Physical-attacking moves, N with the Addition of Terastallization Masquerain can fix It's horrible defensive typing Into steel or Water, Water Is mostly used just so that It's Hydro Pump Is stab, While steel gives a Resistance to Rock but Keeps the Fire type Weakness, So I'd say go for Masquerain.

Comments

What about Venomoth? Also, Masquerain has Sticky Web, probably the only thing that makes it viable in higher tiers.

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yea but the question asked for a qd passer and not a web user

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That’s true. Still, if you are going to compare two similar things, you should probably talk about both Masquerain and Venomoth.