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CM EDIT: Why? It makes it more interesting for you. :P
Updates: Added in [ADDITIONAL COMMENTS] tag, wrote Overview, changed to Optional Changes, made main EV spread 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe with Bold due to QC testing (thanks Plus!)
Status: Done.
http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/blissey
[Overview]
<p>There is no better special wall in the game than Blissey. Snorlax lacks instant recovery moves and Cresselia has unreliable recovery in Moonlight due to the prevalence of sandstorm in the OU metagame. Blissey's enormous base 255 HP and large base 135 Special Defense stats just scream special wall. This, coupled with recovery in either Softboiled or Wish and Protect, makes Blissey impossible to OHKO with a special move without prior set-up. She also makes a great team player by either healing her teammates with Wish or curing them of any statuses with Aromatherapy or Heal Bell. Blissey can also cripple the opponent with Toxic and Thunder Wave. Blissey does come with negative traits, however, the primary one is her horrible Defense stat, which the opponent can easily exploit. Taunt coming from the likes of Gyarados and Skarmory also ruins most Blissey sets, leaving her unable to wall special attacks as easily. However, with team support, Blissey is sure to do her job well.</p>
[SET]
name: WishBliss
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect / Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethrower
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>With her massive base 255 HP and 135 Special Defense stats, Blissey is the best special wall in the game. She can freely switch into nearly any special move, heal off the damage, and then either stall the opponent out with Toxic or slowly whittle it down with an attacking move.</p>
<p>Wish allows Blissey to heal both herself and her teammates, as the healing is delayed by one turn. By passing Wish around your team, you prolong its ability to fight and make it harder for your opponent to take it down. Protect is used to scout for your opponent's move and allows Wish to successfully heal Blissey, but Softboiled can be used to instantly heal Blissey and use Wish to heal her team instead. Seismic Toss is the main attack as it can hit every type of Pokémon except Ghost-types for constant 100 damage. Flamethrower may be used as an alternate attack in order to hit Steel-type switch-ins, such as Scizor and Lucario, along with Ghost-type Pokémon, though it leaves Blissey walled by Heatran. Ice Beam can be used to prevent Salamence from setting up a Dragon Dance. Toxic rounds off the set, allowing Blissey to stall out any potential attackers with a rotation between Wish and Protect. Heal Bell can be used to heal your Pokémon's status conditions, although it leaves Blissey with only an attacking move to cause damage and prevents her from Toxic stalling. The reason Aromatherapy cannot be used is because it is an egg move and Wish is an event move, so they are illegal together. Thunder Wave can also be used to cripple the opponent's Pokémon.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>There are some additional benefits to running either Protect or Softboiled. Protect gives you the benefit of an easier Toxic stall without having to heal every turn and also allows for easier scouting. For example, should a Choiced Tyranitar use Pursuit, Blissey can stay in on it and stall it out with Toxic. If it were to use Crunch, then Blissey can easily switch out to a Pokémon who resists it. On the other hand, if Blissey has Softboiled, she would have to heal every turn and risk the additional chance of a critical hit (due to Tyranitar damaging her every turn). However, Softboiled does ensure that Blissey is instantly healed. This is useful because if a powerful physical attacker switches in while Blissey uses Wish, Blissey is forced to either Protect and risk being set up on or switch out and fail to be healed.</p>
<p>Blissey is the perfect choice for teams that are weak against special attackers, such as Choice Specs Jolteon, Substitute Petaya Empoleon, and Life Orb Starmie. Even though Blissey's Special Defense is outstanding, she easily falls prey to physical attacks. A Pokémon must be utilized in order to handle the various physical blows from the likes of Choice Band Tyranitar, Machamp, and Swords Dance Lucario. One of the best defensive combinations is the well-known "SkarmBliss" combination, which allows Blissey complement her Special Defense with Skarmory's physical bulk. Skarmory can come in on many physical attacks and set up Spikes or phaze the opponent with Whirlwind. Forretress enjoys having Wishes passed to it, as it can now come back in several times to set up entry hazards or Rapid Spin away any entry hazards on its side. With Spikes on the field, the opponent will take more damage trying to get a physical attacker in to combat Blissey. Gliscor also fulfills the physical wall role well, as its typing provides a resistance to Fighting-type moves and can prevent the opposing Pokémon from healing or setting up with Taunt. Hippowdon is an incredible physical tank and can set up Stealth Rock and use Roar to shuffle the opposing team around. Defensive Gyarados can also switch in and use Roar or Taunt on the opposing Pokémon. In the meantime, Blissey can handle the various Flamethrowers, Surfs, Ice Beams, and Thunderbolts heading towards the aforementioned Pokémon.</p>
<p>Despite the synergy between Blissey and the aforementioned physical walls, there are still several Pokémon who can set up on Blissey and become a menace to any of her teammates. Tyranitar, Metagross, Lucario, Salamence, Gyarados, and other Pokémon can easily boost their stats and threaten a sweep. Fortunately, many different types of Pokémon can handle these threats. Non-Babiri Berry Tyranitar and Dragon Dance Salamence can be revenge killed by Choice Band Scizor. Gliscor can handle Lucario and Tyranitar with some luck, as Tyranitar will have only a 64% chance of 2HKOing Gliscor with a Choice Banded or Dragon Danced Crunch while Gliscor 2HKOes it back with Earthquake. A Rotom appliance (notably Rotom-H) can handle Metagross, Lucario, and Gyarados. A bulky Water-type Pokémon such as Vaporeon or Suicune can handle Gyarados and Salamence with Hidden Power Electric and Ice Beam, respectively. Should Salamence not carry Fire Blast or Flamethrower, Skarmory can switch in and phaze it with Whirlwind. Almost all Salamence have Fire Blast, so Hippowdon is a solid initial switch-in either way. Choice Scarf Jirachi is also a good check to most of the previous Pokémon because it can KO Tyranitar with Iron Head, Salamence with Ice Punch, Lucario with Fire Punch, and Gyarados with ThunderPunch.</p>
[SET]
name: Cleric
move 1: Aromatherapy
move 2: Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethower
move 4: Thunder Wave / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The idea behind this set is fairly straightforward: switch in on a special attacker, heal your team of any status ailments, and respond to the opponent's next move appropriately.</p>
<p>Aromatherapy is the main move on this set, cleansing your team of any status problems that it may have. With it, your team no longer has to worry about having a dedicated status absorber, as Blissey can easily use Aromatherapy to heal off any problems. Softboiled provides an instant recovery move for Blissey, while either attack is acceptable. Thunder Wave cripples Gengar and Rotom-A who may switch in thinking they can take a Seismic Toss, while Toxic is there for stalling capabilities. It should be noted that without Protect, the ability to stall is more difficult as Blissey can no longer alternate between Wish and Protect and instead must rely on constantly using Softboiled.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>This set is incredibly useful on a stall team, as it allows Blissey to rid the team of any potential status ailments. She can also be used on an offensive team to get rid of any harmful status conditions your sweepers may be afflicted with. However, a Blissey using this set can also be a liability, as Aromatherapy allows a check to easily come in and immediately threaten Blissey. Physical sweepers such as Swords Dance Scizor and Lucario can scare Blissey out, while Gengar and Rotom-A are immune to Seismic Toss and status if using Substitute. You can choose to either attack or attempt to status the opposing Pokémon first before using Aromatherapy.</p>
<p>As mentioned above and in the previous set, Blissey needs team support in order to deal with physical attackers and Pokémon who can set up in front of Blissey. Gliscor, Rotom-H, Scizor, Jirachi, and bulky Water-type Pokémon can handle the problematic Pokémon. However, additional support is needed for Gengar and Rotom-A. Calm Minders like Jirachi and Suicune can help check these two Pokémon, while Spiritomb can handle both of them easily. Swampert can also switch in and stop Rotom-A from boosting its Special Attack with Charge Beam. It can then Roar Rotom-A out to remove its Special Attack boosts. Additionally, physically defensive Pokémon can take the physical attacks aimed towards Blissey. Gliscor, Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Gyarados are all viable physical walls to fulfill this job.</p>
[SET]
name: Diverse Blissey
move 1: Seismic Toss
move 2: Ice Beam / Flamethrower
move 3: Thunder Wave / Toxic
move 4: Softboiled
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This is a set that you can use on Blissey if you are not satisfied with only one attacking option. It also allows Blissey to keep spreading status around as well. With the variety of attacks used, opposing Pokémon will find it harder to set up on Blissey because she is equipped with moves to handle various offensive threats, such as Salamence and Scizor.</p>
<p>Seismic Toss is chosen for the consistency it provides. Ice Beam hits opposing Salamence and Latias, as well as Ground-type Pokémon who are immune to Thunder Wave. Meanwhile, Flamethrower is best used alongside Toxic, as it hits Steel-type Pokémon who are immune to poison. However, you may choose to use Ice Beam with Toxic or Flamethrower with Thunder Wave if that's what your team requires. Stealth Rock can be used on this set over the third move because Blissey will have many free turns to set it up. However, there are several other attacking options that may be used. Thunderbolt can help hit bulky Water-type Pokémon like Vaporeon and Gyarados along with Skarmory, while Hidden Power Ground hits Heatran. Grass Knot is the strongest move that Blissey can use against Swampert and Hippowdon, although Toxic is fine to handle those two anyway. Feel free to experiment with the moves to fit your team's needs.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Even with an additional attack, this set still plays similarly to other Blissey sets. Therefore, Blissey will need similar Pokémon as teammates. Once again, physical walls are good partners for Blissey, as they can take the physical-based attacks aimed at her. Gliscor, Skarmory, and Hippowdon are all great physical walls with their own forms of instant recovery, while Cresselia serves as a great mixed wall. With Seismic Toss and Ice Beam, Steel-types such as Scizor and Metagross can easily come in and set up on Blissey. Rotom-H serves as a great counter to these two Pokémon. If you are using Flamethrower, Heatran can come in and poison Blissey with Toxic, fearing only Seismic Toss due to Substitute blocking Thunder Wave. Tyranitar can also come in and Dragon Dance in front of Blissey, fearing only a predicted Thunder Wave. RestTalk Gyarados and Crocune can handle Heatran, while Swampert, Hippowdon, Scizor, Jirachi, and Machamp can all handle Tyranitar.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>Blissey is the best special wall in the game; however, her physical defense is pathetic. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you have a Pokémon on your team who can take repeated physical hits. Skarmory pairs well with Blissey, forming the infamous "SkarmBliss" combination, where Skarmory takes the physically-based moves aimed at Blissey and Blissey takes the specially-based moves aimed at Skarmory. Skarmory can also set up Spikes in order to prevent the number of times the opponent's Pokémon can switch in. Gliscor is another good choice for a physical wall, as it can check Swords Dance Lucario and also has Taunt to prevent the opponent from healing any potential damage taken. Gliscor also has a resistance to Fighting-type moves instead of a neutrality to them like Skarmory. Hippowdon is another viable wall, as it can rack up more residual damage with Roar and set up Stealth Rock. Gyarados can either Taunt opposing Pokémon or use Rest and Sleep Talk to prolong its life. Intimidate also helps Gyarados sponge the inevitable physical attacks as it switches in on. Blissey is also a key component in many stall teams, so many times you will see Blissey paired up with the aforementioned Pokémon along with Rotom-A or Dusknoir.</p>
<p>Despite all of the combinations, Blissey can still easily be set up upon. Scizor, Metagross, Lucario, Tyranitar, Gyarados, Salamence, Infernape, Gengar, Rotom-A, and many more Pokémon can all set up on Blissey. Fortunately, a wide variety of Pokémon can handle these threats. Scizor, Metagross, Gyarados, and Lucario are all handled by Rotom-A. Rotom-H is the most viable, as Overheat allows it to smash Scizor, Metagross, and Lucario. Choice Band Scizor and Choice Scarf Jirachi can handle non-Babiri Berry Tyranitar, a weakened Dragon Dance Salamence, and non-Substitute or Protect Gengar with Bullet Punch or Iron Head (or Pursuit in the case of Gengar). A bulky Water-type Pokémon can also switch in to handle some of these threats. Vaporeon and Suicune handle Infernape, Gyarados, and Salamence provided they are at a high HP upon switching in, while Swampert can prevent Rotom-A from obtaining any more Special Attack boosts from Charge Beam.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>Besides the recommended Seismic Toss and Flamethrower, Blissey can also use Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. Ice Beam scares away Dragon-type Pokémon and Gliscor while Thunderbolt handles Gyarados. Hidden Power Ground may be used to hit Heatran and Infernape, although you have to predict the switch in for Infernape. Focus Blast can be used to hit Tyranitar, Lucario, and Weavile for super effective damage, although the accuracy is a large letdown for Blissey. Hidden Power Fighting may be used for Tyranitar, though it's better to hit it with Toxic and then switch out. Grass Knot may be used to predict a Tyranitar switch in, but it's usually too threatening for Blissey to stay in on. All of these moves are best used as a surprise attack.</p>
<p>Counter can also work as a surprise move, although it generally only works once because the opponent will use a stronger physical move next time. Charm can be used to reduce the potency of physical blows, although it is incompatible with Seismic Toss due to breeding restrictions. Stealth Rock can be used should your team not have another Pokémon who can set it up. Blissey can also use Gravity extremely well, as she can come back in several times thanks to Softboiled or Wish. Blissey usually has free turns to set up Stealth Rock and can set it up again if it was Rapid Spinned away due to the large number of times Blissey can switch in and out. Psych Up can steal opposing Jirachi and Suicune's Calm Mind boosts, while Calm Mind itself lets Blissey boosts her own stats. Snatch can be used to steal the effects of stat up moves, Substitute, Reflect, and Light Screen.</p>
<p>There are a few other key Special Attack EVs benchmarks you may choose to hit. Shifting 112 HP EVs into Special Attack allows Blissey to OHKO 248 HP / 0 SpD Scizor after Stealth Rock with Flamethrower, while 96 Special Attack EVs allows Blissey to OHKO 252 HP / 0 SpD Gliscor with Ice Beam after Stealth Rock. 252 Special Attack EVs allows Blissey to always break Charge Beam Rotom-A's Substitutes while also being able to break max HP Rotom-A's Substitutes 41% of the time. It also allows Blissey to KO 160 HP / 168 SpD Scizor after Stealth Rock. 92 Speed EVs allows Blissey to outspeed standard 8 Speed Choice Band Scizor and with the aforementioned EVs, allows her to KO Scizor before it can threaten her.</p>
<p>While a Bold nature is recommended on Blissey, a Calm nature with 24 HP / 252 Def / 232 SpD EVs is still viable due to the larger overall defenses gained from Blissey's massive HP. The 24 HP EVs are to achieve a Leftovers number. This spread does cause Blissey to be 2HKOed by attacks such as Swampert's Earthquake and Choice Scarf Tyranitar's Stone Edge, but allows Blissey to avoid being 2HKOed by the likes of Choice Specs Lucario's Aura Sphere or a Flash Fire boosted Fire Blast from Choice Specs Heatran.</p>
[Counters]
<p>Machamp can easily switch into any Blissey set with ease, while RestTalk variants can heal off status and DynamicPunch Blissey. Guts versions actually get boosted by both Toxic and Thunder Wave. Heracross is in a similar boat as Machamp, except it doesn't like paralysis as much. Electivire can switch into Blissey's Thunder Wave and deal large amounts of damage with Cross Chop. Scizor can use non-Flamethrower Blissey as setup bait, while Lucario can do the same, but must be weary of switching into Thunder Wave. Both of the aforementioned Pokemon can also immediately threaten Blissey with Superpower or Close Combat respectively. Choice Specs Lucario can also threaten Blissey, as the shift to Defense allows Lucario to 2HKO her with Aura Sphere. Infernape can also easily Close Combat Blissey for a KO. Breloom can come in on a status move once it has been poisoned from Toxic Orb and threaten Blissey with Superpower or Spore.</p>
<p>Snorlax, Metagross without Agility, and non-Choice Scarf or Dragon Dance Tyranitar don't mind being paralyzed and can hit Blissey hard with their STAB attacks or Pursuit. Salamence can 2HKO Blissey with Brick Break or Outrage and can OHKO Blissey with Outrage after a Dragon Dance. Dugtrio can trap and kill Blissey if she's at a low enough HP. Togekiss with Nasty Plot, Roost, and Heal Bell can set up on Blissey, as Heal Bell cures paralysis and poison while Roost heals off any damage taken and enables Togekiss to only take neutral damage from Ice Beam if Togekiss is not paralyzed. Gengar and Rotom-A can come in on an attack besides a status move and set up a Substitute to block further status moves. Gengar can then Focus Punch while Rotom-A can boost its Special Attack with Charge Beam and potentially 2HKO Blissey with Thunderbolt or Hidden Power Fighting.</p>
<p>Celebi and Shaymin can use Leech Seed to stall out Blissey. Celebi can then switch out to a more threatening Pokémon, while Shaymin can use Seed Flare to get a Special Defense drop and soon KO Blissey. Taunters can easily stop Blissey, preventing her from healing or spreading status. Gliscor, Gyarados, and Tyranitar can all Taunt Blissey and either setup on her or outright attack her. Pokémon who learn Trick can also cripple Blissey, preventing her from walling attacks as easily. Gengar, Rotom-A, and Latias can all utilize Trick to pass over a Choice item to Blissey.</p>
CM EDIT: Why? It makes it more interesting for you. :P
Updates: Added in [ADDITIONAL COMMENTS] tag, wrote Overview, changed to Optional Changes, made main EV spread 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe with Bold due to QC testing (thanks Plus!)
Status: Done.
http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/blissey
[Overview]
<p>There is no better special wall in the game than Blissey. Snorlax lacks instant recovery moves and Cresselia has unreliable recovery in Moonlight due to the prevalence of sandstorm in the OU metagame. Blissey's enormous base 255 HP and large base 135 Special Defense stats just scream special wall. This, coupled with recovery in either Softboiled or Wish and Protect, makes Blissey impossible to OHKO with a special move without prior set-up. She also makes a great team player by either healing her teammates with Wish or curing them of any statuses with Aromatherapy or Heal Bell. Blissey can also cripple the opponent with Toxic and Thunder Wave. Blissey does come with negative traits, however, the primary one is her horrible Defense stat, which the opponent can easily exploit. Taunt coming from the likes of Gyarados and Skarmory also ruins most Blissey sets, leaving her unable to wall special attacks as easily. However, with team support, Blissey is sure to do her job well.</p>
[SET]
name: WishBliss
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect / Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethrower
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>With her massive base 255 HP and 135 Special Defense stats, Blissey is the best special wall in the game. She can freely switch into nearly any special move, heal off the damage, and then either stall the opponent out with Toxic or slowly whittle it down with an attacking move.</p>
<p>Wish allows Blissey to heal both herself and her teammates, as the healing is delayed by one turn. By passing Wish around your team, you prolong its ability to fight and make it harder for your opponent to take it down. Protect is used to scout for your opponent's move and allows Wish to successfully heal Blissey, but Softboiled can be used to instantly heal Blissey and use Wish to heal her team instead. Seismic Toss is the main attack as it can hit every type of Pokémon except Ghost-types for constant 100 damage. Flamethrower may be used as an alternate attack in order to hit Steel-type switch-ins, such as Scizor and Lucario, along with Ghost-type Pokémon, though it leaves Blissey walled by Heatran. Ice Beam can be used to prevent Salamence from setting up a Dragon Dance. Toxic rounds off the set, allowing Blissey to stall out any potential attackers with a rotation between Wish and Protect. Heal Bell can be used to heal your Pokémon's status conditions, although it leaves Blissey with only an attacking move to cause damage and prevents her from Toxic stalling. The reason Aromatherapy cannot be used is because it is an egg move and Wish is an event move, so they are illegal together. Thunder Wave can also be used to cripple the opponent's Pokémon.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>There are some additional benefits to running either Protect or Softboiled. Protect gives you the benefit of an easier Toxic stall without having to heal every turn and also allows for easier scouting. For example, should a Choiced Tyranitar use Pursuit, Blissey can stay in on it and stall it out with Toxic. If it were to use Crunch, then Blissey can easily switch out to a Pokémon who resists it. On the other hand, if Blissey has Softboiled, she would have to heal every turn and risk the additional chance of a critical hit (due to Tyranitar damaging her every turn). However, Softboiled does ensure that Blissey is instantly healed. This is useful because if a powerful physical attacker switches in while Blissey uses Wish, Blissey is forced to either Protect and risk being set up on or switch out and fail to be healed.</p>
<p>Blissey is the perfect choice for teams that are weak against special attackers, such as Choice Specs Jolteon, Substitute Petaya Empoleon, and Life Orb Starmie. Even though Blissey's Special Defense is outstanding, she easily falls prey to physical attacks. A Pokémon must be utilized in order to handle the various physical blows from the likes of Choice Band Tyranitar, Machamp, and Swords Dance Lucario. One of the best defensive combinations is the well-known "SkarmBliss" combination, which allows Blissey complement her Special Defense with Skarmory's physical bulk. Skarmory can come in on many physical attacks and set up Spikes or phaze the opponent with Whirlwind. Forretress enjoys having Wishes passed to it, as it can now come back in several times to set up entry hazards or Rapid Spin away any entry hazards on its side. With Spikes on the field, the opponent will take more damage trying to get a physical attacker in to combat Blissey. Gliscor also fulfills the physical wall role well, as its typing provides a resistance to Fighting-type moves and can prevent the opposing Pokémon from healing or setting up with Taunt. Hippowdon is an incredible physical tank and can set up Stealth Rock and use Roar to shuffle the opposing team around. Defensive Gyarados can also switch in and use Roar or Taunt on the opposing Pokémon. In the meantime, Blissey can handle the various Flamethrowers, Surfs, Ice Beams, and Thunderbolts heading towards the aforementioned Pokémon.</p>
<p>Despite the synergy between Blissey and the aforementioned physical walls, there are still several Pokémon who can set up on Blissey and become a menace to any of her teammates. Tyranitar, Metagross, Lucario, Salamence, Gyarados, and other Pokémon can easily boost their stats and threaten a sweep. Fortunately, many different types of Pokémon can handle these threats. Non-Babiri Berry Tyranitar and Dragon Dance Salamence can be revenge killed by Choice Band Scizor. Gliscor can handle Lucario and Tyranitar with some luck, as Tyranitar will have only a 64% chance of 2HKOing Gliscor with a Choice Banded or Dragon Danced Crunch while Gliscor 2HKOes it back with Earthquake. A Rotom appliance (notably Rotom-H) can handle Metagross, Lucario, and Gyarados. A bulky Water-type Pokémon such as Vaporeon or Suicune can handle Gyarados and Salamence with Hidden Power Electric and Ice Beam, respectively. Should Salamence not carry Fire Blast or Flamethrower, Skarmory can switch in and phaze it with Whirlwind. Almost all Salamence have Fire Blast, so Hippowdon is a solid initial switch-in either way. Choice Scarf Jirachi is also a good check to most of the previous Pokémon because it can KO Tyranitar with Iron Head, Salamence with Ice Punch, Lucario with Fire Punch, and Gyarados with ThunderPunch.</p>
[SET]
name: Cleric
move 1: Aromatherapy
move 2: Softboiled
move 3: Seismic Toss / Flamethower
move 4: Thunder Wave / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The idea behind this set is fairly straightforward: switch in on a special attacker, heal your team of any status ailments, and respond to the opponent's next move appropriately.</p>
<p>Aromatherapy is the main move on this set, cleansing your team of any status problems that it may have. With it, your team no longer has to worry about having a dedicated status absorber, as Blissey can easily use Aromatherapy to heal off any problems. Softboiled provides an instant recovery move for Blissey, while either attack is acceptable. Thunder Wave cripples Gengar and Rotom-A who may switch in thinking they can take a Seismic Toss, while Toxic is there for stalling capabilities. It should be noted that without Protect, the ability to stall is more difficult as Blissey can no longer alternate between Wish and Protect and instead must rely on constantly using Softboiled.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>This set is incredibly useful on a stall team, as it allows Blissey to rid the team of any potential status ailments. She can also be used on an offensive team to get rid of any harmful status conditions your sweepers may be afflicted with. However, a Blissey using this set can also be a liability, as Aromatherapy allows a check to easily come in and immediately threaten Blissey. Physical sweepers such as Swords Dance Scizor and Lucario can scare Blissey out, while Gengar and Rotom-A are immune to Seismic Toss and status if using Substitute. You can choose to either attack or attempt to status the opposing Pokémon first before using Aromatherapy.</p>
<p>As mentioned above and in the previous set, Blissey needs team support in order to deal with physical attackers and Pokémon who can set up in front of Blissey. Gliscor, Rotom-H, Scizor, Jirachi, and bulky Water-type Pokémon can handle the problematic Pokémon. However, additional support is needed for Gengar and Rotom-A. Calm Minders like Jirachi and Suicune can help check these two Pokémon, while Spiritomb can handle both of them easily. Swampert can also switch in and stop Rotom-A from boosting its Special Attack with Charge Beam. It can then Roar Rotom-A out to remove its Special Attack boosts. Additionally, physically defensive Pokémon can take the physical attacks aimed towards Blissey. Gliscor, Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Gyarados are all viable physical walls to fulfill this job.</p>
[SET]
name: Diverse Blissey
move 1: Seismic Toss
move 2: Ice Beam / Flamethrower
move 3: Thunder Wave / Toxic
move 4: Softboiled
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This is a set that you can use on Blissey if you are not satisfied with only one attacking option. It also allows Blissey to keep spreading status around as well. With the variety of attacks used, opposing Pokémon will find it harder to set up on Blissey because she is equipped with moves to handle various offensive threats, such as Salamence and Scizor.</p>
<p>Seismic Toss is chosen for the consistency it provides. Ice Beam hits opposing Salamence and Latias, as well as Ground-type Pokémon who are immune to Thunder Wave. Meanwhile, Flamethrower is best used alongside Toxic, as it hits Steel-type Pokémon who are immune to poison. However, you may choose to use Ice Beam with Toxic or Flamethrower with Thunder Wave if that's what your team requires. Stealth Rock can be used on this set over the third move because Blissey will have many free turns to set it up. However, there are several other attacking options that may be used. Thunderbolt can help hit bulky Water-type Pokémon like Vaporeon and Gyarados along with Skarmory, while Hidden Power Ground hits Heatran. Grass Knot is the strongest move that Blissey can use against Swampert and Hippowdon, although Toxic is fine to handle those two anyway. Feel free to experiment with the moves to fit your team's needs.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Even with an additional attack, this set still plays similarly to other Blissey sets. Therefore, Blissey will need similar Pokémon as teammates. Once again, physical walls are good partners for Blissey, as they can take the physical-based attacks aimed at her. Gliscor, Skarmory, and Hippowdon are all great physical walls with their own forms of instant recovery, while Cresselia serves as a great mixed wall. With Seismic Toss and Ice Beam, Steel-types such as Scizor and Metagross can easily come in and set up on Blissey. Rotom-H serves as a great counter to these two Pokémon. If you are using Flamethrower, Heatran can come in and poison Blissey with Toxic, fearing only Seismic Toss due to Substitute blocking Thunder Wave. Tyranitar can also come in and Dragon Dance in front of Blissey, fearing only a predicted Thunder Wave. RestTalk Gyarados and Crocune can handle Heatran, while Swampert, Hippowdon, Scizor, Jirachi, and Machamp can all handle Tyranitar.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>Blissey is the best special wall in the game; however, her physical defense is pathetic. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you have a Pokémon on your team who can take repeated physical hits. Skarmory pairs well with Blissey, forming the infamous "SkarmBliss" combination, where Skarmory takes the physically-based moves aimed at Blissey and Blissey takes the specially-based moves aimed at Skarmory. Skarmory can also set up Spikes in order to prevent the number of times the opponent's Pokémon can switch in. Gliscor is another good choice for a physical wall, as it can check Swords Dance Lucario and also has Taunt to prevent the opponent from healing any potential damage taken. Gliscor also has a resistance to Fighting-type moves instead of a neutrality to them like Skarmory. Hippowdon is another viable wall, as it can rack up more residual damage with Roar and set up Stealth Rock. Gyarados can either Taunt opposing Pokémon or use Rest and Sleep Talk to prolong its life. Intimidate also helps Gyarados sponge the inevitable physical attacks as it switches in on. Blissey is also a key component in many stall teams, so many times you will see Blissey paired up with the aforementioned Pokémon along with Rotom-A or Dusknoir.</p>
<p>Despite all of the combinations, Blissey can still easily be set up upon. Scizor, Metagross, Lucario, Tyranitar, Gyarados, Salamence, Infernape, Gengar, Rotom-A, and many more Pokémon can all set up on Blissey. Fortunately, a wide variety of Pokémon can handle these threats. Scizor, Metagross, Gyarados, and Lucario are all handled by Rotom-A. Rotom-H is the most viable, as Overheat allows it to smash Scizor, Metagross, and Lucario. Choice Band Scizor and Choice Scarf Jirachi can handle non-Babiri Berry Tyranitar, a weakened Dragon Dance Salamence, and non-Substitute or Protect Gengar with Bullet Punch or Iron Head (or Pursuit in the case of Gengar). A bulky Water-type Pokémon can also switch in to handle some of these threats. Vaporeon and Suicune handle Infernape, Gyarados, and Salamence provided they are at a high HP upon switching in, while Swampert can prevent Rotom-A from obtaining any more Special Attack boosts from Charge Beam.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>Besides the recommended Seismic Toss and Flamethrower, Blissey can also use Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. Ice Beam scares away Dragon-type Pokémon and Gliscor while Thunderbolt handles Gyarados. Hidden Power Ground may be used to hit Heatran and Infernape, although you have to predict the switch in for Infernape. Focus Blast can be used to hit Tyranitar, Lucario, and Weavile for super effective damage, although the accuracy is a large letdown for Blissey. Hidden Power Fighting may be used for Tyranitar, though it's better to hit it with Toxic and then switch out. Grass Knot may be used to predict a Tyranitar switch in, but it's usually too threatening for Blissey to stay in on. All of these moves are best used as a surprise attack.</p>
<p>Counter can also work as a surprise move, although it generally only works once because the opponent will use a stronger physical move next time. Charm can be used to reduce the potency of physical blows, although it is incompatible with Seismic Toss due to breeding restrictions. Stealth Rock can be used should your team not have another Pokémon who can set it up. Blissey can also use Gravity extremely well, as she can come back in several times thanks to Softboiled or Wish. Blissey usually has free turns to set up Stealth Rock and can set it up again if it was Rapid Spinned away due to the large number of times Blissey can switch in and out. Psych Up can steal opposing Jirachi and Suicune's Calm Mind boosts, while Calm Mind itself lets Blissey boosts her own stats. Snatch can be used to steal the effects of stat up moves, Substitute, Reflect, and Light Screen.</p>
<p>There are a few other key Special Attack EVs benchmarks you may choose to hit. Shifting 112 HP EVs into Special Attack allows Blissey to OHKO 248 HP / 0 SpD Scizor after Stealth Rock with Flamethrower, while 96 Special Attack EVs allows Blissey to OHKO 252 HP / 0 SpD Gliscor with Ice Beam after Stealth Rock. 252 Special Attack EVs allows Blissey to always break Charge Beam Rotom-A's Substitutes while also being able to break max HP Rotom-A's Substitutes 41% of the time. It also allows Blissey to KO 160 HP / 168 SpD Scizor after Stealth Rock. 92 Speed EVs allows Blissey to outspeed standard 8 Speed Choice Band Scizor and with the aforementioned EVs, allows her to KO Scizor before it can threaten her.</p>
<p>While a Bold nature is recommended on Blissey, a Calm nature with 24 HP / 252 Def / 232 SpD EVs is still viable due to the larger overall defenses gained from Blissey's massive HP. The 24 HP EVs are to achieve a Leftovers number. This spread does cause Blissey to be 2HKOed by attacks such as Swampert's Earthquake and Choice Scarf Tyranitar's Stone Edge, but allows Blissey to avoid being 2HKOed by the likes of Choice Specs Lucario's Aura Sphere or a Flash Fire boosted Fire Blast from Choice Specs Heatran.</p>
[Counters]
<p>Machamp can easily switch into any Blissey set with ease, while RestTalk variants can heal off status and DynamicPunch Blissey. Guts versions actually get boosted by both Toxic and Thunder Wave. Heracross is in a similar boat as Machamp, except it doesn't like paralysis as much. Electivire can switch into Blissey's Thunder Wave and deal large amounts of damage with Cross Chop. Scizor can use non-Flamethrower Blissey as setup bait, while Lucario can do the same, but must be weary of switching into Thunder Wave. Both of the aforementioned Pokemon can also immediately threaten Blissey with Superpower or Close Combat respectively. Choice Specs Lucario can also threaten Blissey, as the shift to Defense allows Lucario to 2HKO her with Aura Sphere. Infernape can also easily Close Combat Blissey for a KO. Breloom can come in on a status move once it has been poisoned from Toxic Orb and threaten Blissey with Superpower or Spore.</p>
<p>Snorlax, Metagross without Agility, and non-Choice Scarf or Dragon Dance Tyranitar don't mind being paralyzed and can hit Blissey hard with their STAB attacks or Pursuit. Salamence can 2HKO Blissey with Brick Break or Outrage and can OHKO Blissey with Outrage after a Dragon Dance. Dugtrio can trap and kill Blissey if she's at a low enough HP. Togekiss with Nasty Plot, Roost, and Heal Bell can set up on Blissey, as Heal Bell cures paralysis and poison while Roost heals off any damage taken and enables Togekiss to only take neutral damage from Ice Beam if Togekiss is not paralyzed. Gengar and Rotom-A can come in on an attack besides a status move and set up a Substitute to block further status moves. Gengar can then Focus Punch while Rotom-A can boost its Special Attack with Charge Beam and potentially 2HKO Blissey with Thunderbolt or Hidden Power Fighting.</p>
<p>Celebi and Shaymin can use Leech Seed to stall out Blissey. Celebi can then switch out to a more threatening Pokémon, while Shaymin can use Seed Flare to get a Special Defense drop and soon KO Blissey. Taunters can easily stop Blissey, preventing her from healing or spreading status. Gliscor, Gyarados, and Tyranitar can all Taunt Blissey and either setup on her or outright attack her. Pokémon who learn Trick can also cripple Blissey, preventing her from walling attacks as easily. Gengar, Rotom-A, and Latias can all utilize Trick to pass over a Choice item to Blissey.</p>