I honestly don't understand where you intended to go with this, but any smart player would know to Protect on the Fake Out turn, or simply just switch out. And as it were:This might work, but honestly I always go for the initial Fake Out on DNite to break Multiscale, and follow up with an Ice move, even before the addition of Weakness Policy. Honestly, Scarf Rotom-W + Hitmontop makes for a perfect anti-DNite pair, with Fake Out followed by a super fast HP Ice usually being enough to kill the vast majority of DNite sets.
252+ SpA Rotom-W Hidden Power Ice vs. 200 HP / 0 SpD Dragonite: 248-296 (66.4 - 79.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Even with Multiscale broken, HP Ice doesn't do enough for a KO (at least to the set I run, that is) unless you used Fake Out with Kangashkan-Mega. The fact that the set won't work if a player doesn't make the right predictions and calls is hardly a reason to dismiss it, as that would apply to almost anything.
Anyways, for the sake of actually saying something about Sky Drop, I would like to introduce an idea that no one has mentioned (assuming I didn't miss it, in which case my apologies to whoever mentioned it prior to this): Set-Up. I think one of the more interesting aspects of Sky Drop is that it temporarily disables one of the attackers on the opposite side of the field, which can make for a good set-up opportunity. The fact you can choose which attacker to disable just makes it better, as you can pick whichever attacker you think would pose a bigger threat to your set-up attempt. So, for example:
Aerodactyl & Volcarona
VS
Aegislash & Tyranitar
In this situation, chances are (which means its not certain, but likely) that the opposition will King's Shield with Aegislash while using Rock Slide from Tyranitar to get (most likely) a double KO. So, you can simply use Sky Drop on Tyranitar with Aerodactyl while Volcarona Quiver Dances, giving you a nice advantage. Then Volcarona uses Protect while Aerodactyl drops TTar and you can do the same process all over again (if Aerodactyl gets KOd you can bring another Sky Dropper onto the field if you have one, or simply bring in a Fighting-type like Breloom to counter TTar).
So, in theory, Sky Drop can make set-up much more viable in Doubles. It also allows you to potentially "check" any Pokemon (assuming it cannot do much damage to you) that threatens your partner, making Sky Droppers very useful for almost any teammate.
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