[Guide] Pokemon Showcase: Chimaconda [Competitive]

[tarutaru]

Great Pokemon, great guide. I would introduce...A support set! There's wide variety of moves, so let me just list those.

Chimaconda w/ Light Clay(unavailable) , Air Balloon(unavailable either -_-) , Focus Sash , or even Shuca Berry
Abilities: Petrify
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 Speed is must, other depends on your set (252SPattack or 252HP)

Attacks
Fire Blast / Flamethrower / Overheat
Sludge Bomb
Even it's a support set, I suggest to have something to attack, so that it won't stop by Taunt, and it won't be useless if it were your last Pokemon after the switch. I prefer Overheat, as this set focuses on support moves, you won't be attacking so much before switching. But it's your choice, you may have two attack moves and put 252EV in SPattack if you prefer.

Screens
Light Screen / Reflect
Yep, it learns both of the screen. Dual-Screen is great, especially when you are aiming for a combo. Main reason to run this set would be dual-screens, so I would simply have both.

Interruption
Taunt / Toxic Spikes / Will-O-Wisp(not available, but surely it will be soon!)
And here's something to interrupt your opponent. Taunt to stop your opponent's support like Stealth Rock or Baton Pass, Toxic Spike to do some combo with Poison Heal Gliscor or Gargryph with Leftovers, Will-O-Wisp, needless to explain.

With all that, I would run sets like
252Speed and SPattack, two attack moves, dual-screens
OR
252Speed and HP, one attack move(probably Overheat), one interruption, and dual screens.

The biggest reason to run a support set with this Pokemon is that, with Petrify, it can overspeed most of the thing in the first turn, stably doing some sort of support. Also when facing Chimaconda, people would warn Choice Scarf Contrary set, so that could work as misleading factor.

As for teammates, since you would run this set to do some combo, it should be something that can stack it's power and sweep the entire team, like Sword Dance Inflagetah, Quiver Dance Seikamater, Shell Smash Cocancer, and Raffiti with those moves. As mentioned above, Poison Heal Gliscor and Gargryph with Leftovers wants Toxic Spikes support, as it can keep healing forever and even can beat opponent with Toxic Spikes, just by repeating Protect and Substitute.

But be extra careful : Even with Petrify, Choice Scarf Nucleon WILL overspeed you, OHKO you with Hyper Voice, and ruin your day! So you probably need something to switch in against Nucleons, like Hazma, Geigeroach, or Soundproof Paraboom (I need some abbreviations for them :p).

Hope this will be some help to your guide.