Competitive Guide: Beliaddon

[Lord Windos]

I would just give him Choice Band and use Flare Blitz or Knock Off, it's gonna hurt a lot even if your opponent switches. But of course bulky sets are cool too.

The ability depends on who you want him to switch in. Intimidate works against most of the major pyshical attackers like Inflagetah, Tracton and Fafninter. Compared to another VictoryRoad-600BaseStat-Intimidate-er, Laissure, it's good that it won't take effective hits from Fafninter's Ice attack. But you can't switch in against Laissure, so you need other Pokemon to cover that. In physical bulk set, I would prefer Rocky Helmet to Leftovers, to deal extra damage when swithcing against Inflagetah. Usually, dealing extra damage and wearing your opponent off quickly is better than trying to last your Pokemon longer.

Disenchant, of course works against fairies, but not against Winotinger and Syrentide. So major fairy threat you would want to send Beliaddon in would be Sylveon, Kiricorn, Oblivicorn, Whimsicott, Alpico, and Luxelong. Though Kiricorn and Oblivicorn mainly run physical set(M-Kiricorn may run special), the rest are mainly special attackers. I think many people would use Sylveon or Luxelong for special walls, so it might help if you have trouble against them. But then, Pokemon like Metalynx can deal with those AND Syrentide. So if you want to use Beliaddon, even in Disenchant, you should consider other uses to.

Infernal Blade, his signature move, is of course good when targetting fairies, but there would be small chance of actually hitting it effectively, because your opponent would just switch it.
The best situation of using it is when you know that your opponent has Syrentide or Luxelong, and he's going to switch them in. Though it does neutral damage, it gonna hurt a lot, especially if you're Choice Band-ed. And that's why I prefer Choice Band the best, regardless of it's ability.

Huh, didn't think of Rock Helmet, or that of the possibility of Metalynx overshadowing Bel's anti-fairy role. I personally don't use choice sets myself (Nucleon being the exception) since they impose limitations I dislike. As for Metalynx, perhaps I should explore the possibility of him being a partner to Beliaddon, as there is potential for synergy? Given that It can counter a lot of big meta threat, such as Yatagaryu and Inflagetah, and can crush most Fairy types, I believe that broad denial gives it its own slice of the comp. scene. It also makes it a priority target for teams to take out, so that is why I emphasized survivability over extra damage. It can't out speed its opponents, so it might as well outlast them.

That is why Flare Blitz does not appeal that well to me, as while it will hit harder than a freight train, you would end up helping the enemy team to OHKO, THKO, or, heaven forbid, knock yourself out. Knock Off could be used in the Offensive Tank moveset, though, so I'll add it there as well. If you have any ideas as for another role for Bel, then by all means post it here. We want to improve its chances, and variety is certain a good way! That, and more discussion about the competitive scene always is a good thing.

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So lets see...i going with tank ofencive. Its to train 152 ATK, 160 DEF and 192 S.DEF right? Just asking since there is 252 ATK and 126 defences.

The 252/126s is just another way to build the offensive tank set, if you want more attack than defense. I just favor more defense than attack, but its not the only way to do things.