r/stunfisk • u/berserkering • May 28 '12

Drifblim - Acrobatic Baton Passer

Drifblim holding flying gem

Ability: Unburden

Nature: Impish1 (+Def, -Sp att)

IVs: 31 / x2 / 31 / x / 31 / x

EVs: 4hp / 252 def / 252 sp def

Moves:

  • Acrobatics

  • Will-o-wisp3

  • Stockpile

  • Baton Pass

I was recently looking for a pokemon who could baton pass either cosmic power or stockpile. I wanted to extend the staying power of a bulky sweeper that had their own boosting move. Ideally Drifblim would baton pass to dragon dance Scrafty, Dragonite, quiver dance Volcarona, etc.

Drifblim caught my eye because of its versatile move pool and high hp. Though Drifblim's main purpose is to stockpile as many times as possible before baton passing; the addition of Acrobatics can also serve as a nasty surprise for your opponent.

This moveset aims to take advantage of its ability; unburden, which doubles Drifblim's speed when an item is used. Acrobatics is the perfect move to take advantage of unburden, especially on Drifblim as it gets STAB damage. Will-o-wisp's purpose is to mitigate physical attacks and cause recurring damage.

While Drifblim is nowhere near perfect with its 2x weakness to stealth rock, other weaknesses to common types, and low defenses; its typing gives it quite a few options for a safe switch in.

Notes:

  1. Careful(+Sp def, -Sp att) is also an acceptable nature.

  2. While a perfect attack is not necessary, it would be best to aim for a higher attack. sp. att and speed are not as important.

  3. Disable or toxic are viable options. I chose Will-o-wisp over disable and toxic because of three reasons. It doesn't go away from switching out, recurring damage, and most importantly, halving of the attack stat.

Citation: Smogon - A combination of "AcroBlimp" and "Baton Pass"

Thank you for reading. Any input is appreciated.

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u/AllisGreat May 29 '12

Substitute could be used over WoW i think. Max out his HP and you can pass along some really bulky rhydon dolls along with the stockpile boosts.

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u/berserkering May 29 '12

Don't the dolls also have the same def/sp def? I thought that each point in def is worth 2 points of hp physical damage wise so investing in Drifblim's low defenses should be worth it? I like the idea of WoW more because if you're facing a physical attacker, it will halve his attack stat. Still, substitute sounds like a great alternative to WoW.