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[VGC] Arcanine - Disruptor (Tank)
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(Oct 4, 2015, 04:05 PM)Haseo_Kun Wrote:
(Oct 4, 2015, 03:58 PM)RebornFX Wrote: I think you probably should do calcs in the future, it shows a lot of errors in this build. Firstly, you have 4 leftover EVs.
Secondly, Iron Head really isn't a good move on Arcanine. Against all relevant fairies (being M-Gardevoir, Sylveon, Azumarill and Togekiss) Flare blitz does more damage (granted it does recoil damage, but that doesn't justify a waste moveslot).

Calcs to back this up:

100 Atk Arcanine Flare Blitz vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Mega Gardevoir: 114-135 (79.1 - 93.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
100 Atk Arcanine Iron Head vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Mega Gardevoir: 102-122 (70.8 - 84.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

100 Atk Arcanine Flare Blitz vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Sylveon: 114-135 (56.7 - 67.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
100 Atk Arcanine Iron Head vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Sylveon: 102-122 (50.7 - 60.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

100 Atk Arcanine Flare Blitz vs. 236 HP / 196+ Def Togekiss: 64-76 (33.6 - 40%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Sitrus Berry recovery
100 Atk Arcanine Iron Head vs. 236 HP / 196+ Def Togekiss: 56-68 (29.4 - 35.7%) -- 93.6% chance to 4HKO after Sitrus Berry recovery

100 Atk Arcanine Flare Blitz vs. 196 HP / 20 Def Azumarill: 47-56 (23.5 - 28%) -- possible 5HKO after Sitrus Berry recovery
100 Atk Arcanine Iron Head vs. 196 HP / 20 Def Azumarill: 42-50 (21 - 25%) -- possible 5HKO after Sitrus Berry recovery

When you take that move away, this build seems like a more physically defensive version of Eckley's disruptor build, but far less specific to the relevant threats in the VGC tier.

Sorry if it sounds a bit harsh, but there's already a much better build write up

No way, not harsh at all. I actually thank you for taking the  time out to do that for me.
I will definitely take this in to account on future posts that I make. This is my first time. so any input is relevant and appreciated!

I'm glad I could help.
If you want to do calcs in the future, I would recommend using the nugget bridge calculator.
It's essentially the same as the smogon calculator if you're familiar with that, with Pokemon set to level 50 automatically and with far more pre-made sets.
Also, generally it is better to invest in to HP than to invest in to defence and special defence separately, unless you need to for a specific benchmark.
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[VGC] Arcanine - Disruptor (Tank) - by Haseo_Kun - Oct 4, 2015, 03:03 PM
RE: [VGC] Arcanine - Disruptor (Tank) - by RebornFX - Oct 4, 2015, 03:58 PM
RE: [VGC] Arcanine - Disruptor (Tank) - by RebornFX - Oct 4, 2015, 04:12 PM
RE: [VGC] Arcanine - Disruptor (Tank) - by RebornFX - Oct 4, 2015, 05:10 PM

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