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As a Fire-type, Delphox is a really conventional special attacker, having good special stats and Speed. However, given that fast special attackers are the single most common archetype of Fire-types, Delphox really has to struggle to differentiate itself from the rest. Delphox's Fire/Psychic typing is pretty uncommon and gives it a resistance to Fighting-type moves, but hurts Delphox more than it helps overall due to its weaknesses to Ghost and Dark. Delphox's Special Defense is also quite high for a Pokemon of its archetype, but its physical bulk suffers as a result. Unlike the other Kalos starters, Delphox's hidden ability isn't playstyle defining, or practical at all. Overall, Delphox is pretty good at what it does, its main issue being that its outclassed by too many similar Pokemon. | As a Fire-type, Delphox is a really conventional special attacker, having good special stats and Speed. However, given that fast special attackers are the single most common archetype of Fire-types, Delphox really has to struggle to differentiate itself from the rest. Delphox's Fire/Psychic typing is pretty uncommon and gives it a resistance to Fighting-type moves, but hurts Delphox more than it helps overall due to its weaknesses to Ghost and Dark. Delphox's Special Defense is also quite high for a Pokemon of its archetype, but its physical bulk suffers as a result. Unlike the other Kalos starters, Delphox's hidden ability isn't playstyle defining, or practical at all. Overall, Delphox is pretty good at what it does, its main issue being that its outclassed by too many similar Pokemon. | ||
Fire Blast or Flamethrower serves as Delphox's primary STAB move, depending on whether power or accuracy is more important. Psychic and Psyshock are Psychic-type STAB options, and while they don't have much type synergy with Fire, their ability to hit common Fighting-types and the occasional Poison-type is still valuable. Psyshock's trait of targeting the foe's Defense stat in particular can help Delphox defeat special walls. Grass Knot offers great coverage with Flamethrower or Fire Blast, hitting Water, Ground and Rock-types super effectively. Dazzling Gleam is used to take down Dragons and provide Delphox some protection against Dark-types. Delphox's special bulk also lets it run Calm Mind to rack up boosts, with an optional Substitute for protection against physical or status moves. Lastly, Will-O-Wisp can cripple opposing offensive Pokemon with its chip damage and Attack reduction. | Fire Blast or Flamethrower serves as Delphox's primary STAB move, depending on whether power or accuracy is more important. Psychic and Psyshock are Psychic-type STAB options, and while they don't have much type synergy with Fire, their ability to hit common Fighting-types and the occasional Poison-type is still valuable. Psyshock's trait of targeting the foe's Defense stat in particular can help Delphox defeat special walls. Grass Knot offers great coverage with Flamethrower or Fire Blast, hitting Water, Ground and Rock-types super effectively. Dazzling Gleam is used to take down Dragons and provide Delphox some protection against Dark-types. Delphox's special bulk also lets it run Calm Mind to rack up boosts, with an optional Substitute for protection against physical or status moves. Shadow Ball can also be learned (albeit by TM but still highly effective against Ghost types in general). Lastly, Will-O-Wisp can cripple opposing offensive Pokemon with its chip damage and Attack reduction. | ||
==Froakie, Frogadier and Greninja== | ==Froakie, Frogadier and Greninja== | ||
