>>22239107I think it just needs a bit more bulk in order to be competitively viable. A Choice Specs set can tear holes in a lot of Pokémon, but it's just too frail to survive for long. 71/88/89 defenses on top of 59 speed means you'll get maybe one hit in then die.
>85/70/100/120/100/60 pThis puts it at 535 BST, which is the average BST for starter Pokémon, but now it has pretty good survivability. It won't carry your team along, but it'll soften up opposing Pokémon enough for other team members to finish them off.