>>20926981>Mega Gallade will outclass Mega MedichamI didn't know know Mega Gallade had the equivalent of 249 base attack
I didn't know Mega Gallade's stat spread was already released
>Wisp, Knock Off, Taunt, Destiny Bond, special bulkThese are neat tricks, and they'll definitely prevent Mega Gallade from being outclassed, but they're not something that will allow it to outclass Medicham
>but Swords DanceMedicham has completely absurd damage output from turn 1. You can exceed its damage with Swords Dance, but we already have multiple Pokemon (Terrakion, Heracross, Excadrill, Pinsir, Lando-T, etc.) that can do that. The thing with having 249 base attack from the get-go is that there's virtually zero prediction required when using your STABs because everything is obliterated anyway.
>Azumarill tries to switch in to Mega Medicham>252 Atk Pure Power Mega Medicham High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Azumarill: 213-251 (52.7 - 62.1%)You can just click HJK again and it's KOed
>Azumarill tries to switch in to Mega Gallade as it uses Swords Dance, assuming 165 base attack>+2 252 Atk Gallade Psycho Cut vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Azumarill: 330-388 (81.6 - 96%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO after Stealth RockThat's respectable, but this also assumes you had a turn to boost. Consider a situation where Gallade is in front of Heatran. It can KO Heatran with CC, but risks Azumarill switching in
>252 Atk Gallade Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Azumarill: 141-166 (34.9 - 41%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth RockAnd then you're forced out.
You can try to predict that by using Swords Dance or Psycho Cut, but then you risk getting burned by Heatran.
Medicham doesn't need to predict in this case because it just blasts its way through resists. This is why a Swords Dance user doesn't necessarily perform better than a pokemon without Swords Dance, but a significantly higher initial damage output.
