>>20835429Here's a list of all base 95 speed and up mons that learn Earthquake:
http://veekun.com/dex/pokemon/search?move=%40us%2Cmove%3AEarthquake&move=&move=&move=&stat_speed=95%2BThe list of relevant mons it fears (known to regularly carry Earthquake) is even smaller: Aerodactyl, Archeops, Dugtrio, Flygon, Garchomp, (Gliscor almost never runs max Speed), Haxorus, M-Kanga, Landorus-I, M-Pinsir, Scolipede, Zygarde.
Electivire's merely another victim of power creep. It has great moves and great coverage, but has no good way of boosting its offense (Meditate is not good), and it can never run Choice to fix that because it then gives up its most valuable trait in its amazing SE coverage. Wild Charge is at a serviceable base power, but that recoil means its average bulk becomes even less after use, softening itself up for revenge killers, while Thunderbolt requires it to split its offense investments.
In Gen 4, it was a decently good mon (though overrated in OU). Lack of team preview, it's decent offenses, and stellar coverage made it a strong niche wallbreaker that could sweep given the right opportunity.
While technically getting Wild Charge in Gen 5, it really hasn't gained much of anything in power otherwise, while the power creeping meta of mons and items is constantly shifting up in both offense and defense (Regenerator Amoongus doesn't care for its Ice Punch as much, Assault Vest Slowbro handily deals with Thunderbolt users, etc).
Only 2 gens in and it's already a relic. Better than most of the other relics though (anyone remember when Hypno was last relevant? It begins in Gen 1 and ends in UU, 5 gens ago).
