>>28063035Here's a little food for thought:
>0- Atk Life Orb Lucario Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Manaphy: 165-195 (48.3 - 57.1%) -- 93.4% chance to 2HKO>252 SpA Life Orb Lucario Aura Sphere vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Manaphy: 156-185 (45.7 - 54.2%) -- 50.8% chance to 2HKOAgainst a target with the same def and Sdef, Close Combat does ever-so-slightly more damage than aurasphere.
Keep in mind that this Lucario has 5BP higher special attack, full 252 ev Spa investment, with 0 ev Atk investment and an Atk Hindering nature.
Make it modest, yeah aura sphere creeps out. 0 attack IV's, yeah, same thing.
Give it focus miss over aura sphere...well it's your funeral, not mine.
So yeah, I prefer the physical side do to how reliable Close Combat is, and if I go special, I prefer running it mixed because, again, CC is just too good. Especially against special walls. Having the CC tech-on is just great.
