>>30509748>>30509769But if you don't run life orb, you lose the power to reliable OHKO things with play rough/shadow claw. In addition, it is extremely hard for it to sweep if the enemy still has anything that outspeeds it, even assuming its direct counters are gone. Turn 1 it gets its disguise broken, it sets up swords dance, but if it gets outsped it is extremely likely to die even on a neutral hit because of its terrible HP pool.
252 Atk Life Orb Garchomp Earthquake vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Mimikyu: 255-302 (101.1 - 119.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Tapu Bulu Wood Hammer vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Mimikyu: 337-398 (133.7 - 157.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO compared to +2 252 Atk Life Orb Mimikyu Play Rough vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Tapu Bulu: 265-312 (93.9 - 110.6%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO (so turn 1 you break disguise, turn two you flip a coin to see if you kill)
Now if it doesn't have life orb:
+2 252 Atk Mimikyu Play Rough vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Tapu Bulu: 204-240 (72.3 - 85.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252 Atk Mimikyu Shadow Claw vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Metagross-Mega: 252-296 (83.7 - 98.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO (Mega Metagross outspeeds and kills it)
I'm not seeing the Red Card gamble > Life Orb paying off
