>>38583001Shell smash over 90 is already breaking most scarfers even with a bulky set to guarantee survival from common power whip threats.
>>38583001>Mixed Blastoise doesn't hit anything full special Blastoise can't, even with Shell Smash. 105 Attack without an item is just bad. Dark Pulse hits Venusaur just as hard as Zen Headbutt, Aura Sphere is better than Liquidation or Brick Break at hitting Chansey, etc. Any physical attack on Blastoise that isn't Rapid Spin is useless.>Mixed Blastoise doesn't hit anything full special Blastoise can't, even with Shell Smash. 105 Attack without an item is just bad. Dark Pulse hits Venusaur just as hard as Zen Headbutt, Aura Sphere is better than Liquidation or Brick Break at hitting Chansey, etc. Any physical attack on Blastoise that isn't Rapid Spin is useless.The element of surprise is already enough of an advantage, Megasaur is still fucked over by zen headbutt on special sprees, brick break vs +2 aura sphere is a fucking world of difference.
One could debate liquidation vs hydropump as the extra albase power does make hydro pump the better move, however the element of surprise is still the biggest benefit, the opportunity to go mixed even if it is just for brick break vs aura sphere on Chansey is huge.
Run your calcs before the stat allocation on your hypothetical set, blastoise only becomes less versatile by changing the lesser attack stat into speed.
Not everything is about speed creep, please don't go full retard.
