Obviously the way to deal with this thing is to just hit it. I didn't think I'd need to consider this Pokemon during teambuilding, but it currently wreaks my team (Mega-Metagross / Mandibuzz covers a lot, but just doesn't seem to cover Mimikyu). And its straight up impossible to take down this guy on just Hyper-offense alone. Outspeeding doesn't matter because of Disguise. And a Lum-berry always allows Mimikyu to just run through status.
Countering Mimickyu seems to demand a bulky-mon who can take +2 Shadow Claw AND +2 Shadow Sneak (Switchin on Swords Dance, +2 Shadow Claw as Disguise is Broken, then +2 Shadow Sneak afterwards). An alternative plan would be to find a Skill-Link Pokemon, like Mega-Heracross, to punch through the Disguise.
Lum Berry is good. Red Card is good (most Pokemon can't seem to handle +2 Mimikyu, even with the Disguise down). Ghostium Z is good, although Life Orb hits harder more consistently.
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The worst part is... Mimikyu isn't even that frail. Its weak size (Defense) is like Azelf... but its Special Side is comparable to Magnezone.
4 SpA Starmie Scald vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Mimikyu: 84-99 (33.4 - 39.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
4 SpA Starmie Scald vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Magnezone: 94-112 (33.4 - 39.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
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252 Atk Tough Claws Metagross-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mimikyu: 222-264 (88.4 - 105.1%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO
44 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mimikyu: 230-272 (91.6 - 108.3%) -- 50% chance to OHKO
Only a chance for KO? Damn it. This thing's stats are "just good enough" to prove to be a headache.
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I'm thinking of running Porygon2 and/or Cloyster and/or Ditto just to deal with this damn thing. (Lol Trace + Immune to Ghost... or skill link through the Disguise)
Countering Mimickyu seems to demand a bulky-mon who can take +2 Shadow Claw AND +2 Shadow Sneak (Switchin on Swords Dance, +2 Shadow Claw as Disguise is Broken, then +2 Shadow Sneak afterwards). An alternative plan would be to find a Skill-Link Pokemon, like Mega-Heracross, to punch through the Disguise.
Lum Berry is good. Red Card is good (most Pokemon can't seem to handle +2 Mimikyu, even with the Disguise down). Ghostium Z is good, although Life Orb hits harder more consistently.
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The worst part is... Mimikyu isn't even that frail. Its weak size (Defense) is like Azelf... but its Special Side is comparable to Magnezone.
4 SpA Starmie Scald vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Mimikyu: 84-99 (33.4 - 39.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
4 SpA Starmie Scald vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Magnezone: 94-112 (33.4 - 39.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
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252 Atk Tough Claws Metagross-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mimikyu: 222-264 (88.4 - 105.1%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO
44 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mimikyu: 230-272 (91.6 - 108.3%) -- 50% chance to OHKO
Only a chance for KO? Damn it. This thing's stats are "just good enough" to prove to be a headache.
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I'm thinking of running Porygon2 and/or Cloyster and/or Ditto just to deal with this damn thing. (Lol Trace + Immune to Ghost... or skill link through the Disguise)