1.Absol - theroetically, it could bp sd's, but if you're gonna use this pokemon, you may as well abuse that nice atk
2.Scizor
3.Medicham - BPcham is stupider than a 6 year old on crack. Medicham doesn't have the defenses or Spd to pass, much less stat up; it was designed to **** as a CBer
4.Apiom - haha no
5.Mawile - SDpassing is cool and all, but other stuff can do it better. Period. Iron Defense is lol
6.Celebi
7.Ninjask
8.Vaporeon/Espeon - why the freak are both of these lumped together? they're both great, but they have nothing in common
9.Delcatty - stop kidding around
10.Solrock/Lunatone(XD MOVE) - they're... average? there's a reason they're uu
Half the pokes you listed aren't even that good, and you left out many BP standards.
Now, there is a fundamental problem with coming up with a
best BPer - there are too many different things to BP. Zapdos, Ninjask (it can SD, too), and Jolteon are all great at passing Spd. Espeon and Celebi are two classic CM passers, along with Mr.Mime, who usually only shows his face on BP teams. Atk (aka SD) is generally passed using Celebi, Scizor, or Ninjask (the latter two being somewhat rare, however). People rarely pass Bulk Up or Curse, and Smeargle (for the most part) is only seen passing Belly Drums on BP teams.
Stats aren't the only things that are passed; effects will be passed often, as well. The best Sub passer in the game award goes to Vaporeon, who can create HUGE Subs, and as a bonus gets Wish and (less notably) Acid Armor. Jolt probably gets runner-up, since sub can allow you to play some serious mindgames with some pokes. Most bpers have sub, anyway, though. Smeargle can often be seen passing Ingrain on BP teams (to prevent Roar/WW from stopping the setup; Smeargle also usually runs Belly Drum), although otherwise will rarely be seen. Umbreon is a fantastic Mean Look BPer, and the only of its kind, capable of taunting Roar/WW and stat up moves, and healing via either wish or moonlight, before BPing its trap to a counter.
Passing defenses is usually pointless, since more often than not you'll be passing to a sweeper. CM boosts both SAtk and SDef, and is about the only case you'll see defensive boosts being passed outside of a BP team. The exception is Curse Umbreon, which usually passes to a White Herb Aerodactyl, and procedes to **** teams.
*Waits for Leafgreen 386 to come and proove me wrong*
Actually, I agree with you. Celebi is one of the best BPers around, capable of passing CMs very well, and is probably the best sdpasser (SDpass to metagross is gg).
I mentioned BP teams several several times in this post, so I figured I may as well go over the standard BP team for those who don't know. I exported this straight out of nb.
Ninjask (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Speed Boost
EVs: 232 HP / 24 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Baton Pass
- Hidden Power [Flying]
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
Sub on turn one to get the speed boost, then depending on who they switch to (or if they stay in and attack), decide whether you should sub again or bp from there. This thing's primary purpose is to pass Spd, but should Smeargle go down in the middle of the chain (with its incredibly low defenses it
is the most likely to), it can also be an emergency Atk passer.
Umbreon (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Synchronize
EVs: 212 HP / 168 Def / 128 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Baton Pass
- Mean Look
- Moonlight / Wish
- Taunt
Makes your job much easier. Trap something, pass to mime, force it to repeat the same move over and over and over and over again until it runs out of PP, while you stat up the proper defensive stat in their face.
Smeargle (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Own Tempo
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Baton Pass
- Belly Drum
- Ingrain
- Spore
Send this in after you've got a sub, and only when you've got a sub. Spore turn one, then proceed to Ingrain and BD.
Mr. Mime (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Soundproof
EVs: 252 HP / 64 Def / 192 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Baton Pass
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Trick
Hi I'm gonna power up the sweeper.
Vaporeon (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 128 HP / 252 Def / 128 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Acid Armor
- Baton Pass
- Substitute
- Wish
Keeps the team healthy, and offers Def ups.
Zapdos @ Leftovers
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 40 HP / 216 Atk / 252 SAtk
Rash Nature (+SAtk, -SDef)
- Baton Pass / Substitute
- Drill Peck
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Thunderbolt
The endgame sweeper. Since the release of XD, I've preferred BP on this over the traditional Sub. 270 Atk (which is what those EVs give) allows you to OHKO Blissey with Drill Peck, while sweeping everything else with the other two moves at your disposal. Zapdos is traditionally the mixed sweeper on a BP team, but running something else doesn't compromise effectiveness. Anything that can mixed sweep is a fine contender for this spot.
