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Anyways, most terrible Pokemon I used to use? Easy- the elemental monkeys. They take forever to level up despite how early you get them as well as their mediocrity, their moves and stats blow ass, and they are an eye sore. What a waste of a good elemental stone. They are super terrible and I'll never use them again.
Are we talking the same elemental monkeys here? Because Simisage is flat-out awesome. Used one on my team in Black. After Striaton Gym, it did kinda take a backseat to my Pignite and Woobat, but I persevered. Eventually, Pansage learned Seed Bomb, and I got the Leaf Stone for it in Castelia City, and I wasn't gonna wait for Crunch, so I evolved Pansage then and there. And it was a good choice on my part- Bite was more than sufficient until I got the TM for Shadow Claw, and Seed Bomb? Ohh, man, it just destroyed stuff with it. Elesa's Zebstrika didn't stand a chance, nor did Clay's entire team. Honestly, if you know what you're doing with Pansage, it's no worse than sticking it out with a Magikarp in order to eventually be rewarded with a Gyarados.
As far as competitive battling goes, I use male Combee to set up Tailwind and Endeavor, paving the way for my Chandelure to get in a free Flame Charge. It's like a Scarf Chandelure that isn't limited to one move. And I sometimes give Delibird a shot around Christmastime, and I gotta say, it could be worse. Could be a whole lot better, too, but still. Hustle and STAB Aerial Ace go quite well together, though, there's no disputing that. Oh, and I use an Assault Vest/Nuzzle Dedenne for paralysis support. Nuzzle is basically Thunder Wave's loophole around the Assault Vest restriction, and the Assault Vest plus full HP EVs, you'd be surprised at what that lets Dedenne survive. Oh, and Furfrou. Retaliate/Wild Charge/Sucker Punch/U-turn. Jolly. 252 Attack/252 Speed/4 HP. Holding an Assault Vest. Basic idea is, bring it in when something faints, hit hard with STAB Retaliate, then U-turn the hell outta there, or use Wild Charge or Sucker Punch if an opportunity presents itself. And between Fur Coat and the Assault Vest, plus Furfrou's naturally decent Special Defense, believe me, it can hold its own when it needs to.