The cuts for the Sw/Sh dex were worse than even the most pessimistic predictions

[Runa216]

Jpcc86 said:

mZuzek said:

I'm sorry but you lost it right there.

Chandelure is a legend.

It has a beastly 145SpAtk. Its literally the strongest non-legendary offensive mon of its gen.
Blastoise is alright I guess. 

It also has remarkably good Defense and Special Defense on top of that, with shoddy attack (which it never uses anyway) and decent Speed/HP. It's basically a perfect balance, all on top of an outstandingly exceptional Special Attack. Get a modest one (SP attack up, attack down), and it gains even more. My Chandelure beasts just about everything it comes into contact with. It's hard as hell to get to its final form with its late evolution and dusk stone requirement (and it doesn't learn any moves in its third evolution), but man it's my perfect pokemon. Fighting, Psychic, Ghost, and Dragon are all must-haves. Fairy, Steel, and Bug are also essential in many ways. Base elements like electric, Water, Grass, Ground, Rock are nice but mediocre in some ways.