2013-10-20, 03:35 PM
Another solution is to have Screen support (and to a lesser extent, Wish support for some form of recovery)
If you are forced to be slow may as well make sure you can take hits.
If you use the Blaziken strategy then I would definetly recommend the offensive EV spread you have. No point in investing in defenses in that scenario, the point would be to hit hard and as fast as possible.
Make sure you have Pokemon that can cover Mawile's weaknesses, and on-top of that Pokemon that can cover their weaknesses as well. For example (not saying this has to be your strategy) Mawile is extremely vulnerable to Fire attacks; so Gastrodon could be a good team-mate to switch in on Fire moves. But now you have a huge gaping grass weakness, including a Sap Sipper-mon can be helpful to counter that. Now you have some synergy in your team.
Truthfully all the possible strategies have flaws that you have to work around. For example if you are using the Blaziken one his movepool will be extremely limited, and very vulnerable. He is pretty much forced to use Protect/Swords Dance/Substitute/Baton Pass leaving no room for an attacking move. You can always change Substitute or Swords Dance into Flare Blitz which I recommend but it still limits his abilities to stand on his own once Mawile is taken out.
Some other ideas for team synergy/support:
Levitate/Flying type to absorb Earthquake (which in turn might require a spinner, if your team becomes vulnerable to Stealth Rocks that is.)
A pokemon that can induce T-Wave (this can make up for Mawile's speed.)
Sticky Web (once again this can make up for Mawile's speed.)
Stealth Rocks/Spikes (Mawile will have a HUGE problem with Sturdy-mons and/or Focus Sash. This can alleviate that problem.)
If I think of any other ideas i'll edit it in. I'm not the best in the competitive scene but I hope my explanations help?
If you are forced to be slow may as well make sure you can take hits.
If you use the Blaziken strategy then I would definetly recommend the offensive EV spread you have. No point in investing in defenses in that scenario, the point would be to hit hard and as fast as possible.
Make sure you have Pokemon that can cover Mawile's weaknesses, and on-top of that Pokemon that can cover their weaknesses as well. For example (not saying this has to be your strategy) Mawile is extremely vulnerable to Fire attacks; so Gastrodon could be a good team-mate to switch in on Fire moves. But now you have a huge gaping grass weakness, including a Sap Sipper-mon can be helpful to counter that. Now you have some synergy in your team.
Truthfully all the possible strategies have flaws that you have to work around. For example if you are using the Blaziken one his movepool will be extremely limited, and very vulnerable. He is pretty much forced to use Protect/Swords Dance/Substitute/Baton Pass leaving no room for an attacking move. You can always change Substitute or Swords Dance into Flare Blitz which I recommend but it still limits his abilities to stand on his own once Mawile is taken out.
Some other ideas for team synergy/support:
Levitate/Flying type to absorb Earthquake (which in turn might require a spinner, if your team becomes vulnerable to Stealth Rocks that is.)
A pokemon that can induce T-Wave (this can make up for Mawile's speed.)
Sticky Web (once again this can make up for Mawile's speed.)
Stealth Rocks/Spikes (Mawile will have a HUGE problem with Sturdy-mons and/or Focus Sash. This can alleviate that problem.)
If I think of any other ideas i'll edit it in. I'm not the best in the competitive scene but I hope my explanations help?