Physical or Special attackers

>>32062523
I don't intentionally go for either, but I end up mostly with special due to preferring mystical and pretty designs over tough and cool ones.

>>32062539
huh, I'm pretty much the same actually.

>>32062523
physical but always keep a good mix of the two on my teams

>>32062523
You need a mixture, as both have their strengths and weaknesses.

Physical attackers have access to a wide range of Priority moves, and a lot of utility moves, such as knock off, fake out and sucker punch are physical.
However, Physical attackers are crippled by Intimidate and burns, for which there is no special equivalent.
Also, Swords dance is an extremely common set up move. The special equivalent, Nasty plot, is far more scarcely distributed.
Dragon dance is also great, and for that one, there IS no special equivalent.

Special attackers have no priority outside of Vacuume wave, which has 40BP and Greninja's water shuriken.
Also, the sheer presence of Chancey is a determent to special, as it walls most of them.
However, special attackers have a tendency to have better effective coverage overall, are not crippled by burn or intimidate, and do not make contact with their moves, which tends to keep them healthier in a meta full of rough skin and rocky helmets.

Overall, you need both, or else some defensive pokémon which specializes in one defensive stat and high HP will get you.

Special attack, but I usually have a good mix of both.

>>32062523
I lean towards special attackers because they aren't shut down by burn, but i do try and run a mix of both on my teams, for instance i run 3 special attackers, 2 physical attackers, and then 1 mixed or so.

>>32064108

Quiver Dance is the Sp. DDance.

>>32062523
Physical because they hit hardest relative to what can answer them.

If I'm running big special attackers, I always include a trapper since Chansey is unforgiving.

>>32062523
Mainly physical for me due to the following:
>most priority moves are physical
>some excellent coverage, 100% accurate, high damage moves in Earthquake, Thousand Arrows, Close Combat, Dragon Ascent etc

>>32064159
>6 attackers

special attackers

Though Haxorus has a special place in my heart after doing a basic swords dance setup and sweeping Ghetsis's team on her own

>>32062523
I like to keep an even balance of both on my teams.

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>>32062523
Special attackers were the best in Gen 5. Don't believe me? Look at how many of the "best" special moves got nerfed at the next generation. Even fucking Hidden Power got locked to have a laughable 60 BP.

Physical usually hsve better designs, but special atacks have better aninations
I ended up with 5 phisical and, 1 special in sun