Persian
Classy Cat Pokémon
A very haughty Pokémon. Among fans, the size of the jewel in its forehead is a topic of much talk.
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Unnerving as it may be, Persian doesn't receive much movepool-wise, but it still gets everything it needs to have to become a potent team player in VGC 2012. Among such gifts are Fake Out and Unnerve, which is a combination unique to the Classy Cat, striking fear into the hearts of Pokemon such as Yache Garchomp and Chople Tyranitar. Beyond this, however, Persian fails to meet even the lowest of expectations with a base 70 Attack and 65 / 60 / 65 defenses that makes Pokemon like Whimsicott look like a brick wall in comparison. Keep this in the back of your mind, though, and play Persian to its strengths; it will surely dominate Berry-reliant Pokemon, making it a great addition to teams bothered by these threats.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc