Infernape

Infernape stands out as a great suicide lead in Battle Spot, while also boasting a vast movepool and the offensive stats to be a powerful mixed attacker. It sits at an impressive Speed tier of base 108, allowing it to become an effective scout when holding Focus Sash for common Choice Scarf users such as Garchomp and Landorus-T. Access to support moves such as Encore and Taunt makes Infernape a threat that is almost impossible to set up on and can grant its teammates ample opportunities to set up themselves. Infernape's nice offensive typing allows it to check common Dark-, Grass-, and Steel-types such as Hydreigon, Serperior, and Mega Mawile. However, this leaves Infernape weak to Ground-, Water-, and Dragon-types, which are very common in the metagame. Additionally, Infernape is also extremely frail, meaning it cannot switch into any attacks. Even neutral STAB moves such as Outrage can easily knock it out. Infernape also relies heavily on its Focus Sash to check Flying-types such as Talonflame and Thundurus with Rock Tomb, and it is also very predictable, though you can play this to your advantage at Team Preview; the same can be said for your opponent. As a lead, Infernape has difficulties with two other common leads seen in Battle Spot, Breloom and Mamoswine. Infernape is generally outclassed by Blaziken in all offensive roles, which limits its usefulness, as Stealth Rock isn't a necessity on every team.