Kecleon, the Color Swap Pokemon

Have you ever encountered a Pokemon who just seems to be resistant or immune to all your attacks? Here's the solution...

Skill Swap
Shadow Claw
Recover
Psybeam

EVs: 252 Sp. Defense, 128 HP, 128 Defense

Kecleon is unique in that he is the only Pokemon with the Color Change Ability. If you have this Ability, your type changes to whatever you were last hit with. If you're hit with Water Gun, you turn into the Water-type, if you're hit with Rock Blast you turn into the Rock-type, and so forth. This Ability was neat, and at first glance it seems like a cool defensive Ability. But in reality, this Ability lets your opponent manipulate you so you take only super-effective hits. With this build, you can pass that hazard to your enemy!

Here's how to get this little devil...

1) Breed a female Kecleon that knows Psybeam with a male Smeargle that knows Skill Swap and Recover.
2) Teach the offspring Shadow Claw via the TM.
3) Breed the male and female Kecleon to acquire a Kecleon with the desired moveset. Aim for a Speed-reducing Nature, I would say a Relaxed Nature is best, though Sassy or Brave are fine too.
NOTE: Smeargle are the only way to get this guy in Generation V. You can use Generation IV, but note that Recover is only an Egg Move in the HeartGold/SoulSilver versions of the game, not Diamond/Pearl/Platinum versions. Remember that you would want to breed Recover into the Kecleon first, then teach it Skill Swap.

Skill Swap will allow you to trade Abilities with the target, so your weaknesses will no longer be up to your opponent, in fact, you determine his weaknesses now. Shadow Claw is a powerful Ghost-type attack. Ghost beats Ghost in this game, so you can just keep bombarding him with super-effective high-critical-chance-ing Shadow Claws, and he should be dead in no time. Psybeam is there to change a Normal-type's type, since Ghost cannot hit Normal, and there's no reason to be powerless against them. Recover is there to extend the time you're alive. Kecleon has excellent Sp. Defense, but his HP and Defense leave more to be desired. It could be a good idea to send a different Pokemon out before this Kecleon, one that can use Trick Room so that Kecleon's Speed isn't a big issue.

For those of you with Diamond/Pearl/Platinum versions, here's an alternative build for a Kecleon that works just as well...

Skill Swap
Sucker Punch
Psybeam
Drain Punch

EVs: 252 Sp. Defense, 128 Defense, 128 Attack

It works the same way, really. You use Skill Swap, but instead of just bombarding with 1 attack, you use a trio of attacks. Fighting(Drain Punch) beats Dark. Dark(Sucker Punch) beats Psychic. Psychic(Psybeam) beats Dark. Your healing comes from Drain Punch rather than Recover, which is why I swapped the EVs in this build from HP to Attack, so you get the most healing you can. You may want to hold the Big Root to better your healing, or maybe go for an item that increases your Attack power, such as the Life Orb or Muscle Band, so that Sucker Punch can get a little boost as well, your choice. This build also requires no breeding, it's just 2 TMs and some leveling up.

So that's my latest little devil. You don't have to restrict your moves to these types either, you can pick and choose your types. Grass Knot/Aqua Tail/Fire Punch for example, or Rock Tomb/Dig/Ice Punch. As long as Skill Swap is in the moveset, and you have attack types that beat each other, you can make your opponent hate life. Questions/comments?

Brock out.