The scary Richard Simmons set isn't helping is it?
I've had better days, that's for sure.
So how've you been? It's been a while since I've been here.
Does it really matter? I use what works.
So uh, why exactly are you planning to use a Spiritomb in your team of cute Pokemon? I mean, it's insanely far from being cute. No offense.
I'd pretty much be cheating my brother, and I don't really think giving him that egg would make up for it as much if I was to train another one.
So that means you can't train one?
Hmm... I might train a Tyranitar, which'd have Sand Stream, enabling Gliscor to put its Sand Veil ability to use. It'd be kind of redundant to since I'm letting my younger brother train one to make up for not letting him train one in Silver. It's a long story. Basically in Pokemon Silver I was trying to catch a Larvitar in Mt. Silver. When I finally ran into one, he asked me if he could train it. I said no to him since I was the one who encountered it and I wanted to train it since it would evolve into Tyranitar, one of my favourite Pokemon. I felt kind of bad about it ever since, so to make up for it I gave him a Larvitar egg in his Platinum file, and told him that I owed him it.
On the other hand, you could exploit Sand Veil and teach it Sandstorm, as well as Double Team. It may require a little luck, but if you can pull off a couple of Double Teams, you should be pretty well-protected-- as well as Sandstorm inflicting damage to the opponent every turn. Give it a Smooth Rock to extend Sandstorm's duration.
Frankly unless you're using Sandstorm, Sand Veil is utterly useless-- so I'd say yes, it would be beneficial to raise one with Hyper Cutter. Do keep in mind that you can teach it Swords Dance as well for a bonus that can't be negated in battle. However, there's nothing to use as a safety net as you buff Gliscor up-- due to its subpar Special Defense, one good hit in the weakness would probably do some major damage. I prefer to use debilitating statuses while I use boosting moves, but Gliscor doesn't really learn anything that would prove beneficial in that aspect. Attract, maybe-- but that's risky since it would only work on the opposite gender. Still, Hyper Cutter is the way to go if you want a nice sweeper. Make it hold on to that Razor Fang (or Claw, depending on preference) for better results.
