You could use it on the basic Choice Scarf set, which confuses the opponent into thinking you're scarfed (due to no recoil from Life Orb), then if they switch into something you can't hurt due to being "locked in" (or at least what they think) and you suprise the opponent by hitting it with something else and getting a boost if it is super-effective.
Yeah subseed is stall based while the other one isn't - aka on subseed you use spore as a way to let the damage build up, while on subpunch you use spore to allow you to have more opportunities to hit the opponent. Either way it's up to you - would you rather a stall-based or offensive Breloom is the question.
Oh, so what you're saying is that...
1. Trick the opponent into thinking that my Landorus has a Choice Scarf
2. Let the opponent switch in something that can't be hurt by Landorus with his only move (they think that Landorus can only use one kind of move)
3. Get Landorus to use a super effective move to hit the opponent
And that's it, right? Well, this method's pretty good...it isn't so bad. So, should I use Landorus' Choice Scarf set with an Expert Belt instead of a Choice Scarf?
And well...I'm more of an offensive player than a stall player, but the SubSeed set makes Breloom a lot more durable. But Breloom's HP stat isn't so good on its own, so it's better to just work on Breloom's great Attack stat rather than work with Breloom's HP stat that isn't so good to start with anyway.
Don't feel obligated to stick to the sets described on the strategy page. They are some of the best sets available, but often others won't be posted there or you can come up with more specialized, creative sets on your own. Nica mentioned it, but for example an Expert Belt Landorus set is used to feign a choice item, and so can get an extra kill by pretending it's locked into, say, Earthquake, and then KOing a common switch-in with either HP Ice, U-turn, or Stone Edge. A lot of this you will be able to read into on your own as you improve as a competitive battler.
I really won't just say it's "stall-based" but simply a tactic entirely of its own. a) Leech Seed + Substitute is honestly a tactic you will never come by on hardcore stall teams, and b) it doesn't do a stall team's goal of preventing set-up and forcing switches for hazards damage. SubSeeding is a strategy most often found on bulky or offensive teams, which can use the free healing or added momentum from switches very well. Best set for Breloom is Bulk Up, anyway.
Well, I have to stick to the sets described on the strategy page. I'm not very good as a competitive battler. And this is what a Smogon page says...
"Once you get to more advanced levels of play you can start creating custom Pokemon sets, but until then, the best way to get started is to use the common, tried and true sets until you get down the basics."
I know that this is from a D/P page, but I think that this should work too. Well, I'd like to go and do what you said, which is...
"
...or you can come up with more specialized, creative sets on your own."
I'd like to do that, but I have no idea on creating sets and the Smogon page I just talked about says...
"Once you get to more advanced levels of play you can start creating custom Pokemon sets, but until then, the best way to get started is to use the common, tried and true sets until you get down the basics."
It's the same as what I said above. And since I'm not so advanced, I'd like to just stick to the common, tried and true sets.
If I did make my own sets, it would be pretty much terrible. (underestimating myself much?)
And okay, thanks for telling me about Breloom's sets, but still...I plan on using the Focus Punching sets due to the power those sets have (however...not all sets have great power for Focus Punch, but Focus Punch is already powerful on its own). I once did want to use the Bulk Up set, but I changed my mind.
Sorry if any of these replies were a bit problematic.
