5th Gen Swoobat vs Beheeyem (NU Matchup #8)

[Deceit]

This one's pretty close for me. For design, I would say Swoobat over Beheeyem, but battling is a lot different. Swoobat has pretty good speed and a great ability Simple, and it can be pretty devastating if it can get off a Calm Mind, and possibly something like Substitute. However it's defenses are pretty frail and it has more weaknesses than a regular Psychic like Beheeyem. Swoobat's speed gives it a boost though, maybe letting it get the final hit before the opponent, and after a boost with its simple ability, it's hard to stop. Overall, Swoobat is good, but to be used well in battling, it needs to be sent in at the right time, otherwise it can be a complete waste of a Pokemon.
And now onto Beheeyem. Beheeyem is a little more well rounded when compared to Swoobat (aside from the huge speed difference) and it has a good moveset as well. With access to moves such as Thunderbolt and Signal Beam, in addition to a great 125 Special Attack stat, Beheeyem is pretty strong. In addition, it can further increase its special attack with a nasty plot, but it should be noted that a Simple Swoobat calm mind is better. Both of these Pokemon to me are decent overall, but in the end I would choose Beheeyem over Swoobat, despite design.

 

[Magic0loc0]

Beheeyem has some nice stats. I used in my team and it surprised me positively.

 

[TrainerTori]

My vote is pretty much based on design.
I love the color-scheme of Swoobat, and the one I had in my team worked as my psychic pokemon for a good long while :)

I don't even think I ever even caught a Beheeyem...

 

[Cyclone]

My vote is pretty much based on design.
I love the color-scheme of Swoobat, and the one I had in my team worked as my psychic pokemon for a good long while :)

I don't even think I ever even caught a Beheeyem...

Elgyem can only be caught in Celestial Tower. Beeheyem evolves from that.

In B/W, there is a finding of Beheeyem in the area of Route 14 post-E4; this does not recur in B2/W2. I haven't searched for it as I just evolved Elgyem.

Cyclone

 

[PlatinumDude]

I went with Swoobat because while it doesn't hit as hard as Beheeyem, it's faster. But I did like how GameFreak referenced "the meaning of life" in Elgyem's evolutionary level.

 

[Animeluver143]

I would say Swoobat because not only it has two types,therefore more super effective moves,it also can learn those really annoying moves like Attract,Air Slash(Air Slash makes you flinch 30% of the time and it makes me rage all the time cuz i get flinched EVERY TIME!),and Endeavor (not that annoying but it is if Swoobat survives w/ low HP)