Nix_Hex
Uangaana kasuttortunga!
After being inspired by this post by Tobes in the Teambuilding thread, I gained a new fascination for Weavile. I have added one to my team and more often than not, it is my savior. Instead of writing a big post about its rocky history, I'll get right to the point. Weavile is totally anti-metagame, outspeeding tons of threats, mainly Dragons, and picking off Scarfers with its priority Ice Shard. Here is my favorite set:
Weavile @ Life Orb
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Ice Punch
- Ice Shard
- Low Kick
- Pursuit
With a blazing fast base 125 Speed, Weavile outspeeds almost every relevant Pokemon in OU, only outsped by only Meloetta-P, Aerodactyl, Jolteon, and Ninjask, while tying with the incredibly rare and totally outclassed Swellow. Let's take a look at the fast and scary threads that it actually DOES outspeed:
- Tornadus-T (OHKO with Ice Punch)
- Alakazam (OHKO with Ice Punch or unboosted Pursuit if Sash is broken)
- Dugtrio (OHKOes two times over with Ice Punch if Sash is broken)
- Starmie (2HKOed by unboosted Pursuit, OHKOed if it flees)
- Gengar (62% to OHKO, guaranteed with Stealth Rock)
- Espeon (Pursuit guarantees 2HKO on 252/4, 43% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock on rarer 4/0)
- Latios (OHKOed by Ice Punch)
- Latias (guaranteed 2HKO, or OHKO after Stealth Rock on 252/4, 43% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock on rarer 4/0)
- Keldeo (not much here but it can revenge kill weakened non-Scarf versions)
- Terrakion (OHKOed by Low Kick)
- Choice Scarf Landorus-I, Garchomp, and Salamence (OHKOed by Ice Shard)
What are some of your favorite Weavile sets? What have been your shortcomings while using it? How do you counter it most effectively?