QC Checks: ---/---/---
Final QC Check: ---
GP Checks: ---/---
Overview
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+ Insane speed while in the rain. It will murder your families, it's so fast.
+ Tops out at 17 Special Attack
+ Access to Hydro Pump, a great source of damage, especially in the rain.
+ Really damn cute
- Dependent on rain, which was nerfed.
- Access to Dragon Dance, but a mediocre attack stat.
- Horsea requires a lot of support. Two or three viable Pokemon for Horsea to switch out to are necessary.
- Doesn't have a cool looking shiny version.
Swift Swim
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name: Swift Swim
move 1: Hydro Pump
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Substitute / Rain Dance
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ground
ability: Swift Swim
item: Life Orb
evs: 36 Def / 196 SpA / 76 SpD / 196 Spe
nature: Modest
Moves
========
- Hydro Pump deals the damages, even against major threats in the tier.
- Ice Beam is a bird killer, mainly, as well as an assistance for grass Pokemon that Horsea hates.
- Run Substitute in cases of status users that could inhibit Horsea's sweep, like Murkrow.
- Rain Dance can be used to start Horsea's sweep.
- Hidden Power Grass hits other Swift Swim Pokemon that might try to take advantage of the rain, like Omanyte.
- Hidden Power Ground hits Magnemite and Chinchou, other Pokemon that resist Hydro Pump and Ice Beam.
Set Details
========
- Max out Speed and Special Attack, and dump the rest into special defense.
- Life orb adds a significant boost to the damage output.
- Modest increases Special Attack to 17, an impressive special attack.
- Swift Swim allows speed to double, so play Horsea while it's raining.
Usage Tips
========
- Eliminate Pokemon that could halt Horsea's sweep before starting the rain.
- Give Horsea as many turns in the rain as possible. Don't waste time splashing around in it.
- Fletchling, a seriously problem in LC, can't break through Horsea very well. But Horsea can damage against Fletchling quite well.
Team Options
========
- Surskrit, Frillish and Purrloin, run a mean rain dance.
- Mienfoo, especially, is a great Rain Starter, as it can set up Rain, U-turn out, and any damage it had taken up to that point is slashed by Regenerator.
- If Horsea isn't setting up the rain, consider giving whatever is a Damp Rock. Increase Horsea's sweeping potential by opening up an item slot and a moveslot.
- Ferroseed is a great counter to Chinchou, being able to switch in on any of its moves and kill it if it doesn't switch out. Also a good switch in for Cottonee.
- Setters are useful, as some of Horsea's attacks can be weak. The damage of rocks and spikes helps weaken Pokemon and break Sturdy.
- Chinchou is immune to Electric-type moves, and a slow Volt-Switch helps get Horsea in safely.
Critsea
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name: Critsea
move 1: Focus Energy
move 2: Agility
move 3: Hydro Pump
move 4: Ice Beam
ability: Sniper
item: Scope Lens
evs: 196 SpA / 116 SpD / 196 Spe
nature: Modest / Timid
Moves
========
- Focus Energy takes advantage of the damage boost of Sniper.
- Agility makes up for the average speed that Horsea reaches.
- Hydro Pump, along with STAB, proves an insane source of damage.
- Ice Beam deals with the grass types that Horsea has problems with, as well as flying types.
Set Details
========
- Special Attack and Speed are, again, the most important, as Horsea is to some extent a glass cannon. The rest goes in Special Defense.
- Scope Lens increases the chance of critical hits. Good on a Sniper/Focus Energy set.
- Modest is for more damage out put, while Timid is for more speed.
- Sniper increases the damage of critical hits, so pray to the Internet Gods for crits.
Usage Tips
========
- Give it time to get of its Focus Energy and Agility, otherwise your sweep will be inhibited. The meta game rarely allows two chances to set up. Once you have your chance, take it and go.
- Clear away major threats, like Chinchou and Foongus, before sending Horsea out.
- Hyrdo Pump is extremely powerful. It can break through some pretty tough walls, but if it isn't looking like you can get through, don't give them the opportunity to set up while you futility attack them over and over.
Team Options
========
- Torchic: Everybody wants a couple speed boosts passed to them, but Horsea would really crush with the speed.
- More ground types that are immune to electric, like Cubone and Drilbur.
- Ferroseed any attacks that would be Super-Effective against Horsea, as well as being immune to several of the status moves that would cripple Horsea.
- Chinchou is immune to electric type moves and will eat them up, as well as take down most of the Pokemon that are supplying them (with the exception of other Chinchou).
- Cottonee's encore can really facilitate Horsea's setup by forcing the opposing Pokemon to switch out, or at least forcing them to use an ineffective move over and over again.
Other Options
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- Try a Dragon Dance set, maybe using Waterfall, Double-Edge, Outrage, or Bounce.
- Horsea also has Rest and Sleep Talk, if that's the kind of thing that you're into.
- On the Swift Swim set, experiment with various Hidden Powers, and find what fits best with your playstyle.
- There isn't much room to be creative on the Focus Energy set. Ice beam is the only move that can change, and even that would be questionable.
Checks & Counters
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**Electric-types**: Chinchou and Magnemite especially provide a challenge, as Horsea has no means of breaking through either of them even when it does outspeed them.
**Ferroseed**: . Ferroseed resists Horsea's STAB Hydro Pump, as well as all other moves. Even HP Fire doesn't OHKO Ferroseed in the rain.
**Priority Users**: Fletchling or Timburr can be obstruct Horsea's sweep because it ignores any Speed boosts that Horsea might accumulate.
**Speed Control**: Especially moves like Tailwind or Thunder Wave provide a challenge, since Horsea is banking off of it's ability to out speed.
**Cottonee**: Encore can lock Focus Energy Horsea into either Agility or Focus Energy and can cripple and un-Substituted Horsea with a paralysis.
**Foongus**: Foongus can survive an Ice Beam, as well as Giga Drain right back, OHKOing Horsea and restoring a good portion of its health.
Final QC Check: ---
GP Checks: ---/---
Overview
########
+ Insane speed while in the rain. It will murder your families, it's so fast.
+ Tops out at 17 Special Attack
+ Access to Hydro Pump, a great source of damage, especially in the rain.
+ Really damn cute
- Dependent on rain, which was nerfed.
- Access to Dragon Dance, but a mediocre attack stat.
- Horsea requires a lot of support. Two or three viable Pokemon for Horsea to switch out to are necessary.
- Doesn't have a cool looking shiny version.
Swift Swim
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name: Swift Swim
move 1: Hydro Pump
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Substitute / Rain Dance
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ground
ability: Swift Swim
item: Life Orb
evs: 36 Def / 196 SpA / 76 SpD / 196 Spe
nature: Modest
Moves
========
- Hydro Pump deals the damages, even against major threats in the tier.
- Ice Beam is a bird killer, mainly, as well as an assistance for grass Pokemon that Horsea hates.
- Run Substitute in cases of status users that could inhibit Horsea's sweep, like Murkrow.
- Rain Dance can be used to start Horsea's sweep.
- Hidden Power Grass hits other Swift Swim Pokemon that might try to take advantage of the rain, like Omanyte.
- Hidden Power Ground hits Magnemite and Chinchou, other Pokemon that resist Hydro Pump and Ice Beam.
Set Details
========
- Max out Speed and Special Attack, and dump the rest into special defense.
- Life orb adds a significant boost to the damage output.
- Modest increases Special Attack to 17, an impressive special attack.
- Swift Swim allows speed to double, so play Horsea while it's raining.
Usage Tips
========
- Eliminate Pokemon that could halt Horsea's sweep before starting the rain.
- Give Horsea as many turns in the rain as possible. Don't waste time splashing around in it.
- Fletchling, a seriously problem in LC, can't break through Horsea very well. But Horsea can damage against Fletchling quite well.
Team Options
========
- Surskrit, Frillish and Purrloin, run a mean rain dance.
- Mienfoo, especially, is a great Rain Starter, as it can set up Rain, U-turn out, and any damage it had taken up to that point is slashed by Regenerator.
- If Horsea isn't setting up the rain, consider giving whatever is a Damp Rock. Increase Horsea's sweeping potential by opening up an item slot and a moveslot.
- Ferroseed is a great counter to Chinchou, being able to switch in on any of its moves and kill it if it doesn't switch out. Also a good switch in for Cottonee.
- Setters are useful, as some of Horsea's attacks can be weak. The damage of rocks and spikes helps weaken Pokemon and break Sturdy.
- Chinchou is immune to Electric-type moves, and a slow Volt-Switch helps get Horsea in safely.
Critsea
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name: Critsea
move 1: Focus Energy
move 2: Agility
move 3: Hydro Pump
move 4: Ice Beam
ability: Sniper
item: Scope Lens
evs: 196 SpA / 116 SpD / 196 Spe
nature: Modest / Timid
Moves
========
- Focus Energy takes advantage of the damage boost of Sniper.
- Agility makes up for the average speed that Horsea reaches.
- Hydro Pump, along with STAB, proves an insane source of damage.
- Ice Beam deals with the grass types that Horsea has problems with, as well as flying types.
Set Details
========
- Special Attack and Speed are, again, the most important, as Horsea is to some extent a glass cannon. The rest goes in Special Defense.
- Scope Lens increases the chance of critical hits. Good on a Sniper/Focus Energy set.
- Modest is for more damage out put, while Timid is for more speed.
- Sniper increases the damage of critical hits, so pray to the Internet Gods for crits.
Usage Tips
========
- Give it time to get of its Focus Energy and Agility, otherwise your sweep will be inhibited. The meta game rarely allows two chances to set up. Once you have your chance, take it and go.
- Clear away major threats, like Chinchou and Foongus, before sending Horsea out.
- Hyrdo Pump is extremely powerful. It can break through some pretty tough walls, but if it isn't looking like you can get through, don't give them the opportunity to set up while you futility attack them over and over.
Team Options
========
- Torchic: Everybody wants a couple speed boosts passed to them, but Horsea would really crush with the speed.
- More ground types that are immune to electric, like Cubone and Drilbur.
- Ferroseed any attacks that would be Super-Effective against Horsea, as well as being immune to several of the status moves that would cripple Horsea.
- Chinchou is immune to electric type moves and will eat them up, as well as take down most of the Pokemon that are supplying them (with the exception of other Chinchou).
- Cottonee's encore can really facilitate Horsea's setup by forcing the opposing Pokemon to switch out, or at least forcing them to use an ineffective move over and over again.
Other Options
########
- Try a Dragon Dance set, maybe using Waterfall, Double-Edge, Outrage, or Bounce.
- Horsea also has Rest and Sleep Talk, if that's the kind of thing that you're into.
- On the Swift Swim set, experiment with various Hidden Powers, and find what fits best with your playstyle.
- There isn't much room to be creative on the Focus Energy set. Ice beam is the only move that can change, and even that would be questionable.
Checks & Counters
########
**Electric-types**: Chinchou and Magnemite especially provide a challenge, as Horsea has no means of breaking through either of them even when it does outspeed them.
**Ferroseed**: . Ferroseed resists Horsea's STAB Hydro Pump, as well as all other moves. Even HP Fire doesn't OHKO Ferroseed in the rain.
**Priority Users**: Fletchling or Timburr can be obstruct Horsea's sweep because it ignores any Speed boosts that Horsea might accumulate.
**Speed Control**: Especially moves like Tailwind or Thunder Wave provide a challenge, since Horsea is banking off of it's ability to out speed.
**Cottonee**: Encore can lock Focus Energy Horsea into either Agility or Focus Energy and can cripple and un-Substituted Horsea with a paralysis.
**Foongus**: Foongus can survive an Ice Beam, as well as Giga Drain right back, OHKOing Horsea and restoring a good portion of its health.
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