Overview
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Pros
All-Out Attacker
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name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Ice Shard
move 3: Icicle Crash / Superpower / Icicle Spear
move 4: Protect
ability: Thick Fat
item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
evs: 80 HP / 252 Atk / 176 Spe
nature: Adamant / Jolly
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Choice Scarf
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name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Icicle Crash / Icicle Spear
move 3: Rock Slide
move 4: Superpower
ability: Thick Fat
item: Choice Scarf
evs: 12 HP / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
nature: Jolly / Adamant
Moves
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Set Details
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Team Options
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Other Options
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Checks & Counters
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**Utility Moves**: Hitmontop and Aegislash can spam Wide Guard to stop EQ, not really care about any other attack and OHKO Mamoswine with their STABs. The uncommon Stealth Rocks and Fake Out can cripple Mamoswine's Sash set by removing its Sash thus not allowing Mamoswine to safey kill things that outspeed him.
**Intimidate and Burns**: Hitmontop and Scrafty can come in on any move and deal heavy damage with their STABs, not only that but give Mamoswine an attack drop. Rotom-H can come in on everything and burn Mamoswine, making him offensively useless.
**Offensive Typing Advantage**: Bulky waters like Suicune and Rotom-W can come in on any moves and deal tons of damage with their Water STABs. Fighting types such as Breelom, Terrakion, Conk and others can deal heavy damage with their STABs. Levitaters and flying types that don't mind Ice attacks are great checks, like Talonflame and Charizard-Y. Almost all pokemon that can outspeed or tank a hit from Mamoswine make a good check, like Scizor with Bullet Punch or Keldeo with his STABs. Mamoswine gets threatened by by buttloads of priority users. Azumarill can threaten it with Aqua Jet, Scizor has Bullet Punch, and Breloom and Conkeldurr have Mach Punch, all of which either OHKO or 2HKO Mamoswine, without he being able to do the same.
**Speed Control**: Mamoswine's Scarf set is ruined by Trick Room and Tailwind, as it relies on speed to kill things. So watch out for common Trick Room users like Cresselia and Aromatisse.
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Pros
- look at dat dem coverage. Only resisted by some Rotom formes. Not only that but it hits tons of threats in the metagame for super effective damage.
- 110 HP and 130 Atk is nothing to mess around with.
- Nice ability (Thick Fat).
- Mamoswine can deal with buttloads of common threats in the meta, such as Thundurus, Garchomp, Heatran, Shaymin-S and Lando-T.
- Because of typing, he's a big fuck you to BoltBeam users like Thundurus and Mega Manectric. (But beware that you don't kill Manectric with -1 EQ + Ice Shard (Unless LO) and he can Overheat you.)
- If Mamoswine can't hit a mon for super-effective damage there's a very high chance that he'll get boned.
- It has mediocre bulk because of its high HP offsetting its low defensive stats.
- Mediocre speed.
- Awkard mon; If you go bulky you're slow, if you go fast you're frail.
- Common weaknesses in Fighting, Grass and Water.
- Intimidate and burns :( (Except for Salamence and Landorus-T lol)
All-Out Attacker
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name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Ice Shard
move 3: Icicle Crash / Superpower / Icicle Spear
move 4: Protect
ability: Thick Fat
item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
evs: 80 HP / 252 Atk / 176 Spe
nature: Adamant / Jolly
Moves
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- Earthquake is a powerful STAB spread move, obligatory on any Mamoswine sets. With an Ice move it gets almost perfect coverage (fukn Surskit and Bronzong)
- Ice Shard is used because Mamoswine has mediocre speed, at -1 it does 70%~ to 4/0 Lando-T, which is pretty decent. It can pick off most weakned threats, that makes him a reliable check to Skymin, but it can't switch in into it.
- Icicle Crash is less powerful than Spear, but it is more reliable and has a nice flinch chance, makes Mamoswine a more reliable answer to Amoonguss and on average it does more damage than Spear.
- Protect is there to disrupt offensive strategies, stall out Trick Room/Sun/Rain or w/e and all that good stuff that Protect does.
- Superpower can be used over Icicle Crash if you're willing to give up a strong Ice STAB move and have just Ice Shard. It also hits Ferrothorn, Mega Kanga and Scrafty hard and the Rotom formes for decent neutral damage.
Set Details
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- The EVs are simple, 252 Atk with Adamant for imediate power, 176 Spe to outspeed neutral natured base 70s like Breloom and Bisharp, the rest is dumped into HP.
- Life Orb can be used for imediate power at the cost of survivability. Sash is for survivability, Mamoswine has mediocre bulk so a Sash helps a lot vs things that can outspeed and OHKO it, like Terrakion.
- Jolly can be used over Adamant to reliably outspeed Breelom and Bisharp.
- Life Orb is really awesome because you always get the KO on chomp, 2HKO MegaManectric with -1 EQ + Ice Shard and Adamant OHKOes Mence 50% of the time.
Usage Tips
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- Beware of random coverage moves such as Landorus-T's Superpower.
- Don't switch Mamoswine in on attacks because of its frailer defenses.
- But Mamoswine is not Breloom frail, it can still take some hits and kill his attackers. A good example is vs Lando-T, as he (Mamoswine) can take a Rock Slide and KO with Ice Shard.
- Mamoswine doesn't mind eating up some spread-reduced moves or non-super effective attacks. (He can take a Heat Wave from Zard-Y in SUN :O)
- Rock Slide works great on the Sash set as a last resort answer to Mega Charizard Y, Talonflame, and Volcarona.
- The Life Orb set needs much more support such as Speed Control and redirectors to be as effective.
- Focus Sash makes Mamoswine a great late-game cleaner and allows it to be a reliable answer to threats that manage to set up against its team.
Team Options
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- Charizard-Y is a great partner, Mamoswine can kill most of its checks, like Lando-T and Heatran. Mamoswine hates bulky waters, so anything that can take those down is good, some exmaples are Shaymin-S and Thundurus, both allow you to spam EQ too. Aegislash can spam Wide Guard, kill Terrakion, heavily dent Cress and Rotom-W, deal with Fairies and Trick Room, but he doesn't allow Mamoswine to spam EQ as much.
- Amoonguss resists all of Mamoswine's weaknesses except for Ice and Fire, therefore he can redirect most hits to himself and also put stuff to sleep. While Togekiss can also redirect attacks, it doesnt resist so many things but it can setup Tailwind and allows Mamoswine to spam EQ, the choice depends on what you need more. Hitmontop can spam Wide Guard and protect Mamoswine from Heat Wave's and Rock Slides and use Fake Out and Helping Hand.
- Mamoswine loves all kinds of Speed Control, TWave from Thundurus or Tailwind from Talon, doesn't matter, Mamoswine loves it.
- Fake Out, stun a faster mon to take down a slower opponent.
- Due to Mamoswine's speed, he won't be able to outspeed and kill many things, so an offensive partner that's either very fast or has strong priority is welcome. Talonflame, Latios and Deoxys-A are all good examples.
Choice Scarf
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name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Icicle Crash / Icicle Spear
move 3: Rock Slide
move 4: Superpower
ability: Thick Fat
item: Choice Scarf
evs: 12 HP / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
nature: Jolly / Adamant
Moves
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- Earthquake is an awesome STAB move, it even gets spread. It's used for killing things.
- Icile Crash is used for Grass, Flying and Dragon-types, also easier to spam than EQ (
Not blocked by Wide Guard, stronger, has better coverage and the flinch chance is just evil sometimes) - Icicle Spear can be used over Crash, It breaks Focus Sashes and Berries, but it is unreliable and Icicle Crash has a nice flinch chance.
- Rock Slide is mostly for CharY and Talonflame. But it's used vs Ice types too. Also used to kill stuff when both mons on the opposite field are weakened to a kill range and EQ wont hit both of them. Stone Edge can be used over Rock Slide, but you lose the aforementioned ability in trade of imediate power and a higher chance of missing.
- Superpower is used for Tyranitar, Kanga and stuff that wont get killed by Mamoswines's other moves, avoid using this move a lot because it lowers your defense and attack, which is not nice :[ You can always use Icicle Spear instead of this move if you can deal with those Pokemons well.
Set Details
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- The EVs are simple, 252 Attack is for maximum power, 244+ Spe outspeeds neutral nature Deo-A, Timid Mega Manectric and max Spe Adamant ScarfLando. The rest is dumped into HP.
- Adamant is really legit, while you don't do the above, you can almost OHKO Kangaskhan and outspeed everything relevant up to max speed Shaymin-S.
- Scarf is used on Mamoswine becuase it covers its middling speed
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- Be cautious when locking yourself into a move that many opposing pokemon are weak/immune to.
- Best as a lategame cleaner when all of the Intimidating Pokemon are gone.
- Avoid switching into attacks unless it is an obvious resist/immunity/protect.
- Watch out for opportunities for killing both of your opponent's mons with EQ/Rock Slide.
Team Options
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- Stuff that threatens Intimidate users like Mega-Gardevoir, Rotom-W and Tornadus are all good partners.
- Charizard-Y (Heatran, Lando-T, Terrakion) Talonflame (Heatran, Lando-T, Tyranitar) and Shaymin-S (Latios, Thundurus,) all appreciate Mamoswine's ability to swiftly kill some of their checks and counters.
- Anti-Trick Room Pokes (Bisharp, Mega Gengar, Aegislash)
Other Options
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- Knock Off can be used in Scarf sets instead of Superpower to deal with Ghost and Psychc types, while also crippling Choice and AV users.
- Stone Edge can be used for more imediate power, but Rock Slide is spread and doesn't miss as much.
- Stealth Rocks can be used to hurt stuff like Talonflame, Charizard-Y and Kyurem-B, but battles in Doubles are super short and most of the time it is not worth it setting them up.
- Icicle Spear can be used over crash to break through Sashes and Subs, but there aren't many sub users that re weak to Ice and Icicle Crash is more reliable.
- AV Mamoswine is really legit. (252 SpA Charizard Heat Wave vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Thick Fat Mamoswine in Sun: 206-246 (57 - 68.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO fucking bulky) It also has extra coverage that All Out Attacker doesn't have (Rock Slide and Superpower)
Checks & Counters
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**Utility Moves**: Hitmontop and Aegislash can spam Wide Guard to stop EQ, not really care about any other attack and OHKO Mamoswine with their STABs. The uncommon Stealth Rocks and Fake Out can cripple Mamoswine's Sash set by removing its Sash thus not allowing Mamoswine to safey kill things that outspeed him.
**Intimidate and Burns**: Hitmontop and Scrafty can come in on any move and deal heavy damage with their STABs, not only that but give Mamoswine an attack drop. Rotom-H can come in on everything and burn Mamoswine, making him offensively useless.
**Offensive Typing Advantage**: Bulky waters like Suicune and Rotom-W can come in on any moves and deal tons of damage with their Water STABs. Fighting types such as Breelom, Terrakion, Conk and others can deal heavy damage with their STABs. Levitaters and flying types that don't mind Ice attacks are great checks, like Talonflame and Charizard-Y. Almost all pokemon that can outspeed or tank a hit from Mamoswine make a good check, like Scizor with Bullet Punch or Keldeo with his STABs. Mamoswine gets threatened by by buttloads of priority users. Azumarill can threaten it with Aqua Jet, Scizor has Bullet Punch, and Breloom and Conkeldurr have Mach Punch, all of which either OHKO or 2HKO Mamoswine, without he being able to do the same.
**Speed Control**: Mamoswine's Scarf set is ruined by Trick Room and Tailwind, as it relies on speed to kill things. So watch out for common Trick Room users like Cresselia and Aromatisse.
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