Overview
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Special Attacker
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name: Special Attacker
move 1: Psychic / Psyshock
move 2: Signal Beam
move 3: Encore
move 4: Energy Ball
ability: Magic Guard
item: Focus Sash / Life Orb
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Other Options
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Checks & Counters
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- High Special attack backed by a good movepool
- Great speed tier
- Magic Guard is one of the best abilities in the game
- Frail as all hell
Special Attacker
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name: Special Attacker
move 1: Psychic / Psyshock
move 2: Signal Beam
move 3: Encore
move 4: Energy Ball
ability: Magic Guard
item: Focus Sash / Life Orb
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid
Moves
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- Psychic and Psyshock are obligatory STABs. Psychic is generally better but Psyshock hits Throh, Lickilicky, Roselia, and random AVs harder
- Signal Beam has great coverage against mons that resist Psychic, namely other Psychics and Darks
- Encore can force slower set up sweepers into bad situations if Kadabra outspeeds, and lets it nut on stall
- Energy Ball hits a lot of big targets SE, namely Carracosta
- Calm Mind is good for if you Encore a threat into a non-attack move, or if you gain free turns in general
- Dazzling is a cute option for hitting Zweilous harder, but generally has worse coverage than Signal Beam
- Shadow Ball is a good option as well that hits Mr Mime and the Gourgeists harder, but lacks Dark Type coverage that Signal Beam brings.
Set Details
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- Standard offensive EVs
- Focus Sash allows Kadabra to revenge kill offensive set up sweepers, while Life Orb can break stall mons Sash can't
- Timid is to outspeed +speed base 100s-105s, such as Simipour and Dodrio
Usage Tips
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- Assuming sash, when you're faced with a set-up sweeper that has had free turns, send it out for the quick kill
- NEVER HARD SWITCH IT IN. It's bulk is too pitiful to stomach any hit with Life Orb and its sash is too valuable to sacrifice for free
- Try to get in when something is throwing out status if possible. Kadabra's ability gives it virtual immunity to them
Team Options
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- A dark-type sponge is always nice for any psychic type
- Wish support could be useful for if its sash wasn't broken but it took damage
- Stuff to take advantage of Kadabra's switch ins, such as Poliwrath/Throh for Lickilicky
Other Options
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- Specs
- Scarf
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Taunt
- CounterCoat Focus Sash cheese
- Psycho Shift
Checks & Counters
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- Faster Offensive Threats
- Dark Types
- Ghost Types
- Priority (namely Sucker Punch)
- SpDef Walls
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