Sturdy has become more relevant and usable as well, so it warrants mention alongside Mold Breaker.
The Set name can probably be changed to 'Wallbreaker', since the Scarf set is also a physical attacker :/
- Mentioning Poison Jab and EQ in one sentence gives the impression that they are slashed, even tho that isn't the case. Mention Poison Jab as a standalone context since it is more mandatory for Sawk.
- I actually think Zen Headbutt should replace Earthquake for slashworthy last move. It hits all of the Poison-types that Earthquake does and more, most notably Qwilfish, Vileplume, and Weezing. Earthquake can still be mentioned in Moves (before Stone Edge) as it allows Sawk to attack Garbodor without touching it (thus not breaking its Sturdy or take heavy Aftermath damage), altho Garbo can still aim to break Sturdy by switching into resisted moves, so EQ's advantage becomes somewhat diminished, unless paired with Mold Breaker to ease predictions against Levitate mons.
- Mention that LO's recoil not only clashes with Sturdy, but also gives away the fact that Sawk can switch moves, unlike Black Belt.
- What is Jolly nice for? Mention things like Adamant Kanga / Zangoose / opposing Sawks, and positive speed natured Mesprit.
- This only applies for Mold Breaker Sawk. Mention that Sturdy Sawk allows it to function as a one-time check to almost any sweeper provided its health remains intact.
- You could mention Sneasel as yet another mon that can scare away Mesprit and Mismagius, and can even use Pursuit to get rid of them,
- Mega Steelix is especially notable for its ability to take on the pixies, and sets up SR with ease on them.
- A more relevant example would be Weezing, which takes jack from everything else Sawk throws at it compared to Muk.
- While neither Fairies are very common, it is the lack of power Scarf Sawk lacks compared to Band Sawk that Poison Jab becomes a lackluster option (especially one to lock itself into), so emphasize that.
- I think it is important to note the advantages Scarf Sawk has over Scarf Primeape, which has better speed (especially for Lilligant and Vivillon) as well as U-turn (momentum move + emergency Malamar check :P) which would make it the better candidate for Scarf. The emphasis of surprise factor, greater power, and more effective coverage (Mold Breaker EQ) are reasons to consider Scarf Sawk over Scarf Ape.
You already mentioned these on the Wallbreaker set, so no need to list them here again.
Since this is no longer a WIP, I expect this to be filled out as sections, such as "bulky Fighting resists", "faster Pokemon", etc. I'm pretty sure you can come up with more examples of this, since I am certain there are a large amount of Pokemon that deter Sawk from spamming its moves, namely Pokemon that can tank all of Sawk's attacks bar that one coverage move, like Pelipper, Granbull, Qwilfish, Vileplume, etc..., as they can give CB Sawk pause while still being able to tank Black Belt Sawk's unboosted coverage easily. You seem to have the list of capable Sawk revenge killers down so I'll leave you to that.
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