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Overview
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OVERVIEW GOES HERE
YOU CAN DO IT PROS & CONS STYLE BUT THIS WILL LIKELY NOT BE THE FINAL FORM OF THE OVERVIEW SO MAYBE CONSIDER WRITING ONE
Choice Band
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name: Choice Band
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Zen Headbutt / Stone Edge
ability: Sturdy
item: Choice Band
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Adamant
Moves
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- Close Combat is the main STAB move and seriously hurts on neutral hits
- Knock Off hits Psychic- and Ghost-types such as Cresselia and Doublade
- Poison Jab targets Fairy-types such as Granbull and Aromatisse
- Zen Headbutt hits Poison-types such as Garbodor, Amoonguss, Qwilfish, Golbat, and Weezing
- Stone Edge is an option to hit Flying-types such as Pelipper and Pinsir hard, but is rather useless otherwise
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- A Choice Band greatly improves Sawk's damage output, making it a fearsome wallbreaker
- An Adamant nature and 252 Attack EVs make Sawk extra powerful, as it needs all the power it can get, while 252 Speed EVs make Sawk faster
- Sturdy is the ability chosen, as it allows Sawk to take a hit and retaliate back
Usage Tips
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- Close Combat will be your main spam move, as it will severely dent almost anything
- As Sawk has bad bulk, try to bring it in on a double switch or weak hits
- Try to predict opposing switch ins as Sawk does not have too many chances to attack, and mispredicting means Sawk will get forced out
- Entry hazards will break Sturdy, so if possible try and keep them away before you send Sawk in
- If Sturdy is intact, Sawk can function as a good emergency stop to opposing setup sweepers
- Knock Off is usually a good choice early on, as removing items can be helpful
- Do not send Sawk in on status moves such as Will-O-Wisp or Thunder Wave
Team Options
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- Entry hazard support from Accelgor, Cobalion or Rhyperior is helpful as Sawk appreciates the extra damage on switches it forces
- Sawk does not like entry hazards breaking Sturdy, so entry hazard removers such as Shiftry or Hitmonlee are appreciated
- Sawk is a great wallbreaker, so cleaners such as Fletchinder, Jolteon, and Tyrantrum are good partners
- As Sawk switches in and out a lot, pivots such as Eelektross and Rotom-Mow can get Sawk in and take hits when it switches out
- A fast teammate such as Delphox, Choice Scarf Meloetta, or Choice Scarf Braviary can help Sawk with its weakness to faster teams
Other Options
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- Mold Breaker with Earthquake can be used to try and bait in Weezing, but it is unreliable because the message shows up in the chat
- A Life Orb can be used if you want Sawk to hit hard and switch moves, Mold Breaker will also be the superior ability if you opt for this
- An Expert Belt can be used to bluff Choice Band and switch moves at certain points
Checks & Counters
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CHECKS & COUNTERS GO HERE
NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE MORE THREATLISTY SO MENTION POKEMON / OTHER EFFECTS ONE AT A TIME
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