[OVERVIEW]
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Aqua Jet
move 4: Waterfall / Rapid Spin
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Swift Swim
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Checks and Counters
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- Great late-game cleaner or mid-game wallbreaker
- Really difficult to switch into because most Rock resists are Water weak
- One of the few physical Water-types in the tier
- Typing can make it difficult or easy to set up depending on the opposing team
- Not many offensive checks, but many of the best ones are common
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Aqua Jet
move 4: Waterfall / Rapid Spin
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Swift Swim
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Swords Dance to boost
- Stone Edge for powerful STAB with good neutral coverage
- Aqua Jet to clean
- Waterfall for secondary STAB with flinch chance, which helps break bulky teams
- Rapid Spin for offensive spinner that can break bulky spinblockers
- Superpower can be used to hit Ferroseed, doesn't hit much else
Set Details
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- Swift Swim can be used on rain or as a tool against rain
- Weak Armor can be cool for a Speed boost but makes it more difficult to set up
- Life Orb for extra power, Lum Berry for ease in setting up
Usage Tips
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- Set up mid-game to break balanced teams or late-game to clean offensive teams
- Try to spin on Pokemon that you can force out because Kabutops isn't bulky enough to live much
- Save Kabutops for its priority when necessary, otherwise you can play more recklessly with it
- Toxic Spikes support because most of its best checks are weak to them
Team Options
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- Healing Wish support from Mesprit or Lilligant
- Hazard weak Pokemon appreciate spin support
- Strong special attackers to pressure physical walls, esp Ferroseed and Quagsire
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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- Choice Band
- Knock Off
- Giga Drain to lure Quagsire
- Hidden Power Fire to lure Ferroseed
- Stealth Rock
Checks and Counters
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- Quagsire
- Ferroseed
- Gourgeist
- Torterra
- Fast Water resists