With Bulk Up Breloom being the standard set used in BWOverusedOU, Gliscor, which was once considered a huge threat to Breloom, is no longertheas nefariousPokemon to Breloomas it used to be. However, against SubPunch Breloom, Gliscor still reigns supreme. Acrobatics Gliscor is also the bane to Breloom, but is only used in conjunction with Tyranitar due to the fact thattheits objective is to take control of Substitute + Sand Veil. The most surefire counter to Breloom is Skarmory.Skarmory wWith Brave Bird and its solid Defense, Skarmory stops Bulk Up Breloom in its tracksand makes sure it takeswhile taking minimal damage.At+2 Breloom isn’'t even doing 50% to standard Skarmory and is OHKO’sed by Brave Birdwhich is why, so even with Spore, Skarmory issucha huge threat. In fact, only the max Attack SubPunch setTo havehas a decent shot against Skarmory, you in fact need the SubPunch set with max attack. Celebi is the other major counter to Breloom, as it has excellent physical defense and resists both of Breloom's STABs. It also has Recover, allowing it to effortlessly heal off any damage that it takes from Breloom's attacks. Additionally, Natural Cure completely nullifies Spore, allowing Celebi to essentially switch in at any time for free. Most Celebi also carry Psychic or Hidden Power Fireon most of its sets, allowing itto easily dispatch Breloom.
Thereisare, of course, some other notable problem Pokemon for Breloom. Mew immediately comes to mind as the majority arethedefensivevariants. Make sure that if you try and take Mew on with Breloom,youBreloom has at leasthave+1one boost and no opposing Pokemon are asleepor else, as it can 2HKOyou in two hitsBreloom with Ice Beam/or Psychic. Dragonite is yet another common Pokemon that has the potential to completely stop Breloom in its tracks. The rain variant with Hurricane gives Breloom no chance of winning;however,while Breloom can potentially beat the Lum Berry Dragon Dance setgiven you hadif it had already set up Bulk Up boosts prior,butthat normally is not the caseso try to steer clear and use other methods to defeat Dragonite. Reuniclus is in the same boat. The Trick Room variant is beatable; however, with a low sleep roll Breloom is done for. The Calm Mind variant offers almost no way of beating it, thus steer clear. Latios and Latias also take care of Breloom without a problem. Latias can simply recover and set up on Breloom without worrying about the damage dealt, while Latios can OHKO even Bulk Up Breloom with Draco Meteor and Psyshock. <moved the bit about the latis up from the last part>
In addition, Ghost-types can be troublesome to Breloom, as they are immune to Focus Punch and are usually either faster or extremely bulky. Gengar is especially nasty, as it resists Seed Bomb and canalsouse Disable to remove Breloom's access to its coverage move. Chandelure also resists Seed Bomb due to its Fire typing, though it has to watch out for Stone Edge on the offensive set.
AnotherMore big problems for Breloom are Pokemon that pack multi-hit moves. Haxorus is the most prevalent;asit can break Breloom's Substitute with the first hit of Dual Chop and then preventtheFocus Punch with the second hit. On top of that, Haxorus resists Seed Bomb, the coverage move of choice for the offensive SubPunch set, and has enough Defense to take a Stone Edge or Facade if need be. Mamoswine and Cloyster can do the same with Icicle Spear, but they risk getting caught by a Seed Bomb, and arealsoboth weak to Focus Punch or Superpower as well. <moved the latis up to after reuniclus>
<p>With Bulk Up Breloom being the standard set used in BW OU, Gliscor, which was once considered a huge threat to Breloom, is no longer as nefarious as it used to be. However, against SubPunch Breloom, Gliscor still reigns supreme. Acrobatics Gliscor is also the bane to Breloom, but is only used in conjunction with Tyranitar due to the fact that its objective is to take control of Substitute + Sand Veil. The most surefire counter to Breloom is Skarmory. With Brave Bird and its solid Defense, Skarmory stops Bulk Up Breloom in its tracks while taking minimal damage. +2 Breloom isn't even doing 50% to standard Skarmory and is OHKOed by Brave Bird, so even with Spore, Skarmory is a huge threat. In fact, only the max Attack SubPunch set has a decent shot against Skarmory. Celebi is the other major counter to Breloom, as it has excellent physical defense and resists both of Breloom's STABs. It also has Recover, allowing it to effortlessly heal off any damage that it takes from Breloom's attacks. Additionally, Natural Cure completely nullifies Spore, allowing Celebi to essentially switch in at any time for free. Most Celebi also carry Psychic or Hidden Power Fire to easily dispatch Breloom.</p>
<p>There are, of course, some other notable problem Pokemon for Breloom. Mew immediately comes to mind as the majority are defensive. Make sure that if you try and take Mew on with Breloom, Breloom has at least one boost and no opposing Pokemon are asleep, as Mew can 2HKO Breloom with Ice Beam or Psychic. Dragonite is yet another common Pokemon that has the potential to completely stop Breloom in its tracks. The rain variant with Hurricane gives Breloom no chance of winning; while Breloom can potentially beat the Lum Berry Dragon Dance set if it had already set up Bulk Up boosts prior, that normally is not the case. Reuniclus is in the same boat. The Trick Room variant is beatable; however, with a low sleep roll Breloom is done for. The Calm Mind variant offers almost no way of beating it, thus steer clear. Latios and Latias also take care of Breloom without a problem. Latias can simply recover and set up on Breloom without worrying about the damage dealt, while Latios can OHKO even Bulk Up Breloom with Draco Meteor and Psyshock.</p>
<p>In addition, Ghost-types can be troublesome to Breloom, as they are immune to Focus Punch and usually either faster or extremely bulky. Gengar is especially nasty, as it resists Seed Bomb and can use Disable to remove Breloom's access to its coverage move. Chandelure also resists Seed Bomb due to its Fire typing, though it has to watch out for Stone Edge on the offensive set.</p>
<p>More big problems for Breloom are Pokemon that pack multi-hit moves. Haxorus is the most prevalent; it can break Breloom's Substitute with the first hit of Dual Chop and then prevent Focus Punch with the second hit. On top of that, Haxorus resists Seed Bomb, the coverage move of choice for the offensive SubPunch set, and has enough Defense to take a Stone Edge or Facade if need be. Mamoswine and Cloyster can do the same with Icicle Spear, but they risk getting caught by a Seed Bomb, and are both weak to Focus Punch or Superpower as well.</p>
<p>There are, of course, some other notable problem Pokemon for Breloom. Mew immediately comes to mind as the majority are defensive. Make sure that if you try and take Mew on with Breloom, Breloom has at least one boost and no opposing Pokemon are asleep, as Mew can 2HKO Breloom with Ice Beam or Psychic. Dragonite is yet another common Pokemon that has the potential to completely stop Breloom in its tracks. The rain variant with Hurricane gives Breloom no chance of winning; while Breloom can potentially beat the Lum Berry Dragon Dance set if it had already set up Bulk Up boosts prior, that normally is not the case. Reuniclus is in the same boat. The Trick Room variant is beatable; however, with a low sleep roll Breloom is done for. The Calm Mind variant offers almost no way of beating it, thus steer clear. Latios and Latias also take care of Breloom without a problem. Latias can simply recover and set up on Breloom without worrying about the damage dealt, while Latios can OHKO even Bulk Up Breloom with Draco Meteor and Psyshock.</p>
<p>In addition, Ghost-types can be troublesome to Breloom, as they are immune to Focus Punch and usually either faster or extremely bulky. Gengar is especially nasty, as it resists Seed Bomb and can use Disable to remove Breloom's access to its coverage move. Chandelure also resists Seed Bomb due to its Fire typing, though it has to watch out for Stone Edge on the offensive set.</p>
<p>More big problems for Breloom are Pokemon that pack multi-hit moves. Haxorus is the most prevalent; it can break Breloom's Substitute with the first hit of Dual Chop and then prevent Focus Punch with the second hit. On top of that, Haxorus resists Seed Bomb, the coverage move of choice for the offensive SubPunch set, and has enough Defense to take a Stone Edge or Facade if need be. Mamoswine and Cloyster can do the same with Icicle Spear, but they risk getting caught by a Seed Bomb, and are both weak to Focus Punch or Superpower as well.</p>