jake
underdog of the year
man he's a real stud
[Overview]
- third highest base attack in the game only under deo-a and rampardos
- deceptively fast, base 100 speed
- pretty solid bulk too (150/100/65)
- truant makes him bad, sadly
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Return
move 2: Hammer Arm
move 3: Pursuit
move 4: Night Slash
item: Choice Band
ability: Truant
nature: Jolly / Adamant
EVs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- hit, run, hit, run
- cb return hits pretty damn hard coming off of base 160 attack
- hammer arm covers steelix/aggron, rocks, ferroseed
- pursuit ohkos rotom even when staying in
- night slash can 2hko cofag and dusknoir, though you can't "2hko" because of truant unless you nab mummy off of cofag u_u
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- ev spread outruns nonscarf krook, rotom, moltres, p-z, lilligant, etc and ohkos all of them with return/pursuit for rotom
- adamant is an option to hit harder, needs to run 252 spe to tie with entei though and misses out on that base 90 group
- you could run a bulkier spread, but breaking through that base 90 group and ohkoing them is one of the main draws of slaking
- jolly double-edge and adamant return put pressure on gligar as it does more than gligar can roost off
- focus punch can be used if you're gonna go and predict switches, though it has several drawbacks including: if you mispredict you're screwed because you missed its attacking turn
- toxic can hit tangrowth, other switch-ins
- earthquake for qwil
- beaten mostly through prediction + the fact it cannot attack multiple turns in a row, so recovery
- entry hazard support is great because slaking forces a lot of switches
- would like partners to deal with steelix, tangrowth, common physical walls. moltres is a start and also likes having base 90s + rotom/krook removed so it can sweep unhindered too
- SPIN SUPPORT for keeping bulk intact since it'll be switching all the time
- also fighting-typed partners to take advantage of rock/steel switchins, ex. hitmonchan w/ ice punch, also has rapid spin
- cofagrigus is notable if only because you can shift mummy around and possibly get it on slaking
[Other Options]
- rock slide; moltres is already ohkod by return
- choice scarf; slaking is fast enough to do what it needs to do already, and otherwise needs to hit as hard as it can to mitigate truant
- e-punches; stab return outdamages them, even when super effective (except gligar and ferroseed who are 4x weak to ice/fire)
- GIGA IMPACT; despite being super insane powerful strong, you are forced to stay in and give the opponent free turns after usage :/
- retaliate; only 10bp weaker than giga impact on turn after a KO, but pitiful 70 bp otherwise makes it a pretty bad option
- sucker punch
- bulk up and other boosts; lol
[Checks and Counters]
- truant turns in general allow setup, recovery, status, etc
- protect and substitute, ye evil fiends
- physical walls: see gligar, tangrowth, steelix, etc
- dusknoir NOT COFAGRIGUS DONT USE COFAG
[Dream World]
- if only