Oglemi
Borf
http://www.smogon.com/bw/pokemon/bouffalant
This set was taken out at the last revamp due to it sucking in the hail/Cress metagame, iirc. It's far better now due to the popularity of slower, bulkier teams, and it completely devastates stall teams.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Return
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Stone Edge / Substitute
item: Leftovers
ability: Sap Sipper
nature: Adamant
evs: 248 HP / 160 Atk / 100 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Bouffalant is an awesome switch into a huge majority of the Grass-types in the tier thanks to Sap Sipper giving it an Attack boost on any Grass-type move, including Spore and Leech Seed. Ideally, Bouffalant should get in on something with low offenses like defensive Amoonguss, boost up with Swords Dance as the opponent is forced to switch out, and annihilate whatever is bold enough to switch in on the next turn. The reason this set works the way it does is due in large part to the fact that Bouffalant is nigh-impossible to OHKO without a STAB Fighting-type move. This means that whatever switches in isn't going to be able to OHKO Bouffalant and faces a +2 or +3 attack in return.</p>
<p>Return is chosen as the STAB move of choice due to its lack of recoil, which would otherwise be non-conducive to the tank strategy this set relies on, and the fact that at +2, Return gets almost all the same KOs that Head Charge would. Stone Edge and Earthquake give the best possible coverage with Return. The EdgeQuake combo reliably hits all of the Ghost-types in the tier, including Rotom, which will most likely to switch in on Bouffalant. Finally, Substitute can be used to block status and is Bouffalant's best weapon against Alomomola, which can then no longer fish for a burn with Scald or poison with Toxic while Bouffalant can boost up to +6. However, opting for Substitute leaves Bouffalant totally exposed to Rotom and Misdreavus, necessitating Pursuit support.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The EV spread is designed to give Bouffalant as much bulk as possible and enough Speed to outpace minimum Speed Lanturn. 216 Speed EVs can be used to outrun Adamant Aggron and nail it with Earthquake, but this lowers Bouffalant's damage output or bulk slightly depending on whether the EVs were taken from; if taken from HP, Bouffalant is exposed to a guaranteed OHKO from Hitmonchan's Drain Punch, a near guaranteed OHKO from Choice Specs Sceptile's Focus Blast, and a much higher chance to be 2HKOed by Life Orb Rotom's Thunderbolt. However, most of these attacks are guaranteed on the 248 HP EV spread with Stealth Rock anyway, so running that much Speed may be worth it depending on how you want to use Bouffalant.</p>
<p>Megahorn can be used to hit Slowking and Grass-types such as Rotom-C and Tangrowth slightly harder, but it leaves Bouffalant significantly more open to Ghost-types, Rotom in particular. Lum Berry can be used over Leftovers to absorb status from the likes of Rotom, Uxie, and Slowking and continue Bouffalant's rampage. Chople Berry is another cool alternative option for tanking Focus Blast from Tangrowth and Sceptile, or a probable Fighting-type revenge killer switch-in. Running either Berry allows Bouffalant to bluff a Choice item as well, possibly luring in Pokemon thinking Bouffalant will get locked into a move, only to be met with a +2 monster and no way to OHKO it or safely switch any Pokemon into it.</p>
<p>Bouffalant works as a tank-meets-wallbreaker, opening up holes for a Pokemon like Druddigon to clean up later or vice versa. OTR Slowking is a cool partner for Bouffalant in particular, as it can set up Trick Room and open up holes in the opponent's team or let Bouffalant to come in with Trick Room up and sweep itself. Bouffalant's Speed should be dropped to as low as possible if you want to center around a Trick Room sweep with it. Bouffalant can fill the role of sleep absorber for the team thanks to its immunity to Spore and Sleep Powder, and it makes an excellent counter to Lilligant, Amoonguss, and Rotom-C, as well as a great check to Sceptile. Choice Specs Slowking and other offensive Water-types like Feraligatr and Samurott also make great teammates due to Bouffalant's great ability to take on Grass-types, and Slowking in particular makes a good teammate as it can take on Emboar and other Fighting-types.</p>
<p>Stealth Rock setters are naturally good partners for Bouffalant as well, particularly Rhydon and Golurk. Pursuit support is also great for Bouffalant, because it can take out Ghost-types without having to rely on Stone Edge or Earthquake. Absol, Spiritomb, and Druddigon are great choices for this role. Without Substitute, a Pokemon that can take on Alomomola is needed for this set to be successful, as it's otherwise a complete stop. Grass- and Electric-types are immediately good teammates for this reason. Roselia is cool in particular thanks to the Spikes it provides, and Eelektross's slow Volt Switch can be nice to get Bouffalant in safely as well. The only Pokemon that can normally OHKO Bouffalant are Fighting-types, of which almost none can switch into Bouffalant safely, forcing them to come in as revenge killers. This allows Bouffalant to pick and choose its victims and forces the opponent to play predictably. Having this kind of offensive pressure can be the exact answer a balanced team needs to get their win condition in later in the match with a few chosen Pokemon eliminated.</p>
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