Mammoth Pig
[Pros]
<ul>
<li>Mamoswine's typing gives it the ability to hurt Dragon- and Steel-types, along with near perfect coverage.</li>
<li>Because of Ice Shard, Mamoswine is a premier Dragon-type check.</li>
<li>Mamoswine is one of few available Stealth Rock users with an offensive presence.</li>
<li>The XY buff to Oblivious means that Stealth Rock cannot be stopped by Taunt.</li>
</ul>
[Cons]
<ul>
<li>Mamoswine possesses a bad defensive typing and mediocre Speed.</li>
<li>The versatility of Mamoswine has decreased due to losing 2 of its better moves: Superpower on the Life Orb set and Endeavor on the anti-lead set.</li>
<li>Defog makes the guaranteed SR from the anti-Lead less useful.</li>
</ul>
[Set Recommendations]
[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Icicle Crash
move 2: Ice Shard
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Stealth Rock / Stone Edge
nature: Jolly / Adamant
ability: Thick Fat
item: Life Orb / Choice Band
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
ivs: 29 HP
<p>Mamoswine's attacks hit very hard, coming from base 130 Attack and a Life Orb. Its low Speed can let it down, which results in the important choice between Jolly and Adamant. Adamant will leave Mamoswine slower than all positive-natured base 70 speed Pokemon, such as Politoed and Breloom, which can be a problem at times. However, Adamant provides a notable boost in power versus some important Pokemon. For example, with an Adamant nature, Mamoswine doesn't need to predict Hippowdon switching in. The combination of Earthquake + Icicle Crash is very likely to KO Hippowdon. With a Jolly nature, Mamoswine would need to predict and Icicle Crash on the switch-in. A Choice Band is an alternative option to boost Mamoswine's power, though the combination of STABs is a big part of what makes Mamoswine so potent. Because the 29 HP IVs serve to minimize both Life Orb and Stealth Rock damage, and the Choice Band variant only cares about the Stealth Rock damage, Choice Band Mamoswine should run 31 HP IVs, rather than the listed 29.</p>
<p>Ice Shard is incredibly useful to revenge kill Dragon-types such as Garchomp or Salamence, but also other threats weak to Ice, such as Hawlucha and Breloom. For Breloom, be sure to use a Jolly Nature, as Adamant Mamoswine's Ice Shard will be outsped by Jolly Breloom's Mach Punch. In the final moveslot, Mamoswine can either run Stealth Rock to provide team support or Stone Edge to help cover Rotom-W, who doesn't mind either of Mamoswine's STABs, and defensive Gyarados who can Intimidate Mamoswine and not mind Icicle Crash much. Be wary of using Stealth Rock if it will result in Mamoswine no longer being able to check the sweepers your team needs it to check.</p>
<p>One of the biggest threats to Mamoswine is a bulky Water-type that threatens to use Scald. For this reason, pairing Mamoswine with a teammate or two that don't mind switching into a Scald is a good idea. Two options are Starmie and Toxicroak.</p>
[SET]
name: Focus Sash
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Ice Shard
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Icicle Crash / Stone Edge
nature: Jolly / Adamant
ability: Oblivious
item: Focus Sash
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
<p>This anti-lead set has access to a nearly-guaranteed Stealth Rock to begin the game, beaten only by sleep and multi-hit moves, as Focus Sash protects against all other KOs. Unlike other potential Stealth Rock leads, Mamoswine maintains an offensive presence, due to its high Attack and great STABs. This also means that if your opponent's lead also lays entry hazards, you may have a chance to use Stealth Rock, attack with Mamoswine and then following up with another attack, possibly Ice Shard, in order to KO Mamoswine's foe, all before falling. This Mamoswine set should be played on an offensive team, mainly because the almost-guaranteed Stealth Rock pairs well with many offensive threats who need Stealth Rock to get around a check or a counter.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>There is a relatively short list of Pokemon who can reliably switch into Mamoswine: Skarmory, Bronzong, Rotom-W, Avalugg, and defensive Gyarados. However, there are many checks, offensive and defensive. On the defensive side, many bulky Water-types may not appreciate switching in repeatedly on an Earthquake, but if they can come in on Icicle Crash, they threaten Mamoswine out with Scald. On the offensive side, the most notable check—one all Mamoswine users should plan to deal with—is Scizor. Also, most things faster than Mamoswine that are not weak to Ice Shard serve as good checks.</p>
<p>The anti-lead set has different counters, given that it aims to set up Stealth Rock above all else. However, it can be stopped by sleep or multi-hit moves from Pokemon such as Roserade or Heracross. Additionally, Magic Bounce Espeon or Xatu, Defog, and Rapid Spin provide three good options for opponents to keep anti-lead Mamoswine from accomplishing its goal.</p>
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