Overview
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+ Functions well against both offensive and stall teams
+ Excellent Pursuit-trapper, good partner to Pokemon like Pidgeot and Meloetta
+ Good movepool
+ Strong priority in Sucker Punch
- Mediocre stats, especially Defense
- Unable to take priority not called Sucker Punch
- Checked by many common Pokemon, like Aromatisse, Gurdurr, and Hitmonlee
Trapper
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name: Trapper
move 1: Pursuit
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Fire Blast
move 4: Crunch / Dark Pulse
ability: Flash Fire
item: Life Orb
evs: 220 Atk / 36 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Hasty
Moves
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- Pursuit traps Psychic-types such as Meloetta, Bronzong, Delphox, and Slowking
- Sucker Punch provides priority, and causes mind-games against the aforementioned Pokemon
- Fire Blast is a reliable STAB attack that 2HKOs Golbat after SR and Gligar, among others
- Crunch is a reliable move to hit targets like Slowking and Bronzong, preventing all mind games on the user's part
- Dark Pulse is another reliable STAB attack, but hits slightly less hard with a flinch chance
Set Details
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- 220 Attack EVs let Houndoom OHKO Meloetta and Delphox with Sucker Punch after SR; it only needs a little chip damage to do the same to Bronzong and Slowking, and can also 2HKO Choice Specs Dragalge very consistently
- 36 Special Attack EVs let Houndoom 2HKO physically defensive Golbat with Fire Blast after SR, and straight up 2HKO physically defensive Gligar 98% of the time
- 252 Speed EVs with a Hasty Nature let it outspeed neutral base 100s, like Glalie
- Flash Fire lets it better check Fire-types like Moltres, powering up its own Fire Blast
- Life Orb is needed to give its moves more power and help it effectively Pursuit-trap; it cannot run Choice Band since this set uses Special moves
Usage Tips
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- Use Trapper Houndoom with Pokemon that can U-turn out of trappable counters into it, such as Meloetta and Mega Pidgeot
- This set works best on balanced or hyper offensive teams, due to its ability to effectively eliminate checks to many offensive Pokemon
- Try not to give any hazard removers a free switch-in, as this hampers the effectiveness of offense as a whole
- Don't be afraid to sack it once it has trapped something, leaving a teammate open to sweep; it doesn't need to last the whole match!
Team Options
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- As mentioned above, Scarf Meloetta and Mega Pidgeot are good partners for this Houndoom set; the both have counters that are easily trapped by this set
- Make sure any team with this set has hazards; they accumulate chip damage that helps Houndoom successfully KO bulkier Pokemon such as Slowking and Bronzong
- Checks to powerful priority users, such as Fletchinder and Hitmonlee, are appreciated; those Pokemon easily come in and KO Houndoom with their respective priority attacks
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Moves
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INFO ABOUT MOVES GOES HERE
Set Details
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EVS / ITEM / NATURE INFORMATION GOES HERE
Usage Tips
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USAGE TIPS GO HERE
Team Options
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TEAM OPTIONS GO HERE
Other Options
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OTHER OPTIONS GOES HERE. STUFF LIKE ALTERNATE MOVES, ALTERNATE SETS, NICHE STUFF THAT DOESN'T GET A MAIN SET MENTION
Checks & Counters
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CHECKS & COUNTERS GO HERE
NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE MORE THREATLISTY SO MENTION POKEMON / OTHER EFFECTS ONE AT A TIME
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+ Functions well against both offensive and stall teams
+ Excellent Pursuit-trapper, good partner to Pokemon like Pidgeot and Meloetta
+ Good movepool
+ Strong priority in Sucker Punch
- Mediocre stats, especially Defense
- Unable to take priority not called Sucker Punch
- Checked by many common Pokemon, like Aromatisse, Gurdurr, and Hitmonlee
Trapper
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name: Trapper
move 1: Pursuit
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Fire Blast
move 4: Crunch / Dark Pulse
ability: Flash Fire
item: Life Orb
evs: 220 Atk / 36 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Hasty
Moves
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- Pursuit traps Psychic-types such as Meloetta, Bronzong, Delphox, and Slowking
- Sucker Punch provides priority, and causes mind-games against the aforementioned Pokemon
- Fire Blast is a reliable STAB attack that 2HKOs Golbat after SR and Gligar, among others
- Crunch is a reliable move to hit targets like Slowking and Bronzong, preventing all mind games on the user's part
- Dark Pulse is another reliable STAB attack, but hits slightly less hard with a flinch chance
Set Details
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- 220 Attack EVs let Houndoom OHKO Meloetta and Delphox with Sucker Punch after SR; it only needs a little chip damage to do the same to Bronzong and Slowking, and can also 2HKO Choice Specs Dragalge very consistently
- 36 Special Attack EVs let Houndoom 2HKO physically defensive Golbat with Fire Blast after SR, and straight up 2HKO physically defensive Gligar 98% of the time
- 252 Speed EVs with a Hasty Nature let it outspeed neutral base 100s, like Glalie
- Flash Fire lets it better check Fire-types like Moltres, powering up its own Fire Blast
- Life Orb is needed to give its moves more power and help it effectively Pursuit-trap; it cannot run Choice Band since this set uses Special moves
Usage Tips
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- Use Trapper Houndoom with Pokemon that can U-turn out of trappable counters into it, such as Meloetta and Mega Pidgeot
- This set works best on balanced or hyper offensive teams, due to its ability to effectively eliminate checks to many offensive Pokemon
- Try not to give any hazard removers a free switch-in, as this hampers the effectiveness of offense as a whole
- Don't be afraid to sack it once it has trapped something, leaving a teammate open to sweep; it doesn't need to last the whole match!
Team Options
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- As mentioned above, Scarf Meloetta and Mega Pidgeot are good partners for this Houndoom set; the both have counters that are easily trapped by this set
- Make sure any team with this set has hazards; they accumulate chip damage that helps Houndoom successfully KO bulkier Pokemon such as Slowking and Bronzong
- Checks to powerful priority users, such as Fletchinder and Hitmonlee, are appreciated; those Pokemon easily come in and KO Houndoom with their respective priority attacks
SET NAME
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name: SET NAME
move 1:
move 2:
move 3:
move 4:
ability:
item:
evs:
nature:
Moves
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INFO ABOUT MOVES GOES HERE
Set Details
========
EVS / ITEM / NATURE INFORMATION GOES HERE
Usage Tips
========
USAGE TIPS GO HERE
Team Options
========
TEAM OPTIONS GO HERE
Other Options
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OTHER OPTIONS GOES HERE. STUFF LIKE ALTERNATE MOVES, ALTERNATE SETS, NICHE STUFF THAT DOESN'T GET A MAIN SET MENTION
Checks & Counters
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CHECKS & COUNTERS GO HERE
NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE MORE THREATLISTY SO MENTION POKEMON / OTHER EFFECTS ONE AT A TIME
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