PU Leafeon

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Overview
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Leafeon's high Attack stat paired with Swords Dance and a decent offensive movepool make it a very threatening sweeper. Leafeon also has a large support movepool, and its typing also allows it to check and set up on Pokemon such as Golem and Carracosta. Leafeon has a decent Speed stat, though it is still outsped by common Pokemon such as Sneasel, Dodrio, and Ninetales, limiting its potential to sweep offensive teams. Chlorophyll can make up for its mediocre Speed, but it is very team-specific, as sun requires a whole team to support it. Although Leafeon receives competition from Sawsbuck, which has a secondary STAB, Leafeon's niche lies in its superior bulk, which allows it to set up and take on revenge killers more easily, and its access to Knock Off, which allows it to take on checks such as Tangela and Gourgeist more easily.

Swords Dance
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name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Leaf Blade
move 3: Knock Off / Substitute
move 4: Iron Tail / Baton Pass / Substitute
ability: Chlorophyll
item: Life Orb / Leftovers
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly

Moves
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Swords Dance boosts Leafeon's Attack, allowing it to sweep weakened teams. Leaf Blade is a Grass-type STAB move. Knock Off provides good neutral coverage, hits Gourgeist, and cripples switch-ins such as Tangela that rely on their item. Iron Tail hits Avalugg and Togetic, which would otherwise wall Leafeon. Baton Pass allows one of Leafeon's teammates to sweep and can help Leafeon switch out of an unfavorable situation, while Substitute blocks status, allowing Leafeon to set up on Pokemon such as Pelipper. Synthesis can be used to provide recovery, allowing Leafeon to set up with more ease.

Set Details
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Maximum Speed investment and a Jolly nature are used to allow Leafeon to Speed tie with Haunter. 252 Attack EVs maximize Leafeon's damage output, letting it sweep more easily. Life Orb boosts its damage output even more, though Leftovers can be used instead to help set up against stronger attackers and recover health lost from Substitute. A bulkier spread could be used to allow Leafeon to Baton Pass with ease. If so, 44 Speed EV's should be used to outspeed Aurorus and Rampardos. On a sun team, Leafeon should run 148 Speed EVs with an Adamant nature to outspeed Choice Scarf Tauros in the sun, and the remaining EVs should go in HP.

Usage Tips
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Leafeon's low Special Defense and HP its and its tendency to be worn down mean that it should rarely be switched in when not running Synthesis; it prefers to switch in after a teammate has been KOed. Leafeon should set up on Pokemon that it forces out, such as Poliwrath and Carracosta. Substitute allows it to set up on weaker attacks and on Pokemon that try to inflict it with status, such as Pelipper. Leafeon should try to sweep late-game when faster Pokemon are gone and the foe is weakened, but can come in earlier as a wallbreaker. Baton Pass should be used when Leafeon is in an unfavorable situation or when a teammate will have an easier time sweeping. Before it is ready to set up, Leafeon can be used to pivot with Baton Pass to gain momentum or to use Knock Off to cripple the foe.

Team Options
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Leafeon appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon such as Golem and Whirlipede to wear down the foe and to score KOs that it otherwise would not get. For example, Stealth Rock allows Leafeon to OHKO Avalugg and Pelipper with a +2 Life Orb Iron Tail or Leaf Blade, respectively. Wallbreakers such as Marowak and Heatmor are able to wear down the opposing team to allow Leafeon to sweep with more ease. Setup sweepers such as Simipour and Regice also appreciate Leafeon's ability to weaken the opposing team down. Water- and Rock-types, such as Pelipper and Carracosta, can deal with Ninetales and other Fire-type Pokemon. Poliwrath and Throh can switch into Sneasel and check Tauros, which can also revenge kill Leafeon with ease. Leafeon can be used on a sun team, as it can outspeed the entire unboosted metagame thanks to Chlorophyll. If so, Leafeon appreciates Pokemon that can set up Sunny Day, such as Volbeat, Golem, and Carbink; Fire-type wallbreakers to weaken the opposing team, such as Flareon and Ninetales; and other Chlorophyll users, such as Victreebel, which can sweep if Leafeon is KOed.

Other Options
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With a defensive EV spread, Baton Pass, and Synthesis, Leafeon can be used as a pivot to switch into physical attackers such as Carracosta and gain momentum. Sunny Day can be used on a Swords Dance set to let Leafeon outspeed faster threats, giving it an easier time sweeping; Salac Berry can also be considered to boost Leafeon's Speed, but it will still lose to many Choice Scarf users. X-Scissor can be used to hit Grass-types such as Tangela, but Leafeon lacks a moveslot for it. Bullet Seed breaks through Golem's Sturdy and Barbaracle's Focus Sash, but it has unreliable damage output. A fully defensive set with moves such as Roar, Wish, and Heal Bell can be used, but it receives a lot of competition from Tangela and Quilladin.

Checks & Counters
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**Faster Pokemon**: Tauros, Sneasel, and Raichu can outspeed and revenge kill a weakened Leafeon, but they do not appreciate having to switch in on even an unboosted attack. Rapidash and Ninetales both outspeed Leafeon and can OHKO Leafeon with their Fire-type STAB moves. Choice Scarf users such as Mr. Mime can also KO Leafeon when it is weakened, and Choice Scarf Rotom-F and Haunter are both able to OHKO Leafeon with their super effective STAB moves.

**Status**: Paralysis greatly hinders Leafeon's ability to sweep, as it leaves it easily outsped. Volbeat can live an unboosted hit and outspeed Leafeon thanks to Prankster. Burns from Pokemon such as Gourgeist and Misdreavus prevent Leafeon from dealing enough damage to sweep, but all Will-O-Wisp users fall to a +2 Knock Off and most Scald users cannot survive a Leaf Blade. Poison from Pokemon such as Pelipper or Toxic Spikes combined with Life Orb recoil will wear Leafeon down. However, Leafeon dodges status moves with Substitute.

**Flying-types**: Dodrio and Jumpluff can outspeed and OHKO Leafeon with their Flying-type STAB moves. Jumpluff lacks an item, so it takes little damage from Knock Off. It can also take an Iron Tail and set up a Swords Dance or attack Leafeon through its Substitute with Acrobatics thanks to Infiltrator. Togetic walls Leafeon if it doesn't carry Iron Tail and can paralyze Leafeon or weaken it with Seismic Toss, and Pelipper can use Toxic or burn Leafeon with Scald.

**Defensive Pokemon**: Because of its good coverage and access to Swords Dance, Leafeon is hard to wall; however, bulky Pokemon that resist Leafeon's STAB moves, such as Klang and Roselia, can take a boosted hit and hit back hard, but both of them dislike losing their Eviolite and taking boosted hits. Quilladin and Tangela can both take multiple hits; the former is able to phaze Leafeon out, while the latter can hit it with Hidden Power Ice, but neither appreciates Knock Off.
 
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mention sun in overview

mention more checks in c&c, like tangela

"Carracosta, beat Ninetales"- pls (i know what you mean, but you should specify)

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You don't really have to many cons in the overview, just that it gets revenge killed by sneasel and ninetales and doesn't have the best speed. But that can already be inferred from the fact that you said it can be revenge killed by those mons.

In UT you say its low bulk and lack of recovery mean it doesn't like to come in on things, I would rephrase that as it has really good defensive bulk and can run synthesis (which is mentioned in moves) to mitigate that. I would say something more along the lines of Leafeon prefers to come in after a KO or from a uturn or something like that, but can switch in on a HO team against physical attackers due to its good defensive bulk.

You should split Fire-types out from faster Pokemon into Fire-types and Faster Pokemon. As Ninetales is good enough to warrant a bigger mention in C&C than just a mention under Faster Pokemon, especially seeing as how much you mention it through out the analysis.

Under oo, I wouldn't say that poor defensive typing limits it as Grass-typing is actually pretty decent for a physically defensive Pokemon. Ofc it struggles to deal with stuff like Scyther, but then again any defensive Pokemon struggles to take on a Pokemon that can deal STAB Super Effective damage.
 

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mention sun in overview

mention more checks in c&c, like tangela

"Carracosta, beat Ninetales"- pls (i know what you mean, but you should specify)

qc 1/3
Done, the reason i didnt mention bulky pokes before is bcus there are like 5 mons that take a +2 hit and all hold eviolite

How does carracosta beat ninetales when ninetales lives any life orb acqua jet, sometimes carries passho, and ohkos with energy ball?
Changed to 'check' :x

You don't really have to many cons in the overview, just that it gets revenge killed by sneasel and ninetales and doesn't have the best speed. But that can already be inferred from the fact that you said it can be revenge killed by those mons.

In UT you say its low bulk and lack of recovery mean it doesn't like to come in on things, I would rephrase that as it has really good defensive bulk and can run synthesis (which is mentioned in moves) to mitigate that. I would say something more along the lines of Leafeon prefers to come in after a KO or from a uturn or something like that, but can switch in on a HO team against physical attackers due to its good defensive bulk.

You should split Fire-types out from faster Pokemon into Fire-types and Faster Pokemon. As Ninetales is good enough to warrant a bigger mention in C&C than just a mention under Faster Pokemon, especially seeing as how much you mention it through out the analysis.

Under oo, I wouldn't say that poor defensive typing limits it as Grass-typing is actually pretty decent for a physically defensive Pokemon. Ofc it struggles to deal with stuff like Scyther, but then again any defensive Pokemon struggles to take on a Pokemon that can deal STAB Super Effective damage.
Leafeons only cons are its speed, as its more spdef isnt that relevant in a physically based tier in which it tries to set up on physical mons. I dont want to make a seperate bit for fire types in c&c as rapidash is rare, heatmor and flareon die to +2 knock off (both sometimes die to +0 knock after rocks), and ninetales can never switch in.
 

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you don't need to mention its weaknesses in the overview because the main reason why they're bad weaknesses is because most of the relevant mons of those types are faster than Leafeon and you already mentioned that in your next sentence

you say Leafeon's niche lies in bulk and Knock Off -- but explain that the bulk allows it to live weaker priority hits, set up more easily and that Knock Off helps it cripple stuff and beat Gourgeist

I prefer if you move the part about sun team in team options below the other stuff in team options; I don't want people thinking Leafeon is best used on sun when it's just as good outside of it
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you don't need to mention its weaknesses in the overview because the main reason why they're bad weaknesses is because most of the relevant mons of those types are faster than Leafeon and you already mentioned that in your next sentence

you say Leafeon's niche lies in bulk and Knock Off -- but explain that the bulk allows it to live weaker priority hits, set up more easily and that Knock Off helps it cripple stuff and beat Gourgeist

I prefer if you move the part about sun team in team options below the other stuff in team options; I don't want people thinking Leafeon is best used on sun when it's just as good outside of it
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Usage Tips: mention what it does when it isn't ready to set up: spam knock off, baton pass out of counters to gain momentum etc

Checks and counters: Tangela runs HP Ice not Fire

Edit: also say Sneasel > Purugly in checks and counters because it's more relevant

Edit 2: you should also put Bullet Seed and X-Scissor in separate sentences in OO otherwise they sound related

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Usage Tips: mention what it does when it isn't ready to set up: spam knock off, baton pass out of counters to gain momentum etc

Checks and counters: Tangela runs HP Ice not Fire

Edit: also say Sneasel > Purugly in checks and counters because it's more relevant

Edit 2: you should also put Bullet Seed and X-Scissor in separate sentences in OO otherwise they sound related

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Overview
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Leafeon's very high aAttack stat paired with Swords Dance and a decent offensive movepool consisting of Leaf Blade, Knock Off, and Iron Tail make it a very threatening sweeper in the PU metagame. Leafeon also has a deeplarge support movepool containing moves such as Baton Pass and Heal Bell, and its. Its decent Defense and access to moves such as Synthesis give it a decent defensive presence, and; its typing also allows it to check and set up on Pokemon such as Golem and Carracosta. Leafeon has a decent Speed stat, buthough it is still outsped by common Pokemon such as Sneasel, Dodrio, and Ninetales, limiting its potential to sweep offensive teams. Access to Chlorophyll can make up for thisits mediocre Speed, but it is very team-specific, asince sun requires a whole team to support it. Although it receives competition from Sawsbuck, whoich has a Normal-type STAB move, Leafeon's niche lies in its good bulk, allowing it to more easily set up and take priority and faster Pokemon's hits andmore easily, as well as its access to Knock Off, hitting Gourgeist super effective and crippling other checks, such as Tangela, which is reliant on its item, Eviolite.

Swords Dance
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name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Leaf Blade
move 3: Knock Off / Substitute
move 4: Iron Tail / Baton Pass / Substitute
ability: Chlorophyll
item: Life Orb / Leftovers
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly

Moves
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Swords Dance boosts Leafeon's strengthAttack, allowing it to sweep through weakened teams. Leaf Blade is Leafeon'sa Grass-type STAB move and is also the strongest move, which is boosted by STAB on the set. Knock Off provides good neutral coverage, hitting Ghost- and Pokemonsychic-types, such as Gourgeist, and crippling switch -ins likesuch as Tangela. Iron Tail hits Avalugg and Togetic for super effective damage who, which otherwise would wall Leafeon, super effectively. Baton Pass allows one of its team mates to sweep, and can help Leafeon getswitch out ofwhen in a badunfavorable situation, while Substitute blocks status, allowing Leafeon to set up on Pokemon such as Pelipper, and can provide a free; it also allows Leafeon to pivot into a team mate. Synthesis can be used to provide recovery, allowing it to set up with more ease.

Set Details
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Maximum Speed investment and a Jolly nature is requirare used to outspeedallow Leafeon to have as much Speed as possible, crucial to and allow Leafeonso to sSpeed tie with Haunter. 252 Attack EVs boostsmaximize Leafeon's power, givdamage output, letting it an easier time sweepingsweep more easily. Life Orb boosts its powerdamage output even more, whilethough Leftovers can be used instead to help set up against stronger attackers and can recovery lost health lost from Substitute. A bulkier spread could be used to allow Leafeon to Baton Pass with ease. If so, 44 Speed EV's should be used to outspeed Aurorus and Rampardos. On a Ssun team, Leafeon should run 148 Speed EVs with an Adamant nature to outspeed Choice Scarf Tauros, and the remaining EVs should go in HP.

Usage Tips
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Leafeon's badlow Special Defense, and HP, and eases well as its its liability to wearbe worn down mean that ease it should rarely be switched in when not running Synthesis,; it prefers to comeswitch in after a teammate has been KOed. Leafeon should set up on Pokemon that it forces out, such as Poliwrath and Carracosta. Substitute allows it to set up on weaker attacks and on Pokemon whothat try andto inflict it with status Leafeon, such as Pelipper. Leafeon should try andto sweep late -game when faster Pokemon are gone and the opponentfoe is weakened, but can come in earlier as a wallbreaker. Baton Pass should be used when Leafeon is in a badunfavorable situation, where a team mate will have a betteasier time sweeping. Before it is ready to set up, Leafeon can be used to pivot with Baton Pass to gain momentum, or to spam Knock Off to cripple the opponent foe.

Team Options
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Leafeon appreciates entry hazards, support from Pokemon such as Golem and Whirlipede, to wear down the opponent foe, and to allow Leafeon to score specific KOs that it otherwise would not get. For example, Stealth Rocks allows Leafeon to OHKO Avalugg and Pelipper with a +2 Life Orb Iron Tail and Leaf Blade, respectively. Wallbreakers, such as Marowak and Heatmor, can are able to wear down the opposing team to allow Leafeon to sweep with more ease. Alternately, set Setup sweepers such as Simipour and Regice, also appreciate Leafeon's ability to weaken the opposing team down. Water- and Rock-type Pokemons, such as Pelipper and Carracosta, can deal witheck Ninetales, and other Fire-type Pokemon. Rock-type Pokemon can also beat Scyther, whoich can revenge kill Leafeon. Poliwrath and Throh can switch into Sneasel and check Tauros, who threatens tich can also revenge kill Leafeon with ease. Leafeon can be used on a Ssun team, as with Chlorophyl, it can outspeed the entire unboosted metagame with Chlorophyll. If so, Leafeon appreciates Pokemon whothat can set up Sunny Day, such as Volbeat, Golem, and Carbink, Fire-type wallbreakers to weaken the opposing team, such as Flareon and Ninetales, and other Chlorophyll usweepers, such as Victreebel, whoich can sweep if Leafeon goeis KOedown.

Other Options
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With a defensive EV spread, Baton Pass, and Synthesis, Leafeon can be used as a pivot to switch in to physical attackers such as Carracosta and gain momentum on a forced switch out. Sunny Day can be used on a Swords Dance set to let Leafeon outspeed faster threats, giving it an easier time sweeping, while; Salac Berry can also be considered also boosts itLeafeon's Speed, but Leafeon will still lose out to many Choice Scarf users. X-Scissor can be used to hit Grass-types such as Tangela, but Leafeon lacks a moveslot for it. Bullet Seed breaks through Golem's Sturdy and Barbaracle's Focus Sash, but has an unreliable damage output. A fully defenesive set with moves such as Roar, Wish, and Heal Bell can be used, but it recieves a lot of competition from Tangela and Quilladin.

Checks & Counters
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**Faster Pokemon**: Tauros, Sneasel, and Raichu can outspeed and revenge kill a weakened Leafeon, but dislikeo not appreciate having to switch in on even an unboosted attacks. Rapidash and Ninetales can both outspeed Leafeon and can OHKO Leafeon with their Fire-type STAB moves. Choice Scarf users, such as Mr. Mime can also KO Leafeon when it is weakened, and Choice Scarf Rotom-F and Haunter are both able to OHKO Leafeon with their super effective STAB moves.

**Status**: Paralysis, from Pokemon such as Volbeat and Togetic, greatly hinders Leafeon's ability to sweep, as it allowmakes it to be easily outspeed. Volbeat can live an unboosted hit and outspeed Leafeon due to Prankster. Burns from Pokemon such as Gourgeist and Misdreavus prevent Leafeon from doealing enough damage to sweep, but everyall Will-O-Wisp users fall to a +2 Knock Off, and most Scald users cannot taksurvive a Leaf Blade. Poison, from Pokemon such as Pelipper andor Toxic Spikes combined with Life Orb recoil will wear Leafeon down. However, Leafeon will saidnot have statuses inflicted to it other than poison from Toxic Spikes will fail if Leafeon hasif it is behind a Substitute up.

**Flying-types**: Dodrio, Jumpluff, and Scyther can outspeed and OHKO Leafeon with their Flying-type STAB moves. Jumpluff lacks an item and so takes little damage from Knock Off, can take a possiblen Iron Tail, and set up a Swords Dance, or attack Leafeon through its Substitute with Infiltrator and hit hard with Acrobatics. Togetic walls Leafeon if not runningit doesn't carry Iron Tail and can paralysze Leafeon or weaken it with Seismic Toss, and Pelipper can apply Toxic or burn Leafeon with Scald.

**Defensive Pokemon**: Due to its good coverage and access to Swords Dance, Leafeon is hard to wall,; however, bulky Pokemon whothat resist Leafeon's STAB moves, such as Klang and Roselia, can take a boosted hit and retaliatehit back with strong attackshard, but both of them dislike losing their Eviolite and get severely weakeneare hit hard by a boosted hit. Quilladin and Tangela can both take multiple hits,; the former is able phaze itLeafeon out, while the latter can hit it with Hidden Power Ice, but both hdo not appreciate Knock Off.


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Overview
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Leafeon's very high aAttack stat paired with Swords Dance and a decent offensive movepool consisting of Leaf Blade, Knock Off, and Iron Tail make it a very threatening sweeper in the PU metagame. Leafeon also has a deeplarge support movepool containing moves such as Baton Pass and Heal Bell, and its. Its decent Defense and access to moves such as Synthesis give it a decent defensive presence, and; its typing also allows it to check and set up on Pokemon such as Golem and Carracosta. Leafeon has a decent Speed stat, buthough it is still outsped by common Pokemon such as Sneasel, Dodrio, and Ninetales, limiting its potential to sweep offensive teams. Access to Chlorophyll can make up for thisits mediocre Speed, but it is very team-specific, asince sun requires a whole team to support it. Although it receives competition from Sawsbuck, whoich has a Normal-type STAB move, Leafeon's niche lies in its good bulk, allowing it to more easily set up and take priority and faster Pokemon's hits andmore easily, as well as its access to Knock Off, hitting Gourgeist super effective and crippling other checks, such as Tangela, which is reliant on its item, Eviolite.

Swords Dance
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name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Leaf Blade
move 3: Knock Off / Substitute
move 4: Iron Tail / Baton Pass / Substitute
ability: Chlorophyll
item: Life Orb / Leftovers
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly

Moves
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Swords Dance boosts Leafeon's strengthAttack, allowing it to sweep through weakened teams. Leaf Blade is Leafeon'sa Grass-type STAB move and is also the strongest move, which is boosted by STAB on the set. Knock Off provides good neutral coverage, hitting Ghost- and Pokemonsychic-types, such as Gourgeist, and crippling switch -ins likesuch as Tangela. Iron Tail hits Avalugg and Togetic for super effective damage who, which otherwise would wall Leafeon, super effectively. Baton Pass allows one of its team mates to sweep, and can help Leafeon getswitch out ofwhen in a badunfavorable situation, while Substitute blocks status, allowing Leafeon to set up on Pokemon such as Pelipper, and can provide a free; it also allows Leafeon to pivot into a team mate. Synthesis can be used to provide recovery, allowing it to set up with more ease.

Set Details
========

Maximum Speed investment and a Jolly nature is requirare used to outspeedallow Leafeon to have as much Speed as possible, crucial to and allow Leafeonso to sSpeed tie with Haunter. 252 Attack EVs boostsmaximize Leafeon's power, givdamage output, letting it an easier time sweepingsweep more easily. Life Orb boosts its powerdamage output even more, whilethough Leftovers can be used instead to help set up against stronger attackers and can recovery lost health lost from Substitute. A bulkier spread could be used to allow Leafeon to Baton Pass with ease. If so, 44 Speed EV's should be used to outspeed Aurorus and Rampardos. On a Ssun team, Leafeon should run 148 Speed EVs with an Adamant nature to outspeed Choice Scarf Tauros, and the remaining EVs should go in HP.

Usage Tips
========

Leafeon's badlow Special Defense, and HP, and eases well as its its liability to wearbe worn down mean that ease it should rarely be switched in when not running Synthesis,; it prefers to comeswitch in after a teammate has been KOed. Leafeon should set up on Pokemon that it forces out, such as Poliwrath and Carracosta. Substitute allows it to set up on weaker attacks and on Pokemon whothat try andto inflict it with status Leafeon, such as Pelipper. Leafeon should try andto sweep late -game when faster Pokemon are gone and the opponentfoe is weakened, but can come in earlier as a wallbreaker. Baton Pass should be used when Leafeon is in a badunfavorable situation, where a team mate will have a betteasier time sweeping. Before it is ready to set up, Leafeon can be used to pivot with Baton Pass to gain momentum, or to spam Knock Off to cripple the opponent foe.

Team Options
========

Leafeon appreciates entry hazards, support from Pokemon such as Golem and Whirlipede, to wear down the opponent foe, and to allow Leafeon to score specific KOs that it otherwise would not get. For example, Stealth Rocks allows Leafeon to OHKO Avalugg and Pelipper with a +2 Life Orb Iron Tail and Leaf Blade, respectively. Wallbreakers, such as Marowak and Heatmor, can are able to wear down the opposing team to allow Leafeon to sweep with more ease. Alternately, set Setup sweepers such as Simipour and Regice, also appreciate Leafeon's ability to weaken the opposing team down. Water- and Rock-type Pokemons, such as Pelipper and Carracosta, can deal witheck Ninetales, and other Fire-type Pokemon. Rock-type Pokemon can also beat Scyther, whoich can revenge kill Leafeon. Poliwrath and Throh can switch into Sneasel and check Tauros, who threatens tich can also revenge kill Leafeon with ease. Leafeon can be used on a Ssun team, as with Chlorophyl, it can outspeed the entire unboosted metagame with Chlorophyll. If so, Leafeon appreciates Pokemon whothat can set up Sunny Day, such as Volbeat, Golem, and Carbink, Fire-type wallbreakers to weaken the opposing team, such as Flareon and Ninetales, and other Chlorophyll usweepers, such as Victreebel, whoich can sweep if Leafeon goeis KOedown.

Other Options
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With a defensive EV spread, Baton Pass, and Synthesis, Leafeon can be used as a pivot to switch in to physical attackers such as Carracosta and gain momentum on a forced switch out. Sunny Day can be used on a Swords Dance set to let Leafeon outspeed faster threats, giving it an easier time sweeping, while; Salac Berry can also be considered also boosts itLeafeon's Speed, but Leafeon will still lose out to many Choice Scarf users. X-Scissor can be used to hit Grass-types such as Tangela, but Leafeon lacks a moveslot for it. Bullet Seed breaks through Golem's Sturdy and Barbaracle's Focus Sash, but has an unreliable damage output. A fully defenesive set with moves such as Roar, Wish, and Heal Bell can be used, but it recieves a lot of competition from Tangela and Quilladin.

Checks & Counters
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**Faster Pokemon**: Tauros, Sneasel, and Raichu can outspeed and revenge kill a weakened Leafeon, but dislikeo not appreciate having to switch in on even an unboosted attacks. Rapidash and Ninetales can both outspeed Leafeon and can OHKO Leafeon with their Fire-type STAB moves. Choice Scarf users, such as Mr. Mime can also KO Leafeon when it is weakened, and Choice Scarf Rotom-F and Haunter are both able to OHKO Leafeon with their super effective STAB moves.

**Status**: Paralysis, from Pokemon such as Volbeat and Togetic, greatly hinders Leafeon's ability to sweep, as it allowmakes it to be easily outspeed. Volbeat can live an unboosted hit and outspeed Leafeon due to Prankster. Burns from Pokemon such as Gourgeist and Misdreavus prevent Leafeon from doealing enough damage to sweep, but everyall Will-O-Wisp users fall to a +2 Knock Off, and most Scald users cannot taksurvive a Leaf Blade. Poison, from Pokemon such as Pelipper andor Toxic Spikes combined with Life Orb recoil will wear Leafeon down. However, Leafeon will saidnot have statuses inflicted to it other than poison from Toxic Spikes will fail if Leafeon hasif it is behind a Substitute up.

**Flying-types**: Dodrio, Jumpluff, and Scyther can outspeed and OHKO Leafeon with their Flying-type STAB moves. Jumpluff lacks an item and so takes little damage from Knock Off, can take a possiblen Iron Tail, and set up a Swords Dance, or attack Leafeon through its Substitute with Infiltrator and hit hard with Acrobatics. Togetic walls Leafeon if not runningit doesn't carry Iron Tail and can paralysze Leafeon or weaken it with Seismic Toss, and Pelipper can apply Toxic or burn Leafeon with Scald.

**Defensive Pokemon**: Due to its good coverage and access to Swords Dance, Leafeon is hard to wall,; however, bulky Pokemon whothat resist Leafeon's STAB moves, such as Klang and Roselia, can take a boosted hit and retaliatehit back with strong attackshard, but both of them dislike losing their Eviolite and get severely weakeneare hit hard by a boosted hit. Quilladin and Tangela can both take multiple hits,; the former is able phaze itLeafeon out, while the latter can hit it with Hidden Power Ice, but both hdo not appreciate Knock Off.


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Overview
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Leafeon's high Attack stat paired with Swords Dance and a decent offensive movepool consisting of Leaf Blade, Knock Off, and Iron Tail makes it a very threatening sweeper in the PU metagame. Leafeon also has a large support movepool containing moves such as Baton Pass and Heal Bell.,(period to comma) Its and its decent Defense and access to moves such as Synthesis give it a decent defensive presence; its typing also allows it to check and set up on Pokemon such as Golem and Carracosta. Leafeon has a decent Speed stat, though it is still outsped by common Pokemon such as Sneasel, Dodrio, and Ninetales, limiting its potential to sweep offensive teams. Chlorophyll can make up for s its mediocre Speed, but it is very team-specific, as sun requires a whole team to support it. Although it receives competition from Sawsbuck, which has a Normal-type STAB move, Leafeon's niche lies in its good bulk, allowing it to set up and take priority and faster Pokemon's hits more easily, as well as its access to Knock Off, hitting Gourgeist super effectively and crippling other item-reliant checks,(rc) such as Tangela,(rc) which is reliant on its item,(rc) Eviolite.

Swords Dance
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name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Leaf Blade
move 3: Knock Off / Substitute
move 4: Iron Tail / Baton Pass / Substitute
ability: Chlorophyll
item: Life Orb / Leftovers
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly

Moves
========

Swords Dance boosts Leafeon's Attack, allowing it to sweep weakened teams. Leaf Blade is a Grass-type STAB move and is also the this set's strongest move,(rc) which is boosted by STAB,(rc) on the set. Knock Off provides good neutral coverage, hitting Ghost- and Psychic-types, such as Gourgeist, and crippling switch-ins such as Tangela. Iron Tail hits Avalugg and Togetic, which otherwise would wall Leafeon, super effectively. Baton Pass allows one of its Leafeon's team mates to sweep, and can help Leafeon switch out when in a unfavorable situation, while Substitute blocks status, allowing Leafeon to set up on Pokemon such as Pelipper; it also allows Leafeon to pivot into a team mate. Synthesis can be used to provide recovery, allowing it Leafeon to set up with more ease.

Set Details
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Maximum Speed investment and a Jolly nature are used to allow Leafeon to have as much Speed as possible and also to Speed tie with Haunter. 252 Attack EVs maximize Leafeon's damage output, letting it sweep more easily. A Life Orb boosts its damage output even more, though Leftovers can be used instead to help set up against stronger attackers and can recover health lost from Substitute. A bulkier spread could be used to allow Leafeon to Baton Pass with ease.,(period to comma) If so,(rc) in which case 44 Speed EV's should be used to outspeed Aurorus and Rampardos. On a sun team, Leafeon should run 148 Speed EVs with an Adamant nature to outspeed Choice Scarf Tauros, and the remaining EVs should go in HP.

Usage Tips
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Leafeon's low Special Defense and HP, as well as its its liability to be worn down,(ac) mean that it should rarely be switched in when not running Synthesis; it prefers to switch in after a teammate has been KOed. Leafeon should set up on Pokemon that it forces out, such as Poliwrath and Carracosta. Substitute allows it to set up on weaker attacks and on Pokemon that try to inflict it with status, such as Pelipper. Leafeon should try to sweep late-game when faster Pokemon are gone and the foe is weakened, but can come in earlier as a wallbreaker. Baton Pass should be used when Leafeon is in a unfavorable situation, where a team mate will have an easier time sweeping. Before it is ready to set up, Leafeon can be used to pivot with Baton Pass to gain momentum or to spam Knock Off to cripple the foe.

Team Options
========

Leafeon appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon such as Golem and Whirlipede to wear down the foe,(rc) and to allow Leafeon to score KOs that it otherwise would not get. For example, Stealth Rock allows Leafeon to OHKO Avalugg and Pelipper with a +2 Life Orb Iron Tail and Leaf Blade, respectively. Wallbreakers such as Marowak and Heatmor are able to wear down the opposing team to allow Leafeon to sweep with more ease. Setup sweepers such as Simipour and Regice also appreciate Leafeon's ability to weaken the opposing team down. Water- and Rock-types, such as Pelipper and Carracosta, can deal with Ninetales and other Fire-type Pokemon.;(period to semicolon) Rock-type Pokemon can also beat Scyther, which can revenge kill Leafeon. Poliwrath and Throh can switch into Sneasel and check Tauros, which can also revenge kill Leafeon with ease. Leafeon can be used on a sun team, as it can outspeed the entire unboosted metagame with Chlorophyll. If so, Leafeon appreciates Pokemon that can set up Sunny Day, such as Volbeat, Golem, and Carbink, Fire-type wallbreakers to weaken the opposing team, such as Flareon and Ninetales, and other Chlorophyll users, such as Victreebel, which can sweep if Leafeon is KOed,(ac) work well as teammatea on sun teams.

Other Options
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With a defensive EV spread, Baton Pass, and Synthesis, Leafeon can be used as a pivot to switch in to physical attackers such as Carracosta and gain momentum. Sunny Day can be used on a Swords Dance set to let Leafeon outspeed faster threats, giving it an easier time sweeping; Salac Berry can also be considered also used as it boosts Leafeon's Speed, but Leafeon will still lose out to many Choice Scarf users. X-Scissor can be used to hit Grass-types such as Tangela, but Leafeon lacks a moveslot for it. Bullet Seed breaks through Golem's Sturdy and Barbaracle's Focus Sash, but has an unreliable damage output. A fully defensive set with moves such as Roar, Wish, and Heal Bell can be used, but it recieves a lot of competition from Tangela and Quilladin.

Checks & Counters
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**Faster Pokemon**: Tauros, Sneasel, and Raichu can outspeed and revenge kill a weakened Leafeon, but do not appreciate having to switch in on even an unboosted attack. Rapidash and Ninetales both outspeed Leafeon and can OHKO Leafeon with their Fire-type STAB moves. Choice Scarf users such as Mr. Mime can also KO Leafeon when it is weakened, and Choice Scarf Rotom-F and Haunter are both able to OHKO Leafeon with their super effective STAB moves.

**Status**: Paralysis,(rc) greatly hinders Leafeon's ability to sweep, as it makes it easily outsped. Volbeat can live an unboosted hit and outspeed Leafeon due to Prankster. Burns from Pokemon such as Gourgeist and Misdreavus prevent Leafeon from dealing enough damage to sweep, but all Will-O-Wisp users fall to a +2 Knock Off, and most Scald users cannot survive a Leaf Blade. Poison from Pokemon such as Pelipper or Toxic Spikes combined with Life Orb recoil will wear Leafeon down. However, Leafeon will not have status inflicted to it other than poison from Toxic Spikes if it is behind a Substitute.

**Flying-types**: Dodrio, Jumpluff, and Scyther can outspeed and OHKO Leafeon with their Flying-type STAB moves. Jumpluff lacks an item and as such so takes little damage from Knock Off, can take an Iron Tail,(ac) and can set up a Swords Dance,(rc) or attack hit Leafeon through its Substitute hard with Infiltrator and hit hard with Acrobatics. Togetic walls Leafeon if it doesn't carry Iron Tail and can paralyze Leafeon or weaken it with Seismic Toss, and Pelipper can apply Toxic or burn Leafeon with Scald.

**Defensive Pokemon**: Due to its good coverage and access to Swords Dance, Leafeon is hard to wall; however, bulky Pokemon that resist Leafeon's STAB moves, such as Klang and Roselia, can take a boosted hit and hit back hard, but though both of them specifically dislike losing their Eviolite and are hit hard by a boosted hit. Quilladin and Tangela can both take multiple hits; the former is able to phaze Leafeon out, while the latter can hit it with Hidden Power Ice, but both do not appreciate Knock Off.
 
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Overview
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Leafeon's high Attack stat paired with Swords Dance and a decent offensive movepool consisting of Leaf Blade, Knock Off, and Iron Tail (this stuff is later in the analysis) make it a very threatening sweeper in the PU metagame. Leafeon also has a large support movepool,(AC) containing moves such as Baton Pass and Heal Bell.(remove period) Its decent Defense and access to moves such as Synthesis give it a decent defensive presence; and its typing also allows it to check and set up on Pokemon such as Golem and Carracosta. (again, specific moves don't belong in the Overview unless they're instrumental in the Pokemon's success, and it doesn't even have a defensive set in the analysis) Leafeon has a decent Speed stat, though it is still outsped by common Pokemon such as Sneasel, Dodrio, and Ninetales, limiting its potential to sweep offensive teams. Chlorophyll can make up for sits its mediocre Speed, but it is very team-specific, as sun requires a whole team to support it. Although it Leafeon receives competition from Sawsbuck, which has a secondary STAB Normal-type STAB move, Leafeon's niche lies in its good superior bulk, allowing which allows it to set up and take priority and faster Pokemon's hits on revenge killers more easily, as well as and its access to Knock Off, which allows it to take on checks such as Tangela and Gourgeist more easily hitting Gourgeist super effective and crippling other checks, such as Tangela, which is reliant on its item, Eviolite.

Swords Dance
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name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Leaf Blade
move 3: Knock Off / Substitute
move 4: Iron Tail / Baton Pass / Substitute
ability: Chlorophyll
item: Life Orb / Leftovers
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly

Moves
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Swords Dance boosts Leafeon's Attack, allowing it to sweep weakened teams. Leaf Blade is a Grass-type STAB move and is also the strongest move, which is boosted by STAB, on the set. Knock Off provides good neutral coverage, hitting Ghost- and Psychic-types, such as hits Gourgeist, and crippling cripples switch-ins such as Tangela that rely on their item. Iron Tail hits Avalugg and Togetic, which would otherwise would wall Leafeon,(RC) super effectively. Baton Pass allows one of its team mates Leafeon's teammates to sweep,(RC) and can help Leafeon switch out when in a of an unfavorable situation, while Substitute blocks status, allowing Leafeon to set up on Pokemon such as Pelipper; it also allows Leafeon to pivot into a team mate (no it doesn't?). Synthesis can be used to provide recovery, allowing it Leafeon to set up with more ease.

Set Details
========

Maximum Speed investment and a Jolly nature are used to allow Leafeon to have as much Speed as possible and also to Speed tie with Haunter. 252 Attack EVs maximize Leafeon's damage output, letting it sweep more easily. Life Orb boosts its damage output even more, though Leftovers can be used instead to help set up against stronger attackers and can recover health lost from Substitute. A bulkier spread could be used to allow Leafeon to Baton Pass with ease. If so, 44 Speed EV's should be used to outspeed Aurorus and Rampardos. On a sun team, Leafeon should run 148 Speed EVs with an Adamant nature to outspeed Choice Scarf Tauros in the sun, and the remaining EVs should go in HP.

Usage Tips
========

Leafeon's low Special Defense and HP,(RC) as well as its and its liability tendency to be worn down mean that it should rarely be switched in when not running Synthesis; it prefers to switch in after a teammate has been KOed. Leafeon should set up on Pokemon that it forces out, such as Poliwrath and Carracosta. Substitute allows it to set up on weaker attacks and on Pokemon that try to inflict it with status, such as Pelipper. Leafeon should try to sweep late-game when faster Pokemon are gone and the foe is weakened, but can come in earlier as a wallbreaker. Baton Pass should be used when Leafeon is in an unfavorable situation,(RC) where or when a team mate teammate will have an easier time sweeping. Before it is ready to set up, Leafeon can be used to pivot with Baton Pass to gain momentum or to spam use Knock Off to cripple the foe.

Team Options
========

Leafeon appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon such as Golem and Whirlipede to wear down the foe,(RC) and to allow Leafeon to score KOs that it otherwise would not get. For example, Stealth Rock allows Leafeon to OHKO Avalugg and Pelipper with a +2 Life Orb Iron Tail and or Leaf Blade, respectively. Wallbreakers such as Marowak and Heatmor are able to wear down the opposing team to allow Leafeon to sweep with more ease. Setup sweepers such as Simipour and Regice also appreciate Leafeon's ability to weaken the opposing team down. Water- and Rock-types, such as Pelipper and Carracosta, can deal with Ninetales and other Fire-type Pokemon. Rock-type Pokemon can also beat Scyther, which can revenge kill Leafeon. Poliwrath and Throh can switch into Sneasel and check Tauros, which can also revenge kill Leafeon with ease. Leafeon can be used on a sun team, as it can outspeed the entire unboosted metagame with thanks to Chlorophyll. If so, Leafeon appreciates Pokemon that can set up Sunny Day, such as Volbeat, Golem, and Carbink;(change comma to semicolon) Fire-type wallbreakers to weaken the opposing team, such as Flareon and Ninetales;(change comma to semicolon) and other Chlorophyll users, such as Victreebel, which can sweep if Leafeon is KOed.

Other Options
########

With a defensive EV spread, Baton Pass, and Synthesis, Leafeon can be used as a pivot to switch in to into physical attackers such as Carracosta and gain momentum. Sunny Day can be used on a Swords Dance set to let Leafeon outspeed faster threats, giving it an easier time sweeping; Salac Berry can also be considered also boosts to boost Leafeon's Speed, but Leafeon it will still lose out to many Choice Scarf users. X-Scissor can be used to hit Grass-types such as Tangela, but Leafeon lacks a moveslot for it. Bullet Seed breaks through Golem's Sturdy and Barbaracle's Focus Sash, but it has an unreliable damage output. A fully defensive set with moves such as Roar, Wish, and Heal Bell can be used, but it recieves receives a lot of competition from Tangela and Quilladin.

Checks & Counters
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**Faster Pokemon**: Tauros, Sneasel, and Raichu can outspeed and revenge kill a weakened Leafeon, but they do not appreciate having to switch in on even an unboosted attack. Rapidash and Ninetales both outspeed Leafeon and can OHKO Leafeon with their Fire-type STAB moves. Choice Scarf users such as Mr. Mime can also KO Leafeon when it is weakened, and Choice Scarf Rotom-F and Haunter are both able to OHKO Leafeon with their super effective STAB moves.

**Status**: Paralysis,(RC) greatly hinders Leafeon's ability to sweep, as it makes leaves it easily outsped. Volbeat can live an unboosted hit and outspeed Leafeon due to thanks to Prankster. Burns from Pokemon such as Gourgeist and Misdreavus prevent Leafeon from dealing enough damage to sweep, but all Will-O-Wisp users fall to a +2 Knock Off,(RC) and most Scald users cannot survive a Leaf Blade. Poison from Pokemon such as Pelipper or Toxic Spikes combined with Life Orb recoil will wear Leafeon down. However, Leafeon dodges status moves with Substitute will not have status inflicted to it other than poison from Toxic Spikes if it is behind a Substitute.

**Flying-types**: Dodrio, Jumpluff, and Scyther can outspeed and OHKO Leafeon with their Flying-type STAB moves. Jumpluff lacks an item,(AC) so it takes little damage from Knock Off.(end sentence) It can also take an Iron Tail and set up a Swords Dance,(RC) or attack Leafeon through its Substitute with Acrobatics thanks to Infiltrator and hit hard with Acrobatics. Togetic walls Leafeon if it doesn't carry Iron Tail and can paralyze Leafeon or weaken it with Seismic Toss, and Pelipper can use apply Toxic or burn Leafeon with Scald.

**Defensive Pokemon**: Due to Because of its good coverage and access to Swords Dance, Leafeon is hard to wall; however, bulky Pokemon that resist Leafeon's STAB moves, such as Klang and Roselia, can take a boosted hit and hit back hard, but both of them dislike losing their Eviolite and are hit hard by a taking boosted hit hits. Quilladin and Tangela can both take multiple hits; the former is able to phaze Leafeon out, while the latter can hit it with Hidden Power Ice, but both do not appreciate neither appreciates Knock Off.

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Overview
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Leafeon's high Attack stat paired with Swords Dance and a decent offensive movepool consisting of Leaf Blade, Knock Off, and Iron Tail (this stuff is later in the analysis) make it a very threatening sweeper in the PU metagame. Leafeon also has a large support movepool,(AC) containing moves such as Baton Pass and Heal Bell.(remove period) Its decent Defense and access to moves such as Synthesis give it a decent defensive presence; and its typing also allows it to check and set up on Pokemon such as Golem and Carracosta. (again, specific moves don't belong in the Overview unless they're instrumental in the Pokemon's success, and it doesn't even have a defensive set in the analysis) Leafeon has a decent Speed stat, though it is still outsped by common Pokemon such as Sneasel, Dodrio, and Ninetales, limiting its potential to sweep offensive teams. Chlorophyll can make up for sits its mediocre Speed, but it is very team-specific, as sun requires a whole team to support it. Although it Leafeon receives competition from Sawsbuck, which has a secondary STAB Normal-type STAB move, Leafeon's niche lies in its good superior bulk, allowing which allows it to set up and take priority and faster Pokemon's hits on revenge killers more easily, as well as and its access to Knock Off, which allows it to take on checks such as Tangela and Gourgeist more easily hitting Gourgeist super effective and crippling other checks, such as Tangela, which is reliant on its item, Eviolite.

Swords Dance
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name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Leaf Blade
move 3: Knock Off / Substitute
move 4: Iron Tail / Baton Pass / Substitute
ability: Chlorophyll
item: Life Orb / Leftovers
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly

Moves
========

Swords Dance boosts Leafeon's Attack, allowing it to sweep weakened teams. Leaf Blade is a Grass-type STAB move and is also the strongest move, which is boosted by STAB, on the set. Knock Off provides good neutral coverage, hitting Ghost- and Psychic-types, such as hits Gourgeist, and crippling cripples switch-ins such as Tangela that rely on their item. Iron Tail hits Avalugg and Togetic, which would otherwise would wall Leafeon,(RC) super effectively. Baton Pass allows one of its team mates Leafeon's teammates to sweep,(RC) and can help Leafeon switch out when in a of an unfavorable situation, while Substitute blocks status, allowing Leafeon to set up on Pokemon such as Pelipper; it also allows Leafeon to pivot into a team mate (no it doesn't?). Synthesis can be used to provide recovery, allowing it Leafeon to set up with more ease.

Set Details
========

Maximum Speed investment and a Jolly nature are used to allow Leafeon to have as much Speed as possible and also to Speed tie with Haunter. 252 Attack EVs maximize Leafeon's damage output, letting it sweep more easily. Life Orb boosts its damage output even more, though Leftovers can be used instead to help set up against stronger attackers and can recover health lost from Substitute. A bulkier spread could be used to allow Leafeon to Baton Pass with ease. If so, 44 Speed EV's should be used to outspeed Aurorus and Rampardos. On a sun team, Leafeon should run 148 Speed EVs with an Adamant nature to outspeed Choice Scarf Tauros in the sun, and the remaining EVs should go in HP.

Usage Tips
========

Leafeon's low Special Defense and HP,(RC) as well as its and its liability tendency to be worn down mean that it should rarely be switched in when not running Synthesis; it prefers to switch in after a teammate has been KOed. Leafeon should set up on Pokemon that it forces out, such as Poliwrath and Carracosta. Substitute allows it to set up on weaker attacks and on Pokemon that try to inflict it with status, such as Pelipper. Leafeon should try to sweep late-game when faster Pokemon are gone and the foe is weakened, but can come in earlier as a wallbreaker. Baton Pass should be used when Leafeon is in an unfavorable situation,(RC) where or when a team mate teammate will have an easier time sweeping. Before it is ready to set up, Leafeon can be used to pivot with Baton Pass to gain momentum or to spam use Knock Off to cripple the foe.

Team Options
========

Leafeon appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon such as Golem and Whirlipede to wear down the foe,(RC) and to allow Leafeon to score KOs that it otherwise would not get. For example, Stealth Rock allows Leafeon to OHKO Avalugg and Pelipper with a +2 Life Orb Iron Tail and or Leaf Blade, respectively. Wallbreakers such as Marowak and Heatmor are able to wear down the opposing team to allow Leafeon to sweep with more ease. Setup sweepers such as Simipour and Regice also appreciate Leafeon's ability to weaken the opposing team down. Water- and Rock-types, such as Pelipper and Carracosta, can deal with Ninetales and other Fire-type Pokemon. Rock-type Pokemon can also beat Scyther, which can revenge kill Leafeon. Poliwrath and Throh can switch into Sneasel and check Tauros, which can also revenge kill Leafeon with ease. Leafeon can be used on a sun team, as it can outspeed the entire unboosted metagame with thanks to Chlorophyll. If so, Leafeon appreciates Pokemon that can set up Sunny Day, such as Volbeat, Golem, and Carbink;(change comma to semicolon) Fire-type wallbreakers to weaken the opposing team, such as Flareon and Ninetales;(change comma to semicolon) and other Chlorophyll users, such as Victreebel, which can sweep if Leafeon is KOed.

Other Options
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With a defensive EV spread, Baton Pass, and Synthesis, Leafeon can be used as a pivot to switch in to into physical attackers such as Carracosta and gain momentum. Sunny Day can be used on a Swords Dance set to let Leafeon outspeed faster threats, giving it an easier time sweeping; Salac Berry can also be considered also boosts to boost Leafeon's Speed, but Leafeon it will still lose out to many Choice Scarf users. X-Scissor can be used to hit Grass-types such as Tangela, but Leafeon lacks a moveslot for it. Bullet Seed breaks through Golem's Sturdy and Barbaracle's Focus Sash, but it has an unreliable damage output. A fully defensive set with moves such as Roar, Wish, and Heal Bell can be used, but it recieves receives a lot of competition from Tangela and Quilladin.

Checks & Counters
########
**Faster Pokemon**: Tauros, Sneasel, and Raichu can outspeed and revenge kill a weakened Leafeon, but they do not appreciate having to switch in on even an unboosted attack. Rapidash and Ninetales both outspeed Leafeon and can OHKO Leafeon with their Fire-type STAB moves. Choice Scarf users such as Mr. Mime can also KO Leafeon when it is weakened, and Choice Scarf Rotom-F and Haunter are both able to OHKO Leafeon with their super effective STAB moves.

**Status**: Paralysis,(RC) greatly hinders Leafeon's ability to sweep, as it makes leaves it easily outsped. Volbeat can live an unboosted hit and outspeed Leafeon due to thanks to Prankster. Burns from Pokemon such as Gourgeist and Misdreavus prevent Leafeon from dealing enough damage to sweep, but all Will-O-Wisp users fall to a +2 Knock Off,(RC) and most Scald users cannot survive a Leaf Blade. Poison from Pokemon such as Pelipper or Toxic Spikes combined with Life Orb recoil will wear Leafeon down. However, Leafeon dodges status moves with Substitute will not have status inflicted to it other than poison from Toxic Spikes if it is behind a Substitute.

**Flying-types**: Dodrio, Jumpluff, and Scyther can outspeed and OHKO Leafeon with their Flying-type STAB moves. Jumpluff lacks an item,(AC) so it takes little damage from Knock Off.(end sentence) It can also take an Iron Tail and set up a Swords Dance,(RC) or attack Leafeon through its Substitute with Acrobatics thanks to Infiltrator and hit hard with Acrobatics. Togetic walls Leafeon if it doesn't carry Iron Tail and can paralyze Leafeon or weaken it with Seismic Toss, and Pelipper can use apply Toxic or burn Leafeon with Scald.

**Defensive Pokemon**: Due to Because of its good coverage and access to Swords Dance, Leafeon is hard to wall; however, bulky Pokemon that resist Leafeon's STAB moves, such as Klang and Roselia, can take a boosted hit and hit back hard, but both of them dislike losing their Eviolite and are hit hard by a taking boosted hit hits. Quilladin and Tangela can both take multiple hits; the former is able to phaze Leafeon out, while the latter can hit it with Hidden Power Ice, but both do not appreciate neither appreciates Knock Off.

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