EpicUmbreon29
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Hi, I'm EpicUmbreon29. You may recognize me from CAP as the person who uses Pokémon that nobody or nearly nobody uses. I felt like this strategy for Sableye that I use would be worthwhile sharing, as it counters several CAP threats and is overall a great team supporter.
Sableye @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 168 SDef / 88 Def
Calm Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Taunt
- Night Shade
This Sableye utilizes Prankster for several purposes.
1- To Taunt lead-ins (like Fidget) that could otherwise get a head-start on your team.
2- To cripple entire teams (especially offensive components) by giving burns. Physical Pokémon are drastically less useful after a burn, and all Pokémon suffer the consequences at number 3.
3- To stall. Recover with extra effort in HP and Special Defense allows Sableye to cause significant burn damage while keeping itself just alive.
Throughout these attacks, Night Shade is used where opportunity exists to inflict extra damage in order to truly disassemble offensive teams.
Specific Uses
Taunt is able to destroy Fidget, status-based Krilowatt, and varying lead-ins and set-up Pokémon where they exist.
This Sableye is Cawmodore's worst nightmare. Taunt can be used to prevent a Belly Drum, while Will-o-Wisp can allow a team member to survive its first turn and revenge-kill Cawmodore if Belly Drum was already used.
Other uses include burning Rebound Colossoil (if you ever see one, I feel like most have Guts now) and burning likely Focus Sash users (like Syclant) or Night-Shading a suspected Aurumoth.
Finally, Ferrothorn is crippled by the limitations placed on it by Sableye, forcing a switch-out, Leech Seed Pyroak has a difficult time with no Leech Seed and a Night Shade barrage, and Necturna with set-up moves like Geomancy are forced to switch out after their usefulness wears away.
Well, what do you think of this strategy? Is it genius, or completely insane?
(I'll add a picture of Sableye later)
Sableye @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 168 SDef / 88 Def
Calm Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Taunt
- Night Shade
This Sableye utilizes Prankster for several purposes.
1- To Taunt lead-ins (like Fidget) that could otherwise get a head-start on your team.
2- To cripple entire teams (especially offensive components) by giving burns. Physical Pokémon are drastically less useful after a burn, and all Pokémon suffer the consequences at number 3.
3- To stall. Recover with extra effort in HP and Special Defense allows Sableye to cause significant burn damage while keeping itself just alive.
Throughout these attacks, Night Shade is used where opportunity exists to inflict extra damage in order to truly disassemble offensive teams.
Specific Uses
Taunt is able to destroy Fidget, status-based Krilowatt, and varying lead-ins and set-up Pokémon where they exist.
This Sableye is Cawmodore's worst nightmare. Taunt can be used to prevent a Belly Drum, while Will-o-Wisp can allow a team member to survive its first turn and revenge-kill Cawmodore if Belly Drum was already used.
Other uses include burning Rebound Colossoil (if you ever see one, I feel like most have Guts now) and burning likely Focus Sash users (like Syclant) or Night-Shading a suspected Aurumoth.
Finally, Ferrothorn is crippled by the limitations placed on it by Sableye, forcing a switch-out, Leech Seed Pyroak has a difficult time with no Leech Seed and a Night Shade barrage, and Necturna with set-up moves like Geomancy are forced to switch out after their usefulness wears away.
Well, what do you think of this strategy? Is it genius, or completely insane?
(I'll add a picture of Sableye later)