UU Serperior

[autumn]

Serperior @ Leftovers
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Fire]

This set utilizes Serperior's stellar Speed tier to force common threats such as Terrakion and Gliscor out, and it also takes advantage of this to set up a Substitute and almost always use Leech Seed before the foe attacks to wear down common checks, most notably Alolan Muk, early-game. In addition, Substitute also allows Serperior to scout the foe's moves and protect itself from status. Serperior has issues dealing with faster Pokemon like Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Beedrill, as they prevent it from getting up both a Substitute and a Special Attack boost without being forced out afterwards. Partners like Infernape help mitigate this by not only forcing those faster Pokemon out but also forcing in bulky Water-types that Serperior can easily switch into. Even though the boosts from Leaf Storm are a draw to using Serperior, it is very weak unboosted, so it fails to threaten Amoonguss. As such, pairing it with wallbreakers that can soften the opposing team gives Serperior the potential to sweep late-game.

 

[autumn]

ready for qc

 

[Eyan]

Serperior is an extremely potent offensive threat due to its access to Contrary and Leaf Storm, boosting its Special Attack in the process of using a 130-Base Power STAB move. The combination of Substitute and Leech Seed allows Serperior to drain health from its common checks each turn, and Substitute protects it from being crippled from status moves and taking too much damage from foes, as Leech Seed and Leftovers recovery gives Serperior back all the HP it used creating a Substitute, overwhelming some of its common checks, most notably Alolan Muk, due to Serperior's ability to slowly wear down HP while taking no damage.

There isn't anything wrong contentwise, but it's dragging on a little too much in terms of information that you'd want to have in a set spotlight. Start off by citing how the set makes use of Serperior's Speed to force threats out and accumulate boosts, potentially sweep late-game while wearing down and potentially beating common checks like Alolan Muk early-game with Substitute + Leech Seed. After that, you mention the part about avoiding getting crippled by status moves (might be better to just say Substitute allows Serperior to scout for what the foe is going to do in terms of status moves, scouting against Choice-locked foes, etc). The part about recovering all the HP back that it used for the Substitute is pretty redundant and not always true, so remove that, and the part about its Speed tier would be already covered in the first line.

You should be wary of faster Pokemon like Mega Beedrill and Mega Aerodactyl as a result, so teammates like Choice Scarf Infernape can help to check these foes; Serperior can, in return, pressure bulky Water-types. When boosted, Serperior can also beat common Steel-types, such as Scizor and Cobalion, with Hidden Power Fire.

As far as issues go, here are the main ones with this set:
- Lack of opportunities to switch in, especially after Rotom-W left the tier.
- Lack of power prior to getting a boost, so it conceivably doesn't threaten a whole lot right off the bat. This is especially so for Amoonguss, something that SubSeed is never beating one-on-one.
- Faster Pokemon like Mega Aerodactyl that you mentioned.

It's a set spotlight, so you don't really need to talk about what Serperior can offer in return or that it can beat common Steel-types, so remove that. This should leave some room for additional lines, so use those to focus on how teammates or good playing can grant Serperior opportunities to switch in and how to wear down Pokemon to the point of being able to be swept late-game.

QC 1/1

 

[autumn]

implemented ty ready for gp

 

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Serperior @ Leftovers
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Fire]

This set utilizes Serperior's stellar Speed tier to force common threats such as Terrakion and Gliscor out, and it also takes advantage of this to set up a Substitute and almost always use Leech Seed first before the foe attacks to wear down common checks, most notably Alolan Muk, early-game. In addition, Substitute also allows Serperior to scout the foe's moves and protect itself from status. Serperior has issues dealing with faster Pokemon like Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Beedrill, as they prevent it from getting up both a Substitute and a Special Attack boost without being forced out afterwards. Partners like Infernape help mitigate this by not only forcing those faster Pokemon out but also forcing in bulky Water-types that Serperior can easily switch into. Even though the boosts from Leaf Storm are a draw to using Serperior, it is very weak unboosted, so it fails to threaten like Amoonguss. As such, pairing it with wallbreakers that can soften the opposing team gives Serperior the potential to sweep late-game.

Really good, 1/1

 

[autumn]

implemented, this is done