[SET]
name: SubCurse
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Curse
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Pain Split / Taunt / Destiny Bond
item: Salac Berry
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 Spe / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 HP / 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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name: SubCurse
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Curse
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Pain Split / Taunt / Destiny Bond
item: Salac Berry
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 Spe / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 HP / 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Substitute is used to aid Curse's effectiveness as well as help deal more damage with Pain Split.
- Curse is the main gimmick of the set, allowing Mismagius to cripple it's normal switch-ins, such as Audino and Miltank.
- Shadow Ball is used to give Mismagius a good STAB move that can hit relatively hard due to Mismagius' 105 SpA.
- Multiple moves can be used in this last slot. Pain Split is a very good way to recover HP as well as cripple calls. This is the main reason the HP ivs are 0. Taunt can be used to prevent walls from recovering HP. Destiny Bond can be used as a last ditch effort to get a kill as Mismagius can't really do much when it's at 1% health.
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- The 252 in Speed with the Timid nature is used to make sure Mismagius can outspeed a much as it can so it can get a curse off.
- The 252 in SpA is used so Shadow Ball hits as hard as it can.
- Salac Berry is an interesting one. After a Sub and a Curse, the Salac berry will be activated. It is used to outspeed a lot of the tier to get off a last second Destiny Bond, Curse, or a Pain Split. It can also be used to sweep with Shadow Ball if the opposing team is weakened enough.
- The 0 ivs in HP and Atk do serve a purpose. For HP, it maximizes the power of Pain Split and makes sure the Salac is activated after just one Sub and one Curse. For Atk, it reduces the damage of Foul Play.
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- You want to use this Mismagius set very carefully. One wrong move and it could be Hariyama's dinner.
- This set is best used to switch in, or force switches into, walls such as Miltank or Audino. There, it can proceed to Sub and Curse, crippling the opponent.
- Some things that can be forced out by Mismagius' presence are Xatu, Mesprit, and Jynx, among others.
- It is recommended that you avoid any physical attackers, as they will be able to easily KO Mismagius, due to it's terrible physical bulk.
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- Mega-Audino is a good partner as it can handle Shiftry's Knock Off and deal hefty amounts of damage in return.
- Rhydon can be used to threaten out common checks to Mismagius such as Magmortar and Skuntank.
- Skuntank is also useful as it handles Scarfed Rotom and Haunter, which could easily decimate Mismagius.
- Offensive Carracosta is a useful partner as well, as it checks many of the offensive checks to Mismagius, such as Archeops, Scyther, and Swellow.