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Teddiursa: RAWR
http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/teddiursa
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[Overview]
<p>Teddiursa is one of the cutest Pokémon ever made. However, don't let its looks fool you. It's one powerhouse of a sweeper. It has access to a fantastic physical movepool and a solid base Attack stat of 80, giving it very impressive offensive coverage.</p>
<p>It also boasts Quick Feet, one of only two Pokemon (the other being Poochyena). After Toxic Orb activates, Quick Feet means Teddiursa has the speed of a Choice Scarfed Pokémon without being locked into one move. However it lacks both the Speed to beat any Choice Scarfed Pokémon and lacks the raw power to get OHKOs on bulkier opponents. The huge amount of priority in Little Cup hinders Teddiursa's sweeping capabilities; Teddiursa is however bulky enough to survive most non-supereffective priority. This bulk comes in handy when boosting its attack with Swords Dance with good prediction. Teddiursa’s speed and attack make it one fierce late game sweeper or revenge killer.</p>
[SET]
name: Quick Feet Sweep
move 1: Facade
move 2: Protect / Sword Dance
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Close Combat
item: Toxic Orb
ability: Quick Feet
nature: Jolly
evs: 36 HP / 196 Atk / 36 Def / 36 SpD / 196 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set makes Teddiursa a great sweeper, courtesy of its ability to boost its Speed without even having to take damage from an attack. Teddiursa has the power to hit walls relatively hard, and has enough Speed to outrun every Pokémon who is not carrying the item Choice Scarf.</p>
<p>Facade will be your main method of doing damage, as it has a Base
Power of 210 (factoring in STAB) once Teddiursa is poisoned. With your other two moves, you should try to hit the Pokémon who resist or are immune to Normal-type attacks. The Pokémon that fall into this category are Rock, Steel, and Ghost. Crunch is your best option against Ghost-type Pokémon such as KOing offensive Drifloon. Close Combat destroys Aron and Shieldon and is your best chance against Bronzor. Seed Bomb could be used to annihilate all the Rock- and Ground-type Pokémon, but allows Steel-type Pokémon such as the aforementioned Bronzor to completely wall this set. Ice Punch can work KO all Gligar with Stealth Rock. However, with all these the loss of coverage more is significant.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The choice between Protect and Swords Dance depends on personal preference and how easily you think Teddiursa will be able to set up and how much Teddiursa needs to set up and if it is bulky enough to even set it up. Protect allows the ability to always be at 21 speed. This set can also be used well as a lead while using Protect, stopping Fake Out leads from hitting you first turn, and then OHKOing next turn (being statused also stops Hypnosis from working most notably from Meowth).</p>
<p>Many teams in Little Cup have a check for physical attackers such as Gligar. Swords Dance makes the 3HKOes with Oran into one hit KOes. This set means in one turn you can sweep with +2 +1. This needs good prediction though as Teddiursa isn’t too bulky and this isn't helped by the fact that every turn more health is being taken away automatically from Teddiursa's Toxic Orb effect.</p>
<p>A good companion for this set is Gligar. Gligar has the bulk to take priority with, and can even set up in the face of it, be it a Rock Polish or Swords Dance set. Another Pokémon who works well when coupled with Teddiursa is Slowpoke. Slowpoke has great defenses, a Fighting-type resistance, and the ability to recover health and paralyze opposing scarfed Pokémon that could stop Teddiursa from sweeping. Ghost- types, most notably Duskull can switch in to many checks of Teddiursa. Any Pokémon with U-turn can help Teddiursa immensely, giving a set up of Toxic Orb without giving them a turn to set up or have a free switch. Most notably Scarfed Mankey helps with the ability to draw out Ghost-Type Pokémon for the KO via Teddiursa’s Crunch (Duskull has trouble dealing significant damage to Teddiursa).</p>
[SET]
name: Wall Breaker
move 1: Return
move 2: Crunch
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Ice Punch/Seed Bomb
item: Life Orb
ability: Quick Feet
nature: Adamant
evs: 116 HP / 196 Atk / 36 Def / 36 SpD / 116 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set is a bulky/stall teams worst nightmare. This can switch into a variety of Pokemon due to only one weakness and KO with surprising ease. Base 80 attack with a great movepool breaks down common metagame walls such as Munchlax.</p>
<p>Life orb gives Teddiursa the name great early-game wall-breaker such as 2HKOing Bronzor with Crunch and one Close Combat, freeing up the game for your other sweepers. The moves allow you to hit virtually everything; Return hits most Pokémon with a good amount of power, Crunch can KO any Ghost- types and only Life Orb Gastly can KO back. Close Combat is nice for both Steel- and Rock-types who switch in expecting to take minimal damage from STAB Normal- type move. Ice Punch is mainly for Gligar, whom it will OHKO, however Seed Bomb is an alternative option for taking down bulky Water- types and hitting Rock- and Ground-types harder at the same time.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Slowpoke is a great partner. Slowpoke can paralyze opposing Pokémon, making up for the lack of Speed that Toxic Orb presents you. Ekans can also work out well with Teddiursa, as it too resists Fighting-type attacks, has Intimidate, and can also paralyze Pokémon. With Croagunk and other priority attackers make very good partners. Most notable Croagunk, being able to deal with minimal Fighting- type attacks and can revenge kill like no other, freeing Teddiursa for a late game clean up, with it’s counters gone, though not totally recommended.</p>
<p>Life Orb does have its drawbacks. It still drains Teddiursa's health like Toxic Orb and a Life Orb Return isn't as powerful as a boosted Facade. But all the other moves demolish the opponent. Crunch is able to KO any ghost and Close Combat provides a chance to KO 236Hp/36Def Munchlax.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>Choice Band set isn’t too good as other Pokémon do this much better and Life Orb still provides the vital Koes. It is also set-up bait for many Pokemon such as Ghost types.</p>
<p>Belly Drum is too risky and doesn’t last more than 4 turns even without taking a hit or Stealth Rock damage. A Substitute and Focus Punch set could work, but Close Combat is generally a more reliable Fighting move to use. Cross Chop's 80% accuracy makes Close Combat the preferred choice again, but if defence drop puts you off Cross Chop is always there as the second option. Earthquake can also replace Close Combat, but it's weaker and can't touch Bronzor. Fire Punch hits Bronzor slightly harder than Close Combat but still misses out on 2HKOing Oran Berry variants, unless you opt for the Choice Band set, otherwise really has no use.</p>
<p>Teddiursa also has access to RestTalk + Roar making it a great phazer, when Sleep talk chooses Roar, it will be at the Speed stat of 21 (Teddiursa’s when boosted) losing the minus priority and switching out the opposing Pokémon. But the unreliability of Sleep Talk choosing Roar over Rest means you could be the one getting annoyed. Facade could also be used on this set to provide power along side being a phazer.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>Teddiursa needs Stealth Rock for a large number of vital KOes, this can be sorted with a reliable lead such as Diglett. Reflect and Light Screen also help greatly towards Teddiursa’s sweep, but this is rarely seen in Little Cup and there are many other Pokémon that can utilize Screens more.</p>
<p>In terms of offensive support, revenge killers such as Machop and Croagunk can work excellently. They also benefit with Teddiursa being a counter to all Little Cup Ghost-types.</p>
<p>Defensively is all about Teddiursa’s one weakness: Fighting-type. Ghosts such as Duskull can not only switch into Fighting-types but can cripple with Will-O-Wisp to wear it down residually. Gligar and Slowpoke do similar things.
[Counters]
<p>Bronzor is a great counter to Teddiursa, as it can only be hit for neutral damage almost all of the time, and can OHKO the Quick Feet Sweep set with Gyro Ball after a Close Combat Defense drop. Choice Scarf Ghosts can come in on any Normal- or Fighting-type move and score a KO with their own attacks. Choice Scarfed Pokémon like Diglett, Abra, and Gligar can come in on the turn you Protect and beat Teddiursa, or they can come in and revenge kill it with ease thanks to its lack of priority. Anything with Protect can stall whilst the Toxic Orb damage racks up on the Quick Feet set can beat Teddiursa as well.</p>
<p>Priority users can be effective revenge killers, especially those that have Vacuum Wave or Mach Punch (the super effective priority). Good examples of these revenge priority killers would include Croagunk, Magby, and other bulkier pokemon, such as Kabuto, who can also take advantage of the switch.</p>
<p>Teddiursa can be hard to switch into, but a bulky Scarfer such as Gligar can come in with ease and KO normally with Earthquake after Toxic Orb damage.</p>
Teddiursa: RAWR
http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/teddiursa
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[Overview]
<p>Teddiursa is one of the cutest Pokémon ever made. However, don't let its looks fool you. It's one powerhouse of a sweeper. It has access to a fantastic physical movepool and a solid base Attack stat of 80, giving it very impressive offensive coverage.</p>
<p>It also boasts Quick Feet, one of only two Pokemon (the other being Poochyena). After Toxic Orb activates, Quick Feet means Teddiursa has the speed of a Choice Scarfed Pokémon without being locked into one move. However it lacks both the Speed to beat any Choice Scarfed Pokémon and lacks the raw power to get OHKOs on bulkier opponents. The huge amount of priority in Little Cup hinders Teddiursa's sweeping capabilities; Teddiursa is however bulky enough to survive most non-supereffective priority. This bulk comes in handy when boosting its attack with Swords Dance with good prediction. Teddiursa’s speed and attack make it one fierce late game sweeper or revenge killer.</p>
[SET]
name: Quick Feet Sweep
move 1: Facade
move 2: Protect / Sword Dance
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Close Combat
item: Toxic Orb
ability: Quick Feet
nature: Jolly
evs: 36 HP / 196 Atk / 36 Def / 36 SpD / 196 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set makes Teddiursa a great sweeper, courtesy of its ability to boost its Speed without even having to take damage from an attack. Teddiursa has the power to hit walls relatively hard, and has enough Speed to outrun every Pokémon who is not carrying the item Choice Scarf.</p>
<p>Facade will be your main method of doing damage, as it has a Base
Power of 210 (factoring in STAB) once Teddiursa is poisoned. With your other two moves, you should try to hit the Pokémon who resist or are immune to Normal-type attacks. The Pokémon that fall into this category are Rock, Steel, and Ghost. Crunch is your best option against Ghost-type Pokémon such as KOing offensive Drifloon. Close Combat destroys Aron and Shieldon and is your best chance against Bronzor. Seed Bomb could be used to annihilate all the Rock- and Ground-type Pokémon, but allows Steel-type Pokémon such as the aforementioned Bronzor to completely wall this set. Ice Punch can work KO all Gligar with Stealth Rock. However, with all these the loss of coverage more is significant.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The choice between Protect and Swords Dance depends on personal preference and how easily you think Teddiursa will be able to set up and how much Teddiursa needs to set up and if it is bulky enough to even set it up. Protect allows the ability to always be at 21 speed. This set can also be used well as a lead while using Protect, stopping Fake Out leads from hitting you first turn, and then OHKOing next turn (being statused also stops Hypnosis from working most notably from Meowth).</p>
<p>Many teams in Little Cup have a check for physical attackers such as Gligar. Swords Dance makes the 3HKOes with Oran into one hit KOes. This set means in one turn you can sweep with +2 +1. This needs good prediction though as Teddiursa isn’t too bulky and this isn't helped by the fact that every turn more health is being taken away automatically from Teddiursa's Toxic Orb effect.</p>
<p>A good companion for this set is Gligar. Gligar has the bulk to take priority with, and can even set up in the face of it, be it a Rock Polish or Swords Dance set. Another Pokémon who works well when coupled with Teddiursa is Slowpoke. Slowpoke has great defenses, a Fighting-type resistance, and the ability to recover health and paralyze opposing scarfed Pokémon that could stop Teddiursa from sweeping. Ghost- types, most notably Duskull can switch in to many checks of Teddiursa. Any Pokémon with U-turn can help Teddiursa immensely, giving a set up of Toxic Orb without giving them a turn to set up or have a free switch. Most notably Scarfed Mankey helps with the ability to draw out Ghost-Type Pokémon for the KO via Teddiursa’s Crunch (Duskull has trouble dealing significant damage to Teddiursa).</p>
[SET]
name: Wall Breaker
move 1: Return
move 2: Crunch
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Ice Punch/Seed Bomb
item: Life Orb
ability: Quick Feet
nature: Adamant
evs: 116 HP / 196 Atk / 36 Def / 36 SpD / 116 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set is a bulky/stall teams worst nightmare. This can switch into a variety of Pokemon due to only one weakness and KO with surprising ease. Base 80 attack with a great movepool breaks down common metagame walls such as Munchlax.</p>
<p>Life orb gives Teddiursa the name great early-game wall-breaker such as 2HKOing Bronzor with Crunch and one Close Combat, freeing up the game for your other sweepers. The moves allow you to hit virtually everything; Return hits most Pokémon with a good amount of power, Crunch can KO any Ghost- types and only Life Orb Gastly can KO back. Close Combat is nice for both Steel- and Rock-types who switch in expecting to take minimal damage from STAB Normal- type move. Ice Punch is mainly for Gligar, whom it will OHKO, however Seed Bomb is an alternative option for taking down bulky Water- types and hitting Rock- and Ground-types harder at the same time.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Slowpoke is a great partner. Slowpoke can paralyze opposing Pokémon, making up for the lack of Speed that Toxic Orb presents you. Ekans can also work out well with Teddiursa, as it too resists Fighting-type attacks, has Intimidate, and can also paralyze Pokémon. With Croagunk and other priority attackers make very good partners. Most notable Croagunk, being able to deal with minimal Fighting- type attacks and can revenge kill like no other, freeing Teddiursa for a late game clean up, with it’s counters gone, though not totally recommended.</p>
<p>Life Orb does have its drawbacks. It still drains Teddiursa's health like Toxic Orb and a Life Orb Return isn't as powerful as a boosted Facade. But all the other moves demolish the opponent. Crunch is able to KO any ghost and Close Combat provides a chance to KO 236Hp/36Def Munchlax.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>Choice Band set isn’t too good as other Pokémon do this much better and Life Orb still provides the vital Koes. It is also set-up bait for many Pokemon such as Ghost types.</p>
<p>Belly Drum is too risky and doesn’t last more than 4 turns even without taking a hit or Stealth Rock damage. A Substitute and Focus Punch set could work, but Close Combat is generally a more reliable Fighting move to use. Cross Chop's 80% accuracy makes Close Combat the preferred choice again, but if defence drop puts you off Cross Chop is always there as the second option. Earthquake can also replace Close Combat, but it's weaker and can't touch Bronzor. Fire Punch hits Bronzor slightly harder than Close Combat but still misses out on 2HKOing Oran Berry variants, unless you opt for the Choice Band set, otherwise really has no use.</p>
<p>Teddiursa also has access to RestTalk + Roar making it a great phazer, when Sleep talk chooses Roar, it will be at the Speed stat of 21 (Teddiursa’s when boosted) losing the minus priority and switching out the opposing Pokémon. But the unreliability of Sleep Talk choosing Roar over Rest means you could be the one getting annoyed. Facade could also be used on this set to provide power along side being a phazer.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>Teddiursa needs Stealth Rock for a large number of vital KOes, this can be sorted with a reliable lead such as Diglett. Reflect and Light Screen also help greatly towards Teddiursa’s sweep, but this is rarely seen in Little Cup and there are many other Pokémon that can utilize Screens more.</p>
<p>In terms of offensive support, revenge killers such as Machop and Croagunk can work excellently. They also benefit with Teddiursa being a counter to all Little Cup Ghost-types.</p>
<p>Defensively is all about Teddiursa’s one weakness: Fighting-type. Ghosts such as Duskull can not only switch into Fighting-types but can cripple with Will-O-Wisp to wear it down residually. Gligar and Slowpoke do similar things.
[Counters]
<p>Bronzor is a great counter to Teddiursa, as it can only be hit for neutral damage almost all of the time, and can OHKO the Quick Feet Sweep set with Gyro Ball after a Close Combat Defense drop. Choice Scarf Ghosts can come in on any Normal- or Fighting-type move and score a KO with their own attacks. Choice Scarfed Pokémon like Diglett, Abra, and Gligar can come in on the turn you Protect and beat Teddiursa, or they can come in and revenge kill it with ease thanks to its lack of priority. Anything with Protect can stall whilst the Toxic Orb damage racks up on the Quick Feet set can beat Teddiursa as well.</p>
<p>Priority users can be effective revenge killers, especially those that have Vacuum Wave or Mach Punch (the super effective priority). Good examples of these revenge priority killers would include Croagunk, Magby, and other bulkier pokemon, such as Kabuto, who can also take advantage of the switch.</p>
<p>Teddiursa can be hard to switch into, but a bulky Scarfer such as Gligar can come in with ease and KO normally with Earthquake after Toxic Orb damage.</p>