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Vigoroth (GP 3/3)
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[Overview]
<p>While some people prefer direct, massive power, at the risk of losing a turn, others prefer a reliable attacker with multiple options. Vigoroth is one of those Pokémon, having a nice 80 Base base 80 Stat value in HP, Attack and Defense. Coupled with its decent base 90 Speed, Vigoroth becomes a powerful and bulky Pokémon that can take multiple roles. Its Vital Spirit ability allows it to effortlessly slam down on the battlefield against sleep inducers and due to being NFE, Vigoroth becomes extremely bulky with Eviolite, especially physically. It has a nice physical movepool with a lot of options to choose from as well.
Vigoroth has its drawbacks, like every other Pokémon.(Period) though. Its 55 base base 55 Special Attack makes its amazing wide special movepool of no use and even with Eviolite, its disappointing 55 base base 55 Special Defense can’t make it survive withstand many special attacks. Do not be fooled by this hyperactive monkey Pokémon, as underestimating its paired power and bulk will may lead you to your own peril demise.</p>
[SET]
name: Bulk Up aAttacker
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Return/Body Slam
move 3: Brick Break/Earthquake
move 4: Sucker Punch/Taunt/Slack Off
item: Eviolite
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP/252 Atk/4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set aims to set up and take and dish out hits after setup. Bulk Up is the main moveof the set, raising your Vigoroth's Attack and Defense to great heights after a few uses of the move. Return is reliable and very powerful STAB, but if Speed is that big of an issue, you can always run Body Slam to paralyze and afterwards, outspeed foes. Brick Break is for near-perfect coverage and hits Rock- and Steel-types, that resist Return, very hard. You can also opt for Earthquake to hit Steels- and Rock-types even harder, but you’ll lose out on some coverage on e.g. Dark-types. The last slot is a filler move. Sucker Punch hits Ghost-types, as they resist are immune to Return, Body Slam and Brick Break, but you can place use Taunt or Slack Off if you use Earthquake. Taunt allows for easy setup against other walls and Slack Off gives you Vigoroth reliable recovery.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Night Slash is there for a more reliable Dark-type move move to hit Ghost-types., but priority is handy as Vigoroth is not the fastest with this set. The EVs are put into HP for attaining great bulk and Attack with an Adamant nature to go at achieve maximum power. The attacking move from slot 3 usually goes with one in slot 4. If you're running Brick Break, go for Sucker Punch to prevent Ghosts from walling you. If you choose Earthquake, however, you could also go with Taunt or Slack Off, since you can hit all Ghosts aside from Haunter. Ghost-types are great partners for this Vigoroth to take Fighting-type hits.</p>
[SET]
Set name: Sub + Encore
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Encore
move 3: Return/Focus Punch
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Eviolite
nature: Jolly
evs: 16 HP/ 240 Atk/ 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set is more defensively oriented, using Substitute to make Vigoroth an annoying Pokémon to break down when used in conjunction with Encore. Encore shuts opposing walls down and allows Vigoroth to easily wear them down with its attacking moves. Return serves as a powerful STAB move, but Focus Punch can be perfectly utilized behind a Substitute and during a successful Encore; it also gives you completely unresisted coverage in NU. Lastly, Sucker Punch allows you Vigoroth to hit Ghost-types hard, for as Return and Focus Punch cannot hit them.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The 16 EVs in HP allow Vigoroth to still have retain a reasonable amount of HP. Max out Speed for decent attacking prowess, along with the remainder 240 EVs in Attack to have sufficient power. Additionally, Focus Punch and Sucker Punch have completely unresisted coverage in the NU tier and Focus Punch has nearly the same power as Return, so it's really a matter of preference. On this set, Psychic-types like Gothitelle are great partners, since Vigoroth can have a difficult time against the likes of Sawk and Throh. Move-wise, Night Slash is yet again a safe option, but you'll lose out on some power and speed.</p>
[Other options]
<p>You can run a Choice Band set, but Vigoroth will be is very frail without Eviolite, and Vigoroth’s Attack is also a bit low for utilizing a Choice Band,(Comma) so it’s not recommended. The same goes for Choice Scarf, but Vigoroth's Attack is too low for a Scarf set. Vigoroth’s Attack is also a bit low for utilizing Band. Vigoroth greatly appreciates entry hazards for easier KOs on every set. Ghost-types are the best partners for Vigoroth, as Ghost-types they can come in on a fighting-type move aimed at Vigoroth while Vigoroth itself can take Ghost-type moves in return and KO them with Sucker Punch or Night Slash.</p>
[Checks and counters]
<p>Haunter can completely shut the Bulk Up aAttacker set down if the set it lacks Sucker Punch, since Haunter is immune to Earthquake courtesy of Levitate. It musyt be very wary for of Sucker Punch, though however, as that usually means the bane for the poisonous phantom. Bastiodon is an amazing counter to Vigoroth.(Period) as Iit sports a double resistance to Return/ and Body Slam and takes little damage from Sucker Punch, but it’s extremely susceptible to Brick Break, Focus Punch and Earthquake. Lairon can do the exact same and even hit back using its 90 base base 90 Attack, but it has the same susceptibility to the aforementioned moves. Cottonee also has its chances, as it can use Cotton Guard to raise its Defense 3 stages and Toxic on Vigoroth to slowly wear it down while Vigoroth can’t do a thing to it harm it much, but Cottonee is very vulnerable to Taunt.</p>[/QUOTE]
<p>While some people prefer direct, massive power, at the risk of losing a turn, others prefer a reliable attacker with multiple options. Vigoroth is one of those Pokémon, having a nice 80 Base base 80 Stat value in HP, Attack and Defense. Coupled with its decent base 90 Speed, Vigoroth becomes a powerful and bulky Pokémon that can take multiple roles. Its Vital Spirit ability allows it to effortlessly slam down on the battlefield against sleep inducers and due to being NFE, Vigoroth becomes extremely bulky with Eviolite, especially physically. It has a nice physical movepool with a lot of options to choose from as well.
Vigoroth has its drawbacks, like every other Pokémon.(Period) though. Its 55 base base 55 Special Attack makes its amazing wide special movepool of no use and even with Eviolite, its disappointing 55 base base 55 Special Defense can’t make it survive withstand many special attacks. Do not be fooled by this hyperactive monkey Pokémon, as underestimating its paired power and bulk will may lead you to your own peril demise.</p>
[SET]
name: Bulk Up aAttacker
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Return/Body Slam
move 3: Brick Break/Earthquake
move 4: Sucker Punch/Taunt/Slack Off
item: Eviolite
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP/252 Atk/4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set aims to set up and take and dish out hits after setup. Bulk Up is the main moveof the set, raising your Vigoroth's Attack and Defense to great heights after a few uses of the move. Return is reliable and very powerful STAB, but if Speed is that big of an issue, you can always run Body Slam to paralyze and afterwards, outspeed foes. Brick Break is for near-perfect coverage and hits Rock- and Steel-types, that resist Return, very hard. You can also opt for Earthquake to hit Steels- and Rock-types even harder, but you’ll lose out on some coverage on e.g. Dark-types. The last slot is a filler move. Sucker Punch hits Ghost-types, as they resist are immune to Return, Body Slam and Brick Break, but you can place use Taunt or Slack Off if you use Earthquake. Taunt allows for easy setup against other walls and Slack Off gives you Vigoroth reliable recovery.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Night Slash is there for a more reliable Dark-type move move to hit Ghost-types., but priority is handy as Vigoroth is not the fastest with this set. The EVs are put into HP for attaining great bulk and Attack with an Adamant nature to go at achieve maximum power. The attacking move from slot 3 usually goes with one in slot 4. If you're running Brick Break, go for Sucker Punch to prevent Ghosts from walling you. If you choose Earthquake, however, you could also go with Taunt or Slack Off, since you can hit all Ghosts aside from Haunter. Ghost-types are great partners for this Vigoroth to take Fighting-type hits.</p>
[SET]
Set name: Sub + Encore
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Encore
move 3: Return/Focus Punch
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Eviolite
nature: Jolly
evs: 16 HP/ 240 Atk/ 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set is more defensively oriented, using Substitute to make Vigoroth an annoying Pokémon to break down when used in conjunction with Encore. Encore shuts opposing walls down and allows Vigoroth to easily wear them down with its attacking moves. Return serves as a powerful STAB move, but Focus Punch can be perfectly utilized behind a Substitute and during a successful Encore; it also gives you completely unresisted coverage in NU. Lastly, Sucker Punch allows you Vigoroth to hit Ghost-types hard, for as Return and Focus Punch cannot hit them.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The 16 EVs in HP allow Vigoroth to still have retain a reasonable amount of HP. Max out Speed for decent attacking prowess, along with the remainder 240 EVs in Attack to have sufficient power. Additionally, Focus Punch and Sucker Punch have completely unresisted coverage in the NU tier and Focus Punch has nearly the same power as Return, so it's really a matter of preference. On this set, Psychic-types like Gothitelle are great partners, since Vigoroth can have a difficult time against the likes of Sawk and Throh. Move-wise, Night Slash is yet again a safe option, but you'll lose out on some power and speed.</p>
[Other options]
<p>You can run a Choice Band set, but Vigoroth will be is very frail without Eviolite, and Vigoroth’s Attack is also a bit low for utilizing a Choice Band,(Comma) so it’s not recommended. The same goes for Choice Scarf, but Vigoroth's Attack is too low for a Scarf set. Vigoroth’s Attack is also a bit low for utilizing Band. Vigoroth greatly appreciates entry hazards for easier KOs on every set. Ghost-types are the best partners for Vigoroth, as Ghost-types they can come in on a fighting-type move aimed at Vigoroth while Vigoroth itself can take Ghost-type moves in return and KO them with Sucker Punch or Night Slash.</p>
[Checks and counters]
<p>Haunter can completely shut the Bulk Up aAttacker set down if the set it lacks Sucker Punch, since Haunter is immune to Earthquake courtesy of Levitate. It musyt be very wary for of Sucker Punch, though however, as that usually means the bane for the poisonous phantom. Bastiodon is an amazing counter to Vigoroth.(Period) as Iit sports a double resistance to Return/ and Body Slam and takes little damage from Sucker Punch, but it’s extremely susceptible to Brick Break, Focus Punch and Earthquake. Lairon can do the exact same and even hit back using its 90 base base 90 Attack, but it has the same susceptibility to the aforementioned moves. Cottonee also has its chances, as it can use Cotton Guard to raise its Defense 3 stages and Toxic on Vigoroth to slowly wear it down while Vigoroth can’t do a thing to it harm it much, but Cottonee is very vulnerable to Taunt.</p>[/QUOTE]
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I might be somewhat late, but what are you hitting with Brick Break that you are not with EQ/Return? Return hits dark-types harder than Brick Break. Maybe mention brick break only if using Body Slam to hit Dark types harder i guess
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[Overview]
<p>While some people prefer direct, massive power, (remove comma) at the risk of losing a turn, others prefer a reliable attacker with multiple options. Vigoroth is one of those Pokémon, having a nice base 80 Stat in HP, Attack and Defense. Coupled with its decent base 90 Speed, Vigoroth becomes a powerful and bulky Pokémon that can take multiple roles. Its Vital Spirit ability allows it to effortlessly slam down on the battlefield against sleep inducers and due to being NFE, Vigoroth becomes extremely bulky with Eviolite, especially physically. It has a nice physical movepool with a lot of options to choose from as well.</p>
<p>However, Vigoroth has its drawbacks, like every other Pokémon. Its base 55 Special Attack makes its amazing special movepool of no use and even with Eviolite, its disappointing base 55 Special Defense can’t withstand many special attacks. Do not be fooled by this hyperactive monkey, however, as underestimating its paired power and bulk may lead you to your own demise.</p>
[SET]
name: Bulk Up Attacker
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Return (space) / Body Slam
move 3: Earthquake / Brick Break
move 4: Sucker Punch / Taunt / Slack Off
item: Eviolite
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP (spaces here) / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set aims to set up and take and dish out hits after setup. Bulk Up is the main move of the set, raising Vigoroth's Attack and Defense to great heights after a few uses of the move. Return is a reliable and very powerful STAB, but if Speed is that big of an issue, you can run Body Slam to potentially paralyze and outspeed foes. Earthquake is a powerful move that hits Rock- and Steel-types, who resist Return, for heavy damage. The same can be done using Brick Break, but as a neutral Return is more powerful than a 2x Brick Break, Earthquake is the better choice. However, you can use Brick Break in tandem with Body Slam to make up for the power loss. The last slot is a filler move. Sucker Punch hits Ghost-types, as they are immune to Return, Body Slam and Brick Break, but you can use Taunt or Slack Off if you use Earthquake. Taunt allows for easy setup against walls and Slack Off gives Vigoroth reliable recovery.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Night Slash is there for a more reliable move to hit Ghost-types, but priority is handy as Vigoroth is not very the fastest with this set. The EVs are put into HP for attaining great bulk and Attack with an Adamant nature to achieve maximum power. The attacking move from slot 3 usually goes with one in slot 4. If you're running Brick Break, go for Sucker Punch to prevent Ghosts from walling you. If you choose Earthquake, you could go with Taunt or Slack Off, since you can hit all Ghosts aside from Haunter. Ghost-types are great partners for this Vigoroth to take Fighting-type hits.</p>
[SET]
name: Substitute + Encore
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Encore
move 3: Return / Focus Punch
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Eviolite
nature: Jolly
evs: 16 HP / 240 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set is more defensively oriented, using Substitute to make Vigoroth an annoying Pokemon to break down when used in conjunction with Encore. Encore shuts opposing walls down and allows Vigoroth to easily wear them down with its attacking moves. Return serves as a powerful STAB move, but Focus Punch can be perfectly utilized behind a Substitute and during a successful Encore; it also gives you completely unresisted coverage in NU. Lastly, Sucker Punch allows Vigoroth to hit Ghost-types hard, as Return and Focus Punch cannot hit them.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The 16 EVs in HP allow Vigoroth to retain a reasonable amount of HP. Max out Speed should be maximized to have the opportunity to hit first for decent attacking prowess, along with the remaining remainder 240 EVs in Attack to have sufficient power. Additionally, Focus Punch and Sucker Punch have completely unresisted coverage in the NU tier and Focus Punch has nearly the same power as Return, so it's really a matter of preference. On this set, Psychic-types like Gothitelle are great partners, since Vigoroth can have a difficult time against the likes of Sawk and Throh. Move-wise, Night Slash is yet again a safe option, but you'll lose out on some power and speed as compared to Sucker Punch.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>You can run a Choice Band set, but Vigoroth is very frail without Eviolite and Vigoroth’s Attack is also a bit low for utilizing a Choice Band, so it’s not recommended. The same goes for Choice Scarf, but Vigoroth's Attack is too low for a potential a Scarf set. Vigoroth greatly appreciates entry hazards for easier KOs on every set. Ghost-types are the best partners for Vigoroth, as they can come in on a Fighting-type move aimed at Vigoroth while Vigoroth itself can take Ghost-type moves in return and KO opposing Ghost-types them with Sucker Punch or Night Slash.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Haunter can completely shut the Bulk Up Attacker set down if it lacks Sucker Punch, since Haunter is immune to Earthquake courtesy of Levitate. It must be very wary of Sucker Punch, however, and that usually means the bane for the poisonous phantom. Bastiodon is an amazing counter to Vigoroth as it sports a double resistance to Return and Body Slam and takes little damage from Sucker Punch, but it’s extremely susceptible to Brick Break, Focus Punch and Earthquake. Lairon can do the exact same and even hit back using its base 90 Attack, but it has the same susceptibility to the aforementioned moves. Cottonee also has its chances, as it can use Cotton Guard to raise its Defense to staggering heights 3 stages and Toxic on Vigoroth to slowly wear it down. The only thing Vigoroth can do in return is potentially Taunting Cottonee while Vigoroth can’t do a thing to harm it much, but Cottonee is very vulnerable to Taunt.</p>
GP Approved 2/2
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[Overview]
<p>While some people prefer direct, massive power, (remove comma) at the risk of losing a turn, others prefer a reliable attacker with multiple options. Vigoroth is one of those Pokémon, having a nice base 80 Stat in HP, Attack and Defense. Coupled with its decent base 90 Speed, Vigoroth becomes a powerful and bulky Pokémon that can take multiple roles. Its Vital Spirit ability allows it to effortlessly slam down on the battlefield against sleep inducers and due to being NFE, Vigoroth becomes extremely bulky with Eviolite, especially physically. It has a nice physical movepool with a lot of options to choose from as well.</p>
<p>However, Vigoroth has its drawbacks, like every other Pokémon. Its base 55 Special Attack makes its amazing special movepool of no use and even with Eviolite, its disappointing base 55 Special Defense can’t withstand many special attacks. Do not be fooled by this hyperactive monkey, however, as underestimating its paired power and bulk may lead you to your own demise.</p>
[SET]
name: Bulk Up Attacker
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Return (space) / Body Slam
move 3: Earthquake / Brick Break
move 4: Sucker Punch / Taunt / Slack Off
item: Eviolite
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP (spaces here) / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set aims to set up and take and dish out hits after setup. Bulk Up is the main move of the set, raising Vigoroth's Attack and Defense to great heights after a few uses of the move. Return is a reliable and very powerful STAB, but if Speed is that big of an issue, you can run Body Slam to potentially paralyze and outspeed foes. Earthquake is a powerful move that hits Rock- and Steel-types, who resist Return, for heavy damage. The same can be done using Brick Break, but as a neutral Return is more powerful than a 2x Brick Break, Earthquake is the better choice. However, you can use Brick Break in tandem with Body Slam to make up for the power loss. The last slot is a filler move. Sucker Punch hits Ghost-types, as they are immune to Return, Body Slam and Brick Break, but you can use Taunt or Slack Off if you use Earthquake. Taunt allows for easy setup against walls and Slack Off gives Vigoroth reliable recovery.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Night Slash is there for a more reliable move to hit Ghost-types, but priority is handy as Vigoroth is not very the fastest with this set. The EVs are put into HP for attaining great bulk and Attack with an Adamant nature to achieve maximum power. The attacking move from slot 3 usually goes with one in slot 4. If you're running Brick Break, go for Sucker Punch to prevent Ghosts from walling you. If you choose Earthquake, you could go with Taunt or Slack Off, since you can hit all Ghosts aside from Haunter. Ghost-types are great partners for this Vigoroth to take Fighting-type hits.</p>
[SET]
name: Substitute + Encore
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Encore
move 3: Return / Focus Punch
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Eviolite
nature: Jolly
evs: 16 HP / 240 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set is more defensively oriented, using Substitute to make Vigoroth an annoying Pokemon to break down when used in conjunction with Encore. Encore shuts opposing walls down and allows Vigoroth to easily wear them down with its attacking moves. Return serves as a powerful STAB move, but Focus Punch can be perfectly utilized behind a Substitute and during a successful Encore; it also gives you completely unresisted coverage in NU. Lastly, Sucker Punch allows Vigoroth to hit Ghost-types hard, as Return and Focus Punch cannot hit them.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The 16 EVs in HP allow Vigoroth to retain a reasonable amount of HP. Max out Speed should be maximized to have the opportunity to hit first for decent attacking prowess, along with the remaining remainder 240 EVs in Attack to have sufficient power. Additionally, Focus Punch and Sucker Punch have completely unresisted coverage in the NU tier and Focus Punch has nearly the same power as Return, so it's really a matter of preference. On this set, Psychic-types like Gothitelle are great partners, since Vigoroth can have a difficult time against the likes of Sawk and Throh. Move-wise, Night Slash is yet again a safe option, but you'll lose out on some power and speed as compared to Sucker Punch.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>You can run a Choice Band set, but Vigoroth is very frail without Eviolite and Vigoroth’s Attack is also a bit low for utilizing a Choice Band, so it’s not recommended. The same goes for Choice Scarf, but Vigoroth's Attack is too low for a potential a Scarf set. Vigoroth greatly appreciates entry hazards for easier KOs on every set. Ghost-types are the best partners for Vigoroth, as they can come in on a Fighting-type move aimed at Vigoroth while Vigoroth itself can take Ghost-type moves in return and KO opposing Ghost-types them with Sucker Punch or Night Slash.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Haunter can completely shut the Bulk Up Attacker set down if it lacks Sucker Punch, since Haunter is immune to Earthquake courtesy of Levitate. It must be very wary of Sucker Punch, however, and that usually means the bane for the poisonous phantom. Bastiodon is an amazing counter to Vigoroth as it sports a double resistance to Return and Body Slam and takes little damage from Sucker Punch, but it’s extremely susceptible to Brick Break, Focus Punch and Earthquake. Lairon can do the exact same and even hit back using its base 90 Attack, but it has the same susceptibility to the aforementioned moves. Cottonee also has its chances, as it can use Cotton Guard to raise its Defense to staggering heights 3 stages and Toxic on Vigoroth to slowly wear it down. The only thing Vigoroth can do in return is potentially Taunting Cottonee while Vigoroth can’t do a thing to harm it much, but Cottonee is very vulnerable to Taunt.</p>
GP Approved 2/2
Ok so you listed really terrible pkmn as teammates while mossing the most obvious ones? You need to list: Misdreavus and Haunter (To a lesser extent Drifblim) for ghosts, and Mesprit (support set and subcm) and Gardevoir (support and dual screens) for psychics, and Alomamola and Weezing as pkmn that can beat fighing types. Garbador is also notable because it sets up spikes, same with cacturne but cacturne is weak to fighing. Basically good teammates have heal bell, resist fighing, set up spikes/tspikes, or preferably some cpmbination of those.
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[Overview]
<p>While some people prefer direct, massive power at the risk of losing a turn, others prefer a reliable attacker with multiple options. Vigoroth is one of those Pokémon Pokemon, having a nice base 80 Stat stat in HP, Attack and Defense. Coupled with its decent base 90 Speed, Vigoroth becomes a powerful and bulky Pokémon that can take on multiple roles. Its Vital Spirit ability allows it to effortlessly slam down on the battlefield against sleep inducers and due to being NFE, Vigoroth becomes extremely bulky with Eviolite, especially physically. It has a nice physical movepool with a lot of options to choose from as well.</p>
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<p>However, Vigoroth has its drawbacks, like every other Pokémon Pokemon. Its Vigoroth's base 55 Special Attack makes its amazing special movepool of no use and even with Eviolite, its disappointing base 55 Special Defense can’t withstand many special attacks. Do not be fooled by this hyperactive monkey, however, as underestimating its paired power and bulk may lead you to your own demise.</p>
[SET]
name: Bulk Up
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Return / Body Slam
move 3: Earthquake / Brick Break
move 4: Sucker Punch / Taunt / Slack Off
item: Eviolite
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
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<p>This set aims to set up and dish out hits attacks after setup. Bulk Up is the main move of the set, raising Vigoroth's Attack and Defense to great heights after a few uses of the move. Return is a reliable and very powerful STAB, but if Speed is that big of an issue, you can run Body Slam to potentially paralyze and outspeed foes. Earthquake is a powerful move that hits Rock- and Steel-types, who resist Return, for heavy damage. The same can be done by using Brick Break, but as a neutral Return is more powerful than a 2x super effective Brick Break, Earthquake is the better choice. However, you can use Brick Break in tandem with Body Slam to make up for the power loss. The last slot is a filler move. Sucker Punch hits Ghost-types, as they are immune to Return, Body Slam and Brick Break, but you can option to use Taunt or Slack Off if you use go with Earthquake. Taunt allows for easy setup against walls,[add comma] while and Slack Off gives Vigoroth reliable recovery.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
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<p>Night Slash is there available for a more reliable move to hit Ghost-types with, but priority is handy as Vigoroth is not very fast. The EVs are put into HP for attaining great bulk and Attack with an Adamant nature to achieve maximum power. The attacking move from slot 3 usually goes with one in slot 4. If you're running Brick Break, go for Sucker Punch to prevent Ghosts from walling you Vigoroth. If you choose Earthquake, you could go with either Taunt or Slack Off, since you Vigorth can hit all Ghosts Ghost-type Pokemon aside from Haunter, Misdreavus, and Drifblim with Earthquake. Ghost-types are great partners for this Vigoroth to take Fighting-type hits, so Haunter definitely gets a mention for impunily coming in on Fighting-type moves and inflicting heavy damage on opponents with its powerful STAB Sludge Bomb. Lisdreavus Misdreavus is another Ghost-type you can use,[remove comma];[add semicolon]however, Misdreavus is much bulkier than Haunter, and therefore plays differently. Misdreavus uses its bulk to slowly drain the opposing Fighting-types health instead. but Misdreavus is much bulkier than Haunter and can slowly bring Fighting-types down. Psychic-types like such as Mesprit can also take on Fighting-types very well and have the advantage of being much more bulky than the fragile Haunter. Mesprit can force Fighting-types to switch with its strong STAB Psychic and even set up on them, then sweep with Calm Mind, clearing the road for Vigoroth. Gardevoir can set up dual screens to give Vigoroth better Special Defense and seriously high Defense,[add comma] while also sporting a very high Attack after a few Bulk Ups. Weezing's high Defense allows it to effortlessly come in on Fighting-type moves and burn opposing Pokémon Pokemon with Will-O-Wisp, while Alomomola can do the same with its decent Defense and monstrous HP, but with Scald. Vigoroth appreciates all entry hazards on it can get with this set,[add comma] to get net necessary KOs against most Pokémon Pokemon after a boost or two, so Garbodor is a good partner for setting up Spikes and Toxic Spikes.</p>
[SET]
name: Substitute + Encore
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Encore
move 3: Return/Focus Punch
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Eviolite
nature: Jolly
evs: 16 HP / 240 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
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<p>This set is more defensively oriented, using Substitute to make Vigoroth an annoying Pokemon to break down when used in conjunction with Encore. Encore shuts opposing walls down and allows Vigoroth to easily wear them down with its attacking moves. Return serves as a powerful STAB move, but Focus Punch can be perfectly utilized behind a Substitute and during a successful Encore; it also gives you completely unresisted coverage in NU. Lastly, Sucker Punch allows Vigoroth to hit Ghost-types hard, as Return and Focus Punch cannot hit them.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
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<p>The 16 EVs in HP allow Vigoroth to retain a reasonable amount of HP. Speed should be maximized to have the opportunity to hit first, along with the remaining 240 EVs in Attack to have sufficient power. Additionally, Focus Punch and Sucker Punch have completely unresisted coverage in the NU tier and Focus Punch has nearly the same power as Return, so it's really a matter of preference. Night Slash is yet again a safer option, but you'll lose out on some power and speed as compared to Sucker Punch.</p>
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<p>On this set, Psychic-types like such as Mesprit are great partners, since Vigoroth can have a difficult time against the likes of Sawk and Throh,[add comma] and Mesprit can easily come in on a Fighting-type move using its high base 105 Defense defenses. Mesprit can set up using a SubCM set to clear the way for Vigoroth and Gardevoir can set up dual screens to allow give Vigoroth more durability. Haunter can also come in on a Fighting-type move, but most must beware of any other physical move, since Haunter's defenses are paper-thin. Another alternative is the bulkier and more defensive Misdreavus. Other Pokémon Pokemon that can take Fighting-type moves well are Alomomola, with its high Defense and ability to burn the opponent with Scald, and Weezing, who can burn those Fighting-types with Will-O-Wisp and attack back with Sludge Bomb. Again, entry Entry hazards are a Vigoroth's friend, especially Toxic Spikes, for whiittling whittling down its foes even more quickly. If the set Vigoroth lacks Focus Punch, Steel-types can wall it to no end, so.[add period] Fighting-type Pokémon,[add comma] such as Sawk and Gurdurr,[add comma] come in handy here, like Sawk and Gurdurr. Garbodor fulfills the duty as a Spiker, also being able to come in on Fighting-type moves with its Poison-type.</p>
[Other Options]
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<p>You can run a Choice Band set, but Vigoroth is very frail without Eviolite and Vigoroth’s Attack is also a bit low for utilizing a Choice Band, so it’s not recommended. The same goes for Choice Scarf, but as Vigoroth's Attack is too low for a potential set. Vigoroth greatly appreciates entry hazards for easier KOs on every set. Ghost-types are the best partners for Vigoroth, as they can come in on a Fighting-type move aimed at Vigoroth while Vigoroth itself can take Ghost-type moves in return and KO opposing Ghost-types with Sucker Punch or Night Slash. (No mentioning teammates here, you do that in the AC of each set)</p>
[Checks and Counters]
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<p>Haunter can completely shut the Bulk Up Attacker set down if it lacks Sucker Punch, since Haunter is immune to Earthquake courtesy of Levitate. It Haunter must be very wary of Sucker Punch, however, and that it usually means the bane for the poisonous phantom. Misdreavus can PP stall Sucker Punch and completely wear it down using a combination of Toxic[space]/[space]Will-O-Wisp and Protect. Bastiodon is an amazing counter to Vigoroth as it sports a double resistance to Return and Body Slam and takes little damage from Sucker Punch, but it’s extremely susceptible to Brick Break, Focus Punch and Earthquake. Lairon can do the exact same and even hit back using its base 90 Attack, but it has the same susceptibility to the aforementioned moves. Cottonee also has its chances, as it can use Cotton Guard to raise its Defense to staggering heights and Toxic Vigoroth to slowly wear it down. The only thing Vigoroth can do in return is potentially Taunting Cottonee.</p>
Ok, pretty good even though there's a few changes.
GP Approved 3/3
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[Overview]
<p>While some people prefer direct, massive power at the risk of losing a turn, others prefer a reliable attacker with multiple options. Vigoroth is one of those Pokémon Pokemon, having a nice base 80 Stat stat in HP, Attack and Defense. Coupled with its decent base 90 Speed, Vigoroth becomes a powerful and bulky Pokémon that can take on multiple roles. Its Vital Spirit ability allows it to effortlessly slam down on the battlefield against sleep inducers and due to being NFE, Vigoroth becomes extremely bulky with Eviolite, especially physically. It has a nice physical movepool with a lot of options to choose from as well.</p>
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<p>However, Vigoroth has its drawbacks, like every other Pokémon Pokemon. Its Vigoroth's base 55 Special Attack makes its amazing special movepool of no use and even with Eviolite, its disappointing base 55 Special Defense can’t withstand many special attacks. Do not be fooled by this hyperactive monkey, however, as underestimating its paired power and bulk may lead you to your own demise.</p>
[SET]
name: Bulk Up
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Return / Body Slam
move 3: Earthquake / Brick Break
move 4: Sucker Punch / Taunt / Slack Off
item: Eviolite
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
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<p>This set aims to set up and dish out hits attacks after setup. Bulk Up is the main move of the set, raising Vigoroth's Attack and Defense to great heights after a few uses of the move. Return is a reliable and very powerful STAB, but if Speed is that big of an issue, you can run Body Slam to potentially paralyze and outspeed foes. Earthquake is a powerful move that hits Rock- and Steel-types, who resist Return, for heavy damage. The same can be done by using Brick Break, but as a neutral Return is more powerful than a 2x super effective Brick Break, Earthquake is the better choice. However, you can use Brick Break in tandem with Body Slam to make up for the power loss. The last slot is a filler move. Sucker Punch hits Ghost-types, as they are immune to Return, Body Slam and Brick Break, but you can option to use Taunt or Slack Off if you use go with Earthquake. Taunt allows for easy setup against walls,[add comma] while and Slack Off gives Vigoroth reliable recovery.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
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<p>Night Slash is there available for a more reliable move to hit Ghost-types with, but priority is handy as Vigoroth is not very fast. The EVs are put into HP for attaining great bulk and Attack with an Adamant nature to achieve maximum power. The attacking move from slot 3 usually goes with one in slot 4. If you're running Brick Break, go for Sucker Punch to prevent Ghosts from walling you Vigoroth. If you choose Earthquake, you could go with either Taunt or Slack Off, since you Vigorth can hit all Ghosts Ghost-type Pokemon aside from Haunter, Misdreavus, and Drifblim with Earthquake. Ghost-types are great partners for this Vigoroth to take Fighting-type hits, so Haunter definitely gets a mention for impunily coming in on Fighting-type moves and inflicting heavy damage on opponents with its powerful STAB Sludge Bomb. Lisdreavus Misdreavus is another Ghost-type you can use,[remove comma];[add semicolon]however, Misdreavus is much bulkier than Haunter, and therefore plays differently. Misdreavus uses its bulk to slowly drain the opposing Fighting-types health instead. but Misdreavus is much bulkier than Haunter and can slowly bring Fighting-types down. Psychic-types like such as Mesprit can also take on Fighting-types very well and have the advantage of being much more bulky than the fragile Haunter. Mesprit can force Fighting-types to switch with its strong STAB Psychic and even set up on them, then sweep with Calm Mind, clearing the road for Vigoroth. Gardevoir can set up dual screens to give Vigoroth better Special Defense and seriously high Defense,[add comma] while also sporting a very high Attack after a few Bulk Ups. Weezing's high Defense allows it to effortlessly come in on Fighting-type moves and burn opposing Pokémon Pokemon with Will-O-Wisp, while Alomomola can do the same with its decent Defense and monstrous HP, but with Scald. Vigoroth appreciates all entry hazards on it can get with this set,[add comma] to get net necessary KOs against most Pokémon Pokemon after a boost or two, so Garbodor is a good partner for setting up Spikes and Toxic Spikes.</p>
[SET]
name: Substitute + Encore
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Encore
move 3: Return/Focus Punch
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Eviolite
nature: Jolly
evs: 16 HP / 240 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
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<p>This set is more defensively oriented, using Substitute to make Vigoroth an annoying Pokemon to break down when used in conjunction with Encore. Encore shuts opposing walls down and allows Vigoroth to easily wear them down with its attacking moves. Return serves as a powerful STAB move, but Focus Punch can be perfectly utilized behind a Substitute and during a successful Encore; it also gives you completely unresisted coverage in NU. Lastly, Sucker Punch allows Vigoroth to hit Ghost-types hard, as Return and Focus Punch cannot hit them.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
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<p>The 16 EVs in HP allow Vigoroth to retain a reasonable amount of HP. Speed should be maximized to have the opportunity to hit first, along with the remaining 240 EVs in Attack to have sufficient power. Additionally, Focus Punch and Sucker Punch have completely unresisted coverage in the NU tier and Focus Punch has nearly the same power as Return, so it's really a matter of preference. Night Slash is yet again a safer option, but you'll lose out on some power and speed as compared to Sucker Punch.</p>
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<p>On this set, Psychic-types like such as Mesprit are great partners, since Vigoroth can have a difficult time against the likes of Sawk and Throh,[add comma] and Mesprit can easily come in on a Fighting-type move using its high base 105 Defense defenses. Mesprit can set up using a SubCM set to clear the way for Vigoroth and Gardevoir can set up dual screens to allow give Vigoroth more durability. Haunter can also come in on a Fighting-type move, but most must beware of any other physical move, since Haunter's defenses are paper-thin. Another alternative is the bulkier and more defensive Misdreavus. Other Pokémon Pokemon that can take Fighting-type moves well are Alomomola, with its high Defense and ability to burn the opponent with Scald, and Weezing, who can burn those Fighting-types with Will-O-Wisp and attack back with Sludge Bomb. Again, entry Entry hazards are a Vigoroth's friend, especially Toxic Spikes, for whiittling whittling down its foes even more quickly. If the set Vigoroth lacks Focus Punch, Steel-types can wall it to no end, so.[add period] Fighting-type Pokémon,[add comma] such as Sawk and Gurdurr,[add comma] come in handy here, like Sawk and Gurdurr. Garbodor fulfills the duty as a Spiker, also being able to come in on Fighting-type moves with its Poison-type.</p>
[Other Options]
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<p>You can run a Choice Band set, but Vigoroth is very frail without Eviolite and Vigoroth’s Attack is also a bit low for utilizing a Choice Band, so it’s not recommended. The same goes for Choice Scarf, but as Vigoroth's Attack is too low for a potential set. Vigoroth greatly appreciates entry hazards for easier KOs on every set. Ghost-types are the best partners for Vigoroth, as they can come in on a Fighting-type move aimed at Vigoroth while Vigoroth itself can take Ghost-type moves in return and KO opposing Ghost-types with Sucker Punch or Night Slash. (No mentioning teammates here, you do that in the AC of each set)</p>
[Checks and Counters]
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<p>Haunter can completely shut the Bulk Up Attacker set down if it lacks Sucker Punch, since Haunter is immune to Earthquake courtesy of Levitate. It Haunter must be very wary of Sucker Punch, however, and that it usually means the bane for the poisonous phantom. Misdreavus can PP stall Sucker Punch and completely wear it down using a combination of Toxic[space]/[space]Will-O-Wisp and Protect. Bastiodon is an amazing counter to Vigoroth as it sports a double resistance to Return and Body Slam and takes little damage from Sucker Punch, but it’s extremely susceptible to Brick Break, Focus Punch and Earthquake. Lairon can do the exact same and even hit back using its base 90 Attack, but it has the same susceptibility to the aforementioned moves. Cottonee also has its chances, as it can use Cotton Guard to raise its Defense to staggering heights and Toxic Vigoroth to slowly wear it down. The only thing Vigoroth can do in return is potentially Taunting Cottonee.</p>
Ok, pretty good even though there's a few changes.
GP Approved 3/3