Let me just start by saying that yes, I have used this set effectively for a very long time and find it effective in XY RU as well, and no SubSeed is not good just annoying
Overview
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- Is now a Fairy-type, this grants it an excellent new STAB and many new resists
- Fast, outspeeds most of the tier
- May seem weak, but it's just strong enough
- Access to Prankster and an excellent support movepool in Tailwind, Encore, Leech Seed, Stun Spore etc
- Annoying
Offensive Support
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name: Offensive Support
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Giga Drain / Energy Ball
move 3: U-turn / Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Tailwind
ability: Prankster
item: Life Orb
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spd
nature: Timid
Moves
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- Moonblast is your best STAB move, which actually hits hard off 77 SpAtk
- Giga Drain is your other STAB that gives recovery, but is usually pretty weak. Even if this set is trying to kill itself at the same time, you sometimes want to stick around a bit longer to do more damage
- Energy Ball fixes this, being stronger but it lacks the recovery
- U-turn provides momentum and makes this thing incredibly annoying
- Hidden Power Fire is the only way to break Escavalier and others
- Tailwind is why this works. Set it up as you're about to go down and give a teammate 3 turns to break, if you mess up, you have to switch out or abuse it yourself, wasting valuable turns
Set Details
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- Prankster + Tailwind is why this works for obvious reasons
- Life Orb is 100% necessary to provide a power boost and to kill yourself faster
- EVs provide maximum power and Speed, same with the Timid nature
Usage Tips
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- Freely attack. Be reckless so you die as you set up Tailwind
- If the opponent switches to a slower Pokemon you can not kill, you have 2 options, U-turn/switch or set up Tailwind and take the chance to break with the other Pokemon
- You will always be walled by Fire-types, but the whole point of this set is to do as much damage as possible and get out not caring about recoil so do that
Team Options
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- Slower or powerful wallbreakers that appreicate Tailwind, this can be anything, but the main requirements are strong, spamable STAB. Examples:
Other Options
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- SubSeed
- Memento
- Encore
- Stun Spore
- Defensive
- Hurricane?
Checks & Counters
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- Considering this set is a supporter that doesn't care if it gets walled because it can U-turn or just die, it doesn't have that many concrete checks and counters
Overview
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- Is now a Fairy-type, this grants it an excellent new STAB and many new resists
- Fast, outspeeds most of the tier
- May seem weak, but it's just strong enough
- Access to Prankster and an excellent support movepool in Tailwind, Encore, Leech Seed, Stun Spore etc
- Annoying
Offensive Support
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name: Offensive Support
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Giga Drain / Energy Ball
move 3: U-turn / Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Tailwind
ability: Prankster
item: Life Orb
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spd
nature: Timid
Moves
========
- Moonblast is your best STAB move, which actually hits hard off 77 SpAtk
- Giga Drain is your other STAB that gives recovery, but is usually pretty weak. Even if this set is trying to kill itself at the same time, you sometimes want to stick around a bit longer to do more damage
- Energy Ball fixes this, being stronger but it lacks the recovery
- U-turn provides momentum and makes this thing incredibly annoying
- Hidden Power Fire is the only way to break Escavalier and others
- Tailwind is why this works. Set it up as you're about to go down and give a teammate 3 turns to break, if you mess up, you have to switch out or abuse it yourself, wasting valuable turns
Set Details
========
- Prankster + Tailwind is why this works for obvious reasons
- Life Orb is 100% necessary to provide a power boost and to kill yourself faster
- EVs provide maximum power and Speed, same with the Timid nature
Usage Tips
========
- Freely attack. Be reckless so you die as you set up Tailwind
- If the opponent switches to a slower Pokemon you can not kill, you have 2 options, U-turn/switch or set up Tailwind and take the chance to break with the other Pokemon
- You will always be walled by Fire-types, but the whole point of this set is to do as much damage as possible and get out not caring about recoil so do that
Team Options
========
- Slower or powerful wallbreakers that appreicate Tailwind, this can be anything, but the main requirements are strong, spamable STAB. Examples:
Other Options
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- SubSeed
- Memento
- Encore
- Stun Spore
- Defensive
- Hurricane?
Checks & Counters
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- Considering this set is a supporter that doesn't care if it gets walled because it can U-turn or just die, it doesn't have that many concrete checks and counters
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