also known as super luck LOL
To start off, this is probably one of the scariest Pokemon to face in NU, solely because of the power of both its priority Sucker Punch and the chance of a critical hit scoring on a key wall. Absol is just an absolute monster thanks to a pretty intimidating 130 Attack stat, and Dark is a neat STAB to have in NU thanks to its nice neutral coverage, and it hits some of the most important Pokemon in the meta for SE damage - think Misdreavus and Mesprit. It's also pretty fast in this tier, with 75 Speed to beat most of the Pokemon on stall. You have excellent coverage alone with just Sucker Punch / Superpower. Sucker Punch alone has the power to take out most of the tier (ANOTHER reason to run Quick Attack on swellow :D), making it a good impromptu check to Gorebyss.
That said, you have piss poor defenses which can take basically one weak neutral hit, though the optimal situation has you not getting hit at all before setup. I guess Sucker Punch helps here, but you also have to consider the possibility of getting status'd by something random, i.e. LOL LK jynx! That's really its only setback though, since your power level is insane and can be remedied with Sucker Punch / Super Luck.
good sets include:
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Night Slash
item: Life Orb
ability: Super Luck
nature: Adamant
evs: 152 HP / 252 Atk / 104 Spe
Basically if you set up, something is going to die, no matter how many times you try to Trick it a Scarf with Rotom-S after it sets up. This set is basically self explanatory, with setup move + STAB + Superpower to hit Regirock and Probopass mostly. Besides, most Fighting-types besides Throh and Gurdurr (read: Sawk) are actually OHKOed by Sucker Punch after SR + 1 layer of Spikes, or SR + a wonderful crit to break sturdy. I've been running max / max Jolly most of the time now, just to get the jump on SD samurott that have been popping up here and there before they get the chance to Sub up or use SD. It also ties with other absol, allowing you to sucker punch them for the KO. The real problem with this set is that it has no longevity at all, so its basically set up and spam whatever attack you wish until you die from LO recoil. That said....
name: Substitute + Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Superpower
item: Leftovers
ability: Super Luck
nature: Adamant
evs: 152 HP / 252 Atk / 104 Spe
Not as good vs. full offense teams, at least IMO, but you can really beat stall with this set, bar Quagsire if the hax gods aren't in your favor today. Again, this should be obvious, but Substitute allows you to block status, like WoW from Missy or Sleep Powder from Eggy.
I don't have as much experience with the other two sets you can run on Absol, help me out here!
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Pursuit
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Night Slash
move 4: Sucker Punch / Psycho Cut
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Super Luck
nature: Jolly
evs: 68 HP / 252 Atk / 188 Spe
So apparently this is supposed to beats Offensive teams. Pursuit is excellent for trapping some of the frailer mons in the tier (you also outspeed Swellow, big points there), and most of the Psychic- and Ghost- types, such as Eggy locked onto Psychic. Night Slash is a great move to spam on offensive teams, since its still really strong without a boost, and if you can get Super Luck to kick in, even better! Sucker Punch is cool but it can be a real pain in the ass if you have to get yourself locked into it, while Psycho Cut lets you 2HKO Weezing on the switchin, as well as Sawk / Throh / Gurdurr for heavy damage, letting you cripple them for the rest of the match.
name: Choice Band
move 1: Sucker Punch
move 2: Pursuit
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Night Slash
item: Choice Band
ability: Super Luck
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Again, not a clue but 591 Attack straight up? Yes please! Night Slash has plenty of power, and definitely enough to 2HKO what it needs to, while Sucker Punch is a great killing move vs. a lot of setup mons. Pursuit is and always will be a great trapping move especially when you put STAB into it, and Superpower 2HKOes normal-types and rocks.
Yeah, that's it basically. Aside from this, I've been testing out Tanga Berry so you can set up on most SR Mesprit easier as they U-turn out. You take ~35% from U-turn now iirc, which can be a lifesaver. It's also really neat to beat BP Ninjask 1v1 by spamming Night Slash as you live the X-Scissor. So, discuss!
To start off, this is probably one of the scariest Pokemon to face in NU, solely because of the power of both its priority Sucker Punch and the chance of a critical hit scoring on a key wall. Absol is just an absolute monster thanks to a pretty intimidating 130 Attack stat, and Dark is a neat STAB to have in NU thanks to its nice neutral coverage, and it hits some of the most important Pokemon in the meta for SE damage - think Misdreavus and Mesprit. It's also pretty fast in this tier, with 75 Speed to beat most of the Pokemon on stall. You have excellent coverage alone with just Sucker Punch / Superpower. Sucker Punch alone has the power to take out most of the tier (ANOTHER reason to run Quick Attack on swellow :D), making it a good impromptu check to Gorebyss.
That said, you have piss poor defenses which can take basically one weak neutral hit, though the optimal situation has you not getting hit at all before setup. I guess Sucker Punch helps here, but you also have to consider the possibility of getting status'd by something random, i.e. LOL LK jynx! That's really its only setback though, since your power level is insane and can be remedied with Sucker Punch / Super Luck.
good sets include:
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Night Slash
item: Life Orb
ability: Super Luck
nature: Adamant
evs: 152 HP / 252 Atk / 104 Spe
Basically if you set up, something is going to die, no matter how many times you try to Trick it a Scarf with Rotom-S after it sets up. This set is basically self explanatory, with setup move + STAB + Superpower to hit Regirock and Probopass mostly. Besides, most Fighting-types besides Throh and Gurdurr (read: Sawk) are actually OHKOed by Sucker Punch after SR + 1 layer of Spikes, or SR + a wonderful crit to break sturdy. I've been running max / max Jolly most of the time now, just to get the jump on SD samurott that have been popping up here and there before they get the chance to Sub up or use SD. It also ties with other absol, allowing you to sucker punch them for the KO. The real problem with this set is that it has no longevity at all, so its basically set up and spam whatever attack you wish until you die from LO recoil. That said....
name: Substitute + Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Superpower
item: Leftovers
ability: Super Luck
nature: Adamant
evs: 152 HP / 252 Atk / 104 Spe
Not as good vs. full offense teams, at least IMO, but you can really beat stall with this set, bar Quagsire if the hax gods aren't in your favor today. Again, this should be obvious, but Substitute allows you to block status, like WoW from Missy or Sleep Powder from Eggy.
I don't have as much experience with the other two sets you can run on Absol, help me out here!
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Pursuit
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Night Slash
move 4: Sucker Punch / Psycho Cut
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Super Luck
nature: Jolly
evs: 68 HP / 252 Atk / 188 Spe
So apparently this is supposed to beats Offensive teams. Pursuit is excellent for trapping some of the frailer mons in the tier (you also outspeed Swellow, big points there), and most of the Psychic- and Ghost- types, such as Eggy locked onto Psychic. Night Slash is a great move to spam on offensive teams, since its still really strong without a boost, and if you can get Super Luck to kick in, even better! Sucker Punch is cool but it can be a real pain in the ass if you have to get yourself locked into it, while Psycho Cut lets you 2HKO Weezing on the switchin, as well as Sawk / Throh / Gurdurr for heavy damage, letting you cripple them for the rest of the match.
name: Choice Band
move 1: Sucker Punch
move 2: Pursuit
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Night Slash
item: Choice Band
ability: Super Luck
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Again, not a clue but 591 Attack straight up? Yes please! Night Slash has plenty of power, and definitely enough to 2HKO what it needs to, while Sucker Punch is a great killing move vs. a lot of setup mons. Pursuit is and always will be a great trapping move especially when you put STAB into it, and Superpower 2HKOes normal-types and rocks.
Yeah, that's it basically. Aside from this, I've been testing out Tanga Berry so you can set up on most SR Mesprit easier as they U-turn out. You take ~35% from U-turn now iirc, which can be a lifesaver. It's also really neat to beat BP Ninjask 1v1 by spamming Night Slash as you live the X-Scissor. So, discuss!
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