Detailed Result: 252 Atk Dark Gem Sawsbuck Faint Attack vs 0 HP/56 Def Drifblim: 63.49% - 74.83%
Entry hazards damage: 110
After entry hazards: 390 - 440 (88.44% - 99.77%)
Detailed Result: 252 Atk Dark Gem Sawsbuck Faint Attack vs 4 HP/0 Def Haunter: 131.9% - 156.03%
100% chance to OHKO
Detailed Result: 252 +2 Atk Dark Gem Sawsbuck Faint Attack vs 0 HP/52 Def Drifblim: 127.44% - 150.11%
100% chance to OHKO
Sawsbuck @ Choice Band
Trait: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 HP / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Horn Leech
- Jump Kick
- Nature Power
- Return
Basically this set is made to utilize power, power and more power. With this set, Sawsbuck is only walled by drifblim and haunter, (iirc) since with the added choice band power... well..
252Atk Choice Band Sawsbuck (+Atk) Horn Leech vs 252HP/252Def Alomomola (Positive): 57% - 67% (306 - 362 HP). Guaranteed 2HKO.
252Atk Choice Band Sawsbuck (+Atk) Horn Leech vs 252HP/252Def Sturdy Regirock (+Def): 40% - 47% (146 - 174 HP). Guaranteed 3HKO.
Unfortunately not quite a 2HKO, but with a couple of hazards up it is.
So this set has massive power and a large amount of speed, being a complete wrecking force in NU.
Each week, I will choose a different NU Pokemon, sometimes chosen by random, sometimes chosen by curiousity, of which participants will try to personally create a new set for that is not already on-site or in the process of being put on-site.
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Sawsbuck @ Leftovers
Trait: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Atk / 240 Spe
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SpA)
- Thunder Wave
- Swagger
- Return / Nature Power / Substitute
- Horn Leech
The goal of this set is to support slow sweepers with Thunder Wave while also having an offensive presence with strong STAB/STABs and using Swagger to wear down and punish setup sweepers. Thunder Wave and Swagger are the crux of the set. Sawsbuck is very fast for NU, and with the given EVs, outspeeds max speed Drifblim before Unburden, allowing you to cripple it with Thunder Wave and make it almost completely irrelevant. Swagger is used to annoy Sawk on the switch or if you are behind a sub, as well as obnoxious switch ins like Skuntanks. Return is there for strong STAB, but can be interchangeable with Nature Power if you don't like being walled by Steels, or Substitute to ease prediction and to deal with Scarf Haunter and Scarf Sawk better. Though, I do recommend Horn Leech, as you can at least recover some health back, due to Sawsbuck coming in and out throughout the match.
The EV's on your set are kinda confusing. If its suppose to provide an offensive presence, why does it only have 16 EVs in attack? Your Sawsbuck wont be pulling off a lot of damage, even with Adamant, because of this. Im not sure why it has so many HP EVs either if it is gonna be sweeping. Is the set meant to be more defensive?
The goal of the set was not to sweep, but to support. I guess I worded it weird, and am not sure why I had mentioned having an offensive presence at all, since I just dumped the ret of my EVs into attack after I ensured I could outspeed Drifblim with an Adamant nature, which I see now is completely unnecessary, as I could have 136 Speed EVs to outspeed with Jolly, and dump the 116 in Attack. Thanks for pointing that out, as I have actually confused myself! The set is to be more of a fast support role that can hit somewhat hard, not to sweep. I'm gonna go and edit that right quick.
You need to edit the nature to Jolly too.
Yay, 100th post :>
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Sawsbuck @ Salac Berry
Trait: Sap Sipper
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
-Substitute
-Horn Leech
-Return / Baton Pass / Megahorn
-Swords Dance / Baton Pass / Megahorn
This set really appreciates hazard support from the likes of Garbodor, Regirock, or Scoliopede to help weaken scarfers, like Sawk, Braviary, Rotom-Fan, etc. Sawsbuck generally appreciates Braviary, Samurott, or Golurk because of their ability to break through common Sawsbuck checks, such as Vileplume, Metang and Musharna.
Scolipede is RU, not NU. However, the idea of passing +2 Attack, +1 Speed, AND a Substitute to something like Torterra or Skuntank is quite scary, especially since Cinccino is banned and can't break the subs. I think this would need a lot of team support.