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To be honest, I'm waiting for Contrary to release before making a new set.
Before this, I used a Growth/Solarbeam/Dragon Pulse/Sunny Day
When Contrary Serperior is released, it won't be NU anymore... Unless you meant that you would like to try it out in the Upper Tiers.
On the subjec of Contrary Serperior, when it's released it will more than likely become UU or maybe even OU with that awesome Base 113 Speed. However, don't let the automatic +2 Boost of SPAtk coming off of a powerful STAB fool you... Keep in mind the Ability Sap Sipper, which could actually rise in Usage in the Upper Tiers because of it. A Contrary Serperior lacking a way to deal with fast, Scarfed U-turn Users or Speed Boosters (Yanmega) stop it in its tracks. Thus, Substitute becomes essential on every Set. Here's a successful Set I've used in the old Smogon Monotype Tier:
Serperior @ Life Orb / Leftovers
Trait: Contrary
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Leaf Storm
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power [Rock]
- Substitute
Pretty straightforward, needs no additional information I haven't mentioned already.
EDIT: Huge Thanks to Punchshroom for catching the Salac Berry's uneffectiveness, as beeen replaced with Life Orb.
But this isn't a Contrary Serperior Thread, so let's discuss another Set possible with it's Overgrow Ability. Bit there's so many... Several of you have mentioned many of them, such as the Dual Screen, ParaShuffler, Calm Mind, and Taunt Sets, which are all viable. Another one can include a Set similar to the Contrary one I shared above:a simple SubBoosting Set involving Calm Mind > Leaf Storm.
Serperior @ Leftovers / Salac Berry
Trait: Overgrow
EVs: 200 HP / 48 Def / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd | 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) | Timid Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power [Rock]
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
As said before, this Set (or these Sets) may look familiar. Sharing the Contrary Set's problem with Speedy U-turn Users and an additional one in fast Flying Types such as Swellow, Substitute re-emerges as an essential part of these Sets.as well (in my opinion). The rest is up to you: do you want a Bulky Sweeper, or a pure one? If you opt to go with the first option, which is the superior one to me (NO PUN INTENDED), then use the 252 HP / 48 Def / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd Spread @ Leftovers. If you want something of a Late Game Sweeper or Wallbreaker, go with with the 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd @ Salac Berry. Nothing is stopping you from using the Leftovers on both though.