[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Foul Play
move 2: U-turn / Toxic
move 3: Toxic / Defog / Knock Off
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Unaware / Well-Baked Body / Fluffy
nature: Relaxed
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz is an excellent physical wall, leveraging its typing, excellent role compression, and good natural bulk to act as a valuable teammate, checking threats like Psychic Surge Deoxys-S, Azelf, and Choice Band Roaring Moon. U-turn, in combination with 0 Speed IVs and a Relaxed nature, allows Mandibuzz to act as a fantastic slow pivot, benefiting frail wallbreakers like Chien-Pao, Galarian Zapdos, and Walking Wake, while Toxic allows it to cripple switch-ins like Great Tusk and Zapdos. Defog allows Mandibuzz to act as an excellent hazard control option that is appreciated by wallbreakers and pivots like Chien-Pao, Roaring Moon, and Azelf, while Knock Off can cripple other switch-ins like Corviknight, Magic Guard Quaquaval, and Galarian Zapdos. Unaware allows Mandibuzz to better check setup threats like Bulk Up Great Tusk, Dragon Dance Dragonite, and Swords Dance Ceruledge, while Well-Baked Body allows it to check Cinderace and Ogerpon-H while still checking the aforementioned Swords Dance Ceruledge, and Fluffy allows it to have an easier time checking wallbreakers like Choice Band Roaring Moon, Barraskewda, and Galarian Zapdos. Mandibuzz has a poor matchup against certain wallbreakers like Chien-Pao and Iron Boulder; thus, a secondary physical wall like Intimidate Corviknight is appreciated. Mandibuzz also appreciates special walls like RegenVest Hisuian Goodra, Manaphy, and Swampert that can switch into specially offensive threats like Walking Wake, Iron Moth, and Sandy Shocks.
[SET CREDITS]
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cat.580765/
Quality checked by:
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name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Foul Play
move 2: U-turn / Toxic
move 3: Toxic / Defog / Knock Off
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Unaware / Well-Baked Body / Fluffy
nature: Relaxed
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz is an excellent physical wall, leveraging its typing, excellent role compression, and good natural bulk to act as a valuable teammate, checking threats like Psychic Surge Deoxys-S, Azelf, and Choice Band Roaring Moon. U-turn, in combination with 0 Speed IVs and a Relaxed nature, allows Mandibuzz to act as a fantastic slow pivot, benefiting frail wallbreakers like Chien-Pao, Galarian Zapdos, and Walking Wake, while Toxic allows it to cripple switch-ins like Great Tusk and Zapdos. Defog allows Mandibuzz to act as an excellent hazard control option that is appreciated by wallbreakers and pivots like Chien-Pao, Roaring Moon, and Azelf, while Knock Off can cripple other switch-ins like Corviknight, Magic Guard Quaquaval, and Galarian Zapdos. Unaware allows Mandibuzz to better check setup threats like Bulk Up Great Tusk, Dragon Dance Dragonite, and Swords Dance Ceruledge, while Well-Baked Body allows it to check Cinderace and Ogerpon-H while still checking the aforementioned Swords Dance Ceruledge, and Fluffy allows it to have an easier time checking wallbreakers like Choice Band Roaring Moon, Barraskewda, and Galarian Zapdos. Mandibuzz has a poor matchup against certain wallbreakers like Chien-Pao and Iron Boulder; thus, a secondary physical wall like Intimidate Corviknight is appreciated. Mandibuzz also appreciates special walls like RegenVest Hisuian Goodra, Manaphy, and Swampert that can switch into specially offensive threats like Walking Wake, Iron Moth, and Sandy Shocks.
[SET CREDITS]
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cat.580765/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lordbox.611238/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/slither-wing.603931/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wrathoftheleopard.511181/
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