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Mega Absol also resists the Knock Off and can do a clean 76-91% with a fire blast. The only problem is that it is basically a coinflip if it can live the sucker punch to do it. Though in a pinch if you have nothing else it can work.

Mandibuzz's job isn't to kill things, it's to cripple them. Knock Off should always be considered as removing choice items and leftovers helps both win the stall wars and if not then you have a better chance at revenging. Personally I run Knock Off, Toxic, Roost, Whirlwind. A lot of pokemon...

That is not even beginning to be an appropriate summary. The main issue is that there are remarkably few true counters because even what people think may be a hard counter can be killed by a bad roll. Also your comparison makes no sense outside of being a hilarious fallacy. Talonflame doesn't...

There is way too much slippery slope bs going on right now. "B-but if we ban swagplay why next thing we will be banning stall and paralysis too!". People seem to think that pranksterswag is a coin toss for the user... that only applies to the first turn. If you are paralyzed and confused the...

Just to say Mandibuzz is a defogger that absolutely does not care for foul play at all, even at +6. It is a pretty decent counter to any prankster team without taunt as it can knock off lefties, blow away subs with whirlwind, and roost off damage if it is able. It can generally last long enough...

I think people that want to ban all confusion moves really aren't thinking logically. Swagger is an annoyance because it increases both the damage that confusion does to you and it increases the damage of foul play. Confuse ray and flatter do neither, and flatter can actually be beneficial since...

No I know there are other pokemon but a lot of people slap assault vests on rather mindlessly and ignore the rather large tradeoffs that come as a result. Meloetta is one of the best pokemon suited for it because it doesn't have any killer recovery moves that it will miss out on, it doesn't have...

What would have been interesting is if Gamefreak gave the lati twins serene grace to guarantee their signature moves always caused a stat drop. This is kind of theory-monning but it would have given them great individual niches that no other dragon can pull off. Latios really doesn't gain much...

Not to mention that Meloetta is one of the few pokemon that can really run assault vest viably since Meloetta rarely runs any non damaging moves anyways. It has great special bulk and can morph into a mon with great mixed bulk with the use of relic song. This also really helps it switch forms...

That is true. But if they go for the taunt first, then you are guaranteed to knock their leftovers off at the least. Also remember if they are packing taunt then they are missing either substitute or a status move, which makes them more manageable for other pokemon. You can't run taunt/foul...

Mandibuzz is definitely a great check to prankster teams. The set I run is the standard Impish 252 hp/252 def with the following moves: Roost Whirlwind Knock Off Toxic Basically all you have to do is knock off their lefties and then play the waiting game. If they put themselves behind a sub...

I run mega absol and it is a pretty common coverage move since a lot of people love to send in Scizor and Ferrothorn on Absol.

Absol can't get past Klefki? 0 SpA Mega Absol Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Klefki: 202-238 (63.5 - 74.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery 4 Atk Klefki Foul Play vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Absol: 87-103 (32.1 - 38%) -- 94.6% chance to 3HKO