Barraskewda @ Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs
- Flip Turn
Barraskewda swiftly swims its way into NU! It stands out as one of the fastest unboosted Pokemon in the tier and is able to leverage their fantastic coverage options to its fullest to ravage teams. Choice Band allows Barraskewda to pick up 2HKOs on Pokemon such as Vaporeon and Tsareena that might otherwise heal off its damage. Close Combat can slam Water-resistant foes such as Wo-Chien and Vaporeon for massive damage, while Psychic Fangs turns what would be perfect answers in Toxicroak and Amoonguss into mere victims. Tera Fighting further boosts the power of Close Combat, allowing Barraskewda to easily OHKO Raikou and Flygon. Barraskewda finds itself as a strong component of offense teams, leveraging its amazing Speed and power to revenge kill most unboosted Pokemon while reliably getting in teammates. Pivot Pokemon such as Kilowattrel and Flygon pair well with Barraskewda, forming a VoltTurn core that can be difficult to answer. Barraskewda struggles hard with physical walls such as Vaporeon, Galarian Slowbro, and Paldean Tauros-W, and, in particular, contact punishers such as Bellibolt and Rocky Helmet Amoonguss. Therefore, teammates such as Tsareena and Toxicroak that can punish these Pokemon are heavily appreciated by Barraskewda.
Ability: Swift Swim
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs
- Flip Turn
Barraskewda swiftly swims its way into NU! It stands out as one of the fastest unboosted Pokemon in the tier and is able to leverage their fantastic coverage options to its fullest to ravage teams. Choice Band allows Barraskewda to pick up 2HKOs on Pokemon such as Vaporeon and Tsareena that might otherwise heal off its damage. Close Combat can slam Water-resistant foes such as Wo-Chien and Vaporeon for massive damage, while Psychic Fangs turns what would be perfect answers in Toxicroak and Amoonguss into mere victims. Tera Fighting further boosts the power of Close Combat, allowing Barraskewda to easily OHKO Raikou and Flygon. Barraskewda finds itself as a strong component of offense teams, leveraging its amazing Speed and power to revenge kill most unboosted Pokemon while reliably getting in teammates. Pivot Pokemon such as Kilowattrel and Flygon pair well with Barraskewda, forming a VoltTurn core that can be difficult to answer. Barraskewda struggles hard with physical walls such as Vaporeon, Galarian Slowbro, and Paldean Tauros-W, and, in particular, contact punishers such as Bellibolt and Rocky Helmet Amoonguss. Therefore, teammates such as Tsareena and Toxicroak that can punish these Pokemon are heavily appreciated by Barraskewda.
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