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Monotype Rising Sets
Welcome to the eleventh edition of the Monotype Rising Sets that aims to unveil the future of Monotype. You have been using an unknown set for a long time or have just thought about a new way of using a Pokémon? Come sharing your findings with the community!
This event will be run in the form of a contest. You will have 2 weeks to submit ONE set of your choosing for whichever Pokémon, before a poll is launched in the Monotype room to determine the winning set.
Rules:
Rewards:
If you feel the heart of a builder, come sharing your best craft with the community!
Welcome to the eleventh edition of the Monotype Rising Sets that aims to unveil the future of Monotype. You have been using an unknown set for a long time or have just thought about a new way of using a Pokémon? Come sharing your findings with the community!
This event will be run in the form of a contest. You will have 2 weeks to submit ONE set of your choosing for whichever Pokémon, before a poll is launched in the Monotype room to determine the winning set.
Rules:
- Only one post per person is allowed.
- Both the Pokémon and the set you want to feature are up to you.
- A set is valid if and only if it does not exist in the Monotype SV SmogDex.
- Item/Move-swap sets are not allowed, unless they change fundamentally the way the Pokémon is used.
- You may import your set from your PS! teambuilder or write it down.
- Your set proposition must include the following elements: set, description, potential teammates, and either replays or damage calculations.
- Replays and damage calculations must showcase the set's uniqueness, so choose them wisely.
- Please convey the uniqueness of your set while avoiding emphatic language ("It's the greatest set ever!")
- Do not react to other submitted sets in your post, focus on yours.
Name of the set + Pokémon name + (Type) (ex: "Choice Specs Dragapult (Dragon)")
(you may import the set directly from your PS! teambuilder)
Pokemon @ Item
Ability:
EVs:
x Nature
- move 1
- move 2
- move 3
- move 4
Set Description
Describe what your set is achieving, which niche does it fill? Why is it interesting in the current metagame?
Teammates
Describe who would be the ideal teammates to surround it with which set.
Replays OR Damage calculations (doing both is accepted)
1. xxx
2. xxx
3. xxx
They should be commented and help you to make your point.
(you may import the set directly from your PS! teambuilder)
Pokemon @ Item
Ability:
EVs:
x Nature
- move 1
- move 2
- move 3
- move 4
Set Description
Describe what your set is achieving, which niche does it fill? Why is it interesting in the current metagame?
Teammates
Describe who would be the ideal teammates to surround it with which set.
Replays OR Damage calculations (doing both is accepted)
1. xxx
2. xxx
3. xxx
They should be commented and help you to make your point.
Barraskewda @ Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab
Changing one coverage move by another does not change the way the set is used, it is still Choice Band Barraskewda inside.
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab
Changing one coverage move by another does not change the way the set is used, it is still Choice Band Barraskewda inside.
Barraskewda @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Muscle Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs
By swapping Choice Band with HdB or Muscle Band, the way the pokémon is used drastically changes. Now Barraskewda acts as an Offensive Pivot, which comes with its own perks. Changing the moveset is not mandatory, but it does not mean the moveset should be lazily copy/pasted from an existing set. Your moveset should always be backed up with arguments.
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs
By swapping Choice Band with HdB or Muscle Band, the way the pokémon is used drastically changes. Now Barraskewda acts as an Offensive Pivot, which comes with its own perks. Changing the moveset is not mandatory, but it does not mean the moveset should be lazily copy/pasted from an existing set. Your moveset should always be backed up with arguments.
Rewards:
- ^ rank on Monotype room for a month
- The winning set will be featured in the Monotype room
- Addition of the set in the SmogDex
If you feel the heart of a builder, come sharing your best craft with the community!
Deadline for set submission is February 22th @ 11:59pm GMT-5
sets up rain for the other teammates. Also can create slow U-Turns for Swampert to get an opportunity to get in.
CB set greatly improves the physical side. Also benefits from Pelipper due to Swift Swim.
adds more hazards to the opposing field, allowing Swampert to get a possible OHKO on Hoodra.
can be used as a bulky pivot, an Eject Button could allow you to get Swampert in while taking minimal damage on Toxapex due to Regenerator.
is your spinner. Benefits Swampert since Swampert is vulnerable to hazards as it isn’t holding Leftovers.
, with a Scarf set, can act as a speed control set. Surging Strikes does major damage in the rain.
can act as a neutral to Electric, in case Swampert is low. Also adds Grass coverage.
acts as a secondary Special Attacker.
can run Smack Down to counter any potential Skarmory or Corviknight.
: I find Flapple to be a great pick overall specifically with Arboliva, as I haven't tried it without it. Grassy Glide, paired with Choice Band and Hustle makes for an extremely underestimated revenge killer.
: I've had a great time pairing Arboliva with Decidueye so far, its Fighting immunity comes in handy most of the time. It also gets defog which is always appreciated.
: I haven't tried Brambleghast yet, but theoretically speaking, it does the same job as Decidueye, so there's no reason why it wouldn't be just as great of a teammate, if not a better one than Decidueye.
: Grassy Terrain gives Torterra the ability to power through things it normally wouldn't. Paired with Overgrow as the ability, it can be quite difficult to wall.
-----------------------------------------------------------Pivot and Revenge-killer
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-----------------------------Screens Goblins to abuse Light Clay and beat down Rai's checks.
Chesnaught aka Chestgoat 
allows to have a neutrality to Flying stabs and threatens those mons with Electric STAB and Ice Punch. Being either an Assault Vest user or Swords Dance
pairs well with hazards stack allowing some 0HKO or 2HKO on some mons being either choice scarf, choice specs or expert belt
now can be used more offensively and free a slot for Ice Spinner or another coverage
is still a very good Assault Vest user for Fighting-type dealing with most special attacker and being neutral to Psychic-type moves
absorbs toxic spikes and is a good choice scarf user or a unburden late game cleaner