[SET]
name: Stache Attacker
move 1: Psychic
move 2: Focus Blast
move 3: Encore
move 4: Thunder Wave / Shadow Ball
item: Focus Sash / Life Orb
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
=========
Psychic is Alakazam's main STAB and strongest move, allowing Alakazam to 2HKO offensive threats such as Thundurus and Mega Diancie. Focus Blast hits Dark-types such as Bisharp, Tyranitar, and Weavile, while also hitting Steel-types such as Excadrill, Ferrothorn, and Heatran. Encore allows Alakazam to deny setup by locking foes into their setup move, such as Calm Mind Clefable, Tail Glow Manaphy, and Swords Dance Garchomp. Thunder Wave cripples offensive threats threatning to sweep the team such as Mega Tyranitar and Mega Gyarados, as well as cripple defensive checks such as Tornadus-T and Clefable. Alternatively, Shadow Ball can be used to hit Psychic-types such as Latias, Slowbro, and Mew, especially if running Life Orb.
Set Details
========
A Timid nature and maximum Speed allows Alakazam to be as fast as possible to be able to revenge kill slower offensive threats. Maximum Special Attack allows Alakazam to hit as hard as possible, maximizing is damage. Magic Guard and Focus Sash let Alakzam to take one guaranteed hit, allowing it to stop potential setup sweepers such as Mega Tyranitar and Mega Gyarados. Life Orb can be used in tandem with Shadow Ball in favor of better wallbreaking potential, at the cost of its anti-offensve capability.
Usage Tips
========
This set is best used as a one-time emergency check against Pokemon that are most threatning to the team, especially if they are on the verge of sweeping. Examples include Weavile or Mega Tyranitar after Dragon Dance. If using Life Orb instead, it is better used as a glass cannon; a frail but fast and powerful wallbreaker, revnge killer, or late game cleaner. With this set, make sure to avoid facing Weavile 1v1, as it can outspeed and guarantee the kill with Pursuit.
Team Options
========
Alakazam is extremely frail and cannot enter safely, especially since Focus Sash needs to remain intact as long as possible. Thus, good partners can be pivots such as Tornadus-T, Rotom-W, and Landorus-T. Alakazam's ability to pressure offensive threats and shut down setup Pokemon is excellent synergy on defensive teams as it prevents them from being steamrolled. Despite Alakazam's fantastic speed, it is still outsped and threatened by faster threats such as Weavile and Mega Lopunny. Therefore, Pokemon that can spread paralysis such as Static Zapdos, Glare Serperior, and Thunder Wave Thundurus can be great partners. Alakazam has trouble breaking Chansey, so Pursuit trappers such as Tyranitar and Weavile are also appreciated.
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name: Stache Attacker
move 1: Psychic
move 2: Focus Blast
move 3: Encore
move 4: Thunder Wave / Shadow Ball
item: Focus Sash / Life Orb
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
=========
Psychic is Alakazam's main STAB and strongest move, allowing Alakazam to 2HKO offensive threats such as Thundurus and Mega Diancie. Focus Blast hits Dark-types such as Bisharp, Tyranitar, and Weavile, while also hitting Steel-types such as Excadrill, Ferrothorn, and Heatran. Encore allows Alakazam to deny setup by locking foes into their setup move, such as Calm Mind Clefable, Tail Glow Manaphy, and Swords Dance Garchomp. Thunder Wave cripples offensive threats threatning to sweep the team such as Mega Tyranitar and Mega Gyarados, as well as cripple defensive checks such as Tornadus-T and Clefable. Alternatively, Shadow Ball can be used to hit Psychic-types such as Latias, Slowbro, and Mew, especially if running Life Orb.
Set Details
========
A Timid nature and maximum Speed allows Alakazam to be as fast as possible to be able to revenge kill slower offensive threats. Maximum Special Attack allows Alakazam to hit as hard as possible, maximizing is damage. Magic Guard and Focus Sash let Alakzam to take one guaranteed hit, allowing it to stop potential setup sweepers such as Mega Tyranitar and Mega Gyarados. Life Orb can be used in tandem with Shadow Ball in favor of better wallbreaking potential, at the cost of its anti-offensve capability.
Usage Tips
========
This set is best used as a one-time emergency check against Pokemon that are most threatning to the team, especially if they are on the verge of sweeping. Examples include Weavile or Mega Tyranitar after Dragon Dance. If using Life Orb instead, it is better used as a glass cannon; a frail but fast and powerful wallbreaker, revnge killer, or late game cleaner. With this set, make sure to avoid facing Weavile 1v1, as it can outspeed and guarantee the kill with Pursuit.
Team Options
========
Alakazam is extremely frail and cannot enter safely, especially since Focus Sash needs to remain intact as long as possible. Thus, good partners can be pivots such as Tornadus-T, Rotom-W, and Landorus-T. Alakazam's ability to pressure offensive threats and shut down setup Pokemon is excellent synergy on defensive teams as it prevents them from being steamrolled. Despite Alakazam's fantastic speed, it is still outsped and threatened by faster threats such as Weavile and Mega Lopunny. Therefore, Pokemon that can spread paralysis such as Static Zapdos, Glare Serperior, and Thunder Wave Thundurus can be great partners. Alakazam has trouble breaking Chansey, so Pursuit trappers such as Tyranitar and Weavile are also appreciated.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ruffles.193716/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
