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Shelved NFE Pignite (g: 0/1)

LilOu

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https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/nfe-pignite.3790137/

Pignite @ Eviolite
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch / Rock Slide

Pignite arrasa con el metagame de NFE al usar su alto Attack y fuertes movimientos STAB como Close Combat y Flare Blitz para destrozar equipos. Close Combat aniquila walls físicos como Dunsparce, mientras que Flare Blitz incinera pilares del metagame como Tinkatuff. Muy pocos Pokémon son capaces de aguantar la combinación de Close Combat y Flare Blitz, y aquellos que lo logran detestan Knock Off: walls Water-type como Quaxwell y Seadra necesitan Eviolite para evitar el 2HKO de Close Combat, Fletchinder necesita Heavy-Duty Boots y Drakloak es débil ante Knock Off. Sucker Punch le permite a un Pignite debilitado amenazar a atacantes especiales que intentan derrotarlo, como Girafarig y Drakloak, mientras que Rock Slide ofrece un OHKO a Fletchinder. Pignite aprecia compañeros que le otorgan un ingreso seguro al campo como Quaxwell y Eelektrik, y también empareja bien con wallbreakers físicos como Piloswine y Krokorok que aprecian su habilidad para debilitar walls físicos con Knock Off.

¿Quieres ver a Pignite en acción? Chequea esta batalla de UMPL: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nfe-981794?p2

Pignite blitzes through the NFE metagame, using its high base Attack and strong STAB moves in Close Combat and Flare Blitz to tear holes through teams. Close Combat rips through physical walls like Dunsparce, while Flare Blitz incinerates metagame staples like Tinkatuff. Very few Pokemon are able to take on both Close Combat and Flare Blitz, and those that can dislike switching into Knock Off: Water-type walls like Quaxwell and Seadra rely on Eviolite to avoid a 2HKO from Close Combat, Fletchinder is reliant on Heavy-Duty Boots, and Drakloak is weak to Knock Off. Sucker Punch allows a weakened Pignite to threaten special attackers like Girafarig and Drakloak attempting to KO it, while Rock Slide offers an OHKO on Fletchinder. Pignite appreciates teammates that grant it safe entry on the battlefield throughout a match like Quaxwell and Eelektrik, and it fits alongside physical wallbreakers such as Piloswine and Krokorok that appreciate its ability to weaken physical walls with Knock Off.

Want to see Pignite in action? Check out this replay from UMPL: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nfe-981794?p2
 
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