[OVERVIEW]
With the combination of Magic Guard and Focus Sash, Abra finds a niche as an all-purpose utility Pokemon that is able to survive any attack once. This allows it to work as a trump card and revenge kill most threats in a pinch. Abra also outspeeds a large portion of the tier, including some important threats like Monferno and Arbok. However, without the Focus Sash, it has paper-thin defenses and its Speed still falls short of outspeeding most of the fastest threats in the tier like Swanna and Zebstrika.
[SET]
name: Revenge Killer
move 1: Psychic
move 2: Signal Beam
move 3: Thunder Wave / Encore
move 4: Knock Off / Encore
item: Focus Sash
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
The combination of Magic Guard and Focus Sash is critical for this set to function, since it allows Abra to survive all single-hit attacks at least once. Signal Beam gives it excellent coverage to hit threats like Beheeyem and Shiftry, which is cannot hit with just Psychic. Abra has a flexible choice of three good options for the last two moveslots. Thunder Wave is handy for disabling any fast threats like Swanna and Jumpluff that might cause trouble otherwise. Knock Off is great for disrupting foes by getting rid of valuable items like Eviolite from common switch-ins like Bronzor, and with Magic Guard, Abra can actually afford to come in and use Knock Off potentially multiple times in a single match. Alternatively, Encore is good for endlessly forcing support and setup Pokemon into using unfavorable moves such as Duosion and Beheeyem into Calm Mind and Bronzor into Stealth Rock.
Abra finds a home on offensive teams that tend to not have enough of a defensive backbone to take on multiple varied threats and therefore need a blanket check to most Pokemon thrown their way. It is unique in that it does not provide much to a team in terms of basic offensive and defensive synergy, but it instead fills its shortcomings in roles. Abra's ability to disable fast threats like Swanna and Simisear by paralyzing them with Thunder Wave or revenge killing them is extremely appreciated by wallbreaking and sweeping teammates like Monferno and Huntail that might be revenge killed otherwise. Abra's ability to further disable walls like Bronzor and Stunfisk with Encore and Knock Off also makes them considerably easier to overcome, which is adored by partners like Torterra and Zebstrika that are walled otherwise. It also desperately wants to avoid taking any unnecessary damage, so partners that can bring it in safely like Klang and Jumpluff are great choices. Common priority users such as Shiftry and Monferno frequently attempt to finish Abra off after its Focus Sash is broken, so switch-ins like Klang and Stunfisk also make for good partners to absorb those attacks.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/akir.231726/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/techno.527276/
With the combination of Magic Guard and Focus Sash, Abra finds a niche as an all-purpose utility Pokemon that is able to survive any attack once. This allows it to work as a trump card and revenge kill most threats in a pinch. Abra also outspeeds a large portion of the tier, including some important threats like Monferno and Arbok. However, without the Focus Sash, it has paper-thin defenses and its Speed still falls short of outspeeding most of the fastest threats in the tier like Swanna and Zebstrika.
[SET]
name: Revenge Killer
move 1: Psychic
move 2: Signal Beam
move 3: Thunder Wave / Encore
move 4: Knock Off / Encore
item: Focus Sash
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
The combination of Magic Guard and Focus Sash is critical for this set to function, since it allows Abra to survive all single-hit attacks at least once. Signal Beam gives it excellent coverage to hit threats like Beheeyem and Shiftry, which is cannot hit with just Psychic. Abra has a flexible choice of three good options for the last two moveslots. Thunder Wave is handy for disabling any fast threats like Swanna and Jumpluff that might cause trouble otherwise. Knock Off is great for disrupting foes by getting rid of valuable items like Eviolite from common switch-ins like Bronzor, and with Magic Guard, Abra can actually afford to come in and use Knock Off potentially multiple times in a single match. Alternatively, Encore is good for endlessly forcing support and setup Pokemon into using unfavorable moves such as Duosion and Beheeyem into Calm Mind and Bronzor into Stealth Rock.
Abra finds a home on offensive teams that tend to not have enough of a defensive backbone to take on multiple varied threats and therefore need a blanket check to most Pokemon thrown their way. It is unique in that it does not provide much to a team in terms of basic offensive and defensive synergy, but it instead fills its shortcomings in roles. Abra's ability to disable fast threats like Swanna and Simisear by paralyzing them with Thunder Wave or revenge killing them is extremely appreciated by wallbreaking and sweeping teammates like Monferno and Huntail that might be revenge killed otherwise. Abra's ability to further disable walls like Bronzor and Stunfisk with Encore and Knock Off also makes them considerably easier to overcome, which is adored by partners like Torterra and Zebstrika that are walled otherwise. It also desperately wants to avoid taking any unnecessary damage, so partners that can bring it in safely like Klang and Jumpluff are great choices. Common priority users such as Shiftry and Monferno frequently attempt to finish Abra off after its Focus Sash is broken, so switch-ins like Klang and Stunfisk also make for good partners to absorb those attacks.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/akir.231726/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/techno.527276/
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