Absol (Critical Hit Abuser)

doominic77

[SET]
name: Critical Hit Abuser
move 1: Sucker Punch
move 2: Night Slash
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Psycho Cut / Shadow Claw
item: Scope Lens / Razor Claw
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Why this set deserves to be on site:
- STAB Night Slash with a 50% chance of critical hit will dent a hole in anything that doesn't resist it.
- Most people will be expecting a Swords Dance or Choice Band Set.
- A very good anti-stall set.
- Good against most of Absol's normal counters.

Additional Comments:
- Swords Dance can be used over Psycho Cut / Shadow Claw but Absol will lose some valuable coverage so it's not recommended.

Teammates and Counters:
- An Agility Passer is a good partner to Absol to raise its pitiful speed.
- Absol fails to 2HKO Cloyster and Cloyster's ability negates critical hits.
 
You're sacrificing a ton of damage output for a bit more coverage and a slightly higher chance of a critical hit, which Swords Dance effectively achieves for you when you use it on the switch. This set doesn't make sense statistically.
 
Couldn't we just mention Scope lens in the AC of the SD Absol set? I honestly do not think this is worth it's own set, it is way too similar to the SD set in my opinion.
 
First, let's consider for a moment that you're wrong regarding the statistics here. Second, even if your statistics were accurate, over the long run Life Orb is still better.
 
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