[SET]
name: Aurora Veil Setter
move 1: Aurora Veil
move 2: Freeze-Dry
move 3: Moonblast
move 4: Encore
item: Light Clay
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Alolan Ninetales's fast Aurora Veil allows Fairy teams to better take advantage of their setup sweepers. Freeze-Dry nails Water- and Ground-type Pokemon such as Hippowdon, Gastrodon, Seismitoad, and Pelipper, while Moonblast allows Alolan Ninetales to hit Dark-, Dragon-, and Fighting-type such as Sableye, Hydreigon, Kyurem-B, and Kommo-o hard. Encore enables Alolan Ninetales to lock setup sweepers such as Corviknight, Snorlax, and Centiskorch and defensive Pokemon like Toxapex and Hippowdon into inopportune moves. Light Clay and Snow Warning pair with Aurora Veil to maximize its duration and enable setup, enabling teammates such as Mimikyu to more easily take advantage of it. The given EVs and a Timid nature allow Alolan Ninetales to be as strong and fast as possible and take on Pokemon such as Cloyster and Toxapex. Alolan Ninetales should time when its sets Aurora Veil against other teams with access to weather, as it can easily be blocked if hail is overridden.
All of Alolan Ninetales teammates appreciate its ability to set up Aurora Veil, especially the setup sweepers. Calm Mind Hatterene, Swords Dance Mimikyu, Bulk Up Grimmsnarl, and Nasty Plot Togekiss are the team's setup sweepers that can take advantage of Aurora Veil, allowing them to tank hits with more ease and making setting up easier. Hatterene also can bounce back entry hazards for Alolan Ninetales thanks to Magic Bounce, which also allows it to keep up Aurora Veil against Defog users such as Galarian Weezing and Pelipper. Other teammates such as Gardevoir and Primarina appreciate the Aurora Veil, as it allows them to spam their attacks with little drawback. Gardevoir especially helps Alolan Ninetales, as it can take advantage of opposing weather teams thanks to Trace and its Choice Scarf to revenge kill their sweepers with ease, such as Excadrill and Barraskewda. Clefable is another support Pokemon available to Aurora Veil teams, being able to support them with Thunder Wave and Healing Wish or set up Stealth Rock, allowing its teammates to break through the foe's team with more ease. Stealth Rock also allows Alolan Ninetales to at least 2HKO all Pokemon in the Water matchup, such as taking out Toxapex with Freeze-Dry and OHKOing Cloyster with Moonblast. Pokemon such as Grimmsnarl can take on Pokemon that can beat Ninetales such as Jirachi and Gengar with Sucker Punch, and Togekiss can tank attacks from Choice Scarf users that take can OHKO Alolan Ninetales such as Duraludon and paralyze them with Thunder Wave. Lastly, Ribombee's Sticky Web allows Alolan Ninetales to outspeed Choice Scarf users such as Terrakion, Dracovish, and Duraludon.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Fairy analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Conflux, 408641], [Decem, 362454]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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