1v1 Ambipom

[Rabia]

Implemented. A note:


This change would change the meaning of the sentence on a metagame level, implying that Mew viably runs sets other than Kee Berry or Mewinium. As analyses are written with the assumption of preparation for only metagame relevant sets (so as to not get caught up prepping for completely unpredictable unsets), I did not implement the underlined portion; however, if there is a better way to word this phrase while maintaining the meaning, I would be happy to implement that.

I think keeping it as is should work

 

[Lumari]

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[OVERVIEW]

Ambipom is a very strong offensive attacker that can take out the majority of the most prominent Pokemon in 1v1. Its base 115 Speed allows it to use an Adamant nature and still outspeed base 100 Pokemon such as Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Gardevoir. Ambipom uses its powerful Normal-type STAB moves Fake Out and Giga Impact in conjunction with Normalium Z to overpower common bulky offense threats like Mega Charizard X and Dragonite. Its access to Tickle allows it to become take on a more defensive role to take out threats such as Mega Gyarados and Incineroar. However, Ambipom suffers in from its lack of coverage, since using any other moveset would trade important matchups for less significant ones. Its Normal-type moves are easily walled by Rock-, Steel-, and Ghost-types such as Crustle, Magearna, and Mega Aggron, and coverage moves like Low Sweep and Fire Punch are not strong enough to deal with this issue. Ambipom also lacks sufficient Speed and bulk to beat other faster threats in the metagame such as Mega Lopunny and Zeraora. Ambipom also needs an Adamant nature to win most of its dominant matchups, thus losing against otherwise outsped Pokemon like Garchomp and Jumpluff.

[SET]
name: Normalium Z
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Giga Impact
move 3: Tickle
move 4: Low Sweep
item: Normalium Z
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Fake Out allows Ambipom to flinch the foe turn 1, dealing deal a huge amount of free damage to Pokemon like Mega Charizard X and Meloetta thanks to STAB and Technician boosts (RC) and bypass Sturdy and Multiscale to beat Pokemon like Donphan and Dragonite. Giga Impact is a high-Base Power STAB move that gets powered up by Normalium Z to deal massive amounts of damage. After a Fake Out, it can be used to beat Dragonite and Tapu Fini, as well as immediately OHKOing most Tapu Lele. Tickle lowers the foe's Attack and Defense by one stage and allows Ambipom to win matchups against Mega Gyarados and bulky Incineroar; Normalium Z-boosted Tickle also raises Ambipom's Defense to make up for its lack of bulk while increasing its KO potential. Low Sweep is a coverage move against Rock- and Steel-types that lowers the foe's Speed and allows Ambipom to beat Mega Gyarados and Excadrill.

Set Details
========

252 Attack EVs with an Adamant nature allow Ambipom to hit as hard as possible with Fake Out and Breakneck Blitz, letting it KO Pokemon like Mega Charizard X, Tapu Lele, and Meloetta. 4 Special Defense EVs give Ambipom a higher Special Defense than Defense, thus denying deny Pokemon with the ability Download a Special Attack boost; this allows Ambipom to almost always beat offensive Choice Scarf Genesect. Maximum Speed investment is used to outspeed all unboosted base 100 Speed Pokemon such as Mew, Volcarona, Mega Medicham, and both Mega Charizard formes.

Usage Tips
========

Against stall Pokemon like Porygon2 and Mew, Ambipom can use Tickle to weaken lower their defenses before using Breakneck Blitz. However, if Fake Out does not activate a Kee Berry on Mew, use Breakneck Blitz to immediately KO it, as the lack of Kee Berry will indicate an offensive Mew set that will OHKO Ambipom with Genesis Supernova if given the chance. Mega Gyarados's base ability Intimidate allows it to survive the two-hit combo, so it is necessary to lower its stats with Normalium Z-boosted Tickle after using Fake Out, damage it and lower its Speed with Low Sweep, and then KO it with Giga Impact. When facing Tapu Lele, Fake Out is unusable because of its ability Psychic Surge, so use Breakneck Blitz on turn 1 to KO it in most cases. Against Bulk Up users like Incineroar, Ambipom should use Tickle until it successfully lowers their stats; Tickle nullifies the effect of the move Bulk Up and has more PP, so this is guaranteed. Once their stats are lowered, you can KO them with Breakneck Blitz. Against Mega Altaria, you enter a coinflip situation. If you expect Mega Altaria to use Cotton Guard, Ambipom KOes it with Breakneck Blitz followed by Giga Impact. However, if you expect Mega Altaria to use Roost to heal off the incoming Breakneck Blitz damage, Ambipom must use Tickle first to OHKO afterwards.

Team Options
========

Ambipom has a really hard time dealing with Rock-, Steel-, and Ghost-types, so Pokemon that can deal with these threats like Aegislash, Heatran, and Sawk are very good teammates. Ambipom, in exchange, can beat Pokemon that threaten these partners like Mega Charizard X and Mega Gyarados. Ambipom also has trouble beating faster Pokemon like Zeraora and Mega Lopunny, which can be dealt with by bulky Pokemon like Mega Venusaur and Kommo-o. The latter haves has a bad matchup against Pokemon like Mega Gardevoir and Tapu Lele, which Ambipom easily deals with. It also has difficulty dealing with stall Pokemon like Registeel, Mega Slowbro, and Type: Null, so Taunt users like Mega Gyarados and Mega Tyranitar are appreciated. In exchange, Ambipom provides the offensive power needed to beat threats like Mega Gardevoir, Tapu Fini, and Tapu Lele.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Ambipom can run a Jolly nature to reach 361 Speed, outspeeding and beating Pokemon like Jumpluff, Serperior, and non-Choice Scarf Garchomp while sacrificing consistency in important matchups such as Dragonite and Mega Charizard X. It can also make use of Skill Link and Tail Slap combined with Life Orb, beating Pokemon like Whimsicott and Protect Dragonite. Ambipom can run Fire Punch is an option (optional, repetitive phrasing) instead of Low Sweep, sacrificing the Mega Gyarados matchup to beat Ferrothorn and Choice Specs Genesect.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ghost-, Rock- and Steel-types**: Pokemon that are resistant or immune to Normal-type moves like Aegislash, Mega Sableye, Rhyperior, Celesteela, Heatran, and Mega Aggron are almost impervious to Ambipom's attacks and can easily defeat it.

**Faster Pokemon**: Pokemon with a base Speed higher than 100 like Garchomp, Kartana, Zeraora, Greninja, and Mega Lopunny, as well as Choice Scarf users like Landorus-T and Porygon-Z, can outspeed Ambipom and OHKO it.

**Bulky Pokemon**: Pokemon that have enough bulk to withstand Ambipom's attacks like Kommo-o, Kyurem, Whimsicott, and Serperior can KO or set up on it.

**Stall**: Pokemon that are able to boost their Defense by more than one stage per turn such as Mega Slowbro, Registeel, and Type: Null can easily outstall Ambipom.

**Substitute**: Pokemon that set up a Substitute to force Ambipom to recharge for a turn like Zygarde, Landorus-T, and Jumpluff can KO it or set up while Ambipom is recharging.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[stableprince569, 455774]]
- Quality checked by: [[Synonimous, 457703], [MaceMaster, 302951], [Osra, 239997]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073], [, ]]

 

[Ginger Princess]

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[OVERVIEW]

Ambipom is a very strong offensive attacker that can take out the majority of the most prominent Pokemon in 1v1. Its base 115 Speed allows it to use an Adamant nature and still outspeed base 100 Pokemon such as Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Gardevoir. Ambipom uses its powerful Normal-type STAB moves Fake Out and Giga Impact in conjunction with Normalium Z to overpower common bulky offense threats like Mega Charizard X and Dragonite. Its access to Tickle allows it to become take on a more defensive role to take out threats such as Mega Gyarados and Incineroar. However, Ambipom suffers in from its lack of coverage, since using any other moveset would trade important matchups for less significant ones. Its Normal-type moves are easily walled by Rock-, Steel-, and Ghost-types such as Crustle, Magearna, and Mega Aggron, and coverage moves like Low Sweep and Fire Punch are not strong enough to deal with this issue. Ambipom also lacks sufficient Speed and bulk to beat other faster threats in the metagame such as Mega Lopunny and Zeraora. Ambipom also needs an Adamant nature to win most of its dominant matchups, thus losing against otherwise outsped Pokemon like Garchomp and Jumpluff.

[SET]
name: Normalium Z
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Giga Impact
move 3: Tickle
move 4: Low Sweep
item: Normalium Z
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Fake Out allows Ambipom to flinch the foe turn 1, dealing deal a huge amount of free damage to Pokemon like Mega Charizard X and Meloetta thanks to STAB and Technician boosts (RC) and bypass Sturdy and Multiscale to beat Pokemon like Donphan and Dragonite. Giga Impact is a high-Base Power STAB move that gets powered up by Normalium Z to deal massive amounts of damage. After a Fake Out, it can be used to beat Dragonite and Tapu Fini, as well as immediately OHKOing most Tapu Lele. Tickle lowers the foe's Attack and Defense by one stage and allows Ambipom to win matchups against Mega Gyarados and bulky Incineroar; Normalium Z-boosted Tickle also raises Ambipom's Defense to make up for its lack of bulk while increasing its KO potential. Low Sweep is a coverage move against Rock- and Steel-types that lowers the foe's Speed and allows Ambipom to beat Mega Gyarados and Excadrill.

Set Details
========

252 Attack EVs with an Adamant nature allow Ambipom to hit as hard as possible with Fake Out and Breakneck Blitz, letting it KO Pokemon like Mega Charizard X, Tapu Lele, and Meloetta. 4 Special Defense EVs give Ambipom a higher Special Defense than Defense, thus denying deny Pokemon with the ability Download a Special Attack boost; this allows Ambipom to almost always beat offensive Choice Scarf Genesect. Maximum Speed investment is used to outspeed all unboosted base 100 Speed Pokemon such as Mew, Volcarona, Mega Medicham, and both Mega Charizard formes.

Usage Tips
========

Against stall Pokemon like Porygon2 and Mew, Ambipom can use Tickle to weaken lower their defenses before using Breakneck Blitz. However, if Fake Out does not activate a Kee Berry on Mew, use Breakneck Blitz to immediately KO it, as the lack of Kee Berry will indicate an offensive Mew set that will OHKO Ambipom with Genesis Supernova if given the chance. Mega Gyarados's base ability Intimidate allows it to survive the two-hit combo, so it is necessary to lower its stats with Normalium Z-boosted Tickle after using Fake Out, damage it and lower its Speed with Low Sweep, and then KO it with Giga Impact. When facing Tapu Lele, Fake Out is unusable because of its ability Psychic Surge, so use Breakneck Blitz on turn 1 to KO it in most cases. Against Bulk Up users like Incineroar, Ambipom should use Tickle until it successfully lowers their stats; Tickle nullifies the effect of the move Bulk Up and has more PP, so this is guaranteed. Once their stats are lowered, you can KO them with Breakneck Blitz. Against Mega Altaria, you enter a coinflip situation. If you expect Mega Altaria to use Cotton Guard, Ambipom KOes it with Breakneck Blitz followed by Giga Impact. However, if you expect Mega Altaria to use Roost to heal off the incoming Breakneck Blitz damage, Ambipom must use Tickle first to OHKO afterwards.

Team Options
========

Ambipom has a really hard time dealing with Rock-, Steel-, and Ghost-types, so Pokemon that can deal with these threats like Aegislash, Heatran, and Sawk are very good teammates. Ambipom, in exchange, can beat Pokemon that threaten these partners like Mega Charizard X and Mega Gyarados. Ambipom also has trouble beating faster Pokemon like Zeraora and Mega Lopunny, which can be dealt with by bulky Pokemon like Mega Venusaur and Kommo-o. The latter haves has a bad matchup against Pokemon like Mega Gardevoir and Tapu Lele, which Ambipom easily deals with. It also has difficulty dealing with stall Pokemon like Registeel, Mega Slowbro, and Type: Null, so Taunt users like Mega Gyarados and Mega Tyranitar are appreciated. In exchange, Ambipom provides the offensive power needed to beat threats like Mega Gardevoir, Tapu Fini, and Tapu Lele.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Ambipom can run a Jolly nature to reach 361 Speed, outspeeding and beating Pokemon like Jumpluff, Serperior, and non-Choice Scarf Garchomp while sacrificing consistency in important matchups such as Dragonite and Mega Charizard X. It can also make use of Skill Link and Tail Slap combined with Life Orb, beating Pokemon like Whimsicott and Protect Dragonite. Ambipom can run Fire Punch is an option (optional, repetitive phrasing) instead of Low Sweep, sacrificing the Mega Gyarados matchup to beat Ferrothorn and Choice Specs Genesect.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ghost-, Rock- and Steel-types**: Pokemon that are resistant or immune to Normal-type moves like Aegislash, Mega Sableye, Rhyperior, Celesteela, Heatran, and Mega Aggron are almost impervious to Ambipom's attacks and can easily defeat it.

**Faster Pokemon**: Pokemon with a base Speed higher than 100 like Garchomp, Kartana, Zeraora, Greninja, and Mega Lopunny, as well as Choice Scarf users like Landorus-T and Porygon-Z, can outspeed Ambipom and OHKO it.

**Bulky Pokemon**: Pokemon that have enough bulk to withstand Ambipom's attacks like Kommo-o, Kyurem, Whimsicott, and Serperior can KO or set up on it.

**Stall**: Pokemon that are able to boost their Defense by more than one stage per turn such as Mega Slowbro, Registeel, and Type: Null can easily outstall Ambipom.

**Substitute**: Pokemon that set up a Substitute to force Ambipom to recharge for a turn like Zygarde, Landorus-T, and Jumpluff can KO it or set up while Ambipom is recharging.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[stableprince569, 455774]]
- Quality checked by: [[Synonimous, 457703], [MaceMaster, 302951], [Osra, 239997]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073], [, ]]

implemented

 

[Ginger Princess]

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