Bibarel was such a boss Baton Pass recipient during DPP. I miss that.
R.I.P
[Overview]
[SET]
name: Simple Sweeper
move 1: Curse
move 2: Waterfall
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Leftovers
ability: Simple
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
R.I.P
[Overview]
- during DPP, had a great niche as one of the best Baton Pass recipients
- DW changes completely crushed all potential viability of Bibarel, as Simple doesn't double Baton Passed boosts
- also gained a phenomenal ability in Moody, but was swiftly banned due to how good it was
- Bibarel's generally an unfortunate case, as it boasts amazing abilities but lacks the statspread and movepool to make good use of them
- has a decent support movepool, but is so heavily outclassed that it's not worth the trouble dealing with Bibarel's countless flaws
- horrible Pokemon that only gives your opponent a good reason to laugh at you
[SET]
name: Simple Sweeper
move 1: Curse
move 2: Waterfall
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Leftovers
ability: Simple
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
- only set Bibarel can remotely run effectively
- with Simple, Curse becomes both Swords Dance and Iron Defense
- Waterfall as the primary STAB of choice, hitting more things harder than Return
- classic RestTalk combo to increase longevity and not be complete setup fodder while asleep
- max HP and SpD as Bibarel is increasing Def with Curse already, so it needs as much special bulk as possible
- Chesto Berry > Leftovers -> Quick Attack > Sleep Talk
- needs significant support to work
- dual screens from Gardevoir or Serprior
- teammates to remove the common Grass- and Water-types resistant or immune to Waterfall
- Jynx can take out Grass-types and the lesser common Dragon-types that resist Waterfall, and Piloswine packs Icicle Spear and priority Ice Shard to pick off weakened Grass- and Dragon-types as well
- Tangela and Exeggutor handle Water-types very well, and can even provide paralysis support via Stun Spore to ease setup for Bibarel; they also resist Bibarel's Water- and Electric-type weakness (Exeggutor resists Fighting too)
- Toxic Spikes support is also helpful so the opponent is still being hampered as Bibarel boosts up, making Garbodor or Scolipede great options to look into; they also resist Bibarel's Fighting-type weakness
- defensive supporter with Unaware using Stealth Rock and Toxic/Thunder Wave/Yawn
- Work Up and Simple to act as a mixed attacker, but is awfully weak with the subpar stats
- offensive Curse set using max HP and Attack and Waterfall/Return/Quick Attack, but really hard to set up and Bibarel still hits like a wet noodle without full boosts under its belt
- weather support, but completely inferior to the plethora of other weather support Pokemon
- Taunt and Super Fang to break down walls, but Golbat does this significantly better and there are other more reliable wallbreakers to choose from
- Aqua Tail > Waterfall for stronger but less accurate STAB
- not difficult to counter Bibarel whatsoever
- any strong Electric-, Grass-, and Fighting-type attacks will completely obliterate Bibarel
- Eelektross, Exeggutor, and Sawk are some of which
- Taunt nullifies 3/4 of Bibarel's typical moveset (Mandibuzz, Samurott), and any phazer can make it start from square one (Bastiodon, Lickilicky)
- water immune Pokemon such as Water Absorb Seismitoad and Dry Skin Jynx instantly shut down any sweeping potential coming from Bibarel, unless it's running the uncommon Quick Attack
- Frillish stands as the perfect counter to Bibarel, being immune to both of Bibarel's STAB attacks, although it cannot do much back