[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Throat Chop
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Black Glasses / Life Orb
ability: Defiant
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Bisharp is a great wallbreaker in the tier because it is able to break past the bulkier teams by boosting its Attack stat with Swords Dance. Defiant is a great ability that can discourage opposing Pokemon from using Defog in fear of giving Bisharp a boost to its Attack to better break past the aforementioned bulky Pokemon. Sucker Punch is invaluable to make up for Bisharp's lack of Speed to prevent it from being revenge killed by threats such as Dragapult, Gengar, and Excadrill. Black Glasses boosts the power of its Dark-type STAB moves, which allows it to 2HKO Toxapex with a Swords Dance boosted Throat Chop and makes it easier to revenge kill threats with Sucker Punch. Alternatively, Life Orb can be used to boost the power of Iron Head too, which lets it inflict more damage to threats like Tyranitar and Kommo-o. A Lum Berry can also be considered as it allows Bisharp to set up on Pokemon like Galarian Corsola and Rotom-W without fear of being burned by Will-O-Wisp and OHKO both of them on the following turn; however, this comes at the downside of not boosting its coverage options, unlike the previously mentioned items. An Adamant nature gives Bisharp the best wallbreaking potential, however a Jolly nature can be chosen to outspeed Jolly Tyranitar.
Bisharp fits best on offense-oriented teams that appreciate its potential as a wallbreaker and sweeper. Bisharp struggles to deal with Fighting-types such as Kommo-o and Conkeldurr as they can survive a boosted Sucker Punch and retaliate thanks to higher Speed or priority Mach Punch to OHKO Bisharp, so checks in Clefable, Togekiss, and Hatterene make for great partners. Other wallbreakers like Galarian Darmanitan and the aforementioned Hatterene can alleviate pressure off Bisharp and help it sweep better. Entry hazard users like Excadrill, Ferrothorn, and Seismitoad can force opponents to come in and Defog to give Bisharp a Defiant boost, while these entry hazards also help wear down threats into range of a boosted attack. Likewise, Grimmsnarl makes a great partner as it can set up dual screens for Bisharp to set up a Swords Dance easier and can Prankster Thunder Wave faster threats like Dragapult and Dracovish. Rotom-H and Rotom-W make great partners as they can bring in Bisharp safely with Volt Switch and lure in Flash Cannon variants of Hydreigon, which Bisharp can set up on.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Twilight, 344575]]
- Quality checked by: [[TDK, 185591], [Mannat, 144451]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Mafeking, 122460]]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Throat Chop
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Black Glasses / Life Orb
ability: Defiant
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Bisharp is a great wallbreaker in the tier because it is able to break past the bulkier teams by boosting its Attack stat with Swords Dance. Defiant is a great ability that can discourage opposing Pokemon from using Defog in fear of giving Bisharp a boost to its Attack to better break past the aforementioned bulky Pokemon. Sucker Punch is invaluable to make up for Bisharp's lack of Speed to prevent it from being revenge killed by threats such as Dragapult, Gengar, and Excadrill. Black Glasses boosts the power of its Dark-type STAB moves, which allows it to 2HKO Toxapex with a Swords Dance boosted Throat Chop and makes it easier to revenge kill threats with Sucker Punch. Alternatively, Life Orb can be used to boost the power of Iron Head too, which lets it inflict more damage to threats like Tyranitar and Kommo-o. A Lum Berry can also be considered as it allows Bisharp to set up on Pokemon like Galarian Corsola and Rotom-W without fear of being burned by Will-O-Wisp and OHKO both of them on the following turn; however, this comes at the downside of not boosting its coverage options, unlike the previously mentioned items. An Adamant nature gives Bisharp the best wallbreaking potential, however a Jolly nature can be chosen to outspeed Jolly Tyranitar.
Bisharp fits best on offense-oriented teams that appreciate its potential as a wallbreaker and sweeper. Bisharp struggles to deal with Fighting-types such as Kommo-o and Conkeldurr as they can survive a boosted Sucker Punch and retaliate thanks to higher Speed or priority Mach Punch to OHKO Bisharp, so checks in Clefable, Togekiss, and Hatterene make for great partners. Other wallbreakers like Galarian Darmanitan and the aforementioned Hatterene can alleviate pressure off Bisharp and help it sweep better. Entry hazard users like Excadrill, Ferrothorn, and Seismitoad can force opponents to come in and Defog to give Bisharp a Defiant boost, while these entry hazards also help wear down threats into range of a boosted attack. Likewise, Grimmsnarl makes a great partner as it can set up dual screens for Bisharp to set up a Swords Dance easier and can Prankster Thunder Wave faster threats like Dragapult and Dracovish. Rotom-H and Rotom-W make great partners as they can bring in Bisharp safely with Volt Switch and lure in Flash Cannon variants of Hydreigon, which Bisharp can set up on.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Twilight, 344575]]
- Quality checked by: [[TDK, 185591], [Mannat, 144451]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Mafeking, 122460]]
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