Avery
Banned deucer.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Iron Head
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Bisharp is a terrifying setup sweeper on hyper offense and a fixture on Sticky Web teams thanks to Swords Dance, a great STAB combination, and Defiant. Defiant allows Bisharp to punish Corviknight and Zapdos's Defog attempts, though Bisharp should watch out for Body Press and Heat Wave, respectively. This dissuades the opposing team from using Defog altogether, which lends Bisharp a very useful niche seeing as keeping entry hazards up is integral to enabling dangerous teammates on hyper offense. Defiant also makes Bisharp a physical attacker that Landorus-T cannot check, as Intimidate will raise Bisharp's Attack instead of lowering it. Fellow Defiant user Galarian Zapdos can fulfill a similar role, but it is held back by its inability to deal with Zapdos. However, Bisharp is both frail and weak to common attacking types, meaning that it cannot reliably switch into much. Additionally, Bisharp heavily relies on Sucker Punch against faster foes, which can be played around. A Jolly nature is preferred to Adamant, as it allows Bisharp to outspeed Heatran, Gliscor, and Zapdos, although the former is not a problem with Sticky Web support. Life Orb notably lets Bisharp OHKO Landorus-T on the switch and OHKO Weavile with Sucker Punch after Stealth Rock damage.
Entry hazard support from a teammate like Landorus-T, Mew, or Shuckle is integral to making the most of Bisharp, as the threat of giving Bisharp a Defiant boost with Defog will often prevent your opponent from using it outright until Bisharp has been dealt with. Entry hazard support also allows Bisharp to pick up OHKOs with a boosted Sucker Punch that it would not net without other chip damage, such as on Garchomp and Weavile. Teammates that can take advantage of physical walls like Mega Scizor, Hippowdon, and Toxapex make great partners, such as Mega Charizard X, Tapu Lele, and Serperior. Also, teammates that can weaken or remove Tangrowth, Toxapex, Skarmory, and Hippowdon for Bisharp to break through them are great, including Mega Mawile, Mega Garchomp, and Mega Charizard X. Mega Mawile can also take advantage of Bisharp luring in Kommo-o. Teammates that can lure in Pokemon that Bisharp can set up on are also vital, which includes Mega Pinsir and Hawlucha luring in Slowbro, and Serperior luring in Blissey. Also, Bisharp is especially threatening on Sticky Web teams, as it not only deters the removal of Sticky Web, but also takes advantage of its Speed reduction to outspeed otherwise faster offensive threats, such as Kartana, Tapu Lele, and Kyurem. Teammates that pair well with Bisharp on Sticky Web teams include the aforementioned Mega Scizor, Kommo-o, and Mega Pinsir.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Darkinium Z can be used over Life Orb to break open a hole for another sweeper to exploit if there are no other Z-Move users on the team. It is important to note that using Sucker Punch as the base move will give Black Hole Eclipse the highest Base Power. Black Glasses can also be held as Bisharp's item to avoid taking recoil damage while still boosting the majority of Bisharp's attacks. The drop is power is noteworthy, though, as a boosted Sucker Punch will fail to OHKO Garchomp after a layer of Spikes.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Faster Dark-resistant Pokemon*: Fast Fighting- and Dark-Types resist both Knock Off and Sucker Punch, allowing them to have a favorable matchup. As such, Pokemon such as Ash-Greninja, Mega Lopunny, Tapu Koko, Mega Diancie, and Hydreigon can check Bisharp, though they cannot switch into a boosted Iron Head.
**Physically Bulky Pokemon**: Pokemon such as Rocky Helmet Tangrowth, Hippowdon, and Skarmory can weather Bisharp's assault and threaten it back with an OHKO in the case of Hippowdon or Skarmory, or Sleep in Tangrowth's case. Quagsire deserves special mention, as Unaware combined with its physical bulk allows it to fully counter Bisharp. Mega Scizor can also use its bulk to stave off Bisharp and set up, which can be incredibly threatening to the offensive teams Bisharp fits on. Additionally, Mega Garchomp, though not a defensive Pokemon, has the bulk to withstand any of Bisharp's attacks, even after a Swords Dance boost.
**Strong Special Attacks**: Due to Bisharp's poor special bulk, strong special attackers such as Tapu Lele, Kyurem, and Mega Diancie can all outspeed and threaten to OHKO Bisharp. Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain will also block Bisharp's Sucker Punch, leaving it helpless.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Avery, 497633]]
- Quality checked by: [[Sputnik, 475916], [Guard, 360582]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Iron Head
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Bisharp is a terrifying setup sweeper on hyper offense and a fixture on Sticky Web teams thanks to Swords Dance, a great STAB combination, and Defiant. Defiant allows Bisharp to punish Corviknight and Zapdos's Defog attempts, though Bisharp should watch out for Body Press and Heat Wave, respectively. This dissuades the opposing team from using Defog altogether, which lends Bisharp a very useful niche seeing as keeping entry hazards up is integral to enabling dangerous teammates on hyper offense. Defiant also makes Bisharp a physical attacker that Landorus-T cannot check, as Intimidate will raise Bisharp's Attack instead of lowering it. Fellow Defiant user Galarian Zapdos can fulfill a similar role, but it is held back by its inability to deal with Zapdos. However, Bisharp is both frail and weak to common attacking types, meaning that it cannot reliably switch into much. Additionally, Bisharp heavily relies on Sucker Punch against faster foes, which can be played around. A Jolly nature is preferred to Adamant, as it allows Bisharp to outspeed Heatran, Gliscor, and Zapdos, although the former is not a problem with Sticky Web support. Life Orb notably lets Bisharp OHKO Landorus-T on the switch and OHKO Weavile with Sucker Punch after Stealth Rock damage.
Entry hazard support from a teammate like Landorus-T, Mew, or Shuckle is integral to making the most of Bisharp, as the threat of giving Bisharp a Defiant boost with Defog will often prevent your opponent from using it outright until Bisharp has been dealt with. Entry hazard support also allows Bisharp to pick up OHKOs with a boosted Sucker Punch that it would not net without other chip damage, such as on Garchomp and Weavile. Teammates that can take advantage of physical walls like Mega Scizor, Hippowdon, and Toxapex make great partners, such as Mega Charizard X, Tapu Lele, and Serperior. Also, teammates that can weaken or remove Tangrowth, Toxapex, Skarmory, and Hippowdon for Bisharp to break through them are great, including Mega Mawile, Mega Garchomp, and Mega Charizard X. Mega Mawile can also take advantage of Bisharp luring in Kommo-o. Teammates that can lure in Pokemon that Bisharp can set up on are also vital, which includes Mega Pinsir and Hawlucha luring in Slowbro, and Serperior luring in Blissey. Also, Bisharp is especially threatening on Sticky Web teams, as it not only deters the removal of Sticky Web, but also takes advantage of its Speed reduction to outspeed otherwise faster offensive threats, such as Kartana, Tapu Lele, and Kyurem. Teammates that pair well with Bisharp on Sticky Web teams include the aforementioned Mega Scizor, Kommo-o, and Mega Pinsir.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Darkinium Z can be used over Life Orb to break open a hole for another sweeper to exploit if there are no other Z-Move users on the team. It is important to note that using Sucker Punch as the base move will give Black Hole Eclipse the highest Base Power. Black Glasses can also be held as Bisharp's item to avoid taking recoil damage while still boosting the majority of Bisharp's attacks. The drop is power is noteworthy, though, as a boosted Sucker Punch will fail to OHKO Garchomp after a layer of Spikes.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Faster Dark-resistant Pokemon*: Fast Fighting- and Dark-Types resist both Knock Off and Sucker Punch, allowing them to have a favorable matchup. As such, Pokemon such as Ash-Greninja, Mega Lopunny, Tapu Koko, Mega Diancie, and Hydreigon can check Bisharp, though they cannot switch into a boosted Iron Head.
**Physically Bulky Pokemon**: Pokemon such as Rocky Helmet Tangrowth, Hippowdon, and Skarmory can weather Bisharp's assault and threaten it back with an OHKO in the case of Hippowdon or Skarmory, or Sleep in Tangrowth's case. Quagsire deserves special mention, as Unaware combined with its physical bulk allows it to fully counter Bisharp. Mega Scizor can also use its bulk to stave off Bisharp and set up, which can be incredibly threatening to the offensive teams Bisharp fits on. Additionally, Mega Garchomp, though not a defensive Pokemon, has the bulk to withstand any of Bisharp's attacks, even after a Swords Dance boost.
**Strong Special Attacks**: Due to Bisharp's poor special bulk, strong special attackers such as Tapu Lele, Kyurem, and Mega Diancie can all outspeed and threaten to OHKO Bisharp. Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain will also block Bisharp's Sucker Punch, leaving it helpless.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Avery, 497633]]
- Quality checked by: [[Sputnik, 475916], [Guard, 360582]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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