[SET]
Name: Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Hurricane
move 4: Sleep Powder
Item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty-Boots
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Timid
Evs: 252 SpA / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Butterfree’s access to near perfect accuracy Sleep Powder to compliment Quiver Dance make it quite the offensive threat. Although Butterfree’s average Speed and mediocre Special Attack makes Frosmoth seem like a better option in comparison, Butterfree does have a few tricks up its sleeve. Butterfree’s Compound Eyes ability makes Sleep Powder and Hurricane far more threatening with very low chances of missing. A substitute can be setup while your opponent is put to sleep to help Butterfree with the extra layer of protection, allowing it to Quiver Dance safely. Butterfree can become very threatening, very quickly with this combination of almost guaranteed sleep for the opponent and access to Quiver Dance. While Butterfree’s 4x weakness to stealth rock makes Heavy Duty Boots seem like the much better item choice, leftovers can make Butterfree much more consistent if your team has reliable hazard removal and prevention.
Butterfree is most effective late game, where a lot of the opposing team is weak, and it can come in and Quiver Dance to win. Slower, harder hitting Pokemon like Kingler, Centiscorch, and Life Orb Alcremie appreciate Butterfree’s Sleep Powder, allowing them to safely come in on opposing sleeping Pokemon. Butterfree appreciates the damage dealt by its teammates making it much easier to KO bulky Pokemon such as Garbodor, Wishiwashi, and Ferroseed. Butterfree is very defensively frail, so fast offensive Pokemon like Rotom, Sawk, and Lycanroc can be a huge issue for Butterfree. Butterfree appreciates bulky teammates like Garbodor, Throh, and Uxie which can come in on opposing attacks, primarily priority attacks which Butterfree is very weak to. When using Leftovers, teammates with the ability to remove hazards like Altaria, Cramorant, and Sandslash are needed in order to make sure butterfree can get onto the field. Entry hazards set by Pokemon like Rhydon, Qwilfish, and Miltank can do a great job at wearing down opposing Pokemon for Butterfree, making the sweep far easier for it.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Tinted Lens makes Butterfree very threatening, but also much less reliable. If you are going to run Tinted Lens, Bug Buzz is far better than Hurricane, as Hurricane is likely to miss without Compound Eyes. Giga Drain can allow Butterfree recovery, but Butterfree needs to be able to dish out as much damage as possible, rather than try to recover some HP. Giga Drain can be used to hit Rock-types super effectively, however Hurricane and Bug Buzz come in far more handy due to their STAB.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Priority**: Butterfree’s low Defense stat makes it very vulnerable to being heavily damaged by incoming priority. Butterfree can have a chunk taken out of it by Ice Shard, Aqua Jet, and can’t do anything against Lycanroc due to Accelerock.
**Steel Types**: Opposing Steel-types like Magneton, Ferroseed, and Galarian Stunfisk can wall Butterfree’s STAB move, and reliably deal decent damage back.
**Rock Types**: A majority of Rock types can either out speed Butterfree, or take one of Butterfree’s hits and then strike back with a OHKO. Good examples are Kabutops under rain, Rhydon, and Lycanroc.
**Electric Types**: Common Electric-Type Choice Scarf users like Rotom and Magneton can easily revenge kill Butterfree at +1, putting an end to Butterfree’s sweeping attempt. Bulkier Electric-Types like Rotom-Fan can take care of Butterfree in a pinch, easily living a slightly boosted hit.
**Choice Scarf**: Butterfree’s mediocre base Speed makes it very vulnerable to being revenge killed by many Choice Scarf users, even at +1. Choice Scarf users such as Sawk, Kingler and Jynx all make quick work of Butterfree.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[RexTheNoName,524359]]
- Quality checked by: [[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
Name: Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Hurricane
move 4: Sleep Powder
Item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty-Boots
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Timid
Evs: 252 SpA / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Butterfree’s access to near perfect accuracy Sleep Powder to compliment Quiver Dance make it quite the offensive threat. Although Butterfree’s average Speed and mediocre Special Attack makes Frosmoth seem like a better option in comparison, Butterfree does have a few tricks up its sleeve. Butterfree’s Compound Eyes ability makes Sleep Powder and Hurricane far more threatening with very low chances of missing. A substitute can be setup while your opponent is put to sleep to help Butterfree with the extra layer of protection, allowing it to Quiver Dance safely. Butterfree can become very threatening, very quickly with this combination of almost guaranteed sleep for the opponent and access to Quiver Dance. While Butterfree’s 4x weakness to stealth rock makes Heavy Duty Boots seem like the much better item choice, leftovers can make Butterfree much more consistent if your team has reliable hazard removal and prevention.
Butterfree is most effective late game, where a lot of the opposing team is weak, and it can come in and Quiver Dance to win. Slower, harder hitting Pokemon like Kingler, Centiscorch, and Life Orb Alcremie appreciate Butterfree’s Sleep Powder, allowing them to safely come in on opposing sleeping Pokemon. Butterfree appreciates the damage dealt by its teammates making it much easier to KO bulky Pokemon such as Garbodor, Wishiwashi, and Ferroseed. Butterfree is very defensively frail, so fast offensive Pokemon like Rotom, Sawk, and Lycanroc can be a huge issue for Butterfree. Butterfree appreciates bulky teammates like Garbodor, Throh, and Uxie which can come in on opposing attacks, primarily priority attacks which Butterfree is very weak to. When using Leftovers, teammates with the ability to remove hazards like Altaria, Cramorant, and Sandslash are needed in order to make sure butterfree can get onto the field. Entry hazards set by Pokemon like Rhydon, Qwilfish, and Miltank can do a great job at wearing down opposing Pokemon for Butterfree, making the sweep far easier for it.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Tinted Lens makes Butterfree very threatening, but also much less reliable. If you are going to run Tinted Lens, Bug Buzz is far better than Hurricane, as Hurricane is likely to miss without Compound Eyes. Giga Drain can allow Butterfree recovery, but Butterfree needs to be able to dish out as much damage as possible, rather than try to recover some HP. Giga Drain can be used to hit Rock-types super effectively, however Hurricane and Bug Buzz come in far more handy due to their STAB.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Priority**: Butterfree’s low Defense stat makes it very vulnerable to being heavily damaged by incoming priority. Butterfree can have a chunk taken out of it by Ice Shard, Aqua Jet, and can’t do anything against Lycanroc due to Accelerock.
**Steel Types**: Opposing Steel-types like Magneton, Ferroseed, and Galarian Stunfisk can wall Butterfree’s STAB move, and reliably deal decent damage back.
**Rock Types**: A majority of Rock types can either out speed Butterfree, or take one of Butterfree’s hits and then strike back with a OHKO. Good examples are Kabutops under rain, Rhydon, and Lycanroc.
**Electric Types**: Common Electric-Type Choice Scarf users like Rotom and Magneton can easily revenge kill Butterfree at +1, putting an end to Butterfree’s sweeping attempt. Bulkier Electric-Types like Rotom-Fan can take care of Butterfree in a pinch, easily living a slightly boosted hit.
**Choice Scarf**: Butterfree’s mediocre base Speed makes it very vulnerable to being revenge killed by many Choice Scarf users, even at +1. Choice Scarf users such as Sawk, Kingler and Jynx all make quick work of Butterfree.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[RexTheNoName,524359]]
- Quality checked by: [[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
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