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[OVERVIEW]
Fighting
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Buzzwole is one of Fighting's best revenge killers, as it can effectively KO Dragon-types and sweep weakened teams with its STAB combination. Buzzwole's high Attack stat and Bug-type STAB move in Leech Life allow it to hit Psychic-types like Latios and Celebi for heavy damage, which Fighting teams tend to struggle with. Its access to Ice- and Poison-type coverage also benefits the team, as it can help get rid of Flying-, Dragon-, and Fairy-types like Landorus-T, Garchomp, and Tapu Bulu, respectively. Buzzwole sports respectable physical bulk, which allows it to check physical attackers such as Mega Lopunny and Belly Drum Azumarill. Despite this, Buzzwole is still somewhat inferior to Heracross because of the former's lower Speed, as it misses out on outspeeding some crucial Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Togekiss and +1 Gyarados. Heracross also has more effective STAB moves that allow it to offensively pressure opposing teams more, as well as the ability to Pursuit trap Pokemon like Victini after a V-create. Buzzwole is also very vulnerable to special attackers, as its Special Defense stat is very low, so Pokemon like Keldeo and Hydreigon can easily revenge kill it. Like many other Fighting-types, Buzzwole is very vulnerable to status ailments, as burns cut its revenge killing power in half and paralysis slows it down significantly, preventing it from outspeeding threats to the team.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf Sweeper
move 1: Leech Life
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Ice Punch
move 4: Poison Jab / Earthquake
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Leech Life is Buzzwole's most consistent STAB attack and allows it to hit Psychic- and Grass-types like Latias and Serperior for good damage. Leech Life also provides Buzzwole with a minor form of recovery. Superpower is Buzzwole's most powerful STAB attack and allows it to hit Normal- and Steel-types like Porygon2 and Excadrill. Ice Punch allows Buzzwole to hit defensive Ground- and Flying-types such as Gliscor and Landorus-T that would otherwise wall the other physical attackers on the team. It is also useful coverage, as it hits Dragon-types like Dragonite and Garchomp very hard. Poison Jab allows Buzzwole to check Fairy-types such as Tapu Bulu and Azumarill, which otherwise threaten the rest of the team. Earthquake can be used over Poison Jab to revenge kill Victini after a V-create as well as KO Mega Diancie after Stealth Rock damage.
Set Details
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Maximum Attack investment allows Buzzwole to hit as hard as possible. Maximum Speed investment paired with a Jolly nature and further augmented by a Choice Scarf allows Buzzwole to outspeed threats such as Latios and Choice Scarf Tapu Bulu. Beast Boost enables Buzzwole to break down teams by getting an Attack boost after KOing a Pokemon, which can be useful for evening out Superpower's Attack drop when sweeping.
Usage Tips
========
Buzzwole is used best as a revenge killer, so switching it into Pokemon such as Tapu Koko and Latios after a teammate has fallen allows Buzzwole to force them out or KO them. Buzzwole can also sweep teams effectively if opposing walls like Toxapex and Mega Sableye are gone, with Beast Boost making this easier by increasing Buzzwole's Attack after every consecutive KO. Buzzwole should avoid staying in on fast or bulky special attackers, as its low Special Defense leaves it open to many special revenge killers like Mega Diancie and Mega Slowbro. Buzzwole must be cautious about not getting Choice-locked into an unfavorable move, since Pokemon like Dragonite and Mega Altaria will take advantage of this and try to set up on Buzzwole as a result. Be wary of using Superpower continuously, as it can lead to Buzzwole becoming less and less effective due to the move lowering Buzzwole's Attack and Defense and leaving it more easily revenge killed or set up on. Buzzwole should avoid staying in on walls or any status inducers like Klefki, as they will hamper Buzzwole's effectiveness with their status moves.
Team Options
========
Cobalion provides Buzzwole with Stealth Rock support, which allows Buzzwole to get KOs on Focus Sash users such as Garchomp and Breloom, as well as make use of Thunder Wave to slow down fast threats like Choice Scarf Latios and Choice Scarf Greninja. Terrakion uses a Choice Scarf to act as a way to check faster threats to Fighting teams like Choice Scarf Victini and Choice Scarf Hydreigon. In return, Buzzwole can handle Terrakion's checks like Azumarill and Gliscor. Keldeo threatens physically defensive tanks that Buzzwole cannot handle like Mega Sableye and KOes them with Choice Specs-boosted Hydro Pump. Breloom uses Spore to put opposing Pokemon to sleep and can revenge kill faster threats to Buzzwole like Choice Scarf Greninja with Mach Punch. Breloom also uses Bullet Seed to take down bulky Water-types such as Swampert and Suicune who that also wear down Buzzwole. Hawlucha can remove hazards like Toxic Spikes and Sticky Web, preventing Buzzwole from being worn down or slowed down when it switches in. Kommo-o appreciates Buzzwole eliminating Fairy-types like Azumarill and Tapu Bulu that block its Z-Move prior to setting up. Additionally, it can take on Pokemon that wall Buzzwole such as Toxapex and Mega Venusaur with Clangorous Soulblaze and use Taunt to prevent them from healing. Mega Gallade breaks though bulky Pokemon after a Swords Dance boost with its powerful STAB moves in Zen Headbutt and Close Combat. Buzzwole appreciates its ability to eliminate Poison-types, as Buzzwole struggles to KO them.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Fighting
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Buzzwole can run a wallbreaker set that uses Substitute and Focus Punch in combination with Fightinium Z to take down walls like Celesteela, but this allows Buzzwole to be revenge killed by many Pokemon because it is now heavily outsped by most of the metagame. Keldeo also does this more efficiently with Choice Specs and its STAB combination.
Checks and Counters
===================
Fighting
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**Physically Defensive Pokemon**: Physically defensive Pokemon like Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Staraptor all completely wall Buzzwole's attacks and can phaze it, recover any lost health, or wear it down with their attacks.
**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types such as Clefable and Mimikyu are resistant or immune to both of Buzzwole's STAB attacks, which allows them to safely KO Buzzwole in return with their STAB attacks. However, these Pokemon do still have to be wary of Poison Jab.
**Ghost-types**: Ghost-types such as Jellicent and Alolan Marowak are immune to Superpower and resist Leech Life, which makes them hard for Buzzwole to KO.
**Poison-types**: Pokemon such as Toxapex and Mega Venusaur resist Buzzwole's STAB combination and can recover their health while constantly wearing it down with their attacks.
**Status**: Mega Sableye and Klefki threaten Buzzwole with status ailments like burn and paralysis, which lower its Attack and compromise Buzzwole's revenge killing role by slowing it down, respectively.
**Faster Special Attackers** Pokemon like Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Alolan Raichu under Electric Terrain can outspeed and KO Buzzwole due to its low Special Defense stat.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Namranan, 353292]]
- Fighting analysis by: [[Namranan, 353292]]
- Quality Checked by: [[Moosical, 215618], [Eien, 100418], [Vid, 239907]]
- Grammar checked by: [[martha, 384270], [A Cake Wearing A Hat, 388157]]
Fighting
========
Buzzwole is one of Fighting's best revenge killers, as it can effectively KO Dragon-types and sweep weakened teams with its STAB combination. Buzzwole's high Attack stat and Bug-type STAB move in Leech Life allow it to hit Psychic-types like Latios and Celebi for heavy damage, which Fighting teams tend to struggle with. Its access to Ice- and Poison-type coverage also benefits the team, as it can help get rid of Flying-, Dragon-, and Fairy-types like Landorus-T, Garchomp, and Tapu Bulu, respectively. Buzzwole sports respectable physical bulk, which allows it to check physical attackers such as Mega Lopunny and Belly Drum Azumarill. Despite this, Buzzwole is still somewhat inferior to Heracross because of the former's lower Speed, as it misses out on outspeeding some crucial Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Togekiss and +1 Gyarados. Heracross also has more effective STAB moves that allow it to offensively pressure opposing teams more, as well as the ability to Pursuit trap Pokemon like Victini after a V-create. Buzzwole is also very vulnerable to special attackers, as its Special Defense stat is very low, so Pokemon like Keldeo and Hydreigon can easily revenge kill it. Like many other Fighting-types, Buzzwole is very vulnerable to status ailments, as burns cut its revenge killing power in half and paralysis slows it down significantly, preventing it from outspeeding threats to the team.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf Sweeper
move 1: Leech Life
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Ice Punch
move 4: Poison Jab / Earthquake
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Leech Life is Buzzwole's most consistent STAB attack and allows it to hit Psychic- and Grass-types like Latias and Serperior for good damage. Leech Life also provides Buzzwole with a minor form of recovery. Superpower is Buzzwole's most powerful STAB attack and allows it to hit Normal- and Steel-types like Porygon2 and Excadrill. Ice Punch allows Buzzwole to hit defensive Ground- and Flying-types such as Gliscor and Landorus-T that would otherwise wall the other physical attackers on the team. It is also useful coverage, as it hits Dragon-types like Dragonite and Garchomp very hard. Poison Jab allows Buzzwole to check Fairy-types such as Tapu Bulu and Azumarill, which otherwise threaten the rest of the team. Earthquake can be used over Poison Jab to revenge kill Victini after a V-create as well as KO Mega Diancie after Stealth Rock damage.
Set Details
========
Maximum Attack investment allows Buzzwole to hit as hard as possible. Maximum Speed investment paired with a Jolly nature and further augmented by a Choice Scarf allows Buzzwole to outspeed threats such as Latios and Choice Scarf Tapu Bulu. Beast Boost enables Buzzwole to break down teams by getting an Attack boost after KOing a Pokemon, which can be useful for evening out Superpower's Attack drop when sweeping.
Usage Tips
========
Buzzwole is used best as a revenge killer, so switching it into Pokemon such as Tapu Koko and Latios after a teammate has fallen allows Buzzwole to force them out or KO them. Buzzwole can also sweep teams effectively if opposing walls like Toxapex and Mega Sableye are gone, with Beast Boost making this easier by increasing Buzzwole's Attack after every consecutive KO. Buzzwole should avoid staying in on fast or bulky special attackers, as its low Special Defense leaves it open to many special revenge killers like Mega Diancie and Mega Slowbro. Buzzwole must be cautious about not getting Choice-locked into an unfavorable move, since Pokemon like Dragonite and Mega Altaria will take advantage of this and try to set up on Buzzwole as a result. Be wary of using Superpower continuously, as it can lead to Buzzwole becoming less and less effective due to the move lowering Buzzwole's Attack and Defense and leaving it more easily revenge killed or set up on. Buzzwole should avoid staying in on walls or any status inducers like Klefki, as they will hamper Buzzwole's effectiveness with their status moves.
Team Options
========
Cobalion provides Buzzwole with Stealth Rock support, which allows Buzzwole to get KOs on Focus Sash users such as Garchomp and Breloom, as well as make use of Thunder Wave to slow down fast threats like Choice Scarf Latios and Choice Scarf Greninja. Terrakion uses a Choice Scarf to act as a way to check faster threats to Fighting teams like Choice Scarf Victini and Choice Scarf Hydreigon. In return, Buzzwole can handle Terrakion's checks like Azumarill and Gliscor. Keldeo threatens physically defensive tanks that Buzzwole cannot handle like Mega Sableye and KOes them with Choice Specs-boosted Hydro Pump. Breloom uses Spore to put opposing Pokemon to sleep and can revenge kill faster threats to Buzzwole like Choice Scarf Greninja with Mach Punch. Breloom also uses Bullet Seed to take down bulky Water-types such as Swampert and Suicune who that also wear down Buzzwole. Hawlucha can remove hazards like Toxic Spikes and Sticky Web, preventing Buzzwole from being worn down or slowed down when it switches in. Kommo-o appreciates Buzzwole eliminating Fairy-types like Azumarill and Tapu Bulu that block its Z-Move prior to setting up. Additionally, it can take on Pokemon that wall Buzzwole such as Toxapex and Mega Venusaur with Clangorous Soulblaze and use Taunt to prevent them from healing. Mega Gallade breaks though bulky Pokemon after a Swords Dance boost with its powerful STAB moves in Zen Headbutt and Close Combat. Buzzwole appreciates its ability to eliminate Poison-types, as Buzzwole struggles to KO them.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Fighting
--------
Buzzwole can run a wallbreaker set that uses Substitute and Focus Punch in combination with Fightinium Z to take down walls like Celesteela, but this allows Buzzwole to be revenge killed by many Pokemon because it is now heavily outsped by most of the metagame. Keldeo also does this more efficiently with Choice Specs and its STAB combination.
Checks and Counters
===================
Fighting
--------
**Physically Defensive Pokemon**: Physically defensive Pokemon like Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Staraptor all completely wall Buzzwole's attacks and can phaze it, recover any lost health, or wear it down with their attacks.
**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types such as Clefable and Mimikyu are resistant or immune to both of Buzzwole's STAB attacks, which allows them to safely KO Buzzwole in return with their STAB attacks. However, these Pokemon do still have to be wary of Poison Jab.
**Ghost-types**: Ghost-types such as Jellicent and Alolan Marowak are immune to Superpower and resist Leech Life, which makes them hard for Buzzwole to KO.
**Poison-types**: Pokemon such as Toxapex and Mega Venusaur resist Buzzwole's STAB combination and can recover their health while constantly wearing it down with their attacks.
**Status**: Mega Sableye and Klefki threaten Buzzwole with status ailments like burn and paralysis, which lower its Attack and compromise Buzzwole's revenge killing role by slowing it down, respectively.
**Faster Special Attackers** Pokemon like Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Alolan Raichu under Electric Terrain can outspeed and KO Buzzwole due to its low Special Defense stat.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Namranan, 353292]]
- Fighting analysis by: [[Namranan, 353292]]
- Quality Checked by: [[Moosical, 215618], [Eien, 100418], [Vid, 239907]]
- Grammar checked by: [[martha, 384270], [A Cake Wearing A Hat, 388157]]
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