[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Night Slash
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Low Kick
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb / Dark Gem
ability: Defiant
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[CREDITS]
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name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Night Slash
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Low Kick
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb / Dark Gem
ability: Defiant
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Bisharp is one of the only viable Defiant users, capable of punishing foes with the omnipresent Intimidate. Additionally, it is one of the few Dark-types in the metagame, allowing it to check Jellicent and Cresselia, and it can leverage Sucker Punch to check faster threats, notably Latios. Bisharp, however, is held back by its middling speed tier, and its Sucker Punch can be played around with redirection. Its low Special Defense also means that stray neutral special moves, such as Thundurus's Thunderbolt, will do massive damage. Finally, the three Intimidate users, Landorus-T, Hitmontop, and Scrafty, all can hit Bisharp super effectively, mitigating its ability to snowball with Defiant.
- Night Slash is Bisharp's most reliable STAB move, OHKOing Jellicent with Dark Gem. Low Kick provides excellent coverage alongside Bisharp's Dark-type STAB attacks by covering Dark- and Steel-resistant Pokemon, such as Heatran and Tyranitar.
- Life Orb secures an OHKO on Heatran and Kyurem-B with Low Kick after Stealth Rock damage and allows Bisharp to fire off a strong Sucker Punch. Dark Gem grants a one-time boost to Sucker Punch, allowing Bisharp to do massive damage to a faster threat, such as OHKO Choice Scarf Landorus-T at +1. It also allows Bisharp to OHKO Jellicent with Night Slash.
- Landorus-T is a good teammate because Bisharp benefits greatly from Stealth Rock support, which puts foes in KO range of Sucker Punch. Landorus-T can also check Heatran while benefiting from Bisharp's ability to check Jellicent and Latios. Physical attackers are also excellent teammates, because Bisharp deters Intimidate users from switching in. Choice Band Kyurem-B is another good teammate, as the threat of a Defiant boost can prevent Intimidate, allowing Kyurem-B to fire off strong a Outrage. Bisharp also checks Latios, which is one of the best answers to Choice Band Kyurem-B.
[CREDITS]
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