[SET]
Choice Band (Chien-Pao) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Crunch / Lash Out
- Ice Shard
- Sacred Sword
[SET COMMENTS]
Chien-Pao is a fast and hard-hitting attacker able to burst through many weakened teams with little struggle, with its strong Ice- and Dark-type STAB moves and a Choice Band to increase its already good Attack to threaten many popular defensive Pokemon such as Great Tusk, Mandibuzz, and Zapdos. Chien-Pao uses Sacred Sword in order to guarantee an OHKO on Pokemon like Kingambit, Heatran, and Hisuian Goodra, as well as heavily chipping Zamazenta-C. It can also use Lash Out over Crunch, which can 2HKO Intimidate Corviknight after Stealth Rock damage, though getting extra chip on Corviknight can help to guarantee the 2HKO. With Chien-Pao having one of the highest Speed tiers, it's able to pick up OHKOs on many frailer offensive Pokemon like Ogerpon-C and Gengar, it also works excellently as a revenge killer because of Ice Shard and it's its aforementioned high Speed able to take down weakened Pokemon or force out Pokemon like Ceruledge, Zapdos, and Azelf. Offensive Pivots such as Barraskewda and Hisuian Electrode appreciate Chien-Pao's presence, as they like being able to pivot into Chien-Pao to deal with Hisuian Goodra or Corviknight. Chien-Pao is weak to entry hazards, limiting how many times it can come in, so teammates like Corviknight, Mandibuzz, and Great Tusk can all help with it whilst also taking hits that Chien-Pao can't take and pivoting to get it in safely. Even with help from pivoting, Chien-Pao does have a hard time breaking through common foes such as defensive Corviknight, Unaware Scream Tail, and Quaquaval, which can all switch in on it fairly easily, but the help of teammates like Mixed Garchomp, Magic Guard Heatran, and Hisuian Electrode can help deal with its checks.
[SET CREDITS]
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Choice Band (Chien-Pao) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Crunch / Lash Out
- Ice Shard
- Sacred Sword
[SET COMMENTS]
Chien-Pao is a fast and hard-hitting attacker able to burst through many weakened teams with little struggle, with its strong Ice- and Dark-type STAB moves and a Choice Band to increase its already good Attack to threaten many popular defensive Pokemon such as Great Tusk, Mandibuzz, and Zapdos. Chien-Pao uses Sacred Sword in order to guarantee an OHKO on Pokemon like Kingambit, Heatran, and Hisuian Goodra, as well as heavily chipping Zamazenta-C. It can also use Lash Out over Crunch, which can 2HKO Intimidate Corviknight after Stealth Rock damage, though getting extra chip on Corviknight can help to guarantee the 2HKO. With Chien-Pao having one of the highest Speed tiers, it's able to pick up OHKOs on many frailer offensive Pokemon like Ogerpon-C and Gengar, it also works excellently as a revenge killer because of Ice Shard and it's its aforementioned high Speed able to take down weakened Pokemon or force out Pokemon like Ceruledge, Zapdos, and Azelf. Offensive Pivots such as Barraskewda and Hisuian Electrode appreciate Chien-Pao's presence, as they like being able to pivot into Chien-Pao to deal with Hisuian Goodra or Corviknight. Chien-Pao is weak to entry hazards, limiting how many times it can come in, so teammates like Corviknight, Mandibuzz, and Great Tusk can all help with it whilst also taking hits that Chien-Pao can't take and pivoting to get it in safely. Even with help from pivoting, Chien-Pao does have a hard time breaking through common foes such as defensive Corviknight, Unaware Scream Tail, and Quaquaval, which can all switch in on it fairly easily, but the help of teammates like Mixed Garchomp, Magic Guard Heatran, and Hisuian Electrode can help deal with its checks.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hiusi-guy.603640/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cat.580765/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tranquility.475288/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/milak.262594/
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