OU Choice Band Sneasler

[CaptainDaimyo]

[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Dire Claw
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Shadow Claw / Night Slash
item: Choice Band
tera type: Fighting
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Equipped with a Choice Band, Sneasler makes for a great speedy wallbreaker as well as a great pivot, being able to outspeed the likes of Cinderace, non-Choice Scarf Enamorus, as well as unboosted Walking Wake and Iron Valiant. A strong offensive STAB combination of Close Combat and Dire Claw allows Sneasler to threaten bulky Pokemon such as Garganacl, Ting-Lu, Heatran, and Hatterene. Dire Claw is noteworthy, as it has a good chance to cripple its checks such as Landorus-T and Galarian Slowking with status. U-turn not only allows Sneasler to pivot out of its checks, but it can also poison foes with Poison Touch, allowing its teammates to get easier KOs. Shadow Claw or Night Slash allows Sneasler to deal great damage to Skeledirge, Gholdengo, and Galarian Slowking. Tera Fighting further boosts Close Combat's power, allowing it to guarantee 2HKOs against walls it would normally struggle with such as defensive Great Tusk and Dondozo. Sneasler is best utilized on offensive teams, where it can use its wallbreaking abilities to enable sweeps from its teammates. In addition, sweepers such as Dragonite, Choice Scarf Enamorus, Swords Dance Iron Valiant, and Kingambit all appreciate Sneasler wearing down their checks with poison crippling them with paralysis or sleep to give its teammates setup opportunities. Entry hazard support from the likes of Hisuian Samurott and Landorus-T is appreciated, as their hazards wear down incoming foes for Sneasler to wallbreak more easily. For example, Sneasler can OHKO Volcanion without Heavy-Duty Boots and positive-natured fully defensive Enamorus-T with Close Combat and Dire Claw, respectively, after Stealth Rock damage. Sneasler struggles to break through certain defensive Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Toxapex. Hence, it appreciates Pokemon that can wear them down such as Bulk Up or Ice Spinner Great Tusk and Choice Specs Walking Wake, respectively. Lastly, Sneasler doesn't want to attack Zapdos or Moltres in fear of triggering Static and Flame Body, respectively. Therefore, it appreciates teammates that can check them such as Choice Band Baxcalibur, which can also freely use Glaive Rush against Moltres thanks to its burn immunity.

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Dire Claw
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Fire Punch
item: Choice Band
tera type: Fighting
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Equipped with a Choice Band, Sneasler makes for a great speedy wallbreaker as well as a great pivot, being able to outspeed the likes of Iron Valiant, Cinderace, Enamorus, and Walking Wake. Specify non speed boosted val/wake and non Scarf Enamorus A strong offensive STAB combination of Close Combat and Dire Claw allows Sneasler to threaten bulky Pokemon such as Garganacl, Ting-Lu, Heatran, and Hatterene. Dire Claw is noteworthy as it has a good chance for Sneasler to cripple its checks such as Dragonite Landorus-T and Galarian Slowking. Dragonite probably doesn't want to switch in unless absolutely necessary, Landorus-T is a better and more common switch in U-turn not only allows Sneasler to pivot out of its checks, but Poison Touch makes it possible for Sneasler to leave the field while leaving foes poisoned, allowing its teammates to take advantage of it. Poison doesn't really help teammates "take advantage of it" as much as sleep or paralysis. Instead you can say something like "helping to wear it down" or "making it easier for a teammate to KO" Fire Punch allows Sneasler to 2HKO Pokemon its STAB moves are not as effective against such as Gholdengo and Amoonguss. Tera Fighting allows Sneasler to further boost Close Combat's power, allowing it to guarantee 2HKOs against walls it would normally struggle with such as Corviknight and Dondozo. Choice Band CC 2hkos physdef corv about 90% of the time even without tera so I wouldn't say it struggles. I'd either remove the corv mention or reword it a little. Also add defensive Great Tusk who you also guarantee 2hko with tera.

Sneasler is best utilized on offensive teams, where it can use its wallbreaking abilities to enable sweepers. Hence, sweepers such as Dragonite and Choice Scarf Enamorus appreciate Sneasler breaking through their checks such as Hatterene for the former and Amoonguss and Corviknight for the latter. I'd add other setup sweepers like SD Val and Gambit. Also mentioned that status spreading helps wear down their checks (poison) or give them setup opportunities (sleep/para) Entry hazard support from the likes of Hisuian Samurott and Landorus-T is appreciated by Sneasler, as their hazards wear down incoming foes for Sneasler to wallbreak easier. For example, it can OHKO Volcanion without Heavy-Duty Boots and positive-natured full Defense Enamorus-T with Close Combat and Dire Claw respectively after Stealth Rock damage. Sneasler struggles against faster threats such as Zamazenta-H, Dragapult, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo. Hence, teammates that can threaten them such as Choice Scarf Enamorus for the former and Kingambit for the latter two make for great partners. In return, Sneasler is able to threaten their checks such as Slowking for the former and Choice Band Roaring Moon for the latter. zama pult and for the most part ghold dont want to switch into Sneasler, the issue they cause as you stated is that they are faster and threaten to setup on/KO Sneasler. For that reason your teammate examples should be things that can switch into them rather than just threaten them out. Enamorus cant switch into zama very safely and while gambit can switch into some variants of pult/ghold you probably have better examples. Additionally Slowking and CB Moon arent great examples here (if you need help re-writing this sentence let me know) Lastly, Sneasler struggles to break through against certain defensive Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Toxapex. Hence, it appreciates Pokemon that can check the two of them such as Choice Band Baxcalibur for the former and Choice Specs Hoopa-Unbound for the latter very unlikely you'll run choice band sneas and bax together, not to mention lando and pex probably wont stay in on these Pokemon. Instead use examples that can wear them down or bait them for sneasler (again if you need help with examples let me know) are appreciated by Sneasler.

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Let me know when implemented.

Implemented. I just removed completely the faster threats since it's a bit difficult to work around it, plus the sweepers I just mentioned can probably do that job already.

For the lando and pex mentions I mentioned BU Great Tusk and Specs Gholdengo since they're less common than their more known sets (utility and scarf respectively)

 

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Dire Claw
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Fire Punch Shadow Claw / Night Slash (qc agreed this is better)
item: Choice Band
tera type: Fighting
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Equipped with a Choice Band, Sneasler makes for a great speedy wallbreaker as well as a great pivot, being able to outspeed the likes of unboosted Iron Valiant, Cinderace, non-Scarf Enamorus, and unboosted Walking Wake. A strong offensive STAB combination of Close Combat and Dire Claw allows Sneasler to threaten bulky Pokemon such as Garganacl, Ting-Lu, Heatran, and Hatterene. Dire Claw is noteworthy as it has a good chance for Sneasler to cripple its checks such as Landorus-T and Galarian Slowking. U-turn not only allows Sneasler to pivot out of its checks, but Poison Touch makes it possible for Sneasler to leave the field while leaving foes poisoned, allowing its teammates to get easier KOs. Fire Punch allows Sneasler to 2HKO Pokemon its STAB moves are not as effective against such as Gholdengo and Amoonguss. Explain Shadow Claw and Night Slash instead Tera Fighting allows Sneasler to further boost Close Combat's power, allowing it to guarantee 2HKOs against walls it would normally struggle with such as defensive Great Tusk and Dondozo.

Sneasler is best utilized on offensive teams, where it can use its wallbreaking abilities to enable sweepers. Hence, sweepers such as Dragonite, Choice Scarf Enamorus, Swords Dance Iron Valiant, and Kingambit all appreciate Sneasler's easy status spreading either wearing down their checks with poison or giving them setup opportunities with either paralysis or sleep. Entry hazard support from the likes of Hisuian Samurott and Landorus-T is appreciated by Sneasler, as their hazards wear down incoming foes for Sneasler to wallbreak easier. For example, it can OHKO Volcanion without Heavy-Duty Boots and positive-natured full Defense Enamorus-T with Close Combat and Dire Claw respectively after Stealth Rock damage. Lastly, Sneasler struggles to break through against certain defensive Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Toxapex. Hence, it appreciates Pokemon that can check wear down the two of them such as Bulk Up or Ice Spinner Great Tusk for the former and Choice Specs Gholdengo Walking Wake for the latter. Gholdengo can also spinblock and deny Defog to preserve the hazards Sneasler's teammates have placed so it can wallbreak easier. Specs Ghold is much less common

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Implement this and I'll check the sentence for the set change and then I'll be happy to give you the stamp

 

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Implement this and I'll check the sentence for the set change and then I'll be happy to give you the stamp

Implemented. Also changed the format to the new 1 paragraph

 

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Dire Claw
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Shadow Claw / Night Slash
item: Choice Band
tera type: Fighting
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Equipped with a Choice Band, Sneasler makes for a great speedy wallbreaker as well as a great pivot, being able to outspeed the likes of unboosted Iron Valiant, Cinderace, non-Scarf Enamorus, and unboosted Walking Wake. A strong offensive STAB combination of Close Combat and Dire Claw allows Sneasler to threaten bulky Pokemon such as Garganacl, Ting-Lu, Heatran, and Hatterene. Dire Claw is noteworthy as it has a good chance for Sneasler to cripple its checks such as Landorus-T and Galarian Slowking with status. (note that it makes it harder for foes to switch into sneasler as a result) U-turn not only allows Sneasler to pivot out of its checks, but Poison Touch makes it possible for Sneasler to leave the field while leaving foes poisoned, allowing its teammates to get easier KOs. Running Shadow Claw or Night Slash allows Sneasler to deal great damage to Skeledirge, slower Gholdengo (you don't really need to say slower ghold bc you damage any ghold with it + ghold also switches in and catching it on the switch is big), and Galarian Slowking. Tera Fighting allows Sneasler to further boost Close Combat's power, allowing it to guarantee 2HKOs against walls it would normally struggle with such as defensive Great Tusk and Dondozo. Sneasler is best utilized on offensive teams, where it can use its wallbreaking abilities to enable sweepers. Hence, sweepers such as Dragonite, Choice Scarf Enamorus, Swords Dance Iron Valiant, and Kingambit all appreciate Sneasler's easy status spreading either wearing down their checks with poison or giving them setup opportunities with either paralysis or sleep. Entry hazard support from the likes of Hisuian Samurott and Landorus-T is appreciated by Sneasler, as their hazards wear down incoming foes for Sneasler to wallbreak easier. For example, it can OHKO Volcanion without Heavy-Duty Boots and positive-natured full Defense Enamorus-T with Close Combat and Dire Claw respectively after Stealth Rock damage. Lastly, Sneasler struggles to break through against certain defensive Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Toxapex. Hence, it appreciates Pokemon that can wear down the two of them such as Bulk Up or Ice Spinner Great Tusk for the former and Choice Specs Walking Wake for the latter.
mention stuff that can break zapdos/molt because static and flame body are a meme

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Dire Claw
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Shadow Claw / Night Slash
item: Choice Band
tera type: Fighting
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Equipped with a Choice Band, Sneasler makes for a great speedy wallbreaker as well as a great pivot, being able to outspeed the likes of unboosted Iron Valiant,(RC) Cinderace, non-Choice Scarf Enamorus, and as well as unboosted Walking Wake and Iron Valiant. A strong offensive STAB combination of Close Combat and Dire Claw allows Sneasler to threaten bulky Pokemon such as Garganacl, Ting-Lu, Heatran, and Hatterene. Dire Claw is noteworthy,(AC) as it has a good chance for Sneasler to cripple its checks such as Landorus-T and Galarian Slowking with status. U-turn not only allows Sneasler to pivot out of its checks, but it can also poison foes with Poison Touch makes it possible for Sneasler to leave the field while leaving foes poisoned, allowing its teammates to get easier KOs. Running Shadow Claw or Night Slash allows Sneasler to deal great damage to Skeledirge, Gholdengo, and Galarian Slowking. Tera Fighting allows Sneasler to further boost boosts Close Combat's power, allowing it to guarantee 2HKOs against walls it would normally struggle with such as defensive Great Tusk and Dondozo. Sneasler is best utilized on offensive teams, where it can use its wallbreaking abilities to enable sweepers sweeps from its teammates. Hence,(RC) sweepers (you talk about Sneasler's wallbreaking abilities in the previous sentence, but you focus on its ability to spread status in the following one, I'm not sure if the two pieces of information need to be linked) In addition,(AC) sweepers such as Dragonite, Choice Scarf Enamorus, Swords Dance Iron Valiant, and Kingambit all appreciate Sneasler's easy status spreading either Sneasler wearing down their checks with poison or giving them crippling them with paralysis or sleep to give its teammates setup opportunities with either paralysis or sleep. Entry hazard support from the likes of Hisuian Samurott and Landorus-T is appreciated by Sneasler, as their hazards wear down incoming foes for Sneasler to wallbreak easier more easily. For example, it Sneasler can OHKO Volcanion without Heavy-Duty Boots and positive-natured full Defense fully defensive Enamorus-T with Close Combat and Dire Claw,(AC) respectively,(AC) after Stealth Rock damage. Sneasler struggles to break through against certain defensive Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Toxapex. Hence, it appreciates Pokemon that can wear them down the two of them such as Bulk Up or Ice Spinner Great Tusk for the former and Choice Specs Walking Wake for the latter ,(AC) respectively. Lastly, Sneasler doesn't want to attack Zapdos or Moltres in fear of triggering Static and Flame Body,(AC) respectively. Hence Therefore, it appreciates teammates that can check them such as Choice Band Baxcalibur.(RP) Baxcalibur ,(AC) which can also freely use Glaive Rush against Moltres due thanks to its burn immunity.

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Dire Claw
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Shadow Claw / Night Slash
item: Choice Band
tera type: Fighting
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Equipped with a Choice Band, Sneasler makes for a great speedy wallbreaker as well as a great pivot, being able to outspeed the likes of unboosted Iron Valiant,(RC) Cinderace, non-Choice Scarf Enamorus, and as well as unboosted Walking Wake and Iron Valiant. A strong offensive STAB combination of Close Combat and Dire Claw allows Sneasler to threaten bulky Pokemon such as Garganacl, Ting-Lu, Heatran, and Hatterene. Dire Claw is noteworthy,(AC) as it has a good chance for Sneasler to cripple its checks such as Landorus-T and Galarian Slowking with status. U-turn not only allows Sneasler to pivot out of its checks, but it can also poison foes with Poison Touch makes it possible for Sneasler to leave the field while leaving foes poisoned, allowing its teammates to get easier KOs. Running Shadow Claw or Night Slash allows Sneasler to deal great damage to Skeledirge, Gholdengo, and Galarian Slowking. Tera Fighting allows Sneasler to further boost boosts Close Combat's power, allowing it to guarantee 2HKOs against walls it would normally struggle with such as defensive Great Tusk and Dondozo. Sneasler is best utilized on offensive teams, where it can use its wallbreaking abilities to enable sweepers sweeps from its teammates. Hence,(RC) sweepers (you talk about Sneasler's wallbreaking abilities in the previous sentence, but you focus on its ability to spread status in the following one, I'm not sure if the two pieces of information need to be linked) In addition,(AC) sweepers such as Dragonite, Choice Scarf Enamorus, Swords Dance Iron Valiant, and Kingambit all appreciate Sneasler's easy status spreading either Sneasler wearing down their checks with poison or giving them crippling them with paralysis or sleep to give its teammates setup opportunities with either paralysis or sleep. Entry hazard support from the likes of Hisuian Samurott and Landorus-T is appreciated by Sneasler, as their hazards wear down incoming foes for Sneasler to wallbreak easier more easily. For example, it Sneasler can OHKO Volcanion without Heavy-Duty Boots and positive-natured full Defense fully defensive Enamorus-T with Close Combat and Dire Claw,(AC) respectively,(AC) after Stealth Rock damage. Sneasler struggles to break through against certain defensive Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Toxapex. Hence, it appreciates Pokemon that can wear them down the two of them such as Bulk Up or Ice Spinner Great Tusk for the former and Choice Specs Walking Wake for the latter ,(AC) respectively. Lastly, Sneasler doesn't want to attack Zapdos or Moltres in fear of triggering Static and Flame Body,(AC) respectively. Hence Therefore, it appreciates teammates that can check them such as Choice Band Baxcalibur.(RP) Baxcalibur ,(AC) which can also freely use Glaive Rush against Moltres due thanks to its burn immunity.

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