[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Dire Claw
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Switcheroo / Shadow Claw / Night Slash
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Fighting
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf lets Sneasler take its already incredible Speed tier to new heights, putting it ahead of the entire unboosted and even most of the boosted metagame, including +1 Iron Valiant, Roaring Moon, Enamorus, Walking Wake, and even both Basculegion formes under rain. This impressive Speed tier in combination with a high Attack stat and great choices for STAB moves in Close Combat and Dire Claw make Sneasler an effective revenge killer. Sneasler is very good at spreading status via the combination of Poison Touch, Dire Claw, and U-turn, enabling it to wear down its own checks that are vulnerable to poison, like Great Tusk, Dragapult, Zapdos, and Skeledirge. Switcheroo hinders defensive Pokemon like Corviknight, Dondozo, and especially Poison-types that are both unbothered by Sneasler's STAB attacks and immune to poison, such as Galarian Slowking, Amoonguss, and Toxapex. It also frees up Sneasler to change moves, which is desirable in matchups against defensive teams where Sneasler is already fast enough without its Choice Scarf. Shadow Claw and Night Slash fulfil the same role, being used as Sneasler's best option to hit Dragapult, Galarian Slowking, and Gholdengo. Shadow Claw has better neutral coverage, as it isn't resisted by Fairy-types and Fighting-types like Iron Valiant, Enamorus, and Zamazenta; however, there is nothing immune to Night Slash, making it slightly better at spreading status through Poison Touch. Tera Fighting's boost to Close Combat can help Sneasler sweep late-game while also specifically achieving an OHKO on offensive Cinderace and Baxcalibur in snow as well as a 2HKO on offensive Great Tusk.
Choice Scarf Sneasler performs best on offensive teams that benefit from its ability to revenge kill a plethora of threats. Sneasler's ability to spread status on the likes of Great Tusk, Zapdos, and Landorus-T can be very beneficial to Pokemon that share these checks, like Kingambit, Zamazenta, and Great Tusk itself. It is able to support these Pokemon further by presenting them with opportunities to switch in via U-turn. This can be even further leveraged by pairing Sneasler with other U-turn and Volt Switch users like Cinderace, Zapdos, and Corviknight. Spikes and Stealth Rock from the likes of Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Hisuian Samurott helps to soften up Sneasler's checks for it to potentially sweep late-game. Ting-Lu additionally is able to switch in on Ghost-types that cause Sneasler trouble like Dragapult and Gholdengo. Defensive Poison-types like Galarian Slowking and Amoonguss are a thorn in Sneasler's side, as they cannot be poisoned and take little damage from Sneasler's STAB attacks. Pokemon able to exploit them like Gholdengo and Heatran are necessary, and they greatly appreciate being brought into these threats by U-turn to boot.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mellow.423226/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dkm.402001/
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Grammar checked by:
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name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Dire Claw
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Switcheroo / Shadow Claw / Night Slash
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Fighting
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf lets Sneasler take its already incredible Speed tier to new heights, putting it ahead of the entire unboosted and even most of the boosted metagame, including +1 Iron Valiant, Roaring Moon, Enamorus, Walking Wake, and even both Basculegion formes under rain. This impressive Speed tier in combination with a high Attack stat and great choices for STAB moves in Close Combat and Dire Claw make Sneasler an effective revenge killer. Sneasler is very good at spreading status via the combination of Poison Touch, Dire Claw, and U-turn, enabling it to wear down its own checks that are vulnerable to poison, like Great Tusk, Dragapult, Zapdos, and Skeledirge. Switcheroo hinders defensive Pokemon like Corviknight, Dondozo, and especially Poison-types that are both unbothered by Sneasler's STAB attacks and immune to poison, such as Galarian Slowking, Amoonguss, and Toxapex. It also frees up Sneasler to change moves, which is desirable in matchups against defensive teams where Sneasler is already fast enough without its Choice Scarf. Shadow Claw and Night Slash fulfil the same role, being used as Sneasler's best option to hit Dragapult, Galarian Slowking, and Gholdengo. Shadow Claw has better neutral coverage, as it isn't resisted by Fairy-types and Fighting-types like Iron Valiant, Enamorus, and Zamazenta; however, there is nothing immune to Night Slash, making it slightly better at spreading status through Poison Touch. Tera Fighting's boost to Close Combat can help Sneasler sweep late-game while also specifically achieving an OHKO on offensive Cinderace and Baxcalibur in snow as well as a 2HKO on offensive Great Tusk.
Choice Scarf Sneasler performs best on offensive teams that benefit from its ability to revenge kill a plethora of threats. Sneasler's ability to spread status on the likes of Great Tusk, Zapdos, and Landorus-T can be very beneficial to Pokemon that share these checks, like Kingambit, Zamazenta, and Great Tusk itself. It is able to support these Pokemon further by presenting them with opportunities to switch in via U-turn. This can be even further leveraged by pairing Sneasler with other U-turn and Volt Switch users like Cinderace, Zapdos, and Corviknight. Spikes and Stealth Rock from the likes of Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Hisuian Samurott helps to soften up Sneasler's checks for it to potentially sweep late-game. Ting-Lu additionally is able to switch in on Ghost-types that cause Sneasler trouble like Dragapult and Gholdengo. Defensive Poison-types like Galarian Slowking and Amoonguss are a thorn in Sneasler's side, as they cannot be poisoned and take little damage from Sneasler's STAB attacks. Pokemon able to exploit them like Gholdengo and Heatran are necessary, and they greatly appreciate being brought into these threats by U-turn to boot.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mellow.423226/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dkm.402001/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/chimp.197439/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lumari.232216/
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