[SET]
name: Shell Smash Sweeper
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Icicle Spear
move 3: Rock Blast
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Focus Sash
ability: Skill Link
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
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Cloyster rears its head again as a prominent, infamous, and dangerous setup sweeper. Cloyster plays the role of a physical shell smash sweeper who takes advantage of the Skill Link ability. Shell smash is the most important move for Cloyster, drastically raising Cloyster's stats, which allow for the sweeping of teams without adequate checks. Icicle Spear is the best STAB option Cloyster has, as it allows him to take advantage of both STAB and Skill Link. With the lack of multi-hit water moves, Cloyster opts for Rock Blast as the next best thing, allowing for coverage on fire, bug, and opposing ice types, namely Darmanitan, Charizard, Rotom-H, Gyarados, and Chandelure. Lastly, Cloyster has ice shard for priority. Despite the incredible speed after a shell smash boost, Cloyster is still vulnerable to priority moves, which is why Ice Shard is the last move choice.
- Attack and speed are the two stats that Cloyster takes advantage of, which is why they are maxed. The rest of the stats really do not matter all too much, because 9 times out of 10 Cloyster will be knocked down to 1 HP.
- Cloyster needs entry hazard removal support. Without such support, Cloyster will take 25% damage from stealth rocks, and run the very high risk of being KO'd by any special move, making the whole Shell Smash strategy quite ineffective. Toxapex and Aegislash are two of the top threats that stand in Cloyster's way, so pokemon that can take care of them are much appreciated, Rotom-H is a good fit.
((this is my first time doing an analysis like this, so I'm sorry for any mistakes and if the analysis is a bit lackluster for lack of a better word, though I don't think there is a whole lot of intricacy behind a shell smash set.))
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- Written by: [[RoyalReloaded, 246753]]
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name: Shell Smash Sweeper
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Icicle Spear
move 3: Rock Blast
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Focus Sash
ability: Skill Link
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
In this section, make sure to include:
Cloyster rears its head again as a prominent, infamous, and dangerous setup sweeper. Cloyster plays the role of a physical shell smash sweeper who takes advantage of the Skill Link ability. Shell smash is the most important move for Cloyster, drastically raising Cloyster's stats, which allow for the sweeping of teams without adequate checks. Icicle Spear is the best STAB option Cloyster has, as it allows him to take advantage of both STAB and Skill Link. With the lack of multi-hit water moves, Cloyster opts for Rock Blast as the next best thing, allowing for coverage on fire, bug, and opposing ice types, namely Darmanitan, Charizard, Rotom-H, Gyarados, and Chandelure. Lastly, Cloyster has ice shard for priority. Despite the incredible speed after a shell smash boost, Cloyster is still vulnerable to priority moves, which is why Ice Shard is the last move choice.
- Attack and speed are the two stats that Cloyster takes advantage of, which is why they are maxed. The rest of the stats really do not matter all too much, because 9 times out of 10 Cloyster will be knocked down to 1 HP.
- Cloyster needs entry hazard removal support. Without such support, Cloyster will take 25% damage from stealth rocks, and run the very high risk of being KO'd by any special move, making the whole Shell Smash strategy quite ineffective. Toxapex and Aegislash are two of the top threats that stand in Cloyster's way, so pokemon that can take care of them are much appreciated, Rotom-H is a good fit.
((this is my first time doing an analysis like this, so I'm sorry for any mistakes and if the analysis is a bit lackluster for lack of a better word, though I don't think there is a whole lot of intricacy behind a shell smash set.))
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[RoyalReloaded, 246753]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
