Today I share with you a set that isn't exactly new, but it is non-existent in OU.
@ Black Sludge
Trait: Tinted Lens
EVs: 176 Spd / 252 SAtk / 80 Def
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Sleep Powder
- Substitute
- Bug BuzzQuiver dance venomoth boasts the combination if quiver dance and baton pass. However venomoth is never used as its own offensive pokemon which it can be. Venomoth has access to tinted lens- one of the best offensive abilities in the game, especially for set up sweepers as they are not so pressed to run coverage moves. Bug is not the best mono-attacking type but it is not the worst either. With tinted lens the only things still resisting it are heatran, gengar, skarmory, and toxicroak. Gengar is set up fodder for venomoth, provided it has enough health to take a hit. Heatran can be passed it if is really weak or rain, but it is generally not the best plan. Skarmory can be beaten if it doesn't wake up too often. Toxicroak can't hit venomoth very hard due to awesome poison typing. Poison typing also means venomoth can't be toxiced, toxic being one of the key methods to kill set up sweepers. The choice between substitute and roost is hard to make. Substitute gives protection from physical attackers and thunder wave/will-o-wisp. This set obviously appreciates rapid spin support, donphan being the primary candidate. Donphan resists rock moves and can support venomoth with stealth rock. Breaking dragonite's multiscale is especially important. Ice shard is an emergency check to any dragons that power past venomoth. This set obviously will be compared to volcarona: why venomoth over volcarona? The answers are sleep powder and tinted lens, as well as immunity to toxic. The EVs allow veny to outspeed jolly mamoswine. Max SpA is for some power and the rest is in defense so it can take a scizor bullet punch etc.
@ Black Sludge
Trait: Tinted Lens
EVs: 176 Spd / 252 SAtk / 80 Def
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Sleep Powder
- Substitute
- Bug Buzz