[Overview]
<p>Crobat has always been one of the best stallbreakers in the game, and the new generation does nothing to change that. While it may be passed over for stronger
Pokemon such as Staraptor, Crobat is still quite powerful and packs a hefty punch of its own. Crobat has excellent synergy with many Pokemon
with thanks to its multitude of resistances, including an immunity
to Ground-type attacks and Toxic,
and a 4x resistance to
the common Fighting
-, Grass
-, and Bug
-type moves. Crobat's blistering 130 base Speed allows it to outpace the majority of UU, while 85/80/80 defenses give it the durability to switch in multiple times. Despite a weakness to Stealth
Rock and a rather shallow offensive movepool, Crobat is still a very solid
Pokemon that any team should be prepared for.
</p>
[Set]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Super Fang
move 3: Pursuit
move 4: U-turn / Toxic
item: Choice Band
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[
Set Comments]
<p>Unlike a traditional stallbreaker set which focuses on whittling down stall teams, this set deals a massive amount of damage from the get-go. Brave Bird is Crobat's most powerful move, and when Crobat is equipped with a Choice Band, (comma) it hits like a nuke and will do an insane amount of damage to anything that doesn't resist it. Super Fang chips away 50% of the any switch-in's health, which gives Crobat a huge advantage over the more common Staraptor of any switch in and weakens its checks they can't switch in at all, giving it a huge advantage over the more common Staraptor. Pursuit traps Pokemon such as Alakazam, Espeon (BACKSPACE), and Mismagius, while U-turn scouts for Crobat's checks so that you can act accordingly to remove it. Toxic, while an unorthodox move on a Choice set, cripples would-be checks Pokemon such as Rhyperior, Zapdos, and Rotom-A, making it safe easier for Crobat to spam Brave Bird later on.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p> (BACKSPACE)252 Attack and Speed with a Jolly nature allows Crobat to outspeed most of the metagame ad while hitting as hard as possible. Other attacks such as Steel Wing and Cross Poison are possible available, but do not offer significant coverage outside of the moves already listed. Choice Band Crobat has good synergy with Staraptor as they can both use Brave Bird relentlessly to keep the pressure on your opponent. Unfortunately for Crobat, Staraptor hits way harder than Crobat could ever hope to and the only advantage Choice Band Crobat has over Staraptor is it's higher speed along with a 4x resistance to Fighting-type attacks. (That doesn't matter if you're using this Crobat WITH Staraptor so I'd remove this personally.) This set should be paired up with Donphan, (remove comma) or another Rapid Spin user because otherwise Crobat will find itself losing quite a bit of health with due to Stealth Rock and Brave Bird recoil. Chansey also makes a good teammate with its access to Wish, allowing Crobat to spam Brave Bird without worrying about recoil. (BACKSPACE)</p>
[Set]
name: Stallbreaker
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Roost
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Super Fang / U-turn
item: Leftovers
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
[Set Comments]
<p>Stallbreaker Crobat can be a welcomed member to a team that is weak to stall or needs an answer to
Grass-,
Bug-, and Fighting-type attacks. Crobat has decent defenses and multiple resistances,
which allows it to switch in consistently against offensive and stall teams alike. Brave Bird is invaluable, providing a powerful STAB move
which that picks off weakened foes and does severe damage to a number of
Pokemon. The combination of Super Fang, Taunt
(BACKSPACE), and Roost allows Crobat to slowly whittle down most walls in UU while
fearing little in return thanks to its good bulk. This Crobat pairs up nicely with Chansey who can tank most special attacks
that Crobat is prone to while Crobat can come in on Fighting-type attacks aimed at Chansey.
</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>
(BACKSPACE)252 HP EVs gives Crobat the bulk to survive most neutral or resisted attacks and 252 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature allow it to get off the first move
the majority of the time. A bulkier spread
common in DPPT consisting of 232
HP / 56 Def / 76 SpD / 144 Spe could be used,
is usable if more bulk is wanted, as it still outspeeds everything up to
Choice Scarf Abomasnow. U-turn can be used over Super Fang if you're more into scouting Crobat's initial check and
obtaining momentum
advantage in the process. Taunt is what makes this Crobat a
stallbreaker, as it blocks most
Pokemon on stall teams from
recovering health or statusing inflicting status on Crobat while it whittles them down with Super Fang and Brave Bird. Toxic can be used to
whittle weaken down walls
, such as Chansey, Dusclops, and Deoxys-D, after they've been
Taunted such as Chansey, Dusclops, and Deoxys-D and can also
weaken several other Pokemon, mainly Zapdos and Rotom-H a Zapdos switch in. Toxic Spikes support is helpful for Crobat, as it helps wear down Chansey and Milotic a lot more quickly
. (period) This set pairs up nicely with Registeel, as Crobat resists or is immune
to Fighting- and Ground-type attacks while Registeel resists
Ice- and Rock-type moves. Crobat also pairs up well with Donphan who is immune to Electric type moves, resist Rock-type attacks
, (comma) and can spin away Stealth Rock which can cripple Crobat in
a the long run.
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[Other Options]
<p> (BACKSPACE)Crobat can utilize Haze to shut down set-up sweepers who've already received some boosts. Bite is an option to hit Rotom for super effective damage; (semi-colon) while additionally, Crobat's Speed allows it to have a good chance of flinching its opponent. Confuse Ray is also an option to give your opponent a chance to hurt themselves 50% of the time while giving you a free turn. A Nasty Plot set using Sludge Bomb, Heat Wave, and Dark Pulse is an option, (comma not semi-colon) but despite Crobat's Speed, it finds itself outclassed by Azelf and Celebi, (comma) who hit harder and can get past Chansey. Acrobatics is still weaker than Brave Bird when you're not holding an item, and Crobat really benefits from Choice Band or Leftovers. Don't use Acrobatics as it's still weaker than Brave Bird even when Crobat is not holding an item, and Crobat prefers to hold a Choice Band or Leftovers. A combination of Curse and White herb can be an interesting gimmick, but it is walled very easily by Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon moves. Whirlwind is Crobat's only phazing move and is a great move in general, but the fact that it always makes Crobat move last always is a turn off. (BACKSPACE)</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Zapdos can take
on any move Crobat throws at it and Roost off the damage or do severe damage with Thunderbolt. Most of the Rotom
formes, mainly Rotom-H, can switch into Crobat fairly easily and hurt it badly with Thunderbolt. Aerodactyl and Jolteon are the only other
Pokemon in UU that hit 130 base Speed and they both beat Crobat one on one with their STAB attacks. Registeel and Rhyperior resist Brave
Bird and the former can paralyze Crobat while the latter threatens with a Rock-type move.
Espeon with Magic Bounce can bounce Taunt back and threaten Crobat with Psychic, but takes a lot of damage from Brave Bird. (I REALLY don't think Espeon should be listed here. Yes, it can bounce Taunt back and attempt to OHKO with Psychic, but Crobat has three other options - the most likely option is Brave Bird, which with Choice Band will OHKO or leave a rather large dent on Espeon (depending on the Espeon). U-turn also screws with Espeon due to the super effective hit. Even if Espeon's trying to "check" Crobat, it will get KOed or just something bad will happen (and who runs Choice Scarf Espeon IDK but that's uncommon). All in all, get the Espeon mention out of there. Not outspeeding Crobat also hurts.)</p>
(Maybe give Slowbro and Donphan a mention? With their physical bulk, they can withstand multiple Brave Birds and retaliate with either Psychic or Stone Edge/Ice Shard, respectively. Slowbro can then Regenerator+Slack Off the damage off later on while Donphan limits Crobat's switch-in options with Stealth Rock. Donphan should only really be for Choice Band though as it does crap against the stallbreaker version (it's mostly a check). Speaking of checks, a Weavile mention for Ice Shard revenge killing could be good to note.)
[Dream World]
<p>Crobat's Dream World ability is Infiltrator and it isn't as useful as Inner Focus. The only use Infiltrator has is to negate the effect of Reflect. Infiltrator does allow Crobat to beat teams that are supported by
dual screens as most teams that
do carry
Dual screens them are either fully offensive or Baton Pass chains
; (semi-colon) and a
full-powered Brave Bird can punch holes in both
with the help of Infiltrator.
(BACKSPACE)</p>
