[SET]
Enamorus-Therian (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Triage
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Modest Nature
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Draining Kiss
- Earth Power
[SET COMMENTS]
Triage lets Enamorus-T bypass its low Speed and use STAB Draining Kiss to revenge kill Fairy-weak threats like Chien-Pao, Weavile, and Roaring Moon.
However, it Furthermore, Enamorus-T doubles as a threatening sweeper by setting up with Calm Mind and Iron Defense. These moves improve Enamorus-T's already good natural bulk and let it shrug off attacks from revenge killers that can handle Draining Kiss like Cinderace
or and Ceruledge. Earth Power pairs well with Draining Kiss, since it hits Fire-, Poison-, and Steel-types that resist Draining Kiss, such as Ceruledge, Gengar, and Heatran. Life Orb boosts Enamorus-T's damage output to compensate for the low base power of Draining Kiss. Enamorus-T can switch into Ground-, Dragon-, and Fighting-types like Great Tusk and Kommo-o to set up. However,
Enamorus-T has several obstacles preventing its setup and/or sweep. Steel-types that are immune to Earth Power, such as Earth Eater Gholdengo and Empoleon, completely wall Enamorus-T, so Fire-type Pokemon that prey on these Steel-types, such as Heatran and Iron Moth, make great partners. In exchange, Enamorus-T can wall Ground-type moves from Great Tusk and Garchomp that threaten the aforementioned Fire-types. If
Enamorus-T has not set up,
Draining Kiss's middling base power can leave it
can be vulnerable to super effective attacks from Pokemon that take Draining Kiss well, like Zapdos and Ogerpon-C. However, entry hazards can wear down many of these Pokemon into
KO range of Draining Kiss. Enamorus-T's weakness to Stealth Rock limits its ability to set up, so
it appreciates hazard control from the likes of Corviknight and Great Tusk
to alleviate this. Finally, Psychic Surge Azelf completely prevents Enamorus-T from using Draining Kiss except on non-grounded foes, which increases the pool of Pokemon that can revenge kill it.
(any Pokemon that help with this?)
[SET CREDITS]
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