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Slowbro has a Trick Room set, but Slowking actually does an offensive Trick Room set better because of its access to Nasty Plot.
[SET]
name: Trick Room
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Surf
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Ice Beam / Grass Knot / Slack Off
item: Leftovers
ability: Own Tempo
nature: Quiet
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>If you are looking for a bulky, long-lasting user of Trick Room, then you are generally better off going for Slowbro. The Water / Psychic typing and the general orientation of the OU metagame means that physical Defense is usually preferable to Special Defense, and Slowbro holds that advantage over its sibling. That's not to say, however, that Slowking is a bad user of Trick Room by any means. It is still pretty bulky on both the physical and special side, and has Nasty Plot to set it apart from Slowbro. With Nasty Plot boosting its Special Attack and Trick Room allowing it to use its low Speed to its advantage, Slowking makes quite the formidable sweeper, while still being able to support the rest of the team with Trick Room.</p>
<p>Slowking can use Trick Room both for itself as well as setting up for other slow sweepers such as Rhyperior. Nasty Plot and Surf together make Slowking very threatening, with the Water-type's excellent neutral coverage allowing it to hit the majority of its foes hard. The last slot is best filled with an additional attacking move to aid Slowking's coverage. Ice Beam allows Slowking to hit Celebi and Dragon-types for super effective damage, and is generally a good move to be paired with Surf. However, this does leave Slowking walled by Water-types such as Vaporeon and Suicune. This is where Grass Knot works - it hits these other Water-types for big damage, but conversely Slowking will then struggle against the aforementioned Dragon-types and Celebi.</p>
<p>Slowking risks becoming an inferior Slowbro by running Slack Off in the last slot, but it does greatly increase Slowking's longevity, and will usually allow it to get off multiple Nasty Plots. If you feel that you can batter your way through the opposing team with Surf as a solitary attack, or you are looking for a bulky Trick Roomer that can turn offensive at a moment's notice, then Slack Off is a viable choice too.</p>
<p>A Quiet nature minimizes Slowking's Speed while giving its respectable Special Attack a welcome boost. By running a Speed IV of 0, Slowking becomes one of the slowest Pokemon around at only 58 Speed, meaning very little can hope to outspeed it in Trick Room. Leftovers is generally the best item of choice as Slowking tends to stick around for a while, meaning the small recovery every turn actually does end up being quite significant. A more offensive minded item such as Life Orb can be used, but in that case it is recommended that you run Slack Off as a means of recovering off lost HP. Otherwise you'll find that Slowking will be killed off too fast for it to leave an impact on the opposing team.</p>
Slowbro has a Trick Room set, but Slowking actually does an offensive Trick Room set better because of its access to Nasty Plot.
[SET]
name: Trick Room
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Surf
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Ice Beam / Grass Knot / Slack Off
item: Leftovers
ability: Own Tempo
nature: Quiet
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>If you are looking for a bulky, long-lasting user of Trick Room, then you are generally better off going for Slowbro. The Water / Psychic typing and the general orientation of the OU metagame means that physical Defense is usually preferable to Special Defense, and Slowbro holds that advantage over its sibling. That's not to say, however, that Slowking is a bad user of Trick Room by any means. It is still pretty bulky on both the physical and special side, and has Nasty Plot to set it apart from Slowbro. With Nasty Plot boosting its Special Attack and Trick Room allowing it to use its low Speed to its advantage, Slowking makes quite the formidable sweeper, while still being able to support the rest of the team with Trick Room.</p>
<p>Slowking can use Trick Room both for itself as well as setting up for other slow sweepers such as Rhyperior. Nasty Plot and Surf together make Slowking very threatening, with the Water-type's excellent neutral coverage allowing it to hit the majority of its foes hard. The last slot is best filled with an additional attacking move to aid Slowking's coverage. Ice Beam allows Slowking to hit Celebi and Dragon-types for super effective damage, and is generally a good move to be paired with Surf. However, this does leave Slowking walled by Water-types such as Vaporeon and Suicune. This is where Grass Knot works - it hits these other Water-types for big damage, but conversely Slowking will then struggle against the aforementioned Dragon-types and Celebi.</p>
<p>Slowking risks becoming an inferior Slowbro by running Slack Off in the last slot, but it does greatly increase Slowking's longevity, and will usually allow it to get off multiple Nasty Plots. If you feel that you can batter your way through the opposing team with Surf as a solitary attack, or you are looking for a bulky Trick Roomer that can turn offensive at a moment's notice, then Slack Off is a viable choice too.</p>
<p>A Quiet nature minimizes Slowking's Speed while giving its respectable Special Attack a welcome boost. By running a Speed IV of 0, Slowking becomes one of the slowest Pokemon around at only 58 Speed, meaning very little can hope to outspeed it in Trick Room. Leftovers is generally the best item of choice as Slowking tends to stick around for a while, meaning the small recovery every turn actually does end up being quite significant. A more offensive minded item such as Life Orb can be used, but in that case it is recommended that you run Slack Off as a means of recovering off lost HP. Otherwise you'll find that Slowking will be killed off too fast for it to leave an impact on the opposing team.</p>
