[SET]
Armarouge @ Weakness Policy
name: Endure + Weakness Policy (Psychic)
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Endure
- Focus Blast / Aura Sphere
- Expanding Force / Stored Power
- Flamethrower / Armor Cannon
[SET COMMENTS]
With Weakness Policy, Endure, and a Speed boost from Weak Armor, Armarouge becomes a fast and hard-hitting late-game sweeper, outspeeding and removing threats like Kleavor, Choice Band Meowscarada, the Landorus formes, and Choice Scarf Urshifu-S. At +2 Special Attack, Focus Blast allows Armarouge to OHKO Heatran, Darkrai, and Ursaluna while also 2HKOing threats switching into Armarouge such as Hisuian Goodra and Blissey. Aura Sphere can be used over Focus Blast for its accuracy; however, it trades off Focus Blast's higher power, making it miss out on OHKOing specially defensive Heatran after a Weakness Policy activation. Stored Power can be used over Expanding Force for higher breaking power after Weakness Policy and Weak Armor have activated, but this comes at the cost of being weaker without their previously mentioned boosts. Flamethrower allows Armarouge to melt Steel-types like Corviknight and Gholdengo, while Armor Cannon has higher breaking power and is capable of OHKOing Gliscor and non-Assault Vest Tornadus-T after a Weakness Policy boost.
Indeedee-M is a crucial teammate due to its ability to set Psychic Terrain and its switch into Ghost-type attacks. Setting Psychic Terrain allows Armarouge to use a greatly strengthened Expanding Force that can KO Swampert and Assault Vest Gallade after Stealth Rock chip damage and Weakness Policy's activation. It also protects Armarouge from powerful priority attacks like Bisharp's Sucker Punch and Azumarill's Aqua Jet. Deoxys-S is another great partner with Armarouge due to its access to Spikes and Stealth Rock, which allow Armarouge to break through bulkier Pokemon like the Ogerpon formes and Ting-Lu and bypass Sturdy and Focus Sash from Ogerpon-C, Forretress, and Great Tusk. Deoxys-S can also set dual screens for Armarouge, allowing it to live a hit from Pokemon like Weavile, Lokix, and Excadrill and OHKO them back with Weakness Policy-boosted moves without the need for Endure. Hoopa-U and Gallade are great offensive partners for Armarouge the former handles Ghost-types like Spectrier and Flutter Mane while the latter deals with Dark-types like Alolan Muk and Ting-Lu. Hatterene is a good partner due to its imperative access to Magic Bounce, granting Armarouge some relief from hazards, and, if holding a Kasib Berry, Hatterene can paralyze fast Ghost-types like Dragapult and Spectrier with Nuzzle. Iron Boulder and Latios both appreciate Armarouge's ability to eliminate annoying Steel-types like Corviknight and Scizor. In return, the former checks fast threats like Choice Scarf Meowscarada, Greninja, and Roaring Moon, while the latter uses its Ground immunity and BoltBeam coverage to eliminate walls like Empoleon and Gliscor. Slowbro is a good defensive partner for Armarouge, as it uses its Water resistance to take hits from Barraskewda and Gyarados and can deal with Ceruledge if it chooses to forgo an item.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/namranan.353292/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
Grammar checked by:
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Armarouge @ Weakness Policy
name: Endure + Weakness Policy (Psychic)
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Endure
- Focus Blast / Aura Sphere
- Expanding Force / Stored Power
- Flamethrower / Armor Cannon
[SET COMMENTS]
With Weakness Policy, Endure, and a Speed boost from Weak Armor, Armarouge becomes a fast and hard-hitting late-game sweeper, outspeeding and removing threats like Kleavor, Choice Band Meowscarada, the Landorus formes, and Choice Scarf Urshifu-S. At +2 Special Attack, Focus Blast allows Armarouge to OHKO Heatran, Darkrai, and Ursaluna while also 2HKOing threats switching into Armarouge such as Hisuian Goodra and Blissey. Aura Sphere can be used over Focus Blast for its accuracy; however, it trades off Focus Blast's higher power, making it miss out on OHKOing specially defensive Heatran after a Weakness Policy activation. Stored Power can be used over Expanding Force for higher breaking power after Weakness Policy and Weak Armor have activated, but this comes at the cost of being weaker without their previously mentioned boosts. Flamethrower allows Armarouge to melt Steel-types like Corviknight and Gholdengo, while Armor Cannon has higher breaking power and is capable of OHKOing Gliscor and non-Assault Vest Tornadus-T after a Weakness Policy boost.
Indeedee-M is a crucial teammate due to its ability to set Psychic Terrain and its switch into Ghost-type attacks. Setting Psychic Terrain allows Armarouge to use a greatly strengthened Expanding Force that can KO Swampert and Assault Vest Gallade after Stealth Rock chip damage and Weakness Policy's activation. It also protects Armarouge from powerful priority attacks like Bisharp's Sucker Punch and Azumarill's Aqua Jet. Deoxys-S is another great partner with Armarouge due to its access to Spikes and Stealth Rock, which allow Armarouge to break through bulkier Pokemon like the Ogerpon formes and Ting-Lu and bypass Sturdy and Focus Sash from Ogerpon-C, Forretress, and Great Tusk. Deoxys-S can also set dual screens for Armarouge, allowing it to live a hit from Pokemon like Weavile, Lokix, and Excadrill and OHKO them back with Weakness Policy-boosted moves without the need for Endure. Hoopa-U and Gallade are great offensive partners for Armarouge the former handles Ghost-types like Spectrier and Flutter Mane while the latter deals with Dark-types like Alolan Muk and Ting-Lu. Hatterene is a good partner due to its imperative access to Magic Bounce, granting Armarouge some relief from hazards, and, if holding a Kasib Berry, Hatterene can paralyze fast Ghost-types like Dragapult and Spectrier with Nuzzle. Iron Boulder and Latios both appreciate Armarouge's ability to eliminate annoying Steel-types like Corviknight and Scizor. In return, the former checks fast threats like Choice Scarf Meowscarada, Greninja, and Roaring Moon, while the latter uses its Ground immunity and BoltBeam coverage to eliminate walls like Empoleon and Gliscor. Slowbro is a good defensive partner for Armarouge, as it uses its Water resistance to take hits from Barraskewda and Gyarados and can deal with Ceruledge if it chooses to forgo an item.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/namranan.353292/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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