Ren
fuck it if i cant have him
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Sunsteel Strike / Behemoth Bash
move 3: Bullet Punch / Extreme Speed / Bolt Beak
move 4: U-turn / Trick
item: Choice Band
ability: Intrepid Sword / Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill's STAB moves are very difficult to switch into, thus causing it to force a lot of switches. While Fur Coat Pokemon such as Melmetal and Zamazenta-C may be able to switch into Excadrill's Intrepid Sword set, Mold Breaker allows Excadrill to bypass Fur Coat, which makes switching in much more inconvenient for the aforementioned Pokemon. However, this comes at the cost of weaker attacks versus non-Fur Coat Pokemon. Behemoth Bash is recommended for use on the Mold Breaker set due to doing double damage to Dynamaxed Pokemon compared to Sunsteel Strike and otherwise having no difference. Strong priority as a third move is quite useful as well due to the ability to pick off weakened faster Pokemon such as Zacian-C and Zeraora, but Bolt Beak can be run for Pokemon that resist Excadrill's STAB combination such as Golisopod and Corviknight. U-turn does a good chunk to most non-resistant targets while taking advantage of whatever does switch into it by dealing heavy damage, while Trick trades power for, ideally, crippling an opponent's defensive check. A Jolly nature is preferred to outspeed Pokemon such as Reshiram and Zekrom that do not run a Speed-boosting nature.
Excadrill's middling Speed makes it difficult to take on opposing wallbreakers and sweepers such as Reshiram, Zacian-C, and Galarian Darmanitan-Z, so it's important to pair it with Pokemon such as Melmetal, Zamazenta-C, and Toxapex that can wall common wallbreakers or with revenge killers such as Zacian-C and Galarian Darmanitan-Z. Zacian-C also makes for a good teammate for Excadrill, as it can take care of many of the faster Pokemon that give Excadrill trouble. Choice Scarf Imposter Pokemon are appreciated as well in order to force out faster wallbreakers that attempt to stay in while scouting sets. Pokemon such as Golisopod and Corviknight can beat Imposter Pokemon that transform into Excadrill, which make them good teammates. Poison Heal Seismtoad can also beat Imposter Pokemon when Excadrill opts to run Bolt Beak.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GL Volkner, 330455]]
- Quality checked by: [[Chessking345, 355040], [a loser, 410702]]
- Grammar checked by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
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