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Trick Room Setter (Fidgit) @ Focus Sash / Mental Herb
Ability: Persistent
Tera Type: Water / Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 224 Def / 36 SpD
Bold Nature
- Trick Room
- Healing Wish
- Stealth Rock / Spikes / Earth Power
- Encore / Earth Power

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
===================
Fidgit’s custom signature ability, Persistent, makes it by far the best Trick Room setter in the entire metagame and a pivotal component to the success of Trick Room teams in the tier. Healing Wish allows Fidgit to sacrifice itself to safely bring another teammate in, while also granting its teammates more opportunities to sweep should they get worn down. Stealth Rock enables Fidgit to double as an entry hazard setter, and should the team have another Stealth Rock setter, Spikes can be run instead. Encore can be used to prevent opposing sweepers from using Fidgit as setup fodder, as well as potentially lock opponents into moves that would allow a teammate to safely switch in without the need for Fidgit to sacrifice itself with Healing Wish. Earth Power can be run over hazards or Encore to reduce Fidgit's passivity and vulnerability to Taunt at the cost of some of its utility. Rapid Spin is an option that allows Fidgit to double as the team’s form of hazard control, but it is not recommended because Fidgit matches up poorly against most hazard setters in the metagame and is often redundant due to how common Hatterene is on Trick Room teams. Focus Sash guarantees that Fidgit can set up Trick Room against strong wallbreakers, but Mental Herb can be run instead to allow it to set up Trick Room against Pokemon who commonly run Taunt such as Tornadus-T, Landorus-T, and Heatran. Tera Water allows Fidgit to set up Trick Room on strong Pokemon with super effective coverage such as Ogerpon-W, Ting-Lu, Landorus-T, Great Tusk, and Weavile. Alternatively, Tera Ghost enables Fidgit to block Rapid Spin from the likes of Equilibra and Great Tusk, allowing it to keep hazards up. It is worth noting that it is generally ill-advised to Terastallize Fidgit outside emergency situations, as it gets significantly less value out of Terastallization than its teammates would. The given HP and Defense EVs ensure that Fidgit is never OHKOed by Icicle Spear from unboosted mixed Never-Melt Ice Kyurem, with the rest going into its special bulk.

Fidgit mainly fits on full Trick Room teams, where it generally serves as the team’s primary Trick Room setter. Slow, bulky wallbreakers such as Ursaluna, Primarina, Pyroak, and Iron Hands serve as the main abusers of Trick Room, as bypassing their low Speed greatly improves their ability to break through teams. Ursaluna particularly stands out in this regard as a nigh-mandatory teammate, as its nuclear offensive output, very solid bulk, immunity to Thunderclap from Raging Bolt, and low Speed make it the perfect Trick Room abuser. Hoopa-U also stands out very well in this regard, as its access to Hyperspace Fury prevents the opponent from stalling out Trick Room turns with Pokemon who commonly run Protect such as Snaelstrom, Gliscor, and Kyurem, while also acting as a secondary Trick Room setter itself. Since Fidgit is generally limited in its ability to consistently set up Trick Room, it is recommended to run a secondary Trick Room setter alongside Fidgit. Hatterene serves well in this role, setting up Trick Room on Taunt users, acting as a valuable form of entry hazard control, and pressuring Pokemon that Fidgit is unable to set up Trick Room on such as Great Tusk, non-mixed Kyurem, and Weavile. Cresselia is another valuable option, as its immense bulk allows it to safely set up Trick Room on the vast majority of Pokemon in the tier, and its access to Levitate and Ice Beam allows it to pressure Ground-types that Fidgit otherwise struggles with. Finally, priority users such as Kingambit, Revenankh, and Hemogoblin are helpful to prevent opposing priority users from bypassing Trick Room and serve as revenge killers for when Trick Room is not active.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
===================
U-turn can be run over Healing Wish to offer Fidgit a form of pivoting that does not sacrifice itself, allowing it to put up Trick Room multiple times during a match. However, this forgoes the additional utility of Healing Wish. Tailwind can be run instead of Trick Room on more conventional offensive teams, as its duration is also increased by Persistent, but this is not recommended, as these teams generally prefer more permanent forms of speed control.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Tornadus-T, Landorus-T, Heatran, and the rare Ting-Lu prevent Fidgit from setting up Trick Room and force it out, draining valuable momentum from its team. However, if Fidgit is running Mental Herb, it is offered one-time protection from Taunt, which is enough to set up Trick Room at least once.

**SubTect Kyurem**: SubTect Kyurem sets are incredibly annoying for Fidgit and its teammates, as Kyurem can abuse Fidgit’s passivity and weakness to Freeze-Dry to prevent it from setting up Trick Room more than once and stall out the initial Trick Room turns.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Strong wallbreakers such as Choice Specs Kyurem, Walking Wake, and Ogerpon-W are capable of quickly wearing down Fidgit, preventing it from safely setting up Trick Room more than once. Kyurem and Walking Wake can even outright OHKO Fidgit should it forgo Focus Sash for Mental Herb.

**Choice Band Weavile and Meowscarda**: While not particularly common, Choice Band Weavile and Meowscarada can completely bypass Focus Sash and OHKO Fidgit with Triple Axel. While Fidgit can prevent itself from being OHKOed by Terastallizing, this drains a valuable resource from the rest of the team.

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amqc, fairly sure i fucked the formatting somewhere so my fault, implement at ur discretion.
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[SET]
Trick Room Setter (Fidgit) @ Focus Sash / Mental Herb
Ability: Persistent
Tera Type: Water / Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 224 Def / 36 SpD
Bold Nature
- Trick Room
- Healing Wish
- Stealth Rock / Spikes / Rapid Spin
- Encore / Rapid Spin

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
===================
Fidgit’s custom signature ability, Persistent, makes it by far the best Trick Room setter in the entire metagame, and is a pivotal component to the success of Trick Room teams in the tier. Healing Wish allows Fidgit to sacrifice itself to safely allow another teammate in, while also granting its teammates more opportunities to sweep should they get worn down. Stealth Rock allows Fidgit to double as a hazard setter, and should the team have another Stealth Rock setter, Spikes can be run instead. Encore can be used to prevent opposing set-up sweepers from using Fidgit as set-up fodder, as well as potentially lock opponents into moves that would allow a teammate to safely switch-in without the need for Fidgit to sacrifice itself with Healing Wish. Rapid Spin can be run over hazards or Encore to allow Fidgit to double as the team’s form of hazard control, but it is not recommended as Fidgit matches-up poorly into most hazard setters in the metagame, and due to how common Hatterene is on Trick Room teams, the additional hazard control is oftentimes redundant. Focus Sash guarantees that Fidgit can set up Trick Room against strong wallbreakers, but Mental Herb can be run instead to allow it to set up Trick Room against Pokemon who commonly run Taunt such as Tornadus-Therian, Landorus-Therian, and Heatran. Tera Water allows Fidgit to set up Trick Room on strong Water- and Ice-types such as Ogerpon-Wellspring and Weavile, the latter of which is particularly notable due to its ability to bypass Focus Sash with Triple Axel. Meanwhile, Tera Ghost allows Fidgit to block Rapid Spin from the likes of Equilibra and Great Tusk, allowing it to keep hazards up. would also mention somewhere here abt tera allowing setting up tr on strong ground moves like ting (and glisc) eq, lando ep, and tusk headlong. those r worth mentioning because these mons r commonly switched/led into fidgit in tr sequences, and the latter 2 do similar damage to non tera'd woger and non band weav It is worth noting that it is generally ill-advised to Terastallize Fidgit outside emergency situations, as it gets significantly less value out of Terastallization than its teammates would. The given EV spread ensures that Fidgit is never OHKOed by Icicle Spear from unboosted mixed Never-Melt Ice Kyurem, with the rest going into its special bulk.

Fidgit fits exclusively near-exclusively on full Trick Room teams, where it generally serves as the team’s primary Trick Room setter. nitpick but tr is so niche as an archetype that it is worth conceding what little usage it does have for tailwind. super optional tho Slow, bulky wallbreakers such as Primarina, Pyroak, and Iron Hands serve as the main abusers of Trick Room, as the ability to bypass their low speed greatly improves their ability to break through teams. Ursaluna particularly stands out in this regard as a nigh mandatory teammate, as its nuclear offensive output, very solid bulk, immunity to Thunderclap from Raging Bolt, and low speed make it the perfect Trick Room abuser. Hoopa-Unbound also stands out very well in this regard, as its access to Hyperspace Fury prevents the opponent from stalling out Trick Room turns with Pokemon who commonly run Protect such as Snaelstrom, Gliscor, and Kyurem, while also acting as a secondary Trick Room setter itself. Since Fidgit is generally only able limited in its ability to consistently set up Trick Room at most twice during the course of a game, it is recommended to run a secondary Trick Room setter alongside Fidgit. i wouldn't be particularly specific on what fidgit can do in a game as it differs from game to game Hatterene serves well in this role, as it is capable of setting up Trick Room on Taunt users, act as a valuable form of hazard control, and pressure Pokemon that Fidgit is unable to set up Trick Room on such as Great Tusk, Kyurem, and Weavile. Cresselia is another valuable option, as its immense bulk allows it to safely set up Trick Room on the vast majority of Pokemon in the tier, and its access to Levitate and Ice Beam allow it to pressure Ground-types that Fidgit otherwise struggles with. Finally, priority users such as Kingambit, Revenankh, and Hemogoblin are helpful to prevent opposing priority users from bypassing Trick Room while also serving as revenge killers for when Trick Room is not active.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
===================
U-turn can be run over Healing Wish to offer Fidgit a form of pivoting that does not sacrifice itself, allowing it to put up Trick Room multiple times during a match. However, this forgoes the additional utility of Healing Wish (RC) and Fidgit is generally unable to put Trick Room up more than twice anyways. as mentioned above, this line draws conclusions that will not always be true, and isn't necessary to support ur point Tailwind can be run instead of Trick Room on more conventional offensive teams, as its duration is also increased by Persistent, but this is generally not recommended, as these teams generally prefer more permanent forms of speed control such as Sticky Web and paralysis.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Tornadus-Therian, Landorus-Therian, and Heatran prevent Fidgit from setting up Trick Room and force it out, draining valuable momentum from its team. However, if Fidgit is running Mental Herb, it is offered one-time protection from Taunt, usually being which is enough to set up Trick Room at least once. doesn't need to be worded exactly like this but this is the opposite problem of the two turns thing from above. fidgit will categorically always be able to set up tr in a lead scenario vs taunt if mental herb. even if we're discussing the totality of the game and the exception is, like, hypothetical fidgit switch in on taunt it's worth describing how mental herb changes the starting sequence in fidgit vs taunter lead mu

**Substitute + Protect Kyurem**: Substitute + Protect Kyurem sets are incredibly annoying for Fidgit and its teammates, as Kyurem can abuse Fidgit’s passivity and weakness to Freeze-Dry to prevent it from setting up Trick Room more than once and stall out the initial Trick Room turns.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Strong wallbreakers such as Choice Specs Kyurem, Walking Wake, and Ogerpon-Wellspring are capable of quickly wearing down Fidgit, preventing it from safely set up Trick Room more than once, or even getting outright OHKOed by the former two should it forgo Focus Sash for Mental Herb.

**Choice Band Weavile and Meowscarda**: While not particularly common, Choice Band Weavile and Meowscarda can completely bypass Focus Sash and OHKO Fidgit with Triple Axel. While Fidgit can prevent itself from being OHKOed by Terastallizing, this drains a valuable resource from the rest of the team.

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[SET]
Trick Room Setter (Fidgit) @ Focus Sash / Mental Herb
Ability: Persistent
Tera Type: Water / Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 224 Def / 36 SpD
Bold Nature
- Trick Room
- Healing Wish
- Stealth Rock / Spikes / Rapid Spin
- Encore / Rapid Spin

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
===================
Fidgit’s custom signature ability, Persistent, makes it by far the best Trick Room setter in the entire metagame, and is a pivotal component to the success of Trick Room teams in the tier. Healing Wish allows Fidgit to sacrifice itself to safely allow another teammate in, while also granting its teammates more opportunities to sweep should they get worn down. Stealth Rock allows Fidgit to double as an entry hazard setter, and should the team have another Stealth Rock setter, Spikes can be run instead. Encore can be used to prevent opposing set-up sweepers from using Fidgit as set-up fodder, as well as potentially lock opponents into moves that would allow a teammate to safely switch-in without the need for Fidgit to sacrifice itself with Healing Wish. Rapid Spin can be run over hazards or Encore to allow Fidgit to double as the team’s form of hazard control, but it is not recommended as Fidgit matches-up(RH) poorly into most hazard setters in the metagame, and due to how common Hatterene is on Trick Room teams, the additional hazard control is oftentimes redundant. Focus Sash guarantees that Fidgit can set up Trick Room against strong wallbreakers, but Mental Herb can be run instead to allow it to set up Trick Room against Pokemon who commonly run Taunt such as Tornadus-Therian, Landorus-Therian, and Heatran. Tera Water allows Fidgit to set up Trick Room on strong Water- and Ice-types such as Ogerpon-Wellspring and Weavile, the latter of which is particularly notable due to its ability to bypass Focus Sash with Triple Axel would also mention somewhere here abt tera allowing setting up tr on strong ground moves like ting (and glisc) eq, lando ep, and tusk headlong. those r worth mentioning because these mons r commonly switched/led into fidgit in tr sequences, and the latter 2 do similar damage to non tera'd woger and non band weav. Meanwhile, Tera Ghost allows Fidgit to block Rapid Spin from the likes of Equilibra and Great Tusk, allowing it to keep hazards up. It is worth noting that it is generally ill-advised to Terastallize Fidgit outside emergency situations, as it gets significantly less value out of Terastallization than its teammates would. The given EV spread ensures that Fidgit is never OHKOed by Icicle Spear from unboosted mixed Never-Melt Ice Kyurem, with the rest going into its special bulk. (I personally value having at least 1 attack on my Fidgit that deals real damage; Earth Power is the most common choice and I frequently run it over hazards-hell it can be over encore)

Fidgit fits exclusively on full Trick Room teams, where it generally serves as the team’s primary Trick Room setter. Slow, bulky wallbreakers such as Primarina, Pyroak, and Iron Hands serve as the main abusers of Trick Room, as the ability to bypass their low speed greatly improves their ability to break through teams. Ursaluna particularly stands out (then bring it up on the earlier list as the first example!) in this regard as a nigh mandatory teammate, as its nuclear offensive output, very solid bulk, immunity to Thunderclap from Raging Bolt, and low speed make it the perfect Trick Room abuser. Hoopa-Unbound also stands out very well in this regard, as its access to Hyperspace Fury prevents the opponent from stalling out Trick Room turns with Pokemon who commonly run Protect such as Snaelstrom, Gliscor, and Kyurem, while also acting as a secondary Trick Room setter itself. Since Fidgit is generally only able to set up Trick Room at most twice during the course of a game, it is recommended to run a secondary Trick Room setter alongside Fidgit. Hatterene serves well in this role, as it is capable of setting up Trick Room on Taunt users, act as a valuable form of hazard control, and pressure Pokemon that Fidgit is unable to set up Trick Room on such as Great Tusk, Kyurem, and Weavile. Cresselia is another valuable option, as its immense bulk allows it to safely set up Trick Room on the vast majority of Pokemon in the tier, and its access to Levitate and Ice Beam allow it to pressure Ground-types that Fidgit otherwise struggles with. Finally, priority users such as Kingambit, Revenankh, and Hemogoblin are helpful to prevent opposing priority users from bypassing Trick Room while also serving as revenge killers for when Trick Room is not active.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
===================
U-turn can be run over Healing Wish to offer Fidgit a form of pivoting that does not sacrifice itself, allowing it to put up Trick Room multiple times during a match. However, this forgoes the additional utility of Healing Wish, and Fidgit is generally unable to put Trick Room up more than twice anyways. Tailwind can be run instead of Trick Room on more conventional offensive teams, as its duration is also increased by Persistent, but this is generally not recommended, as these teams generally prefer more permanent forms of speed control such as Sticky Web and paralysis.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Tornadus-Therian, Landorus-Therian, and Heatran and the rare Ting-Lu prevent Fidgit from setting up Trick Room and force it out, draining valuable momentum from its team. However, if Fidgit is running Mental Herb, it is offered one-time protection from Taunt, usually being enough to set up Trick Room. (I did like flax's point on how MHerb does completely shift the matchup vs Taunt users and actually skews it in the Fidgit user's favor by knowing if Taunt is even remotely a threat)

**Substitute + Protect SubTect Kyurem**: Substitute + Protect SubTect Kyurem sets are incredibly annoying for Fidgit and its teammates, as Kyurem can abuse Fidgit’s passivity and weakness to Freeze-Dry to prevent it from setting up Trick Room more than once and stall out the initial Trick Room turns.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Strong wallbreakers such as Choice Specs Kyurem, Walking Wake, and Ogerpon-Wellspring are capable of quickly wearing down Fidgit, preventing it from safely set up Trick Room more than once, or even getting outright OHKOed by the former two should it forgo Focus Sash for Mental Herb.

**Choice Band Weavile and Meowscarda**: While not particularly common, Choice Band Weavile and Meowscarda can completely bypass Focus Sash and OHKO Fidgit with Triple Axel. While Fidgit can prevent itself from being OHKOed by Terastallizing, this drains a valuable resource from the rest of the team.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lasen.273339/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/earthflax.515115/

good job albeit I think you were a little too verbose. The quziel's of days past would have conveyed it in half the sentences because, admittedly, this is a rather straight-forward 'mon! No need to cut anything just as a stylistic point. I liked more than half of what earthflax wrote so I'd like to see him credited for this.

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[SET]
Trick Room Setter (Fidgit) @ Focus Sash / Mental Herb
Ability: Persistent
Tera Type: Water / Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 224 Def / 36 SpD
Bold Nature
- Trick Room
- Healing Wish
- Stealth Rock / Spikes / Earth Power / Rapid Spin
- Encore / Earth Power / Rapid Spin

Personally I think that Rapid Spin doesn't deserve a full slash on the main set. A mention below as it already is is good enough to note why it isn't  as necessary.

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
===================
Fidgit’s custom signature ability, Persistent, makes it by far the best Trick Room setter in the entire metagame, and is a pivotal component to the success of Trick Room teams in the tier. Healing Wish allows Fidgit to sacrifice itself to safely allow another teammate in, while also granting its teammates more opportunities to sweep should they get worn down. Stealth Rock allows Fidgit to double as an entry hazard setter, and should the team have another Stealth Rock setter, Spikes can be run instead. Encore can be used to prevent opposing set-up sweepers from using Fidgit as set-up fodder, as well as potentially lock opponents into moves that would allow a teammate to safely switch-in without the need for Fidgit to sacrifice itself with Healing Wish. Earth Power can be run over hazards or Encore to reduce Fidgit's passivity and vulnerability to Taunt at the cost of some of its utility. Rapid Spin is another option that allows Fidgit to double as the team’s form of hazard control, but it is not recommended as Fidgit matches up poorly into most hazard setters in the metagame, and due to how common Hatterene is on Trick Room teams, the additional hazard control is oftentimes redundant. Focus Sash guarantees that Fidgit can set up Trick Room against strong wallbreakers, but Mental Herb can be run instead to allow it to set up Trick Room against Pokemon who commonly run Taunt such as Tornadus-T, Landorus-T, and Heatran. Tera Water allows Fidgit to set up Trick Room on strong Pokemon with super effective coverage such as Ogerpon-W, Ting-Lu, Landorus-T, Great Tusk, and Weavile. Meanwhile, Tera Ghost allows Fidgit to block Rapid Spin from the likes of Equilibra and Great Tusk, allowing it to keep hazards up. It is worth noting that it is generally ill-advised to Terastallize Fidgit outside emergency situations, as it gets significantly less value out of Terastallization than its teammates would. The given EV spread ensures that Fidgit is never OHKOed by Icicle Spear from unboosted mixed Never-Melt Ice Kyurem, with the rest going into its special bulk.

Fidgit fits exclusively on full Trick Room teams, where it generally serves as the team’s primary Trick Room setter. Slow, bulky wallbreakers such as Ursaluna, Primarina, Pyroak, and Iron Hands serve as the main abusers of Trick Room, as the ability to bypass their low speed greatly improves their ability to break through teams. Ursaluna particularly stands out in this regard as a nigh mandatory teammate, as its nuclear offensive output, very solid bulk, immunity to Thunderclap from Raging Bolt, and low speed make it the perfect Trick Room abuser. Hoopa-U also stands out very well in this regard, as its access to Hyperspace Fury prevents the opponent from stalling out Trick Room turns with Pokemon who commonly run Protect such as Snaelstrom, Gliscor, and Kyurem, while also acting as a secondary Trick Room setter itself. Since Fidgit is generally limited in its ability to consistently set up Trick Room, it is recommended to run a secondary Trick Room setter alongside Fidgit. Hatterene serves well in this role, as it is capable of setting up Trick Room on Taunt users, act as a valuable form of hazard control, and pressure Pokemon that Fidgit is unable to set up Trick Room on such as Great Tusk, Kyurem, and Weavile Feels a bit weird having Kyurem mentioned here as a mon Fidgit can't set up Trick Room on whenever the EVs are specifically tailored to avoid a KO from the mixed set so maybe you add non-mixed Kyurem or something here as just a more specific mention. Cresselia is another valuable option, as its immense bulk allows it to safely set up Trick Room on the vast majority of Pokemon in the tier, and its access to Levitate and Ice Beam allow it to pressure Ground-types that Fidgit otherwise struggles with. Finally, priority users such as Kingambit, Revenankh, and Hemogoblin are helpful to prevent opposing priority users from bypassing Trick Room while also serving as revenge killers for when Trick Room is not active.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
===================
U-turn can be run over Healing Wish to offer Fidgit a form of pivoting that does not sacrifice itself, allowing it to put up Trick Room multiple times during a match. However, this forgoes the additional utility of Healing Wish. Tailwind can be run instead of Trick Room on more conventional offensive teams, as its duration is also increased by Persistent, but this is generally not recommended, as these teams generally prefer more permanent forms of speed control.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Tornadus-T, Landorus-T, Heatran and the rare Ting-Lu prevent Fidgit from setting up Trick Room and force it out, draining valuable momentum from its team. However, if Fidgit is running Mental Herb, it is offered one-time protection from Taunt, which is enough to set up Trick Room at least once.

**SubTect Kyurem**: SubTect Kyurem sets are incredibly annoying for Fidgit and its teammates, as Kyurem can abuse Fidgit’s passivity and weakness to Freeze-Dry to prevent it from setting up Trick Room more than once and stall out the initial Trick Room turns.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Strong wallbreakers such as Choice Specs Kyurem, Walking Wake, and Ogerpon-W are capable of quickly wearing down Fidgit, preventing it from safely set up Trick Room more than once, or even getting outright OHKOed by the former two should it forgo Focus Sash for Mental Herb.

**Choice Band Weavile and Meowscarda**: While not particularly common, Choice Band Weavile and Meowscarda can completely bypass Focus Sash and OHKO Fidgit with Triple Axel. While Fidgit can prevent itself from being OHKOed by Terastallizing, this drains a valuable resource from the rest of the team.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/da-pizza-man.221710/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lasen.273339/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/earthflax.515115/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kenn.604741/
Super solid with just a couple of notes to take heed! QC 2/2
 
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[SET]
Trick Room Setter (Fidgit) @ Focus Sash / Mental Herb
Ability: Persistent
Tera Type: Water / Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 224 Def / 36 SpD
Bold Nature
- Trick Room
- Healing Wish
- Stealth Rock / Spikes / Earth Power
- Encore / Earth Power

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
===================
Fidgit’s custom signature ability, Persistent, makes it by far the best Trick Room setter in the entire metagame (RC) and is a pivotal component to the success of Trick Room teams in the tier. The original phrasing sounded like the ability was the component. Healing Wish allows Fidgit to sacrifice itself to safely allow bring another teammate in, while also granting its teammates more opportunities to sweep should they get worn down. Stealth Rock allows enables repetition Fidgit to double as an entry hazard setter, and should the team have another Stealth Rock setter, Spikes can be run instead. Encore can be used to prevent opposing set-up sweepers from using Fidgit as set-up setup fodder, Sweepers become implicitly setup with "setup fodder" as well as potentially lock opponents into moves that would allow a teammate to safely switch-in switch in without the need for Fidgit to sacrifice itself with Healing Wish. Earth Power can be run over hazards or Encore to reduce Fidgit's passivity and vulnerability to Taunt at the cost of some of its utility. Rapid Spin is another an option Another sounds like there's multiple options that do this that allows Fidgit to double as the team’s form of hazard control, but it is not recommended as because repetition Fidgit matches up poorly into against most hazard setters in the metagame (RC) and is often redundant due to how common Hatterene is on Trick Room teams (RC) the additional hazard control is oftentimes redundant. The list felt cluttered, so I consolidated it into the "why it is not recommended" Focus Sash guarantees that Fidgit can set up Trick Room against strong wallbreakers, but Mental Herb can be run instead to allow it to set up Trick Room against Pokemon who commonly run Taunt such as Tornadus-T, Landorus-T, and Heatran. Tera Water allows Fidgit to set up Trick Room on strong Pokemon with super effective coverage such as Ogerpon-W, Ting-Lu, Landorus-T, Great Tusk, and Weavile. Meanwhile Alternatively, Tera Ghost allows enables repetition Fidgit to block Rapid Spin from the likes of Equilibra and Great Tusk, allowing it to keep hazards up. It is worth noting that it is generally ill-advised to Terastallize Fidgit outside emergency situations, as it gets significantly less value out of Terastallization than its teammates would. The given EV spread ensures HP and Defense EVs ensure that Fidgit is never OHKOed by Icicle Spear from unboosted mixed Never-Melt Ice Kyurem, with the rest going into its special bulk. If it's "given EV spread", there is no "the rest" going into special bulk. If you'd like to revert to "given EV spread", cut ", with the rest going into special bulk."

Fidgit mainly fits exclusively Exclusively would contrast with the later mention of Tailwind on conventional offensive teams on full Trick Room teams, where it generally serves as the team’s primary Trick Room setter. Slow, bulky wallbreakers such as Ursaluna, Primarina, Pyroak, and Iron Hands serve as the main abusers of Trick Room, as the ability to bypass bypassing their low Speed greatly improves their ability to break through teams. Ursaluna particularly stands out in this regard as a nigh mandatory nigh-mandatory teammate, as its nuclear offensive output, very solid bulk, immunity to Thunderclap from Raging Bolt, and low Speed make it the perfect Trick Room abuser. Hoopa-U also stands out very well in this regard, as its access to Hyperspace Fury prevents the opponent from stalling out Trick Room turns with Pokemon who commonly run Protect such as Snaelstrom, Gliscor, and Kyurem, while also acting as a secondary Trick Room setter itself. Since Fidgit is generally limited in its ability to consistently set up Trick Room, it is recommended to run a secondary Trick Room setter alongside Fidgit. Hatterene serves well in this role, as it is capable of setting up Trick Room on Taunt users, act acting as a valuable form of entry hazard control, and pressure pressuring Pokemon that Fidgit is unable to set up Trick Room on such as Great Tusk, non-mixed Kyurem, and Weavile. Cresselia is another valuable option, as its immense bulk allows it to safely set up Trick Room on the vast majority of Pokemon in the tier, and its access to Levitate and Ice Beam allow allows it to pressure Ground-types that Fidgit otherwise struggles with. Finally, priority users such as Kingambit, Revenankh, and Hemogoblin are helpful to prevent opposing priority users from bypassing Trick Room while also serving and serve as revenge killers for when Trick Room is not active.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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U-turn can be run over Healing Wish to offer Fidgit a form of pivoting that does not sacrifice itself, allowing it to put up Trick Room multiple times during a match. However, this forgoes the additional utility of Healing Wish. Tailwind can be run instead of Trick Room on more conventional offensive teams, as its duration is also increased by Persistent, but this is generally repetition not recommended, as these teams generally prefer more permanent forms of speed control.

Checks and Counters
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**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Tornadus-T, Landorus-T, Heatran, (AC) and the rare Ting-Lu prevent Fidgit from setting up Trick Room and force it out, draining valuable momentum from its team. However, if Fidgit is running Mental Herb, it is offered one-time protection from Taunt, which is enough to set up Trick Room at least once.

**SubTect Kyurem**: SubTect Kyurem sets are incredibly annoying for Fidgit and its teammates, as Kyurem can abuse Fidgit’s passivity and weakness to Freeze-Dry to prevent it from setting up Trick Room more than once and stall out the initial Trick Room turns.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Strong wallbreakers such as Choice Specs Kyurem, Walking Wake, and Ogerpon-W are capable of quickly wearing down Fidgit, preventing it from safely set setting up Trick Room more than once (RC) or even getting outright OHKOed by the former two. (AP) Kyurem and Walking Wake can even outright OHKO Fidgit should it forgo Focus Sash for Mental Herb. Sentence got a bit cluttered

**Choice Band Weavile and Meowscarda**: While not particularly common, Choice Band Weavile and Meowscarda Meowscarada can completely bypass Focus Sash and OHKO Fidgit with Triple Axel. While Fidgit can prevent itself from being OHKOed by Terastallizing, this drains a valuable resource from the rest of the team.

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