Defensive EV spread to get as many attacks as possible, while Sturdy avoids an OHKO in any situation. Stealth Rock and Spikes are obvious moves, Skarmory is my only EH-Setter, so I need them both. Whirlwhind to phaze opponents, Red Card for the same purpose. Drill Peck… Taunt fucks Skarmory as long as it doesn’t carry attacking moves, and this set doesn’t like Brave Bird’s recoil (no Roost, no Leftovers). Drill Peck is a good attacking option too, 80 Base Power and STAB. I often see 132 Spd Machamp (179 Speed) as lead, to outspeed 8 Spd Skarmory (178), so, to have no problems, I have 24 EVs (182). Defence is maximized to get Fire Punch, Stone Edge and Superpowers, the rest in HP (maybe I should try enough SpDef to resist Tyraniboah’s Fire Blast).![]()
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Trait: Sturdy
IVs: 31 / 31 / 31 / 31 / 31 / 31
EVs: 232 HP / 252 Def / 24 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Whirlwind
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Drill Peck
Other options: Taunt, Brave Bird, Roost, Counter
Say hello to one of the best anti-metagame of all time. First of all: statistics. 271 Speed, more than non positive-natured base 85 (Articuno, Nidoking, Pinsir, Heracross etc.), an amazing Special Attack thanks to Choice Specs, great bulk in 50-107-107. Then, only 2 weakness, 7 resistances, immunity to Ground thanks to Levitate, amazing coverage. Overheat is the main move: 140 Base Power, STAB, with 507 SpAtk. Volt Switch is STAB too, and does a great damage to slower Bulky Waters such as Slowbro, Gyarados, Suicune. Hidden Power Ice is for two purposes: Dragons, as Salamence and Dragonite, after two dances, or Hydreigon and Latios, if scarfed, can open holes in my team. Then, Gliscor. I hate him so much! Isn’t OHKOed by Reuniclus’S Psychic, or Haxorus’ Dual Chop, and walls Skarmory and Conkeldurr to the death. Blissey, do you want to switch in my Overheat? Well, fuck you. With Trick, you get useless Choice Specs, while I obtain helpful Leftovers.![]()
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Trait: Levitate
IVs: 31 / 2 / 31 / 30 / 31 / 31
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Trick
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Other options: Will-O-Wisp, Thunder, Hidden Power Grass
A different Haxorus. Yeah. Haxorus is in the Speed Tie with Raticate, Luvdisc and Sigilyph, who cares? None has 96, while a lot of common mons have 95. So, 240 Speed EVs are enough. Max Attack, the rest in HP. Dual Chop is the main attack, same Base Power as Dragon Claw, but breaks Sturdy, Focus Sash and Substitutes. Earthquake for coverage, vs Steel-types (mainly Heatran and Jirachi). Now, it can’t do anything vs Ferrothorn. It should get Close Combat as 6th Generation Tutor Move. Brick Break is useless, so I tried Night Slash, for Alakazam, Reuniclus, Deoxys, Claydol, Starmie and Gengar if Dual Chop is disabled. Life Orb to do as much damage as I can. Now, why Rivalry? Haxorus is my only Male poke, others are Female. Mold Breaker is useful, especially for Bronzong and Rotom-W, but… 590 Attack with no Dragon Dances is really a powerhouse. GG if it dances, as it’s faster than a lot of scarf-mons. The only way to counter it (except Drizzle + Swift Swim and Excadrill, which are Uber now) is Stealth Rock + Toxic, or enough bulk to get some hits while I take Life Orb recoil![]()
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Trait: Mold Breaker
IVs: 31 / 31 / 31 / 31 / 31 / 31
EVs: 16 HP / 252 Atk / 240 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Dragon Dance
- Dual Chop
- Earthquake
- Night Slash
Other options: Brick Break, X-Scissor, Rock Slide, Swords Dance
That’s a standard Conkeldurr, nothing to say, except it’s a Trick Room set, to sweep under Reuniclus’s Trick Room, and I’m also slower than Porygon-2, so if it sets up the room I can outspeed him and Drain Punch = 2HKO![]()
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Trait: Guts
IVs: 31 / 31 / 31 / 31 / 31 / 0
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SDef
Brave Nature (+Atk, -Spd)
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Payback
Other options: Stone Edge
Wow. Amazing autoroomer, with 30 Speed base, Magic Guard that blocks Life Orb recoil, Focus Blast and Shadow Ball as coverage, 125 Special Attack, amazing bulk in 110-75-85. I had an Alakazam, fast and with a great movepool, but it was too frail, so I decided for a slow and resistant sweeper of the same type. The ability is still the same, Magic Guard, so I use Life Orb to do as much damage as I can (second time). Max Special Attack is obvious, while 192 HP – 64 Def was found on the Net. The core Reuniclus & Conkeldurr, both under Trick Room, is devastating. Most of the 6-0 I do is for that offensive combo![]()
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Trait: Magic Guard
IVs: 31 / 0 / 31 / 31 / 31 / 0
EVs: 252 SpAtk / 252 HP / 6 Def
Quiet Nature (+SAtk, -Spd)
- Trick Room
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
- Shadow Ball
Other options: Thunder, Energy Ball, Hidden Power Ice
This was changed at least 100 times. Scizor, Heatran, Latios, Gengar, Dragonite, Gliscor, Starmie, Mamoswine, a lot of others, now this. 216 Speed EVs and Jolly to outspeed 85 base, max Attack, the rest in HP, Life Orb to do as much damage as I can (third time, lol). Swords Dance![]()
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Trait: Inner Focus
IVs: 31 / 31 / 31 / 31 / 31 / 31
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Swords Dance
- ExtremeSpeed
- Close Combat
- Ice Punch
Other options: Crunch, Cross Chop, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Bullet Punch