PU Piloswine

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[OVERVIEW]
Piloswine is able to set up Stealth Rock and stand out from other setters with its unique STAB combination and priority. Piloswine is able to pressure opposing Stealth Rock setters such as Druddigon and traditional ground-type checks like Whimsicott. Its typing and being able to pick off weakened Pokemon is its greatest strength. While it has a decent offensive presence, it suffers from a lack of recovery making it hard to deal with Pokemon like Vikavolt in the long run. Its typing also hinders it defensively as it leaves Piloswine vulnerable to Togedemaru, common fighting-types like Passimian, as well as Rock-types such as Archeops and Aggron that other Ground-types such as Palossand handle reliably.

[SET]
name: Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Piloswine can be overwhelmed by Fighting-types like Sawk, so it appreciates Pokemon such as Weezing countering them and absorbing Knock Off, which limits Piloswine's defensive potential. In return, Piloswine can pivot into Volt Switch users like Galvantula. Piloswine gets quickly worn down, since it lacks any form of recovery; Aromatisse can alleviate this issue by providing cleric and Wish support and serving as a switch-in to Fighting-types and Knock Off. In return, Aromatisse benefits from Piloswine consistently switching into Arctozolt. Piloswine is able to pick off weakened Pokemon like Whimsicott and Ribombee and take some pressure off Pokemon such as Charizard to deal with them. Charizard makes for a solid partner, as it provides entry hazard removal and beats Tsareena, which Piloswine cannot handle with Ice Shard. Piloswine also has solid synergy with Silvally-Dragon, which can pivot into Water-types like Basculin and benefit from Piloswine weakening threats like Weezing and Gigalith to sweep.

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Not a QCer, but:
Surf and Grass Knot -> Surfs and Grass Knots.
Sawk isn’t really that great here. Maybe Gallade/Passimian could be put down in the Set Comments?
Quite a few (though not always the case) Scarf Rotoms run Trick for disruption.
 

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[OVERVIEW]
Piloswine is able to set up Stealth Rock and stand out from other setters with its unique STAB combination and priority. Piloswine is able to pressure opposing grounds Ground-types, or just SR setters and traditional ground-type checks like Alolan Exeggutor expanding on this would be a great way to put a bit more into this overview, not being eggy bait is the best niche this has imo. While it has a decent offensive presence, it suffers from a lack of recovery. Its typing also hinders it defensively as it leaves Piloswine vulnerable to common Pokemon fighting-types, otherwise it's the same as conda rly like Passimian and Scrafty.

[SET]
name: Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 144 Atk / 112 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
With its Special Defensive investment Piloswine is able to take two Surfs or Grass Knots from Heliolisk. Piloswine's bulk allows it to come in against Pokemon like Sandaconda and Garbodor and threaten them with its STABs idk what this sentence adds, it's not even like either of those are offensive threats. Piloswine can be overwhelmed by Fighting-types like Gallade and extra space here appreciates Pokemon such as Weezing and Garbodor if you specifically use Gallade as the Fighting example then you can't mention Weezing and Garbodor as Fighting checks to counter them and absorb Knock Off, which would limit Piloswine's defensive potential. In return, Piloswine can comfortably pivot into special attackers like Galvantula. Piloswine can get worn down quickly since it lacks any form of recovery, making Aromatisse a valuable cleric that can serve as both a Fighting-type resist and Knock Off switch in. Piloswine is able to pick off Alolan Exeggutor and less bulky Pokemon like Whimsicott and Ribombee once worn down and take some pressure off Pokemon like Charizard to deal with them. Charizard makes for a solid partner as it provides hazard removal and beats Tsareena while Piloswine can pivot into Heliolisk. Piloswine also has solid synergy with Toxicroak who can pivot into Water-types like Basculin and can pull off a sweep easier with Piloswine weakening threats like Garbodor and Gigalith.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[avarice, 346653]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]] 202117
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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[OVERVIEW]
Piloswine is able to set up Stealth Rock and stand out from other setters with its unique STAB combination and priority. Piloswine is able to pressure opposing Stealth Rock setters such as Druddigon and traditional ground-type checks like Whimsicott. Not succumbing to Alolan Exeggutor and being able to pick off weakened Pokemon is its greatest strength. (banned mon etc) While it has a decent offensive presence, it suffers from a lack of recovery (which means it ends up being kinda meh when it comes to checking stuff like heliolisk). Its typing also hinders it defensively as it leaves Piloswine vulnerable to common fighting-types like Passimian and Scrafty. (more importantly, it becomes a ground unable to switch into togedemaru n rock-types like aggron, archeops, n lycanroc)

[SET]
name: Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 144 Atk / 112 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
With its Special Defensive investment Piloswine is able to take two Surfs or Grass Knots from Heliolisk. Piloswine can be overwhelmed by Fighting-types like Sawk and appreciates Pokemon such as Weezing and Garbodor to counter them and absorb Knock Off, which would limit Piloswine's defensive potential. In return, Piloswine can comfortably pivot into special attackers like Galvantula. (i mean i wouldnt rlly say it does so comfortably bc u only rlly switch in once) Piloswine can get worn down quickly since it lacks any form of recovery, making Aromatisse a valuable cleric that can serve as both a Fighting-type resist and Knock Off switch in. Piloswine is able to pick off Alolan Exeggutor and less bulky Pokemon like Whimsicott and Ribombee once worn down and take some pressure off Pokemon like Charizard to deal with them. Charizard makes for a solid partner as it provides hazard removal (imo this is rlly important, as pilo doesnt have any passive recovery while also being vulnerable to hazards, so if possible i'd put more emphasis on this n less on what zard n pilo check defensively as u alrdy cover those points previously) and beats Tsareena while Piloswine can pivot into Heliolisk. Piloswine also has solid synergy with Toxicroak who can pivot into Water-types like Basculin and can pull off a sweep easier with Piloswine weakening threats like Garbodor and Gigalith.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[avarice, 346653]]
- Quality checked by: [[MZ, 202117], [gum, 434150]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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[OVERVIEW]
Piloswine is able to set up Stealth Rock and stand out from other setters with its unique STAB combination and priority. Piloswine is able to pressure opposing Stealth Rock setters such as Druddigon and traditional ground-type checks like Whimsicott. Piloswine stands out from other Stealth Rock setters due to its unique STAB combination and priority, which allow it to pressure opposing Stealth Rock setters such as Druddigon and traditional Ground-type checks like Whimsicott. Its typing and being able ability to pick off weakened Pokemon is are its greatest strengths. While it Piloswine has a decent offensive presence, it suffers from a lacks of recovery,(AC) making it hard to deal with Pokemon like Vikavolt in the long run. Its Piloswine's typing also hinders it defensively,(AC) as it leaves Piloswine vulnerable to Togedemaru, common Fighting-types(capitalize) like Passimian, as well as and Rock-types such as Archeops and Aggron,(AC) that which other Ground-types such as Palossand handle reliably.

[SET]
name: Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Piloswine can be overwhelmed by Fighting-types like Sawk,(AC) and so it appreciates Pokemon such as Weezing to countering them and absorbing Knock Off, which would limits Piloswine's defensive potential. In return, Piloswine can pivot into Volt Switch users like Galvantula. Piloswine can get worn down quickly since it lacks any form of recovery, making Aromatisse a valuable cleric that can serve as both a Fighting-type resist and Knock Off switch in. Aromatisse appreciates Piloswine being the only Pokemon in the tier that can always switch into Arctozolt safely too. Piloswine gets quickly worn down, since it lacks any form of recovery; Aromatisse can alleviate this issue by providing cleric and Wish support and serving as a switch-in to Fighting-types and Knock Off. In return, Aromatisse benefits from Piloswine consistently switching into Arctozolt. Piloswine is able to pick off less bulky weakened Pokemon like Whimsicott and Ribombee once worn down and take some pressure off Pokemon such as Charizard to deal with them. Charizard makes for a solid partner,(AC) as it provides entry hazard removal to prevent Piloswine from being worn down too quickly,(RC) in addition to beating and beats Tsareena, which Piloswine cannot handle with Ice Shard. Piloswine also has solid synergy with Silvally-Dragon,(AC) who which can pivot into Water-types like Basculin and can pull off a sweep easier with benefit from Piloswine weakening threats like Weezing and Gigalith to sweep.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[avarice, 346653]]
- Quality checked by: [[MZ, 202117], [gum, 434150]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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