[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Night Shade
move 2: Strength Sap
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: Water Absorb
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Jellicent is one of the best checks to a bunch of prominent Pokemon, such as Barraskewda, Galarian Darmanitan, Excadrill, and Dracovish, that OU has to offer. On top of that, it's a pretty decent balance breaker as well, capable of annoying common cores such as Ferrothorn + Toxapex thanks to its access to Will-O-Wisp and Taunt. Night Shade is the preferred attack in order to consistently break the Substitute from Pokemon such as Corviknight, Gyarados, and Togekiss and deal consistent damage to Pokemon such as Toxapex and Ferrothorn. Strength Sap enables Jellicent to cripple physical wallbreakers such as Galarian Darmanitan, Excadrill, and Hawlucha while also giving it access to recovery. Additionally, Will-O-Wisp can further cripple the aforementioned physical wallbreakers and also allows Jellicent to annoy Pokemon like Ferrothorn, Toxapex, and Corviknight. Taunt shuts down passive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Reuniclus, and Hippowdon, turning Jellicent into a decent wallbreaker. Recover is an option instead of Strength Sap to give Jellicent an upperhand against Pokemon with low Attack like Clefable, Reuniclus, and Toxapex. Water Absorb is the preferred ability because it enables Jellicent to switch into threatening wallbreakers like Barraskewda and Dracovish, although you should be wary of Crunch while doing as such. 60 Speed EVs allow Jellicent to outspeed Corviknight; the rest of the EVs are invested into Defense alongside a Bold nature to check offensive threats like Galarian Darmanitan, Excadrill, and Dracovish better.
Jellicent fits best on balance teams that are otherwise weak to Pokemon like Barraskewda and Dracovish that can't afford to run Seismitoad because of Galarian Darmanitan and appreciate Jellicent's ability to block Rapid Spin. Ferrothorn synergizes very well with Jellicent, taking on Pokemon such as Rotom-W and Gengar, which can prove to be problems for Jellicent. Jellicent also complements Ferrothorn nicely, as its immunity to Rapid spin allows it to keep hazards up. Because Jellicent tends to bait Hydreigon in, it's important to have checks to it, such as Clefable and Mandibuzz.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Jordy, 395754]]
- Quality checked by: [[Mellow, 423226], [Mannat, 144451]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
name: Utility
move 1: Night Shade
move 2: Strength Sap
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: Water Absorb
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Jellicent is one of the best checks to a bunch of prominent Pokemon, such as Barraskewda, Galarian Darmanitan, Excadrill, and Dracovish, that OU has to offer. On top of that, it's a pretty decent balance breaker as well, capable of annoying common cores such as Ferrothorn + Toxapex thanks to its access to Will-O-Wisp and Taunt. Night Shade is the preferred attack in order to consistently break the Substitute from Pokemon such as Corviknight, Gyarados, and Togekiss and deal consistent damage to Pokemon such as Toxapex and Ferrothorn. Strength Sap enables Jellicent to cripple physical wallbreakers such as Galarian Darmanitan, Excadrill, and Hawlucha while also giving it access to recovery. Additionally, Will-O-Wisp can further cripple the aforementioned physical wallbreakers and also allows Jellicent to annoy Pokemon like Ferrothorn, Toxapex, and Corviknight. Taunt shuts down passive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Reuniclus, and Hippowdon, turning Jellicent into a decent wallbreaker. Recover is an option instead of Strength Sap to give Jellicent an upperhand against Pokemon with low Attack like Clefable, Reuniclus, and Toxapex. Water Absorb is the preferred ability because it enables Jellicent to switch into threatening wallbreakers like Barraskewda and Dracovish, although you should be wary of Crunch while doing as such. 60 Speed EVs allow Jellicent to outspeed Corviknight; the rest of the EVs are invested into Defense alongside a Bold nature to check offensive threats like Galarian Darmanitan, Excadrill, and Dracovish better.
Jellicent fits best on balance teams that are otherwise weak to Pokemon like Barraskewda and Dracovish that can't afford to run Seismitoad because of Galarian Darmanitan and appreciate Jellicent's ability to block Rapid Spin. Ferrothorn synergizes very well with Jellicent, taking on Pokemon such as Rotom-W and Gengar, which can prove to be problems for Jellicent. Jellicent also complements Ferrothorn nicely, as its immunity to Rapid spin allows it to keep hazards up. Because Jellicent tends to bait Hydreigon in, it's important to have checks to it, such as Clefable and Mandibuzz.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Jordy, 395754]]
- Quality checked by: [[Mellow, 423226], [Mannat, 144451]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
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