[SET]
name: Yawn
move 1: Yawn
move 2: Protect / Substitute
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ice
item: Life Orb
/ Leftovers
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SAtk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[Set Comments]
<p>
Jolteon, Although a respectable force in OU,
Jolteon is often quickly shut down by Blissey, or other
Pokémon Pokemon who resist
—or are immune to—his attacks. This set aims to avoid that situation being put in an awkward position by forcing the opponent to fight Jolteon with their secondary checks. while still dismantling the opposition with Jolteon's STAB Thunderbolt. The strategy is simple,—force a switch using Jolteon's offensive presence and use Yawn on the switch-in. Normally, this will be a faster, Scarfed Pokémon Choice Scarf-equipped Pokemon aiming for a free switch-in to gain momentum or simply KO our electrical puppy—the most common of these switch-ins being Jolteon. Scarf Flygon. Use Protect after Yawn to block any attacks. If instead of Protect, you are using Substitute, only use it if Jolteon is faster than your opponent's Pokemon. If Jolteon is slower, switch out. Substitute is particularly useful if your opponent switches a second time to avoid falling asleep from Yawn. (if using Substitute, only use it if faster than the switch-in—if not, switch out). If your opponent stays in, however,—as they likely will—they will now be happily dancing around in the Land of Nod, they will fall asleep and be easily taken advantage of ready for by Jolteon or one of your other Pokemon. Pokémon to take advantage of a crippled revenge killer. Teams also only tend to carry one solid check for Jolteon, so if said check gets slept, Jolteon's usefulness increases tenfold.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>Yawn and Protect form the sleep-inducing combo
that is key to this set, while the rest of Jolteon's moves are dedicated to capitalizing on his good power and coverage
.: Thunderbolt is
the obligatory STAB attack, while Hidden Power Grass is used to hit Swampert. Hidden Power Ice can be used instead to hit Flygon and Gliscor, but it is often better to let another
one of your
Pokémon Pokemon take advantage of these sleeping foes instead of
going for the kill. The EVs are as simple as can
be,: with investment focused in maximum Special Attack and Speed, as is standard for most
of Jolteon
's sets. Though all variations of Jolteon are made more potent with entry hazard support, this set
becomes especially destructive. Yawn will undoubtedly force many switches, racking up entry hazard damage
that is key to a Pokémon such as Jolteon for and enabling a clean late-game sweep
ing.
To amplify the shuffling of the opponent's team, Baton Pass can be used to switch to an appropriate
counter to whomever your opponent switches in.
This is especially useful if Jolteon can safely set up a Substitute. Shadow Ball can
be used over Hidden Power to hit Rotom-A for decent damage, but it is often not worth the loss in coverage. Another option is Wish, but due to Jolteon's general frailty
, it is not recommended.</p>
<p>Dragonite makes a fantastic partner for this set.
Choice Scarf Flygon is a primary check for Dragon Dance Dragonite, and with it fast asleep
, the latter Dragonite is free to sweep. Jolteon
can also easily eliminate problem
Pokémon Pokemon for Dragonite, such as Skarmory and
,—if using Hidden Power Grass,—Swampert. Dragonite also has a handy immunity to Ground-type attacks, Jolteon's sole weakness. Lucario also benefits from this set's sleeping capabilities, though it lacks the type synergy that Dragonite and Jolteon possess. However, Jolteon can put sleep Hippowdon to sleep, who is can normally reliably check Lucario. is not OHKOed by a +2 Close Combat from Lucario, granting another turn for the latter to batter your opponent. As with every Jolteon set, Blissey utterly walls
you it.
It As if to make matters worse, Blissey also has Natural Cure to get rid of sleep as it switches out
.—thankfully, Blissey can be dealt with it is easy to eliminate with by powerful Pursuit users such as Scizor and Tyranitar. If using Hidden Power Ice, Swampert will cause some problems, even if it gets put to sleep. takes this set on admirably,even when sleeping. RestTalk Rotom-A can also absorb sleep and is not 3HKOed by any of Jolteon's attacks.</p>
