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[SET]
name: Phazing Tank
move 1: Roar / Perish Song
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Heal Bell / Surf
item: Leftovers
ability: Water Absorb
nature: Calm
evs: 96 HP / 160 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Lapras is a great defensive answer to several key Pokémon in UU, most notably Life Orb Milotic and Calm Mind Mismagius. This set also checks Azumarill locked into a Water move nicely, as well as Calm Minding Slowbro. Lapras accomplishes most of this by using Roar or Perish Song to force stat-uppers to switch out. Roar is generally preferred as Lapras has to switch in and out less often when using it, while Perish Song is better in a last-Pokémon situation. It also is slightly more effective against Baton Pass teams.</p>
<p>Thunderbolt is Lapras's biggest advantage over other Waters; it allows Lapras the ability to do significant damage to Milotic, Azumarill, and Slowbro. Ice Beam is Lapras's best STAB move as it allows Lapras to check random Pokémon like Crobat; it is also useful to deter Torterra and Shaymin who may want to switch in on Lapras. Heal Bell provides Lapras with another means to support its teammates; while Stealth Rock makes it hard to switch in Lapras repeatedly it is still bulky enough to spend a turn ridding a team of status afflictions. Surf is useful to more easily deter the likes of Rampardos and Rhydon, though they don't like STAB Ice Beam very much anyway.</p>
<p>The EVs are tailored to countering Mismagius; after a Calm Mind, Mismagius will never 2HKO Lapras with Hidden Power Fighting or Shadow Ball, even factoring in Stealth Rock. Even then, Mismagius almost always Substitutes on the switch first. This makes Perish Songing much safer.</p>
<p>Wish and / or Rapid Spin support is recommended for Lapras so it can come in repeatedly and phaze away stat uppers as they get worn down by Lapras's attacks; though switching into random Water attacks can help with this somewhat. Lapras is giong to be luring out strong Fighting and Grass attackers, so this makes Crobat a great defensive pair with Lapras. Crobat can also Taunt leads trying to set up Stealth Rock, which will help Lapras stay alive a little longer. Rock and Electric attacks can be absorbed by a Ground type of choice, such as Claydol. Nidoqueen makes an ideal defensive pair with Lapras, however, since it resists 3 of Lapras's 4 main weaknesses. </p>
[Other Options]
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<p>Whirlpool can be combined with Perish Song to act as a psuedo-Perish Trap combination, but Whirlpool has imperfect accuracy and isn't guaranteed to last the entirety of Perish Song's duration.</p>
name: Phazing Tank
move 1: Roar / Perish Song
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Heal Bell / Surf
item: Leftovers
ability: Water Absorb
nature: Calm
evs: 96 HP / 160 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Lapras is a great defensive answer to several key Pokémon in UU, most notably Life Orb Milotic and Calm Mind Mismagius. This set also checks Azumarill locked into a Water move nicely, as well as Calm Minding Slowbro. Lapras accomplishes most of this by using Roar or Perish Song to force stat-uppers to switch out. Roar is generally preferred as Lapras has to switch in and out less often when using it, while Perish Song is better in a last-Pokémon situation. It also is slightly more effective against Baton Pass teams.</p>
<p>Thunderbolt is Lapras's biggest advantage over other Waters; it allows Lapras the ability to do significant damage to Milotic, Azumarill, and Slowbro. Ice Beam is Lapras's best STAB move as it allows Lapras to check random Pokémon like Crobat; it is also useful to deter Torterra and Shaymin who may want to switch in on Lapras. Heal Bell provides Lapras with another means to support its teammates; while Stealth Rock makes it hard to switch in Lapras repeatedly it is still bulky enough to spend a turn ridding a team of status afflictions. Surf is useful to more easily deter the likes of Rampardos and Rhydon, though they don't like STAB Ice Beam very much anyway.</p>
<p>The EVs are tailored to countering Mismagius; after a Calm Mind, Mismagius will never 2HKO Lapras with Hidden Power Fighting or Shadow Ball, even factoring in Stealth Rock. Even then, Mismagius almost always Substitutes on the switch first. This makes Perish Songing much safer.</p>
<p>Wish and / or Rapid Spin support is recommended for Lapras so it can come in repeatedly and phaze away stat uppers as they get worn down by Lapras's attacks; though switching into random Water attacks can help with this somewhat. Lapras is giong to be luring out strong Fighting and Grass attackers, so this makes Crobat a great defensive pair with Lapras. Crobat can also Taunt leads trying to set up Stealth Rock, which will help Lapras stay alive a little longer. Rock and Electric attacks can be absorbed by a Ground type of choice, such as Claydol. Nidoqueen makes an ideal defensive pair with Lapras, however, since it resists 3 of Lapras's 4 main weaknesses. </p>
[Other Options]
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<p>Whirlpool can be combined with Perish Song to act as a psuedo-Perish Trap combination, but Whirlpool has imperfect accuracy and isn't guaranteed to last the entirety of Perish Song's duration.</p>