[Overview]
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<p>
With a fantastic ability in Guts and two good boosting moves in Rock Polish and Dragon Dance, Larvitar makes a great set up sweeper. Not only that, but
he Larvitar also hits
just enough speed to outspeed all
nonboosted unboosted Pokemon after a Dragon Dance
,. (breaking up the sentence into 2 smaller ones, making it easier for the reader)
and he It has also gets near
-perfect
(hyphen between "near" and "perfect") coverage with
his its dual STAB
attacks. Unfortunately, Larvitar has weaknesses to common priority attacks
like Aqua Jet, Mach Punch, Vacuum Wave and Bullet Punch which really
limit its effectiveness.
(Be consistent with how you refer to the Pokemon. At the start of the Overview, you refer to Larvitar using "he", but at the end, you refer to it using "it". For the purposes of this analysis, let's use "it".) </p>
[Set]
name: Boosting Sweeper
move 1: Dragon Dance / Rock Polish
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Stone Edge / Rock Slide
move 4: Crunch / Facade
item: Flame Orb
ability: Guts
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 36 HP / 244 Atk / 36 Def / 188 Spe
[Set Comments]
<p>
As a set-up sweeper, Larvitar can run a threatening boosting set with either Dragon Dance or Rock Polish
as its boosting move. Dragon Dance is the preferred option
, (add comma) as it allows Larvitar to muscle through Pokemon holding
an Evolution Stone
when combined with Guts. However, you can
also use Rock Polish to outspeed all Choice Scarf users who have 17 Speed or less.</p>
<p>When using Dragon Dance, a Jolly nature is recommended as you
can will hit 21 Speed
after a Dragon Dance, which is enough to outspeed every
non-boosted unboosted Pokemon, while still
allowing you to reach
ing a
great huge 36 Attack stat.
However, when using Rock Polish, an Adamant nature is recommended, as Larvitar needs all the power
he it can get. A Jolly nature is still an option
, though, (shift the "though" at the end of the sentence to here) to atleast
(remove space between "at" and "least") tie with all Choice Scarf users with 19 Speed or less, such as Abra, Staryu and Gligar
, though. Earthquake is Larvitar
's
(add apostrophe) most reliable STAB move, and a staple on any
Larvitar set. Stone Edge is the main option in the
second third moveslot, because of its
great high Base Power which is further boosted by STAB. Rock Slide can also be used
instead of Stone Edge, as it has better accuracy and a 30% flinch chance to help turn some 2HKO's in OHKO's, but it's outdamaged by Facade for the higher accuracy which it provides, but you will lose out on a lot of power. Crunch
gives perfect neutral coverage and hits Ghost-types like Misdreavus and Frillish hard, completing the coverage.(first mention the more important fact that Crunch hits the mentioned Ghost-types hard. Then talk about the coverage.) Facade also is a great option in the last slot, as its
Base
Power is doubled to a
great huge 140 when
Larvitar is afflicted with a status condition.
However, using Facade will leave Larvitar with imperfect coverage.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>Larvitar is extremely weak to Water-
type and Fighting-type priority
attacks,
and is often
getting OHKO
ed
by these very attacks.
(Remember, past tense of OHKO is OHKOed, not OHKO'd)Therefore, you can use An Evolution Stone
can be used to survive
those these priority attacks, but you will lose
out on a lot of power
, and thus struggle to break through the defenses of bulky Pokemon to break through bulky Pokemons.
(never use the word "Pokemons". The plural form is also "Pokemon") You can also use a Toxic Orb if you think Larvitar is going to stay in for three turns or less, but
seeing as since Larvitar
tends to is meant to stay in
, (add comma) set up and
then sweep for as long as possible,
Toxic Orb is generally less useful than Flame Orb Flame Orb is usually the better choice.</p>
<p>Having a teammate who can switch into
the Water
-type and Fighting-type
attacks directed at Larvitar is will be very useful
as Larvitar oftern encounters those type of attacks.
Some good options are Croagunk and Frillish. Croagunk can also switch into
the Grass-type attacks
that Larvitar hates.</p>
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[Team Options]
<p>
When using Larvitar, having teammates who can switch
into Water-
type and Fighting-type attacks is recommended
when using Larvitar(move it to the beginning of the sentence). Croagunk is a great
example teammate, as
he it also has a
Grass-type resistance
to Grass-type attacks and
he can set up Nasty Plot on
an the opponent's switch.
Pururiru Frillish and Mantyke can also switch into Fighting
-type and Water-type attacks, while also having a resistance to Bullet Punch.</p>
<p>Wynaut is a great teammate for Larvitar as
he it can trap and Encore opponents, giving Larvitar
a free turn of time to setup
(space between "set" and "up").
Larvitar resists both of Wynauts weaknesses, almost guaranteeing a turn of set-up.
(Larvitar is not part Dark-type)Even though Encore got nerfed to last only three turns this generation, Larvitar will get one free turn to set up either Dragon Dance or Rock Polish.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>Substitute can
protect Larvitar from help Larvitar take priority attacks, and eases prediction, but
it comes at the cost of
a moveslot
. and (split the sentence into 2) Larvitar is
already also immune to status anyway
, courtesy Flame Orb and Guts. Outrage
gives provides good neutral coverage, but its secondary effect makes it a
worse bad option. Superpower hits Bronzor the hardest
, from out of all of
his Larvitar's moves, but the Attack drop is undesirable
and makes it often not worth it. Curse can be used
along with Sandstorm support and an Evolution Stone with and Evolution stone equipped and a Special Defense boost from sand, but
its Larvitar's common 4x weaknesses make it
fairly unviable a bad choice.</p>
<p>Larvitar can
also run a Choice Scarf
set,
as it then outspeeds all hits 21 Speed with a Choice Scarf, outspeeding unboosted Pokemon,
hitting 21 Speed. It also has Guts and a Thunder Wave immunity to set it apart from other Choice Scarf
ers users, but its lack of power
is noticeable lets it down. Larvitar can also run a Choice Band set as it makes a good status absorber with Guts, but
it's is outclassed by Rhyhorn and Geodude
and lacks a lot of power.</p>
[Counters]
<p>Pokemon with powerful priority attacks
can KO Larvitar are Larvitar's best checks. Aqua Jet users such as Carvanha, Totodile and
Kabutops Kabuto, (It is Kabuto. Also, add comma) and Mach Punch users such as Dokkora are good examples.
Life Orb Meditite can also KO
Larvitar with a combination of Fake Out and Bullet Punch
when he is equipped with a Life Orb.</p>
<p>Choice Scarf users with
a super effective attacks can revenge kill Dragon Dance Larvitar easily. Staryu and Gligar are good examples.
The Rock Polish
set is much harder to revenge kill, as only Choice Scarf users with 20 Speed or higher,
such as Diglett and Elekid, can
reliably revenge kill
it him, such as Diglett and Elekid.
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<p>Fortunately
, it's it is much easier to wall
Larvitar, so using a bulky Pokemon
such as like Bronzor, Frillish or Ferroseed
is usually enough should suffice. Bronzor
probably is
probably the best counter to Larvitar
, as He i
t resists both of
his Larvitar's STAB attacks and
KO's can OHKO it with
a STAB
super effective Gyro Ball.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Larvitar
has gets Sand Veil as a Dream World ability,
but it should never be used as Larvitar is extremely outclassed when not using Guts but it is outclassed by Guts.</p>
