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[OVERVIEW]
Thanks to its amazing Speed, great Attack, and coverage, Lycanroc has established itself as a terrifying offensive threat capable of revenge killing multiple tier staples such as Talonflame and Virizion, which gives it an important niche over Archeops. While it does have a great Attack and movepool, it can struggle to get past physically defensive walls that aren't weak to its attacks like Vaporeon, Tangela, and Sandaconda.
[SET]
name: All-out Attacker
move 1: Stone Edge
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Psychic Fangs / Crunch
move 4: Accelerock
item: Life Orb / Choice Band
ability: Sand Rush
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With this set, Lycanroc makes for a great revenge killer. Close Combat targets Pokemon like Gigalith, Togedemaru, and Regirock. If running Psychic Fangs, Lycanroc is going to find itself unable to break through Palossand and Claydol; partners that can take them on like Virizion and Alolan Exeggutor are therefore appreciated. They can also weaken other walls such as Weezing in order for Lycanroc to clean. In exchange, they enjoy Lycanroc pressuring Pokemon like Talonflame and Sneasel for them. If running Crunch, Lycanroc struggles against Fighting-types such as Toxicroak and Passimian, which makes teammates like Jellicent and Aromatisse appreciated. While Life Orb makes Lycanroc less prediction reliant, Choice Band makes it hit considerably harder while also not getting chipped down by Life Orb. Lastly, Spikes setters such as Froslass and Garbodor give Lycanroc an easier time wallbreaking. The former can also weaken Ground-types for it, while the latter is able to switch into Fighting-types.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[gum, 434150]]
- Quality checked by: [[Juno, 444224], [MZ, 202117]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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