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Mamoswine
Serebii!
[Overview]
<p>Mamoswine has several things that set it apart from other pokemon. It is one of the few viable users of the move Ice Shard, a physical Ice type priority move. It also received the move Icicle Drop, which is currently the second strongest physical Ice move. The only threatening resistor of its STAB combo is Bronzong. All this is boosted by its high base 130 Atk stat. It happens to be a great anti-metagame pokemon, as it can easily kill many popular pokemon such as Garchomp, Salamence, and Doryuuzu. Unfortunately, it is weak to several other popular pokemon, such as Urgamoth and Shanderaa. It also faces competition as a revenge killer from Weavile.</p>
[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Ice Shard
move 2: Icicle Drop
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Stone Edge
Item: Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Adamant / Jolly
EVs.: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Mamoswine has magnificent attack that is deadly when combined with a STAB priority move and other strong STAB moves. Icicle Drop and Earthquake are its strongest STAB moves which hit hard and usually get neutral coverage. Stone Edge can also help it hit some important pokemon for SE damage, such as Gyarados and Urgamoth. It also allows it to hit some of the Rotom forms for neutral damage. But Ice Shard is what sets this set apart from other choice sets. Ice Shard helps it to revenge kill some of the most prominent pokemon in the metagame. This includes Garchomp, Salamence, the three genies, Breloom, and the Lati dragons. Mamoswine is one of the few viable users of this move, and he uses this move very well. </p>
[ADDITIONAL OPTIONS]
<p>Choosing the item is a difficult choice. Choice Band gives it much more power and allows it to fill the role of a wall breaker. It also means that it is stuck with base 80 Speed. Choice Band allows it to nail switch-ins after it scares off the opponent pokemon, yet afterwards it is more vulnerable and it will be outsped. Life Orb is a good item if Mamoswine want the added power but doesn't like being locked into one specific move, but it will be sacrificing some of its bulk and survivability. Choice Scarf can be used as well, yet it takes away from the raw power that Mamoswine packs. Rock Slide is also an option over Stone Edge as it offers better accuracy and reliability. It should be noted that Stone Edge always OHKOs Offensive variants of Gyarados after Stealth Rock damage, while Rock Slide does not. Superpower is a great move to have, seeing as fighting is a great attacking type, but being choice locked into a fighting move is just begging for a ghost type, and it is also illegal with Icicle Drop, Mamoswine's main move. It is also illegal with Thick Fat, as Thick Fat is Mamoswine's Dream World ability. A Jolly nature works well too, although it is not quite as useful as an Adamant one. Jolly allows Mamoswine to outspeed several pokemon such as Heatran, Smeargle, Kirikizan, and Breloom. However, most of these pokemon will either be scarfed, or will be killed by priority anyway, so it's not too useful.</p>
[SET]
name: Endeavor Lead
move 1: Ice Shard
move 2: Endeavor
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Stealth Rock
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Snow Cloak
Natue: Adamant
EVs.: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Mamoswine has both Endeavor and a priority attack, which makes him a great lead. Unlike other users of this strategy, Mamoswine is immune to all types of weather, so it won't be killed at the end of each turn. This allows him to score a cheap kill against offensive leads. They attack him, activate his focus sash, he uses Endeavor. Next turn, it strikes with priority. Against non-offensive leads, he can set up Stealth Rock and attack with spam Earthquake for damage. Mamoswine can be an effective endeavor lead that can reliably set up Sealth Rock.</p>
[ADDITIONAL OPTIONS]
<p>This set can always function mid game as well. If it is to be used in a non-lead position, a Life Orb is recommended over a Focus Sash however. Icicle Drop is an option over Earthquake for a different STAB. Icicle Drop can be useful because it always 2HKO's Hippowdon. It is also useful for bulky pokemon weak to Ice, such as Dragonite and Erufuun. The only disadvantage of this move is that it loses Earthquake, which is also STAB and is more powerful and allows it to take down Gigiasu and leads weak to ground. </p>
[OPTIONAL CHANGES]
<p>Mamoswine has respectable stats and a decent movepool which allows it to run several other sets. Mamoswine can use Bite to hit Ghost types and Psychic types, but it has limited use. Superpower is always an option, but it lowers both attack and defense, making it difficult to KO multiple pokemon in a row and is illegal with Thick Fat. A Substitute set can also see some success, as Mamoswine can 2HKO most of its counters. Mamoswine can use an Expert Belt to bluff a Choice Band. Mamoswine has a decent base 70 Special Attack stat so it can run a mixed set. It can use moves such as Ice Beam, Earth power, and Ancientpower. It can also be used well on a Hail team. It can abuse Snow Cloak's evasion boost and spam Blizzad. </p>
[TEAM OPTIONS]
<p>Offensive Mamoswine pairs up well with Flash Fire users such as Heatran. Heatran can absorb all the Fire type attacks aimed at Mamoswine and can hit back with a powerful Earth Power. It can also absorb any Gass or Seel moves and strike back on either of these types. The only problem is that it can't handle any water or fighting moves. Gyarados resists Fire, Steel, Fighting, and Water attacks aimed at Mamoswine and can benefit from Mamoswine's wall breaking abilities. Sazando works well with Mamoswine, as it can sweep easily without other dragons around and walls like Blissey gone. Any sweeper pairs up well with Mamoswine in actuallity, because Mamoswine can break down all of the walls on the opponent's team. Abomasnow works well with a hail themed Mamoswine, as it can break down water types and summon hail.</p>
<p>Lead Mamoswine needs a strong, bulky ghost type to be paired up with it. Mamoswine attracts moves such as Fake Out and Hi Jump Kick, which should all be directed to a pokemon such as Desukan, Dusknoir, Burungeru, and Spiritomb. They can also soak up Flamethrowers and Surfs from leads like Politoed and Ninetales. They are used later as spin blockers as well, to prevent Stealth Rock from being removed. Burungeru works the best out of all of these as it resists many things that Mamoswine is weak to, wuch as fighting, water, fire, and steel.</p>
[COUNTERS]
<p>Steel types can really give Mamoswine a rough time. They can hit Mamoswine for super effective damage and can switch into an ice move. Scizor, Jirachi, Nattorei, and Lucario can all give Mamoswine a particularly hard time. Gyarados can easily set up on Mamoswine if it isn't locked into Stone Edge. Essentially reasonably bulky pokemon can switch into a resisted attack on a choice locked attack. Bronzong is the worst possible hing to switch into Mamoswine, as it's immune to Ground attacks and resists Ice and Rock attacks, as well as having an immense defense stat. Water types also are tough to deal with for Mamoswine. They resist Ice moves and can hit back strongly with super effective moves. Mamoswine also doesn't carry any moves that hit water types for super effective damage, so it's hard to hit them hard when they switch in. </p>
[DREAM WORLD]
<p>Mamoswine with Thick Fat has already been released, which isn't game changing, but it is certainly a boost. This gives Mamoswine a resistance to Ice moves and a neutrality to Fire moves. This means that Mamoswine is one of the only resistors of the BoltBeam combo which makes it easier for Mamoswine to switch into certain pokemon. Mamoswine can also survive fire type moves from pokemon like Urgamosu and Shanderaa and OHKO back with Stone Edge and Earthquake.</p>
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Mamoswine
Serebii!
[Overview]
<p>Mamoswine has several things that set it apart from other pokemon. It is one of the few viable users of the move Ice Shard, a physical Ice type priority move. It also received the move Icicle Drop, which is currently the second strongest physical Ice move. The only threatening resistor of its STAB combo is Bronzong. All this is boosted by its high base 130 Atk stat. It happens to be a great anti-metagame pokemon, as it can easily kill many popular pokemon such as Garchomp, Salamence, and Doryuuzu. Unfortunately, it is weak to several other popular pokemon, such as Urgamoth and Shanderaa. It also faces competition as a revenge killer from Weavile.</p>
[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Ice Shard
move 2: Icicle Drop
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Stone Edge
Item: Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Adamant / Jolly
EVs.: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Mamoswine has magnificent attack that is deadly when combined with a STAB priority move and other strong STAB moves. Icicle Drop and Earthquake are its strongest STAB moves which hit hard and usually get neutral coverage. Stone Edge can also help it hit some important pokemon for SE damage, such as Gyarados and Urgamoth. It also allows it to hit some of the Rotom forms for neutral damage. But Ice Shard is what sets this set apart from other choice sets. Ice Shard helps it to revenge kill some of the most prominent pokemon in the metagame. This includes Garchomp, Salamence, the three genies, Breloom, and the Lati dragons. Mamoswine is one of the few viable users of this move, and he uses this move very well. </p>
[ADDITIONAL OPTIONS]
<p>Choosing the item is a difficult choice. Choice Band gives it much more power and allows it to fill the role of a wall breaker. It also means that it is stuck with base 80 Speed. Choice Band allows it to nail switch-ins after it scares off the opponent pokemon, yet afterwards it is more vulnerable and it will be outsped. Life Orb is a good item if Mamoswine want the added power but doesn't like being locked into one specific move, but it will be sacrificing some of its bulk and survivability. Choice Scarf can be used as well, yet it takes away from the raw power that Mamoswine packs. Rock Slide is also an option over Stone Edge as it offers better accuracy and reliability. It should be noted that Stone Edge always OHKOs Offensive variants of Gyarados after Stealth Rock damage, while Rock Slide does not. Superpower is a great move to have, seeing as fighting is a great attacking type, but being choice locked into a fighting move is just begging for a ghost type, and it is also illegal with Icicle Drop, Mamoswine's main move. It is also illegal with Thick Fat, as Thick Fat is Mamoswine's Dream World ability. A Jolly nature works well too, although it is not quite as useful as an Adamant one. Jolly allows Mamoswine to outspeed several pokemon such as Heatran, Smeargle, Kirikizan, and Breloom. However, most of these pokemon will either be scarfed, or will be killed by priority anyway, so it's not too useful.</p>
[SET]
name: Endeavor Lead
move 1: Ice Shard
move 2: Endeavor
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Stealth Rock
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Snow Cloak
Natue: Adamant
EVs.: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Mamoswine has both Endeavor and a priority attack, which makes him a great lead. Unlike other users of this strategy, Mamoswine is immune to all types of weather, so it won't be killed at the end of each turn. This allows him to score a cheap kill against offensive leads. They attack him, activate his focus sash, he uses Endeavor. Next turn, it strikes with priority. Against non-offensive leads, he can set up Stealth Rock and attack with spam Earthquake for damage. Mamoswine can be an effective endeavor lead that can reliably set up Sealth Rock.</p>
[ADDITIONAL OPTIONS]
<p>This set can always function mid game as well. If it is to be used in a non-lead position, a Life Orb is recommended over a Focus Sash however. Icicle Drop is an option over Earthquake for a different STAB. Icicle Drop can be useful because it always 2HKO's Hippowdon. It is also useful for bulky pokemon weak to Ice, such as Dragonite and Erufuun. The only disadvantage of this move is that it loses Earthquake, which is also STAB and is more powerful and allows it to take down Gigiasu and leads weak to ground. </p>
[OPTIONAL CHANGES]
<p>Mamoswine has respectable stats and a decent movepool which allows it to run several other sets. Mamoswine can use Bite to hit Ghost types and Psychic types, but it has limited use. Superpower is always an option, but it lowers both attack and defense, making it difficult to KO multiple pokemon in a row and is illegal with Thick Fat. A Substitute set can also see some success, as Mamoswine can 2HKO most of its counters. Mamoswine can use an Expert Belt to bluff a Choice Band. Mamoswine has a decent base 70 Special Attack stat so it can run a mixed set. It can use moves such as Ice Beam, Earth power, and Ancientpower. It can also be used well on a Hail team. It can abuse Snow Cloak's evasion boost and spam Blizzad. </p>
[TEAM OPTIONS]
<p>Offensive Mamoswine pairs up well with Flash Fire users such as Heatran. Heatran can absorb all the Fire type attacks aimed at Mamoswine and can hit back with a powerful Earth Power. It can also absorb any Gass or Seel moves and strike back on either of these types. The only problem is that it can't handle any water or fighting moves. Gyarados resists Fire, Steel, Fighting, and Water attacks aimed at Mamoswine and can benefit from Mamoswine's wall breaking abilities. Sazando works well with Mamoswine, as it can sweep easily without other dragons around and walls like Blissey gone. Any sweeper pairs up well with Mamoswine in actuallity, because Mamoswine can break down all of the walls on the opponent's team. Abomasnow works well with a hail themed Mamoswine, as it can break down water types and summon hail.</p>
<p>Lead Mamoswine needs a strong, bulky ghost type to be paired up with it. Mamoswine attracts moves such as Fake Out and Hi Jump Kick, which should all be directed to a pokemon such as Desukan, Dusknoir, Burungeru, and Spiritomb. They can also soak up Flamethrowers and Surfs from leads like Politoed and Ninetales. They are used later as spin blockers as well, to prevent Stealth Rock from being removed. Burungeru works the best out of all of these as it resists many things that Mamoswine is weak to, wuch as fighting, water, fire, and steel.</p>
[COUNTERS]
<p>Steel types can really give Mamoswine a rough time. They can hit Mamoswine for super effective damage and can switch into an ice move. Scizor, Jirachi, Nattorei, and Lucario can all give Mamoswine a particularly hard time. Gyarados can easily set up on Mamoswine if it isn't locked into Stone Edge. Essentially reasonably bulky pokemon can switch into a resisted attack on a choice locked attack. Bronzong is the worst possible hing to switch into Mamoswine, as it's immune to Ground attacks and resists Ice and Rock attacks, as well as having an immense defense stat. Water types also are tough to deal with for Mamoswine. They resist Ice moves and can hit back strongly with super effective moves. Mamoswine also doesn't carry any moves that hit water types for super effective damage, so it's hard to hit them hard when they switch in. </p>
[DREAM WORLD]
<p>Mamoswine with Thick Fat has already been released, which isn't game changing, but it is certainly a boost. This gives Mamoswine a resistance to Ice moves and a neutrality to Fire moves. This means that Mamoswine is one of the only resistors of the BoltBeam combo which makes it easier for Mamoswine to switch into certain pokemon. Mamoswine can also survive fire type moves from pokemon like Urgamosu and Shanderaa and OHKO back with Stone Edge and Earthquake.</p>
