[Overview]
<p>Mamoswine has several things that set it apart from other
pokemonPokemon. 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
IceIce-type move. The only threatening resistor of its STAB combo is Bronzong. All this is boosted by its high base 130
AtkAttack stat. It happens to be a great anti-metagame
pokemonPokemon, as it can easily kill many popular
pokemonPokemon such as Garchomp, Salamence, and
Doryuuzu Excadrill. Unfortunately, it is weak to several other popular
pokemonPokemon, such as
Urgamoth Volcarona and
ShanderaaChandelure. It also faces competition as a revenge killer from Weavile.</p>
[SET]
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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
a montrous attackAttack stat 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
pokemonPokemon for
SEsuper effective damage, such as Gyarados and
Urgamoth Volcarona. 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
pokemonPokemon in the metagame. This includes Garchomp, Salamence, the three genies, Breloom,
and the Lati dragons Latias, and Latios. Mamoswine is one of the few viable users of this move, and he uses this move very well.
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[ADDITIONAL OPTIONS] [ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
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<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
pokemonPokemon, yet afterwards it is more vulnerable and it will be outsped. Life Orb is a good item if Mamoswine
wantwants 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
OHKOsOHKOes Offensiveoffensive variants of Gyarados after Stealth Rock damage, while Rock Slide does not. Superpower is a great move to have, seeing as
fightingFighting is a great attacking type, but being choice locked into a
fighting Fighting-type move is just begging for a
ghost type Ghost-type Pokemon, and it is also illegal with Icicle Drop
, Mamoswine's main move. It is also illegal with and 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
pokemonPokemon such as Heatran, Smeargle, Kirikizan, and Breloom. However, most of these
pokemonPokemon will either be
scarfedScarfed, or will be killed by priority anyway, so it's not too useful.</p>
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name: Endeavor Lead
move 1: Ice Shard
move 2: Endeavor
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Stealth Rock
item: Focus Sash
ability: Snow Cloak
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Mamoswine has both Endeavor and a priority
attackmove, 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 turnwhich makes it much more efficient. This allows him to score a cheap kill against offensive leads. They attack him, activate his
focus sash Focus Sash, he uses Endeavor. Next turn, it strikes with priority. Against non-offensive leads, he can set up Stealth Rock and attack with
spamSTAB Earthquake for damage. Mamoswine can be an effective
endeavor Endeavor lead that can reliably set up
SealthStealth Rock.</p>
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<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,
because Focus Sash will be useless due to entry hazards. Icicle Drop is an option over Earthquake for a different STAB. Icicle Drop can be useful because it always
2HKO's 2HKOesHippowdon. It is also useful for bulky
pokemonPokemon 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
GigiasuGigalith and leads weak to
groundGround-type attacks.
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[OPTIONAL CHANGES]
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<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 Ghost- 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
pokemonPokemon 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.
Icicle Spear is an option due to its perfect accuracy, and its strength if it hits more than three times. It can also break Substitutes. 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 Power,
Hidden Power, and
Ancientpower AncientPower, but Mamoswine is better off using physical attacks.. It can also be used well on a Hail team. It can abuse Snow Cloak's evasion boost and spam
BlizzadBlizzard.
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[TEAM OPTIONS]
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<p>Offensive Mamoswine pairs up well with Flash Fire users such as Heatran. Heatran can absorb all the
Fire typeFire-type attacks aimed at Mamoswine and can hit back with a powerful Earth Power. It can also absorb any
Gass or SeelGrass- and Steel-type moves and strike back on either of these types,
and Will-o-Wisp coming from Ghost-types. The only problem is that it can't handle any water or
fightingFighting-type moves. Gyarados resists
Fire, Steel, Fighting, and WaterFire-, Steel-, Fighting-, and Water-type 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>
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<p>Lead Mamoswine needs a strong, bulky
ghost typeGhost-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
pokemonPokemon such as
Desukan Cofagrigus, Dusknoir,
Burungeru Jellicent, and Spiritomb. They can also soak up Flamethrowers and Surfs from leads like Politoed and Ninetales. They
arecan be used later as spin blockers as well
, to prevent Stealth Rock from being removed.
Burungeru Jellicent works the best out of all of these as it resists many things that Mamoswine is weak to,
wuchsuch as
fighting, water, fire, and steelFighting-, Water-, Fire-, and Steel-type attacks.</p>
[COUNTERS]
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<p>
Steel typesSteel-types can really give Mamoswine a
roughtough time. They can hit Mamoswine for super effective damage and can switch into an
iceIce-type move. Scizor, Jirachi,
Nattorei Ferrothorn, 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
pokemonPokemon 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 RockIce- and Rock-type attacks, as well as having an immense defense stat.
Water types 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 typesWater-types for super effective damage, so it's hard to hit them hard when they switch in.
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[DREAM WORLD]
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<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
IceIce-type moves and a neutrality to
FireFire-type 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
pokemonPokemon. Mamoswine can also survive
fire type Fire-type moves from
pokemonPokemon like
Urgamosu Volcarona and
ShanderaChandelure and OHKO back with Stone Edge and Earthquake.</p>
