
[SET]
name: Choice Band (Ice)
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Superpower / Heavy Slam / Knock Off
item: Choice Band
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Mamoswine is an effective wallbreaker on Ice teams, as it helps pressure Fire-, Rock-, and Steel-types such as Torkoal, Tyranitar, and Heatran. Earthquake makes it a dangerous threat for Poison and Electric teams, and Icicle Crash hits Ground-immune targets like Celesteela, Zapdos, and Mantine. Ice Shard provides priority and aids in revenge killing the likes of Agility Galarian Moltres, Choice Scarf Galarian Zapdos, and Choice Scarf Thundurus-T. Superpower grants Mamoswine the ability to break past bulky Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Porygon2. Heavy Slam can be used to reliably defeat setup sweepers such as Hatterene and Clefable. Knock Off is a great utility option that allows Mamoswine to get rid of important items such as Eviolite from Chansey, Porygon2, and Piloswine as well as recovery items from Ferrothorn and Slowbro. An Adamant nature lets Mamoswine better revenge kill the aforementioned targets of Ice Shard.
Kyurem appreciates Mamoswine breaking through Steel-types such as Aegislash and Melmetal, as they are able to tank Kyurem's Earth Powers quite easily. In return, Kyurem checks Rotom-W and Slowbro and is capable of PP stalling Ferrothorn's Gyro Ball and Corviknight's Body Press with Pressure. Arctozolt not only helps Mamoswine break down defensive cores used by Poison and Flying teams, but also threatens Water-types such as Pelipper, Volcanion, and Toxapex. Cloyster values Mamoswines immunity to Electric-type moves from Tapu Koko, Zapdos, and Alolan Raichu, while also setting Spikes to support Mamoswine's wallbreaking by providing chip damage against foes. Aurora Veil Alolan Ninetales allows Mamoswine to tank more hits and wallbreak for a prolonged period of time; Alolan Ninetales also checks threats such as Urshifu-R and Kommo-o. Galarian Darmanitan can use Flare Blitz to KO Ferrothorn for non-Superpower Mamoswine and also lures Ground-immune Steel-types like Corviknight and Celesteela. Mamoswine wears down bulky teams so that Weavile can sweep in the late-game, while Weavile's Speed is great for dealing with faster threats such as Volcarona, Spectrier, and Blacephalon.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Ice
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Mamoswine is capable of utilizing Focus Sash + Oblivious to function as a Stealth Rock lead, but it doesn't have the immediate power that Choice Band provides and it faces competition as a Stealth Rock setter from Piloswine. Life Orb allows Mamoswine to switch between its moves, but shortens its longevity. Leftovers increases Mamoswine's longevity, although it doesn't hit as hard as Life Orb and Choice Band sets.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GiyuForPresident, 574288]]
- Ice analysis by: [[GiyuForPresident, 574288]]
- Quality checked by: [[sasha, 510532], [Neko, 542526], [Felines, 290520]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662], [UT, 523866]]
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