[SET]
name: Unaware Wall
move 1: Foul Play
move 2: Roost
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Defog / Brave Bird / Toxic
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Unaware
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its great bulk, reliable recovery, good defensive typing, and STAB Foul Play, Mandibuzz is the primer Unaware user in AAA. Mandibuzz can check a wide range of physical attackers including Zarude and Talonflame; even the setup variants cannot overwhelm it thanks to Unaware. It is also one of the few reliable checks to both BellyBurden Kommo-o, perhaps the most dangerous sweeper in the tier, and Dhelmise, one of the hardest wallbreakers to account for defensively. Foul Play lets the weak Mandibuzz deal significant damage, especially if foes attempt to set up. Roost keeps Mandibuzz healthy throughout the match, and U-turn lets it function as a slow pivot and generate momentum against foes it forces out. Mandibuzz is a solid Defogger as well, which gives it solid utility even when it's not needed to check a setup sweeper. Brave Bird is another option if a teammate is already providing entry hazard removal, and it hits targets like Zarude and Volcarona harder than Foul Play does, while Toxic punishes opposing walls and beats Togekiss without Life Orb. Heavy-Duty Boots is the preferred item to negate Stealth Rock damage, especially if Mandibuzz is the Defogger. Mandibuzz strongly dislikes Toxic and Knock Off, as they severely cut into its longevity, so it must be careful switching into defensive Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex that often carry them. Lastly, due to how ubiquitous Mandibuzz is as a physical setup check, lure sets like Galvanize Kommo-o are sometimes run to eliminate it; Mandibuzz should be careful about switching into attackers with unrevealed abilities, especially since Unaware allows it to safely come in even after the standard sets have set up.
Unaware Mandibuzz fits best on balance and bulky offense teams due to its fantastic role compression; in a single teamslot it provides physical bulk, setup deterrence, entry hazard removal, and slow pivoting. Mandibuzz is a great teammate to frail-but-dangerous wallbreakers such as Terrakion, Tapu Lele, and Azelf; Mandibuzz can bring them onto the field safely with a slow U-turn and switch into physical attackers that could revenge kill them. Mandibuzz struggles to check physical attackers that can hit it hard without needing to set up, like Terrakion and Cinderace, so strong checks to those like Dauntless Shield Kommo-o make great partners. Mandibuzz is also usually unable to check special setup sweepers like Tapu Lele, so specially bulky teammates like RegenVest Jirachi are recommended.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Mandibuzz can run Knock Off or Taunt to frustrate common switch-ins, but it generally prefers the moves listed on the main set. Mandibuzz can run an immunity ability like Flash Fire, which patches up its weakness to Cinderace, Desolate Land Heatran, and Volcarona, but these, and other alternate abilities, come at the expense of checking setup sweepers. Magic Bounce is also an option to block status and entry hazards. Dauntless Shield is an option to improve its matchup versus wallbreakers like Garchomp.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Toxic**: Since Mandibuzz needs to stay on the field to wall setup sweepers, Toxic from common walls like Toxapex and opposing Mandibuzz severely hampers its ability to do its job.
**U-turn**: Since Mandibuzz is reliant on Roost to stay healthy, pivots like U-turn Zarude and Talonflame can wear it down over time by immediately pivoting to a check, forcing it out before it can recover.
**Item Removal**: Stealth Rock damage limits Mandibuzz’s longevity, so it fears any form of item removal, including Switcheroo Dhelmise.
**Choice Item Wallbreakers**: Due to its reliance on Unaware, Mandibuzz is vulnerable to being overwhelmed by both Choice Band users, like Terrakion and Galarian Zapdos, and Choice Specs users, like Latios and Inteleon.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[UT, 523866]]
- Quality checked by: [[Osake, 524664], [The Number Man, 475804]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
name: Unaware Wall
move 1: Foul Play
move 2: Roost
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Defog / Brave Bird / Toxic
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Unaware
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its great bulk, reliable recovery, good defensive typing, and STAB Foul Play, Mandibuzz is the primer Unaware user in AAA. Mandibuzz can check a wide range of physical attackers including Zarude and Talonflame; even the setup variants cannot overwhelm it thanks to Unaware. It is also one of the few reliable checks to both BellyBurden Kommo-o, perhaps the most dangerous sweeper in the tier, and Dhelmise, one of the hardest wallbreakers to account for defensively. Foul Play lets the weak Mandibuzz deal significant damage, especially if foes attempt to set up. Roost keeps Mandibuzz healthy throughout the match, and U-turn lets it function as a slow pivot and generate momentum against foes it forces out. Mandibuzz is a solid Defogger as well, which gives it solid utility even when it's not needed to check a setup sweeper. Brave Bird is another option if a teammate is already providing entry hazard removal, and it hits targets like Zarude and Volcarona harder than Foul Play does, while Toxic punishes opposing walls and beats Togekiss without Life Orb. Heavy-Duty Boots is the preferred item to negate Stealth Rock damage, especially if Mandibuzz is the Defogger. Mandibuzz strongly dislikes Toxic and Knock Off, as they severely cut into its longevity, so it must be careful switching into defensive Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex that often carry them. Lastly, due to how ubiquitous Mandibuzz is as a physical setup check, lure sets like Galvanize Kommo-o are sometimes run to eliminate it; Mandibuzz should be careful about switching into attackers with unrevealed abilities, especially since Unaware allows it to safely come in even after the standard sets have set up.
Unaware Mandibuzz fits best on balance and bulky offense teams due to its fantastic role compression; in a single teamslot it provides physical bulk, setup deterrence, entry hazard removal, and slow pivoting. Mandibuzz is a great teammate to frail-but-dangerous wallbreakers such as Terrakion, Tapu Lele, and Azelf; Mandibuzz can bring them onto the field safely with a slow U-turn and switch into physical attackers that could revenge kill them. Mandibuzz struggles to check physical attackers that can hit it hard without needing to set up, like Terrakion and Cinderace, so strong checks to those like Dauntless Shield Kommo-o make great partners. Mandibuzz is also usually unable to check special setup sweepers like Tapu Lele, so specially bulky teammates like RegenVest Jirachi are recommended.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Mandibuzz can run Knock Off or Taunt to frustrate common switch-ins, but it generally prefers the moves listed on the main set. Mandibuzz can run an immunity ability like Flash Fire, which patches up its weakness to Cinderace, Desolate Land Heatran, and Volcarona, but these, and other alternate abilities, come at the expense of checking setup sweepers. Magic Bounce is also an option to block status and entry hazards. Dauntless Shield is an option to improve its matchup versus wallbreakers like Garchomp.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Toxic**: Since Mandibuzz needs to stay on the field to wall setup sweepers, Toxic from common walls like Toxapex and opposing Mandibuzz severely hampers its ability to do its job.
**U-turn**: Since Mandibuzz is reliant on Roost to stay healthy, pivots like U-turn Zarude and Talonflame can wear it down over time by immediately pivoting to a check, forcing it out before it can recover.
**Item Removal**: Stealth Rock damage limits Mandibuzz’s longevity, so it fears any form of item removal, including Switcheroo Dhelmise.
**Choice Item Wallbreakers**: Due to its reliance on Unaware, Mandibuzz is vulnerable to being overwhelmed by both Choice Band users, like Terrakion and Galarian Zapdos, and Choice Specs users, like Latios and Inteleon.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[UT, 523866]]
- Quality checked by: [[Osake, 524664], [The Number Man, 475804]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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