
[SET]
Maushold @ Wide Lens
Name: Tidy Up Sweeper
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Tidy Up
- Population Bomb
- Bite
- Encore / Low Kick / Play Rough
[SET DETAILS]
Tidy Up Maushold is a good setup sweeper for Normal teams, as it is able to outspeed and take out threats like non-Choice Scarf Iron Valiant, non-Iron Defense Zamazenta, and Urshifu-R. At +1 Attack, Population Bomb becomes a fierce move, taking out a plethora of threats not running Rocky Helmet, notably Toxapex and Gouging Fire. Bite allows Maushold to threaten Ghost-types like Dragapult and Hisuian Zoroark at +1, while Encore lets Maushold lock foes into moves such as locking Corviknight into Defog and Kingambit into Sucker Punch; this allows Maushold to get a potential Tidy Up turn. Low Kick can be run over Encore to hit pesky Steel- and Rock-types like Kingambit, Hisuian Goodra, Heatran, and Tyranitar. Play Rough threatens Dark- and Dragon-types like Hydreigon, Sableye on a switch in, and unboosted Roaring Moon, but running it leaves Maushold vulnerable to Kingambit. Wide Lens is the best item for Maushold to ensure Population Bomb is accurate as possible.
Hisuian Zoroark is a great teammate for Maushold, providing a Fighting immunity while also fooling its foes due to Illusion. It also takes out physically bulky Pokemon like Gholdengo and Archaludon with Shadow Ball and Focus Blast and can use Trick to lock walls like Sableye into undesirable moves by giving them Choice Specs, which eases Maushold's sweeping capabilities. Ditto reverse sweeps against potential setup sweepers like Chien-Pao and Ceruledge, while Maushold provides entry hazard removal via Tidy Up, keeping Ditto as healthy as possible. Indeedee eases the Fighting matchup by dealing with Zamazenta and Choice Specs Keldeo with Expanding Force. It also provides Healing Wish support, allowing one of its teammates a second chance to sweep, and sets up Psychic Terrain so that Maushold does not fear revenge killing attempts from the likes of Kingambit and Keldeo. Ursaluna-B is a great bulky teammate, taking out Steel- and Poison-types like Archaludon and Sneasler, which would otherwise be troublesome to Maushold. Calm Mind Terapagos with BoltBeam coverage deals with pesky Flying- and Dragon-types like Corviknight, Skarmory, and Dragonite for Maushold. Blissey is an amazing special wall, tanking special hits from Flutter Mane and Greninja while also spreading paralysis via Thunder Wave. It also provides hazard support with Stealth Rock, which gives Maushold chance to OHKO Gliscor.
[CREDITS]
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