
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Flower Trick
move 2: Knock Off / Sucker Punch
move 3: Giga Impact
move 4: Play Rough / Thunder Punch / Shadow Claw
item: Choice Band
ability: Protean
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Meowscarada utilizes its amazing Speed, great Attack stat, Protean, and Choice Band to cement itself as a great Pokemon within the tier.
* Flower Trick allows Meowscarada to handle Water-, Ground-, and Rock-types like Dondozo, Ting-Lu, and Garganacl.
* Knock Off is a great option for hitting Ghost- and Psychic-types such as non-Choice Scarf Gholdengo and Espathra. It is also useful for dealing with Magnezone, preventing Meowscarada from being OHKOed by a Choice Specs-boosted Hyper Beam.
* Sucker Punch can be used to OHKO Choice item Dragapult and Flutter Mane; however this requires prediction in regards to the latter and is generally an inferior option to Knock Off.
* Giga Impact is Meowscarada's strongest move at its disposal, letting it take on threats such as Sylveon and Clodsire.
* Play Rough hits Dragon- and Fighting-types like Goodra, Garchomp, and Gallade.
* Other options include moves like Thunder Punch and Shadow Claw, which beats stall Azumarill and Counter Annihilape, respectively.
* Alternatively, Meowscarada can opt to run a Leech Seed set with Substitute, Protect, Leech Seed, and Flower Trick with an EV spread of 240 HP / 16 Def / 252 Spe and Mental Herb to have a more reliable matchup against Annihilape, Iron Hands, and non-Timid Flutter Mane.
* Against Pokemon that can tank a hit from Meowscarada, like Iron Hands and Great Tusk, it is best to use moves that won't make Meowscarada vulnerable to the opposing Pokemon's attacks. Using Flower Trick on Iron Hands can let you win the one-on-one against it, as your opponent may predict Meowscarada turning into a Fairy-type and use Heavy Slam; this also applies to non-Speed Booster Energy and Choice Scarf Great Tusk, where Meowscarada may need to use Play Rough on a predicted Close Combat or Flower Trick on a Headlong Rush.
* Be wary against Donphan, Meowscarada fails to deal with its Sturdy and Counter.
[CREDITS]
- Set(s) created by: [[Potatochan, 506856], [Blanched, 519863]]
- Written by: [[PA, 430787]]
- Quality checked by: [[doc1203, 526135], [bored_glitch, 579035]]
- Grammar checked by: [[lunaflare, 430518], [autumn, 384270]]
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