[OVERVIEW]
Meowth has a great Speed, and coverage to hit Ground-types such as Onix and Drillbur, and Fire-types such as Ponyta, Meowth acts as a revenge killer that use priority moves in a safe turn to beat Pokemon with poor defenses such as Diglett, and Ponyta Galar. However it has a 4SMS due to if you want a move that hits well like Double Edge, you have the risk of leaving Feint, or you want momentum but you could lose the ability to weaken Ground-types such as Onix, and Mudbray that Water Pulse provides.
Despite of that, Meowth can use its priority combination to weaken foes such as Weak Armor Vullaby, Galarian Ponyta, and Farfetch'd Galar, and later use teammates who can take advantaje of that such as Spritzee, Vullaby, Mareanie, and Ferroseed, respectively.
[SET]
name: Life Orb Attacker
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Feint / Double Edge
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Water Pulse / U-turn / Aerial Ace
item: Life Orb
ability: Technician
nature: Naive / Jolly
evs: 236 Atk / 36 SpA / 196 Spe
IVs:0 HP
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Fake Out is mandatory in Meowth due to it can flinch and weaken Pokémon such as Drilbur, Vullaby, Diglett, and Choice Scarf Chinchou.
Feint is also a necessary move with +2 in priority which can use to outspeed another users of priority moves such as Aqua Jet in Corphish, Mach Punch in Timburr, and Quick Attack Bunnelby. Double-Edge can also be an alternative to give more power and weaken walls or bulky offensive such as Spritzee, Mareanie, and Mudbray. Also can hit Fighting-types such as Farfetch'd Galar and Pancham, the former can be OHKOed if its Eviolite is removed. However, Meowth can be completely revenge killed with priority move users and also Ferroseed can gave it more damage with recoil damage, Iron Barbs, and Life Orb.
Knock Off remove items of walls such as Eviolite in Mareanie, Spritzee, and can do a risky play of removing Ferroseed and Pawniard eviolite or in the rare case Berry Juice. Also can use to remove Berry Juice or Focus sash in Shell Smash sweepers such as Sturdy Dweeble, Focus Sash Shellder, and the rare set up sweeper Sturdy Onix with Dragon Dance. Water Pulse is useful to beat Ground-types such as Drilbur, Onix, or 2HKO Mudbray. U-turn could be used to provide momentum in the team and escape on Fighting-types such as Scraggy, Pancham, and Farfetch'd Galar, and Pawniard, however with Onix and Mudbray, Onix could change into a teammate and the opponent notice about Meowth doesn't have Water Pulse, and Mudbray can use Stealth Rock or Earthquake, it really doesn't care about Water Pulse, and also can take more advantaje if Meowth won't have Water Pulse. Aerial Ace is another option to do with a combination of Fake Out + that move to weaken or KO Fighting-types such as Timburr, Pancham, Farfetch'd, and Scraggy. However, this option can leave Meowth walled by Pawniard and Onix.
Set Details
========
Maximum Evs in Attack let Meowth to be the most offensive as much possible with the use of Fake Out + Feint. 196 EVs in Speed let it be in 19 Speed which can outspeed the entire metagame, except with Ponyta due to it speedtie with it, and Diglett due to it has 20 Speed.
36 EVs in Special Attack let Meowth to OHKO Onix, 2HKO Mudbray and Ponyta, and
Naive to not be more frail into priority moves, which most of them are Physical, and is used to be mixed offensive while can use Water Pulse to hit Ground-types such as Onix, Mudbray, and Fire-types such as Ponyta.
236 Atk / 196 Spe with a Jolly nature can be used like an alternative if you don't want to use a mixed Meowth, and you have a way to counter aforementioned Pokémon that Meowth can weaken with Water Pulse, and in that case you can use that nature due to decreases Special Attack and not Defense or Special Defense.
Life Orb is used as the item to make up for Meowth's mediocre offensive stats, while the Life Orb recoil is reduced to 1HP per attack by running 0 IVs for HP.
Usage Tips
========
Meowth can be used in Bulky Offense teams where acts like a speed control and a Pokemon that can weaken foes for its teammates.
Meowth should avoid damage by being brought in after a teammate has been KO'ed, or on a pivot move such as U-turn or Volt Switch.
Use U-turn and Knock Off on expected switches to make progress and keep up momentum.
Try to keep its HP high as it quickly gets worn down by Life Orb recoil and entry hazard damage.
Team Options
========
Mareanie is paired with Meowth due to it can resist physical attacks with Iron Defense of Figthing-types such as Timburr, Farfetch'd Galar, Pancham, and Scraggy, and Ponyta, but it also have to be wary with High Horsepower due to it 2HKO Mareanie. Meowth appreciates that, and also helps Mareanie with weaken Psychic-types such as Galarian Ponyta, and Ground-types such as Onix, and Mudbray. Remove items of Shell Smash Sweepers and Koed Dweeble with the use of Water Pulse, and Shellder with Knock Off and its priority combination of Fake Out + Feint. Ferroseed can act like a Stealth Rock setter who paralyse Chlorophyll Sweepers such as Oddish, and Bulbasaur without sun. It can weaken Pawniard, and another Ferroseed. Can be paired with Mareanie and Spritzee. Also Meowth appreciates that due to it can eliminate Pokemon more easily, with the damage of Stealth Rock and priority moves.
Spritzee can act like WishPasser to provide more longevity in Meowth's teammates. Spritzee can switch into the fighting-types that force Meowth out. Also can use Encore to lock setup sweepers such as Zigzagoon, and Scraggy, and Wynaut cannot use Encore due to its ability unnafected that.
Vullaby is a good partner due to Meowth remove foes' items or do a considerable damage to later becomes Vullaby and set up Nasty Plot to sweep the opposing team. Also Meowth can use Water Pulse to OHKO Onix, which this is appreciated by Vullaby, and Meowth appreciates that Vullaby can change in Fighting-types, but you have to be aware about Thunder Punch Timburr. Also vullaby can act like a Defogger for Meowth that use Heat Wave to eliminate Pawniard. Meowth appreciates hazard removal from Vullaby, since it reduces how quickly Meowth gets worn down.
Fighting-types such as Timburr, and Mienfoo are incredible partners for it, because they can deal with Pawniard, and Ferroseed, which is appreciated by Meowth. In the case of Timburr, it can remove entry hazards using Defog, or Mienfoo can acts like a
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Gunk Shot could be used in Meowth instead of Knock Off to OHKO Fairy-types such as Spritzee and Morellul. However, it can't remove the items of walls like Mareanie and Frillish, also Pawniard cannot be affected with Poison-type moves.
Seed Bomb is used instead of Water Pulse with Jolly nature to OHKOs bulky mons such as Shellos, and Onix without special moves, but it can't 3HKO Pawniard, also Ponyta can wall it with Will-O-Wisp + Morning Sun or revenge kill it with Flare Blitz. And Onix couldn't be affected by a status problem like confusion if it use Sturdy as a ability.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Priority users**: Priority uses such as Sucker Punch Pawniard, Mach Punch Timburr, Aqua Jet Corphish, Vaacum Wave Croagunk, and opposing Meowth can revenge kill it in 1v1.
**Offensive bulkier**: Offensive bulkier such as Mudbray, Timburr, Eviolite Vullaby, and Pawniard can OHKO it. You just can do Fake Out and change into a teammate that can wall it.
**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Pawniard, Ferroseed can check Meowth. The first can tank Meowth's moves and responds to OHKO it with STAB moves such as Iron Head, Knock Off, or Sucker Punch. And the last inutilices Meowth with Thunder Wave and resists any of its moves while it also gains chip damage with Iron Barbs. Also Cufant can resists its attacks and respond it with Iron Head or maybe using Stealth Rock.
** Fighting-types and coverage Fighting**: Fighting-types such as Timburr, Pancham, and Scraggy can resist the combination of Fake Out + Feint to later responds with its STAB moves. Pokémon that use Fighting Coverage such as Pawniard, Mudbray, Honedge, and Trapinch could OHKO it, but in the case of Trapinch, that mon could be weakened with the use of Water Pulse, so Trapinch has to be wary of that.
** Choice Scarf users and Pokémon that can outspeed it**: Choice Scarf Frillish, Choice Scarf Galarian Farfetch'd, and the rare Choice Scarf Mudbray can outspeed and revenge kill it with its STAB moves. Diglett also has a mention here due to it couldn't resist the combination of Fake Out + Feint, but it can appear when a teammate is Koed and later use Earthquake to revenge kill it, either with a Jolly Nature and Life Orb, or a Focus Sash set.
**Ponyta**: It can wall Meowth with the use of Will-O-Wisp + Morning Sun, or also have that chance of burn with Flame Body. Also can speedtie it and use Flare Blitz to OHKO it. Althought, Ponyta can be weakened or KOed by Water Pulse Meowth.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [Mordecai & Rigby, 474444]]
- Quality checked by: [[, ], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
Meowth has a great Speed, and coverage to hit Ground-types such as Onix and Drillbur, and Fire-types such as Ponyta, Meowth acts as a revenge killer that use priority moves in a safe turn to beat Pokemon with poor defenses such as Diglett, and Ponyta Galar. However it has a 4SMS due to if you want a move that hits well like Double Edge, you have the risk of leaving Feint, or you want momentum but you could lose the ability to weaken Ground-types such as Onix, and Mudbray that Water Pulse provides.
Despite of that, Meowth can use its priority combination to weaken foes such as Weak Armor Vullaby, Galarian Ponyta, and Farfetch'd Galar, and later use teammates who can take advantaje of that such as Spritzee, Vullaby, Mareanie, and Ferroseed, respectively.
[SET]
name: Life Orb Attacker
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Feint / Double Edge
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Water Pulse / U-turn / Aerial Ace
item: Life Orb
ability: Technician
nature: Naive / Jolly
evs: 236 Atk / 36 SpA / 196 Spe
IVs:0 HP
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Fake Out is mandatory in Meowth due to it can flinch and weaken Pokémon such as Drilbur, Vullaby, Diglett, and Choice Scarf Chinchou.
Feint is also a necessary move with +2 in priority which can use to outspeed another users of priority moves such as Aqua Jet in Corphish, Mach Punch in Timburr, and Quick Attack Bunnelby. Double-Edge can also be an alternative to give more power and weaken walls or bulky offensive such as Spritzee, Mareanie, and Mudbray. Also can hit Fighting-types such as Farfetch'd Galar and Pancham, the former can be OHKOed if its Eviolite is removed. However, Meowth can be completely revenge killed with priority move users and also Ferroseed can gave it more damage with recoil damage, Iron Barbs, and Life Orb.
Knock Off remove items of walls such as Eviolite in Mareanie, Spritzee, and can do a risky play of removing Ferroseed and Pawniard eviolite or in the rare case Berry Juice. Also can use to remove Berry Juice or Focus sash in Shell Smash sweepers such as Sturdy Dweeble, Focus Sash Shellder, and the rare set up sweeper Sturdy Onix with Dragon Dance. Water Pulse is useful to beat Ground-types such as Drilbur, Onix, or 2HKO Mudbray. U-turn could be used to provide momentum in the team and escape on Fighting-types such as Scraggy, Pancham, and Farfetch'd Galar, and Pawniard, however with Onix and Mudbray, Onix could change into a teammate and the opponent notice about Meowth doesn't have Water Pulse, and Mudbray can use Stealth Rock or Earthquake, it really doesn't care about Water Pulse, and also can take more advantaje if Meowth won't have Water Pulse. Aerial Ace is another option to do with a combination of Fake Out + that move to weaken or KO Fighting-types such as Timburr, Pancham, Farfetch'd, and Scraggy. However, this option can leave Meowth walled by Pawniard and Onix.
Set Details
========
Maximum Evs in Attack let Meowth to be the most offensive as much possible with the use of Fake Out + Feint. 196 EVs in Speed let it be in 19 Speed which can outspeed the entire metagame, except with Ponyta due to it speedtie with it, and Diglett due to it has 20 Speed.
36 EVs in Special Attack let Meowth to OHKO Onix, 2HKO Mudbray and Ponyta, and
Naive to not be more frail into priority moves, which most of them are Physical, and is used to be mixed offensive while can use Water Pulse to hit Ground-types such as Onix, Mudbray, and Fire-types such as Ponyta.
236 Atk / 196 Spe with a Jolly nature can be used like an alternative if you don't want to use a mixed Meowth, and you have a way to counter aforementioned Pokémon that Meowth can weaken with Water Pulse, and in that case you can use that nature due to decreases Special Attack and not Defense or Special Defense.
Life Orb is used as the item to make up for Meowth's mediocre offensive stats, while the Life Orb recoil is reduced to 1HP per attack by running 0 IVs for HP.
Usage Tips
========
Meowth can be used in Bulky Offense teams where acts like a speed control and a Pokemon that can weaken foes for its teammates.
Meowth should avoid damage by being brought in after a teammate has been KO'ed, or on a pivot move such as U-turn or Volt Switch.
Use U-turn and Knock Off on expected switches to make progress and keep up momentum.
Try to keep its HP high as it quickly gets worn down by Life Orb recoil and entry hazard damage.
Team Options
========
Mareanie is paired with Meowth due to it can resist physical attacks with Iron Defense of Figthing-types such as Timburr, Farfetch'd Galar, Pancham, and Scraggy, and Ponyta, but it also have to be wary with High Horsepower due to it 2HKO Mareanie. Meowth appreciates that, and also helps Mareanie with weaken Psychic-types such as Galarian Ponyta, and Ground-types such as Onix, and Mudbray. Remove items of Shell Smash Sweepers and Koed Dweeble with the use of Water Pulse, and Shellder with Knock Off and its priority combination of Fake Out + Feint. Ferroseed can act like a Stealth Rock setter who paralyse Chlorophyll Sweepers such as Oddish, and Bulbasaur without sun. It can weaken Pawniard, and another Ferroseed. Can be paired with Mareanie and Spritzee. Also Meowth appreciates that due to it can eliminate Pokemon more easily, with the damage of Stealth Rock and priority moves.
Spritzee can act like WishPasser to provide more longevity in Meowth's teammates. Spritzee can switch into the fighting-types that force Meowth out. Also can use Encore to lock setup sweepers such as Zigzagoon, and Scraggy, and Wynaut cannot use Encore due to its ability unnafected that.
Vullaby is a good partner due to Meowth remove foes' items or do a considerable damage to later becomes Vullaby and set up Nasty Plot to sweep the opposing team. Also Meowth can use Water Pulse to OHKO Onix, which this is appreciated by Vullaby, and Meowth appreciates that Vullaby can change in Fighting-types, but you have to be aware about Thunder Punch Timburr. Also vullaby can act like a Defogger for Meowth that use Heat Wave to eliminate Pawniard. Meowth appreciates hazard removal from Vullaby, since it reduces how quickly Meowth gets worn down.
Fighting-types such as Timburr, and Mienfoo are incredible partners for it, because they can deal with Pawniard, and Ferroseed, which is appreciated by Meowth. In the case of Timburr, it can remove entry hazards using Defog, or Mienfoo can acts like a
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Gunk Shot could be used in Meowth instead of Knock Off to OHKO Fairy-types such as Spritzee and Morellul. However, it can't remove the items of walls like Mareanie and Frillish, also Pawniard cannot be affected with Poison-type moves.
Seed Bomb is used instead of Water Pulse with Jolly nature to OHKOs bulky mons such as Shellos, and Onix without special moves, but it can't 3HKO Pawniard, also Ponyta can wall it with Will-O-Wisp + Morning Sun or revenge kill it with Flare Blitz. And Onix couldn't be affected by a status problem like confusion if it use Sturdy as a ability.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Priority users**: Priority uses such as Sucker Punch Pawniard, Mach Punch Timburr, Aqua Jet Corphish, Vaacum Wave Croagunk, and opposing Meowth can revenge kill it in 1v1.
**Offensive bulkier**: Offensive bulkier such as Mudbray, Timburr, Eviolite Vullaby, and Pawniard can OHKO it. You just can do Fake Out and change into a teammate that can wall it.
**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Pawniard, Ferroseed can check Meowth. The first can tank Meowth's moves and responds to OHKO it with STAB moves such as Iron Head, Knock Off, or Sucker Punch. And the last inutilices Meowth with Thunder Wave and resists any of its moves while it also gains chip damage with Iron Barbs. Also Cufant can resists its attacks and respond it with Iron Head or maybe using Stealth Rock.
** Fighting-types and coverage Fighting**: Fighting-types such as Timburr, Pancham, and Scraggy can resist the combination of Fake Out + Feint to later responds with its STAB moves. Pokémon that use Fighting Coverage such as Pawniard, Mudbray, Honedge, and Trapinch could OHKO it, but in the case of Trapinch, that mon could be weakened with the use of Water Pulse, so Trapinch has to be wary of that.
** Choice Scarf users and Pokémon that can outspeed it**: Choice Scarf Frillish, Choice Scarf Galarian Farfetch'd, and the rare Choice Scarf Mudbray can outspeed and revenge kill it with its STAB moves. Diglett also has a mention here due to it couldn't resist the combination of Fake Out + Feint, but it can appear when a teammate is Koed and later use Earthquake to revenge kill it, either with a Jolly Nature and Life Orb, or a Focus Sash set.
**Ponyta**: It can wall Meowth with the use of Will-O-Wisp + Morning Sun, or also have that chance of burn with Flame Body. Also can speedtie it and use Flare Blitz to OHKO it. Althought, Ponyta can be weakened or KOed by Water Pulse Meowth.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [Mordecai & Rigby, 474444]]
- Quality checked by: [[, ], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
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