[SET]
name: Swords Dance Sweeper
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Play Rough
move 3: Shadow Sneak
move 4: Phantom Force / Shadow Claw
item: Life Orb / Spell Tag
ability: Disguise
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* With Swords Dance, Disguise, and access to priority attacking in Shadow Sneak, Mimikyu is a potent revenge killer and sweeper in one package.
* Phantom Force is useful for stalling out Dynamax turns and becoming an extra powerful Max Phantasm. However, Phantom Force's extra turn to charge up can be an issue versus Normal-type switch-ins such as Snorlax and Type: Null.
* Alternatively, Shadow Claw is useful for picking off weakened foes that Phantom Force would not take out in time such as Corviknight and puts less presure on Mimikyu to Dynamax. It also helps versus opposing Mimikyu to get them into Shadow Sneak KO range.
* Mimikyu makes a fantastic user of Dynamax, especially with Max Starfall protecting it from status and Max Phantasm lowering the foe's Defense stat.
* Life Orb is the best choice for ensuring Mimikyu can effectively revenge kill and sweep through teams. Spell Tag makes a decent alternative if another Pokemon needs Life Orb, however.
[SET]
name: Trick Room Setter
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Curse
move 3: Play Rough
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Babiri Berry
ability: Disguise
nature: Adamant
evs: 212 HP / 188 Atk / 108 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
* Curse's sacrificial powers, combined with Disguise and Babiri Berry making Mimikyu difficult to OHKO, makes it the best setter of Trick Room in the metagame.
* While the higher damage output of Shadow Claw may be tempting, Shadow Sneak is the better choice for picking off weakened threats.
* This Mimikyu set excels at checking and sapping momentum from Pokemon that boost their Speed, such as Togekiss and Gyarados.
* Kee Berry's defensive boost when Mimikyu is hit by a physical attack is useful for making Mimikyu more difficult to take down overall, though it doesn't provide as much protection against Excadrill.
EV Spreads
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* 212 HP / 188 Atk / 108 Def Adamant: This spread survives Adamant Excadrill's Max Steelspike assuming no Stealth Rock damage, while giving Mimikyu a good amount of power.
* 252 HP / 44 Atk / 212 Def Adamant or 252 HP / 132 Atk / 124 Def Impish: These two EV spreads achieve identical stats, and ensures that Mimikyu survives Adamant Excadrill's Max Steelspike even after Stealth Rock damage
Team Options
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To best take advantage of its potential to reverse sweeps, Mimikyu should be paired with powerful, slow Pokemon that can take advantage of Trick Room. Below are some good examples, with their sprites linking to their analyses.
Trick Room Teammates:
[General Team Options]
Good general Mimikyu teammates should help against opposing Ghost- and Steel-types, with Corviknight, Ferrothorn, and ironically, opposing Mimikyu being major targets to check. Mold Breaker Excadrill is especially important to check, since it's one of the most prevalent checks to Mimikyu.
* Mold Breaker Excadrill checks:
* Defensive Steel-type checks:
(fast taunt set)
* Mimikyu checks: toxapex:
name: Swords Dance Sweeper
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Play Rough
move 3: Shadow Sneak
move 4: Phantom Force / Shadow Claw
item: Life Orb / Spell Tag
ability: Disguise
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* With Swords Dance, Disguise, and access to priority attacking in Shadow Sneak, Mimikyu is a potent revenge killer and sweeper in one package.
* Phantom Force is useful for stalling out Dynamax turns and becoming an extra powerful Max Phantasm. However, Phantom Force's extra turn to charge up can be an issue versus Normal-type switch-ins such as Snorlax and Type: Null.
* Alternatively, Shadow Claw is useful for picking off weakened foes that Phantom Force would not take out in time such as Corviknight and puts less presure on Mimikyu to Dynamax. It also helps versus opposing Mimikyu to get them into Shadow Sneak KO range.
* Mimikyu makes a fantastic user of Dynamax, especially with Max Starfall protecting it from status and Max Phantasm lowering the foe's Defense stat.
* Life Orb is the best choice for ensuring Mimikyu can effectively revenge kill and sweep through teams. Spell Tag makes a decent alternative if another Pokemon needs Life Orb, however.
[SET]
name: Trick Room Setter
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Curse
move 3: Play Rough
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Babiri Berry
ability: Disguise
nature: Adamant
evs: 212 HP / 188 Atk / 108 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
* Curse's sacrificial powers, combined with Disguise and Babiri Berry making Mimikyu difficult to OHKO, makes it the best setter of Trick Room in the metagame.
* While the higher damage output of Shadow Claw may be tempting, Shadow Sneak is the better choice for picking off weakened threats.
* This Mimikyu set excels at checking and sapping momentum from Pokemon that boost their Speed, such as Togekiss and Gyarados.
* Kee Berry's defensive boost when Mimikyu is hit by a physical attack is useful for making Mimikyu more difficult to take down overall, though it doesn't provide as much protection against Excadrill.
EV Spreads
========
* 212 HP / 188 Atk / 108 Def Adamant: This spread survives Adamant Excadrill's Max Steelspike assuming no Stealth Rock damage, while giving Mimikyu a good amount of power.
* 252 HP / 44 Atk / 212 Def Adamant or 252 HP / 132 Atk / 124 Def Impish: These two EV spreads achieve identical stats, and ensures that Mimikyu survives Adamant Excadrill's Max Steelspike even after Stealth Rock damage
Team Options
========
To best take advantage of its potential to reverse sweeps, Mimikyu should be paired with powerful, slow Pokemon that can take advantage of Trick Room. Below are some good examples, with their sprites linking to their analyses.
Trick Room Teammates:
[General Team Options]
Good general Mimikyu teammates should help against opposing Ghost- and Steel-types, with Corviknight, Ferrothorn, and ironically, opposing Mimikyu being major targets to check. Mold Breaker Excadrill is especially important to check, since it's one of the most prevalent checks to Mimikyu.
* Mold Breaker Excadrill checks:
* Defensive Steel-type checks:
* Mimikyu checks: toxapex:
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