pazza
Banned deucer.
[SET]
name: Salac Berry
move 1: Endure
move 2: Disable
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Overheat / Flamethrower / Solar Beam
item: Salac Berry
ability: Sunny Day
nature: Timid
evs: 36 Def / 220 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With the combination of Endure, Disable, and Pain Split, Ninetales can take a hit with Endure, boost its Speed with Salac Berry, and then use Disable to force Choice item users like Dracovish, Galarian Darmanitan, Choice Band Zeraora, Choice Specs Dragapult, and Choice Specs Primarina into Struggle, and then heal off the damage done previously with Pain Split. Overheat or Flamethrower is useful for Steel- and Grass-types such as Corviknight, Ferrothorn, and Celebi. Overheat OHKOes Aegislash, whereas Flamethrower is better against non-Occa Berry Whimsicott, which would use Substitute against Overheat. Solar Beam lets Ninetales beat Water-types such as Gastrodon and Choice item Rotom-W. The EVs in Defense let Ninetales survive Choice Band Dracozolt's Struggle. The rest of the EVs go into Speed to Speed tie opposing Ninetales, and Special Attack to maximize damage output.
Ninetales struggles with non-Choice item Pokemon that aren't OHKOed by Overheat such as Kommo-o, Haban Berry Hydreigon, and Incineroar, so Fairy-type Pokemon such as Primarina, Sylveon, and Gardevoir go very well together with Ninetales. Ninetales in return is able to OHKO Steel-type Pokemon such as Corviknight, Aegislash, and Ferrothorn. Ninetales is also unable to break stall Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola and Mandibuzz; Pokemon that carry Taunt or Trick such as Hydreigon, Grimmsnarl, and bulky Rotom-H can beat those threats. In return, Ninetales can beat Choice item users such as Choice Scarf Dracovish, Choice Specs Primarina, and Choice Band Steelix.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pazza, 418753]]
- Quality checked by: [[zioziotrip, 480297], [Alakazam, 276708]]
- Grammar checked by: [[A Cake Wearing A Hat, 388157]]
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