[Overview]
-Highly unused
-With that speed and attack, can viably sweep after Sword-dances.
-Don't have to waste a turn Baton-passing if unnecessary
-Messes with units designed to stop a Baton-pass set
[Set]
Name: Sweeper
Move 1: Swords Dance
Move 2: X-Scissor
Move 3: Dig
Move 4: Return/Baton Pass/Night Slash/Aerial Ace
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpAtk)/Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
[Set Comments]
The goal of this set is essentially Swords Dance up once, sometimes twice if no damage is taken, and sweep. X-Scissor is there for the obvious STAB, Dig is there to scare off all the fire and steel types that invariably try to switch in to wall X-Scissor, (Dig, with a +2 Attack, OHKOs every fire type that I've seen in the OU) as well as abusing Speed Boost.
The final move is up for grabs depending on the team's needs. If you just want generally neutral coverage, Return works relatively fine. If you want to pass the boosts along once your Sash is broken, then Baton Pass is obviously the solution. For SE coverage of Ghosts, especially those that can't be hurt by ground moves (I'm looking at you, Gengar,) Night Slash works wonders, and Aerial Ace is another STAB, though far weaker, that has coverage against Fighting types and Bugs. In all cases Adamant should be run unless one's worried about another Ninjask tying in speed with you.
[Checks and Counters]
Since this is an aggressive set on a 'mon that everyone uses as a supporter, I thought I might as well throw this up. Anything that has priority can check this set, unless if the Sash has yet to be broken and Ninjask has SD already up. Of course, having a Sash necessarily means that this doesn't work in Hail, Sandstorm, or with SR up.
Two 'mons that completely wall this set are Skarmory and Ferrothorn: Even with a +6 attack, none of Ninjask's attacks can take more than half of their health out, and Skarmory Whirlwinds while Ferrothorn Seeds and gives recoil damage. It should be noted that Whimsicott, the 'mon that destroys the standard Baton-pass set with Taunt, is OHKOed by X-Scissor.
-Highly unused
-With that speed and attack, can viably sweep after Sword-dances.
-Don't have to waste a turn Baton-passing if unnecessary
-Messes with units designed to stop a Baton-pass set
[Set]
Name: Sweeper
Move 1: Swords Dance
Move 2: X-Scissor
Move 3: Dig
Move 4: Return/Baton Pass/Night Slash/Aerial Ace
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpAtk)/Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
[Set Comments]
The goal of this set is essentially Swords Dance up once, sometimes twice if no damage is taken, and sweep. X-Scissor is there for the obvious STAB, Dig is there to scare off all the fire and steel types that invariably try to switch in to wall X-Scissor, (Dig, with a +2 Attack, OHKOs every fire type that I've seen in the OU) as well as abusing Speed Boost.
The final move is up for grabs depending on the team's needs. If you just want generally neutral coverage, Return works relatively fine. If you want to pass the boosts along once your Sash is broken, then Baton Pass is obviously the solution. For SE coverage of Ghosts, especially those that can't be hurt by ground moves (I'm looking at you, Gengar,) Night Slash works wonders, and Aerial Ace is another STAB, though far weaker, that has coverage against Fighting types and Bugs. In all cases Adamant should be run unless one's worried about another Ninjask tying in speed with you.
[Checks and Counters]
Since this is an aggressive set on a 'mon that everyone uses as a supporter, I thought I might as well throw this up. Anything that has priority can check this set, unless if the Sash has yet to be broken and Ninjask has SD already up. Of course, having a Sash necessarily means that this doesn't work in Hail, Sandstorm, or with SR up.
Two 'mons that completely wall this set are Skarmory and Ferrothorn: Even with a +6 attack, none of Ninjask's attacks can take more than half of their health out, and Skarmory Whirlwinds while Ferrothorn Seeds and gives recoil damage. It should be noted that Whimsicott, the 'mon that destroys the standard Baton-pass set with Taunt, is OHKOed by X-Scissor.
