[SET]
Offensive (Weavile) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Triple Axel
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
[SET COMMENTS]
!code Weavile's access to Swords Dance, alongside its great offensive typing, high Attack and Speed stats, and excellent STAB moves in Triple Axel and Knock Off, makes it a versatile and formidable wallbreaker capable of shredding through common defensive backbones like Landorus-T, Galarian Slowking, and Tornadus-T. Weavile can pressure Psychic-, Ground-, and Grass-types like Mega Latias, Landorus-T, and Serperior, forcing them to switch out, and set up a Swords Dance. Knock Off gives Weavile a more powerful utility presence by removing Heavy-Duty Boots and Leftovers from Toxapex and Ferrothorn. Ice Shard is useful for revenge killing and, when boosted, picking off faster, weakened threats, such as Choice Scarf Landorus-T, Mega Lopunny, and Tapu Koko. Heavy-Duty Boots allows Weavile to ignore its Stealth Rock weakness, the chip damage from Spikes, and poison from Toxic Spikes when pivoting in. Tera Dark is run to boost Knock Off, allowing Weavile to muscle through Ferrothorn, Alomomola, and Toxapex. Weavile's ability to remove items like Heavy-Duty Boots from foes like Toxapex and Alomomola cripples these defensive Pokemon's longevity and makes it easier for its teammates, like Urshifu-R and Iron Valiant, to sweep. Electric-types like Tapu Koko and Raging Bolt love Weavile's ability to threaten Ground-types like Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Ting-Lu and force them to Terastallize so that the aforementioned Electric-types can revenge kill them. Weavile's inability to directly switch into attacks hinders it's ability to reliably break down teams, so teammates like Rotom-W and Tornadus-T that can pivot it in against the likes of Galarian Slowking, Mega Latios, and Zapdos are good partners. Weavile can't afford to lose its item because damage from entry hazards racks up quickly, so teammates such as Mega Lopunny and Mega Scizor that can absorb Knock Off are appreciated. Due to Weavile's vulnerability to fast revenge killers like Zamazenta and Tapu Koko, defensive Pokemon like Galarian Slowking and Ferrothorn make for good teammates. Weavile can be answered by defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Ferrothorn, and Mega Scizor, so pairing Weavile with answers to them, such as Garchomp and Volcarona, is beneficial.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bodi.610709/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ineros.658067/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/red-fintans.637479/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zinnias.569291/
Offensive (Weavile) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Triple Axel
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
[SET COMMENTS]
!code Weavile's access to Swords Dance, alongside its great offensive typing, high Attack and Speed stats, and excellent STAB moves in Triple Axel and Knock Off, makes it a versatile and formidable wallbreaker capable of shredding through common defensive backbones like Landorus-T, Galarian Slowking, and Tornadus-T. Weavile can pressure Psychic-, Ground-, and Grass-types like Mega Latias, Landorus-T, and Serperior, forcing them to switch out, and set up a Swords Dance. Knock Off gives Weavile a more powerful utility presence by removing Heavy-Duty Boots and Leftovers from Toxapex and Ferrothorn. Ice Shard is useful for revenge killing and, when boosted, picking off faster, weakened threats, such as Choice Scarf Landorus-T, Mega Lopunny, and Tapu Koko. Heavy-Duty Boots allows Weavile to ignore its Stealth Rock weakness, the chip damage from Spikes, and poison from Toxic Spikes when pivoting in. Tera Dark is run to boost Knock Off, allowing Weavile to muscle through Ferrothorn, Alomomola, and Toxapex. Weavile's ability to remove items like Heavy-Duty Boots from foes like Toxapex and Alomomola cripples these defensive Pokemon's longevity and makes it easier for its teammates, like Urshifu-R and Iron Valiant, to sweep. Electric-types like Tapu Koko and Raging Bolt love Weavile's ability to threaten Ground-types like Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Ting-Lu and force them to Terastallize so that the aforementioned Electric-types can revenge kill them. Weavile's inability to directly switch into attacks hinders it's ability to reliably break down teams, so teammates like Rotom-W and Tornadus-T that can pivot it in against the likes of Galarian Slowking, Mega Latios, and Zapdos are good partners. Weavile can't afford to lose its item because damage from entry hazards racks up quickly, so teammates such as Mega Lopunny and Mega Scizor that can absorb Knock Off are appreciated. Due to Weavile's vulnerability to fast revenge killers like Zamazenta and Tapu Koko, defensive Pokemon like Galarian Slowking and Ferrothorn make for good teammates. Weavile can be answered by defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Ferrothorn, and Mega Scizor, so pairing Weavile with answers to them, such as Garchomp and Volcarona, is beneficial.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bodi.610709/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ineros.658067/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/red-fintans.637479/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zinnias.569291/
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