Barraskewda @ Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 152 Def / 104 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Ice Fang
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
Barraskewda?! A rain team?!
WEATHER?!
While Barraskewda can't really take hits well, it does a good amount of damage to this team!
Even out of weather, it can easily run enough speed to outrun Garchomp, like my set shows above.
Also please, if you can, bring in the fish with a slow pivot. It CAN switch in to a Chomp eq, but does it really want to? No.
Against Garchomp:
252 Atk Garchomp Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 152 Def Barraskewda: 199-235 (75.6 - 89.3%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
(Enough Defense investment to not sacrifice power but barely survive an eq (if lucky enough))
252+ Atk Choice Band Barraskewda Ice Fang vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 472-556 (132.2 - 155.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
nothing new here
252+ Atk Choice Band Barraskewda Liquidation vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 229-271 (64.1 - 75.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
if they try to switch in
252+ Atk Choice Band Barraskewda Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 216-255 (60.5 - 71.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
if they try to switch in
252+ Atk Choice Band Barraskewda Liquidation vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Garchomp in Rain: 345-406 (96.6 - 113.7%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO
there's also this!
If you're lucky with your eq roll, barraskewda really likes its matchup against Chomp!
Against Melmetal:
252+ Atk Choice Band Barraskewda Flip Turn vs. 40 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 114-135 (27 - 32%) -- 42.8% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Barraskewda Liquidation vs. 40 HP / 0 Def Melmetal in Rain: 241-285 (57.2 - 67.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Barraskewda Close Combat vs. 40 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 304-358 (72.2 - 85%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
While Melmetal really likes its matchup against skewda (living a CC, not taking much damage from a normal weather Flip Turn, basically heals all Ice Fang damage with Leftovers.) It will not EVER switch in. Even just one Flip Turn will put it in CC range. Don't forget that Liquidation in Rain 2hko's!
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