[SET]
name: Bulky Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Icicle Crash / Icicle Spear
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Piloswine is a great tank that exerts offensive pressure while being very hard to take down itself. It makes a great Stealth Rock user thanks to its significant bulk and ability to threaten anti-entry hazard Pokemon like Hattrem, Natu, and Carkol. Icicle Crash and Icicle Spear are interchangeable Ice-type attacks that threaten Grass- and Flying-type Pokemon like Gloom, Roselia, and Togetic, although Icicle Crash is usually preferred for its consistent damage output. Ice Shard is weaker than these two, but imperative for its priority. It does considerable damage to faster Pokemon like Dartrix, Drakloak, and Fraxure, which lets Piloswine keep its offensive presence even if it gets worn down. Thick Fat provides extra resistances to Ice-type attacks from Alolan Vulpix and opposing Piloswine, as well as Fire-type attacks from Raboot, Vulpix, and Hattrem.
Piloswine can easily lose its defensive potential if hit by Knock Off from the likes of Galarian Linoone and Ferroseed. If choosing to stay in against these targets, make sure that either Piloswine can afford to trade hits with them or that chipping them down is essential to the team's win condition. Piloswine should avoid setting up Stealth Rock if the opponent's Hattrem is healthy, as it can prevent Stealth Rock; instead, Piloswine should attack it with Earthquake or switch into a wallbreaker like Haunter. Pokemon that resist Fighting like Hattrem, Clefairy, and Gloom can punish Machoke and Galarian Farfetch'd, which threaten Piloswine with Close Combat. The former two partners also have Healing Wish to bring Piloswine back up to full when it gets low on health, while Gloom specifically appreciates how Piloswine can lure in Hattrem and dent it with Earthquake.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Superpower
item: Choice Band
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Piloswine can take advantage of its almost completely unresisted dual STAB coverage to be a devastating wallbreaker with Choice Band. Earthquake can 2HKO common Pokemon like Machoke, Hattrem, and Ferroseed that might not expect the boosted damage and try and switch in. Icicle Crash hits defensive walls like Gloom and Vullaby hard, while also having a significant chance to flinch. Ice Shard always OHKOes Drakloak and offensive Roselia after Stealth Rock damage. Superpower hits opposing Piloswine and Ferroseed very hard, guaranteeing a 2HKO on the former. With full Speed investment, Piloswine can outspeed and revenge kill slower Eviolite users like Machoke and Hattrem once they have been weakened or lost their Eviolite. Piloswine's Speed also gives it an edge over other wallbreakers like Flame Orb Machoke and Swords Dance Dartrix, which are either slower than Piloswine or vulnerable to Ice Shard.
Piloswine cannot break most walls on its own, and relies on Knock Off support from Galarian Linoone and Ferroseed to debilitate bulkier Pokemon like Gurdurr and Galarian Corsola. On the other hand, if Piloswine loses its Choice Band due to opposing Knock Off users, it will lose its own wallbreaking potential. This should be avoided by having Knock Off switch-ins like Gloom and Galarian Corsola as partners. Stealth Rock users like Palpitoad and Galarian Corsola help provide chip damage on the opposing team so that faster threats like Haunter and Roselia are put in OHKO range of Ice Shard. Being Choice-locked into Earthquake and Ice Shard can make Piloswine susceptible to being revenge killed by Haunter and Machoke, respectively. Defensive pivots like Klang and Charjabug can help soften blows from these Pokemon while utilizing Volt Switch to help bring Pilsoswine back in safely; Sticky Web support from Charjabug is also a plus for Piloswine, as it allows Piloswine to outspeed threats such as Fraxure without having to rely on Ice Shard. Keeping the field clear for Piloswine with the help of anti-entry hazard Pokemon like Hattrem and Togetic helps it preserve its health for extended wallbreaking.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Quality checked by: [[Crystalites, 226429], [Marjane, 355753]]
- Grammar checked by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
name: Bulky Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Icicle Crash / Icicle Spear
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Piloswine is a great tank that exerts offensive pressure while being very hard to take down itself. It makes a great Stealth Rock user thanks to its significant bulk and ability to threaten anti-entry hazard Pokemon like Hattrem, Natu, and Carkol. Icicle Crash and Icicle Spear are interchangeable Ice-type attacks that threaten Grass- and Flying-type Pokemon like Gloom, Roselia, and Togetic, although Icicle Crash is usually preferred for its consistent damage output. Ice Shard is weaker than these two, but imperative for its priority. It does considerable damage to faster Pokemon like Dartrix, Drakloak, and Fraxure, which lets Piloswine keep its offensive presence even if it gets worn down. Thick Fat provides extra resistances to Ice-type attacks from Alolan Vulpix and opposing Piloswine, as well as Fire-type attacks from Raboot, Vulpix, and Hattrem.
Piloswine can easily lose its defensive potential if hit by Knock Off from the likes of Galarian Linoone and Ferroseed. If choosing to stay in against these targets, make sure that either Piloswine can afford to trade hits with them or that chipping them down is essential to the team's win condition. Piloswine should avoid setting up Stealth Rock if the opponent's Hattrem is healthy, as it can prevent Stealth Rock; instead, Piloswine should attack it with Earthquake or switch into a wallbreaker like Haunter. Pokemon that resist Fighting like Hattrem, Clefairy, and Gloom can punish Machoke and Galarian Farfetch'd, which threaten Piloswine with Close Combat. The former two partners also have Healing Wish to bring Piloswine back up to full when it gets low on health, while Gloom specifically appreciates how Piloswine can lure in Hattrem and dent it with Earthquake.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Superpower
item: Choice Band
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Piloswine can take advantage of its almost completely unresisted dual STAB coverage to be a devastating wallbreaker with Choice Band. Earthquake can 2HKO common Pokemon like Machoke, Hattrem, and Ferroseed that might not expect the boosted damage and try and switch in. Icicle Crash hits defensive walls like Gloom and Vullaby hard, while also having a significant chance to flinch. Ice Shard always OHKOes Drakloak and offensive Roselia after Stealth Rock damage. Superpower hits opposing Piloswine and Ferroseed very hard, guaranteeing a 2HKO on the former. With full Speed investment, Piloswine can outspeed and revenge kill slower Eviolite users like Machoke and Hattrem once they have been weakened or lost their Eviolite. Piloswine's Speed also gives it an edge over other wallbreakers like Flame Orb Machoke and Swords Dance Dartrix, which are either slower than Piloswine or vulnerable to Ice Shard.
Piloswine cannot break most walls on its own, and relies on Knock Off support from Galarian Linoone and Ferroseed to debilitate bulkier Pokemon like Gurdurr and Galarian Corsola. On the other hand, if Piloswine loses its Choice Band due to opposing Knock Off users, it will lose its own wallbreaking potential. This should be avoided by having Knock Off switch-ins like Gloom and Galarian Corsola as partners. Stealth Rock users like Palpitoad and Galarian Corsola help provide chip damage on the opposing team so that faster threats like Haunter and Roselia are put in OHKO range of Ice Shard. Being Choice-locked into Earthquake and Ice Shard can make Piloswine susceptible to being revenge killed by Haunter and Machoke, respectively. Defensive pivots like Klang and Charjabug can help soften blows from these Pokemon while utilizing Volt Switch to help bring Pilsoswine back in safely; Sticky Web support from Charjabug is also a plus for Piloswine, as it allows Piloswine to outspeed threats such as Fraxure without having to rely on Ice Shard. Keeping the field clear for Piloswine with the help of anti-entry hazard Pokemon like Hattrem and Togetic helps it preserve its health for extended wallbreaking.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Quality checked by: [[Crystalites, 226429], [Marjane, 355753]]
- Grammar checked by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
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