[SET]
Rain Wallbreaker (Barraskewda) @ Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Close Combat
- Flip Turn
- Aqua Jet
[SET COMMENTS]
Barraskewda functions as a potent, albeit niche breaker on rain teams, being able to muscle through common defensive Pokemon such as Galarian Slowking and Clefable with its rain boosted Liquidations. Close Combat is used to hit foes who resist Barraskewdas Liquidation, being able to hit Ferrothorn and Kyurem super effectively, while also doing a good chunk to foes such as Raging Bolt. Flip Turn lets Barraskewda pivot out of unfavourable matchups such as against Mega Latios, Toxapex and Slowbro. Aqua Jet is used to revenge kill faster foes outside of rain, such as Boosted Volcarona and Booster Speed Iron Valiant. Adamant is used to maximise Barraskewdas damage output, while still outspeeding all of the unboosted tier under rain.
Barraskewda fits solely on rain teams where it acts as a vicious breaker. Due to its heavy reliance on rain, a setter such as Pelliper is required, whose rain can power up Barraskewdas Liquidations, double its speed via Swift Swim as well as providing a slow pivot to bring Barraskewda in on foes such as Landorus-T and Gliscor safely. Barraskewda struggles with breaking through Dragon-types such as Dragonite and Raging Bolt, meaning teammates that can threaten them such as Weavile and your own Raging Bolt are appreciated. In return Barraskewda can muscle through common Steel-types such as Iron Treads and Heatran with ease. Barraskewda also has a difficult time against Grass-types such as Ogerpon-W and Rillaboom, with Ogerpon-W in particular being immune to Barraskewdas Water-type moves. This means teammates that can switch in and threaten them such as Tornadus-T and Zapdos make excellent partners, with Zapdos also breaking through opposing defensive Water-types such as Toxapex, Alomomola and Slowbro. This makes Raging Bolt another excellent partner due to its ability to threaten these switch-ins as well as providing an Electric-type resistance against opposing Zapdos and Tapu Koko. In return, Barraskewda can break through Pokemon such as Ting Lu and Hippowdon for Zapdos and Raging Bolt. Another notable teammate is Iron Treads, who provides an immunity to these threatening Electric-types, can set Stealth Rocks to help Barraskewda break down switchins such as Raging Bolt and Ogerpon-W, and can also pivot into it courtesy of Eject Button. Barraskewda finds itself vulnerable to priority moves such as Raging Bolts Thunderclap and Kingambits Sucker Punch, making Tapu Lele and excellent partner, being able to block priority via Psychic Surge, while also threatening Dragon-types that would otherwise come in easily on Barraskewda. In return Barraskewda can beat Fire-types such as Heatran and Volcarona who could otherwise come in on Tapu Leles Moonblast.
[SET CREDITS]
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Rain Wallbreaker (Barraskewda) @ Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Close Combat
- Flip Turn
- Aqua Jet
[SET COMMENTS]
Barraskewda functions as a potent, albeit niche breaker on rain teams, being able to muscle through common defensive Pokemon such as Galarian Slowking and Clefable with its rain boosted Liquidations. Close Combat is used to hit foes who resist Barraskewdas Liquidation, being able to hit Ferrothorn and Kyurem super effectively, while also doing a good chunk to foes such as Raging Bolt. Flip Turn lets Barraskewda pivot out of unfavourable matchups such as against Mega Latios, Toxapex and Slowbro. Aqua Jet is used to revenge kill faster foes outside of rain, such as Boosted Volcarona and Booster Speed Iron Valiant. Adamant is used to maximise Barraskewdas damage output, while still outspeeding all of the unboosted tier under rain.
Barraskewda fits solely on rain teams where it acts as a vicious breaker. Due to its heavy reliance on rain, a setter such as Pelliper is required, whose rain can power up Barraskewdas Liquidations, double its speed via Swift Swim as well as providing a slow pivot to bring Barraskewda in on foes such as Landorus-T and Gliscor safely. Barraskewda struggles with breaking through Dragon-types such as Dragonite and Raging Bolt, meaning teammates that can threaten them such as Weavile and your own Raging Bolt are appreciated. In return Barraskewda can muscle through common Steel-types such as Iron Treads and Heatran with ease. Barraskewda also has a difficult time against Grass-types such as Ogerpon-W and Rillaboom, with Ogerpon-W in particular being immune to Barraskewdas Water-type moves. This means teammates that can switch in and threaten them such as Tornadus-T and Zapdos make excellent partners, with Zapdos also breaking through opposing defensive Water-types such as Toxapex, Alomomola and Slowbro. This makes Raging Bolt another excellent partner due to its ability to threaten these switch-ins as well as providing an Electric-type resistance against opposing Zapdos and Tapu Koko. In return, Barraskewda can break through Pokemon such as Ting Lu and Hippowdon for Zapdos and Raging Bolt. Another notable teammate is Iron Treads, who provides an immunity to these threatening Electric-types, can set Stealth Rocks to help Barraskewda break down switchins such as Raging Bolt and Ogerpon-W, and can also pivot into it courtesy of Eject Button. Barraskewda finds itself vulnerable to priority moves such as Raging Bolts Thunderclap and Kingambits Sucker Punch, making Tapu Lele and excellent partner, being able to block priority via Psychic Surge, while also threatening Dragon-types that would otherwise come in easily on Barraskewda. In return Barraskewda can beat Fire-types such as Heatran and Volcarona who could otherwise come in on Tapu Leles Moonblast.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/medasus.632421/
Quality checked by:
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