[OVERVIEW]
Pyukumuku is the sole viable user of Unaware in ZU, which makes it a key Pokemon for stall teams. Unaware paired with impressive bulk allows Pyukumuku to confront a lot of Pokemon in the tier, such as Kecleon, Crustle, and Rapidash. However, Pyukumuku's shallow movepool doesn't pack any offensive move, making it unable to wall any Pokemon that packs Taunt or Substitute such as Floatzel or Vigoroth. This also means that Pyukumuku relies on Toxic and PP stalling to wear down opposing Pokemon. Its passive nature allows Pokemon such as Probopass and Komala to freely come on the field and set or remove entry hazards. Pyukumuku also has a hard time against a lot of wallbreakers such as Electivire, Shiftry, Abomasnow, and Pinsir because the former three have a super effective STAB move, whereas Mold Breaker Pinsir ignores Unaware.
[SET]
name: Unaware Wall
move 1: Recover
move 2: Spite
move 3: Toxic / Block
move 4: Rest / Block
item: Poisonium Z / Ghostium Z / Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Spite allows Pyukumuku to reliably PP stall Pokemon that it can't wear down with Toxic such as Komala, Muk, and Duosion. It's also Pyukumuku's sole move able to bypass Substitute. Toxic allows Pyukumuku to wear down Pokemon using less PP than with Spite. However, unlike Spite, Pokemon immune to Toxic such as Bronzor and Komala are common. Rest is a secondary recovery move that allows Pyukumuku to more reliably PP stall Pokemon that can't 3HKO it such as Floatzel and Bulk Up Komala. It also allows Pyukumuku to remove potential status, which allows it to beat Pokemon that rely on Toxic to break walls such as Regigigas. Block allows Pyukumuku to remove a Pokemon from the game, since it will lose its PP before Pyukumuku because of Spite, Rest, and the inability to switch to save PP. This also makes Toxic stalling more reliable, since the foe will lose more and more health at the end of each turn.
Set Details
========
Unaware allows Pyukumuku to beat setup sweepers such as Bulk Up Komala and Swords Dance Combusken. Poisonium Z allows Pyukumuku to Toxic an opposing foe through Taunt. It also prevents Pyukumuku from suddenly becoming Choice-locked by Pokemon such as Switcheroo Floatzel. If Pyukumuku doesn't run Toxic, it can instead hold a Ghostium Z to still benefit from the immunity to Trick and Switcheroo and reduce Knock Off damage. It also provides Pyukumuku with one-time full recovery. Leftovers can be run over a Z-Crystal since it gives Pyukumuku passive recovery, which allows it to avoid the 2HKO from Choice Band Komala after Stealth Rock and the 3HKO from Duosion.
Usage Tips
========
Switch in Pyukumuku against Pokemon that can set up or can't 2HKO it, such as Crustle and Combusken. It's important from Team Preview to identify which opposing Pokemon is the most dangerous. Such Pokemon that must be trapped by Block will be the target of Pyukumuku's Z-Move in order to ease pressure off its teammates. Use Recover to keep Pyukumuku at full health to check threats such as Choice Band Komala. Switch out if the opposing Pokemon can 2HKO Pyukumuku or commonly packs Taunt or Substitute, such as Vigoroth or Regigigas. If the opposing Pokemon can 2HKO Pyukumuku, use Recover. Otherwise, it should use Block, Spite, or Toxic first and then Recover. If you know the foe can cripple Pyukumuku with Taunt, use Z-Toxic to bypass Taunt. The Defense boost is also nice, since it allows Pyukumuku to avoid the 2HKO from Choice Band Toucannon. However, since it can only be used once, it should not be prematurely wasted. Pyukumuku can use Rest to cure status such as poison; however, you shouldn't do this if Pyukumuku needs to be awake to take on an opposing Pokemon. Rest also improves Pyukumuku's effectiveness at PP stalling, and if the opposing Pokemon can't 3HKO Pyukumuku, using Rest will allow Pyukumuku to use less PP than the foe.
Team Options
========
Pyukumuku's passive nature limits it to only fitting on stall teams. If used in another archetype, Pyukumuku drains to much momentum and invites some threats to freely come on the field. Lickilicky is Pyukumuku's partner of choice because of its ability to take on special attackers and immunity to Taunt. It can also remove Pyukumuku's status thanks to Heal Bell. Pokemon such as Altaria, Avalugg, Bronzor, and Gourgeist-XL that can take on offensive Grass-types are potent teammates. Pokemon immune to Electric that can beat Electric-types and disturb VoltTurn cores such as Sivally-Ground are great partners. Entry hazard control is a requirement on any stall team; for example, with Stealth Rock up, Pyukumuku is unable to switch into Choice Band Komala. Good hazard removers on stall include Altaria, Avalugg, Silvally-Ground, and Silvally-Dark. Natu is also a great teammate for its ability to bounce Taunt back. If holding a Z-Crystal, Pyukumuku becomes a sufficient Knock Off absorber, which is appreciated by Pokemon that hold Eviolite such as Bronzor.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Soak combined with Toxic can be run over Spite in order to remove the Toxic immunity from Steel- and Poison-types while also removing the foe's STAB boost. However, most Pokemon immune to Toxic aren't affected by the tactic; Probopass can just Volt Switch out, while Muk and Bronzor can use Rest. Furthermore, Komala's and Silvally-Poison's Toxic immunity can't be removed by Soak, and not running Spite leaves Pyukumuku unable to deal with Bulk Up Komala and Duosion. Specially defensive sets are also a possibility, though Pyukumuku's teammates such as Lickilicky, Muk, and Bronzor can cover special attackers. However, Pyukumuku can distinguish from other specially defensive walls because it learns Recover, whereas other specially defensive walls rely on shakier recovery moves in Wish and Rest. It also has a better matchup against specially offensive Water- and Fire-types such as Floatzel and Combusken. Counter allows Pyukumuku to have an offensive move that lets it act even if Taunted, but Pyukumuku lacks the room to pack this move. It also doesn't improve its matchup against special attackers such as Combusken and Beheeyem. Pyukumuku can run a support set with both dual screens and Memento, but this set is outclassed by Meowstic, which can more reliably the set up dual screens with Prankster and is less susceptible to Taunt.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Taunt and Substitute**: Pyukumuku is forced to use Struggle if it gets Taunted. Therefore, any Pokemon that packs Taunt, such as Floatzel and Misdreavus, can beat Pyukumuku. Substitute users are also a major threat to Pyukumuku, since it can't break them and can only use Spite, such as against Vigoroth behind a Substitute.
**Electric- and Grass-types**: Since Pyukumuku is weak to Grass- and Electric-type moves, Pokemon of these types, such as Electivire, Raichu, Zebstrika, Leafeon, Abomasnow, and Shiftry, can easily OHKO or 2HKO Pyukumuku.
**Strong Wallbreakers**: Strong wallbreakers, such as Rampardos, Toucannon, and Raticate, can 2HKO Pyukumuku.
**Mold Breaker**: Mold Breaker users, such as Pinsir and Fraxure, ignore Unaware and can therefore break through it thanks to Swords Dance and Dragon Dance, respectively.
**Natu**: Thanks to its ability Magic Bounce, Natu is unaffected by all of Pyukumuku's moves and traps it with a bounced Block or badly poisons it with a bounced Toxic.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Tuthur1, 369076]]
- Quality checked by: [[Aaronboyer, 239454], [5gen,296755], [Xayah, 167012]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Fireflame479, 231476], [Electrolyte, 148071]]
Pyukumuku is the sole viable user of Unaware in ZU, which makes it a key Pokemon for stall teams. Unaware paired with impressive bulk allows Pyukumuku to confront a lot of Pokemon in the tier, such as Kecleon, Crustle, and Rapidash. However, Pyukumuku's shallow movepool doesn't pack any offensive move, making it unable to wall any Pokemon that packs Taunt or Substitute such as Floatzel or Vigoroth. This also means that Pyukumuku relies on Toxic and PP stalling to wear down opposing Pokemon. Its passive nature allows Pokemon such as Probopass and Komala to freely come on the field and set or remove entry hazards. Pyukumuku also has a hard time against a lot of wallbreakers such as Electivire, Shiftry, Abomasnow, and Pinsir because the former three have a super effective STAB move, whereas Mold Breaker Pinsir ignores Unaware.
[SET]
name: Unaware Wall
move 1: Recover
move 2: Spite
move 3: Toxic / Block
move 4: Rest / Block
item: Poisonium Z / Ghostium Z / Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Spite allows Pyukumuku to reliably PP stall Pokemon that it can't wear down with Toxic such as Komala, Muk, and Duosion. It's also Pyukumuku's sole move able to bypass Substitute. Toxic allows Pyukumuku to wear down Pokemon using less PP than with Spite. However, unlike Spite, Pokemon immune to Toxic such as Bronzor and Komala are common. Rest is a secondary recovery move that allows Pyukumuku to more reliably PP stall Pokemon that can't 3HKO it such as Floatzel and Bulk Up Komala. It also allows Pyukumuku to remove potential status, which allows it to beat Pokemon that rely on Toxic to break walls such as Regigigas. Block allows Pyukumuku to remove a Pokemon from the game, since it will lose its PP before Pyukumuku because of Spite, Rest, and the inability to switch to save PP. This also makes Toxic stalling more reliable, since the foe will lose more and more health at the end of each turn.
Set Details
========
Unaware allows Pyukumuku to beat setup sweepers such as Bulk Up Komala and Swords Dance Combusken. Poisonium Z allows Pyukumuku to Toxic an opposing foe through Taunt. It also prevents Pyukumuku from suddenly becoming Choice-locked by Pokemon such as Switcheroo Floatzel. If Pyukumuku doesn't run Toxic, it can instead hold a Ghostium Z to still benefit from the immunity to Trick and Switcheroo and reduce Knock Off damage. It also provides Pyukumuku with one-time full recovery. Leftovers can be run over a Z-Crystal since it gives Pyukumuku passive recovery, which allows it to avoid the 2HKO from Choice Band Komala after Stealth Rock and the 3HKO from Duosion.
Usage Tips
========
Switch in Pyukumuku against Pokemon that can set up or can't 2HKO it, such as Crustle and Combusken. It's important from Team Preview to identify which opposing Pokemon is the most dangerous. Such Pokemon that must be trapped by Block will be the target of Pyukumuku's Z-Move in order to ease pressure off its teammates. Use Recover to keep Pyukumuku at full health to check threats such as Choice Band Komala. Switch out if the opposing Pokemon can 2HKO Pyukumuku or commonly packs Taunt or Substitute, such as Vigoroth or Regigigas. If the opposing Pokemon can 2HKO Pyukumuku, use Recover. Otherwise, it should use Block, Spite, or Toxic first and then Recover. If you know the foe can cripple Pyukumuku with Taunt, use Z-Toxic to bypass Taunt. The Defense boost is also nice, since it allows Pyukumuku to avoid the 2HKO from Choice Band Toucannon. However, since it can only be used once, it should not be prematurely wasted. Pyukumuku can use Rest to cure status such as poison; however, you shouldn't do this if Pyukumuku needs to be awake to take on an opposing Pokemon. Rest also improves Pyukumuku's effectiveness at PP stalling, and if the opposing Pokemon can't 3HKO Pyukumuku, using Rest will allow Pyukumuku to use less PP than the foe.
Team Options
========
Pyukumuku's passive nature limits it to only fitting on stall teams. If used in another archetype, Pyukumuku drains to much momentum and invites some threats to freely come on the field. Lickilicky is Pyukumuku's partner of choice because of its ability to take on special attackers and immunity to Taunt. It can also remove Pyukumuku's status thanks to Heal Bell. Pokemon such as Altaria, Avalugg, Bronzor, and Gourgeist-XL that can take on offensive Grass-types are potent teammates. Pokemon immune to Electric that can beat Electric-types and disturb VoltTurn cores such as Sivally-Ground are great partners. Entry hazard control is a requirement on any stall team; for example, with Stealth Rock up, Pyukumuku is unable to switch into Choice Band Komala. Good hazard removers on stall include Altaria, Avalugg, Silvally-Ground, and Silvally-Dark. Natu is also a great teammate for its ability to bounce Taunt back. If holding a Z-Crystal, Pyukumuku becomes a sufficient Knock Off absorber, which is appreciated by Pokemon that hold Eviolite such as Bronzor.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Soak combined with Toxic can be run over Spite in order to remove the Toxic immunity from Steel- and Poison-types while also removing the foe's STAB boost. However, most Pokemon immune to Toxic aren't affected by the tactic; Probopass can just Volt Switch out, while Muk and Bronzor can use Rest. Furthermore, Komala's and Silvally-Poison's Toxic immunity can't be removed by Soak, and not running Spite leaves Pyukumuku unable to deal with Bulk Up Komala and Duosion. Specially defensive sets are also a possibility, though Pyukumuku's teammates such as Lickilicky, Muk, and Bronzor can cover special attackers. However, Pyukumuku can distinguish from other specially defensive walls because it learns Recover, whereas other specially defensive walls rely on shakier recovery moves in Wish and Rest. It also has a better matchup against specially offensive Water- and Fire-types such as Floatzel and Combusken. Counter allows Pyukumuku to have an offensive move that lets it act even if Taunted, but Pyukumuku lacks the room to pack this move. It also doesn't improve its matchup against special attackers such as Combusken and Beheeyem. Pyukumuku can run a support set with both dual screens and Memento, but this set is outclassed by Meowstic, which can more reliably the set up dual screens with Prankster and is less susceptible to Taunt.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Taunt and Substitute**: Pyukumuku is forced to use Struggle if it gets Taunted. Therefore, any Pokemon that packs Taunt, such as Floatzel and Misdreavus, can beat Pyukumuku. Substitute users are also a major threat to Pyukumuku, since it can't break them and can only use Spite, such as against Vigoroth behind a Substitute.
**Electric- and Grass-types**: Since Pyukumuku is weak to Grass- and Electric-type moves, Pokemon of these types, such as Electivire, Raichu, Zebstrika, Leafeon, Abomasnow, and Shiftry, can easily OHKO or 2HKO Pyukumuku.
**Strong Wallbreakers**: Strong wallbreakers, such as Rampardos, Toucannon, and Raticate, can 2HKO Pyukumuku.
**Mold Breaker**: Mold Breaker users, such as Pinsir and Fraxure, ignore Unaware and can therefore break through it thanks to Swords Dance and Dragon Dance, respectively.
**Natu**: Thanks to its ability Magic Bounce, Natu is unaffected by all of Pyukumuku's moves and traps it with a bounced Block or badly poisons it with a bounced Toxic.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Tuthur1, 369076]]
- Quality checked by: [[Aaronboyer, 239454], [5gen,296755], [Xayah, 167012]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Fireflame479, 231476], [Electrolyte, 148071]]
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