[SET]
Specially Defensive (Mandibuzz) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Mental Herb
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Roost
- Toxic
- Whirlwind / Defog
- Foul Play / Knock Off
[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz is one of stall's best Calyrex-S checks, utilizing its Dark typing, special bulk, and access to reliable recovery in Roost to wall all Calyrex-S sets, bar Tera Fairy. Toxic puts opposing Pokemon on a timer, significantly crippling them by limiting how much they can set up. Defog is a form of emergency hazard control, especially useful against opposing Knock Off Pokemon, yet Mandibuzz also removes its own team's hazards while using it. Foul Play discourages physical attackers from setting up against Mandibuzz. Alternatively, Knock Off can remove opposing Heavy-Duty Boots, making it much easier to chip down opposing Pokemon with the Spikes and Toxic Spikes its teammates set. Whirlwind phazes setup threats like Arceus, while Defog can be used as an emergency form of hazard removal. Tera Poison grants Mandibuzz a 100% accurate Toxic, allowing it to check Draining Kiss Calyrex-S, as well as Arceus-Fairy, and gives Mandibuzz a Toxic immunity and the ability to absorb Toxic Spikes. Heavy-Duty Boots offers Mandibuzz an immunity to Stealth Rock, while Mental Herb allows Mandibuzz to use Toxic against Taunt Calyrex-S. Mandibuzz has to compete with Alolan Muk for a slot, another Dark-type Calyrex-S check that is much better equipped to deal with Tera Fairy Calyrex-S. However, Mandibuzz has reliable recovery in Roost, unlike Alolan Muk, whose Rest is shut down by Electric Terrain.
Teammates like Dondozo, Skeledirge, and Gliscor appreciate having a reliable switch-in to Calyrex-S, while Blissey also appreciates having a fallback method when facing Psyshock variations of Calyrex-S. As Mandibuzz is forced out by the threat of Miraidon's Electro Drift, it enjoys having teammates like Tera Grass Ho-Oh, Clodsire, and Blissey, who absorb Miraidon's attacks far better than any other stall Pokemon in the tier. Arceus-Fairy’s super-effective Judgment poses a great threat to Mandibuzz, forcing it to switch out to teammates like Clodsire, whose Poison- typing and access to Toxic make it an excellent check to Arceus-Fairy. Mandibuzz is also very vulnerable to Zacian-C, who is immune to its Toxic and resists Knock Off, as well as having the capability to OHKO Mandibuzz with Play Rough. Thus, teammates like Skeledirge, Dondozo, and Alomomola work very well with Mandibuzz, as both Skeledirge and Dondozo can fully ignore Zacian-C's Swords Dance boosts with Unaware, and Skeledirge can cripple Zacian-C with Will-O-Wisp, while Alomomola can use its great physical bulk and access to Scald to punish Zacian-C.
[SET CREDITS]
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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Checks and Counters
===================
**Zacian-C**: Zacian-C is immune to Mandibuzz's status moves and resists Knock Off. It is also capable of OHKOing Mandibuzz with Play Rough.
**Miraidon**: Miraidon can OHKO Mandibuzz with Electro Drift, and does great damage to the point where it can no longer check Calyrex-S even after Terastallization.
**Hatterene** Hatterene’s Magic Bounce grants it an immunity to Mandibuzz’s Toxic, while it can use Calm Mind in combination with Draining Kiss to deal significant damage to Mandibuzz, healing itself in the process.
**Gliscor** Gliscor’s Knock Off poses a significant threat to Mandibuzz, as removing Heavy-Duty Boots causes Mandibuzz to be much more vulnerable to Stealth Rock, thus making it much harder for it to switch in.
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Specially Defensive (Mandibuzz) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Mental Herb
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Roost
- Toxic
- Whirlwind / Defog
- Foul Play / Knock Off
[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz is one of stall's best Calyrex-S checks, utilizing its Dark typing, special bulk, and access to reliable recovery in Roost to wall all Calyrex-S sets, bar Tera Fairy. Toxic puts opposing Pokemon on a timer, significantly crippling them by limiting how much they can set up. Defog is a form of emergency hazard control, especially useful against opposing Knock Off Pokemon, yet Mandibuzz also removes its own team's hazards while using it. Foul Play discourages physical attackers from setting up against Mandibuzz. Alternatively, Knock Off can remove opposing Heavy-Duty Boots, making it much easier to chip down opposing Pokemon with the Spikes and Toxic Spikes its teammates set. Whirlwind phazes setup threats like Arceus, while Defog can be used as an emergency form of hazard removal. Tera Poison grants Mandibuzz a 100% accurate Toxic, allowing it to check Draining Kiss Calyrex-S, as well as Arceus-Fairy, and gives Mandibuzz a Toxic immunity and the ability to absorb Toxic Spikes. Heavy-Duty Boots offers Mandibuzz an immunity to Stealth Rock, while Mental Herb allows Mandibuzz to use Toxic against Taunt Calyrex-S. Mandibuzz has to compete with Alolan Muk for a slot, another Dark-type Calyrex-S check that is much better equipped to deal with Tera Fairy Calyrex-S. However, Mandibuzz has reliable recovery in Roost, unlike Alolan Muk, whose Rest is shut down by Electric Terrain.
Teammates like Dondozo, Skeledirge, and Gliscor appreciate having a reliable switch-in to Calyrex-S, while Blissey also appreciates having a fallback method when facing Psyshock variations of Calyrex-S. As Mandibuzz is forced out by the threat of Miraidon's Electro Drift, it enjoys having teammates like Tera Grass Ho-Oh, Clodsire, and Blissey, who absorb Miraidon's attacks far better than any other stall Pokemon in the tier. Arceus-Fairy’s super-effective Judgment poses a great threat to Mandibuzz, forcing it to switch out to teammates like Clodsire, whose Poison- typing and access to Toxic make it an excellent check to Arceus-Fairy. Mandibuzz is also very vulnerable to Zacian-C, who is immune to its Toxic and resists Knock Off, as well as having the capability to OHKO Mandibuzz with Play Rough. Thus, teammates like Skeledirge, Dondozo, and Alomomola work very well with Mandibuzz, as both Skeledirge and Dondozo can fully ignore Zacian-C's Swords Dance boosts with Unaware, and Skeledirge can cripple Zacian-C with Will-O-Wisp, while Alomomola can use its great physical bulk and access to Scald to punish Zacian-C.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Checks and Counters
===================
**Zacian-C**: Zacian-C is immune to Mandibuzz's status moves and resists Knock Off. It is also capable of OHKOing Mandibuzz with Play Rough.
**Miraidon**: Miraidon can OHKO Mandibuzz with Electro Drift, and does great damage to the point where it can no longer check Calyrex-S even after Terastallization.
**Hatterene** Hatterene’s Magic Bounce grants it an immunity to Mandibuzz’s Toxic, while it can use Calm Mind in combination with Draining Kiss to deal significant damage to Mandibuzz, healing itself in the process.
**Gliscor** Gliscor’s Knock Off poses a significant threat to Mandibuzz, as removing Heavy-Duty Boots causes Mandibuzz to be much more vulnerable to Stealth Rock, thus making it much harder for it to switch in.
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