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[SET]
Defensive (Quaxwell) @ Eviolite
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish / Bold Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Flip Turn
- Roost
- Encore / Surf

[SET COMMENTS]
Quaxwell is a staple for NFE, being a crucial backbone to many teams for its ability to remove entry hazards, check top physically offensive threats, and provide defensive pivoting. Quaxwell is the best hazard removal option due to its great defensive typing, good matchup against entry hazard setters, and reliable recovery. Encore is a great tool to punish foes trying to take advantage of Quaxwell's passivity by setting up such as Fraxure, Gabite, and Wartortle. Surf can be used over Encore on teams that already have great counterplay to these setup users, giving Quaxwell a better way to punish the likes of Piloswine, Pignite, and Monferno without being forced to pivot with Flip Turn. Bold is preferred if Surf is chosen over Encore.

Quaxwell fits in most team structures except offense and hyper offense, where Wartortle might be favored. It plays an important role in checking top threats like Piloswine, Pignite, and Wartortle, which teammates like Tinkatuff and Vigoroth appreciate. Eviolite is the most used item in the metagame, meaning entry hazard stacking is a very strong strategy for taking down Quaxwell's teammates, so it is vital in stopping hazard setters like Piloswine, Frogadier, and Tinkatuff. Quaxwell likes to be paired with Pokemon like Hisuian Sliggoo, Koffing, and Tinkatuff, since they can check common Grass-types like Thwackey, Servine, and Ivysaur. Many teams have Misdreavus or Drakloak in order to stop Quaxwell from removing hazards, so teammates such as Vigoroth, Girafarig, and Monferno are great for being able to switch in and punish them. Quaxwell struggles against heavy-hitting special attackers like Girafarig, Misdreavus, and Hisuian Sliggoo, so teammates like Vigoroth, Dunsparce, and Tinkatuff help by keeping them at bay. Keeping its Eviolite is very important for it being able to check all of these threats it is tasked with handling, so Knock Off absorbers such as Koffing and Tinkatuff are greatly appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

252 HP / 188 Def / 68 SpD with a Careful nature can help Quaxwell to survive special attack rolls like +2 Girafarig's Thunderbolt and +2 Misdreavus's Shadow Ball. 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 Spe with a Jolly or Timid nature can be used to let Quaxwell outspeed Pignite at the cost of it being worse a little less solid as a physical wall.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Grass-types**: Servine, Ivysaur, and Thwackey all greatly threaten Quaxwell with their Grass-type attacks and Knock Off.

**Strong Special Attackers**: Girafarig, Hisuian Sliggoo, and offensive variants of Misdreavus can exploit Quaxwell's weaker Special Defense and general passivity.

**Item Disruptors**: Pignite, Monferno, and Tinkatuff can lure Quaxwell in and remove its Eviolite, making it easier to take down later in the game. Trick or Switcheroo uses like Hattrem, Clefairy, and Frogadier can also greatly cripple Quaxwell by taking Eviolite and potentially giving it a Choice item. Quaxwell also has to be wary of using Rapid Spin against Tinkatuff because of Pickpocket.

**Taunt Users**: Vigoroth and Misdreavus can block Quaxwell's ability to use Roost, which can inhibit its ability to perform its role to its full potential.

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[SET]
Defensive (Quaxwell) @ Eviolite
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish / Bold Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Flip Turn
- Roost
- Encore / Surf

[SET COMMENTS]
Quaxwell is a metagame staple for NFE, being a crucial backbone to many teams for its ability to remove entry hazards, check top physically offensive threats, and provide defensive pivoting for its teammates. Quaxwell is the best removal option due to its great defensive typing, matchup into entry hazard setters, and reliable recovery. Encore is a great tool to punish foes trying to take advantage of its passivity by setting up such as Fraxure, Gabite, and Wartortle. Surf can be used over Encore on teams that already have great counterplay to these setup users, giving Quaxwell a better way to punish the likes of Piloswine, Pignite, and Misdreavus Monferno without being forced to pivot with Flip Turn. Impish is preferred if Surf is chosen over Encore.

Quaxwell fits in most structures except on offense / hyper offense where Wartortle might be favored. It plays an important role in checking top threats like Piloswine, Pignite, and Wartortle, which teammates like Tinkatuff and Naclstack appreciate. Eviolite is the most used item in the metagame, meaning entry hazard stacking is a very strong strategy for taking down Quaxwell's teammates, so it is vital at stopping these setters like Piloswine, Frogadier, and Tinkatuff. Quaxwell likes to be paired with Pokemon like Sliggoo-Hisui, Koffing, and Tinkatuff, since they can check common Grass-types like Thwackey, Servine, and Ivysaur. Many teams have Misdreavus in order to stop Quaxwell from removing hazards, so teammates such as Vigoroth and Monferno are great for being able to switch in and punish Misdreavus. Quaxwell struggles into heavy hitting special attackers like Girafarig, Misdreavus and Sliggoo-Hisui, so teammates like Vigoroth, Dunsparce and Tinkatuff help keep them at bay. Keeping its Eviolite is very important for it being able to check all of these threats it is tasked with handling, so Knock Off absorbers such as Koffing and Tinkatuff are greatly appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Triple Axel is an option to catch the other notable Rapid Spin blocker, Drakloak, off guard for heavy damage, as well as the Grass-types that would normally switch in safely. Triple Axel's consistency is shaky and Quaxwell would preferably pivot with Flip Turn out of these matchups. I'd say that Quaxwell can customize its EV spreads to be a mixed wall like 252 HP / 188 Def / 68 SpD with a Careful nature to survive special rolls like +2 Girafarig's Thunderbolt/+2 Misdreavus's Nasty Plot or something fast like 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 Spe to outspeed Pignite at the cost of being worse at being a physical wall.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Grass-types**: Servine, Ivysaur, and Thwackey all greatly threaten Quaxwell with their STAB Grass-type attacks and can also heavily threaten it with Knock Off.

**Strong Special Attackers**: Girafarig, Sliggoo-Hisui, and offensive variants of Misdreavus can exploit Quaxwell's weaker Special Defense and general passivity.

**Knock Off Users**: Pignite, Monferno, and Tinkatuff can lure Quaxwell in and remove its Eviolite, making it easier to take down later in the game. I'd rephrase to Item Disruptors to include Trick/Switcheroo users like Frogadier and Hattrem as well, considering Quaxwell does even worse at its role when Choiced

**Taunt Users**: Vigoroth and Misdreavus can block Quaxwell's ability to Roost which can inhibit its ability to perform its role to its full potential.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Quality checked by:
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[SET]
Defensive (Quaxwell) @ Eviolite
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish / Bold Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Flip Turn
- Roost
- Encore / Surf

[SET COMMENTS]
Quaxwell is a metagame staple for NFE, being a crucial backbone to many teams for its ability to remove entry hazards, check top physically offensive threats, and provide defensive pivoting for its teammates. Quaxwell is the best removal option due to its great defensive typing, matchup into entry hazard setters, and reliable recovery. Encore is a great tool to punish foes trying to take advantage of its passivity by setting up such as Fraxure, Gabite, and Wartortle. Surf can be used over Encore on teams that already have great counterplay to these setup users, giving Quaxwell a better way to punish the likes of Piloswine, Pignite, and Monferno without being forced to pivot with Flip Turn. Impish is preferred if Surf is chosen over Encore.

Quaxwell fits in most structures except on offense / hyper offense where Wartortle might be favored. It plays an important role in checking top threats like Piloswine, Pignite, and Wartortle, which teammates like Tinkatuff and Naclstack appreciate (to me Naclstack here seems weird, is a good mon but not like super staple...). Eviolite is the most used item in the metagame, meaning entry hazard stacking is a very strong strategy for taking down Quaxwell's teammates, so it is vital at stopping these setters like Piloswine, Frogadier, and Tinkatuff. Quaxwell likes to be paired with Pokemon like Sliggoo-Hisui, Koffing, and Tinkatuff, since they can check common Grass-types like Thwackey, Servine, and Ivysaur. Many teams have Misdreavus in order to stop Quaxwell from removing hazards, so teammates such as Vigoroth and Monferno (or even Girafarig) are great for being able to switch in and punish Misdreavus. Quaxwell struggles into heavy hitting special attackers like Girafarig, Misdreavus and Sliggoo-Hisui, so teammates like Vigoroth, Dunsparce and Tinkatuff help keep them at bay. Keeping its Eviolite is very important for it being able to check all of these threats it is tasked with handling, so Knock Off absorbers such as Koffing and Tinkatuff are greatly appreciated.

I do not know if it is worth to mention (i) Drakloak as the other rapid spin deterring mon and (ii) tinkatuff pickpocket interactions in which they remove

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

252 HP / 188 Def / 68 SpD with a Careful nature can help Quaxwell to survive special rolls like +2 Girafarig's Thunderbolt and +2 Misdreavus's Shadow Ball. 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 Spe with a Jolly or Timid nature can be used to outspeed Pignite at the cost of being worse a little less solid as a physical wall.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Grass-types**: Servine, Ivysaur, and Thwackey all greatly threaten Quaxwell with their STAB Grass-type attacks and can also heavily threaten it with Knock Off.

**Strong Special Attackers**: Girafarig, Sliggoo-Hisui, and offensive variants of Misdreavus can exploit Quaxwell's weaker Special Defense and general passivity.

**Item Disruptors**: Pignite, Monferno, and Tinkatuff can lure Quaxwell in and remove its Eviolite, making it easier to take down later in the game. Trick/Switcheroo uses like Hattrem, Clefairy, and Frogadier can also greatly cripple Quaxwell by either taking Eviolite completely or giving it a Choice item.

**Taunt Users**: Vigoroth and Misdreavus can block Quaxwell's ability to Roost which can inhibit its ability to perform its role to its full potential.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/

Grammar checked by:

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[SET]
Defensive (Quaxwell) @ Eviolite
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish / Bold Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Flip Turn
- Roost
- Encore / Surf

[SET COMMENTS]
Quaxwell is a metagame staple for NFE, being a crucial backbone to many teams for its ability to remove entry hazards, check top physically offensive threats, and provide defensive pivoting for its teammates. pivoting. Quaxwell is the best hazard removal option due to its great defensive typing, good matchup into against entry hazard setters, and reliable recovery. Encore is a great tool to punish foes trying to take advantage of its Quaxwell's passivity by setting up such as Fraxure, Gabite, and Wartortle. Surf can be used over Encore on teams that already have great counterplay to these setup users, giving Quaxwell a better way to punish the likes of Piloswine, Pignite, and Monferno without being forced to pivot with Flip Turn. Impish is preferred if Surf is chosen over Encore. (do you mean Bold is preferred with Surf? importing the set would default to Impish + Encore, which makes more sense, as Impish lowers SpA)

Quaxwell fits in most team structures except on offense / hyper offense offense and hyper offense, where Wartortle might be favored. It plays an important role in checking top threats like Piloswine, Pignite, and Wartortle, which teammates like Tinkatuff and Vigoroth appreciate. Eviolite is the most used item in the metagame, meaning entry hazard stacking is a very strong strategy for taking down Quaxwell's teammates, so it is vital at in stopping these hazard setters like Piloswine, Frogadier, and Tinkatuff. Quaxwell likes to be paired with Pokemon like Sliggoo-Hisui, Hisuian Sliggoo, Koffing, and Tinkatuff, since they can check common Grass-types like Thwackey, Servine, and Ivysaur. Many teams have Misdreavus or Drakloak in order to stop Quaxwell from removing hazards, so teammates such as Vigoroth, Girafarig, and Monferno are great for being able to switch in and punish them. Quaxwell struggles into heavy hitting against heavy-hitting special attackers like Girafarig, Misdreavus and Sliggoo-Hisui, Misdreavus, and Hisuian Sliggoo, so teammates like Vigoroth, Dunsparce, (comma) and Tinkatuff help keep by keeping them at bay. Keeping its Eviolite is very important for it being able to check all of these threats it is tasked with handling, so Knock Off absorbers such as Koffing and Tinkatuff are greatly appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

252 HP / 188 Def / 68 SpD with a Careful nature can help Quaxwell to survive special attack rolls like +2 Girafarig's Thunderbolt and +2 Misdreavus's Shadow Ball. 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 Spe with a Jolly or Timid nature can be used to let Quaxwell outspeed Pignite at the cost of it being worse a little less solid as a physical wall.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Grass-types**: Servine, Ivysaur, and Thwackey all greatly threaten Quaxwell with their STAB Grass-type attacks and can also heavily threaten it with Knock Off.

**Strong Special Attackers**: Girafarig, Sliggoo-Hisui, Hisuian Sliggoo, and offensive variants of Misdreavus can exploit Quaxwell's weaker Special Defense and general passivity.

**Item Disruptors**: Pignite, Monferno, and Tinkatuff can lure Quaxwell in and remove its Eviolite, making it easier to take down later in the game. Trick/Switcheroo Trick or Switcheroo uses like Hattrem, Clefairy, and Frogadier can also greatly cripple Quaxwell by either taking Eviolite completely or and potentially giving it a Choice item. (reworded a bit because the outcomes aren't mutually exclusive) Quaxwell also has to be weary wary of using Rapid Spin into against Tinkatuff because of Pickpocket with either Air Balloon or no item. Pickpocket.

**Taunt Users**: Vigoroth and Misdreavus can block Quaxwell's ability to use Roost, (comma) which can inhibit its ability to perform its role to its full potential.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mirbro.451786/
Grammar checked by:

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