Roserade

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[OVERVIEW]
  • Great lead, thanks to Spikes and Toxic Spikes access as well as access to Sleep Powder and Stun Spore
  • Access to Venom Drench, making it great for sweepers provided Toxic Spikes is out
  • Decent Speed tier as well as great Special stats (Special Attack and Special Defense)
  • Has access to Solar Beam as well as HP Fire and Weather Ball, which makes it great for weather teams


[SET]
Name: Lead
Move 1: Toxic Spikes / Spikes
Move 2: Venom Drench / Sludge Wave
Move 3: Giga Drain / Leaf Storm
Move 4: Sleep Powder / Stun Spore / Hidden Power Fire
Item: Black Sludge / Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure / Technician
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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  • Toxic Spikes is for usage if Venom Drench should be used, while Spikes can be used alternatively if Sludge Wave is to be used
  • Venom Drench is to lower stats, while Sludge Wave is for chip damage
  • Giga Drain can heal Roserade by 50% damage at power's expense, and Leaf Storm can be run if healing isn't necessary
  • All three moves can check, if not counter, threats such as Buzzwole and Ferrothorn
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Set Details
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  • Natural Cure heals status conditions on switch-out, thus preventing hax from affecting Roserade
  • Technician boosts power, allowing for Roserade to heal even more should Giga Drain be used
  • Maximizing Special Attack and Speed to make it able to outspeed and allowing it to be a useful lead
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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  • Incineroar or Entei to threaten out Steel-types, providing one is not running HP Fire or simply to burn physical attackers
  • Magneton or Magnezone to deal with Flying-types or for VoltTurn with Tapu Koko and Silvally-Bug, as well as Raikou for general offensive coverage
  • Primarina to avoid Fire-types that don't outspeed it or for general defensive coverage

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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  • Aromatherapy to heal status
  • Leech Seed to slowly recover HP
  • Dazzling Gleam to hit Dragons (I.E. Hydreigon/Kommo-o) very hard
  • HP Ground to KO Steel-types
  • Weather Ball if Roserade is on Rain Dance team
  • Sleep Powder/Stun Spore and Spikes with Focus Sash to act as a suicide lead, or Choice Scarf to act as a revenge killer

Checks and Counters
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  • Klefki/Magearna is immune to Poison-type attacks and can KO Roserade if it isn't running HP Fire
  • Defensive Steel-types such as Ferrothorn can outlive Roserade
  • Fast physical attackers such as Mega Charizard X can outspeed and OHKO Roserade
  • Fire-types, such as Volcanion, can either outspeed Roserade or tank and OHKO it
  • Flying-types such as Talonflame and Mega Pinsir can usually resist and OHKO or outspeed and OHKO Roserade
  • Special walls can slowly whittle down Roserade while whittling it down
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