M&M Sablenite Mandibuzz [QC: 1/2]

Solosis

Solosis

[SET]
Sablenite (Mandibuzz) (F) @ Sablenite
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD OR 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Sassy / Relaxed Nature
- Foul Play
- U-turn / Defog
- Roost
- Toxic

[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz serves as a solid wall in the current metagame, thanks to its excellent typing, access to valuable utility moves, and impressive bulk, especially when utilizing Sablenite. It is arguably one of the best answers to powerful, yet matchup-reliant Ghost-types such as Arceus-Ghost and Manectite Spectrier, which can otherwise easily dismantle unprepared teams. Foul Play allows Mandibuzz to deal respectable damage to threats like Lunala, Great Tusk, and physical setup sweepers such as Pinsirite Dragonite and Urshifu-R in dicey situations, even if it's not their most reliable check. U-turn, combined with the Speed reduction from Sablenite and a minimum Speed investment, turns Mandibuzz into a highly effective slow pivot, enabling safe switches to powerful teammates like Urshifu-R, Raging Bolt, Spectrier, Zamazenta, and Iron Crown. Alternatively, Defog can be run to give Mandibuzz hazard removal utility on bulky teams; however, Mandibuzz is not fond of switching into Stealth Rock due to its Rock-type weakness. Toxic is a fantastic option for crippling non-Sablenite defensive Pokemon such as Great Tusk, Garganacl, Arceus formes, and Lunala, particularly Calm Mind variants of the latter two. Mandibuzz fits well on a variety of bulky offense, balance, and stall teams as a defensive wall, Ghost-type check, and slow pivot. Pairing it with physically defensive partners like Magearna and Pecharunt forms a sturdy defensive and pivoting core. Due to its weakness to Stealth Rock, Mandibuzz appreciates hazard removal support from teammates such as Great Tusk and Regieleki, especially when not running Defog. Mandibuzz also synergizes well with hazard setters like Magearna, Great Tusk, Garganacl, and Hisuian Arcanine, as it can force frequent switches with Toxic. Mandibuzz struggles significantly against Fairy-types like Altarianite Regieleki and Dragonite, Arceus-Fairy, and Substitute Audinite Spectrier; thus, teammates like Pecharunt, Hearthflame Mask Great Tusk, Ho-Oh, and Eternatus are effective at patching this weakness. Likewise, Electric-type resists such as Eternatus, Altarianite Dragonite, and Hippowdon help deal with Electric-type threats like Zapdos, Kilowattrel, and Raging Bolt.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solosis.641598/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/clas.545372/
<Person 2>
Grammar checked by:
<Person 3>
 
Last edited:
1/2, v clean

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[SET]
Sablenite (Mandibuzz) (F) @ Sablenite
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD OR 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Sassy / Relaxed Nature
- Foul Play
- U-turn / Defog running toxicless fplayless mandi is a bad idea; feel free to bring this up in c&c
- Roost
- Toxic / Defog

[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz serves as a solid wall in the current metagame, thanks to its excellent typing, access to valuable utility moves, and impressive bulk, especially when utilizing Sablenite. It is arguably one of the best answers to powerful, yet matchup-reliant Ghost-types such as Arceus-Ghost and Manectite Spectrier, which can otherwise easily dismantle unprepared teams. Foul Play allows Mandibuzz to deal respectable damage to threats like Lunala, Great Tusk, and physical setup sweepers such as Pinsirite Dragonite and Urshifu-R in dicey situations, even if it's not their most reliable check. U-turn, combined with the Speed reduction from Sablenite and a minimum Speed investment, turns Mandibuzz into a highly effective slow pivot, enabling safe switches to powerful teammates like Urshifu-R, Raging Bolt, Spectrier, Zamazenta, and Iron Crown. Alternatively, Defog can be run to give Mandibuzz hazard removal utility on bulky teams; however, Mandibuzz is not fond of switching into Stealth Rock due to its Rock-type weakness. Toxic is a fantastic option for crippling non-Sablenite defensive Pokemon such as Great Tusk, Garganacl, Arceus formes, and Lunala, particularly Calm Mind variants of the latter two. Alternatively, Defog can be run to give Mandibuzz hazard removal utility; however, this is somewhat redundant due to its access to Magic Bounce, and even then, Mandibuzz is not fond of switching into Stealth Rock due to its Rock-type weakness. trimmed + moved, also mention it can run a pdef set and the strengths of both (like it being bulky enough to pivot into urshifu constantly) Mandibuzz fits well on a variety of Bbulky Offense, Bbalance, and Sstall teams as a defensive wall, Ghost-type check, and slow pivot. Pairing it with physically defensive partners like Magearna and Pecharunt forms a sturdy defensive and pivoting core. Due to its weakness to Stealth Rock, Mandibuzz appreciates hazard removal support from teammates such as Great Tusk and Regieleki, especially when not running Defog. Mandibuzz also synergizes well with hazard setters like Magearna, Great Tusk, Garganacl, and Hisuian Arcanine, as it can force frequent switches with Toxic. Mandibuzz struggles significantly against Fairy-types like Altarianite Extreme Speed users such as Regieleki and Dragonite, Arceus-Fairy, and Substitute Audinite Spectrier; (ASC) Dragonite, Hisuian Arcanine, and Entei, thus, teammates like Pecharunt, Hearthflame Mask Great Tusk, Ho-Oh, and Eternatus are effective at patching this weakness. Likewise, Electric-type resists such as Dragonite, (RC) Eternatus, Altarianite Dragonite, (AC) and Hippowdon help deal with Electric-type threats like Raging Bolt, (RC) Zapdos, and Kilowattrel, (AC) and Raging Bolt moved for clarity + more effective representation.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solosis.641598/
Quality checked by:
<Person 1>
<Person 2>
Grammar checked by:
<Person 3>
 
Clas said:
1/2, v clean

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[SET]
Sablenite (Mandibuzz) (F) @ Sablenite
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD OR 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Sassy / Relaxed Nature
- Foul Play
- U-turn / Defog running toxicless fplayless mandi is a bad idea; feel free to bring this up in c&c
- Roost
- Toxic / Defog

[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz serves as a solid wall in the current metagame, thanks to its excellent typing, access to valuable utility moves, and impressive bulk, especially when utilizing Sablenite. It is arguably one of the best answers to powerful, yet matchup-reliant Ghost-types such as Arceus-Ghost and Manectite Spectrier, which can otherwise easily dismantle unprepared teams. Foul Play allows Mandibuzz to deal respectable damage to threats like Lunala, Great Tusk, and physical setup sweepers such as Pinsirite Dragonite and Urshifu-R in dicey situations, even if it's not their most reliable check. U-turn, combined with the Speed reduction from Sablenite and a minimum Speed investment, turns Mandibuzz into a highly effective slow pivot, enabling safe switches to powerful teammates like Urshifu-R, Raging Bolt, Spectrier, Zamazenta, and Iron Crown. Alternatively, Defog can be run to give Mandibuzz hazard removal utility on bulky teams; however, Mandibuzz is not fond of switching into Stealth Rock due to its Rock-type weakness. Toxic is a fantastic option for crippling non-Sablenite defensive Pokemon such as Great Tusk, Garganacl, Arceus formes, and Lunala, particularly Calm Mind variants of the latter two. Alternatively, Defog can be run to give Mandibuzz hazard removal utility; however, this is somewhat redundant due to its access to Magic Bounce, and even then, Mandibuzz is not fond of switching into Stealth Rock due to its Rock-type weakness. trimmed + moved, also mention it can run a pdef set and the strengths of both (like it being bulky enough to pivot into urshifu constantly) Mandibuzz fits well on a variety of Bbulky Offense, Bbalance, and Sstall teams as a defensive wall, Ghost-type check, and slow pivot. Pairing it with physically defensive partners like Magearna and Pecharunt forms a sturdy defensive and pivoting core. Due to its weakness to Stealth Rock, Mandibuzz appreciates hazard removal support from teammates such as Great Tusk and Regieleki, especially when not running Defog. Mandibuzz also synergizes well with hazard setters like Magearna, Great Tusk, Garganacl, and Hisuian Arcanine, as it can force frequent switches with Toxic. Mandibuzz struggles significantly against Fairy-types like Altarianite Extreme Speed users such as Regieleki and Dragonite, Arceus-Fairy, and Substitute Audinite Spectrier; (ASC) Dragonite, Hisuian Arcanine, and Entei, thus, teammates like Pecharunt, Hearthflame Mask Great Tusk, Ho-Oh, and Eternatus are effective at patching this weakness. Likewise, Electric-type resists such as Dragonite, (RC) Eternatus, Altarianite Dragonite, (AC) and Hippowdon help deal with Electric-type threats like Raging Bolt, (RC) Zapdos, and Kilowattrel, (AC) and Raging Bolt moved for clarity + more effective representation.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solosis.641598/
Quality checked by:
<Person 1>
<Person 2>
Grammar checked by:
<Person 3>
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