ZU SD Hisuian Sneasel [DONE]

[FlamPoke]

[SET]
Swords Dance (Sneasel-Hisui) @ Eviolite
Ability: Inner Focus
Tera Type: Dark / Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Gunk Shot
- Throat Chop / Trailblaze

[SET COMMENTS]

Swords Dance Hisuian Sneasel is a great setup sweeper in the ZU metagame, capable of blowing through teams as a late-game sweeper thanks to its strong STAB moves and good typing. Throat Chop provides the coverage to hit foes like Mesprit and Muk hard, preventing the former from hitting it back with Psychic Noise; Trailblaze, alternatively, can allow Hisuian Sneasel to outpace the entire metagame after one boost to more consistently threaten a sweep. Inner Focus gives Hisuian Sneasel an immunity to Intimidate, which is helpful against Hisuian Qwilfish and bulky. Hitmontop. Tera Dark can stop Psychic-type attacks from halting a sweep, as well as boost Throat Chop tremendously, securing an OHKO on offensive Mesprit after a Swords Dance. Tera Dark also prevents niche Prankster users like Grafaiai and Sableye from disrupting a potential sweep. Tera Grass, meanwhile, flips the weakness to Ground and allows Hisuian Sneasel to set up against foes like Sandslash and Floatzel, with a key resistance to Aqua Jet affording it the ability to prevent being revenge killed.

With its prolific Speed tier and snowballing ability, Swords Dance Hisuian Sneasel is a great fit on bulky offense and offense teams alike. Teammates that can provide entry hazards to chip down walls like Dipplin and Hisuian Qwilfish are much appreciated; on offensive teams, Primeape is a great lead, while on bulky offense teams, Mesprit and Orthworm provide Hisuian Sneasel hazards and reliable defensive pivots, if needed. Teammates that can lure in foes like Arboliva and Brute Bonnet that Hisuian Sneasel can set up against include VoltTurn users like Floatzel, Magneton, and Mesprit. Jolteon is another notable teammate, capable of setting up for its own sweep and flexibly pivoting into Hisuian Sneasel. Other setup sweepers like Mesprit, Mismagius, and Oricorio are great teammates, similarly helping break the opposition down for Hisuian Sneasel or taking advantage of worn down foes themselves to clean late-game. Vikavolt is a powerful support option, helping check Mesprit and providing Sticky Web so Hisuian Sneasel can outpace Choice Scarf users like Passimian and Mesprit. Other physical wallbreakers that can wear down shared checks include Brute Bonnet, which can help break down foes like Sandaconda and Sandslash that Hisuian Sneasel usually struggles with.

[SET CREDITS]
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[5Dots]

QC 1/2 nice work, lmk if you have any questions with feedback

[SET]
Swords Dance (Hisuian Sneasel) @ Eviolite
Ability: Inner Focus
Tera Type: Dark / Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Gunk Shot
- Throat Chop / Trailblaze

[SET COMMENTS]

Swords Dance Hisuian Sneasel is a great setup sweeper in the ZU metagame, capable of blowing through teams as a late-game sweeper. Throat Chop provides the coverage to hit foes like Mesprit and Muk hard noteworthy to include, but it also blocks Mesprit's Psychic Noise; Trailblaze, alternatively, can allow Hisuian Sneasel to outpace the entire metagame after one boost to more consistently threaten a sweep. Tera Dark can stop Psychic-type attacks from halting a sweep, as well as boost Throat Chop tremendously, securing an OHKO on offensive Mesprit after a Swords Dance. Tera Grass, meanwhile, flips the weakness to Ground and allows Hisuian Sneasel to setup more comfortably against foes like Sandslash and Floatzel.

With its prolific Speed tier and snowballing ability, Swords Dance Hisuian Sneasel is a great fit on bulky offense and offense teams alike. Teammates that can provide entry hazards to chip down walls like Dipplin and Regirock being weak to CC (likely OHKOed at +2) has a bit going against it; even if they're more niche, I'd advocate for Poisons like Qwilfish and Weezing that can threaten back with status are much appreciated; on offensive teams, Hisuian Avalugg is a great lead, while on bulky offense teams, Mesprit and Orthworm provide Hisuian Sneasel hazards and reliable defensive pivots, if needed. Teammates that can lure in foes that Hisuian Sneasel can set up against, like Arboliva and Brute Bonnet, include VoltTurn members like Floatzel, Magnezone not in ZU, and Mesprit. Jolteon is another notable teammate, capable of setting up for its own sweep as well as providing pivots for Hisuian Sneasel, allowing either to thrive as needed. Other setup sweepers like Nasty Plot Mesprit, Mismagius, and Oricorio are great teammates, similarly helping break the opposition down for Hisuian Sneasel or taking advantage of worn down foes themselves to clean late-game. Vikavolt is a powerful support option, helping check Mesprit for Hisuian Sneasel while providing Sticky Web support as well, allowing it to outpace Choice Scarf users like Passimian and Qwilfish.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flampoke.654091/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/

Grammar checked by:

 

[missangelic]

Nice work, get this onto GP once implemented!

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[SET]
Swords Dance (Hisuian Sneasel) @ Eviolite
Ability: Inner Focus
Tera Type: Dark / Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Gunk Shot
- Throat Chop / Trailblaze

[SET COMMENTS]

Swords Dance Hisuian Sneasel is a great setup sweeper in the ZU metagame, capable of blowing through teams as a late-game sweeper thanks to its strong STAB moves and good typing. Throat Chop provides the coverage to hit foes like Mesprit and Muk hard, stopping for the former from hitting it back with Psychic Noise; Trailblaze, alternatively, can allow Hisuian Sneasel to outpace the entire metagame after one boost to more consistently threaten a sweep. (Mention why this set would run Inner Focus) Tera Dark can stop Psychic-type attacks from halting a sweep, as well as boost Throat Chop tremendously, securing an OHKO on offensive Mesprit after a Swords Dance (Add the additional benefits of blocking Prankster Encore and keeping a Sucker Punch resistance). Tera Grass, meanwhile, flips the weakness to Ground and allows Hisuian Sneasel to setup more comfortably set up (I wouldn't say being 2HKOed by CB Floatzel is comfortable) against foes like Sandslash and Floatzel. (Add a bit about the perks of an Aqua Jet resistance)

With its prolific Speed tier and snowballing ability, Swords Dance Hisuian Sneasel is a great fit on bulky offense and offense teams alike. Teammates that can provide entry hazards to chip down walls like Dipplin and Qwilfish are much appreciated; on offensive teams, Hisuian Avalugg (maybe mention one more to make this a little more futureproof) is a great lead, while on bulky offense teams, Mesprit and Orthworm provide Hisuian Sneasel hazards and reliable defensive pivots, if needed. Teammates that can lure in foes that Hisuian Sneasel can set up against, like Arboliva and Brute Bonnet, include VoltTurn members users like Floatzel, Magneton, and Mesprit. Jolteon is another notable teammate, capable of setting up for its own sweep as well as providing pivots for flexibly pivoting into Hisuian Sneasel, (RC) allowing either to thrive as needed. Other setup sweepers like Nasty Plot Mesprit, Mismagius, and Oricorio are great teammates, similarly helping break the opposition down for Hisuian Sneasel or taking advantage of worn down foes themselves to clean late-game. Vikavolt is a powerful support option, helping check Mesprit for Hisuian Sneasel while and providing Sticky Web support as well, allowing it to so Hisuian Sneasel can outpace Choice Scarf users like Passimian and Qwilfish. (Mention physical wallbreakers like Brute Bonnet that wear down walls for Sneas-H to more effectively sweep. Also mention foes Sneas-H struggles against, like Palossand + Sandslash, and what can be done about them)

 

[FlamPoke]

Sorry for the delay - thank you team, ready for GP Team

 

[missangelic]

FlamPoke As tier shifts have come, there's just a couple of things to update:

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[SET COMMENTS]

Swords Dance Hisuian Sneasel is a great setup sweeper in the ZU metagame, capable of blowing through teams as a late-game sweeper thanks to its strong STAB moves and good typing (you could mention the Sucker Punch + Accelerock resistances being relevant). Throat Chop provides the coverage to hit foes like Mesprit and Muk hard, stopping for the former from hitting it back with Psychic Noise; Trailblaze, alternatively, can allow Hisuian Sneasel to outpace the entire metagame after one boost to more consistently threaten a sweep. Inner Focus gives Hisuian Sneasel an immunity to Intimidate, which is helpful against Qwilfish (mention another mon) and bulkier Hitmontop. Tera Dark can stop Psychic-type attacks from halting a sweep, as well as boost Throat Chop tremendously, securing an OHKO on offensive Mesprit after a Swords Dance. Tera Dark also prevents the more niche Prankster users like Grafaiai and Sableye from disrupting a potential set up sweep. Tera Grass, meanwhile, flips the weakness to Ground and allows Hisuian Sneasel to set up against foes like Sandslash and Floatzel, with a key resistance to Aqua Jet affording it the ability to prevent being revenge killed.

With its prolific Speed tier and snowballing ability, Swords Dance Hisuian Sneasel is a great fit on bulky offense and offense teams alike. Teammates that can provide entry hazards to chip down walls like Dipplin and Qwilfish (mention another mon) are much appreciated; on offensive teams, Primeape is a great lead, while on bulky offense teams, Mesprit and Orthworm provide Hisuian Sneasel hazards and reliable defensive pivots, if needed. Teammates that can lure in foes that Hisuian Sneasel can set up against, like Arboliva and Brute Bonnet, include VoltTurn users like Floatzel, Magneton, and Mesprit. Jolteon is another notable teammate, capable of setting up for its own sweep as well as flexibly pivoting into Hisuian Sneasel. Other setup sweepers like Nasty Plot Mesprit, Mismagius, and Oricorio are great teammates, similarly helping break the opposition down for Hisuian Sneasel or taking advantage of worn down foes themselves to clean late-game. Vikavolt is a powerful support option, helping check Mesprit and providing Sticky Web so Hisuian Sneasel can outpace Choice Scarf users like Passimian and Qwilfish (mention another mon). Other physical wallbreakers that can wear down shared checks include Brute Bonnet, which can help break down foes like Palossand (mention another mon) and Sandslash that Hisuian Sneasel usually struggles with.

 

[Tbolt]

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[SET]
Swords Dance (Hisuian SneaselSneasel-Hisui) @ Eviolite
Ability: Inner Focus
Tera Type: Dark / Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Gunk Shot
- Throat Chop / Trailblaze

[SET COMMENTS]

Swords Dance Hisuian Sneasel is a great setup sweeper in the ZU metagame, capable of blowing through teams as a late-game sweeper thanks to its strong STAB moves and good typing. Throat Chop provides the coverage to hit foes like Mesprit and Muk hard, stopping for preventing the former from hitting it back with Psychic Noise; Trailblaze, alternatively, can allow Hisuian Sneasel to outpace the entire metagame after one boost to more consistently threaten a sweep. Inner Focus gives Hisuian Sneasel an immunity to Intimidate, which is helpful against Hisuian Qwilfish and bulkier bulky (There is no indication what Hitmontop is bulkier than.) Hitmontop. Tera Dark can stop Psychic-type attacks from halting a sweep, as well as boost Throat Chop tremendously, securing an OHKO on offensive Mesprit after a Swords Dance. Tera Dark also prevents the more niche Prankster users like Grafaiai and Sableye from disrupting a potential set up sweep. Tera Grass, meanwhile, flips the weakness to Ground and allows Hisuian Sneasel to set up against foes like Sandslash and Floatzel, with a key resistance to Aqua Jet affording it the ability to prevent being revenge killed.

With its prolific Speed tier and snowballing ability, Swords Dance Hisuian Sneasel is a great fit on bulky offense and offense teams alike. Teammates that can provide entry hazards to chip down walls like Dipplin and Hisuian Qwilfish are much appreciated; on offensive teams, Primeape is a great lead, while on bulky offense teams, Mesprit and Orthworm provide Hisuian Sneasel hazards and reliable defensive pivots, if needed. Teammates that can lure in foes like Arboliva and Brute Bonnet that Hisuian Sneasel can set up against, (RC) like Arboliva and Brute Bonnet, (RC) include VoltTurn users like Floatzel, Magneton, and Mesprit. Jolteon is another notable teammate, capable of setting up for its own sweep as well as and flexibly pivoting into Hisuian Sneasel. Other setup sweepers like Nasty Plot (Ideally, you'd include either all of the setup moves for these Pokemon or none of them.) Mesprit, Mismagius, and Oricorio are great teammates, similarly helping break the opposition down for Hisuian Sneasel or taking advantage of worn down foes themselves to clean late-game. Vikavolt is a powerful support option, helping check Mesprit and providing Sticky Web so Hisuian Sneasel can outpace Choice Scarf users like Passimian and Mesprit. Other physical wallbreakers that can wear down shared checks include Brute Bonnet, which can help break down foes like Sandaconda and Sandslash that Hisuian Sneasel usually struggles with.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flampoke.654091/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/missangelic.452572/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/

GP Team done