Should I give my Breloom Mach Punch or Drain Punch?

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aSimpleUnderscore

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I'm currently at a stump on whether or not to give Breloom either of these moves. Mach Punch does make sense, as Breloom isn't fast and needs a bit of priority also from the fact it can't tank hits too well. However, for that same reason, Drain Punch also makes sense, as it can heal itself to further stay alive, and it doesn't have Poison Heal as its ability. I'll show the Breloom that I currently have by simply copy and pasting it off of Showdown because I legit have no other idea how else to present it lmao

Luca (Breloom) (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 28 Atk / 96 Def / 32 SpD / 100 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Spore
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
- Aerial Ace
 
If you're not using Spore, why even use Breloom? Give it a Focus Sash and run Mach Punch over Drain Punch. Breloom is too frail—it folds to almost any attack. Whether it's at 30% or 50% HP doesn't really matter. You need Mach Punch to do some damage before it goes down.

Breloom @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Adamant Nature
- Spore
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
- Protect

Go from there. Personally, I’d recommend not using Breloom at all. Maybe try it out in Doubles UU instead.
 
Hi aSimpleUnderscore, a question like this doesn’t require it’s own thread, a better place for it would have been the overview and simple questions thread, or asking it in the Pokemon Showdown Smogon Doubles room. Generally speaking, you need permission from a forum mod to start a new thread. So I’m going to lock this thread and move it to the archives. I would recommend reviewing the forum rules before posting.

With that being said, I would definitely give a Technician Breloom Mach Punch, since with a technician boost it’s essentially base 60 power, which is quite strong for a priority move. Breloom is quite frail, so I wouldn’t recommend an Assault Vest, instead I’d focus all on either offense or putting threats to sleep with Spore, Bullet Seed, Mach Punch, and Protect, carrying a Focus Sash.
 
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