[SET]
name: Specially Defensive (Poison)
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Defog
move 4: Protect
item: Black Sludge
ability: Aftermath
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
With its Dark typing, Skuntank manages to find itself a spot on Poison teams, being able to block Psychic-type Pokemon such as Gardevoir and Hatterene. Poison Jab does a fantastic job of handling Grass-types such as Appletun and the aforementioned Psychic-types. Sucker Punch is used to punish Ghost- and Psychic-types such as Dragapult, Jirachi, and Alolan Raichu. However, it must be used with caution in the Psychic matchup, as Jirachi's common teammate Indeedee-M blocks Skuntank from using Sucker Punch with Psychic Terrain. Defog gets rid of entry hazards while freeing Galarian Weezing from running it and removing Electric Terrain and Psychic Terrain. Protect is used to scout for moves from Choice-locked Pokemon such as Jirachi and Excadrill while also providing an additional turn of Black Sludge recovery. Aftermath is picked to punish foes that heavily depend on contact moves, such as Dracovish, Bisharp, Jirachi, and Weavile, and common U-turn users such as Dragapult and Celebi.
Galarian Weezing is a good partner with its ability Levitate, allowing it to be immune to Ground-type attacks from foes such as non-Mold Breaker Excadrill, Seismitoad, and Hippowdon. Galarian Weezing also provides Will-O-Wisp support, which can be used to cripple physically offensive Pokemon such as Mamoswine and Weavile. In return, Skuntank frees Galarian Weezing from running Defog, which creates space for coverage options such as Flamethrower and Fire Blast. Vileplume forms a solid defensive core with Skuntank with its physical bulk and Strength Sap. Moreover, with its Ground neutrality, Vileplume provides a switch-in to Mold Breaker Excadrill by always taking two unboosted attacks, and with Skuntank's Defog, Vileplume switches into Excadrill even more safely. Toxapex is a fantastic defensive pivot for many offensive Pokemon such as non-Taunt Keldeo, Dracovish, and Mimikyu. Between Toxic, Baneful Bunker, and Toxic Spikes, Toxapex comes with great potential to spread poison, which can be further exploited with Skuntank's Protect. Salazzle benefits well from Skuntank, as Skuntank can Defog entry hazards for Salazzle. This allows Salazzle to use the combination of Substitute + Toxic relatively safely and to threaten Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Aegislash with its Flamethrower. Furthermore, Salazzle can take out Choice Scarf Excadrill if it's behind Substitute. In return, Salazzle takes advantage of defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Corviknight, and Mandibuzz, which Skuntank struggles against. Skuntank also helps with Toxic damage accumulation with its Protect. With its good coverage, Gengar takes out Pokemon that have the potential to exploit Skuntank, such as Ferrothorn and Corviknight. In return, Skuntank can switch into Ghost-type attacks for Gengar. Drapion can be used as a fast teammate to take out other Choice Scarf Pokemon such as Gardevoir. Furthermore, its Knock Off can remove items from foes such as Galarian Corsola, Corviknight, and Toxapex.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Perish Song, 419696]]
- Poison analysis by: [[Perish Song, 419696]]
- Quality checked by: [[Havens, 391540], [Kev, 314540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
name: Specially Defensive (Poison)
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Defog
move 4: Protect
item: Black Sludge
ability: Aftermath
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
With its Dark typing, Skuntank manages to find itself a spot on Poison teams, being able to block Psychic-type Pokemon such as Gardevoir and Hatterene. Poison Jab does a fantastic job of handling Grass-types such as Appletun and the aforementioned Psychic-types. Sucker Punch is used to punish Ghost- and Psychic-types such as Dragapult, Jirachi, and Alolan Raichu. However, it must be used with caution in the Psychic matchup, as Jirachi's common teammate Indeedee-M blocks Skuntank from using Sucker Punch with Psychic Terrain. Defog gets rid of entry hazards while freeing Galarian Weezing from running it and removing Electric Terrain and Psychic Terrain. Protect is used to scout for moves from Choice-locked Pokemon such as Jirachi and Excadrill while also providing an additional turn of Black Sludge recovery. Aftermath is picked to punish foes that heavily depend on contact moves, such as Dracovish, Bisharp, Jirachi, and Weavile, and common U-turn users such as Dragapult and Celebi.
Galarian Weezing is a good partner with its ability Levitate, allowing it to be immune to Ground-type attacks from foes such as non-Mold Breaker Excadrill, Seismitoad, and Hippowdon. Galarian Weezing also provides Will-O-Wisp support, which can be used to cripple physically offensive Pokemon such as Mamoswine and Weavile. In return, Skuntank frees Galarian Weezing from running Defog, which creates space for coverage options such as Flamethrower and Fire Blast. Vileplume forms a solid defensive core with Skuntank with its physical bulk and Strength Sap. Moreover, with its Ground neutrality, Vileplume provides a switch-in to Mold Breaker Excadrill by always taking two unboosted attacks, and with Skuntank's Defog, Vileplume switches into Excadrill even more safely. Toxapex is a fantastic defensive pivot for many offensive Pokemon such as non-Taunt Keldeo, Dracovish, and Mimikyu. Between Toxic, Baneful Bunker, and Toxic Spikes, Toxapex comes with great potential to spread poison, which can be further exploited with Skuntank's Protect. Salazzle benefits well from Skuntank, as Skuntank can Defog entry hazards for Salazzle. This allows Salazzle to use the combination of Substitute + Toxic relatively safely and to threaten Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Aegislash with its Flamethrower. Furthermore, Salazzle can take out Choice Scarf Excadrill if it's behind Substitute. In return, Salazzle takes advantage of defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Corviknight, and Mandibuzz, which Skuntank struggles against. Skuntank also helps with Toxic damage accumulation with its Protect. With its good coverage, Gengar takes out Pokemon that have the potential to exploit Skuntank, such as Ferrothorn and Corviknight. In return, Skuntank can switch into Ghost-type attacks for Gengar. Drapion can be used as a fast teammate to take out other Choice Scarf Pokemon such as Gardevoir. Furthermore, its Knock Off can remove items from foes such as Galarian Corsola, Corviknight, and Toxapex.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Perish Song, 419696]]
- Poison analysis by: [[Perish Song, 419696]]
- Quality checked by: [[Havens, 391540], [Kev, 314540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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