[SET]
name: Screens Setter (Rock)
move 1: Reflect
move 2: Light Screen
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Flare Blitz
item: Light Clay
ability: Levitate
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
With its access to Reflect and Light Screen, Solrock is a good screens setter on Rock teams, which is particularly good supporting the variety of setup sweepers Rock teams have access to. Will-O-Wisp cripples physical attackers such as Excadrill, Mimikyu, and Zeraora, while helping chip down defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Corviknight, and Ferrothorn by negating their passive recovery through Black Sludge or Leftovers. Flare Blitz is useful for wearing Solrock down so it can bring in a teammate safely after fainting to the recoil damage. It also has the additional benefit of threatening Steel- and Grass-type Pokemon such as Ferrothorn, Aegislash, and Whimsicott. Light Clay is the item of choice as it extends the duration of Solrock's Reflect and Light Screen in order to support its teammates better. Levitate is Solrock's only ability, and allows Solrock to set screens against Ground-type Pokemon that Rock teams are weak to such as Mamoswine, Diggersby, and Hippowdon. Maximum Defense investments along with an Impish nature ensure Solrock is as physically bulky as possible, which is particularly useful for avoiding the OHKO against Choice Scarf Mold Breaker Excadrill's Earthquake and Choice Band Darmanitan's Icicle Crash. Solrock should try to set screens early to mid-game in order to support its teammates that take advantage of them to sweep later on.
Solrock is extremely good for supporting setup sweepers such as Terrakion, Barbaracle, Tyranitar, and Rhyperior, which takes advantage of Solrock's screens support to set up comfortably. Solrock's Will-O-Wisp is also useful for the aforementioned setup sweepers as they appreciate Solrock's ability to cripple physical attackers to create more setup opportunities and chip down defensive answers which would otherwise be more problematic. In return, Pokemon like Terrakion and Tyranitar are great partners for Solrock as they can beat Defoggers such as Noivern and Mandibuzz that try to remove Solrock's screens. Terrakion is also great for beating Dark-type Pokemon such as Bisharp and Hydreigon that threaten to OHKO Solrock, while Tyranitar's sand supports Solrock by improving Solrock's Special Defense, allowing it to set up screens against Special Attackers such as Choice Scarf Gengar that would otherwise beat it.
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