Project SS NU Matchmaking: Week 23 - Sirfetch'd

[GW]

muds goodra

 

[Oathkeeper]

Winners


NP Celebi by Katy (5 votes)
PhysDef Palossand by Pokeslice (5 votes)
PhysDef Mudsdale by Corthius (4 votes)
EB Goodra by Oathkeepre (4 votes)

Vote counts

Celebi - 5
Palossand - 5
Mudsdale - 4
Goodra - 4
Dragalge - 2

Top Cupid Standings

Corthius - 3
Katy - 3
Pokeslice - 2
Oathkeepre - 1

Good job guys. See you all for the next one soon!​

 

[Pokeslice]

I’m coming for that top Cupid Corthius

 

[Oathkeeper]

And we're back with another edition of "This mon needs some love" with................


Sirfetch'd @ Leek
Ability: Scrappy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- First Impression
- Brave Bird / Poison Jab

Happy matching!​

 

[Pokeslice]

Mowtom

Rotom-Mow @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Volt Switch
- Leaf Storm
- Defog​

As we all know, Sirfetch'd is its scariest when paired with powerful pivots designed to bring in the beast, and Mowtom fills that roll perfectly, baiting in tier menace Guzz and Steel's trying to take a Leaf Storm that are then scared out by a powerful CC. Fetch'd also Knock's Talon, giving teams one less option to check Mowtom in the long run. All in all, a great match.

 

[GW]

Xatu @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Night Shade
- Roost
- Teleport

Xatu is arguably the most consistent partner with Sirfetch'd, as it can pivot in on bronzong and mudsdale and there is nothing to block the free momentum from Teleport. It can run enough speed for either Adamant or Jolly Sirfetch'd, with this spread covering Adamant. Night Shade is a nice option to more easily pressure Heatproof Bronzong and force it to rest immediately/switch. Sirfetch'd is a Pokemon that benefits the most from being brought in on slower steels and darks, and forcing in Guzzlord and Helioisk among others is incredible for unlocking its full potential.

 

[Katy]

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Heliolisk @ Choice Specs Ability: Dry Skin EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Thunderbolt - Hyper Voice - Volt Switch - Grass Knot

Sirfetch'd @ Leek Ability: Scrappy EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Adamant / Jolly Nature - Close Combat - Knock Off - First Impression - Brave Bird / Poison Jab

Helioslisk is a great teammate for Sirfetch#d as it is able to pressure Mudsdale, Talonflame, Braviary, and Sylveon with its strong Choice Specs boosted STABs and its great coverage in Grass Knot, which is able to hit Mudsdale for a good damage output, this allows Sirfetchd to break much easier, as Mudsdale is weakened. Furthermore Heliolisk can bring in Sirfetchd safely via U-turn and the same it can do for the rest of the team. Sirfetchd provides utility with Knock Off and a strong pressuring priority move, which allows Heliolisk to break past bulk threats with ease, such as Bronzong, Copperajah, and Sirfetchd can also help with First Impression against Celebi and Mowtom. Close Combat proides help against Assault Vest Copperajah. In overall these two are a great pairing and pressure offensively very well and with Volt Switch and Knock Off utilized on Heliolisk and Sirffetchd respectively they can easily wear down teams in the long run.

 

[turtledoggo1]

Uxie
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 160 Spe
Bold Nature
- Future Sight
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock

Utility Uxie is able to be a decent partner for Sirfetch'd. It offers Knock-Off support, allowing it to chip and cripple Pokemon for Sirfetch'd. It also provides Stealth Rock support, further helping Sirfetch'd click buttons. Furthermore Uxie provides a solid pivot to Sirfetch'd in U-Turn, able to pivot on Pokemon such as strong Psychics, Dark-types and more. It is It also has Future Sight allowing Sirfetch'd to break through poisons that would otherwise be troublesome such as Garbodor, Vileplume and Weezing. Xatu is an issue but usually you'll just be able to U-Turn into something that threatens it out.

Uxie's set is able to outspeed Jolly Tyrantrum, which by extension also means you can outspeed and cripple other slower wallbreakers such as Decidueye, Exploud, and other Sirfetch'd. Itemless means you'll be able to pivot in on Golurk, as well as better handling Knock-Off users better. Uxie would pair well with wish passers such as Vaporeon or Sylveon to help with Uxie's low longevity. Starmie could also pair well as it threatens out everything that would want to switch-in and pose a threat to Uxie, such as Xatu and Drapion.

 

[wooper]

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate / Heatproof
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 20 SpA / 148 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock / Iron Defense
- Psychic
- Body Press / Toxic
- Iron Defense / Toxic / Protect / Heavy Slam​

defensive steels and offensive fightings synergize super well with each other, with the former taking hits from fairy-, flying-, and psychic-type moves, and zong quad resisting that last one. in turn, fetchd helps handle dark- and opposing steel-types like guzzlord and copper, especially if you forego body press on zong. fetchd also doesnt care about the tier's ghost types offensively thanks to its handy dandy scrappy ability.

psychic is really beneficial for dealing with vileplume, who resists close combat from fetchd, can punish contact moves with effect spore, heal up and weaken your attack with strength sap, and can even shrug off coverage like knock (esp if it's itemless), first impression, and poison jab. it also helps vs the tier's other poisons, namely garbodor, dragalge, and the uncommon weezing. fetchd can have a hard time breaking through physdef muds, and levitating variants of zong, particularly those with toxic, can counter it if it lacks smack down. zong with steel stab can beat the pesky fairies that fetchd struggles against like comfey and sylveon. although uncommon nowadays, banded tyrantrum is taken care of thanks to zong's defensive typing and the given hp + def evs, which could otherwise outspeed fetchd (if youre adamant) and leave a huge dent in your wallbreaker.

together, the two struggle with talonflame, which resists close combat, can land a burn with flame body, and can ohko back with brave bird. it can also wisp and/or taunt zong and 1v1 you. this is especially true if you choose levitate over heatproof and even more so if they have sd. for this reason, a mon like vaporeon would be beneficial, and it offers wish + heal bell support, which is always appreciated by these two mons.

 

[Sablenite]

Duraludon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Heavy Metal
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt
- Stealth Rock

Duraludon is a wonderful complimentary breaker to pair with fetch'd, as it has a cool typing that and speed tier that helps to bait out steels for fetch'd.
Offensively it pressures and outspeeds vileplume, mantine, garb, muds.
Unfortunately, its lack of defensive utility makes the core reliant on defensive pivots, but adding a teleport user like xatu gives either breaker the opportunity to safely come in and wreak havoc.

 

[Corthius]

WHERE WAS MY NOTIFY ABOUT THIS


Dragalge @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 HP / 124 SpA / 132 Spe
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Sludge Bomb
- Flip Turn
- Scald
Dragalge is a phenomenal partner for Sirfetch'd because it can lure in steel types and use Flip Turn to get Sirfech'd in in order for it to wallbreak.

 

[Oathkeeper]

Drapion @ Black Sludge
Ability: Battle Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
- Poison Jab
- Earthquake

Why not a little breaker + breaker action here? Drapion can handle Sylveon and can OHKO Dragalge after a +2 Earthquake. They do share a common issue in Mudsdale though, but one can weaken Muds for the other. They can combine to take down Zong as well thanks to Duck having Leek to make a crit Knock Off more likely.


:ss/sirfetchPotential Matches:ss/sirfetch
NP Mowtom by Pokeslice
PhysDef Xatu by GW
Specs Heliolisk by Katy
Utility Uxie by turtledoggo1
Custom Set Bronzong by sexywooper
Specs Duraludon by Sablenite
Bulky Attacker Dragalge by Corthius
SD Sweeper Drapion by Oathkeepre


As usual, vote for 2 potential matches! (you may not vote for your own)

Dragalge, Xatu​

 

[xerovis]

turt uxie , slice mowtom

 

[Katy]

Why can I not vote for all, they all so great ;__;

Dragalge & Drapion (the classics)

 

[turtledoggo1]

Duraladon and Heliolisk

 

[wooper]

xatu & dragalge (honorable mention for that pretty neat uxie)

 

[Pokeslice]

Xatu and uxie

 

[Rabia]

not a damn soul submitted Diancie oh no oh no

Xatu + Dragalge

 

[Mr.Bossaru]

Xatu and uxie

 

[Oathkeeper]

Winners



PhysDef Xatu by GW (5 votes)
Bulky Attacker Dragalge by Corthius (4 votes)

Vote counts

Xatu - 5
Dragalge - 4
Uxie - 3
Rotom-Mow - 1
Heliolisk - 1
Duraludon - 1
Drapion - 1
Bronzong - 0

Top Cupid Standings

Corthius - 4
Katy - 3
GW - 2
Pokeslice - 2
Oathkeepre - 1

See you for the next one!​