[SET]
name: Trick Room Attacker
move 1: Gyro Ball
move 2: Heat Crash
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Superpower / Stone Edge
item: Choice Band
ability: Steelworker / Tinted Lens
nature: Brave
ivs: 0 Spe
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Stakataka is a terrifying Trick Room attacker, outspeeding all relevant Pokemon in Trick Room thanks to its abysmal Speed stat. Gyro Ball is its main attack, dealing heavy damage with a boost from its ability and easily OHKOing even relatively bulky foes such as Zapdos and Jirachi. Heat Crash punches holes in Steel-type foes that can handle Gyro Ball such as non-Flash Fire Ferrothorn and Intimidate Corviknight. Earthquake allows Stakataka to 2HKO Toxapex, which otherwise can stall out Gyro Ball PP and precious Trick Room turns with Prankster Recover. Superpower rounds out its coverage by hitting Flash Fire Ferrothorn hard. Stone Edge, on the other hand, gives it a secondary STAB option that provides good neutral coverage on Steelworker variants; however, the coverage from Superpower is usually preferred. Steelworker maximizes Gyro Ball damage against neutral targets such as Hippowdon, while Tinted Lens helps Stakataka net important 2HKOs on foes such as offensive Heatran and specially defensive Swampert. Minimum Speed makes Gyro Ball hit as hard as possible while also making Stakataka as fast as possible in Trick Room.
Stakataka requires Trick Room to function, so multiple Trick Room partners are strongly recommended. Slowbro makes for a great partner as it has Trick Room and Teleport. In addition, it also resists common Water- and Fighting-type moves that threaten Stakataka outside of Trick Room. Similarly, Cresselia not only provides Trick Room, but also Lunar Dance to restore Stakataka's health and Gyro Ball's PP, which is helpful against priority attacks and bulkier teams. Conkeldurr and Stakataka have many shared checks, allowing one of them to break down the checks for the other to sweep. Vikavolt can break physically defensive Pokemon that wall Stakataka like Swampert, Palossand, and Slowbro and also pivot with Volt Switch. Alolan Marowak is another Trick Room wallbreaker that can break the aforementioned walls, which gives it good synergy with Stakataka.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Stakataka can set up Trick Room itself; however, without Choice Band it fails to 2HKO most physical walls. Stealth Rock is an option to still make progress even against a hard counter like Slowbro. Stakataka can be run without dedicated Trick Room support, however its weaknesses to common offensive types and low Speed mean it usually struggles to find opportunities to switch in safely.
Checks and Counters
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**Slowbro and Swampert**: Slowbro and physically defensive Swampert walls Stakataka comfortably regardless of its ability and can simply heal any damage dealt with either Slack Off or Regenerator while threatening it with a Scald burn.
**Slow and Bulky Pokemon**: Especially slow Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Palossand can negate a lot of Gyro Ball damage if they opt to run minimum Speed, avoiding the 2HKO and forcing it to use its coverage moves.
**Substitute Users**: Stakataka needs a pivot from teammate to get in safely, so Pokemon that run Substitute, especially those with a move that can threaten it like Earthquake, can either stall out Trick Room turns or OHKO it. Examples include Mamoswine and Garchomp.
**Protect Users**: Protect wastes Trick Room turns, Gyro Ball PP, and reveals what move Stakataka locks itself into. Ferrothorn and Vaporeon are some of the most prominent Protect users.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[longhiep341, 500884]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Osake, 524664]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]
name: Trick Room Attacker
move 1: Gyro Ball
move 2: Heat Crash
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Superpower / Stone Edge
item: Choice Band
ability: Steelworker / Tinted Lens
nature: Brave
ivs: 0 Spe
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Stakataka is a terrifying Trick Room attacker, outspeeding all relevant Pokemon in Trick Room thanks to its abysmal Speed stat. Gyro Ball is its main attack, dealing heavy damage with a boost from its ability and easily OHKOing even relatively bulky foes such as Zapdos and Jirachi. Heat Crash punches holes in Steel-type foes that can handle Gyro Ball such as non-Flash Fire Ferrothorn and Intimidate Corviknight. Earthquake allows Stakataka to 2HKO Toxapex, which otherwise can stall out Gyro Ball PP and precious Trick Room turns with Prankster Recover. Superpower rounds out its coverage by hitting Flash Fire Ferrothorn hard. Stone Edge, on the other hand, gives it a secondary STAB option that provides good neutral coverage on Steelworker variants; however, the coverage from Superpower is usually preferred. Steelworker maximizes Gyro Ball damage against neutral targets such as Hippowdon, while Tinted Lens helps Stakataka net important 2HKOs on foes such as offensive Heatran and specially defensive Swampert. Minimum Speed makes Gyro Ball hit as hard as possible while also making Stakataka as fast as possible in Trick Room.
Stakataka requires Trick Room to function, so multiple Trick Room partners are strongly recommended. Slowbro makes for a great partner as it has Trick Room and Teleport. In addition, it also resists common Water- and Fighting-type moves that threaten Stakataka outside of Trick Room. Similarly, Cresselia not only provides Trick Room, but also Lunar Dance to restore Stakataka's health and Gyro Ball's PP, which is helpful against priority attacks and bulkier teams. Conkeldurr and Stakataka have many shared checks, allowing one of them to break down the checks for the other to sweep. Vikavolt can break physically defensive Pokemon that wall Stakataka like Swampert, Palossand, and Slowbro and also pivot with Volt Switch. Alolan Marowak is another Trick Room wallbreaker that can break the aforementioned walls, which gives it good synergy with Stakataka.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Stakataka can set up Trick Room itself; however, without Choice Band it fails to 2HKO most physical walls. Stealth Rock is an option to still make progress even against a hard counter like Slowbro. Stakataka can be run without dedicated Trick Room support, however its weaknesses to common offensive types and low Speed mean it usually struggles to find opportunities to switch in safely.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Slowbro and Swampert**: Slowbro and physically defensive Swampert walls Stakataka comfortably regardless of its ability and can simply heal any damage dealt with either Slack Off or Regenerator while threatening it with a Scald burn.
**Slow and Bulky Pokemon**: Especially slow Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Palossand can negate a lot of Gyro Ball damage if they opt to run minimum Speed, avoiding the 2HKO and forcing it to use its coverage moves.
**Substitute Users**: Stakataka needs a pivot from teammate to get in safely, so Pokemon that run Substitute, especially those with a move that can threaten it like Earthquake, can either stall out Trick Room turns or OHKO it. Examples include Mamoswine and Garchomp.
**Protect Users**: Protect wastes Trick Room turns, Gyro Ball PP, and reveals what move Stakataka locks itself into. Ferrothorn and Vaporeon are some of the most prominent Protect users.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[longhiep341, 500884]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Osake, 524664]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]
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