:sv/naclstack:
[OVERVIEW]
Naclstack stands out among Stealth Rock setters in NFE thanks to its unique access to Purifying Salt and Salt Cure; unlike other walls, it is immune to status conditions and can spread chip damage with Salt Cure. Said move and its good bulk allows for good matchups against hazard deterrents like Fletchinder, Quaxwell, and Hattrem, and said ability makes it strong against status-heavy Pokemon like Drakloak and Glimmet. Its typing also enables it to check top threats outside said hazard setters like Drakloak, Tinkatuff, and Dunsparce. However, Naclstack's typing and overall passivity makes it deceptively easy to force out; despite its bulk, it is significantly threatened by the ubiquity of Knock Off and U-turn users, as threats like Monferno and Thwackey can easily threaten it out with their STAB moves and make progress against it. Naclstack's reliance on Eviolite to wall threats makes it very easy to overwhelm. It faces significant competition from other Stealth Rock setters like Piloswine, Dunsparce, and Tinkatuff that sport better typings and less of a reliance on Eviolite to do its job overall.
[SET]
Defensive Stealth Rock (Naclstack) @ Eviolite
Ability: Purifying Salt
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Salt Cure
- Recover
- Body Press / Curse / Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
Naclstack's unique access to Purifying Salt and Salt Cure makes it a disruptive Stealth Rock setter that disrupts common hazard removers like Quaxwell, Fletchinder, and Hattrem. Salt Cure accrues chip damage against the metagame and more significantly chips at popular Water- and Steel-types otherwise looking to pivot in like Quaxwell, Seadra, Tinkatuff, and Hisuian Sliggoo. Body Press targets Krokorok and Dunsparce. Curse makes Naclstack even more difficult to take down and boosts Salt Cure's power. Protect allows it to scout Choice-locked Pokemon like Thwackey and Monferno. Given the ubiquity of powerful physical attackers, a specially defensive nature is preferred to more easily take on special attackers like Drakloak and Glimmet.
Naclstack appreciates Grass- and Water-types like Servine and Quaxwell covering up its defensive typing and lacking physical bulk; the former covers its weaknesses to opposing Grass- and Ground-types and provides utility with Knock Off and Glare, while the latter covers for Fire- and Fighting-types and provides pivoting and hazard support. Fire-types like Monferno and Raboot also appreciate Naclstack drawing in Grass-types like Ivysaur and Thwackey. Toxic Spikes and Spikes setters like Koffing, Glimmet, and Quilladin can rack up additional entry hazards to rack up even more pressure against the opposition while covering for some of Naclstack's weaknesses. In return, Naclstack can comfortably switch into Drakloak and check defensive threats like Tinkatuff and Dunsparce, threats that can be difficult to take down early-game.
[SET CREDITS]
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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Earthquake has decent odds of 2HKOing Monferno and always 2HKOes Raboot, defensive Glimmet, and Chinchou. However, Naclstack prefers seeing usage in its other moveslots. A physically defensive spread might seem tempting, but the ubiquity of attackers that can hit it super effectively on the physical side make it much easier to wear down than a specially defensive set.
Checks and Counters
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**Grass-types**: Grass-types like Servine, Ivysaur, and Thwackey can easily tank Salt Cure, can threaten significant damage on it with their STAB moves, and can make progress on Naclstack's teammates with Knock Off, with the former two able to recover Salt Cure damage off with Synthesis. Quilladin can freely set up Spikes against Naclstack and can stave off Iron Defense sweeping attempts with Roar.
**Fighting-types**: Fighting-types like Monferno and Pignite can scare it off easily with their STAB moves and Knock Off. Raboot needs to scout for Protect but can threaten huge damage on it by Libero-boosted High Jump Kick.
**Ground-types**: Ground-types like Piloswine and Krokorok can threaten huge damage on it with their STAB moves; Krokorok's Knock Off makes it dangerous as well but it has to watch out for Body Press. Gabite can beat Naclstack's utility sets with Substitute + Swords Dance but struggles against Iron Defense sets one-on-one.
**Item Disruption**: Naclstack is heavily reliant on Eviolite to do its job as a special wall, so it needs to watch out for Pokemon sporting Knock Off like Clefairy or Eelektrik that may hinder it later on. Trick or Switcheroo users like Hattrem and the aforementioned Clefairy are similarly dangerous.
**Residual Damage**: Despite its status immunity, Naclstack's passivity and intermittent usage of Recover means it's vulnerable to being pivoted on and taking damage from pivoting, Stealth Rock, and Spikes damage.
**Magic Guard Users**: Clefairy and Duosion are not affected by either Salt Cure or Stealth Rock and can freely set up on it with their utility moves, or in Duosion's case, as setup fodder.
**Neutralizing Gas Koffing**: Koffing's Neutralizing Gas can poison Naclstack coming into Toxic Spikes and can bypass its status immunity with Sludge Bomb poisons or Will-O-Wisp burns, making it easier to wear down.
[CREDITS]
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[OVERVIEW]
Naclstack stands out among Stealth Rock setters in NFE thanks to its unique access to Purifying Salt and Salt Cure; unlike other walls, it is immune to status conditions and can spread chip damage with Salt Cure. Said move and its good bulk allows for good matchups against hazard deterrents like Fletchinder, Quaxwell, and Hattrem, and said ability makes it strong against status-heavy Pokemon like Drakloak and Glimmet. Its typing also enables it to check top threats outside said hazard setters like Drakloak, Tinkatuff, and Dunsparce. However, Naclstack's typing and overall passivity makes it deceptively easy to force out; despite its bulk, it is significantly threatened by the ubiquity of Knock Off and U-turn users, as threats like Monferno and Thwackey can easily threaten it out with their STAB moves and make progress against it. Naclstack's reliance on Eviolite to wall threats makes it very easy to overwhelm. It faces significant competition from other Stealth Rock setters like Piloswine, Dunsparce, and Tinkatuff that sport better typings and less of a reliance on Eviolite to do its job overall.
[SET]
Defensive Stealth Rock (Naclstack) @ Eviolite
Ability: Purifying Salt
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Salt Cure
- Recover
- Body Press / Curse / Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
Naclstack's unique access to Purifying Salt and Salt Cure makes it a disruptive Stealth Rock setter that disrupts common hazard removers like Quaxwell, Fletchinder, and Hattrem. Salt Cure accrues chip damage against the metagame and more significantly chips at popular Water- and Steel-types otherwise looking to pivot in like Quaxwell, Seadra, Tinkatuff, and Hisuian Sliggoo. Body Press targets Krokorok and Dunsparce. Curse makes Naclstack even more difficult to take down and boosts Salt Cure's power. Protect allows it to scout Choice-locked Pokemon like Thwackey and Monferno. Given the ubiquity of powerful physical attackers, a specially defensive nature is preferred to more easily take on special attackers like Drakloak and Glimmet.
Naclstack appreciates Grass- and Water-types like Servine and Quaxwell covering up its defensive typing and lacking physical bulk; the former covers its weaknesses to opposing Grass- and Ground-types and provides utility with Knock Off and Glare, while the latter covers for Fire- and Fighting-types and provides pivoting and hazard support. Fire-types like Monferno and Raboot also appreciate Naclstack drawing in Grass-types like Ivysaur and Thwackey. Toxic Spikes and Spikes setters like Koffing, Glimmet, and Quilladin can rack up additional entry hazards to rack up even more pressure against the opposition while covering for some of Naclstack's weaknesses. In return, Naclstack can comfortably switch into Drakloak and check defensive threats like Tinkatuff and Dunsparce, threats that can be difficult to take down early-game.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Earthquake has decent odds of 2HKOing Monferno and always 2HKOes Raboot, defensive Glimmet, and Chinchou. However, Naclstack prefers seeing usage in its other moveslots. A physically defensive spread might seem tempting, but the ubiquity of attackers that can hit it super effectively on the physical side make it much easier to wear down than a specially defensive set.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Grass-types**: Grass-types like Servine, Ivysaur, and Thwackey can easily tank Salt Cure, can threaten significant damage on it with their STAB moves, and can make progress on Naclstack's teammates with Knock Off, with the former two able to recover Salt Cure damage off with Synthesis. Quilladin can freely set up Spikes against Naclstack and can stave off Iron Defense sweeping attempts with Roar.
**Fighting-types**: Fighting-types like Monferno and Pignite can scare it off easily with their STAB moves and Knock Off. Raboot needs to scout for Protect but can threaten huge damage on it by Libero-boosted High Jump Kick.
**Ground-types**: Ground-types like Piloswine and Krokorok can threaten huge damage on it with their STAB moves; Krokorok's Knock Off makes it dangerous as well but it has to watch out for Body Press. Gabite can beat Naclstack's utility sets with Substitute + Swords Dance but struggles against Iron Defense sets one-on-one.
**Item Disruption**: Naclstack is heavily reliant on Eviolite to do its job as a special wall, so it needs to watch out for Pokemon sporting Knock Off like Clefairy or Eelektrik that may hinder it later on. Trick or Switcheroo users like Hattrem and the aforementioned Clefairy are similarly dangerous.
**Residual Damage**: Despite its status immunity, Naclstack's passivity and intermittent usage of Recover means it's vulnerable to being pivoted on and taking damage from pivoting, Stealth Rock, and Spikes damage.
**Magic Guard Users**: Clefairy and Duosion are not affected by either Salt Cure or Stealth Rock and can freely set up on it with their utility moves, or in Duosion's case, as setup fodder.
**Neutralizing Gas Koffing**: Koffing's Neutralizing Gas can poison Naclstack coming into Toxic Spikes and can bypass its status immunity with Sludge Bomb poisons or Will-O-Wisp burns, making it easier to wear down.
[CREDITS]
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