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Brambane

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Would like more input on Tomohawk. Considering that Tomohawk also has a No Retreat set, I could see the inherent issue of having to guess between it being No Retreat or PerishTrapper. Banning Tomo for future weeks is not something I am opposed to; I would feel obligated to ban Tomohawk instead of some combination of Prankster + Tomohawk. I only made Paj an exception since it is only one cheese set, while Tomohawk has the entire Normal-type suite at its grubby wingtips.

For now, you may gentleman's ban the Tomohawk between yourselves. Or twist my arm to ban it this week, hit me with sad reacts if you prefer that.
 
Brambane

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Tapu Lele, Magearna, and Thunderous Kick are legal this week. They will be banned/restricted next week.

/challenge STABmons@@@ +Argalis, +Arghonaut, +Astrolotl, +Aurumoth, +Brattler, +Breezi, +Caimanoe, +Caribolt, +Cawdet, +Cawmodore, +Chromera, +Coribalis, +Colossoil, +Crucibelle, +Cupra, +Cyclohm, +Dorsoil, +Duohm, +Electrelk, +Embirch, +Equilibra, +Fawnifer, +Fidgit, +Flarelm, +Floatoy, +Jumbao, +Justyke, +Kerfluffle, +Kitsunoh, +Krilowatt, +Magearna, +Malaconda, +Miasmaw, +Mollux, +Mountaineer, +Mumbao, +Naviathan, +Necturine, +Necturna, +Nohface, +Pajantom, +Paleo Wave, +Persistent, +Plasmanta, +Privatyke, +Protowatt, +Pyroak, +Rebble, +Rebound, +Revenankh, +Scratchet, +Shadow Strike, +Smogecko, +Smoguana, +Smokomodo, +Snaelstrom, +Snugglow, +Solotl, +Stratagem, +Swirlpool, +Syclant, +Syclar, +Tactite, +Tapu Lele, +Thunderous Kick, +Tomohawk, +Venomicon, +Venomicon-Epilogue, +Vile Vial, +Volkraken, +Volkritter, +Voodoll, +Voodoom
 
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I enjoyed building and theorymonning for this!
Gonna post some of the sets I made just cuz
:ss/colossoil:
This guy hits hard af and gets a ton of tools here. Parting Shot, Switcheroo, Shore Up, Spikes... the downside being it doesn't really get much in the way of new stuff for breaking its defensive answers. It also has some pretty notable 4MSS now, because it gets a ton of stuff that it would like to run. It's still very flexible though and I definitely recommend experimenting... you know if this metagame ever gets played again after this. Tyranitar, the king of regular STABmons, is held back a lot by this guy being around and being able to abuse Tyranitar's presence in several different ways depending on the set.

Colossoil @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Shore Up
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Thousand Waves

This is what I was running for the most part. The EVs are absolutely not optimized, but max/max is usually not going to be too horrible.
Other sets I wanted to try but didn't get around to building with are Choice Scarf, Choice Band, and Offensive Utility. Offensive Utility seems like the worst offender for the 4MSS I mentioned earlier, as it likely has to drop either a STAB or recovery.

:ss/chromera:
Why won't the picture work :<
I didn't get a chance to try out this set but Chromera now learns Nasty Plot. This is arguably an upgrade to its Calm Mind sets. I didn't run it because this set is still rather weak to Tyranitar... and frankly not one of the more interesting upgrades to CAPs.

Chromera @ Silk Scarf
Ability: Color Change
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Boomburst
- Scald
- Recover

:ss/voodoom:
Similarly to Colossoil this doll thing gets a ton of cool utility moves from being Dark types. Parting Shot, Switcheroo, and Final Gambit give it cool choices on Choice sets, while No Retreat gives it a new way to set up. Secret Sword is a major buff as far as its STABs go, while Fiery Wrath is nice but not particularly notable. BUT the coolest thing about Voodoom is that it gets Normal moves as well! Rapid Spin, Glare, Transform, Court Change, Recovery, and some situational coverage like Techno Blast, Multi Attack, or Weather Ball. Also Boomburst if you're into just hitting hard, because it somehow manages to be stronger than your STABs, even if it provides no super-effective coverage.

Voodoom @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Volt Absorb / Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Final Gambit
- Fiery Wrath
- Switcheroo
- Secret Sword

Voodoom @ Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- No Retreat
- Secret Sword
- Fiery Wrath
- Flash Cannon / Taunt / Boomburst

Voodoom @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Parting Shot
- Secret Sword
- Fiery Wrath
- Rapid Spin

Voodoom @ Leftovers
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Acupressure
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
- Power Trip

Voodoom @ Chesto Berry
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Jaw Lock
- No Retreat
- Power Trip
- Rest

This set can No Retreat to +6 everything :D and will never get the chance to do so ;-;


:ss/aurumoth:
Aurumoth gains Quiver Dance, making its mixed capabilities even more threatening. Special sets without Focus Blast are walked over by, you guessed it, Tyranitar. I've tried to build Stored Power sets but without recovery outside of Rest it just seems impractical and outclassed by more immediate power. I post my best attempt below.

Aurumoth @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Blizzard
- Thunder
- Psystrike / Focus Blast

+1 252 SpA Aurumoth Psystrike vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 301-355 (42.8 - 50.4%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock

Aurumoth @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Quiver Dance
- Stored Power
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt / Focus Blast

Gets 200 BP Stored Power in one turn... if, you know, you survive. A little too weak to priority or dying for comfort, but can try to prey on fat mons' U-Turns.

EDIT: +3 252 SpA Aurumoth Stored Power (200 BP) vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Eviolite Chansey: 480-565 (68.2 - 80.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Hope y'all enjoy my wild theorymonning! Steal my sets, and I hope to be able to play this again :D
 
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