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Resource SV ZU Role Compendium

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Start date Oct 19, 2023

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Oct 19, 2023

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(Format inspired by Togkey's SV NU Role Compendium)

Role Compendium
(last updated: November 18th, 2023)

Artwork by the talented skrimps

Offensive Roles
Choice Attackers:
Choice Band
:banette:

:banette:

:flapple:

:monferno:

:stonjourner:

:wugtrio:

Choice Specs
:camerupt:

:camerupt:

:dedenne:

:frogadier:

:glaceon:

:golduck:

:indeedee-f:

:scovillain:

All-Out Attackers:
Physical: :banette:

:banette:

:cacturne:

:dusknoir:

:dugtrio:

:glalie:

:krokorok:

:leafeon:

:monferno:

:persian:

:raboot:

:squawkabilly:

:stonjourner:

Special:

:ampharos:

:dedenne:

:frogadier:

:glimmet:

:golduck:

:lumineon:

:rabsca:

:scovillain:

Mixed:

:cacturne:

:flapple:

Setup Sweepers:
Acid Armor / Iron Defense: :phione:

:phione:

:swalot:

Agility / Rock Polish: :ampharos:

:ampharos:

:calyrex:

:noctowl:

:sawsbuck:

:stonjourner:

:wyrdeer:

Bulk Up:

:gogoat:

Calm Mind: :calyrex:

:calyrex:

:chimecho:

:clefairy:

:dunsparce:

:glaceon:

:grumpig:

:indeedee-f:

:misdreavus:

:noctowl:

:wyrdeer:

Coil:

:dunsparce:

Curse:

:Sliggoo-hisui:

:swalot:

Dragon Dance: :flapple:

:flapple:

:fraxure:

:hakamo-o:

:pupitar:

Nasty Plot: :cacturne:

:cacturne:

:golduck:

:grumpig:

:misdreavus:

:monferno:

:noctowl:

:persian:

:rotom-fan:

Swords Dance: :banette:

:banette:

:beartic:

:cacturne:

:dugtrio:

:fraxure:

:gabite:

:greedent:

:hakamo-o:

:jumpluff:

:monferno:

:leafeon:

:sawsbuck:

:swalot:

Take Heart: :phione:

:phione:

Tidy Up:

:furret:

Trailblaze: :glaceon:

:glaceon:

Speed Control
Choice Scarf:
:frogadier:

:frogadier:

:ditto:

:flapple:

:golduck:

:indeedee-f:

:krokorok:

:misdreavus:

:monferno:

:rotom-fan:

:sawsbuck:

:stonjourner:

Priority:
Aqua Jet: :beartic:

:beartic:

:wugtrio:

Fake Out:

:persian:

First Impression: :fraxure:

:fraxure:

Ice Shard: :glaceon:

:glaceon:

:glalie:

Mach Punch: :monferno:

:monferno:

Quick Attack: :squawkabilly:

:squawkabilly:

Prankster: :illumise:

:illumise:

Shadow Sneak: :banette:

:banette:

:dusknoir:

Sucker Punch: :banette:

:banette:

:cacturne:

:dugtrio:

:flapple:

:raboot:

:sudowoodo:

:wugtrio:

Particularly Fast Attackers:
:dedenne:

:dedenne:

:dugtrio:

:jumpluff:

:persian:

:wugtrio:

Defensive Roles
Physical Walls
:ampharos:

:ampharos:

:chimecho:

:crocalor:

:dachsbun:

:dartrix:

:dunsparce:

:dusclops:

:eelektrik:

:illumise:

:leafeon:

:misdreavus:

:quilladin:

:swalot:

:tinkatuff:

Special Walls
:ampharos:

:ampharos:

:camerupt:

:chimecho:

:clefairy:

:dunsparce:

:dusclops:

:gogoat:

:flareon:

:illumise:

:noctowl:

:pincurchin:

:pupitar:

:sliggoo-hisui:

:tinkatuff:

:tropius:

:vespiquen:

:vullaby:

Immunities:
Fire: :dachsbun:

:dachsbun:

:flareon:

Electric:

:camerupt:

:dugtrio:

:gabite:

:krokorok:

:pincurchin:

:pupitar:

Grass:

:gogoat:

:sawsbuck:

:sliggoo-hisui:

:wyrdeer:

Ground:

:chimecho:

:dartrix:

:eelektrik:

:jumpluff:

:misdreavus:

:noctowl:

:rotom-fan:

:squawkabilly:

:vespiquen:

:vullaby:

Normal:

:banette:

:dusclops:

:dusknoir:

:misdreavus:

Toxic:

:glimmet:

:sliggoo-hisui:

:swalot:

:tinkatuff:

Anti-Setup
Dragon Tail: :ampharos:

:ampharos:

:gabite:

:tropius:

Encore:

:banette:

:cacturne:

:clefairy:

:golduck:

:grumpig:

:illumise:

:jumpluff:

:lumineon:

:quaxwell:

:swalot:

:tinkatuff:

Haze:

:dusclops:

:noctowl:

Roar:

:camerupt:

:crocalor:

:dachsbun:

:flareon:

Unaware:

:crocalor:

Whirlwind: :noctowl:

:noctowl:

:tropius:

Cleric
Wish: :chimecho:

:chimecho:

:clefairy:

:dachsbun:

:flareon:

:leafeon:

Heal Bell: :chimecho:

:chimecho:

:clefairy:

Others
Hazards
Setters:
Stealth Rock: :camerupt:

:camerupt:

:clefairy:

:dugtrio:

:dunsparce:

:gabite:

:glimmet:

:krokorok:

:monferno:

:pupitar:

:stonjourner:

:sudowoodo:

:tinkatuff:

Spikes:

:cacturne:

:glalie:

:glimmet:

:frogadier:

:pincurchin:

:quilladin:

:sudowoodo:

:vespiquen:

Sticky Web: :kricketune:

:kricketune:

Toxic Spikes: :cacturne:

:cacturne:

:frogadier:

:glimmet:

:swalot:

:pincurchin:

:vespiquen:

Removal:
Defog: :dartrix:

:dartrix:

:noctowl:

:vullaby:

Rapid Spin: :quaxwell:

:quaxwell:

Grounded Poison: :glimmet:

:glimmet:

:swalot:

Tidy Up:

:furret:

Removal Deterrent:
Spinblocker: :banette:

:banette:

:dusclops:

:dusknoir:

:misdreavus:

Status
Burn: :banette:

:banette:

:camerupt:

:crocalor:

:dusclops:

:dusknoir:

:flareon:

:rotom-fan:

:phione:

:pincurchin:

Paralysis: :clefairy:

:clefairy:

:dedenne:

:dunsparce:

:eelektrik:

:illumise:

:misdreavus:

:rotom-fan:

:sawsbuck:

:swalot:

:tinkatuff:

Poison:

:dunsparce:

:glimmet:

:sliggoo-hisui:

:swalot:

:vespiquen:

:vullaby:

Sleep:

:camerupt:

:dachsbun:

:jumpluff:

:leafeon:

Pivots
Offensive: :ampharos:

:ampharos:

:dedenne:

:flapple:

:frogadier:

:furret:

:golduck:

:jumpluff:

:lumineon:

:monferno:

:persian:

:raboot:

:rotom-fan:

:squawkabilly:

Defensive: :ampharos:

:ampharos:

:eelektrik:

:illumise:

:lumineon:

:phione:

:quaxwell:

:vespiquen:

:vullaby:

Item Removal
Knock Off: :banette:

:banette:

:cacturne:

:chimecho:

:clefairy:

:dartrix:

:eelektrik:

:furret:

:golduck:

:greedent:

:kricketune:

:krokorok:

:leafeon:

:monferno:

:persian:

:phione:

:swalot:

:tinkatuff:

:vullaby:

Switcheroo / Trick: :indeedee-f:

:indeedee-f:

:misdreavus:

:rotom-fan:

Other Archetypes
Trick Room: :dusknoir:

:dusknoir:

:rabsca:

Snow:

:beartic:

:glaceon:

:vulpix-alola:

Last edited: Nov 18, 2023

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