[SET]
name: Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Stored Power
move 3: Heat Wave / Air Slash
move 4: Roost
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Simple
nature: Timid
evs: 168 HP / 44 Def / 44 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Swoobat finds a niche in ZU as a devastating setup sweeper on Terrain teams, utilizing the combination of Grassy Seed, Calm Mind, and Simple to boost its bulk and offensive prowess to sweep and clean. Stored Power takes advantage of all the boosts Swoobat can acquire to become a powerful attack that tears through most Pokemon. Heat Wave serves as coverage for Dark- and Steel-types that can take Stored Power such as Silvally-Dark, Skuntank, and Ferroseed. Air Slash can be used over Heat Wave for a stronger STAB move against Dark-types, but Swoobat will have trouble breaking through Steel-types such as Magneton. Roost is necessary to keep Swoobat healthy, giving it more opportunities to accumulate boosts. Thanks to Simple, Grassy Seed provides Swoobat with +2 Defense in Grassy Terrain. The given EV spread optimizes Swoobat's bulk and maximizes its Speed.
Thwackey is a mandatory partner, setting Grassy Terrain; it can also enable Swoobat by weakening walls such as Ferroseed with Knock Off and threatening foes such as Manectric with Grassy Glide. Other Grassy Terrain attackers such as Flapple and Trevenant can help Swoobat by weakening bulky foes such as Audino and Wishiwashi so it can more easily sweep. Fighting-types such as Sawk and Poliwrath complement Swoobat by threatening Dark- and Steel-types. In return, Swoobat can take advantage of their checks like Garbodor to set up and sweep. Ground-types such as Rhydon, Galarian Stunfisk, and Piloswine can weaken foes with Stealth Rock and provide a check to problematic Electric-types like Rotom and Rotom-S.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Substitute can be used to avoid status such as Toxic from Wishiwashi and Yawn from Uxie. Nasty Plot, in conjunction with Psychic, can be used to provide more offensive pressure, but it is less consistent than Calm Mind due to the lack of a Special Defense boost. Salac Berry can be used on non-Terrain teams to let Swoobat outspeed the entire metagame, and it synergizes with Nasty Plot to form a more offensive variant of Swoobat.
Checks and Counters
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**Faster Special Attackers**: Faster special attackers such as Choice Scarf Rotom and Manectric can threaten Swoobat before it has the opportunity to set up with Calm Mind.
**Super Effective Attacks**: Strong attacks from foes such as Silvally-Ghost and Skuntank can pressure Swoobat. However, they should all be wary, as Swoobat can threaten to KO them after several boosts.
**Status**: Bulky Pokemon such as Wishiwashi and Uxie can take a hit from Swoobat before a boost and cripple it with status, lowering its longevity and forcing it out in some situations.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[DC, 449990]]
- Quality checked by: [[Tuthur, 369076], [BloodAce, 435539]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
name: Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Stored Power
move 3: Heat Wave / Air Slash
move 4: Roost
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Simple
nature: Timid
evs: 168 HP / 44 Def / 44 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Swoobat finds a niche in ZU as a devastating setup sweeper on Terrain teams, utilizing the combination of Grassy Seed, Calm Mind, and Simple to boost its bulk and offensive prowess to sweep and clean. Stored Power takes advantage of all the boosts Swoobat can acquire to become a powerful attack that tears through most Pokemon. Heat Wave serves as coverage for Dark- and Steel-types that can take Stored Power such as Silvally-Dark, Skuntank, and Ferroseed. Air Slash can be used over Heat Wave for a stronger STAB move against Dark-types, but Swoobat will have trouble breaking through Steel-types such as Magneton. Roost is necessary to keep Swoobat healthy, giving it more opportunities to accumulate boosts. Thanks to Simple, Grassy Seed provides Swoobat with +2 Defense in Grassy Terrain. The given EV spread optimizes Swoobat's bulk and maximizes its Speed.
Thwackey is a mandatory partner, setting Grassy Terrain; it can also enable Swoobat by weakening walls such as Ferroseed with Knock Off and threatening foes such as Manectric with Grassy Glide. Other Grassy Terrain attackers such as Flapple and Trevenant can help Swoobat by weakening bulky foes such as Audino and Wishiwashi so it can more easily sweep. Fighting-types such as Sawk and Poliwrath complement Swoobat by threatening Dark- and Steel-types. In return, Swoobat can take advantage of their checks like Garbodor to set up and sweep. Ground-types such as Rhydon, Galarian Stunfisk, and Piloswine can weaken foes with Stealth Rock and provide a check to problematic Electric-types like Rotom and Rotom-S.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Substitute can be used to avoid status such as Toxic from Wishiwashi and Yawn from Uxie. Nasty Plot, in conjunction with Psychic, can be used to provide more offensive pressure, but it is less consistent than Calm Mind due to the lack of a Special Defense boost. Salac Berry can be used on non-Terrain teams to let Swoobat outspeed the entire metagame, and it synergizes with Nasty Plot to form a more offensive variant of Swoobat.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Faster Special Attackers**: Faster special attackers such as Choice Scarf Rotom and Manectric can threaten Swoobat before it has the opportunity to set up with Calm Mind.
**Super Effective Attacks**: Strong attacks from foes such as Silvally-Ghost and Skuntank can pressure Swoobat. However, they should all be wary, as Swoobat can threaten to KO them after several boosts.
**Status**: Bulky Pokemon such as Wishiwashi and Uxie can take a hit from Swoobat before a boost and cripple it with status, lowering its longevity and forcing it out in some situations.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[DC, 449990]]
- Quality checked by: [[Tuthur, 369076], [BloodAce, 435539]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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