[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: U-turn
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Choice Band
ability: Mountaineer
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
When used with a Choice Band, Syclant becomes an extremely strong wallbreaker and pivot by virtue of its powerful STAB U-turns and signature ability Mountaineer, which allows it to ignore Stealth Rock and come into play often. Icicle Crash allows Syclant to pressure the likes of Clefable, Tomohawk, and Seismitoad. Earthquake is mandatory, as it gives Syclant the ability to break through the metagame's common Poison-types in Toxapex and Mollux, which otherwise would completely wall Syclant. Ice Shard further enhances Syclant's ability to act as a revenge killer and enables it to pick off Pokemon such as Dragapult, Necturna, and Choice Scarf Hydreigon, provided they are slightly weakened beforehand.
Syclant is best used when complemented with teammates that can take advantage of its ability to force in and freely use U-turn on Rotom-H. Because of this, wallbreakers such as Terrakion, Pajantom, and Hydreigon make for fantastic teammates. Syclant also pairs well with teammates such as Kyurem and Conkeldurr that appreciate its ability to use U-turn on its other checks, such as Toxapex and Arghonaut, as this gives them many more opportunities to safely come into play.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Jho, 208105]]
- Quality checked by: [[Jordy, 395754], [snake_rattler, 227784]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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