[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: U-turn / Substitute
move 3: Grassy Glide
move 4: Drain Punch / Knock Off
item: Eviolite
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Access to priority in Grassy Glide and a great ability in Grassy Surge allows Thwackey to perform as both a Swords Dance wallbreaker and priority sweeper. Grassy Glide lets Thwackey threaten faster threats like Kadabra and Galarian Linoone, and it can also find opportunities to use Swords Dance on passive Pokemon like Clefairy, Mareanie, and Ferroseed. If not U-turn for pivoting purposes, then Substitute is used viably on passive Pokemon if they lack strong coverage against Thwackey, and it is also worthwhile for blocking status attempts from walls like Galarian Corsola and Charjabug. Drain Punch provides further recovery while also targeting Steel-type Pokemon like Ferroseed and Klang as well as Vullaby. Knock Off instead offers coverage for Lampent and an option to debilitate Thwackey's checks like Tangela and Koffing. A set utilizing Grassy Seed and Acrobatics provides strong coverage against Thwackey's Grass-type checks like Dartrix, Gloom, and Roselia, but is less consistent for setting up due to the lack of an Eviolite.
The effects of Grassy Surge linger even after Thwackey has left the field, so plan teammates accordingly to benefit from its effects. Stealth Rock users like Clefairy and Piloswine help wear down Grass-resistant targets like Charjabug, Raboot, and Lampent; with Piloswine, make sure to opt for High Horsepower instead of Earthquake due to Grassy Terrain. Grass- and Poison-type walls like Tanglea, Gloom, Dartrix, and Koffing stand in Thwackey's way and need to be eliminated for it to have a chance of cleaning. Try pairing Thwackey with special wallbreakers like Kadabra and Gastly to help target these walls, and in return, Thwackey punishes special walls like Ferroseed and Klang. Status conditions plague Thwackey, and while Substitute helps in some cases, having a defense against Toxic Spikes like Mareanie, Koffing, and Hattrem solidifies its health; Hattrem's Healing Wish is also notable for combating status conditions and HP lost when Thwackey sets up. Special sweepers in Wartortle, Lampent, and Togetic set up on on physical walls like Galarian Corsola and Machoke, which applies immense pressure on Thwackey's checks when played offensively.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Grassy Glide
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Wood Hammer / Drain Punch
move 4: U-turn
item: Eviolite
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band powers up Thwackey immediately, which potently wears down its checks and threatens to OHKO targets like Gastly and Piloswine. The Choice-lock simultaneously punishes Thwackey when locking into unfavorable coverage, though, and the lack of an Eviolite makes it much more frail. Knock Off benefits from the risen power by securing a OHKO and 2HKO on Lampent and Roselia after Stealth Rock, respectively. Wood Hammer is a nuke when boosted by Grassy Terrain, denting slower targets like Hattrem, Machoke, and Clefairy. Drain Punch offers variety and recovery when Steel-types like Ferroseed and Klang switch in anticipating a Grass-type attack. U-turn picks off vulnerable targets while pivoting out and notably is super effective against its most relevant check in Tangela.
Use Thwackey mid-game as a wallbreaker and scout thanks to its raw power and utility. It can pivot out on its checks with U-turn like Tangela, Vullaby, and Koffing to bring in special wallbreakers and stallbreakers like Gastly, Raboot, and Kadabra safely. Alternatively, if Thwackey is paired with additional physical attackers like Klang and Piloswine, Thwackey could use Knock Off when the aforementioned walls switch in to soften them up for the team. Fire-types like Lampent and Raboot target the Grass-types that wall Thwackey, and in return, it revenge kills Wartortle, Palpitoad, and Piloswine. Thwackey works in tandem with more pivoting support from Charjabug, Clefairy, and Galarian Linoone to generate momentum and find opportunities to get in on the walls it breaks; the former two act as slow pivots to bring Thwackey in safely for revenge killing attackers like Wartortle, Flame Orb Machoke, and Kadabra. Stealth Rock support from Piloswine, Galarian Corsola, and Krokorok is essential for crucial damage output against opposing Lampent, Roselia, and Mareanie, while also punishing Flying-types like Vullaby and Togetic, which comfortably switch into Thwackey's attacks.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Quality checked by: [[Jett, 226429], [Marjane, 355753]]
- Grammar checked by: [[estronic, 240732]]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: U-turn / Substitute
move 3: Grassy Glide
move 4: Drain Punch / Knock Off
item: Eviolite
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Access to priority in Grassy Glide and a great ability in Grassy Surge allows Thwackey to perform as both a Swords Dance wallbreaker and priority sweeper. Grassy Glide lets Thwackey threaten faster threats like Kadabra and Galarian Linoone, and it can also find opportunities to use Swords Dance on passive Pokemon like Clefairy, Mareanie, and Ferroseed. If not U-turn for pivoting purposes, then Substitute is used viably on passive Pokemon if they lack strong coverage against Thwackey, and it is also worthwhile for blocking status attempts from walls like Galarian Corsola and Charjabug. Drain Punch provides further recovery while also targeting Steel-type Pokemon like Ferroseed and Klang as well as Vullaby. Knock Off instead offers coverage for Lampent and an option to debilitate Thwackey's checks like Tangela and Koffing. A set utilizing Grassy Seed and Acrobatics provides strong coverage against Thwackey's Grass-type checks like Dartrix, Gloom, and Roselia, but is less consistent for setting up due to the lack of an Eviolite.
The effects of Grassy Surge linger even after Thwackey has left the field, so plan teammates accordingly to benefit from its effects. Stealth Rock users like Clefairy and Piloswine help wear down Grass-resistant targets like Charjabug, Raboot, and Lampent; with Piloswine, make sure to opt for High Horsepower instead of Earthquake due to Grassy Terrain. Grass- and Poison-type walls like Tanglea, Gloom, Dartrix, and Koffing stand in Thwackey's way and need to be eliminated for it to have a chance of cleaning. Try pairing Thwackey with special wallbreakers like Kadabra and Gastly to help target these walls, and in return, Thwackey punishes special walls like Ferroseed and Klang. Status conditions plague Thwackey, and while Substitute helps in some cases, having a defense against Toxic Spikes like Mareanie, Koffing, and Hattrem solidifies its health; Hattrem's Healing Wish is also notable for combating status conditions and HP lost when Thwackey sets up. Special sweepers in Wartortle, Lampent, and Togetic set up on on physical walls like Galarian Corsola and Machoke, which applies immense pressure on Thwackey's checks when played offensively.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Grassy Glide
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Wood Hammer / Drain Punch
move 4: U-turn
item: Eviolite
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band powers up Thwackey immediately, which potently wears down its checks and threatens to OHKO targets like Gastly and Piloswine. The Choice-lock simultaneously punishes Thwackey when locking into unfavorable coverage, though, and the lack of an Eviolite makes it much more frail. Knock Off benefits from the risen power by securing a OHKO and 2HKO on Lampent and Roselia after Stealth Rock, respectively. Wood Hammer is a nuke when boosted by Grassy Terrain, denting slower targets like Hattrem, Machoke, and Clefairy. Drain Punch offers variety and recovery when Steel-types like Ferroseed and Klang switch in anticipating a Grass-type attack. U-turn picks off vulnerable targets while pivoting out and notably is super effective against its most relevant check in Tangela.
Use Thwackey mid-game as a wallbreaker and scout thanks to its raw power and utility. It can pivot out on its checks with U-turn like Tangela, Vullaby, and Koffing to bring in special wallbreakers and stallbreakers like Gastly, Raboot, and Kadabra safely. Alternatively, if Thwackey is paired with additional physical attackers like Klang and Piloswine, Thwackey could use Knock Off when the aforementioned walls switch in to soften them up for the team. Fire-types like Lampent and Raboot target the Grass-types that wall Thwackey, and in return, it revenge kills Wartortle, Palpitoad, and Piloswine. Thwackey works in tandem with more pivoting support from Charjabug, Clefairy, and Galarian Linoone to generate momentum and find opportunities to get in on the walls it breaks; the former two act as slow pivots to bring Thwackey in safely for revenge killing attackers like Wartortle, Flame Orb Machoke, and Kadabra. Stealth Rock support from Piloswine, Galarian Corsola, and Krokorok is essential for crucial damage output against opposing Lampent, Roselia, and Mareanie, while also punishing Flying-types like Vullaby and Togetic, which comfortably switch into Thwackey's attacks.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Quality checked by: [[Jett, 226429], [Marjane, 355753]]
- Grammar checked by: [[estronic, 240732]]
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