
Thwackey @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Grassy Glide
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Wood Hammer
Thwackey stands out in ZU for its amazing ability, strong priority, and excellent wallbreaking power. Its ability Grassy Surge in particular provides very useful support for Pokemon that lack recovery, such as Ferroseed, Qwilfish, and Coalossal, as well as allowing Thwackey to revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Silvally-Ground, Rotom, and Basculin with a devastating Grassy Glide. Knock Off cripples Pokemon that may switch into Thwackey, such as Articuno, Ferroseed, and Tangela. U-turn allows Thwackey to pivot out of the aforementioned Pokemon and use them to gain momentum for its teammates. Thwackey is absolutely essential for Terrain teams due to its ability, and thus, Pokemon that can benefit from its Grassy Surge such as Swoobat, Flapple, and Thievul make for great teammates. Additionally, Pokemon such as Rotom, Basculin, and Manectric can form a VoltTurn core with Thwackey, as they can wear down and offensively pressure shared checks.
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