pazza
Banned deucer.
[SET]
name: Torment
move 1: Torment
move 2: Protect
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Roost
item: Aguav Berry
ability: Sturdy
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Skarmory utilizes Torment, Protect, and Sturdy to catch Choice item users off guard. With the combination of Aguav Berry + Sturdy, Skarmory can take a hit, recover some health with Aguav Berry, and use Torment, which forces common non-Trick Choice item users into Struggle such as Magnezone, Galarian Darmanitan, and Urshifu-S. Taunt is to shut down stall Pokemon such as Chansey, Galarian Corsola, and Corviknight. Roost is for recovering health after taking damage from Seismic Toss from Chansey, Night Shade from Galarian Corsola, and Struggle from the Choice item users. Speed EVs are to ensure Skarmory can outspeed as many pokemon as possible to effectively shut them down such as Corviknight.
Against Crustle, Skarmory should use Taunt immediately, as this covers both Choice Band and Shell Smash sets, since Skarmory will either Taunt the expected Shell Smash or survive any hit from Crustle due to Sturdy. If the damage suggests Choice Band Crustle, Skarmory will then PP stall with any combination of Torment and Roost. Whilst Skarmory would usually lose to Electric-types, it has solid matchups against common Electric-type Choice item users such as Magnezone and Dracozolt. Outside of these exceptions, Skarmory needs teammates such as Haxorus, Rotom-H, and Rillaboom that can generally alleviate Electric weaknesses. Similarly, Water-types including Primarina and Rotom-W make for good partners, as they cover Skarmory's Fire-type weaknesses such as Arcanine and Alolan Marowak. It should also be noted that due to the mono-status move nature of this set, Skarmory is walled by opposing Taunt Pokemon such as Rillaboom, Haxorus, and Whimsicott. Team options to deal with these threats include Avalugg and Galarian Weezing.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pazza, 418753]]
- Quality checked by: [[zioziotrip, 480297], [dogknees, 317056]]
- Grammar checked by: [[martha, 384270]]
name: Torment
move 1: Torment
move 2: Protect
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Roost
item: Aguav Berry
ability: Sturdy
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Skarmory utilizes Torment, Protect, and Sturdy to catch Choice item users off guard. With the combination of Aguav Berry + Sturdy, Skarmory can take a hit, recover some health with Aguav Berry, and use Torment, which forces common non-Trick Choice item users into Struggle such as Magnezone, Galarian Darmanitan, and Urshifu-S. Taunt is to shut down stall Pokemon such as Chansey, Galarian Corsola, and Corviknight. Roost is for recovering health after taking damage from Seismic Toss from Chansey, Night Shade from Galarian Corsola, and Struggle from the Choice item users. Speed EVs are to ensure Skarmory can outspeed as many pokemon as possible to effectively shut them down such as Corviknight.
Against Crustle, Skarmory should use Taunt immediately, as this covers both Choice Band and Shell Smash sets, since Skarmory will either Taunt the expected Shell Smash or survive any hit from Crustle due to Sturdy. If the damage suggests Choice Band Crustle, Skarmory will then PP stall with any combination of Torment and Roost. Whilst Skarmory would usually lose to Electric-types, it has solid matchups against common Electric-type Choice item users such as Magnezone and Dracozolt. Outside of these exceptions, Skarmory needs teammates such as Haxorus, Rotom-H, and Rillaboom that can generally alleviate Electric weaknesses. Similarly, Water-types including Primarina and Rotom-W make for good partners, as they cover Skarmory's Fire-type weaknesses such as Arcanine and Alolan Marowak. It should also be noted that due to the mono-status move nature of this set, Skarmory is walled by opposing Taunt Pokemon such as Rillaboom, Haxorus, and Whimsicott. Team options to deal with these threats include Avalugg and Galarian Weezing.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pazza, 418753]]
- Quality checked by: [[zioziotrip, 480297], [dogknees, 317056]]
- Grammar checked by: [[martha, 384270]]
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