
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Foul Play
move 2: Wish
move 3: Protect
move 4: Heal Bell / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Synchronize
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Umbreon's great defensive stats and Dark typing allow it to serve as the tier's premier special wall, checking dangerous special attackers such as Chandelure, Polteageist, and Necrozma as well as physical threats such as Doublade and Choice Scarf Flygon by virtue of its access to Foul Play and solid mixed defenses. Access to Wish and Heal Bell, combined with its decent HP stat and great bulk, also allows Umbreon to serve as a highly effective cleric and Wish passer. Protect enables Umbreon to reliably heal itself with Wish and scout common Choice item users such as Pangoro, Sirfetch'd, Gardevoir, and Haxorus, although Umbreon should confirm their items before doing this to prevent being used as setup fodder. Toxic is an option over Heal Bell that allows Umbreon to cripple bulky Water-types and Incineroar on top of certain switch-ins such as Pangoro and Golisopod while putting more pressure on Celebi; however, it is unable to affect a lot of common switch-ins to Umbreon such as Galarian Weezing, Cobalion, and Lucario. Taunt is another alternative option that allows Umbreon to maintain momentum and prevent itself being used as setup fodder by Pokemon such as Lucario and Cobalion on forced switches, shut down common defensive Pokemon such as Gigalith, Rhyperior, Mantine, Milotic, and Bronzong, and prevent itself from being poisoned by slower Pokemon such as Bronzong.
Umbreon fits mainly on balance teams that appreciate its Wish support and ability to check dangerous wallbreakers such as Chandelure and Necrozma. Offensive Galarian Weezing is one of its best teammates, being able to check Fighting-types such as Pangoro and offer Defog support while maintaining a higher level of offensive presence. In return, it appreciates Umbreon helping keep it healthy with Wish and checking Pokemon such as Espeon and Chandelure. Bulky Water-types such as Mantine and Jellicent are fantastic partners, with Mantine being able to help check Doublade and Chandelure and Jellicent handling one of Umbreon's hardest counters in Cobalion. Both Pokemon can also help to check Lucario, albeit with Jellicent being unable to check Nasty Plot variants. In return, they greatly appreciate Umbreon's cleric support. Steel-types such as Escavalier and Bronzong can help check Gardevoir, Celebi, and Roserade; Escavalier can switch into Sleep Powder Roserade, while Bronzong checks Galarian Weezing. In return, they appreciate Umbreon's Wish support. Noivern can help to offensively check Pokemon such as Machamp, Araquanid, and Cobalion that can take advantage of Umbreon while also helping to break defensive cores with Taunt or providing Defog support. It appreciates Umbreon being able to pivot into checks such as Ice Beam Milotic.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Estarossa, 461329]]
- Quality checked by: [[Twilight, 344575], [Hilomilo, 313384]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
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