Monotype Vileplume (Poison)

[Conflux]

[SET]
name: Defensive (Poison)
move 1: Giga Drain
move 2: Strength Sap
move 3: Sleep Powder
move 4: Sludge Bomb
item: Black Sludge
ability: Effect Spore
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Vileplume's typing and decent bulk allow it to check Ground- and Water-types and threaten them with Giga Drain. Strength Sap is amazing for getting recovery and lowering the opponent's Attack, which helps it check a lot of physical attackers, most notably Excadrill. Sleep Powder is great when Vileplume can't do significant damage to the foe or against Pokemon trying to set up. Full investment in HP and Defense with a Bold nature is used to deal with threatening physical attackers such as Excadrill and Morpeko as effectively as possible. Although Vileplume can comfortably switch in on Choice Scarf Excadrill, it can't switch in on Sand Rush variants, as it gets 2HKOed. Vileplume's health should be preserved in games where it is needed to check Excadrill, so Strength Sap should be used when Vileplume takes damage.

Galarian Weezing can use Defog to get rid of hazards so Vileplume can stay as healthy as possible when switching in. Galarian Weezing also takes on Ferrothorn, which can safely come in on Vileplume and set up entry hazards, and provides a Ground immunity thanks to its Levitate, but it does get threatened by Mold Breaker users such as Excadrill. Toxapex is an amazing pivot thanks to its high bulk and Regenerator and forms a great defensive core with Vileplume and Galarian Weezing. Toxapex can also use Haze to stop setup sweepers, as well as pivot on powerful Pokemon such as Dragapult and Charizard. Drapion's typing gives it a Psychic immunity, which is very valuable for Poison-type teams. Gengar offensively checks Psychic-types and has a great Speed tier, allowing it to revenge kill threats such as Galarian Darmanitan and Hydreigon. Salazzle is a great teammate because its Fire typing threatens Steel-type teams, which are otherwise problematic to deal with. Salazzle can also use its Corrosion Toxic to cripple walls that Vileplume may struggle with such as Toxapex, Corviknight, and opposing Vileplume.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Confluxx, 408641]]
- Poison analysis by: [[Confluxx, 408641]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Eien, 100418]]
- Grammar checked by: [[lotiasite, 302985]]

 

[mushamu]

[SET COMMENTS]
You need to change the fact that the analysis sounds like you can always switch in on Excadrill when that really isn’t the case. It only really switches into Choice Scarf, but it has trouble switching into Sand Rush variants. Up to you however you do it but this is a must in my opinion.

Name some more examples of Pokemon Vileplume can switch into. Excadrill is obviously a big one but I think it would be good to say more.

I would like to see a usage tip on Strength Sap especially when you mention keeping Vileplume healthy.

More detail on Toxapex as a partner; what type of Pokemon it can take on for Vileplume and how it can Haze against setup sweepers.

Name some examples of Pokemon Gengar can revenge kill for Vileplume.

QC 1/2

 

[Eien]

You should call out Ferrothorn as something Galarian Weezing takes on. Even if Vileplume can switch into Excadrill, it's free bait for Ferrothorn to come in and layer up.

Not only does Salazzle handle Steel-types, but its Toxic cripples Pokemon like Toxapex and opposing Vileplume thanks to Corrosion, which are all walls that Vileplume struggles with

edit: also remove haxorus lol

Nice work QC 2/2

 

[lotiasite]

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[SET]
name: Defensive (Poison)
move 1: Giga Drain
move 2: Strength Sap
move 3: Sleep Powder
move 4: Sludge Bomb
item: Black Sludge
ability: Effect Spore
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Vileplume's typing and decent bulk allows it to check Ground- and Water-types and threaten them with Giga Drain. Strength Sap is amazing for getting recovery and lowering the opponent's Attack, (AC) which helps it check a lot of physical attackers, most notably Excadrill. Sleep Powder is great when Vileplume can't do significant damage to the fopponent or against Pokemon trying to set up. Full investment in HP and Defense with a Bold nature is used to deal with threatening physical attackers such as Excadrill and Morpeko as effectively as possible. Although Vileplume can comfortably switch in on Choice Scarf Excadrill, it can't switch in on Sand Rush variants, (AC) as it gets 2HKOed. Vileplume's health should be preserved in games where it is needed to check Excadrill, that's whyso Strength Sap should be used when Vileplume takes damage.

Galarian Weezing can use Defog to get rid of hazards so Vileplume can stay as healthy as possible when switching in. Galarian Weezing also takes on Ferrothorn, (AC) which can safely come in on Vileplume and set up entry hazards, and provides a Ground immunity thanks to its Levitate, but it does get threatened by Mold Breaker users such as Excadrill. Toxapex is an amazing pivot thanks to its high bulk and Regenerator, (RC) and forms a great defensive core with Vileplume and Galarian Weezing. Toxapex can also use Haze to stop setup sweepers, as well as pivot on powerful Pokemon such as Dragapult and Charizard. Drapion's typing gives it a Psychic immunity, (AC) which is very valuable for Poison-type teams. Gengar offensively checks Psychic-types and has a great Speed tier, allowing it to revenge kill threats such as Galarian Darmanitan and Hydreigon. Salazzle is a great teammate because its Fire-(RH) typing threatens Steel-type teams, (AC) which are otherwise problematic to deal with. Salazzle can also use its Corrosion Toxic to cripple walls that Vileplume may struggle with such as Toxapex, Corviknight, and opposing Vileplume.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Confluxx, 408641]]
- Poison analysis by: [[Confluxx, 408641]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Eien, 100418]]
- Grammar checked by: [[lotiasite, 302985]]

gp 1/1

 

[Moosical]

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