PU Washiwishi

[UberSkitty]

[OVERVIEW]
Wishiwashi's amazing bulk and low Speed make it the best pivot in PU and a great glue option for many teams. It can switch into attacks from many common threats such as Doublade and Sandslash and either threaten them out with its high offensive stats or safely bring in a frailer teammate. Furthermore, Wishiwashi's ability to maintain momentum makes it much easier to fit onto teams than other bulky Water-types such as Jellicent and Quagsire, though it loses out on their better defensive typing, reliable recovery, and utility options. Schooling can be a large issue for Wishiwashi, especially since its reliance on Rest for recovery and the gamble that is Sleep Talk. Lastly, despite Wishiwashi's high bulk, common Electric- and Grass-types like Magneton and Trevenant can easily threaten it out.

[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Schooling
nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Scald can hit decently hard and can be used to stop Wishiwashi from being setup fodder for Pokemon like Swords Dance Sneasel and Doublade. Rest is important to minimize the chance of the Schooling deactivating while also increasing Wishiwashi's longevity. The set can alternatively be run with maximum Special Defense and Sassy nature or a mixed spread, giving it a better matchup against special Pokemon like Charizard and Meteor Beam Archeops. The 4 Speed EVs allow Wishiwashi to creep uninvested Gigalith despite the Speed-negating nature, although 0 Speed IVs are also an option to make Wishiwashi an even slower pivot. Wishiwashi is a great check against many offensive and defensive Pokemon like Sandslash and Weezing, so it can be brought in to endure their hits while weakening and potentially crippling them with a burn before pivoting to a teammate like Trevenant or Gallade to give them a chance to KO or set up. Wishiwashi can also be paired with other pivot users like Archeops and Magneton to maintain momentum while wearing down the foes. Because of Wishiwashi's weaknesses to Electric- and Grass-types such as Vikavolt and offensive Eldegoss, their respective checks like Gigalith and Charizard make for good teammates.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[UberSkitty, 355061]]
- Quality checked by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072], [asa, 400292]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Lumari, 232216]]

 

[Hera]

Comments in bold

Wishy Washy

[OVERVIEW]
Wishiwashi's amazing bulk and low Speed make it the best pivot in PU and a great glue option for many teams. It can switch into many attacks (from foes like?) in order to safely bring in frailer teammates (like?). Wishiwashi also has high offensive stats that make it able to better check various top tier Pokemon like Sandslash and Doublade without being used as setup fodder. It also makes Wishiwashi threaten many foes out, furthering its momentum capabilities (redundant sentence, replace it with something like Scald spreading burn). Schooling can be a large issue for Wishiwashi, especially with its lack of reliable recovery making Wishiwashi have to rely on Rest, although it can be played around. Wishiwashi's ability to maintain momentum makes it much easier to fit onto teams than other bulky Water-types such as Jellicent and Quagsire, albeit missing out on their secondary types, reliable recovery, and utility options. (mention more drawbacks that Wishiwashi has, such as being forced out by popular Grass- and Electric-types)

[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Schooling
nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
(mention why Scald is run if it's not in the overview) Rest is important on Wishiwashi to minimize the chance of the Schooling deactivating while also allowing increasing its longevity. The set can alternatively be run with maximum Special Defense and Sassy nature or a mixed spread, giving it a better matchup against special Pokemon like Charizard and Meteor Beam Archeops. The 4 Speed EVs allow Wishiwashi-School to creep uninvested Gigalith despite the Speed-negating nature. (also mention minimum Speed IVs for the slowest possible pivot) Wishiwashi is a great switch-in for many offensive and defensive Pokemon like Doublade, Work Up Silvally-Steel, and Weezing. Because of this, it be brought in to endure hits before pivoting to a teammate like Ribombee or Gallade, giving them a chance to set up or fire off an attack (which of the Pokemon you just mentioned don't beat Ribombee 1v1? Maybe you should mention something else). Wishiwashi can be paired with other pivot users like Archeops and Magneton to maintain momentum while wearing down the foes. Because of Wishiwashi's weaknesses to Electric- and Grass-types such as Vikavolt and offensive Eldegoss, their respective checks like Gigalith and Charizard make for good teammates.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[UberSkitty, 355061]]
- Quality checked by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]] , [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 1/2!

 

[asa]

honestly don't have too much to say here, this is good work.

you could maybe move the sentence in the overview comparing wishiwashi to other waters somewhere earlier so it doesn't come right after a flaw and then transition into another flaw. i also don't know if i like work up steelvally as an example of something wishiwashi switches in on, maybe "check" would be a better word? if it sets up as you switch in, grass pledge 2HKOes you.

besides those comments, qc 2/2 :)

 

[UberSkitty]

GP Team

 

[Lumari]

remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)
GP 1/1 GP Team done

check

[OVERVIEW]
Wishiwashi's amazing bulk and low Speed make it the best pivot in PU and a great glue option for many teams. It can switch into attacks from many common threats such as Doublade and Sandslash and either threaten them out with it's its high offensive stats or safely bring in a frailer teammate. Furthermore, Wishiwashi's ability to maintain momentum makes it much easier to fit onto teams than other bulky Water-types such as Jellicent and Quagsire, albeit missing though it loses out on their secondary types better defensive typing, (more accurate surely?) reliable recovery, and utility options. Schooling can be a large issue for Wishiwashi, especially since its lack of reliable recovery makes it have to rely reliance on Rest for recovery and the gamble that is Sleep Talk. Also Lastly, (AC) despite Wishiwashi's high bulk, common Electric- and Grass-types like Magneton and Trevenant can easily threaten it out.

[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Schooling
nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Scald can hit decently hard and can be used to fish for burns to stop Wishiwashi from being setup fodder for Pokemon like Swords Dance Sneasel and Doublade. Rest is important on Wishiwashi to minimize the chance of the Schooling deactivating while also allowing increasing its Wishiwashi's longevity. The set can alternatively be run with maximum Special Defense and Sassy nature or a mixed spread, giving it a better matchup against special Pokemon like Charizard and Meteor Beam Archeops. The 4 Speed EVs allow Wishiwashi-School to creep uninvested Gigalith despite the Speed-negating nature, although 0 Speed IVs are also an option to make Wishiwashi an even slower pivot. Wishiwashi is a great check against many offensive and defensive Pokemon like Sandslash and Weezing, so it can be brought in to endure their hits while weakening and potentially crippling them with a burn before pivoting to a teammate like Trevenant or Gallade to give them a chance to KO or set up. Wishiwashi can also be paired with other pivot users like Archeops and Magneton to maintain momentum while wearing down the foes. Because of Wishiwashi's weaknesses to Electric- and Grass-types such as Vikavolt and offensive Eldegoss, their respective checks like Gigalith and Charizard make for good teammates.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[UberSkitty, 355061]]
- Quality checked by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072], [asa, 400292]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]