[OVERVIEW]
- Xurkitree is a strong wallbreaker which breaks through the bulkiest mon like chansey or ferrothorn.
- It sweeps teams using the Z-Hypnosis. Only when it actually hits Hypnosis. It becomes threatening but when it misses, especially against something that can OHKO it, it pretty much goes nowhere.
- Painful to use due to weak defensive stats, needs a lot of defensive support.
- It can't switch into any attack because of its frailness and can be revenge killed easily.
- It can sweep against teams using its Beast Boost but it still needs a lot of offensive support.
name: Z Hypnosis Sweeper
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Hypnosis
move 3: Grassknot
move 4: Tail Glow
item: Psychium- Z
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Holding Psychium-Z, Hypnosis boosts its Speed by one stage and may put the opposing Pokemon asleep.
- Thunderbolt is the strongest STAB move of it.
- Grass Knot hits ground types especially groudon primal and arceus-ground which are immune to thunderbolt.
- Tail Glow boosted Thunderbolt and other coverage moves will damage more defensive teams heavily.
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- Modest has better way rolls against 252 HP Arceus, Groudon, Excadrill, and Ferrothorn.
- Xurkitree is fast enough to outspeed Mega Gengar and Mewtwo at +1 with 252 Spe.
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- It is a pack of surprise which can breakthrough opponent's guard and is recommended not to use until the end of the game.
- When the opponent switches then using z-hypnosis allows this mon to get its speed raised by 1 stage while also having 60% chance to put the opposing pokemon into sleep. Every kill boosts its Special Attack by one stage.
- If you manage to force a switch on the turn you use Z-Hypnosis, you get two chances to try and sleep the enemy which can make the setup have a higher chance of success.
- Pokemon which have mutual checks and counters benefit from this immensely, as their main switchin will be removed.
- Force out things that will die to Thunderbolt like slow Arceus-Water or Bulky Ho-Oh/Kyogre.
- Weaken its checks and counters by bringing them near to it and hitting them with its attack.
- Xurkitree should be switched on non attacking moves like or moves which 2HKO or more.
- First remove all the counters of this mons from the battle and then only use it as a sweeper.
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- Ground immunities like Bronzong help deal with its only weakness in case of a misspredict with Thunderbolt.
- It requires a lot of defensive support because of its weak stats so using bulky water-types like Toxapex , ground-types like Landorus-T , Groudon Primal and grass types like Ferrothorn can tank its weakness.
- Hazard support is useful, Stealth Rock and a layer of Spikes brings bulk specially defensive mons like blissey in range of getting fainted my Xurkitree and thus beast boost.
- Memento users like Dugtrio , Whimsicott and Alola-Muk makes it easier for Xurkitree to set up and sweep.
- U-turn support from pokemons like Lando-T, Yveltal or Mega Scizor gives you a good momentum as it gives you a free switch.
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- Hypnosis/Electric Terrain + Tail Glow with BoltBeam coverage as the Double Dance set can be used, but is dangerous with only 60% chance to hit.
- Life Orb can be used on the Tail Glow set instead of Z-Item, to boost attacks or longevity respectively, with the price of missing hypnosis.
- Dazzling Gleam or HP Fire is usable. The former hits dragon types and HP Fire hits Ferrothorn.
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- **Ground-types**: Ground types can switch into Electric attacks, causing a loss of momentum. Dugtrio can trap and OHKO it. Zygarde is usually RestTalk so it can often just come in anyway.
- **Dragon-types**: Dialga and Giratina-O survive +3 TBolt and OHKO with Draco Meteor. Arceus-Dragon can't OHKO with Judgment but it still does a lot and it tanks +3 TBolt.
- Zekrom: Best check, 4x Electric resist + resists Grass Knot, easily OHKOes.
- **Special Walls**: Specially Defensive mons like Chansey and Blissey and Ferrothorn can switch into unboosted attacks and beat it due to its weak defenses and no recovery options. Unaware Clefable stops Tail Glow Raikou dead in its tracks.
- **Fast-mons**: Pokemons like Phermosa and other scarf mons like Landorus-T and Kyurem-W outspeed Xurkitree even at +1.
- **Priority-Moves**: Ekiller and Rayquaza gets the oppurtunity to set up against it if its SpA isn't boosted and then spamming espeed. Yveltal's sucker punch too
- **Passive Damage**: If running Life Orb, Xurkitree is vulnerable to being worn down rapidly. Even without Life Orb, repeated switching into Stealth Rock and Spikes, as well as burn and poison damage, will quickly take its toll on Xurkitree.
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