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[OVERVIEW]
While there are better Grass-types in the tier such as Virizion and Whimsicott, Thwackey primarily stands out with Grassy Surge, letting it support setup sweepers like Hitmonlee and making it a decent wallbreaker and revenge killer. It has limited coverage, but it can make up for that with Grassy Glide, raw strength behind its STAB Wood Hammer, and the utility of Knock Off and U-turn. However, the tier has a fair amount of Grass-resistant Pokemon that can outspeed and threaten Thwackey such as Talonflame and Whimsicott. Thwackey also competes with Tsareena, which has better bulk, superior coverage, more natural strength, and access to Rapid Spin.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Grassy Glide
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Wood Hammer
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Band
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band allows Thwackey to maximize its power combined with Grassy Terrain. Knock Off is able to cripple common Grass-resistant Pokemon such as Charizard and Talonflame. U-turn allows Thwackey to pivot on Grass-resistant that are not heavily bothered by Knock Off such as Guzzlord and Silvally-Steel. Grassy Surge allows Thwackey to support setup sweepers such as Grassy Seed Hitmonlee and Xatu. Talonflame and Ribombee are able to form a U-turn core with Thwackey and switch it in against bulky Water-types like Vaporeon. Ribombee also appreciates Thwackey weakening Steel-types. Together, they can overwhelm Grass-resistant Pokemon like Weezing and Togedemaru. Uxie and Silvally-Fairy are reliable pivots that can switch in Thwackey to safely set Grassy Terrain again or sweepers like Hitmonlee and Thievul to set up. With Grassy Terrain, Silvally-Steel appreciates the weakened Earthquake damage and passive recovery.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[avarice, 346653]]
- Quality checked by: [[MZ, 202117], [gum, 434150]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
[OVERVIEW]
While there are better Grass-types in the tier such as Virizion and Whimsicott, Thwackey primarily stands out with Grassy Surge, letting it support setup sweepers like Hitmonlee and making it a decent wallbreaker and revenge killer. It has limited coverage, but it can make up for that with Grassy Glide, raw strength behind its STAB Wood Hammer, and the utility of Knock Off and U-turn. However, the tier has a fair amount of Grass-resistant Pokemon that can outspeed and threaten Thwackey such as Talonflame and Whimsicott. Thwackey also competes with Tsareena, which has better bulk, superior coverage, more natural strength, and access to Rapid Spin.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Grassy Glide
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Wood Hammer
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Band
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band allows Thwackey to maximize its power combined with Grassy Terrain. Knock Off is able to cripple common Grass-resistant Pokemon such as Charizard and Talonflame. U-turn allows Thwackey to pivot on Grass-resistant that are not heavily bothered by Knock Off such as Guzzlord and Silvally-Steel. Grassy Surge allows Thwackey to support setup sweepers such as Grassy Seed Hitmonlee and Xatu. Talonflame and Ribombee are able to form a U-turn core with Thwackey and switch it in against bulky Water-types like Vaporeon. Ribombee also appreciates Thwackey weakening Steel-types. Together, they can overwhelm Grass-resistant Pokemon like Weezing and Togedemaru. Uxie and Silvally-Fairy are reliable pivots that can switch in Thwackey to safely set Grassy Terrain again or sweepers like Hitmonlee and Thievul to set up. With Grassy Terrain, Silvally-Steel appreciates the weakened Earthquake damage and passive recovery.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[avarice, 346653]]
- Quality checked by: [[MZ, 202117], [gum, 434150]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
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