[SET]
Glare + 3 Attacks (Serperior) @ Leftovers
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power Fire
- Dragon Pulse
- Glare
[SET COMMENTS]
Serperior provides both a potent sweeper that can snowball out of control and a Speed control option due to Glare. Thanks to Contrary combined with Leaf Storm, Serperior is able to muscle through foes like Toxapex and Gliscor with sheer power. Hidden Power Fire targets the Grass- and Steel-types that resist Leaf Storm, such as Ferrothorn, Mega Scizor, and Corviknight. Dragon Pulse hits Dragon-types that resist both Leaf Storm and Hidden Power Fire, notably Raging Bolt, Dragonite, and Kyurem. It also enables Serperior to break past Fire-types such as Mega Charizard Y, Moltres, and Iron Moth. Glare’s nigh guaranteed paralysis serves as great teamwide support, especially against faster Pokemon that Serperior’s teammates may have trouble dealing with otherwise, such as Zamazenta, Iron Valiant, and Dragonite. Leftovers improve Serperior's bulk, granting it better setup opportunities while notably preventing offensive Mega Scizor's Bullet Punch from 2HKOing it.
Glare Serperior fits on offensive teams that appreciate its high Speed, paralysis support with Glare, and ability to become a threat after a singular attack. Even though it has the ability to snowball out of control, without enough boosts, Serperior can still struggle against Fire-, Steel-, and Dragon-type Pokemon that resist Leaf Storm. These include Mega Charizard Y, Heatran, and Dragonite. Heatran resists all three of Serperior’s moves and is not deterred by Glare. Thus, Ground- and Fairy-type Pokemon that can dismantle them like Garchomp, Great Tusk, and Tapu Lele are great teammates. They also benefit greatly from Serperior’s Glare support hindering faster foes such as Zamazenta and Mega Lopunny. Serperior similarly struggles against bulkier foes such as Corviknight and Toxapex if it doesn't have enough boosts to muscle through them. Therefore, entry hazards that can continuously chip these Pokemon can better enable a late-game Serperior sweep; Pokemon that set them up include Mega Diancie, Landorus-T, and Ting-Lu. Serperior’s Contrary ability also deters Defog from Tornadus-T and Zapdos, as getting hit by it will give Serperior an evasion boost. Serperior offers paralysis support through Glare, which can shut down many potential threats that boost their Speed such as Dragonite, Kommo-o, and Iron Valiant. This helps facilitate its slower and stronger teammates, such as Great Tusk, Kingambit, and Mega Scizor. The former two threaten Galarian Slowking, while the latter handles opposing Dragon-types, both helping Serperior. Serperior’s ability to clean up a weakened team thanks to consecutive Leaf Storm boosts also make it a valued teammate on hyper offense teams with powerful wallbreakers such as Volcarona, Zamazenta, and Raging Bolt. Lastly, Serperior fits nicely on Sticky Web teams, since it shuts down faster threats such as Choice Band Weavile and Iron Moth, and Serperior punishes opposing Defog attempts.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bananabro_chaos.576909/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sputnik.475916/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sami.604820/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kiwi.527157/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
Glare + 3 Attacks (Serperior) @ Leftovers
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power Fire
- Dragon Pulse
- Glare
[SET COMMENTS]
Serperior provides both a potent sweeper that can snowball out of control and a Speed control option due to Glare. Thanks to Contrary combined with Leaf Storm, Serperior is able to muscle through foes like Toxapex and Gliscor with sheer power. Hidden Power Fire targets the Grass- and Steel-types that resist Leaf Storm, such as Ferrothorn, Mega Scizor, and Corviknight. Dragon Pulse hits Dragon-types that resist both Leaf Storm and Hidden Power Fire, notably Raging Bolt, Dragonite, and Kyurem. It also enables Serperior to break past Fire-types such as Mega Charizard Y, Moltres, and Iron Moth. Glare’s nigh guaranteed paralysis serves as great teamwide support, especially against faster Pokemon that Serperior’s teammates may have trouble dealing with otherwise, such as Zamazenta, Iron Valiant, and Dragonite. Leftovers improve Serperior's bulk, granting it better setup opportunities while notably preventing offensive Mega Scizor's Bullet Punch from 2HKOing it.
Glare Serperior fits on offensive teams that appreciate its high Speed, paralysis support with Glare, and ability to become a threat after a singular attack. Even though it has the ability to snowball out of control, without enough boosts, Serperior can still struggle against Fire-, Steel-, and Dragon-type Pokemon that resist Leaf Storm. These include Mega Charizard Y, Heatran, and Dragonite. Heatran resists all three of Serperior’s moves and is not deterred by Glare. Thus, Ground- and Fairy-type Pokemon that can dismantle them like Garchomp, Great Tusk, and Tapu Lele are great teammates. They also benefit greatly from Serperior’s Glare support hindering faster foes such as Zamazenta and Mega Lopunny. Serperior similarly struggles against bulkier foes such as Corviknight and Toxapex if it doesn't have enough boosts to muscle through them. Therefore, entry hazards that can continuously chip these Pokemon can better enable a late-game Serperior sweep; Pokemon that set them up include Mega Diancie, Landorus-T, and Ting-Lu. Serperior’s Contrary ability also deters Defog from Tornadus-T and Zapdos, as getting hit by it will give Serperior an evasion boost. Serperior offers paralysis support through Glare, which can shut down many potential threats that boost their Speed such as Dragonite, Kommo-o, and Iron Valiant. This helps facilitate its slower and stronger teammates, such as Great Tusk, Kingambit, and Mega Scizor. The former two threaten Galarian Slowking, while the latter handles opposing Dragon-types, both helping Serperior. Serperior’s ability to clean up a weakened team thanks to consecutive Leaf Storm boosts also make it a valued teammate on hyper offense teams with powerful wallbreakers such as Volcarona, Zamazenta, and Raging Bolt. Lastly, Serperior fits nicely on Sticky Web teams, since it shuts down faster threats such as Choice Band Weavile and Iron Moth, and Serperior punishes opposing Defog attempts.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bananabro_chaos.576909/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sputnik.475916/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sami.604820/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kiwi.527157/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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