Zoroark

[Adamant Zoroark]

Getting this WIP thread up before my 72-hour time limit expires.

Overview
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-Needs a mega
-Illusion allows it to disguise itself as the last Pokemon in your party, which can give you a unique advantage
-105 base Attack and 120 base Special Attack, so it can hit from either side of the spectrum
-Frail
-Easily walled, can't do anything to anything that has "Fairy" as a typing - Gen 6 was not kind to Zoroark
-Still pretty weak to Fighting-types

Choice Specs
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name: Choice Specs
move 1: Dark Pulse / Night Daze
move 2: Focus Blast
move 3: Trick
move 4: Flamethrower / Grass Knot
ability: Illusion
item: Choice Specs
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Timid

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Swords Dance
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name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Low Kick
ability: Illusion
item: Focus Sash / Life Orb
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Adamant

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Usage Tips
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USAGE TIPS GO HERE

Team Options
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TEAM OPTIONS GO HERE

Nasty Plot
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name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Flamethrower / Grass Knot
ability: Illusion
item: Life Orb
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Timid

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Mixed Attacker
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name: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Sucker Punch
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Grass Knot
move 4: Flamethrower
ability: Illusion
item: Life Orb
evs: 196 Atk / 96 SpA / 216 Spe
nature: Naive

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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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USAGE TIPS GO HERE

Team Options
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TEAM OPTIONS GO HERE

Other Options
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Checks & Counters
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[Karyu]

would add the set with focus band ??

 

[SM979]

would add the set with focus band ??

what

do you mean focus sash

 

[Eddie2013]

Substitute is also worth a mention in the other options tab since it can force switch outs and take advantage with its set up moves in sword dance and nasty plot.

 

[Karyu]

what

do you mean focus sash

you're right , I'm wrong name

 

[Adamant Zoroark]

Substitute is also worth a mention in the other options tab since it can force switch outs and take advantage with its set up moves in sword dance and nasty plot.

I'm not sure if I'd use Substitute with Swords Dance as it would mean giving up Sucker Punch, Knock Off, or Low Kick, which all can't really be given up. SubNP could be decent, though; that's probably the next thing I'll test.

Also - Any thoughts on the Mixed Attacker set? To me, it seems really, really weak...

 

[Eddie2013]

I'm not sure if I'd use Substitute with Swords Dance as it would mean giving up Sucker Punch, Knock Off, or Low Kick, which all can't really be given up. SubNP could be decent, though; that's probably the next thing I'll test.

Also - Any thoughts on the Mixed Attacker set? To me, it seems really, really weak...

I believe there was a mixed attacker set in the past with naive nature and it had sucker punch, knock off , flamethrower and grass knot. I'm not too sure on the spread though.

 

[Politoad]

if SD is worth it you think i think nasty plot is too, it has better spatk to profit from and is quite good. (not QC obviously, not trying to act like them or smth)

 

[SM979]

I've never tested it out but is sub + n. plot viable?

Substitute + Nasty Plot
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name: Substitute + Nasty Plot
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Nasty Plot
move 3: Dark Pulse
move 4: Focus Blast
ability: Illusion
item: Leftovers / Salac Berry
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
nature: Timid

 

[Kreme]

Not QC or anything but I think Jolly should be slashed with Adamant on Zoroark's SD set since if bluffing as a Lucario or something along those lines outspeeding stuff like Hydreigon and hitting it would be pretty nice imo.

 

[Adamant Zoroark]

Adamant is mainly there because 105 base Attack is just... low, though outrunning Hydreigon would probably be nice. I've just always opted for Adamant on SD Zoroark since it's pretty weak without it (especially if you use Focus Sash,) but I'll wait for QC input regarding a Jolly slash.

Adding Nasty Plot set now