alexwolf
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Thoughts about this set:
Assault Vest
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name: Assault Vest
move 1: Pursuit
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Iron Head
ability: Defiant
item: Assault Vest
nature: Adamant
evs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 SpD
With those EVS you avoid the 2HKO from LO Latios's HP Fire:
- 252 SpA Life Orb Latios Hidden Power Fire vs. 4 HP / 252 SpD Assault Vest Bisharp: 114-135 (41.9 - 49.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO, or 23.4% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock
putting it in a checkmate position, and making sure that your hazards will stay up after Latios dies. What's better is that if Latios uses Defog as Bisharp comes in, you don't even have to predict, as +2 Pursuit always OHKOes 4 HP Latios (and 4 HP Latias). Not that the prediction game is hard anyway, as you have two turns at worst to win the 50-50 predition game; if Latios predicts the Bisharp switch-in and goes for HP Fire, you have two turns to play the Pursuit/Sucker Punch game, and if he uses any other move as you come in (Defog, DM, or Psyshock), you can just spam Pursuit until it dies. And this is if Latios carries HP Fire. So, as you can see, Bisharp can almost always eliminate Latios with little risk. Against Latias it's even easier, and the chance of Latias KOing you before it dies is almost zero.
Also, Bisharp is the only Pursuit user that can trap and KO Aegislash, as if Bisharp comes in as Aegislash is on its Blade forme (either switching into one of its attacks or after something dies) then Aegislash has no option other than die to Pursuit, provided it has taken enough damage to be put in the KO range of +2 Pursuit. Here are the calcs:
- 252+ Atk Bisharp Pursuit vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Blade: 242-288 (74.6 - 88.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO (before King's Shield)
- +2 252+ Atk Bisharp Pursuit vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Shield: 198-234 (61.1 - 72.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO (after King's Shield)
Of course, Bisharp could just put some prediction in the mix instead of spamming Pursuit, and OHKO Aegislash with Knock Off on either turn. Anyway, eliminating or weakening tank Aegislash is a very important niche imo, as it can check various great sweepers if healthy, but fails to do so after an encounter with Pursuit Bisharp. Some examples are SD and NP Mega Lucario, Shift Gear Genesect, and Terrakion in general.
And with Pursuit, Bisharp traps and kills effortlessly LO mixed attacker Aegislash after one LO round and after it has used one attack (meaning it is in Sword forme), but this is not unique to Bisharp (Tyranitar and Scizor can do this too), it's just another perk of Pursuit on Bisharp.
From those two examples, you can understand just how well AV Bisharp fits on offensive teams with dual hazards. It eliminates the single biggest threat to hazards (Defog Lati@s) and a threateing offensive mon in general, while also trapping and weakening a big roadblock to some great sweepers, something that no other Pokemon can do, as no other Pokemon can do any notable damage to King's Shield Aegislash, at least not reliably. With Lati@s gone, it is so much easier to keep your hazards up, as there are plenty of offensive Pokemon with Taunt or just enough offensive presence to dent most Defog users (Mega Char Y, Thundurus-I, Terrakion, Keldeo). Lati@s are the most troubling Defog users against dual hazard offensive teams because of their great Speed and power, which means that stopping it from getting a Defog was easier said than done, not to mention that it's not an easy Pokemon to contain for offensive teams.
Finally, this set can counter physically defensive CM Clefable with Fire Blast, a very difficult Pokemon to deal with for many teams, and that LO Bisharp can revenge kill but not reliably switch into.
Anyway, enough rambling, i want opinions about this set. I think it should be a main set!
Assault Vest
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name: Assault Vest
move 1: Pursuit
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Iron Head
ability: Defiant
item: Assault Vest
nature: Adamant
evs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 SpD
With those EVS you avoid the 2HKO from LO Latios's HP Fire:
- 252 SpA Life Orb Latios Hidden Power Fire vs. 4 HP / 252 SpD Assault Vest Bisharp: 114-135 (41.9 - 49.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO, or 23.4% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock
putting it in a checkmate position, and making sure that your hazards will stay up after Latios dies. What's better is that if Latios uses Defog as Bisharp comes in, you don't even have to predict, as +2 Pursuit always OHKOes 4 HP Latios (and 4 HP Latias). Not that the prediction game is hard anyway, as you have two turns at worst to win the 50-50 predition game; if Latios predicts the Bisharp switch-in and goes for HP Fire, you have two turns to play the Pursuit/Sucker Punch game, and if he uses any other move as you come in (Defog, DM, or Psyshock), you can just spam Pursuit until it dies. And this is if Latios carries HP Fire. So, as you can see, Bisharp can almost always eliminate Latios with little risk. Against Latias it's even easier, and the chance of Latias KOing you before it dies is almost zero.
Also, Bisharp is the only Pursuit user that can trap and KO Aegislash, as if Bisharp comes in as Aegislash is on its Blade forme (either switching into one of its attacks or after something dies) then Aegislash has no option other than die to Pursuit, provided it has taken enough damage to be put in the KO range of +2 Pursuit. Here are the calcs:
- 252+ Atk Bisharp Pursuit vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Blade: 242-288 (74.6 - 88.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO (before King's Shield)
- +2 252+ Atk Bisharp Pursuit vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Shield: 198-234 (61.1 - 72.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO (after King's Shield)
Of course, Bisharp could just put some prediction in the mix instead of spamming Pursuit, and OHKO Aegislash with Knock Off on either turn. Anyway, eliminating or weakening tank Aegislash is a very important niche imo, as it can check various great sweepers if healthy, but fails to do so after an encounter with Pursuit Bisharp. Some examples are SD and NP Mega Lucario, Shift Gear Genesect, and Terrakion in general.
And with Pursuit, Bisharp traps and kills effortlessly LO mixed attacker Aegislash after one LO round and after it has used one attack (meaning it is in Sword forme), but this is not unique to Bisharp (Tyranitar and Scizor can do this too), it's just another perk of Pursuit on Bisharp.
From those two examples, you can understand just how well AV Bisharp fits on offensive teams with dual hazards. It eliminates the single biggest threat to hazards (Defog Lati@s) and a threateing offensive mon in general, while also trapping and weakening a big roadblock to some great sweepers, something that no other Pokemon can do, as no other Pokemon can do any notable damage to King's Shield Aegislash, at least not reliably. With Lati@s gone, it is so much easier to keep your hazards up, as there are plenty of offensive Pokemon with Taunt or just enough offensive presence to dent most Defog users (Mega Char Y, Thundurus-I, Terrakion, Keldeo). Lati@s are the most troubling Defog users against dual hazard offensive teams because of their great Speed and power, which means that stopping it from getting a Defog was easier said than done, not to mention that it's not an easy Pokemon to contain for offensive teams.
Finally, this set can counter physically defensive CM Clefable with Fire Blast, a very difficult Pokemon to deal with for many teams, and that LO Bisharp can revenge kill but not reliably switch into.
Anyway, enough rambling, i want opinions about this set. I think it should be a main set!
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