[OVERVIEW]
With an amazing Attack stat, access to Spore to put its opponents to sleep, and an ability in Technician to power up its weaker moves, Breloom can be quite the annoying foe to face as a lead or a late-game sweeper. However, Breloom is pretty frail and slow, making it hard to use without a Focus Sash to protect it from pokemon that outspeed and OHKO it easily. The newly introduced terrain setters in Tapu Lele, Tapu Koko, and Tapu Fini also mess with Breloom’s usage, as Tapu Lele can prevent Breloom from using Mach Punch on opposing foes and both Tapu Koko and Tapu Lele make grounded pokemon immune to spore. It is worth mentioning that none of the pokemon mentioned earlier can switch into Breloom safely to set up their respective terrains. However, these terrains are still fairly common in the Battle Spot Singles metagame, making Breloom tough to bring into battles.
Below are some sample sets. These sets are likely to be standard, but they will be expanded upon and updated as the metagame progresses.
[SET]
name: Offensive Spore
move 1: Spore
move 2: Bullet Seed
move 3: Mach Punch
move 4: Rock Tomb
item: Focus Sash
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Spore cripples opposing pokemon immediately by putting them to sleep, can even put multiple pokemon to sleep due to no sleep clause.
* Bullet Seed is Breloom’s main STAB move, with it getting stronger after the technician boost and being able to break Focus Sash and Sturdy users.
* Mach Punch allows Breloom to perform better as a revenge killer, with it also receiving the the technician boost in addition to the STAB boost.
* Rock Tomb takes down pokemon such as Charizard and Volcarona, who would otherwise wall Breloom. It also provides great speed control for the team if used as a lead.
* Adamant gives Breloom gives more power to its moves while failing to outspeed threats such as Adamant Blaziken and Adamant Mamoswine along with Tapu Koko and Mega Gengar after a Speed drop from Rock Tomb, while Jolly outspeeds these threats in exchange for power.
* Focus Sash allows Breloom to take a hit that would otherwise OHKO it, and retaliate in return with putting the opposing pokemon to sleep with Spore.
* Breloom is best used as a lead or as a late-game sweeper, by messing with the opponent’s team in the early-game with Spore or Rock Tomb, or revenge killing and sweeping with Bullet Seed and Mach Punch.
* If the opponent has a possible Stealth Rock setter present on their team, it is recommended to lead with Breloom to KO said Stealh Rock setter if it is capable of beating it. This also avoids future problems Breloom may have if it were to lose its Focus Sash in the process. Garchomp, Hippowdon, and Nihilego, are prime examples of pokemon Breloom may want to lead against.
* Breloom hates facing terrain setters like Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko as they mess with its kit, so pokemon with the ability to take on the aforementioned pokemon would be beneficial for it.
* Grass pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Ferrothorn, and Tapu Bulu can give Breloom trouble because they are immune to Spore. A partner who can deal with these threats is to be considered.
* Pokemon who benefit from the speed control and momentum Breloom provides are great partners to it. This includes pokemon such as Charizard, Volcarona, and Mimikyu.
* Since Focus Sash is the only item of use here to Breloom, multi hit moves from the likes of Mamoswine who outspeeds Breloom, and Cloyster who speed ties with it, are to be feared. A pokemon with the ability to punish these multi hit users is recommended.
With an amazing Attack stat, access to Spore to put its opponents to sleep, and an ability in Technician to power up its weaker moves, Breloom can be quite the annoying foe to face as a lead or a late-game sweeper. However, Breloom is pretty frail and slow, making it hard to use without a Focus Sash to protect it from pokemon that outspeed and OHKO it easily. The newly introduced terrain setters in Tapu Lele, Tapu Koko, and Tapu Fini also mess with Breloom’s usage, as Tapu Lele can prevent Breloom from using Mach Punch on opposing foes and both Tapu Koko and Tapu Lele make grounded pokemon immune to spore. It is worth mentioning that none of the pokemon mentioned earlier can switch into Breloom safely to set up their respective terrains. However, these terrains are still fairly common in the Battle Spot Singles metagame, making Breloom tough to bring into battles.
Below are some sample sets. These sets are likely to be standard, but they will be expanded upon and updated as the metagame progresses.
[SET]
name: Offensive Spore
move 1: Spore
move 2: Bullet Seed
move 3: Mach Punch
move 4: Rock Tomb
item: Focus Sash
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Spore cripples opposing pokemon immediately by putting them to sleep, can even put multiple pokemon to sleep due to no sleep clause.
* Bullet Seed is Breloom’s main STAB move, with it getting stronger after the technician boost and being able to break Focus Sash and Sturdy users.
* Mach Punch allows Breloom to perform better as a revenge killer, with it also receiving the the technician boost in addition to the STAB boost.
* Rock Tomb takes down pokemon such as Charizard and Volcarona, who would otherwise wall Breloom. It also provides great speed control for the team if used as a lead.
* Adamant gives Breloom gives more power to its moves while failing to outspeed threats such as Adamant Blaziken and Adamant Mamoswine along with Tapu Koko and Mega Gengar after a Speed drop from Rock Tomb, while Jolly outspeeds these threats in exchange for power.
* Focus Sash allows Breloom to take a hit that would otherwise OHKO it, and retaliate in return with putting the opposing pokemon to sleep with Spore.
* Breloom is best used as a lead or as a late-game sweeper, by messing with the opponent’s team in the early-game with Spore or Rock Tomb, or revenge killing and sweeping with Bullet Seed and Mach Punch.
* If the opponent has a possible Stealth Rock setter present on their team, it is recommended to lead with Breloom to KO said Stealh Rock setter if it is capable of beating it. This also avoids future problems Breloom may have if it were to lose its Focus Sash in the process. Garchomp, Hippowdon, and Nihilego, are prime examples of pokemon Breloom may want to lead against.
* Breloom hates facing terrain setters like Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko as they mess with its kit, so pokemon with the ability to take on the aforementioned pokemon would be beneficial for it.
* Grass pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Ferrothorn, and Tapu Bulu can give Breloom trouble because they are immune to Spore. A partner who can deal with these threats is to be considered.
* Pokemon who benefit from the speed control and momentum Breloom provides are great partners to it. This includes pokemon such as Charizard, Volcarona, and Mimikyu.
* Since Focus Sash is the only item of use here to Breloom, multi hit moves from the likes of Mamoswine who outspeeds Breloom, and Cloyster who speed ties with it, are to be feared. A pokemon with the ability to punish these multi hit users is recommended.
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