Kiyo
the cowboy kid
really effective if ur opp is retarded and has no priority on their team.So anyways, I've been playing around with not a niche set, but more or less a niche Pokemon in its entirety:
Yanma @ Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Protect
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Giga Drain
I know it's very hard to justify any use for a D rank Pokemon in the lowest of all tiers (especially when it dies to fucking tackle, 4x weak to rocks, and isn't that strong), but honestly, I've actually had some success playing with this set. It is the only Pokemon with offensive presence and Speed Boost in NU, and it is probably one of my favorite usable cleaners in the entire tier. My common, and best said only, playstyle is hazard stacking, and this set is just amazing at doing that. After a bunch of rounds of hazard damage and general weakening of the opponents, I like to use this little bug late-game to clean up. After a Speed Boost, Yanma is actually really fast (like omg) and with maximum Special Attack investment with a LO, it packs just enough power to get rid of weakened opponents. Giga Drain + Bug Buzz + Air Slash can great coverage, beating common things like Seismitoad and Mesprit. I've personally used this set to revenge kill and just clean. It seems underwhelming, but try it, because it actually is somewhat effective.
but in all seriousness i tried this as a joke and paired it with nasty pass togetic, worked pretty well and would've swept AquajetBreloom if not for an invested av magmortar :[ gr8 coverage and in a tier where speed is hard to come by speed boost helps a ton