Hihi, I'm a big mono bug guy.What is a good set for Kleavor, I’m making a bug monoteam and need some advice?
For Kleavor most people have been running scarf, with something like this:
Kleavor @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stone Axe
- U-turn
- Close Combat/Aerial Ace/X-Scissor
- Night Slash/Close Combat/X-Scissor
Stone axe gets rocks up, U Turn allows it to pivot, I like Night Slash and Aerial Ace together, as I found with the rest of my team that Close Combat's coverage isn't as necessary there. Night Slash hits ghosts and is Sharpness Boosted, Aerial Ace is also Sharpness boosted and hits Fighting Types, Close Combat has solid coverage with Stone Axe and hits Steel types, X Scissor is Sharpness Boosted for a more powerful STAB option. I generally limit the amount of bug coverage I have on a bug mono, usually the types they're super effective against you can handle pretty well without needing more than 1-3 Bug type attacks.
Some other sets, I tried an assault vest a bit -- kinda works, but slightly diff team comp that I find a bit awkward so far, though it definitely does help with some of bug's issues and increases Kleavor's longevity. A double dance set is another thing I'd seen, SD/Agility/Stone Axe/Filler, makes Kleavor more of a wallbreaker or cleaner depending on the situation. Scarf is most common though if you want a starting point.
Generally speaking the Bug team composition looks something like: Steelbreaker/Spinner/Speed Control/Volcarona/Scizor/Filler.
For steelbreaker I'm talking something like Slither Wing or Heracross, which allows you to break in Steel cores a bit since Volc usually finds itself in trouble vs. Heatran, using Volc as a lure you can often double out and gain momentum with this mon. Usually it helps with some other matchups as well, depending on what you want.
Spinner is Forre. Speed Control in this case could be Kleavor/Hera/Slither as a scarf, pre Home I kind of counted Lokix in this spot. Volcarona and Scizor I see as mandatory for a couple matchups. Last slot is where you usually see Vivillon, Lokix, Rabsca, Frosmoth, Masquerain,whatever.
This is more a general look at it, and also a day 2 look at bug builds. Some people been going without Forre, I generally see the last slot as a secondary special attacker but it's not always the case, you can drop slither/hera depending on what you want to cover, but overall this kinda how I see bug right now with options.
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