1v1 [BW] Serperior (Leech Seed Stall) [QC 1/1] [GP 1/1]

[SET]
name: Leech Seed Stall
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Protect
move 4: Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: Overgrow
nature: Timid
evs: 228 Def / 28 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Set Description
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Leech Seed, Substitute, Protect, and Leftovers allow Serperior to beat any Pokemon that is not either faster or able to OHKO it, including Magnezone, Snorlax, and Suicune. Taunt is used to prevent setup and healing from Pokemon such as Suicune, stall Snorlax, non-Choice Scarf Cresselia, and Registeel.

EVs
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The Defense EVs let Serperior survive an Outrage from Dragon Gem or Choice Band Garchomp. Serperior should run 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature to have better odds against opposing Serperior, as a faster Serperior can force it into using Struggle with Taunt. The remaining EVs should be invested in Special Defense over HP to get the maximum percentage of Leech Seed recovery.

Usage Tips
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Serperior can often use Protect on the first turn to scout its foe's move. It should not do this against Snorlax, however, as it should use Substitute first. This lets it play around Belly Drum + Custap Berry sets and force Choice Band + Giga Impact Snorlax to recharge, and Serperior still survives Choice Band Snorlax's Return after Substitute + Protect. It should almost always look to use Leech Seed turn 2, establishing damage and health regeneration for Substitute, followed by alternating between Substitute and Protect.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lumii, 493772]]
- Quality checked by: [[Itchy, 518399]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
 
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[SET]
name: Leech Seed Stall
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Protect
move 4: Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: Overgrow
nature: Timid
evs: 184 HP / 228 Def / 28 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Set Description
=============
Leech Seed, Substitute, Protect, and Leftovers allow Serperior to beat any Pokemon that is not either faster or cannot OHKO it, such as Keldeo this matchup is weird between icy wind and taunt and keld should usually win if it has both, offensive Snorlax serp beats all lax sets no questions asked, and Tyranitar tyranitar is a setguess between taunt / attacking so not the greatest example. suicune / magnezone may be better examples Taunt is used to prevent set up and healing from Pokemon such as Suicune, stall Snorlax, non-Choice Scarf Cresselia, and Registeel.

EVs
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The HP and Defense EVs let Serperior survive an Outrage from Dragon Gem or Choice Band Garchomp these EVs do the same thing and minimize hp for max leech seed recovery and gives extra spdef for *checks notes* something probably - mention that this also means it defeats snorlax 100%. Even though Serperior does not hit any benchmarks with its Speed when investing over 232 Speed EVs, it Serperior should run 252 Speed EVs and timid to have better odds against opposing Serperior. something about guaranteed struggle if slower maybe?

Usage Tips
=============
Serperior should always look to use Leech Seed, followed by alternating between Substitute and Protect, as this is its only reliable way of damaging its foes. Serperior can often use Protect on the first turn to scout its opponent's move when is this useful?. It should not, however, do this against Snorlax it should use Substitute first. Against Snorlax, using Substitute on the first turn allows for Serperior to play around Belly Drum + Custap Berry sets while also providing a favorable roll against surviving Choice Band Snorlax's Return after 2 turns of Leftovers recovery thanks to Protect. Against Latios, Serperior needs to decide between using Substitute and Leech Seed on the first turn. While using Substitute allows Serperior to beat Choice Specs Latios, a Dragon Gem Latios can use Psychic to break the Substitute. For Dragon Gem Latios to win in this situation, however, Latios needs to correctly play through two 50/50 situations go into more depth about this please, which makes this matchup favorable for Serperior.

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[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lumii, 493772]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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[SET]
name: Leech Seed Stall
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Protect
move 4: Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: Overgrow
nature: Timid
evs: 228 Def / 28 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Set Description
=============
Leech Seed, Substitute, Protect, and Leftovers allow Serperior to beat any Pokemon that is not either faster or cannot OHKO it, such as Magnezone, Snorlax, and Suicune. Taunt is used to prevent set up and healing from Pokemon such as Suicune, stall Snorlax, non-Choice Scarf Cresselia, and Registeel.

EVs
=============
The HP and Defense EVs let Serperior survive an Outrage from Dragon Gem or Choice Band Garchomp. Serperior should run 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature to have better odds against opposing Serperior, as being slower than an opposing Serperior can force Serperior into using Struggle after being hit by Taunt.

Usage Tips
=============
Serperior should almost always look to use Leech Seed, followed by alternating between Substitute and Protect, as this is its only reliable way of damaging its foes. Serperior can often use Protect on the first turn to scout its opponent's move. It should not do this against Snorlax, however, as it should use Substitute first. (period) This which allows for Serperior to play around Belly Drum + Custap Berry sets, force Choice Band Giga Impact Snorlax to recharge, while also surviving and survive Choice Band Snorlax's Return after two turns of Leftovers recovery due to Protect. gp may edit these last 2 sentences more but /shrug

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lumii, 493772]]
- Quality checked by: [[Itchy, 518399]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
1 check is fine for this, only 1 set
 

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[SET]
name: Leech Seed Stall
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Protect
move 4: Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: Overgrow
nature: Timid
evs: 228 Def / 28 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Set Description
=============
Leech Seed, Substitute, Protect, and Leftovers allow Serperior to beat any Pokemon that is not either faster or cannot able to OHKO it, such as including Magnezone, Snorlax, and Suicune. Taunt is used to prevent set up setup and healing from Pokemon such as Suicune, stall Snorlax, non-Choice Scarf Cresselia, and Registeel.

EVs
=============
The HP and Defense EVs (as long as these feats still hold true even tho no HP EVs) let Serperior survive an Outrage from Dragon Gem or Choice Band Garchomp. (why the 28 SpD EVs instead of HP EVs? prob wanna clarify that) Serperior should run 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature to have better odds against opposing Serperior, as being slower than an opposing Serperior can force Serperior into using Struggle after being hit by Taunt. a faster Serperior can force it into using Struggle with Taunt.

Usage Tips
=============
Serperior can often use Protect on the first turn to scout its foe's move. It should not do this against Snorlax, however, as it should use Substitute first. This lets it play around Belly Drum + Custap Berry sets and force Choice Band + Giga Impact Snorlax to recharge, and Serperior still survives Choice Band Snorlax's Return after Substitute + Protect. (I imagine this works?) It should almost always look to use Leech Seed turn 2, establishing damage and health regeneration for Substitute, (I imagine? change if desired) followed by alternating between Substitute and Protect, as this is its only reliable way of damaging its foes. Serperior can often use Protect on the first turn to scout its opponent's move. It should not do this against Snorlax, however, as it should use Substitute first. This allows Serperior to play around Belly Drum + Custap Berry sets, force Choice Band Giga Impact Snorlax to recharge, and survive Choice Band Snorlax's Return after two turns of Leftovers recovery due to Protect.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lumii, 493772]]
- Quality checked by: [[Itchy, 518399]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
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