Gen 5 [BW] Suicide Lead Solrock [DONE]

[Gangsta Spongebob]

name: Suicide Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Explosion
item: Focus Sash / Normal Gem
ability: Levitate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Solrock's decent Speed, good defensive traits, and access to Stealth Rock make it a great suicide lead. EdgeQuake coverage lets Solrock threaten the majority of the tier for decent damage, preventing it from being set up on. This combination also makes it harder for Taunt users like Persian to stop Solrock from setting up Stealth Rock. Explosion lets Solrock deal heavy damage to its target and maintain momentum by sacrificing itself. A Focus Sash can be used to augment Solrock's reliability in setting up Stealth Rock, though a Normal Gem can be used instead to increase the power of Explosion, making it a more threatening attack.

Since it's a dedicated lead, Solrock should exclusively be used on hyper offense teams, paired with setup sweepers like Whiscash and Grumpig. Getting up Stealth Rock is particularly important for stopping Persian, which can otherwise continually switch in and use Fake Out to wear down these teammates with impunity. Persian, Emolga, and Grumpig are notable examples of Taunt users that can prevent Solrock from setting up Stealth Rock. Stone Edge can take out the former two, though if faced with the latter in Team Preview, it's usually best that Solrock be kept in the back until it can find an opportunity to set up Stealth Rock later. If it's not holding a Focus Sash, Solrock can be outsped and OHKOed by some Water- and Grass-types like Kingler and Leafeon. If these foes are spotted in Team Preview, it's recommended that Solrock be reserved for the mid-game, letting teammates like Raichu and Leafeon deal with Water-types, while teammates like Simisear and Arbok take care of Grass-types.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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[UT]

Split, QC, GP Team

 

[berry]

solrock

[SET]
name: Suicide Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Explosion
item: Focus Sash / Normal Gem
ability: Levitate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Solrock's decent speedSpeed, good defensive traits, and access to Stealth Rock make it a great suicide lead. EdgeQuake coverage lets Solrock threaten the majority of the tier for decent damage, preventing it from being set up on. It This combination also makes it harder for Taunt users like Persian to stop Solrock from setting up. Explosion lets Solrock deal heavy damage to its target and maintain momentum by sacrificing itself. A Focus Sash can be used to augment Solrock's reliability in setting up Stealth Rock, though a Normal Gem can be used instead to increase the power of Explosion.

Since it's a dedicated lead, Solrock should exclusively be used on hyper offense teams. Setup , paired with setup sweepers like Whiscash and Grumpig are its best partners. Getting up Stealth Rock is particularly important at stopping Persian, which can otherwise switch in and use Fake Out to wear down setup sweepers these teammates with impunity. While few Taunt users can outspeed Solrock, Persian, Emolga, and Grumpig are notable examples of Taunt users that can prevent Solrock from setting up hazards. The former two can be taken out with Stone Edge, though if faced with the latter in team preview, it's usually best that Solrock be kept in the back until it can find an opportunity to set up Stealth Rock later. If it's not holding a Focus Sash, it Solrock can be outsped and OHKOed by some Water- and Grass-types like Kingler and Leafeon. If these foes are spotted in team preview, it's recommended that Solrock not be sent out first and that it be run with checks to these foes, is reserved for the mid- and late-game while Kingler is dealt with by teammates like Raichu and Leafeon for the former and and Leafeon is taken care of by Simisear and Arbok for the latter.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monai.482455/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mirbro.451786/
Grammar checked by:

first amgp in a bit, take my changes in the second paragraph lightly
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[Gangsta Spongebob]

Implemented most changes!

 

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name: Suicide Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Explosion
item: Focus Sash / Normal Gem
ability: Levitate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Solrock's decent Speed, good defensive traits, and access to Stealth Rock make it a great suicide lead. EdgeQuake coverage lets Solrock threaten the majority of the tier for decent damage, preventing it from being set up on. This combination also makes it harder for Taunt users like Persian to stop Solrock from setting up Stealth Rock. Explosion lets Solrock deal heavy damage to its target and maintain momentum by sacrificing itself. A Focus Sash can be used to augment Solrock's reliability in setting up Stealth Rock, though a Normal Gem can be used instead to increase the power of Explosion. (i would like clarification on why you would want to boost explosion specifically)

Since it's a dedicated lead, Solrock should exclusively be used on hyper offense teams, paired with setup sweepers like Whiscash and Grumpig. Getting up Stealth Rock is particularly important at for stopping Persian, which can otherwise repeatedly (changeable, eg 'continually') switch in and use Fake Out to wear down these teammates with impunity. Persian, Emolga, and Grumpig are notable examples of Taunt users that can prevent Solrock from setting up hazards. The former two can be taken out with Stone Edge, Stealth Rock. Stone Edge can take out the former two, though if faced with the latter in team preview, Team Preview, it's usually best that Solrock be kept in the back until it can find an opportunity to set up Stealth Rock later. If it's not holding a Focus Sash, Solrock can be outsped and OHKOed by some Water- and Grass-types like Kingler and Leafeon. If these foes are spotted in team preview, Team Preview, it's recommended that Solrock be reserved for the mid-game while Water-types are dealt with by mid-game, letting teammates like Raichu and Leafeon and Grass-types are taken care of by deal with Water-types, while teammates like Simisear and Arbok take care of Grass-types.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monai.482455/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mirbro.451786/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/berry.226455/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/adeleine.517429/

GP Team done

 

[Gangsta Spongebob]

Implemented and done!

https://www.smogon.com/dex/bw/pokemon/solrock/zu/ (Will be up shortly)