[SET]
Swords Dance Sweeper (Chien-Pao) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Icicle Crash / Crunch
- Sacred Sword / Brick Break
- Sucker Punch
[SET COMMENTS]
Chien-Pao's high Speed, solid Attack, and good offensive typing allow it to be a very potent setup sweeper. Icicle Crash is preferred over Ice Spinner for its flinch chance and higher power, the latter of which, among other things, allows it to always 2HKO Sableye and bulky Great Tusk, while Ice Spinner may miss out on these 2HKOes. Crunch allows Chien-Pao to hit Skeledirge and Gholdengo, two problematic Pokemon for Ice teams. Sacred Sword and Brick Break both allow Chien-Pao to threaten Dark-, Steel-, and Ice-types such as Kingambit and opposing Chien-Pao. Sacred Sword is stronger and comes with the ability to ignore Defense boosts, while Brick Break comes with the very useful ability to remove Reflect and Light Screen, which is extremely helpful against teams with Grimmsnarl or Klefki support. Sucker Punch is significantly stronger then Ice Shard and allows Chien-Pao to hit Pokemon like Gholdengo, Scizor, and Flutter Mane. Psychic Fangs is an alternate option over Sacred Sword or Brick Break to hit Toxapex and Fighting-types such as Tauros-Paldea-Blaze.
This set very much appreciates Aurora Veil support from Abomasnow, as it allows Chien-Pao to set up on many Pokemon that would otherwise threaten it out as well as allowing it to survive revenge kills from the likes of Choice Scarf Meowscarada and Extreme Speed Dragonite. Spikes support from Froslass is also greatly appreciated, as they wear down Pokemon that may otherwise be difficult for Chien-Pao, such as Dondozo and Klefki. Although Chien-Pao is able to fit on practically any team, it pairs especially well with other powerful sweepers such as Baxcalibur and Cloyster, weakening or even knocking out their checks such as Air Balloon Gholdengo or Skeledirge. Baxcalibur in particular can take on Pokemon such as Toxapex and Tauros-Paldea-Blaze with a powerful Earthquake, allowing Chien-Pao to knock them out and sweep the opposing team. Baxcalibur's Thermal Exchange also allows it to switch into the burns that would cripple Chien-Pao, as well as being an emergency switch-in to a Fire attack, and Choice Band Baxcalibur pressures Chien-Pao answers such as Quagsire and Corviknight. Shell Smash Cloyster appreciates the removal of Skeledirge and Froslass.
[SET]
Choice Band Wallbreaker (Chien-Pao) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Crunch
- Icicle Crash
- Brick Break / Sacred Sword
- Sucker Punch
[SET COMMENTS]
This set foregoes sweeping potential in favor of being a potent midgame threat, powerful wallbreaker, and good lategame cleaner. Additionally, unlike the Swords Dance set, this set is capable of breaking through physically defensive Pokemon such as Corviknight and Quagsire, both of whom tend to be tough matchups for many other Ice staples. Sacred Sword and Brick Break provide crucial coverage for Pokemon such as Kingambit and opposing Chien-Pao, while Sucker Punch allows Chien-Pao to knock out faster Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Gholdengo. Icicle Crash is preferred over Ice Spinner for its flinch chance and slightly higher power, notably being favored to 2HKO Azumarill and OHKO offensive Pelipper, neither of which Ice Spinner is capable of.
This set heavily appreciates Spikes from Froslass to wear down its switchins, sometimes allowing it to grab KOs it would otherwise miss out on; for example, Crunch always 2HKOes physically defensive Toxapex with 1 layer of Spikes, but is favored to not 2HKO without any Spikes. Rapid Spin support from Avalugg is also appreciated, allowing Chien-Pao more opportunities to enter the field. Since this set focuses more on opening holes in teams rather than outright sweeping, setup sweepers are excellent partners with it, as Chien-Pao can dent or remove their checks to allow the sweep to happen much easier. Shell Smash Cloyster in particular appreciates Chien-Pao's ability to beat Gholdengo and chunk other Pokemon such as Corviknight that Cloyster may otherwise struggle to break through. Dragon Dance Baxcalibur appreciates this set's ability to 2HKO Quagsire and physically defensive Corviknight, who normally would stop Baxcalibur in its tracks. Finally, Belly Drum Cetitan appreciates this set's ability to break Unaware walls such as Skeledirge and Quagsire, and Cetitan in return acts as speed control if Snow is in effect, aiding in this set's weakness to Choice Scarf users such as Iron Moth.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tl-the-legend.514605
- Ice analysis by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tl-the-legend.514605
- Quality checked by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/aqua-jet.531302 https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ashbala.518038 https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526
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Swords Dance Sweeper (Chien-Pao) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Icicle Crash / Crunch
- Sacred Sword / Brick Break
- Sucker Punch
[SET COMMENTS]
Chien-Pao's high Speed, solid Attack, and good offensive typing allow it to be a very potent setup sweeper. Icicle Crash is preferred over Ice Spinner for its flinch chance and higher power, the latter of which, among other things, allows it to always 2HKO Sableye and bulky Great Tusk, while Ice Spinner may miss out on these 2HKOes. Crunch allows Chien-Pao to hit Skeledirge and Gholdengo, two problematic Pokemon for Ice teams. Sacred Sword and Brick Break both allow Chien-Pao to threaten Dark-, Steel-, and Ice-types such as Kingambit and opposing Chien-Pao. Sacred Sword is stronger and comes with the ability to ignore Defense boosts, while Brick Break comes with the very useful ability to remove Reflect and Light Screen, which is extremely helpful against teams with Grimmsnarl or Klefki support. Sucker Punch is significantly stronger then Ice Shard and allows Chien-Pao to hit Pokemon like Gholdengo, Scizor, and Flutter Mane. Psychic Fangs is an alternate option over Sacred Sword or Brick Break to hit Toxapex and Fighting-types such as Tauros-Paldea-Blaze.
This set very much appreciates Aurora Veil support from Abomasnow, as it allows Chien-Pao to set up on many Pokemon that would otherwise threaten it out as well as allowing it to survive revenge kills from the likes of Choice Scarf Meowscarada and Extreme Speed Dragonite. Spikes support from Froslass is also greatly appreciated, as they wear down Pokemon that may otherwise be difficult for Chien-Pao, such as Dondozo and Klefki. Although Chien-Pao is able to fit on practically any team, it pairs especially well with other powerful sweepers such as Baxcalibur and Cloyster, weakening or even knocking out their checks such as Air Balloon Gholdengo or Skeledirge. Baxcalibur in particular can take on Pokemon such as Toxapex and Tauros-Paldea-Blaze with a powerful Earthquake, allowing Chien-Pao to knock them out and sweep the opposing team. Baxcalibur's Thermal Exchange also allows it to switch into the burns that would cripple Chien-Pao, as well as being an emergency switch-in to a Fire attack, and Choice Band Baxcalibur pressures Chien-Pao answers such as Quagsire and Corviknight. Shell Smash Cloyster appreciates the removal of Skeledirge and Froslass.
[SET]
Choice Band Wallbreaker (Chien-Pao) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Crunch
- Icicle Crash
- Brick Break / Sacred Sword
- Sucker Punch
[SET COMMENTS]
This set foregoes sweeping potential in favor of being a potent midgame threat, powerful wallbreaker, and good lategame cleaner. Additionally, unlike the Swords Dance set, this set is capable of breaking through physically defensive Pokemon such as Corviknight and Quagsire, both of whom tend to be tough matchups for many other Ice staples. Sacred Sword and Brick Break provide crucial coverage for Pokemon such as Kingambit and opposing Chien-Pao, while Sucker Punch allows Chien-Pao to knock out faster Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Gholdengo. Icicle Crash is preferred over Ice Spinner for its flinch chance and slightly higher power, notably being favored to 2HKO Azumarill and OHKO offensive Pelipper, neither of which Ice Spinner is capable of.
This set heavily appreciates Spikes from Froslass to wear down its switchins, sometimes allowing it to grab KOs it would otherwise miss out on; for example, Crunch always 2HKOes physically defensive Toxapex with 1 layer of Spikes, but is favored to not 2HKO without any Spikes. Rapid Spin support from Avalugg is also appreciated, allowing Chien-Pao more opportunities to enter the field. Since this set focuses more on opening holes in teams rather than outright sweeping, setup sweepers are excellent partners with it, as Chien-Pao can dent or remove their checks to allow the sweep to happen much easier. Shell Smash Cloyster in particular appreciates Chien-Pao's ability to beat Gholdengo and chunk other Pokemon such as Corviknight that Cloyster may otherwise struggle to break through. Dragon Dance Baxcalibur appreciates this set's ability to 2HKO Quagsire and physically defensive Corviknight, who normally would stop Baxcalibur in its tracks. Finally, Belly Drum Cetitan appreciates this set's ability to break Unaware walls such as Skeledirge and Quagsire, and Cetitan in return acts as speed control if Snow is in effect, aiding in this set's weakness to Choice Scarf users such as Iron Moth.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tl-the-legend.514605
- Ice analysis by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tl-the-legend.514605
- Quality checked by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/aqua-jet.531302 https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ashbala.518038 https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526
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