UU Infernape

Infernape @ Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Focus Blast
- Fire Blast
- Vacuum Wave / Grass Knot

Nasty Plot Infernape is a great stallbreaker because of its fantastic offensive typing and coverage, which also helps it check a few important offensive threats such as Scizor, Mamoswine, and Bisharp. With great coverage in STAB Focus Blast and Fire Blast, as well as the choice between priority in Vacuum Wave or Grass Knot to heavily damage Quagsire and Hippowdon, Nasty Plot Infernape is capable of breaking through stall teams with great efficiency. Infernape struggles to break past Dragon-types like Latias and Mega Altaria, making Steel-types such as Scizor, Mega Aggron, and Doublade good teammates. It's also somewhat weak to more offensive teams, making careful play necessary in those matchups.
 
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Infernape @ Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Focus Blast
- Fire Blast
- Vacuum Wave / Grass Knot

Nasty Plot Infernape is a great stallbreaker because of its fantastic offensive typing and coverage, and it also checks which also helps it check a few important offensive threats such as Scizor, Mamoswine, and Bisharp. With great coverage in STAB Focus Blast and Fire Blast, as well as the choice between priority in Vaccum Vacuum Wave and or Grass Knot to heavily damage Quagsire and Hippowdon, Nasty Plot Infernape is capable of breaking past through stall teams with great efficiency. However, Infernape struggles to break past Dragon-types like Latias and Mega Altaria, making Steel-types such as Scizor, Mega Aggron, and Doublade good teammates. It's also somewhat weak to more offensive teams, making careful play necessary in those matchups.

As written, using "However" could suggest that Dragon-types are the only things stopping Infernape from breaking through stall, and I'm assuming that wasn't the intent. If that was what you meant, say "...capable of breaking through most members of stall teams with great efficiency. Infernape only struggles to break past...") to clear up any ambiguities.
 

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