UUbers Mandibuzz [DONE]

[Bella]

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Defensive Pivot (Mandibuzz) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Toxic / Knock Off / Defog
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- U-turn
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz's great utility options; good defensive typing that allows it to take on threats like Kingambit, Great Tusk, and Sneasler, Sneasler; and solid physical bulk make it a decent pick in Ubers UU. Toxic puts Pokemon that lack recovery like Zacian and Palkia-O on a timer. Alternatively, Knock Off removes items from switch-ins like Giratina and Landorus-T, while Defog can give Mandibuzz extra utility by removing entry hazards for its teammates. Foul Play allows Mandibuzz to not be completely passive, dealing big damage to Pokemon like Swords Dance or Dragon Dance Arceus and Sneasler. U-turn gives Mandibuzz the ability to pivot out of bad matchups against Pokemon like Zamazenta-C. Tera Poison gives Mandibuzz a useful Fairy-type resistance and is generally an excellent defensive typing, helping it take on Pokemon like Zacian and Magearna. Mandibuzz generally fits on more defensive balance teams looking for a solid switch-in to physical attacks from Pokemon like Kingambit, Ogerpon-H, and Sneasler. Mandibuzz struggles against physical attackers like Kingambit and Zamazenta-C that do not fear Foul Play, so Pokemon like Arceus-Poison and Landorus-T that can take them on are helpful. Pokemon like Landorus-T, Galarian Slowking, and Magearna form a powerful defensive pivot core with Mandibuzz.

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A bit messy and felt a bit rushed, but overall alright.

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Defensive Pivot (Mandibuzz) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Poison / Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Toxic / Knock Off / Defog
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- U-Turn
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz's great ultility option, good defensive typing, allowing it to take on threats like Kingambit, Great Tusk, and Sneasler, and solid Physically Defensive bulk makes it a decent option in Ubers UU. Toxic puts Pokemon lacking recovery like Zacian, Mewtwo, Palkia-O, and Ogerpon-H (Recover and synthesis respectively) on a timer. Alternatively, Knock Off is an option to remove items from switch-ins like Giratina and Landorus-T and Defog can give Mandibuzz extra utility for its team removing entry hazards for them. Foul Play allows Mandibuzz to not be completely passive, dealing big damage to Pokemon like Swords Dance or Dragon Dance Arceus Formes and Sneasler. U-Turn gives Mandibuzz the ability to pivot out of bad matchups against Pokemon like Kingambit and Zamazenta-C. Tera Poison gives Mandibuzz a useful Fairy-type resistance and is gerenally generally an excellent defensive type (list examples of matchups this helps in, notably zacian and magearna.), but Tera Steel is an option, as it still provides the Fairy-type resistance and gives Mandibuzz an easier time checking Pokemon like Arceus-Poison (again, some more examples maybe, especially as arc-poison has eq for mandi.). Mandibuzz generally fits on more defensive balance teams looking for a solid switchin to physical attacks ( from who?). Mandibuzz struggles against physical attackers like Zacian and Zamazenta-C who do not fear Foul Play, so Pokemon like Arceus-Poison and Landorus-T who can take them on are helpful. Pokemon like Landorus-T, Galarian Slowking, and Magearna form powerful defensive pivot cores with Mandibuzz.
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Foul Bird

[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Mandibuzz) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Poison / Steel (Maybe remove steel because it doesn't really help as much as I say later)
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Toxic / Knock Off / Defog
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- U-Turn
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz's great ultility option, good defensive typing allowing it to take on threats like Kingambit, Great Tusk, and Sneasler, and solid Physical bulk makes it a decent option in Ubers UU. Toxic puts Pokemon lacking who lack recovery like Zacian and Palkia-O on a timer. Alternatively, Knock Off is an option to remove items from switch-ins like Giratina and Landorus-T and while Defog can give Mandibuzz extra utility for its team removing entry hazards for them. Foul Play allows Mandibuzz to not be completely passive, dealing big damage to Pokemon like Swords Dance or Dragon Dance Arceus Formes and Sneasler. U-Turn gives Mandibuzz the ability to pivot out of bad matchups against Pokemon like Kingambit (You mentioned that Kingambit was one of the things it could handle before, so why do you say its a bad matchup now?) and Zamazenta-C. Tera Poison gives Mandibuzz a useful Fairy-type resistance and is generally an excellent defensive type helping take on Pokemon like Zacian and Magearna, but Tera Steel is an option, as it still provides the Fairy-type resistance and gives Mandibuzz an easier time checking Pokemon like Arceus-Poison and Kyurem-W (I don't think that Arceus-Poison is a good example here because you already resist its stab with Tera Poison and with Tera Steel you actually become weak to either of its coverage options, while with poison you are only weak to Earthquake. Also, Kyurem-white is a special attacker, so it doesn't make much sense why Mandbuzz would try to check it if its a physical wall. I'd say physical ice types or would be a far better example. Actually is there even anything that Steel helps more than poison outside of Ice types? If it doesn't help, you can remove it from the options). Mandibuzz generally fits on more defensive balance teams looking for a solid switchin to physical attacks from Pokemon like Kingambit, Ogerpon-H, and Sneasler. Mandibuzz struggles against physical attackers like Zacian (Zacian still takes a lot from Foul play even if its resisted, and this wouldn't make much sense as an example since Sneasler, who you mentioned before, also resists Foul Play, and even then the ability to toxic it is really big. I think that another example would be better) and Zamazenta-C who do not fear Foul Play, so Pokemon like Arceus-Poison and Landorus-T who can take them on are helpful. Pokemon like Landorus-T, Galarian Slowking, and Magearna form a powerful defensive pivot core with Mandibuzz.


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[Bella]

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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Mandibuzz) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Toxic / Knock Off / Defog
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- U-Turn U-turn
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz's great ultility option, utility options; good defensive typing allowing that allows it to take on threats like Kingambit, Great Tusk, and Sneasler, Sneasler; and solid Physical physical bulk makes make it a decent option pick in Ubers UU. Toxic puts Pokemon who like that lack (I assume this is what you meant) recovery like Zacian and Palkia-O on a timer. Alternatively, Knock Off is an option to remove removes items from switch-ins like Giratina and Landorus-T, (comma) while Defog can give Mandibuzz extra utility for its team by removing entry hazards for them its teammates. Foul Play allows Mandibuzz to not be completely passive, dealing big damage to Pokemon like Swords Dance or Dragon Dance Arceus and Sneasler. U-Turn U-turn gives Mandibuzz the ability to pivot out of bad matchups against Pokemon like Zamazenta-C. Tera Poison gives Mandibuzz a useful Fairy-type resistance and is generally an excellent defensive type helping take on typing, helping it take on Pokemon like Zacian and Magearna. Mandibuzz generally fits on more defensive balance teams looking for a solid switchin switch-in to physical attacks from Pokemon like Kingambit, Ogerpon-H, and Sneasler. Mandibuzz struggles against physical attackers like Kingambit and Zamazenta-C who that do not fear Foul Play, so Pokemon like Arceus-Poison and Landorus-T who that can take them on are helpful. Pokemon like Landorus-T, Galarian Slowking, and Magearna form a powerful defensive pivot core with Mandibuzz.

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