Dead by Daylight
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[SET]
Amoonguss @ Rocky Helmet
Name: Mixed Wall (Grass)
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 240 HP / 164 Def / 104 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Calm Nature
- Foul Play
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis
- Spore
[SET COMMENTS]
Amoonguss is a good defensive stopgap on Grass teams thanks to its good natural bulk, reliable recovery methods in Synthesis and Regenerator, and great typing allowing it to take Fairy- and Poison-type attacks from the likes of Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Iron Valiant, and Sneasler. Foul Play is a great option in order to hit threats like Swords Dance Scizor and Dragon Dance Dragapult, which may try to take advantage of Amoonguss's passive playstyle. Sludge Bomb hits the aforementioned Fairy-types, as well as threatening Grass-types like Hisuian Lilligant and Hydrapple. Spore lets Amoonguss facilitate dangerous setup sweeper teammates, like Nasty Plot Hydrapple, Victory Dance Hisuian Lilligant, and Swords Dance Ogerpon-H. The given EV spread lets Amoonguss survive one Ice Beam from Choice Specs Greninja from full health and retaliate by putting it to sleep.
Spore benefits all of Amoonguss's teammates in terms of giving them free turns to attack or set up. Hydrapple is a great teammate for Amoonguss thanks to its natural defensive synergy—it can take on Fire-type attacks from the likes of Gouging Fire and retaliate with Fickle Beam, while Amoonguss can take problematic Fairy-type attacks from the likes of Iron Valiant and Enamorus for Hydrapple. They also form a Regenerator core, allowing them to keep each other healthy by switching into threats that the other cannot deal with. Swords Dance Ogerpon-H crushes troublesome Ice- and Steel-types like Articuno, Mamoswine, and Gholdengo that can take advantage of Amoonguss. Hisuian Lilligant is another threatening setup sweeper that hits Ice- and Steel-types like Kyurem, Heatran, and Archaludon incredibly hard, as well as hitting Gliscor, which Amoonguss struggles to make progress against, with Ice Spinner. Breloom is another Fighting-type that can use Swords Dance to break holes in the opposing team, with Mach Punch to hit Dark-types like Greninja and Kingambit. In exchange, Amoonguss removes Enamorus for both Breloom and Hisuian Lilligant while freeing both up to run more useful coverage moves, like Rock Tomb for Breloom and Ice Spinner for Hisuian Lilligant, over their respective sleep-inducing moves. Meowscarada can remove items, mainly Leftovers, in order to let Amoonguss more effectively outlast other bulky cores. It also punishes Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon that try to take advantage of Amoonguss, like Hoopa-U, Deoxys-S, and Dragapult, with Knock Off and U-turn. Sinistcha is a great answer to Iron Defense + Body Press Zamazenta, which can use Amoonguss as a setup opportunity. It also does very well against passive Pokemon that can engage Amoonguss in a stalemate, like Toxapex or Clodsire. Brambleghast removes entry hazards with Rapid Spin while setting its own with Spikes. It also hits troubling Psychic- and Ghost-types like Galarian Slowking and Flutter Mane with Poltergeist and Shadow Sneak. Wind Rider also allows it to be an effective stop to Zapdos's and Tornadus-T's Hurricane, letting it potentially take these two out. Ogerpon-C is another dangerous Swords Dance sweeper that effectively threatens Flying- and Fire-types like Articuno, Volcarona, Dragonite, and Gouging Fire at +2.
[OTHER OPTIONS]
Stun Spore can be run over Spore in order to slow down foes like Meowscarada to a point where they can be picked off by Ogerpon-H while keeping the ability to put foes to sleep through teammates' sleep-inducing moves, but the noticeable comparative lack of setup opportunities is usually not worth it. Clear Smog helps neutralize setup threats like opposing Breloom and Calm Mind Ursaluna-B. Red Card allows Amoonguss to phase out threatening sweepers like the ones mentioned above in order to deny them sweeping attempts.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dead-by-daylight.571069/
Grass analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dead-by-daylight.571069/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/red-fintans.637479/
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