the lead usages surprised me,
azelf and metagross dropped and swampert even past meta and isnt that far below azelf.
what whats with ninjask having more usage than heatran and gliscor, makes no sense to me
Let's look at what Swampert can do against the fifteen common leads. Its biggest issue is the fact it has issues putting up Rocks, in the face of Taunters, and in many cases it MUST attack lead Pokemon right away to prevent them from gaining the upper hand. It does serve as an effective anti-lead Pokemon though, and can occasional put Rocks up early.
| 1 | Azelf | 51979 | 6.92 |
Azelf does its job with Taunt, Stealth Rocks, and Explosion.
| 2 | Swampert | 46797 | 6.23 |
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| 3 | Metagross | 40017 | 5.33 |
Metagross is faster, and Stealth Rocks+Explosion/switch is what it will do. Trick Scarfing Swampert into an Earthquake is good early setup bait.
| 4 | Aerodactyl | 38626 | 5.14 |
It can prevent Stealth Rocks while setting up its own, but will usually die without hurting Swampert.
| 5 | Jirachi | 34874 | 4.65 |
Swampert handles the Scarf Iron Header, but doesn't like being Tricked a Scarf at all, locking him into Earthquake, or Stealth Rocks.
| 6 | Infernape | 34724 | 4.63 |
Defeats Infernapes that do not run Grass Knot, as most Lead Infernape won't.
| 7 | Roserade | 23714 | 3.16 |
Loses to every Roserade set.
| 8 | Tyranitar | 22226 | 2.96 |
Beats almost every Tyranitar set, but Tyranitar can Taunt to prevent SR.
| 9 | Ninjask | 20734 | 2.76 |
Beats Ninjask via attacking, or Roar. Swampert can Roar out the receiving Pokemon as well if Ninjask Protects+Passes.
| 10 | Gliscor | 19569 | 2.61 |
Handles virtually every Gliscor set, but Gliscor can Taunt to prevent SR.
| 11 | Heatran | 19551 | 2.60 |
Beats almost every lead Heatran, and most don't run Taunt.
| 12 | Smeargle | 16529 | 2.20 |
Loses to Smeargle. Smeargle loves to see Swampert leads.
| 13 | Machamp | 16404 | 2.18 |
Swampert doesn't care for Machamp, with Dynamic Punch, possibly setting up Substitute if you setup rocks, and being fairly bulky. It's an even match though.
| 14 | Hippowdon | 16372 | 2.18 |
Swampert defeats most Hippowdon with two Hydro Pumps.
| 15 | Bronzong | 15488 | 2.06 |
Swampert can't do great damage, but it can setup Stealth Rocks and being shuffling.