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Hottest of the Silvallies
[OVERVIEW]
Silvally-Fire might look appealing to use thanks to a powerful STAB Multi-Attack and good stats all around. However, its vulnerability to residual damage, which includes a weakness to Stealth Rock, lack of reliable recovery, and fixed item slot and ability make it too unviable to warrant a teamslot. As a setup sweeper, Rapidash and Ninetales both eclipse it, with both of them possessing higher Speed, better movepools, and the ability to run actually useful items and abilities like Heavy-Duty Boots and Flash Fire, respectively.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Multi-Attack
move 3: Flame Charge
move 4: Dragon Claw
item: Fire Memory
ability: RKS System
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Silvally-Fire could muster its decent coverage and stats to become a suboptimal Swords Dance sweeper, able to break teams lacking Fire-resistant Pokemon and threaten Dragon-types such as Altaria and Appletun that other Fire-types fail to beat. Its vulnerability to all entry hazards and limited movepool makes it pale in comparison to preferred Fire-types like Rapidash and Ninetales, which both possess higher Speed and better coverage to target common Fire-resistant foes such as Qwilfish and Rhydon.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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