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[OVERVIEW]
Swoobat's niche simply comes from its ability, Simple. Using Calm Mind, it can snowball through teams more quickly faster than other setup sweepers such as Sandaconda and Uxie can. After Grassy Seed activation and one Calm Mind, Stored Power 2HKOes Audino, and another Calm Mind sees Gigalith, the tier's best special wall, KOed after Stealth Rock. Thanks to Calm Mind's Special Defense boosts, faster special attackers like Whimsicott and Ribombee struggle to revenge kill it, although Whimsicott can bother Swoobat with Encore. With Heat Wave, set-up Swoobat can also tear through Steel-types like Ferroseed and Doublade, which are usually solid checks to Psychic-types. Another boon for Swoobat is its great Speed tier, which makes it harder for tier staples like Charizard and Archeops to revenge kill. However, it relies on Grassy Seed to be effective, restricting it to Grassy Terrain teams. Despite Grassy Seed activation giving Swoobat Defense and denying Knock Off's damage boost, its physical bulk is overall poor, with a weakness to Stealth Rock alongside common Dark- and Rock-type moves not helping it. Finally, Swoobat can't fit both Heat Wave and Substitute on the same set, which means either it relies on teammates to remove Steel-types so it can sweep, or it becomes unable to set up on more passive Pokemon like Audino without fearing Toxic.
[SET]
name: Simple Sweeper
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Roost
move 3: Stored Power
move 4: Substitute / Heat Wave
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Simple
nature: Timid
evs: 36 HP / 164 Def / 56 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Swoobat sets up Calm Mind most efficiently on slower defensive Pokemon that lack a status move, such as Sandslash and Eldegoss. Roost gives Swoobat reliable recovery, ensuring that random chip damage doesn't faze it, and lets it avoid super effective damage from slower Rock-types like Regirock and Aggron. Substitute protects Swoobat against common methods of incapacitating setup sweepers, like Trick + a Choice item or Toxic. Heat Wave targets Steel-types directly, OHKOing Togedemaru and Ferroseed after a Calm Mind. The given EV spread ensures a Gyro Ball from Ferroseed cannot break Swoobat's Substitute after Grassy Seed and it maximizes Speed for Lycanroc. Thwackey is absolutely mandatory on teams with Swoobat, as no other viable Pokemon can automatically set Grassy Terrain. On these Grassy Terrain teams, Grassy Seed + Unburden Thievul and Grassy Seed + Calm Mind Galarian Rapidash make great partners; both of them can also lure in Steel-types like Togedemaru and Aggron and remove them. Some entry hazard removers such as Coalossal can easily fit on Grassy Terrain teams and often remove Stealth Rock for Swoobat.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]]
- Quality checked by: [[avarice, 346653], [MZ, 202117]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
[OVERVIEW]
Swoobat's niche simply comes from its ability, Simple. Using Calm Mind, it can snowball through teams more quickly faster than other setup sweepers such as Sandaconda and Uxie can. After Grassy Seed activation and one Calm Mind, Stored Power 2HKOes Audino, and another Calm Mind sees Gigalith, the tier's best special wall, KOed after Stealth Rock. Thanks to Calm Mind's Special Defense boosts, faster special attackers like Whimsicott and Ribombee struggle to revenge kill it, although Whimsicott can bother Swoobat with Encore. With Heat Wave, set-up Swoobat can also tear through Steel-types like Ferroseed and Doublade, which are usually solid checks to Psychic-types. Another boon for Swoobat is its great Speed tier, which makes it harder for tier staples like Charizard and Archeops to revenge kill. However, it relies on Grassy Seed to be effective, restricting it to Grassy Terrain teams. Despite Grassy Seed activation giving Swoobat Defense and denying Knock Off's damage boost, its physical bulk is overall poor, with a weakness to Stealth Rock alongside common Dark- and Rock-type moves not helping it. Finally, Swoobat can't fit both Heat Wave and Substitute on the same set, which means either it relies on teammates to remove Steel-types so it can sweep, or it becomes unable to set up on more passive Pokemon like Audino without fearing Toxic.
[SET]
name: Simple Sweeper
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Roost
move 3: Stored Power
move 4: Substitute / Heat Wave
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Simple
nature: Timid
evs: 36 HP / 164 Def / 56 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Swoobat sets up Calm Mind most efficiently on slower defensive Pokemon that lack a status move, such as Sandslash and Eldegoss. Roost gives Swoobat reliable recovery, ensuring that random chip damage doesn't faze it, and lets it avoid super effective damage from slower Rock-types like Regirock and Aggron. Substitute protects Swoobat against common methods of incapacitating setup sweepers, like Trick + a Choice item or Toxic. Heat Wave targets Steel-types directly, OHKOing Togedemaru and Ferroseed after a Calm Mind. The given EV spread ensures a Gyro Ball from Ferroseed cannot break Swoobat's Substitute after Grassy Seed and it maximizes Speed for Lycanroc. Thwackey is absolutely mandatory on teams with Swoobat, as no other viable Pokemon can automatically set Grassy Terrain. On these Grassy Terrain teams, Grassy Seed + Unburden Thievul and Grassy Seed + Calm Mind Galarian Rapidash make great partners; both of them can also lure in Steel-types like Togedemaru and Aggron and remove them. Some entry hazard removers such as Coalossal can easily fit on Grassy Terrain teams and often remove Stealth Rock for Swoobat.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]]
- Quality checked by: [[avarice, 346653], [MZ, 202117]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
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