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[SET]
name: SubSalac Blaze Sweeper
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Nasty Plot
move 3: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Salac Berry
ability: Blaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 30 HP
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Infernape's great ability, Blaze, is often overlooked, but can provide a huge 50% boost in Fire-type moves once Infernape's HP drops below 1/3. This set works like this: first, come in after one of your own Pokémon faints to avoid taking any unwanted damage. Then, as the opponent switches out, use Substitute. If the opponent is slower than you or has no priority moves, use Nasty Plot while they destroy your Substitute. Once you have used Substitute 3 times and have your HP down to 25%, with Blaze and Salac Berry activated and a Nasty Plot boost to go along with it, you have created an incredibly powerful and fearsome sweeper in Infernape.</p>
<p>Substitute and Nasty Plot are staples on this set. Whether to use Fire Blast or Flamethrower comes down to whether you are willing to risk the extra power for slightly less accuracy. Fire Blast is usually the more popular choice, but considering that a single miss will almost always mean the end of Infernape, the more reliable Flamethrower is always a viable option. Focus Blast is your final move, letting you deal with Heatran, Blissey, and Snorlax - the only 3 OU Pokémon that a Nasty Plot and Blaze boosted Flamethrower cannot make quick work of.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The power of a Nasty Plot and Blaze boosted STAB Fire Blast cannot be underestimated. After a single Nasty Plot with Blaze activated, Fire Blast will 2HKO max HP / Max SpD Blissey about half of the time. Flamethrower will always 3HKO the same Blissey under the same circumstances. You would, of course, use Close Combat rather than Fire Blast on Blissey, but this is a testament to this set's power. With only two moves to provide coverage, you may find yourself having to use resisted moves against the opponent's Pokémon. The pure power of this set, however, lets you overcome these resistances and come up on top against Pokémon who may, at first glance, seem to shut this set down. Fire Blast always gets a 2HKO on Calm Mind Latias. If you take Stealth Rock into account, you will always OHKO 0 HP / 0 SpD Salamence. Fire Blast is a 2HKO on Bulky Gyarados after 3 Substitutes, and most Gyarados will anticipate you switching and Dragon Dance on their first turn, allowing you to still KO them.</p>
<p>Rapid Spin support is not only recommended, but nearly essential. Stealth Rock would leave you at a significantly weaker 12.5% of your health after 3 Substitutes rather than 25%. In this regard, Starmie complements Infernape excellently. You also must be sure to make your HP divisible by 4 so that the Salac Berry activates after 3 Substitutes with you at 25% health rather than after 4 with you at 1% health. Your HP IV should be ideally 30, but 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 6, and 2 also work. If your HP IV is not one of these numbers, then take the appropriate amount of EVs needed from your Attack.</p>
<p>Nearly all Pokémon are OHKOed or 2HKOed at the hands of this late-game sweeper. The only Pokémon who can truly get in your way are priority move users. Infernape has a 4x resistance to Ice Shard and Bullet punch, but that doesn't stop Pokémon from finishing it off at 25% HP. If you fear Scizor ending your sweep, then 56 HP EVs will allow you to always survive a non-Choice Band Scizor Bullet Punch after 3 Substitutes.</p>
<p>With the abundance of priority move users, most notably Scizor, in today's metagame, Subsalac sets tend to be less common. However, given proper support, you can use this Infernape and it's element of surprise to destroy the opposition. Try to avoid using this Infernape until all of the opponent's Pokémon are revealed, and you can, with some degree of certainty, say that there are no priority move users still on the opposing team. This cannot be stressed enough because unlike most Pokémon, you will not be able to switch Subsalac Infernape out as soon as an opponent's counter comes in without ruining its sweep. This Infernape may have a hufe weakness to what is currently the most common Pokmon in OU, but once Scizor is out of play, Infernape can easily decimate a team.</p>
[SET]
name: SubSalac Blaze Sweeper
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Nasty Plot
move 3: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Salac Berry
ability: Blaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 30 HP
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Infernape's great ability, Blaze, is often overlooked, but can provide a huge 50% boost in Fire-type moves once Infernape's HP drops below 1/3. This set works like this: first, come in after one of your own Pokémon faints to avoid taking any unwanted damage. Then, as the opponent switches out, use Substitute. If the opponent is slower than you or has no priority moves, use Nasty Plot while they destroy your Substitute. Once you have used Substitute 3 times and have your HP down to 25%, with Blaze and Salac Berry activated and a Nasty Plot boost to go along with it, you have created an incredibly powerful and fearsome sweeper in Infernape.</p>
<p>Substitute and Nasty Plot are staples on this set. Whether to use Fire Blast or Flamethrower comes down to whether you are willing to risk the extra power for slightly less accuracy. Fire Blast is usually the more popular choice, but considering that a single miss will almost always mean the end of Infernape, the more reliable Flamethrower is always a viable option. Focus Blast is your final move, letting you deal with Heatran, Blissey, and Snorlax - the only 3 OU Pokémon that a Nasty Plot and Blaze boosted Flamethrower cannot make quick work of.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The power of a Nasty Plot and Blaze boosted STAB Fire Blast cannot be underestimated. After a single Nasty Plot with Blaze activated, Fire Blast will 2HKO max HP / Max SpD Blissey about half of the time. Flamethrower will always 3HKO the same Blissey under the same circumstances. You would, of course, use Close Combat rather than Fire Blast on Blissey, but this is a testament to this set's power. With only two moves to provide coverage, you may find yourself having to use resisted moves against the opponent's Pokémon. The pure power of this set, however, lets you overcome these resistances and come up on top against Pokémon who may, at first glance, seem to shut this set down. Fire Blast always gets a 2HKO on Calm Mind Latias. If you take Stealth Rock into account, you will always OHKO 0 HP / 0 SpD Salamence. Fire Blast is a 2HKO on Bulky Gyarados after 3 Substitutes, and most Gyarados will anticipate you switching and Dragon Dance on their first turn, allowing you to still KO them.</p>
<p>Rapid Spin support is not only recommended, but nearly essential. Stealth Rock would leave you at a significantly weaker 12.5% of your health after 3 Substitutes rather than 25%. In this regard, Starmie complements Infernape excellently. You also must be sure to make your HP divisible by 4 so that the Salac Berry activates after 3 Substitutes with you at 25% health rather than after 4 with you at 1% health. Your HP IV should be ideally 30, but 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 6, and 2 also work. If your HP IV is not one of these numbers, then take the appropriate amount of EVs needed from your Attack.</p>
<p>Nearly all Pokémon are OHKOed or 2HKOed at the hands of this late-game sweeper. The only Pokémon who can truly get in your way are priority move users. Infernape has a 4x resistance to Ice Shard and Bullet punch, but that doesn't stop Pokémon from finishing it off at 25% HP. If you fear Scizor ending your sweep, then 56 HP EVs will allow you to always survive a non-Choice Band Scizor Bullet Punch after 3 Substitutes.</p>
<p>With the abundance of priority move users, most notably Scizor, in today's metagame, Subsalac sets tend to be less common. However, given proper support, you can use this Infernape and it's element of surprise to destroy the opposition. Try to avoid using this Infernape until all of the opponent's Pokémon are revealed, and you can, with some degree of certainty, say that there are no priority move users still on the opposing team. This cannot be stressed enough because unlike most Pokémon, you will not be able to switch Subsalac Infernape out as soon as an opponent's counter comes in without ruining its sweep. This Infernape may have a hufe weakness to what is currently the most common Pokmon in OU, but once Scizor is out of play, Infernape can easily decimate a team.</p>