[SET]
name: Flail Cleaner
move 1: Flail
move 2: Hidden Power Ghost / Hidden Power Fighting
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Salac Berry
ability: Inner Focus
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Farfetch'd cements itself as a solid cleaner due to having access to Flail and Swords Dance. This allows it to OHKO various physical walls in the tier like Koffing, making it a scary offensive cleaner with a Salac Berry late-game. Flail is Farfetch'd's strongest move when at low HP, with it being able to OHKO or heavily damage even Normal-resistant Pokemon like Magnemite and Rhyhorn when boosted. Hidden Power Ghost is used to threaten Shuppet, which would otherwise be a hard wall thanks to its Normal immunity, but leaves Farfetch'd vulnerable to Aron. To remedy this, Farfetch'd can run Hidden Power Fighting to threaten Aron, but this leaves it completely walled by Shuppet. Substitute allows Farfetch'd to put itself in range of Salac Berry, power up Flail to its maximum strength, and take advantage of switches. Swords Dance allows Farfetch'd to reach offensive thresholds like OHKOing Magnemite and doing 72-85% to Rhyhorn with maximum power Flail, which can be crucial in Farfetch'd's clean late-game. Lastly, a Salac Berry allows Farfetch'd to outspeed the entire metagame, allowing it to clean with its only worry being priority users like Elekid, Pidgeotto, and Cyndaquil. Inner Focus is the preferred ability to stop flinches from Fake Out users like Meowth.
Farfetch'd is usually found on offensive teams or teams that rely on status to give Farfetch'd more opportunities to set up. Pokemon like Magnemite and Delcatty that spread paralysis through Body Slam and Thunder Wave make good teammates for this reason, with Butterfree also standing out thanks to having Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. Farfetch'd also appreciates Pokemon that can pressure Rock- and Steel-types such as Lileep, Aron, and Rhyhorn, so Seaking, Growlithe, and Koffing can be great partners. Farfetch'd can be vulnerable to priority from Pokemon like Elekid, Pidgeotto, and Cyndaquil when set up, so Pokemon like Rhyhorn, Geodude, and Delcatty can help Farfetch'd deal with these foes. Additionally, Pokemon like Aipom and Elekid outspeed Farfetch'd and threaten an OHKO with Double-Edge and Thunderbolt, respectively, so it benefits from teammates like Rhyhorn, Lileep, and Chinchou that can deal with these Pokemon.
[SET CREDITS]
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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Farfetch'd can run Frustration over Flail for more immediate power but Flail is usually preferred for the much higher power it provides when at low HP. Hidden Power Flying can be run over Hidden Power Ghost or Fighting to threaten Shuppet while also providing Farfetch'd with a STAB move to hit Pokemon like Bayleef with when not in range of Flail. Quick Attack is also an option to make Farfetch'd less vulnerable to priority and allow it to revenge kill faster foes, but you have to forego a crucial coverage move for it. Farfetch'd can also run a Choice Band set that can pivot thanks to Baton Pass, but it is vastly outclassed by Pokemon like Pidgeotto, Taillow, and Aipom due to Farfetch'd's low Speed.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Rock- and Steel-types**: Rock-types like Lileep, Rhyhorn, and Nosepass are able to take Farfetch'd's hits relatively well and OHKO Farfetch'd with their Rock-type STAB moves. Additionally, Steel-types like Aron and Magnemite can be troublesome for Farfetch'd to deal with, as they can take Flail relatively well and OHKO Farfetch'd back with Rock Slide and Thunderbolt, respectively. These Pokemon all dislike Hidden Power Fighting, however, and they also dislike a maximum power Flail, with the exception of Aron.
**Shuppet**: Shuppet is able to completely wall sets that run Hidden Power Fighting for Aron, although it cannot beat Hidden Power Ghost Farfetch'd. Shuppet can also threaten Farfetch'd with status moves, which completely ruin it.
**Faster Attackers**: Faster attackers like Elekid, Chinchou, and Aipom can threaten to OHKO Farfetch'd with Thunderbolt and Double-Edge, but if Farfetch'd already has a Substitute up, then they cannot beat Farfetch'd.
**Status Users**: Status users like Magnemite, Shuppet, and Lileep can be particularly troublesome for Farfetch'd, as a burn or poison stops it from activating its Salac Berry safely, while paralysis completely negates its Salac Berry boost.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Farfetch'd can run Frustration over Flail for more immediate power, but Flail is usually preferred for the much higher power it provides when at low HP. Hidden Power Flying can be run over Hidden Power Ghost or Fighting to threaten Shuppet while also providing Farfetch'd with a STAB move to hit Pokemon like Bayleef with when not in range of Flail. Quick Attack is also an option to make Farfetch'd less vulnerable to priority and allow it to revenge kill faster foes, but you have to forego a crucial coverage move for it. Farfetch'd can also run a Choice Band set that can pivot thanks to Baton Pass, but it is vastly outclassed by Pokemon like Pidgeotto, Taillow, and Aipom due to Farfetch'd's low Speed.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Rock- and Steel-types**: Rock-types like Lileep, Rhyhorn, and Nosepass are able to take Farfetch'd's hits relatively well and OHKO Farfetch'd with their Rock-type STAB moves. Additionally, Steel-types like Aron and Magnemite can be troublesome for Farfetch'd to deal with, as they can take Flail relatively well and OHKO Farfetch'd back with Rock Slide and Thunderbolt, respectively. These Pokemon all dislike Hidden Power Fighting, however, and they also dislike a maximum power Flail, with the exception of Aron.
**Shuppet**: Shuppet is able to completely wall sets that run Hidden Power Fighting for Aron, although it cannot beat Hidden Power Ghost Farfetch'd. Shuppet can also threaten Farfetch'd with status moves, which completely ruin it.
**Faster Attackers**: Faster attackers like Elekid, Chinchou, and Aipom can threaten to OHKO Farfetch'd with Thunderbolt and Double-Edge, but if Farfetch'd already has a Substitute up, then they cannot beat Farfetch'd.
**Status Users**: Status users like Magnemite, Shuppet, and Lileep can be particularly troublesome for Farfetch'd, as a burn or poison stops it from activating its Salac Berry safely, while paralysis completely negates its Salac Berry boost.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/plznostep.595639/
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name: Flail Cleaner
move 1: Flail
move 2: Hidden Power Ghost / Hidden Power Fighting
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Salac Berry
ability: Inner Focus
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Farfetch'd cements itself as a solid cleaner due to having access to Flail and Swords Dance. This allows it to OHKO various physical walls in the tier like Koffing, making it a scary offensive cleaner with a Salac Berry late-game. Flail is Farfetch'd's strongest move when at low HP, with it being able to OHKO or heavily damage even Normal-resistant Pokemon like Magnemite and Rhyhorn when boosted. Hidden Power Ghost is used to threaten Shuppet, which would otherwise be a hard wall thanks to its Normal immunity, but leaves Farfetch'd vulnerable to Aron. To remedy this, Farfetch'd can run Hidden Power Fighting to threaten Aron, but this leaves it completely walled by Shuppet. Substitute allows Farfetch'd to put itself in range of Salac Berry, power up Flail to its maximum strength, and take advantage of switches. Swords Dance allows Farfetch'd to reach offensive thresholds like OHKOing Magnemite and doing 72-85% to Rhyhorn with maximum power Flail, which can be crucial in Farfetch'd's clean late-game. Lastly, a Salac Berry allows Farfetch'd to outspeed the entire metagame, allowing it to clean with its only worry being priority users like Elekid, Pidgeotto, and Cyndaquil. Inner Focus is the preferred ability to stop flinches from Fake Out users like Meowth.
Farfetch'd is usually found on offensive teams or teams that rely on status to give Farfetch'd more opportunities to set up. Pokemon like Magnemite and Delcatty that spread paralysis through Body Slam and Thunder Wave make good teammates for this reason, with Butterfree also standing out thanks to having Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. Farfetch'd also appreciates Pokemon that can pressure Rock- and Steel-types such as Lileep, Aron, and Rhyhorn, so Seaking, Growlithe, and Koffing can be great partners. Farfetch'd can be vulnerable to priority from Pokemon like Elekid, Pidgeotto, and Cyndaquil when set up, so Pokemon like Rhyhorn, Geodude, and Delcatty can help Farfetch'd deal with these foes. Additionally, Pokemon like Aipom and Elekid outspeed Farfetch'd and threaten an OHKO with Double-Edge and Thunderbolt, respectively, so it benefits from teammates like Rhyhorn, Lileep, and Chinchou that can deal with these Pokemon.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/plznostep.595639/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Farfetch'd can run Frustration over Flail for more immediate power but Flail is usually preferred for the much higher power it provides when at low HP. Hidden Power Flying can be run over Hidden Power Ghost or Fighting to threaten Shuppet while also providing Farfetch'd with a STAB move to hit Pokemon like Bayleef with when not in range of Flail. Quick Attack is also an option to make Farfetch'd less vulnerable to priority and allow it to revenge kill faster foes, but you have to forego a crucial coverage move for it. Farfetch'd can also run a Choice Band set that can pivot thanks to Baton Pass, but it is vastly outclassed by Pokemon like Pidgeotto, Taillow, and Aipom due to Farfetch'd's low Speed.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Rock- and Steel-types**: Rock-types like Lileep, Rhyhorn, and Nosepass are able to take Farfetch'd's hits relatively well and OHKO Farfetch'd with their Rock-type STAB moves. Additionally, Steel-types like Aron and Magnemite can be troublesome for Farfetch'd to deal with, as they can take Flail relatively well and OHKO Farfetch'd back with Rock Slide and Thunderbolt, respectively. These Pokemon all dislike Hidden Power Fighting, however, and they also dislike a maximum power Flail, with the exception of Aron.
**Shuppet**: Shuppet is able to completely wall sets that run Hidden Power Fighting for Aron, although it cannot beat Hidden Power Ghost Farfetch'd. Shuppet can also threaten Farfetch'd with status moves, which completely ruin it.
**Faster Attackers**: Faster attackers like Elekid, Chinchou, and Aipom can threaten to OHKO Farfetch'd with Thunderbolt and Double-Edge, but if Farfetch'd already has a Substitute up, then they cannot beat Farfetch'd.
**Status Users**: Status users like Magnemite, Shuppet, and Lileep can be particularly troublesome for Farfetch'd, as a burn or poison stops it from activating its Salac Berry safely, while paralysis completely negates its Salac Berry boost.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Farfetch'd can run Frustration over Flail for more immediate power, but Flail is usually preferred for the much higher power it provides when at low HP. Hidden Power Flying can be run over Hidden Power Ghost or Fighting to threaten Shuppet while also providing Farfetch'd with a STAB move to hit Pokemon like Bayleef with when not in range of Flail. Quick Attack is also an option to make Farfetch'd less vulnerable to priority and allow it to revenge kill faster foes, but you have to forego a crucial coverage move for it. Farfetch'd can also run a Choice Band set that can pivot thanks to Baton Pass, but it is vastly outclassed by Pokemon like Pidgeotto, Taillow, and Aipom due to Farfetch'd's low Speed.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Rock- and Steel-types**: Rock-types like Lileep, Rhyhorn, and Nosepass are able to take Farfetch'd's hits relatively well and OHKO Farfetch'd with their Rock-type STAB moves. Additionally, Steel-types like Aron and Magnemite can be troublesome for Farfetch'd to deal with, as they can take Flail relatively well and OHKO Farfetch'd back with Rock Slide and Thunderbolt, respectively. These Pokemon all dislike Hidden Power Fighting, however, and they also dislike a maximum power Flail, with the exception of Aron.
**Shuppet**: Shuppet is able to completely wall sets that run Hidden Power Fighting for Aron, although it cannot beat Hidden Power Ghost Farfetch'd. Shuppet can also threaten Farfetch'd with status moves, which completely ruin it.
**Faster Attackers**: Faster attackers like Elekid, Chinchou, and Aipom can threaten to OHKO Farfetch'd with Thunderbolt and Double-Edge, but if Farfetch'd already has a Substitute up, then they cannot beat Farfetch'd.
**Status Users**: Status users like Magnemite, Shuppet, and Lileep can be particularly troublesome for Farfetch'd, as a burn or poison stops it from activating its Salac Berry safely, while paralysis completely negates its Salac Berry boost.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/plznostep.595639/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
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