BARBARACLE
[SET]
name: Shell Smash (Rock)
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Liquidation
move 3: Grass Knot
move 4: Stone Edge
item: White Herb
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Naive
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Barbaracle is a potent Shell Smash sweeper with its deadly STAB combination and excellent coverage. Offering a check to Ground-types like Excadrill, Gastrodon, and Krookodile, Barbaracle has made itself a mainstay on Rock teams. Shell Smash is a very powerful setup move; with White Herb, Barbaracle can maintain its good defensive stats to sponge priority attacks from Scizor, Bisharp, and Urshifu-R. Liquidation dismantles threats such as Choice Scarf Terrakion, Nidoking, and Mamoswine. Due to Pokemon like Urshifu-R, Gastrodon, and Seismitoad tanking Barbaracle's STAB moves, Grass Knot is run to utilize the Special Attack boosts from Shell Smash to muscle past them. Stone Edge combats Pokemon like Mantine, Kyurem, and Volcanion, which are either immune or resistant to Liquidation and don't mind Grass Knot. The given EV spread maximizes Barbaracle's Speed, which allows it to outpace Choice Scarf users such as Urshifu-R, Landorus-T, and Galarian Zapdos after a Shell Smash. A Naive nature maximizes Speed without hindering Grass Knot's power.
Barbaracle can quickly sweep Ground teams due to Liquidation and Grass Knot. Shuckle can set up Stealth Rock to provide chip damage on foes and Sticky Web to slow down threats that would otherwise threaten Barbaracle, such as Excadrill in sand and Choice Scarf Weavile, letting it clean Ground and Ice teams. Tyranitar supports Barbaracle with sand to chip foes like Polteageist and Cloyster, rendering their Focus Sashes useless, and boost Barbaracle's Special Defense. Additionally, Tyranitar breaks past walls that annoy Barbaracle like Slowbro, Bronzong, and Galarian Corsola with a Choice Band set. Choice Scarf Terrakion deals with Choice Scarf Zarude, Ferrothorn, and Cinderace. Nihilego takes care of physically defensive walls that Barbaracle struggles against like Slowbro, Corviknight, and Skarmory. Furthermore, Nihilego checks Grass-types like Zarude and Tapu Bulu. Rhyperior blanket checks many physical attackers like Excadrill, Cinderace, and Weavile because of its ability Solid Rock and good bulk. Coalossal provides support with Rapid Spin and Spikes while potentially triggering Flame Body against Steel-type Pokemon such as Scizor and Melmetal.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Rock
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Barbaracle may use Cross Chop to deal with Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Magnezone; however, keeping both STAB moves and Grass Knot is preferred, as they target Pokemon that are more threatening to Rock teams. X-Scissor is a notable option for Grass-types like Zarude and Celebi, although the latter isn't as prevalent as the Steel-types or Ground-types mentioned. Air Balloon allows Barbaracle to deal with Excadrill, though White Herb is still preferred.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Giyu, 574288]]
- Rock analysis by: [[Giyu, 574288]]
- Quality checked by: [[sasha, 510532], [Neko, 542526], [Aqua Jet, 531302]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [Adeleine, 517429]]
[SET]
name: Shell Smash (Rock)
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Liquidation
move 3: Grass Knot
move 4: Stone Edge
item: White Herb
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Naive
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Barbaracle is a potent Shell Smash sweeper with its deadly STAB combination and excellent coverage. Offering a check to Ground-types like Excadrill, Gastrodon, and Krookodile, Barbaracle has made itself a mainstay on Rock teams. Shell Smash is a very powerful setup move; with White Herb, Barbaracle can maintain its good defensive stats to sponge priority attacks from Scizor, Bisharp, and Urshifu-R. Liquidation dismantles threats such as Choice Scarf Terrakion, Nidoking, and Mamoswine. Due to Pokemon like Urshifu-R, Gastrodon, and Seismitoad tanking Barbaracle's STAB moves, Grass Knot is run to utilize the Special Attack boosts from Shell Smash to muscle past them. Stone Edge combats Pokemon like Mantine, Kyurem, and Volcanion, which are either immune or resistant to Liquidation and don't mind Grass Knot. The given EV spread maximizes Barbaracle's Speed, which allows it to outpace Choice Scarf users such as Urshifu-R, Landorus-T, and Galarian Zapdos after a Shell Smash. A Naive nature maximizes Speed without hindering Grass Knot's power.
Barbaracle can quickly sweep Ground teams due to Liquidation and Grass Knot. Shuckle can set up Stealth Rock to provide chip damage on foes and Sticky Web to slow down threats that would otherwise threaten Barbaracle, such as Excadrill in sand and Choice Scarf Weavile, letting it clean Ground and Ice teams. Tyranitar supports Barbaracle with sand to chip foes like Polteageist and Cloyster, rendering their Focus Sashes useless, and boost Barbaracle's Special Defense. Additionally, Tyranitar breaks past walls that annoy Barbaracle like Slowbro, Bronzong, and Galarian Corsola with a Choice Band set. Choice Scarf Terrakion deals with Choice Scarf Zarude, Ferrothorn, and Cinderace. Nihilego takes care of physically defensive walls that Barbaracle struggles against like Slowbro, Corviknight, and Skarmory. Furthermore, Nihilego checks Grass-types like Zarude and Tapu Bulu. Rhyperior blanket checks many physical attackers like Excadrill, Cinderace, and Weavile because of its ability Solid Rock and good bulk. Coalossal provides support with Rapid Spin and Spikes while potentially triggering Flame Body against Steel-type Pokemon such as Scizor and Melmetal.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Rock
--------
Barbaracle may use Cross Chop to deal with Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Magnezone; however, keeping both STAB moves and Grass Knot is preferred, as they target Pokemon that are more threatening to Rock teams. X-Scissor is a notable option for Grass-types like Zarude and Celebi, although the latter isn't as prevalent as the Steel-types or Ground-types mentioned. Air Balloon allows Barbaracle to deal with Excadrill, though White Herb is still preferred.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Giyu, 574288]]
- Rock analysis by: [[Giyu, 574288]]
- Quality checked by: [[sasha, 510532], [Neko, 542526], [Aqua Jet, 531302]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [Adeleine, 517429]]
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