[OVERVIEW]
Poliwrath resists dark, rock, bug, steel, fire, and ice.
It has access to Ice Punch which checks poison, flying and bug types.
[SET]
name: Belly drum + Dive
move 1: Power-Up Punch/Poison Jab
move 2: Dive
move 3: Belly Drum
move 4: Ice Punch
item: Leftovers
ability: Damp
nature: Adamant/Lonely
evs: 252 HP, 252 ATK, 4 DEF.
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Belly Drum boosts Poliwrath's attack even further.
Dive allows it to safely attack Delphox without risking a psyshock while recovering the HP lost by Belly Drum.
Ice Punch checks Whimsicott which could OHKO with Moonblast, Psychic, or Energy ball.
Power-Up Punch is there to boost the attack stat even more as well as check Incineroar. You can replace it with Poison Jab in order to pack another hit for fairies.
Set Details
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The EVs and nature allow it to boost it's already high ATK stat while also helping its HP. Combining left-overs with dive allows it to hit while slowly recovering from Belly Drum.
Usage Tips
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Poliwrath works best as a late game sweeper, going after an already worn out Houndoom or Ambipom.
Team Options
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Vileplume works great with Poliwrath, since Vileplume can cripple the opponents team and Poliwrath finishes the job.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
The whole point of this strategy is to switch in once the opponent's team is weak and do as much damage as possible.
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You can run a faster set using Rain Dance + Swift swim yet setting it up can potentially endanger Poliwrath.
Checks and Counters
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**Insert Threat Here**: While very slow, Vikavolt could OHKO Poliwrath with Thunderbolt or weaken it using Volt Switch.
**Insert Threat Here**: It can be 2HKOed by Uxie if already weak from Belly Drum.
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So uh yeah that's my WIP. I accept suggestions.
Poliwrath resists dark, rock, bug, steel, fire, and ice.
It has access to Ice Punch which checks poison, flying and bug types.
[SET]
name: Belly drum + Dive
move 1: Power-Up Punch/Poison Jab
move 2: Dive
move 3: Belly Drum
move 4: Ice Punch
item: Leftovers
ability: Damp
nature: Adamant/Lonely
evs: 252 HP, 252 ATK, 4 DEF.
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Belly Drum boosts Poliwrath's attack even further.
Dive allows it to safely attack Delphox without risking a psyshock while recovering the HP lost by Belly Drum.
Ice Punch checks Whimsicott which could OHKO with Moonblast, Psychic, or Energy ball.
Power-Up Punch is there to boost the attack stat even more as well as check Incineroar. You can replace it with Poison Jab in order to pack another hit for fairies.
Set Details
========
The EVs and nature allow it to boost it's already high ATK stat while also helping its HP. Combining left-overs with dive allows it to hit while slowly recovering from Belly Drum.
Usage Tips
========
Poliwrath works best as a late game sweeper, going after an already worn out Houndoom or Ambipom.
Team Options
========
Vileplume works great with Poliwrath, since Vileplume can cripple the opponents team and Poliwrath finishes the job.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
The whole point of this strategy is to switch in once the opponent's team is weak and do as much damage as possible.
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You can run a faster set using Rain Dance + Swift swim yet setting it up can potentially endanger Poliwrath.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Insert Threat Here**: While very slow, Vikavolt could OHKO Poliwrath with Thunderbolt or weaken it using Volt Switch.
**Insert Threat Here**: It can be 2HKOed by Uxie if already weak from Belly Drum.
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So uh yeah that's my WIP. I accept suggestions.
