Breloom @ Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Spore
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
- Rock Tomb / Force Palm / Swords Dance
Breloom makes its grand return to competitive play in BDSP OU as a devastating wallbreaker and sleep user. It can instantly take a foe out the fight as the sole viable Spore user and blast through opposing teams with Technician-backed Bullet Seed and Mach Punch. Rock Tomb slows down faster foes like Nidoking, Togekiss, and Latios, leaving them susceptible to Spore or an outright KO. Breloom can also opt to run Force Palm, which is a more consistent STAB option, or Swords Dance, which grants Breloom some serious sweeping power. Life Orb lets Breloom deal as much damage as possible while retaining its ability to use Spore, while Focus Sash guarantees landing Spore on a faster Pokemon like Latios or Gengar. Breloom is very consistent in its role as a sleep user; however, Gliscor can switch into Spore freely once it is poisoned, so Pokemon like Latios, Feraligatr, and Weavile that excel at pressuring Gliscor are excellent teammates, all of which can take deadly advantage of Breloom putting a foe to sleep. Faster Pokemon that resist or are immune to Breloom's STAB moves like Latios and Gengar can give Breloom issues, so using teammates like Scizor and Tyranitar can help ease these matchups.
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Spore
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
- Rock Tomb / Force Palm / Swords Dance
Breloom makes its grand return to competitive play in BDSP OU as a devastating wallbreaker and sleep user. It can instantly take a foe out the fight as the sole viable Spore user and blast through opposing teams with Technician-backed Bullet Seed and Mach Punch. Rock Tomb slows down faster foes like Nidoking, Togekiss, and Latios, leaving them susceptible to Spore or an outright KO. Breloom can also opt to run Force Palm, which is a more consistent STAB option, or Swords Dance, which grants Breloom some serious sweeping power. Life Orb lets Breloom deal as much damage as possible while retaining its ability to use Spore, while Focus Sash guarantees landing Spore on a faster Pokemon like Latios or Gengar. Breloom is very consistent in its role as a sleep user; however, Gliscor can switch into Spore freely once it is poisoned, so Pokemon like Latios, Feraligatr, and Weavile that excel at pressuring Gliscor are excellent teammates, all of which can take deadly advantage of Breloom putting a foe to sleep. Faster Pokemon that resist or are immune to Breloom's STAB moves like Latios and Gengar can give Breloom issues, so using teammates like Scizor and Tyranitar can help ease these matchups.
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