[SET]
name: Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Sleep Powder
move 4: Substitute
item: Leftovers
ability: Compound Eyes
nature: Timid
evs: 200 HP / 28 Def / 52 SpA / 228 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Butterfree is a niche setup sweeper for hyper offense teams, using its combination of Sleep Powder and Compound Eyes to reliably set up on anything it can outspeed. Substitute is used to protect it while it uses Sleep Powder, giving it much easier setup opportunities. The EV spread allows Butterfree to outspeed Jolly Marshadow after a Quiver Dance while surviving a Choice Band-boosted Shadow Sneak from Adamant Marshadow and Sunsteel Strike from uninvested Necrozma-DM, always 3HKOing standard Chansey at +6, and having an odd HP stat.
Slurpuff or another Sticky Web setter is near mandatory for Butterfree, letting it outspeed Pokemon like Marshadow and defensive Eternatus before setting up with Sleep Powder and Quiver Dance. Choice Specs Kyogre is another good partner, as it can pressure Ferrothorn, which is immune to Butterfree's Sleep Powder, trying to switch in. Xerneas can threaten to set up on Tyranitar and Yveltal, two of the other Pokemon that can stop Butterfree. Most other breakers appreciate Butterfree's presence, as it can severely weaken teams or outright win with the right conditions, but in particular Calyrex-S and Xerneas like Ho-Oh being chipped or put to sleep as it tries to check Butterfree.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Butterfree can use Baton Pass instead of Hurricane to pass Substitute and stats, but it's shut down by phazing, has no offensive pressure of its own, and competes with Calyrex-S as a Special Attack-boosting Baton Pass user.
Checks and Counters
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**Tyranitar**: Tyranitar takes minimal damage from boosted Hurricane and can OHKO with Rock Blast even through Substitute.
**Ferrothorn**: Ferrothorn is immune to Sleep Powder and can threaten Butterfree with Knock Off or Gyro Ball.
**Yveltal**: Yveltal carrying Taunt can stop Butterfree if it's not boosted too much, and Dual Wingbeat can threaten it even with a Substitute up. Substitute will also break after two U-turns, allowing in a revenge killer like Ditto. Other Yveltal sets do struggle, however.
**Bulky Phazers**: Ho-Oh is bulky enough to survive Hurricane with minimal boosts and can phaze Butterfree with Whirlwind through Substitute. Lunala and the more rare Lugia can always survive at least one hit with their abilities and phaze Butterfree as well.
**Sleep Talk**: Sleep Talk Xerneas and Kyogre can both apply pressure even while sleeping, and Kyogre can boost up alongside Butterfree asleep, making it harder to KO. Sleep Talk is unreliable, however, so Butterfree can still get lucky enough to win the encounter.
**Dynamax Terrain Setters**: Electric and Misty Terrain prevent Butterfree from sleeping its targets, severely limiting its ability to set up. Calyrex-S in particular with Draining Kiss can shut it down, as it's faster than Butterfree even after a Quiver Dance. Kyogre and Xerneas also notably do this, but they cannot outspeed a boosted Butterfree.
**Stealth Rock**: Stealth Rock takes off half of Butterfree's health, making it far easier to revenge kill with Pokemon like Marshadow or stray hits from most attackers. Its teammates usually struggle to prevent entry hazards and Butterfree wants its own hazards up, making it more difficult to deal with.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Seldanna, 471586], [lotiasite, 302985]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Astra, 240732]]
name: Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Sleep Powder
move 4: Substitute
item: Leftovers
ability: Compound Eyes
nature: Timid
evs: 200 HP / 28 Def / 52 SpA / 228 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Butterfree is a niche setup sweeper for hyper offense teams, using its combination of Sleep Powder and Compound Eyes to reliably set up on anything it can outspeed. Substitute is used to protect it while it uses Sleep Powder, giving it much easier setup opportunities. The EV spread allows Butterfree to outspeed Jolly Marshadow after a Quiver Dance while surviving a Choice Band-boosted Shadow Sneak from Adamant Marshadow and Sunsteel Strike from uninvested Necrozma-DM, always 3HKOing standard Chansey at +6, and having an odd HP stat.
Slurpuff or another Sticky Web setter is near mandatory for Butterfree, letting it outspeed Pokemon like Marshadow and defensive Eternatus before setting up with Sleep Powder and Quiver Dance. Choice Specs Kyogre is another good partner, as it can pressure Ferrothorn, which is immune to Butterfree's Sleep Powder, trying to switch in. Xerneas can threaten to set up on Tyranitar and Yveltal, two of the other Pokemon that can stop Butterfree. Most other breakers appreciate Butterfree's presence, as it can severely weaken teams or outright win with the right conditions, but in particular Calyrex-S and Xerneas like Ho-Oh being chipped or put to sleep as it tries to check Butterfree.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Butterfree can use Baton Pass instead of Hurricane to pass Substitute and stats, but it's shut down by phazing, has no offensive pressure of its own, and competes with Calyrex-S as a Special Attack-boosting Baton Pass user.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Tyranitar**: Tyranitar takes minimal damage from boosted Hurricane and can OHKO with Rock Blast even through Substitute.
**Ferrothorn**: Ferrothorn is immune to Sleep Powder and can threaten Butterfree with Knock Off or Gyro Ball.
**Yveltal**: Yveltal carrying Taunt can stop Butterfree if it's not boosted too much, and Dual Wingbeat can threaten it even with a Substitute up. Substitute will also break after two U-turns, allowing in a revenge killer like Ditto. Other Yveltal sets do struggle, however.
**Bulky Phazers**: Ho-Oh is bulky enough to survive Hurricane with minimal boosts and can phaze Butterfree with Whirlwind through Substitute. Lunala and the more rare Lugia can always survive at least one hit with their abilities and phaze Butterfree as well.
**Sleep Talk**: Sleep Talk Xerneas and Kyogre can both apply pressure even while sleeping, and Kyogre can boost up alongside Butterfree asleep, making it harder to KO. Sleep Talk is unreliable, however, so Butterfree can still get lucky enough to win the encounter.
**Dynamax Terrain Setters**: Electric and Misty Terrain prevent Butterfree from sleeping its targets, severely limiting its ability to set up. Calyrex-S in particular with Draining Kiss can shut it down, as it's faster than Butterfree even after a Quiver Dance. Kyogre and Xerneas also notably do this, but they cannot outspeed a boosted Butterfree.
**Stealth Rock**: Stealth Rock takes off half of Butterfree's health, making it far easier to revenge kill with Pokemon like Marshadow or stray hits from most attackers. Its teammates usually struggle to prevent entry hazards and Butterfree wants its own hazards up, making it more difficult to deal with.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Seldanna, 471586], [lotiasite, 302985]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Astra, 240732]]
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