Doubles BW Hitmontop

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[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Toxic / Helping Hand / Feint
move 4: Wide Guard / Detect
item: Fighting Gem
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 192 HP / 252 Atk / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Hitmontop offers Intimidate combined with the rare access to Fake Out and Wide Guard. On top of this, Hitmontop has other support moves at its disposal, including Feint and Helping Hand. These moves, alongside better offensive pressure, separate Hitmontop from Scrafty. Hitmontop, however, is balanced by a mediocre Attack stat, susceptibility to Intimidate, reliance on Close Combat for damage, and low offensive pressure in the face of the metagame's most common Pokemon.
  • Close Combat is Hitmontop's strongest STAB attack, allowing it to OHKO Excadrill and non-Chople Berry Tyranitar. Hitmontop mitigates its inability to damage bulky foes such as Jellicent and Cresselia with Toxic, which puts them on a timer and eventually forces them off the field. Helping Hand also mitigates Hitmontop's lack of offensive pressure by boosting the power of Hitmontop's teammate. Feint allows Hitmontop's teammate to pick up a crucial KO by preventing a foe from blocking incoming attacks with Protect. Wide Guard blocks powerful spread attacks such as Excadrill and Landorus-T's Earthquake, Kingdra's Muddy Water, and Heatran's Heat Wave.
  • Fighting Gem is the item of choice, allowing Hitmontop to secure the OHKO on Chople Berry Tyranitar, Heatran, and Kyurem-B. Fighting Gem also gives Hitmontop respectable damage output even against Fighting-resistant foes. Sitrus Berry is an option to increase its longevity, but it is typically not recommended due to Hitmontop's already low offensive presence.
  • This EV spread outspeeds standard Heatran while maximizing Attack, with the remaining EVs dumped into HP to boost Hitmontop's overall bulk.
  • Hitmontop prefers to switch in and out frequently to reset Fake Out and Wide Guard while cycling Intimidate.
  • As many teams can benefit from Intimidate and Fake Out, Hitmontop can easily fit on teams with minimal direct support. That said, Hitmontop shines best on teams with set up Pokemon, such as Volcarona and Suicune, as the free turn generated through Fake Out allows them to setup easier. Heatran is another excellent teammate, as it benefits greatly from Fake Out. Additionally, Hitmontop can threaten opposing Heatran and Tyranitar and block Earthquake and Muddy Water with Wide Guard. Latios and Thundurus are two Pokemon that benefit from Intimidate, effectively increasing their physical bulk, and Hitmontop's good matchup into Tyranitar and Steel-types.

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DaAwesomeDude1 said:
[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Toxic / Helping Hand / Feint
move 4: Wide Guard / Detect
item: Fighting Gem
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 192 HP / 252 Atk / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Hitmontop offers a unique skillset, combining Intimidate combined with the rare access to Fake Out and Wide Guard. On top of this, Hitmontop has other support moves at its disposable, including Feint and Helping Hand. emphasize that offensive pressure + these other moves are what set it apart from scrafty This niche, however, is balanced by a mediocre Attack stat, susceptibility to Intimidate, reliance on Close Combat for damage, and its low pressure in the face of the metagame's most common Pokemon.
  • Toxic can put common Hitmontop switch-ins, such as Jellicent and Cresselia, on a timer thereby slightly mitigating Hitmontop's inability to do any damage to them. Helping Hand boosts the power of Hitmontop's teammate. Feint can break Protect, allowing Hitmontop's teammate to pick up a crucial KO. Wide Guard can block powerful spread attacks, such as Excadrill and Landorus-T's Earthquake, Kingdra's Muddy Water, and Heatran's Heat Wave. no mention of what cc hits/kills (basically any fight weak t 1-3, and you can make the distinction on mons you would need the gem boost to KO in the next bullet
  • Fighting Gem is the item of choice, giving Hitmontop respectable damage output even against resisted hits. Sitrus Berry is an option to increase its longevity but is typically not recommended due to Hitmontop's already low offensive presence.
  • This spread outruns standard Heatran while maximizing Attack, with the rest dumped in to HP to give a boost to Hitmontop's overall bulk.
  • Hitmontop generally plays like a nuisance, cycling Intimidates and generating free turns with Fake Out or Wide Guard whenever possible. I think I would prefer to have this written as "hitmontop prefers to switch in and out frequently to reset fake out/wide guard and cycle intimidate"
  • As many teams can benefit from Intimidate and Fake Out, Hitmontop can easily fit on teams with minimal direct support. That said, Hitmontop shines best on teams with a setup Pokemon, such as Volcarona and Suicune, as the free turn generated through Fake Out can allow it to setup easier. Heatran is another excellent teammate as it benefits greatly from Fake Out in addition to Hitmontop's ability to threaten opposing Heatran and Tyranitar and block Earthquakes and Muddy Water with Wide Guard. latios and thundurus are good mentions, they appreciate hitmontops good mu into ttar/steels and patching up physical bulk

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DaAwesomeDude1 said:
[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Toxic / Helping Hand / Feint
move 4: Wide Guard / Detect
item: Fighting Gem
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 192 HP / 252 Atk / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Hitmontop offers Intimidate combined with the rare access to Fake Out and Wide Guard. On top of this, Hitmontop has other support moves at its disposable, including Feint and Helping Hand. These moves, alongside better offensive pressure, separates Hitmontop from Scrafty. Hitmontop, however, is balanced by a mediocre Attack stat, susceptibility to Intimidate, reliance on Close Combat for damage, and low pressure in the face of the metagame's most common Pokemon. you could condense the last line: Hitmontop, however, has little offensive pressure in the face of the metagame's most common Pokemon, with its mediocre Attack stat, susceptibility to Intimidate, and reliance on Close Combat.
  • Close Combat is Hitmontop's strongest STAB attack, allowing it to OHKO Excadrill and non-Chople Berry Tyranitar. Toxic can put common Hitmontop switch-ins, such as Jellicent and Cresselia, on a timer thereby slightly mitigating Hitmontop's inability to do any damage to them. kind of weird sentence: Hitmontop mitigates its inability to damage bulky foes such as Jellicent and Cresselia with Toxic, which puts them on a timer and eventually forces them off the field. Helping Hand boosts the power of Hitmontop's teammate. you can say here that Hitmontop similarly makes up for its own lacking offensive pressure by boosting teammates Feint can break breaks Protect, allowing Hitmontop's teammate to pick up a crucial KO. its kind of dex info + is this rly supposed to be slashed Wide Guard can block blocks powerful spread attacks, such as Excadrill and Landorus-T's Earthquake, Kingdra's Muddy Water, and Heatran's Heat Wave.
  • Fighting Gem is the item of choice, allowing Hitmontop to secure the OHKO on Chople Berry Tyranitar, Heatran, and Kyurem-B. Fighting Gem also gives Hitmontop respectable damage output even against resisted hits Fighting-resistant foes. Sitrus Berry is an option to increase its longevity but is typically not recommended due to Hitmontop's already low offensive presence.
  • This spread outruns outspeeds standard Heatran while maximizing Attack, with the rest dumped in to HP to give a boost to Hitmontop's overall bulk.
  • Hitmontop prefers to switch in and out frequently to reset Fake Out and Wide Guard while cycling Intimidate.
  • As many teams can benefit from Intimidate and Fake Out, Hitmontop can easily fit on teams with minimal direct support. That said, Hitmontop shines best on teams with a setup Pokemon, such as Volcarona and Suicune, as the free turn generated through Fake Out can allow it allows them to setup easier. Heatran is another excellent teammate,(add comma) as it benefits greatly from Fake Out in addition to Hitmontop's ability to threaten opposing Heatran and Tyranitar and block Earthquakes and Muddy Water with Wide Guard. Latios and Thundurus are two Pokemon that benefits from Intimidate, effectively increasing their physical bulk, and Hitmontop's good matchup into Tyranitar and Steel-types.
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[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Toxic / Helping Hand / Feint
move 4: Wide Guard / Detect
item: Fighting Gem
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 192 HP / 252 Atk / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Hitmontop offers Intimidate combined with the rare access to Fake Out and Wide Guard. On top of this, Hitmontop has other support moves at its disposable disposal, including Feint and Helping Hand. These moves, alongside better offensive pressure, separates Hitmontop from Scrafty. Hitmontop, however, is balanced by a mediocre Attack stat, susceptibility to Intimidate, reliance on Close Combat for damage, and low offensive pressure think you mean this? in the face of the metagame's most common Pokemon.
  • Close Combat is Hitmontop's strongest STAB attack, allowing it to OHKO Excadrill and non-Chople Berry Tyranitar. Hitmontop mitigates its inability to damage bulky foes such as Jellicent and Cresselia with Toxic, which puts them on a timer and eventually forces them off the field. Helping Hand also mitigates Hitmontop's lack of offensive pressure by boosting the power of Hitmontop's teammate. Feint allows Hitmontop's teammate to pick up a crucial KO. how does Feint do this? in what situation/way since it's Hitmontop using the move? Wide Guard blocks powerful spread attacks (rc) such as Excadrill and Landorus-T's Earthquake, Kingdra's Muddy Water, and Heatran's Heat Wave.
  • Fighting Gem is the item of choice, allowing Hitmontop to secure the OHKO on Chople Berry Tyranitar, Heatran, and Kyurem-B. Fighting Gem also gives Hitmontop respectable damage output even against Fighting-resistant foes. Sitrus Berry is an option to increase its longevity, (ac) but it is typically not recommended due to Hitmontop's already low offensive presence.
  • This EV spread outspeeds standard Heatran while maximizing Attack, with the rest remaining EVs dumped into removed a space between in and to HP to boost Hitmontop's overall bulk.
  • Hitmontop prefers to switch in and out frequently to reset Fake Out and Wide Guard while cycling Intimidate.
  • As many teams can benefit from Intimidate and Fake Out, Hitmontop can easily fit on teams with minimal direct support. That said, Hitmontop shines best on teams with a setup Pokemon, such as Volcarona and Suicune, as the free turn generated through Fake Out allows them to setup set up easier. Heatran is another excellent teammate, as it benefits greatly from Fake Out. (ap) in addition to Hitmontop's ability to Additionally, Hitmontop can threaten opposing Heatran and Tyranitar and block Earthquake and Muddy Water with Wide Guard. Latios and Thundurus are two Pokemon that benefits from Intimidate, effectively increasing their physical bulk, and Hitmontop's good matchup into Tyranitar and Steel-types.

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