[SET]
Swords Dance (Breloom) @ Loaded Dice / Life Orb
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Steel / Fighting / Rock
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb / Close Combat
- Mach Punch
- Aerial Ace / Bulldoze / Rock Tomb
[SET COMMENTS]
With its monstrous Attack and powerful coverage, Swords Dance Breloom is a terrifying setup sweeper and wallbreaker in NU. Bullet Seed in conjunction with Loaded Dice is Breloom's strongest STAB option, while Seed Bomb provides a Grass-type move without needing to use Loaded Dice, freeing up a slot for Life Orb. Close Combat lets Breloom break through walls like Bronzong and Incineroar but comes at the cost of not hitting Water-types like Swampert and Vaporeon as strongly. Mach Punch lets Breloom pick off Fighting-weak foes like Cinccino, as well as frailer Pokemon like Inteleon and Flygon. Aerial Ace threatens Grass-types, primarily Amoonguss, Decidueye, and Brambleghast, that resist Breloom's STAB combination. Bulldoze buries Poison-types like Alolan Muk, Galarian Slowbro, and Overqwil, as well as nailing Munkidori and Toxicroak on the switch in. Rock Tomb snipes Flying-types like Scyther, Kilowattrel, and Galarian Articuno, with the added benefit of dropping the foe's Speed, making Breloom far more threatening. Bulldoze and Rock Tomb also deter Chandelure and Hisuian Typhlosion from trying to wall Breloom's STAB moves.
Breloom best fits as a wallbreaker on offensive and balanced teams, where its talent in dismantling defensive cores is greatly appreciated against bulkier teams. Hyper offense staples like Uxie, Flygon, and Torterra love Breloom's ability to tear apart defensive stalwarts like Registeel, Sylveon, and Avalugg, respectively, while they help Breloom weaken Grass-types like Amoonguss and Tsareena. On balance teams, teammates like Calm Mind Scream Tail, Paldean Tauros-W, and Overqwil enjoy Breloom handling Steel-, Grass-, and Ground-types. As Breloom is quite frail, defensive pivots like Gligar, Tentacruel, and Incineroar help Breloom hit the field safely; additionally, these Pokemon bait in Water- and Ground-types like Milotic and Gastrodon that Breloom feasts on. Offensive pivots like Kilowattrel, Infernape, and Inteleon can bring Breloom in on foes like Registeel, Tentacruel, and Vaporeon, respectively, where it can grab a boost and start wallbreaking. Entry hazard setters like Overqwil, Diancie, and Gligar assist Breloom with wearing down foes like Overqwil, Sylveon, and Alolan Muk. As Breloom is prone to being forced out by foes like Kilowattrel and Chandelure, a defensive backbone with walls like Bronzong and Incineroar can help deal with them. Steel-types like Registeel handle Poison-types like Munkidori, and Water-types such as Vaporeon help with Fire-types like Hisuian Typhlosion.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sinnabyss.626095/
Quality checked by:
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Swords Dance (Breloom) @ Loaded Dice / Life Orb
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Steel / Fighting / Rock
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb / Close Combat
- Mach Punch
- Aerial Ace / Bulldoze / Rock Tomb
[SET COMMENTS]
With its monstrous Attack and powerful coverage, Swords Dance Breloom is a terrifying setup sweeper and wallbreaker in NU. Bullet Seed in conjunction with Loaded Dice is Breloom's strongest STAB option, while Seed Bomb provides a Grass-type move without needing to use Loaded Dice, freeing up a slot for Life Orb. Close Combat lets Breloom break through walls like Bronzong and Incineroar but comes at the cost of not hitting Water-types like Swampert and Vaporeon as strongly. Mach Punch lets Breloom pick off Fighting-weak foes like Cinccino, as well as frailer Pokemon like Inteleon and Flygon. Aerial Ace threatens Grass-types, primarily Amoonguss, Decidueye, and Brambleghast, that resist Breloom's STAB combination. Bulldoze buries Poison-types like Alolan Muk, Galarian Slowbro, and Overqwil, as well as nailing Munkidori and Toxicroak on the switch in. Rock Tomb snipes Flying-types like Scyther, Kilowattrel, and Galarian Articuno, with the added benefit of dropping the foe's Speed, making Breloom far more threatening. Bulldoze and Rock Tomb also deter Chandelure and Hisuian Typhlosion from trying to wall Breloom's STAB moves.
Breloom best fits as a wallbreaker on offensive and balanced teams, where its talent in dismantling defensive cores is greatly appreciated against bulkier teams. Hyper offense staples like Uxie, Flygon, and Torterra love Breloom's ability to tear apart defensive stalwarts like Registeel, Sylveon, and Avalugg, respectively, while they help Breloom weaken Grass-types like Amoonguss and Tsareena. On balance teams, teammates like Calm Mind Scream Tail, Paldean Tauros-W, and Overqwil enjoy Breloom handling Steel-, Grass-, and Ground-types. As Breloom is quite frail, defensive pivots like Gligar, Tentacruel, and Incineroar help Breloom hit the field safely; additionally, these Pokemon bait in Water- and Ground-types like Milotic and Gastrodon that Breloom feasts on. Offensive pivots like Kilowattrel, Infernape, and Inteleon can bring Breloom in on foes like Registeel, Tentacruel, and Vaporeon, respectively, where it can grab a boost and start wallbreaking. Entry hazard setters like Overqwil, Diancie, and Gligar assist Breloom with wearing down foes like Overqwil, Sylveon, and Alolan Muk. As Breloom is prone to being forced out by foes like Kilowattrel and Chandelure, a defensive backbone with walls like Bronzong and Incineroar can help deal with them. Steel-types like Registeel handle Poison-types like Munkidori, and Water-types such as Vaporeon help with Fire-types like Hisuian Typhlosion.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sinnabyss.626095/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/powerofmemes.583607/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lucario.189361/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/queez.229690/
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