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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Close Combat / Tera Blast
move 4: Accelerock
item: Life Orb
ability: Steadfast
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Fighting / Flying
[SET COMMENTS]
With blazing Speed, versatile coverage, and high power, Lycanroc is an excellent cleaner. Close Combat targets Steel- and Fighting-types like Perrserker, Magneton, Paldean Tauros, and Passimian. It is also Lycanroc's strongest attack against Sandaconda. Accelerock picks off weakened Choice Scarf users like Rotom formes, Zoroark, and Haunter. Tera Flying allows Lycanroc to set up on Pokemon with otherwise super effective moves, like Passimian's Close Combat and Sandaconda's Earthquake, and also pick off Fighting-types like Passimian, Medicham, and Toxicroak.
Without prior damage, Lycanroc will struggle to achieve KOs and needs partners to rack up damage beforehand, as Pokemon like Sandaconda and Paldean Tauros can safely check it. Wallbreakers like Mabosstiff, Medicham, and Choice Specs Zoroark can help rack up damage. Pivots like Choice Scarf Rotom and Eelektross are helpful to give it safe entry, bypassing its low bulk. Against bulkier teams, Spikes and Toxic Spikes users like Qwilfish and Vespiquen can wear down foes, allowing Lycanroc to clean teams more easily.
[SET]
name: Dedicated Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Endeavor
move 4: Accelerock
item: Focus Sash
ability: Steadfast
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Ghost
[SET COMMENTS]
Lycanroc is the fastest viable Stealth Rock setter in NU, making it a great dedicated lead. Taunt prevents defensive Pokemon like Sandaconda, Chansey, and Qwilfish from using their utility moves or setting up entry hazards. Focus Sash allows Lycanroc to survive a hit from offensive Pokemon like Medicham and Magneton, enabling Endeavor to do maximum damage. Once Lycanroc has consumed its Focus Sash and brought Pokemon down to one HP with Endeavor, it can then pick them off with Accelerock. Due to being only used as a lead, Lycanroc will not be Terastallizing often, although Tera Ghost is used to block Rapid Spin in matchups where keeping up Stealth Rock is worth the usage of Terastallization.
Setup sweepers like Bruxish, Toxicroak, and Paldean Tauros that can capitalize from Stealth Rock are appreciated, making it difficult for Defoggers like Drifblim and Oricorio formes to clear hazards safely. Passimian and Lurantis can discourage Defog attempts via Defiant and Contrary, respectively. Although rare, Hattrem can completely wall Lycanroc, so Pokemon like Nasty Plot Rotom and Misdreavus can deter Hattrem from switching in. Other hazard setters, like Qwilfish and Cacturne, can also set up Spikes or Toxic Spikes to accumulate even more residual damage.
[CREDITS]
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