[SET]
Hadron Engine (Sandy Shocks) @ Choice Scarf / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Hadron Engine
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Earth Power
- Volt Switch
- Stealth Rock / Spikes
[SET COMMENTS]
Sandy Shocks functions as a great offensive pivot thanks to its excellent offensive typing and ability to set entry hazards. Volt Switch lets Sandy Shocks pivot out of problematic matchups such as RegenVest Roaring Moon and Meloetta. Stealth Rock and Spikes allow Sandy Shocks to set up hazards against foes like Corviknight, Manaphy, and Zapdos, which are normally forced to switch out. Choice Scarf helps Sandy Shocks with its average Speed, turning it into a revenge killer and letting it outpace and OHKO other revenge killers like Barraskewda, Chien-Pao, and Iron Moth, while Heavy-Duty Boots lets it come in safely more often and also does not lock it into a move. Sandy Shocks forms great VoltTurn cores, so other offensive pivots such as Barraskewda, Meowscarada, and Choice Scarf Roaring Moon are great teammates. Stronger wallbreakers like Walking Wake and Gengar appreciate Sandy Shocks's ability to chip down special walls such as Empoleon, RegenVest Manaphy, and Hisuian Goodra, which gives them an easier time breaking through these foes. Sandy Shocks is completely walled by the likes of Landorus, Iron Treads, and Volt Absorb Corviknight, so physical wallbreakers like Weavile, Ogerpon-C, and Chien-Pao are helpful in order to pressure them. Sandy Shocks is vulnerable to faster revenge killers like Barraskewda and Weavile if it's not running Choice Scarf, meaning that defensive pivots like Corviknight and Manaphy are appreciated as well.
[SET CREDITS]
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Hadron Engine (Sandy Shocks) @ Choice Scarf / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Hadron Engine
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Earth Power
- Volt Switch
- Stealth Rock / Spikes
[SET COMMENTS]
Sandy Shocks functions as a great offensive pivot thanks to its excellent offensive typing and ability to set entry hazards. Volt Switch lets Sandy Shocks pivot out of problematic matchups such as RegenVest Roaring Moon and Meloetta. Stealth Rock and Spikes allow Sandy Shocks to set up hazards against foes like Corviknight, Manaphy, and Zapdos, which are normally forced to switch out. Choice Scarf helps Sandy Shocks with its average Speed, turning it into a revenge killer and letting it outpace and OHKO other revenge killers like Barraskewda, Chien-Pao, and Iron Moth, while Heavy-Duty Boots lets it come in safely more often and also does not lock it into a move. Sandy Shocks forms great VoltTurn cores, so other offensive pivots such as Barraskewda, Meowscarada, and Choice Scarf Roaring Moon are great teammates. Stronger wallbreakers like Walking Wake and Gengar appreciate Sandy Shocks's ability to chip down special walls such as Empoleon, RegenVest Manaphy, and Hisuian Goodra, which gives them an easier time breaking through these foes. Sandy Shocks is completely walled by the likes of Landorus, Iron Treads, and Volt Absorb Corviknight, so physical wallbreakers like Weavile, Ogerpon-C, and Chien-Pao are helpful in order to pressure them. Sandy Shocks is vulnerable to faster revenge killers like Barraskewda and Weavile if it's not running Choice Scarf, meaning that defensive pivots like Corviknight and Manaphy are appreciated as well.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/i-am-bonk.603931/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cat.580765/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kinetic1000.552227/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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