name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Thunderbolt / Dream Eater / Hypnosis
item: Darkinium Z / Psychium Z
ability: Fur Coat
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Parting Shot generates momentum for a teammate while also lowering the opposing Pokemon's offensive stats, which allows for easier switching in.
- Thunderbolt pairs well with Dark Pulse, preventing Fairy-, Fighting-, and opposing Dark-types such as Silvally-Fairy, Poliwrath, and Skuntank from freely switching into Alolan Persian.
- Dream Eater, which should only be used alongside Psychium Z, is an alternative that hits Fighting-types such as Hitmonchan, Gurdurr, and Assault Vest Crabominable super effectively while still hitting Fairy-types neutrally, although opting for it prevents Alolan Persian from threatening Dark-types much.
- Hypnosis cripples foes by putting them to sleep, which gives Alolan Persian an easier time setting up and can make switching in easier for teammates. However, the move's low accuracy hinders its reliability.
- Taunt can be used to let Alolan Persian put the breaks on Pokemon like defensive Mesprit and Alolan Sandslash, stop slower setup sweepers like Omastar, and pressure bulkier teams.
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- Fur Coat doubles Alolan Persian's Defense, which makes it relatively bulky even without defensive investment and gives Choice Scarf users like Dodrio and Togedemaru a harder time revenge killing it.
- Darkinium Z can be used either to turn Dark Pulse into Black-Hole Eclipse or Parting Shot into Z-Parting Shot. The former enables Alolan Persian to muscle through bulkier foes like Mudsdale and specially defensive Alolan Sandslash at +2, while the latter fully restores a teammate's HP and can give them another chance to wallbreak, set up, or sweep.
- Psychium Z turns the otherwise useless Dream Eater into Shattered Psyche, which breaks through Fighting-types like Hitmonchan and also has a high chance to OHKO Roselia at +2.
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- Parting Shot is the main move that Alolan Persian should use
- when to set up
- using hypnosis
- using the z move
- try to keep it healthy so that it can take hits from revenge killers
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- Nasty Plot Alolan Persian's ability to serve as a setup sweeper while also providing teams with useful pivoting support and revenge killing threats like Dodrio, Alolan Raichu, and Froslass allows it to fit well on offense and bulky offense.
- Wallbreakers such as Stoutland, Aggron, Jellicent, and Mesprit take advantage of Parting Shot giving them more opportunities to switch in, appreciate being given another chance to break with Z-Parting Shot, and love having switch-ins like Regirock, Mudsdale, Roselia, and Alolan Sandslash lured.
- Similarly, setup sweepers such as Lilligant, Dodrio, and Omastar appreciate being able to play more aggressively early-game before being given another chance to potentially set up and finish weakened teams off. Alolan Persian can also check revenge killers like Togedemaru for these Pokemon.
- Fighting-types easily check Alolan Persian if it lacks Psychium Z, which makes checks to them essential.
- additional pivots
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