
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Ivy Cudgel
move 3: Power Whip / Horn Leech
move 4: Knock Off / Play Rough / Trailblaze
item: Cornerstone Mask
ability: Rocky Payload
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Ogerpon-C, with the combination of Swords Dance + Ivy Cudgel that is further boosted by Rocky Payload and its signature item Cornerstone Mask, is a devastating physical wallbreaker that is able to threaten common physical walls in Corviknight, Zapdos, Great Tusk, and defensive Quaquaval. Power Whip is a more powerful Grass-type STAB move, while Horn Leech is more reliable and provides better longevity. Knock Off hits Gholdengo and wears down Corviknight, Play Rough 2HKOes defensive Kommo-o and chips Sap Sipper Great Tusk, while Trailblaze is an option to make Ogerpon-C a potential sweeping threat. Fast physical attackers like Barraskewda, Roaring Moon, and Meowscarda appreciate Ogerpon-C being able to apply constant offensive pressure to help break down Corviknight, Zapdos, and if running Play Rough, Kommo-o, allowing them to be more efficient cleaners. Ogerpon-C has a poor defensive typing and can be vulnerable to chip damage or entry hazards, thus slow pivots like Corviknight, which can remove hazards, and Manaphy, on balance or more offensive-oriented dual screens teams, are recommended so that Ogerpon-C can come in safely. Ogerpon-C is also vulnerable to faster offensive Pokemon like Chien-Pao, Roaring Moon, and Barraskewda, so speed control like Choice Scarf Azelf and Roaring Moon are also good teammates for it.
[SET CREDITS]
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