[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Protect
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Facade / Ice Fang
item: Toxic Orb
ability: Poison Heal
nature:
evs: 244 HP / 12 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
With Swords Dance Gliscor has the ability to be a threatening breaker against slower paced teams that have difficulty getting rid of it quickly, along with Poison Heal an Toxic Orb allowing it to avoid many of the usual pitfalls of physical breakers like Wil-o-Wisp or Scald burns. Protect allows you to safely activate Toxic Orb as well as recover extra health when necessary. Earthquake is the best STAB option Gliscor has, and Facade allows you to hit almost any foe immune to Earthquake. Ice Fang can provide more immediate damge vs foes liek Landorus-T and opposing Gliscor but you lose out on a lot of damage vs foes not weak to Ice-type moves so it is a situational pick for sure.
Set Details
========
244 HP and 252 SpD allows Gliscor to take 2 Hidden Power Ice from Landorus-T with Protect as well as a host of other threatening special attacks like Choice Specs Latios Draco Meteor, or non Life Orb Alakazam Hidden Power Ice. An alternative spread of 148 HP / 132 Atk / 228 Speed can outspeed and 2HKO Landorus-T at +1 attack after Stealth Rock damage.
Team Options
========
Swords Dance Gliscor makes its home on more balanced structures with teammates that can remove the many annoyances stopping it from claiming KO's. Magnezone is a solid partner able to trap Skarmory which counters Gliscor. Tyranitar both sets sand for etra chip on foes as well as handling annoying Psychic-types like Alakazam or Reuniclus which can commonly run Hidden Power Ice. Rotom-W is a teammate which helps check annoying water types like Keldeo, Starmie, and opposing Rotom-W, as well as checking Landorus-T, and wearing down foes with burns from Wil-o-Wisp. Teammates like Gastrodon or Seismitoad provide Stealth Rock without adding extra water weaknesses which can quickly become an issue on these types of teams. Finally cleaners like Alakazam or Choice Scarf Excadrill that can take advantage of the damage Gliscor outputs allow you to take advantage of all of the work put into the team to enable Gliscor.
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name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Protect
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Facade / Ice Fang
item: Toxic Orb
ability: Poison Heal
nature:
evs: 244 HP / 12 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
With Swords Dance Gliscor has the ability to be a threatening breaker against slower paced teams that have difficulty getting rid of it quickly, along with Poison Heal an Toxic Orb allowing it to avoid many of the usual pitfalls of physical breakers like Wil-o-Wisp or Scald burns. Protect allows you to safely activate Toxic Orb as well as recover extra health when necessary. Earthquake is the best STAB option Gliscor has, and Facade allows you to hit almost any foe immune to Earthquake. Ice Fang can provide more immediate damge vs foes liek Landorus-T and opposing Gliscor but you lose out on a lot of damage vs foes not weak to Ice-type moves so it is a situational pick for sure.
Set Details
========
244 HP and 252 SpD allows Gliscor to take 2 Hidden Power Ice from Landorus-T with Protect as well as a host of other threatening special attacks like Choice Specs Latios Draco Meteor, or non Life Orb Alakazam Hidden Power Ice. An alternative spread of 148 HP / 132 Atk / 228 Speed can outspeed and 2HKO Landorus-T at +1 attack after Stealth Rock damage.
Team Options
========
Swords Dance Gliscor makes its home on more balanced structures with teammates that can remove the many annoyances stopping it from claiming KO's. Magnezone is a solid partner able to trap Skarmory which counters Gliscor. Tyranitar both sets sand for etra chip on foes as well as handling annoying Psychic-types like Alakazam or Reuniclus which can commonly run Hidden Power Ice. Rotom-W is a teammate which helps check annoying water types like Keldeo, Starmie, and opposing Rotom-W, as well as checking Landorus-T, and wearing down foes with burns from Wil-o-Wisp. Teammates like Gastrodon or Seismitoad provide Stealth Rock without adding extra water weaknesses which can quickly become an issue on these types of teams. Finally cleaners like Alakazam or Choice Scarf Excadrill that can take advantage of the damage Gliscor outputs allow you to take advantage of all of the work put into the team to enable Gliscor.
[CREDITS]
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