Weavile @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Swords Dance (Ice)
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
- Triple Axel
- Ice Shard
[SET COMMENTS]
Weavile is a staple on Ice teams thanks to its incredible Speed tier and high Attack. Knock Off denies passive recovery on foes like Corviknight and Dondozo by removing their Leftovers, and it prevents chip damage from foes like Great Tusk and Skarmory by removing their Rocky Helmet. At +2, Triple Axel secures the OHKO on foes like the Ogerpon formes, Kyurem, Walking Wake, Ceruledge, and Hisuian Goodra. Furthermore, it is able to check defensive Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and non-Choice Scarf Gholdengo, which can prove to be formidable foes for Ice teams. Ice Shard serves as a reliable countermeasure against faster foes like Choice Scarf Enamorus, Landorus, and Roaring Moon. At +2, it is also able to OHKO Dragapult, which prevents Weavile from getting burned by Will-O-Wisp while also OHKOing Garchomp without making contact, which avoids chip damage from its Rough Skin.
Alolan Ninetales is a necessary teammate for Weavile, as its ability to set snow and Aurora Veil grants Weavile a solid boost in its defenses, allowing it to set up much more reliably. Furthermore, Alolan Ninetales helps check Fighting-type threats like Keldeo and Kommo-o, which Weavile might otherwise have trouble against. Kyurem is an incredible partner for Weavile, forming a wallbreaking core with it and checking foes like Archaludon and Gouging Fire, while Weavile deals with foes like Dragapult and Latias for Kyurem. Mamoswine is an amazing wallbreaker that provides immediate explosive power thanks to its Choice Band set and offensively checks Steel- and Fire-type foes like Kingambit, Heatran, and Volcanion after their Air Balloon is popped; in return, Weavile deals with Gholdengo and Ceruledge. Additionally, Mamoswine can set Stealth Rock to boost Weavile's wallbreaking potential. Avalugg and Cloyster act as defensive staples on Ice teams, being able to sustain heavy physical damage from foes like Sneasler and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. In addition to their defensive utility, they can provide much-needed hazard removal with Rapid Spin. Shell Smash Cloyster also forms an incredible wallbreaking core with Weavile on hyper offense teams, checking foes like Heatran and Volcarona with Surf. Lastly, Froslass is a fantastic lead on Ice teams that can spread paralysis with Thunder Wave and set Spikes to help Weavile's wallbreaking rampage.
[SET CREDITS]
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