[SET]
name: Spinblocker
move 1: Torch Song
move 2: Hex / Shadow Ball
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Slack Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Earth Eater / Water Absorb
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
Skeledirge is a premier spinblocker that is able to provide further utility in the form of type immunity. Earth Eater Skeledirge checks spinners such as Donphan and Iron Treads, while Water Absorb Skeledirge walls Quaquaval and Primordial Sea users such as Choice Band Barraskewda, allowing Skeledirge to use them as setup fodder or inflict them with burn. Skeledirge is additionally able to threaten Corviknight that seek to use Defog. Hex provides more damage when paired with burns inflicted by Will-O-Wisp, but Shadow Ball offers unconditional and reliable damage. Torch Song + Slack Off provides guaranteed stat boosts and healing, and when paired with Skeledirge's decent physical bulk, may allow it to serve as a bulky sweeper. Skeledirge wants to have teammates such as Clodsire and Ting-Lu that are able to set up entry hazards, as Skeledirge is excellent at keeping them on the field. Due to its low special bulk, Skeledirge is vulnerable to special wallbreakers such as Polteageist and Chi-Yu, so it appreciates teammates such as Blissey, who offer significant special bulk and speed control in the form of Thunder Wave. Earth Eater Skeledirge is vulnerable to Water-types such as Quaquaval, so it appreciates teammates such as Desolate Land Ceruledge and Rotom-Wash that can deal with them. Ground-types such as Clodsire and Ting-Lu give Water Absorb Skeledirge a difficult time, so team mates such as Chien-Pao and Greninja help it deal with them. Foes such as Well-Baked Body Corviknight and Kingambit also hinder Skeledirge, so pairing Skeledirge with Sandy Shocks or Quaquaval helps mitigate this matchup. Alternatively, teammates such as Ting-Lu can provide physical bulk and phazing support with Whirlwind, and Corviknight can check Dark-types such as Roaring Moon and Meowscarada that hinder Skeledirge.
[CREDITS]
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name: Spinblocker
move 1: Torch Song
move 2: Hex / Shadow Ball
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Slack Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Earth Eater / Water Absorb
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
Skeledirge is a premier spinblocker that is able to provide further utility in the form of type immunity. Earth Eater Skeledirge checks spinners such as Donphan and Iron Treads, while Water Absorb Skeledirge walls Quaquaval and Primordial Sea users such as Choice Band Barraskewda, allowing Skeledirge to use them as setup fodder or inflict them with burn. Skeledirge is additionally able to threaten Corviknight that seek to use Defog. Hex provides more damage when paired with burns inflicted by Will-O-Wisp, but Shadow Ball offers unconditional and reliable damage. Torch Song + Slack Off provides guaranteed stat boosts and healing, and when paired with Skeledirge's decent physical bulk, may allow it to serve as a bulky sweeper. Skeledirge wants to have teammates such as Clodsire and Ting-Lu that are able to set up entry hazards, as Skeledirge is excellent at keeping them on the field. Due to its low special bulk, Skeledirge is vulnerable to special wallbreakers such as Polteageist and Chi-Yu, so it appreciates teammates such as Blissey, who offer significant special bulk and speed control in the form of Thunder Wave. Earth Eater Skeledirge is vulnerable to Water-types such as Quaquaval, so it appreciates teammates such as Desolate Land Ceruledge and Rotom-Wash that can deal with them. Ground-types such as Clodsire and Ting-Lu give Water Absorb Skeledirge a difficult time, so team mates such as Chien-Pao and Greninja help it deal with them. Foes such as Well-Baked Body Corviknight and Kingambit also hinder Skeledirge, so pairing Skeledirge with Sandy Shocks or Quaquaval helps mitigate this matchup. Alternatively, teammates such as Ting-Lu can provide physical bulk and phazing support with Whirlwind, and Corviknight can check Dark-types such as Roaring Moon and Meowscarada that hinder Skeledirge.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/alexender.313542/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/isaiah.375662/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lordbox.611238/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ut.523866/
Grammar checked by:
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