ZU Thievul [done]

[Tuthur]

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Burning Jealousy / Knock Off
item: Choice Specs
ability: Stakeout
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thievul is a deadly wallbreaker thanks to the combination of Choice Specs and Stakeout. Psychic OHKOes Fighting-types such as Sawk, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath with a Stakeout boost and serves as its strongest move for Fairy-types such as Alcremie and Clefairy. Despite its low base power, Burning Jealousy is Thievul's strongest option for Dark-types such as Skuntank, Shiftry, and Alolan Persian and lets Thievul force out some special walls like Frosmoth and Ferroseed. Knock Off is an alternative that cripples Eviolite-reliant walls such as Clefairy and Type: Null, letting Thievul beat them later with its other moves.

Thievul works best on offensive teams looking for a very powerful special wallbreaker. Physical wallbreakers such as Basculin, Centiskorch, and Silvally-Ground can force in physical walls such as Qwilfish, Garbodor, and Uxie, giving Thievul an opportunity to switch in. These partners can also break through specially defensive Pokemon that give Thievul a hard time, such as Clefairy, Audino, and Alcremie. Since Fairy-, Dark-, and Fighting-types such as Clefairy, Silvally-Dark, and Sawk threaten Thievul, checks to these types, such as Centiskorch, Gurdurr, and Rotom-S, are appreciated. VoltTurn users such as Wishiwashi, Uxie, Rotom-S, and Silvally-Ground create opportunities for Thievul to activate Stakeout. Due to Thievul's average Speed tier, it struggles versus more offensive teams; therefore, fast Pokemon such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Sawk make for great partners.

[SET]
name: Grassy Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Grass Knot / Burning Jealousy
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Unburden
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Grassy Seed Thievul is a niche sweeper on Grassy Terrain teams that faces competition with other sweepers like Swoobat. Thanks to the combination of Grassy Seed and Unburden, Thievul can instantly boost its Defense and Speed in Grassy Terrain, making it harder to revenge kill and letting it more easily set up a Nasty Plot to clean. After a Nasty Plot, Psychic OHKOes Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Sawk, and Poliwrath. Grass Knot gets boosted by Grassy Terrain and lets Thievul break through bulky Pokemon such as Piloswine, Rhydon, and Silvally-Dark at +2. Alternatively, Burning Jealousy is more reliable against opposing Dark-types like Shiftry and Skuntank, which can take Thievul's other moves.

Grassy Seed Thievul exclusively fits on Grassy Terrain teams and requires Thwackey's Grassy Terrain support to function. Wallbreakers on Grassy Terrain teams such as Gourgeist-S, Trevenant, and Flapple also appreciate Thwackey's support, and they bring in physical walls that Thievul can set up on and force out. Special wallbreakers such as Rotom and Basculin are also great fits for Grassy Terrain teams and can weaken special walls such as Clefairy, Audino, and Ferroseed to let Thievul sweep in the late-game.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Thievul can also be ran on Electric Terrain teams with Electric Seed over Grassy Seed, although the archetype is less effective than Grassy Terrain teams. Thievul can use the combination of Throat Spray + Snarl or Sitrus Berry + Substitute to activate Unburden; however, these sets need several turns to set up and are often not worth using. Hyper Beam is Thievul's strongest move and an option on both sets to nuke Dark- and Fairy-types such as Silvally-Dark and Alcremie, but it is exploitable and gives the foe a free turn, and Thievul can outspeed and 2HKO most of these threats with its other moves. A Timid nature can be used on the Choice Specs set to give Thievul a better matchup against more offensive teams; however, a Modest nature lets Thievul break through special walls like Audino, Eviolite-less Clefairy, and Wishiwashi with a boost from Stakeout.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Thanks to their great special bulk and resistance to Thievul's STAB moves, Fairy-types such as Carbink, Alcremie, and Clefairy easily wall Thievul, even if non-specially defensive variants of them have to watch out for Stakeout-boosted Psychic.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Silvally-Dark, and Shiftry tank Dark Pulse and Psychic and threaten Thievul. However, they aren't extremely reliable, as they still take heavy damage from Stakeout-boosted moves and Nasty Plot-boosted Burning Jealousy.

**Fighting-types**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul fails to OHKO Fighting-types such as Poliwrath, Gurdurr, and Throh, which can take it out.

**Faster Attackers**: Due to its mediocre bulk, Choice Specs Thievul is forced out by faster attackers such as Silvally-Ground, Sawk, and Kangaskhan.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, specially defensive walls such as Audino, Wishiwashi, and Cryogonal can easily wall Thievul. However, Thievul can 2HKO them with its Stakeout- or Nasty Plot-boosted moves, so they have to be played carefully.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Tuthur, 369076]]
- Quality checked by: [[BloodAce, 435539], [S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[DC, 449990]]

 

[BloodAce]

QC 1/2

Aside from a bit of fluff in set comments, this was very solid work!

Spoiler

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Burning Jealousy / Knock Off
item: Choice Specs
ability: Stakeout
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thievul is a deadly wallbreaker able to tremendously damage anything that switches into it. (fluff) thanks to the combination of Choice Specs and Stakeout. Psychic is a coverage move letting Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Sawk, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath with Stakeout as well as being its strongest move for Fairy-types such as Alcremie and Clefairy. Despite its low base power, Burning Jealousy is Thievul's strongest option for Dark-types such as Skuntank, Shiftry, and Persian-Alola and lets Thievul force out some special sponges like Frosmoth and Ferroseed without the Stakeout boost. Knock Off is an alternative that cripples Eviolite reliant walls such as Clefairy and Type:Null, letting it beat them later with its other moves. Modest is the prefered nature, despite making Thievul slower than several offensive Pokemon such as Skuntank, Vanilluxe, and Sawk, because it lets Thievul break through special walls such as Audino, Knocked Off Clefairy, and Wishiwashi. Also without the Modest nature, Thievul is quite weak against foes that don't switch out, so the bonus in power in enjoyed. (fluff, you dont have to explain standard max max spreads / natures; you can mention why Modest in OO when you discuss an alternative Timid nature but keep it brief)

Thievul works better in best on offensive teams looking for a very powerful special wallbreaker. Physical wallbreakers such as Basculin, Centiskorch, and Lycanroc can force physical walls such as Qwilfish, Garbodor, and Palossand in, giving Thievul a switchin opportunity, setting up Stakeout to get a KO or severely weaken the physical wall in the range of Thievul's partners. Mention how these physical wallbreakers handle Specially Defensive Pokemon like Alcremie and Audino that give Thievul a hard time. Since Fairy-, Dark-, and Fighting-types such as Clefairy, Silvally-Dark, and Sawk threaten Thievul, checks to these types such as Magneton, Gurdurr, and Rotom-S, respectively, are appreciated. VoltTurn users such as Wishiwashi, Uxie, Rotom-S, and Silvally-Ground can create opportunity to setup Stakeout for Thievul. (Added rotom-s as an example since you only mentioned uturn users) Due to Thievul's average speed tier, it struggles versus more offensive teams, therefore fast partners such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Sawk make for great partners.

[SET]
name: Grassy Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Grass Knot / Burning Jealousy
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Unburden
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Grassy Seed Thievul is a niche sweeper for Grassy Terrain teams facing competition from other abusers namely Swoobat. Thanks to the combination of Grassy Seed and Unburden, Thievul can instantly get its Defense and Speed bolstered if Grassy Terrain is up, making it harder to revenge kill and letting it setup more easily setup a Nasty Plot to clean. Psychic is Thievul's strongest coverage and after a Nasty Plot, it lets it OHKO Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Sawk, and Poliwrath. Grass Knot gets boosted by Grassy Terrain and lets Thievul break at +2 through very sturdy bulky Pokemon such as Piloswine, Rhydon, and Silvally-Dark. However Burning Jealousy is more reliable versus other Dark-types such as Shiftry, and Skuntank that don't mind Thievul's other moves.

Thievul exclusively fits in Grassy Terrain teams and requires Thwackey's Grassy Terrain support to work. Grassy Terrain wallbreakers such as Gourgeist-Small, Trevenant, and Flapple also appreciate Thwackey's support while bringing in physical walls which Thievul can setup on since it forces them out. Special Wallbreakers such as Magneton and Clawitzer are also great fits for Grassy Terrain teams and can weaken special walls such as Clefairy, Audino, and Cryogonal so Thievul can sweep later.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Thievul can use the combination of Throat Spray+Snarl or Sitrus Berry+Substitute to activate Unburden, however these sets need several turns to setup and are often not worth using. Hyper Beam is Thievul's strongest move and is an option on both sets that can nuke Dark- and Fairy-types such as Silvally-Dark and Alcremie but is abusable because it gives the opponent a free turn and Thievul can 2HKO and outspeed most of these threats with its other moves. A Timid nature can be used on the Choice Specs set to give it a better matchup against more offensive teams, however for the aforementioned reasons, it's not recommended. (You can explain why modest is prefered here instead of set comments) Grassy Seed sets can run an alternative spread with 144 EVs in HP and 112 in Spe to improve its bulk while still outspeeding Choice Scarf Basculin, however it makes Thievul far slower before setting up. (does this added bulk help it with anything notable? If not its probably not worth mentioning, you'd want max max so thievul is more effective in the case that terrain isnt set)

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Thanks to their great special bulk and resistances to Thievul's STAB move, Fairy-types such as Carbink, Alcremie, and Clefairy can easily wall Thievul, even if non specially defensive variants of them have to watch out for Stakeout-boosted Psychic.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Silvally-Dark, and Shiftry resist Dark Pulse and Psychic and can threaten Thievul with their secondary STAB move. (silv dark doesnt have a secondary STAB) However, they aren't extremely reliable as they still take heavy damage from Stakeout-boosted moves and Nasty Plot boosted Burning Jealousy.

**Fighting-types**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul fails to OHKO Fighting-types such as Poliwrath, Gurdurr, and Throh that take out Thievul with their super effective STAB moves.

**Faster attackers**: Due to its medicore average special bulk and mediocre physical one (fluff), Choice Specs Thievul is forced out by most faster attackers such as Silvally-Ground, Sawk, and Lycanroc.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul is weak, thus Specially Defensive walls such as Audino, Wishiwashi, and Cryogonal can easily wall it. However, Thievul can 2HKO them with its Stakeout or Nasty Plot boosted moves, so they have to be played carefully.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Tuthur, 369076]]
- Quality checked by: [[BloodAce, 435539], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Tuthur]

QC 1/2

Aside from a bit of fluff in set comments, this was very solid work!

Spoiler

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Burning Jealousy / Knock Off
item: Choice Specs
ability: Stakeout
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thievul is a deadly wallbreaker able to tremendously damage anything that switches into it. (fluff) thanks to the combination of Choice Specs and Stakeout. Psychic is a coverage move letting Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Sawk, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath with Stakeout as well as being its strongest move for Fairy-types such as Alcremie and Clefairy. Despite its low base power, Burning Jealousy is Thievul's strongest option for Dark-types such as Skuntank, Shiftry, and Persian-Alola and lets Thievul force out some special sponges like Frosmoth and Ferroseed without the Stakeout boost. Knock Off is an alternative that cripples Eviolite reliant walls such as Clefairy and Type:Null, letting it beat them later with its other moves. Modest is the prefered nature, despite making Thievul slower than several offensive Pokemon such as Skuntank, Vanilluxe, and Sawk, because it lets Thievul break through special walls such as Audino, Knocked Off Clefairy, and Wishiwashi. Also without the Modest nature, Thievul is quite weak against foes that don't switch out, so the bonus in power in enjoyed. (fluff, you dont have to explain standard max max spreads / natures; you can mention why Modest in OO when you discuss an alternative Timid nature but keep it brief)

Thievul works better in best on offensive teams looking for a very powerful special wallbreaker. Physical wallbreakers such as Basculin, Centiskorch, and Lycanroc can force physical walls such as Qwilfish, Garbodor, and Palossand in, giving Thievul a switchin opportunity, setting up Stakeout to get a KO or severely weaken the physical wall in the range of Thievul's partners. Mention how these physical wallbreakers handle Specially Defensive Pokemon like Alcremie and Audino that give Thievul a hard time. Since Fairy-, Dark-, and Fighting-types such as Clefairy, Silvally-Dark, and Sawk threaten Thievul, checks to these types such as Magneton, Gurdurr, and Rotom-S, respectively, are appreciated. VoltTurn users such as Wishiwashi, Uxie, Rotom-S, and Silvally-Ground can create opportunity to setup Stakeout for Thievul. (Added rotom-s as an example since you only mentioned uturn users) Due to Thievul's average speed tier, it struggles versus more offensive teams, therefore fast partners such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Sawk make for great partners.

[SET]
name: Grassy Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Grass Knot / Burning Jealousy
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Unburden
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Grassy Seed Thievul is a niche sweeper for Grassy Terrain teams facing competition from other abusers namely Swoobat. Thanks to the combination of Grassy Seed and Unburden, Thievul can instantly get its Defense and Speed bolstered if Grassy Terrain is up, making it harder to revenge kill and letting it setup more easily setup a Nasty Plot to clean. Psychic is Thievul's strongest coverage and after a Nasty Plot, it lets it OHKO Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Sawk, and Poliwrath. Grass Knot gets boosted by Grassy Terrain and lets Thievul break at +2 through very sturdy bulky Pokemon such as Piloswine, Rhydon, and Silvally-Dark. However Burning Jealousy is more reliable versus other Dark-types such as Shiftry, and Skuntank that don't mind Thievul's other moves.

Thievul exclusively fits in Grassy Terrain teams and requires Thwackey's Grassy Terrain support to work. Grassy Terrain wallbreakers such as Gourgeist-Small, Trevenant, and Flapple also appreciate Thwackey's support while bringing in physical walls which Thievul can setup on since it forces them out. Special Wallbreakers such as Magneton and Clawitzer are also great fits for Grassy Terrain teams and can weaken special walls such as Clefairy, Audino, and Cryogonal so Thievul can sweep later.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Thievul can use the combination of Throat Spray+Snarl or Sitrus Berry+Substitute to activate Unburden, however these sets need several turns to setup and are often not worth using. Hyper Beam is Thievul's strongest move and is an option on both sets that can nuke Dark- and Fairy-types such as Silvally-Dark and Alcremie but is abusable because it gives the opponent a free turn and Thievul can 2HKO and outspeed most of these threats with its other moves. A Timid nature can be used on the Choice Specs set to give it a better matchup against more offensive teams, however for the aforementioned reasons, it's not recommended. (You can explain why modest is prefered here instead of set comments) Grassy Seed sets can run an alternative spread with 144 EVs in HP and 112 in Spe to improve its bulk while still outspeeding Choice Scarf Basculin, however it makes Thievul far slower before setting up. (does this added bulk help it with anything notable? If not its probably not worth mentioning, you'd want max max so thievul is more effective in the case that terrain isnt set)

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Thanks to their great special bulk and resistances to Thievul's STAB move, Fairy-types such as Carbink, Alcremie, and Clefairy can easily wall Thievul, even if non specially defensive variants of them have to watch out for Stakeout-boosted Psychic.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Silvally-Dark, and Shiftry resist Dark Pulse and Psychic and can threaten Thievul with their secondary STAB move. (silv dark doesnt have a secondary STAB) However, they aren't extremely reliable as they still take heavy damage from Stakeout-boosted moves and Nasty Plot boosted Burning Jealousy.

**Fighting-types**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul fails to OHKO Fighting-types such as Poliwrath, Gurdurr, and Throh that take out Thievul with their super effective STAB moves.

**Faster attackers**: Due to its medicore average special bulk and mediocre physical one (fluff), Choice Specs Thievul is forced out by most faster attackers such as Silvally-Ground, Sawk, and Lycanroc.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul is weak, thus Specially Defensive walls such as Audino, Wishiwashi, and Cryogonal can easily wall it. However, Thievul can 2HKO them with its Stakeout or Nasty Plot boosted moves, so they have to be played carefully.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Tuthur, 369076]]
- Quality checked by: [[BloodAce, 435539], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Implemented, ty.

 

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Burning Jealousy / Knock Off
item: Choice Specs
ability: Stakeout
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thievul is a deadly wallbreaker thanks to the combination of Choice Specs and Stakeout. Psychic is a coverage move letting lets Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Sawk, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath with Stakeout as well as being its strongest move for Fairy-types such as Alcremie and Clefairy. Despite its low base power, Burning Jealousy is Thievul's strongest option for Dark-types such as Skuntank, Shiftry, and Persian-Alola Alolan Persian and lets Thievul force out some special sponges walls like Frosmoth and Ferroseed. Knock Off is an alternative that cripples Eviolite-reliant (AH) walls such as Clefairy and Type: Null (add space), letting it beat them later with its other moves.

Thievul works best on offensive teams looking for a very powerful special wallbreaker. Physical wallbreakers such as Basculin, Centiskorch, and Lycanroc can force physical walls such as Qwilfish, Garbodor, and Palossand in, giving Thievul a switchin opportunity, setting up Stakeout to get a KO, (AC) or severely weakening the physical wall in the range of Thievul's partners. On the other hand, these partners can break through specially defensive Pokemon such as Clefairy, Audino, and Alcremie that give Thievul a hard time. Since Fairy-, Dark-, and Fighting-types such as Clefairy, Silvally-Dark, and Sawk threaten Thievul, checks to these types such as Magneton, Gurdurr, and Rotom-S, respectively, are appreciated. VoltTurn users such as Wishiwashi, Uxie, Rotom-S, and Silvally-Ground can create opportunity opportunities to set up (add space) Stakeout for Thievul. Due to Thievul's average Speed tier, it struggles versus more offensive teams, therefore fast partners such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Sawk make for great partners.

[SET]
name: Grassy Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Grass Knot / Burning Jealousy
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Unburden
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Grassy Seed Thievul is a niche sweeper for Grassy Terrain teams facing competition from other abusers sweepers, (AC) namely Swoobat. Thanks to the combination of Grassy Seed and Unburden, Thievul can instantly get its Defense and Speed bolstered if Grassy Terrain is up, making it harder to revenge kill and letting it more easily set up (add space) a Nasty Plot to clean. Psychic is Thievul's strongest coverage and after a Nasty Plot, it lets it After a Nasty Plot, Psychic lets Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Sawk, and Poliwrath. Grass Knot gets boosted by Grassy Terrain and lets Thievul break at +2 through bulky Pokemon at +2 such as Piloswine, Rhydon, and Silvally-Dark. However Burning Jealousy is more reliable versus other Dark-types such as Shiftry (RC) and Skuntank that don't mind Thievul's other moves.

Thievul exclusively fits in on Grassy Terrain teams and requires Thwackey's Grassy Terrain support to work. Grassy Terrain wallbreakers such as Gourgeist-Small Gourgeist-S, Trevenant, and Flapple also appreciate Thwackey's support while bringing in physical walls which Thievul can set up (add space) on since it forces them out. Special wallbreakers such as Magneton and Clawitzer are also great fits for Grassy Terrain teams and can weaken special walls such as Clefairy, Audino, and Cryogonal so Thievul can sweep later.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Thievul can use the combination of Throat Spray + Snarl or Sitrus Berry + Substitute (add spaces on both) to activate Unburden; (RC, AS) however, (AC) these sets need several turns to set up (add space) and are often not worth using. Hyper Beam is Thievul's strongest move and is an option on both sets that can nuke Dark- and Fairy-types such as Silvally-Dark and Alcremie, (AC) but is abusable it can be taken advantage of because it gives the opponent foe a free turn and Thievul can 2HKO and outspeed most of these threats with its other moves. A Timid nature can be used on the Choice Specs set to give it a better matchup against more offensive teams; (RC, AS) however, (AC) without a Modest nature, Thievul struggles to force foes out, (Ac) as it's pretty weak without the Stakeout boost and this nature a Modest nature lets Thievul break through special walls like Audino, Knocked Off Clefairy after its item is removed, and Wishiwashi with Stakeout.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Thanks to their great special bulk and resistances to Thievul's STAB moves, Fairy-types such as Carbink, Alcremie, and Clefairy can easily wall Thievul, even if non-specially (AH) defensive variants of them have to watch out for Stakeout-boosted Psychic.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Silvally-Dark, and Shiftry resist Dark Pulse and Psychic and can threaten Thievul. However, they aren't extremely reliable as they still take heavy damage from Stakeout-boosted moves and Nasty Plot-boosted (AH) Burning Jealousy.

**Fighting-types**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul fails to OHKO Fighting-types such as Poliwrath, Gurdurr, and Throh that can take out Thievul with their super effective STAB moves.

**Faster Attackers**: Due to its mediocre bulk, Choice Specs Thievul is forced out by most faster attackers such as Silvally-Ground, Sawk, and Lycanroc.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul is weak, thus specially defensive walls such as Audino, Wishiwashi, and Cryogonal can easily wall it. However, Thievul can 2HKO them with its Stakeout- (AH) or Nasty Plot-boosted (AH) moves, so they have to be played carefully.

 

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Burning Jealousy / Knock Off
item: Choice Specs
ability: Stakeout
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thievul is a deadly wallbreaker thanks to the combination of Choice Specs and Stakeout. Psychic is a coverage move letting lets Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Sawk, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath with Stakeout as well as being its strongest move for Fairy-types such as Alcremie and Clefairy. Despite its low base power, Burning Jealousy is Thievul's strongest option for Dark-types such as Skuntank, Shiftry, and Persian-Alola Alolan Persian and lets Thievul force out some special sponges walls like Frosmoth and Ferroseed. Knock Off is an alternative that cripples Eviolite-reliant (AH) walls such as Clefairy and Type: Null (add space), letting it beat them later with its other moves.

Thievul works best on offensive teams looking for a very powerful special wallbreaker. Physical wallbreakers such as Basculin, Centiskorch, and Lycanroc can force physical walls such as Qwilfish, Garbodor, and Palossand in, giving Thievul a switchin opportunity, setting up Stakeout to get a KO, (AC) or severely weakening the physical wall in the range of Thievul's partners. On the other hand, these partners can break through specially defensive Pokemon such as Clefairy, Audino, and Alcremie that give Thievul a hard time. Since Fairy-, Dark-, and Fighting-types such as Clefairy, Silvally-Dark, and Sawk threaten Thievul, checks to these types such as Magneton, Gurdurr, and Rotom-S, respectively, are appreciated. VoltTurn users such as Wishiwashi, Uxie, Rotom-S, and Silvally-Ground can create opportunity opportunities to set up (add space) Stakeout for Thievul. Due to Thievul's average Speed tier, it struggles versus more offensive teams, therefore fast partners such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Sawk make for great partners.

[SET]
name: Grassy Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Grass Knot / Burning Jealousy
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Unburden
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Grassy Seed Thievul is a niche sweeper for Grassy Terrain teams facing competition from other abusers sweepers, (AC) namely Swoobat. Thanks to the combination of Grassy Seed and Unburden, Thievul can instantly get its Defense and Speed bolstered if Grassy Terrain is up, making it harder to revenge kill and letting it more easily set up (add space) a Nasty Plot to clean. Psychic is Thievul's strongest coverage and after a Nasty Plot, it lets it After a Nasty Plot, Psychic lets Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Sawk, and Poliwrath. Grass Knot gets boosted by Grassy Terrain and lets Thievul break at +2 through bulky Pokemon at +2 such as Piloswine, Rhydon, and Silvally-Dark. However Burning Jealousy is more reliable versus other Dark-types such as Shiftry (RC) and Skuntank that don't mind Thievul's other moves.

Thievul exclusively fits in on Grassy Terrain teams and requires Thwackey's Grassy Terrain support to work. Grassy Terrain wallbreakers such as Gourgeist-Small Gourgeist-S, Trevenant, and Flapple also appreciate Thwackey's support while bringing in physical walls which Thievul can set up (add space) on since it forces them out. Special wallbreakers such as Magneton and Clawitzer are also great fits for Grassy Terrain teams and can weaken special walls such as Clefairy, Audino, and Cryogonal so Thievul can sweep later.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Thievul can use the combination of Throat Spray + Snarl or Sitrus Berry + Substitute (add spaces on both) to activate Unburden; (RC, AS) however, (AC) these sets need several turns to set up (add space) and are often not worth using. Hyper Beam is Thievul's strongest move and is an option on both sets that can nuke Dark- and Fairy-types such as Silvally-Dark and Alcremie, (AC) but is abusable it can be taken advantage of because it gives the opponent foe a free turn and Thievul can 2HKO and outspeed most of these threats with its other moves. A Timid nature can be used on the Choice Specs set to give it a better matchup against more offensive teams; (RC, AS) however, (AC) without a Modest nature, Thievul struggles to force foes out, (Ac) as it's pretty weak without the Stakeout boost and this nature a Modest nature lets Thievul break through special walls like Audino, Knocked Off Clefairy after its item is removed, and Wishiwashi with Stakeout.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Thanks to their great special bulk and resistances to Thievul's STAB moves, Fairy-types such as Carbink, Alcremie, and Clefairy can easily wall Thievul, even if non-specially (AH) defensive variants of them have to watch out for Stakeout-boosted Psychic.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Silvally-Dark, and Shiftry resist Dark Pulse and Psychic and can threaten Thievul. However, they aren't extremely reliable as they still take heavy damage from Stakeout-boosted moves and Nasty Plot-boosted (AH) Burning Jealousy.

**Fighting-types**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul fails to OHKO Fighting-types such as Poliwrath, Gurdurr, and Throh that can take out Thievul with their super effective STAB moves.

**Faster Attackers**: Due to its mediocre bulk, Choice Specs Thievul is forced out by most faster attackers such as Silvally-Ground, Sawk, and Lycanroc.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul is weak, thus specially defensive walls such as Audino, Wishiwashi, and Cryogonal can easily wall it. However, Thievul can 2HKO them with its Stakeout- (AH) or Nasty Plot-boosted (AH) moves, so they have to be played carefully.

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Burning Jealousy / Knock Off
item: Choice Specs
ability: Stakeout
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thievul is a deadly wallbreaker thanks to the combination of Choice Specs and Stakeout. Psychic lets Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Sawk, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath with Stakeout as well as being its strongest move for Fairy-types such as Alcremie and Clefairy. Despite its low base power, Burning Jealousy is Thievul's strongest option for Dark-types such as Skuntank, Shiftry, and Alolan Persian and lets Thievul force out some special walls like Frosmoth and Ferroseed. Knock Off is an alternative that cripples Eviolite-reliant walls such as Clefairy and Type: Null, letting it Thievul beat them later with its other moves.

Thievul works best on offensive teams looking for a very powerful special wallbreaker. Physical wallbreakers such as Basculin, Centiskorch, and Sillvaly-Ground can force physical walls such as Qwilfish, Garbodor, and Uxie in, giving Thievul a switch-in (hyphen) opportunity, setting up Stakeout to get a KO, or severely weakening the physical wall in the range of Thievul's partners (Fluff; keep it to a switch-in, and the aspects I removed are expected for a wallbreaker in this position). On the other hand, these partners can break through specially defensive Pokemon such as Clefairy, Audino, and Alcremie that give Thievul a hard time. Since Fairy-, Dark-, and Fighting-types such as Clefairy, Silvally-Dark, and Sawk threaten Thievul, checks to these types such as Magneton, Gurdurr, and Rotom-S, are appreciated. VoltTurn users such as Wishiwashi, Uxie, Rotom-S, and Silvally-Ground can create opportunities to set up procure Stakeout for Thievul (Stakeout isn't a setup move, so procure is more fitting). Due to Thievul's average Speed tier, it struggles versus more offensive teams, therefore fast partners such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Sawk make for great partners.

[SET]
name: Grassy Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Grass Knot / Burning Jealousy
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Unburden
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Grassy Seed Thievul is a niche sweeper for Grassy Terrain teams facing competition from other sweepers, namely Swoobat. Thanks to the combination of Grassy Seed and Unburden, Thievul can instantly get its Defense and Speed bolstered if Grassy Terrain is up, making it harder to revenge kill and letting it more easily set up a Nasty Plot to clean. After a Nasty Plot, Psychic lets Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Sawk, and Poliwrath. Grass Knot gets boosted by Grassy Terrain and lets Thievul breakthrough bulky Pokemon at +2 such as Piloswine, Rhydon, and Silvally-Dark. However, (comma) Burning Jealousy is more reliable versus other Dark-types such as Shiftry and Skuntank that don't mind Thievul's other moves.

Thievul exclusively fits on Grassy Terrain teams and requires Thwackey's Grassy Terrain support to work. Grassy Terrain wallbreakers such as Gourgeist-S, Trevenant, and Flapple also appreciate Thwackey's support while bringing in physical walls which Thievul can set up on since it forces them out. Special wallbreakers such as Magneton and Clawitzer are also great fits for Grassy Terrain teams and can weaken special walls such as Clefairy, Audino, and Cryogonal Ferroseed (more relevant wall on VR + in regards to the examples) so Thievul can sweep later.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

(Mention first that Thievul can be ran on Electric Terrain teams with Electric Seed, although that playstyle is less effective than Grassy Terrain) Thievul can use the combination of Throat Spray + Snarl or Sitrus Berry + Substitute to activate Unburden; however, these sets need several turns to set up and are often not worth using. Hyper Beam is Thievul's strongest move and an option on both sets that can nuke Dark- and Fairy-types such as Silvally-Dark and Alcremie, but it can be taken advantage of because it gives the foe a free turn and Thievul can 2HKO and outspeed most of these threats with its other moves. A Timid nature can be used on the Choice Specs set to give it a better matchup against more offensive teams; however, without a Modest nature, Thievul struggles to force foes out, as it's pretty weak without the Stakeout boost and a Modest nature lets Thievul break through special walls like Audino, and Clefairy after if its item is removed, and Wishiwashi with Stakeout. (Fluff; small syntax changes)

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Thanks to their great special bulk and resistance to Thievul's STAB moves, Fairy-types such as Carbink, Alcremie, and Clefairy can easily wall Thievul, even if non-specially defensive variants of them have to watch out for Stakeout-boosted Psychic.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Silvally-Dark, and Shiftry resist tank (as to not confuse the Psychic immunity) Dark Pulse and Psychic and can threaten Thievul. However, they aren't extremely reliable as they still take heavy damage from Stakeout-boosted moves and Nasty Plot-boosted Burning Jealousy.

**Fighting-types**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul fails to OHKO Fighting-types such as Poliwrath, Gurdurr, and Throh that can take out Thievul. with their super effective STAB moves (Fluff).

**Faster Attackers**: Due to its mediocre bulk, Choice Specs Thievul is forced out by most faster attackers such as Silvally-Ground, Sawk, and Kangaskhan.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, specially defensive walls such as Audino, Wishiwashi, and Cryogonal can easily wall it. However, Thievul can 2HKO them with its Stakeout- or Nasty Plot-boosted moves, so they have to be played carefully.

QC 2/2! Great work, I had very little to add.

 

[Tuthur]

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Burning Jealousy / Knock Off
item: Choice Specs
ability: Stakeout
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thievul is a deadly wallbreaker thanks to the combination of Choice Specs and Stakeout. Psychic lets Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Sawk, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath with Stakeout as well as being its strongest move for Fairy-types such as Alcremie and Clefairy. Despite its low base power, Burning Jealousy is Thievul's strongest option for Dark-types such as Skuntank, Shiftry, and Alolan Persian and lets Thievul force out some special walls like Frosmoth and Ferroseed. Knock Off is an alternative that cripples Eviolite-reliant walls such as Clefairy and Type: Null, letting it Thievul beat them later with its other moves.

Thievul works best on offensive teams looking for a very powerful special wallbreaker. Physical wallbreakers such as Basculin, Centiskorch, and Sillvaly-Ground can force physical walls such as Qwilfish, Garbodor, and Uxie in, giving Thievul a switch-in (hyphen) opportunity, setting up Stakeout to get a KO, or severely weakening the physical wall in the range of Thievul's partners (Fluff; keep it to a switch-in, and the aspects I removed are expected for a wallbreaker in this position). On the other hand, these partners can break through specially defensive Pokemon such as Clefairy, Audino, and Alcremie that give Thievul a hard time. Since Fairy-, Dark-, and Fighting-types such as Clefairy, Silvally-Dark, and Sawk threaten Thievul, checks to these types such as Magneton, Gurdurr, and Rotom-S, are appreciated. VoltTurn users such as Wishiwashi, Uxie, Rotom-S, and Silvally-Ground can create opportunities to set up procure Stakeout for Thievul (Stakeout isn't a setup move, so procure is more fitting). Due to Thievul's average Speed tier, it struggles versus more offensive teams, therefore fast partners such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Sawk make for great partners.

[SET]
name: Grassy Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Grass Knot / Burning Jealousy
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Unburden
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Grassy Seed Thievul is a niche sweeper for Grassy Terrain teams facing competition from other sweepers, namely Swoobat. Thanks to the combination of Grassy Seed and Unburden, Thievul can instantly get its Defense and Speed bolstered if Grassy Terrain is up, making it harder to revenge kill and letting it more easily set up a Nasty Plot to clean. After a Nasty Plot, Psychic lets Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Sawk, and Poliwrath. Grass Knot gets boosted by Grassy Terrain and lets Thievul breakthrough bulky Pokemon at +2 such as Piloswine, Rhydon, and Silvally-Dark. However, (comma) Burning Jealousy is more reliable versus other Dark-types such as Shiftry and Skuntank that don't mind Thievul's other moves.

Thievul exclusively fits on Grassy Terrain teams and requires Thwackey's Grassy Terrain support to work. Grassy Terrain wallbreakers such as Gourgeist-S, Trevenant, and Flapple also appreciate Thwackey's support while bringing in physical walls which Thievul can set up on since it forces them out. Special wallbreakers such as Magneton and Clawitzer are also great fits for Grassy Terrain teams and can weaken special walls such as Clefairy, Audino, and Cryogonal Ferroseed (more relevant wall on VR + in regards to the examples) so Thievul can sweep later.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

(Mention first that Thievul can be ran on Electric Terrain teams with Electric Seed, although that playstyle is less effective than Grassy Terrain) Thievul can use the combination of Throat Spray + Snarl or Sitrus Berry + Substitute to activate Unburden; however, these sets need several turns to set up and are often not worth using. Hyper Beam is Thievul's strongest move and an option on both sets that can nuke Dark- and Fairy-types such as Silvally-Dark and Alcremie, but it can be taken advantage of because it gives the foe a free turn and Thievul can 2HKO and outspeed most of these threats with its other moves. A Timid nature can be used on the Choice Specs set to give it a better matchup against more offensive teams; however, without a Modest nature, Thievul struggles to force foes out, as it's pretty weak without the Stakeout boost and a Modest nature lets Thievul break through special walls like Audino, and Clefairy after if its item is removed, and Wishiwashi with Stakeout. (Fluff; small syntax changes)

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Thanks to their great special bulk and resistance to Thievul's STAB moves, Fairy-types such as Carbink, Alcremie, and Clefairy can easily wall Thievul, even if non-specially defensive variants of them have to watch out for Stakeout-boosted Psychic.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Silvally-Dark, and Shiftry resist tank (as to not confuse the Psychic immunity) Dark Pulse and Psychic and can threaten Thievul. However, they aren't extremely reliable as they still take heavy damage from Stakeout-boosted moves and Nasty Plot-boosted Burning Jealousy.

**Fighting-types**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul fails to OHKO Fighting-types such as Poliwrath, Gurdurr, and Throh that can take out Thievul. with their super effective STAB moves (Fluff).

**Faster Attackers**: Due to its mediocre bulk, Choice Specs Thievul is forced out by most faster attackers such as Silvally-Ground, Sawk, and Kangaskhan.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, specially defensive walls such as Audino, Wishiwashi, and Cryogonal can easily wall it. However, Thievul can 2HKO them with its Stakeout- or Nasty Plot-boosted moves, so they have to be played carefully.

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Fox

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Burning Jealousy / Knock Off
item: Choice Specs
ability: Stakeout
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thievul is a deadly wallbreaker thanks to the combination of Choice Specs and Stakeout. Psychic lets Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Sawk, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath with a Stakeout as well as being boost and serves as its strongest move for Fairy-types such as Alcremie and Clefairy. Despite its low base power, Burning Jealousy is Thievul's strongest option for Dark-types such as Skuntank, Shiftry, and Alolan Persian and lets Thievul force out some special walls like Frosmoth and Ferroseed. Knock Off is an alternative that cripples Eviolite-reliant walls such as Clefairy and Type: Null, letting Thievul beat them later with its other moves.

Thievul works best on offensive teams looking for a very powerful special wallbreaker. Physical wallbreakers such as Basculin, Centiskorch, and Sillvaly-Ground Silvally-Ground can force in physical walls such as Qwilfish, Garbodor, and Uxie in, giving Thievul an switch-in opportunity to switch in. On the other hand,(RC) These(capitalize) partners can also break through specially defensive Pokemon that give Thievul a hard time such as Clefairy, Audino, and Alcremie that give Thievul a hard time.(On the other hand doesn't fit here, since the line before it is also benefitting Thievul) Since Fairy-, Dark-, and Fighting-types such as Clefairy, Silvally-Dark, and Sawk threaten Thievul, checks to these types,(AC) such as Magneton, Gurdurr, and Rotom-S, are appreciated. VoltTurn users such as Wishiwashi, Uxie, Rotom-S, and Silvally-Ground can create opportunities for Thievul to procure activate Stakeout for Thievul. Due to Thievul's average Speed tier, it struggles versus more offensive teams;(comma to semicolon) therefore,(AC) fast partners Pokemon such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Sawk make for great partners. ("fast partners make for great partners" is not good.)

[SET]
name: Grassy Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Grass Knot / Burning Jealousy
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Unburden
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Grassy Seed Thievul is a niche sweeper for on Grassy Terrain teams facing that faces competition from other sweepers,(RC) namely like Swoobat. Thanks to the combination of Grassy Seed and Unburden, Thievul can instantly get its Defense and Speed bolstered if Grassy Terrain is up boost its Defense and Speed in Grassy Terrain, making it harder to revenge kill and letting it more easily set up a Nasty Plot to clean. After a Nasty Plot, Psychic lets Thievul OHKO Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Sawk, and Poliwrath. Grass Knot gets boosted by Grassy Terrain and lets Thievul breakthrough break through bulky Pokemon at +2 such as Piloswine, Rhydon, and Silvally-Dark at +2. However, Burning Jealousy is more reliable versus other Dark-types such as Shiftry and Skuntank that don't mind Thievul's other moves. Alternatively, Burning Jealousy is more reliable against opposing Dark-types like Shiftry and Skuntank that can take Thievul's other moves. (Using however makes the sentence sounds like its a better choice than Grass Knot, which contradicts the slash.)

Grassy Seed Thievul exclusively fits on Grassy Terrain teams and requires Thwackey's Grassy Terrain support to work function. (Only this set fits exclusively on Grassy Terrain teams.) Grassy Terrain wallbreakers Wallbreakers on Grassy Terrain teams such as Gourgeist-S, Trevenant, and Flapple also appreciate Thwackey's support,(AC) while bringing and they bring in physical walls which Thievul can set up on since it forces them out that Thievul can set up on and force out. Special wallbreakers such as Magneton and Clawitzer are also great fits for Grassy Terrain teams and can weaken special walls such as Clefairy, Audino, and Ferroseed so Thievul can sweep later to let Thievul sweep in the late-game.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Thievul can also be ran on Electric Terrain teams with Electric Seed over Grassy Seed, althought the playstyle archetype is less effective than Grassy Terrain teams. Thievul can use the combination of Throat Spray + Snarl or Sitrus Berry + Substitute to activate Unburden; however, these sets need several turns to set up and are often not worth using. Hyper Beam is Thievul's strongest move and an option on both sets that can to nuke Dark- and Fairy-types such as Silvally-Dark and Alcremie, but it can be taken advantage of because it is exploitable and gives the foe a free turn,(AC) and Thievul can outspeed and 2HKO and outspeed most of these threats with its other moves. A Timid nature can be used on the Choice Specs set to give it a better matchup against more offensive teams; however, a Modest nature lets Thievul break through special walls like Audino,(removed dash) and Clefairy if item is removed Eviolite-less Clefairy,(AC) and Wishiwashi with a boost from Stakeout.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Thanks to their great special bulk and resistance to Thievul's STAB moves, Fairy-types such as Carbink, Alcremie, and Clefairy can easily wall Thievul, even if non-specially defensive variants of them have to watch out for Stakeout-boosted Psychic.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Silvally-Dark, and Shiftry tank Dark Pulse and Psychic and can threaten Thievul. However, they aren't extremely reliable,(AC) as they still take heavy damage from Stakeout-boosted moves and Nasty Plot-boosted Burning Jealousy.

**Fighting-types**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul fails to OHKO Fighting-types such as Poliwrath, Gurdurr, and Throh that can take it out Thievul.

**Faster Attackers**: Due to its mediocre bulk, Choice Specs Thievul is forced out by most faster attackers such as Silvally-Ground, Sawk, and Kangaskhan.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, specially defensive walls such as Audino, Wishiwashi, and Cryogonal can easily wall it. However, Thievul can 2HKO them with its Stakeout- or Nasty Plot-boosted moves, so they have to be played carefully.

GP 1/2. [DC, 449990]. I think you accidentally removed your credits section, so just redo that.

 

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Broken Fox

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Burning Jealousy / Knock Off
item: Choice Specs
ability: Stakeout
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thievul is a deadly wallbreaker thanks to the combination of Choice Specs and Stakeout. Psychic lets Thievul OHKOes Fighting-types such as Sawk, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath with a Stakeout boost and serves as its strongest move for Fairy-types such as Alcremie and Clefairy. Despite its low base power, Burning Jealousy is Thievul's strongest option for Dark-types such as Skuntank, Shiftry, and Alolan Persian and lets Thievul force out some special walls like Frosmoth and Ferroseed. Knock Off is an alternative that cripples Eviolite-reliant walls such as Clefairy and Type: Null, letting Thievul beat them later with its other moves.

Thievul works best on offensive teams looking for a very powerful special wallbreaker. Physical wallbreakers such as Basculin, Centiskorch, and Silvally-Ground can force in physical walls such as Qwilfish, Garbodor, and Uxie, giving Thievul an opportunity to switch in. These partners can also break through specially defensive Pokemon that give Thievul a hard time,(AC) such as Clefairy, Audino, and Alcremie. Since Fairy-, Dark-, and Fighting-types such as Clefairy, Silvally-Dark, and Sawk threaten Thievul, checks to these types, such as Centiskorch, Gurdurr, and Rotom-S, are appreciated. VoltTurn users such as Wishiwashi, Uxie, Rotom-S, and Silvally-Ground can create opportunities for Thievul to activate Stakeout. Due to Thievul's average Speed tier, it struggles versus more offensive teams; therefore, fast Pokemon such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Sawk make for great partners.

[SET]
name: Grassy Terrain Sweeper
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Dark Pulse
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Grass Knot / Burning Jealousy
item: Grassy Seed
ability: Unburden
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Grassy Seed Thievul is a niche sweeper on Grassy Terrain teams that faces competition from with other sweepers like Swoobat. Thanks to the combination of Grassy Seed and Unburden, Thievul can instantly boost its Defense and Speed in Grassy Terrain, making it harder to revenge kill and letting it more easily set up a Nasty Plot to clean. After a Nasty Plot, Psychic lets Thievul OHKOes Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Sawk, and Poliwrath. Grass Knot gets boosted by Grassy Terrain and lets Thievul break through bulky Pokemon such as Piloswine, Rhydon, and Silvally-Dark at +2. Alternatively, Burning Jealousy is more reliable against opposing Dark-types like Shiftry and Skuntank,(AC) that which can take Thievul's other moves.

Grassy Seed Thievul exclusively fits on Grassy Terrain teams and requires Thwackey's Grassy Terrain support to function. Wallbreakers on Grassy Terrain teams such as Gourgeist-S, Trevenant, and Flapple also appreciate Thwackey's support, and they bring in physical walls that Thievul can set up on and force out. Special wallbreakers such as Rotom and Basculin are also great fits for Grassy Terrain teams and can weaken special walls such as Clefairy, Audino, and Ferroseed to let Thievul sweep in the late-game.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Thievul can also be ran on Electric Terrain teams with Electric Seed over Grassy Seed, although the archetype is less effective than Grassy Terrain teams. Thievul can use the combination of Throat Spray + Snarl or Sitrus Berry + Substitute to activate Unburden; however, these sets need several turns to set up and are often not worth using. Hyper Beam is Thievul's strongest move and an option on both sets to nuke Dark- and Fairy-types such as Silvally-Dark and Alcremie, but it is exploitable and gives the foe a free turn, and Thievul can outspeed and 2HKO most of these threats with its other moves. A Timid nature can be used on the Choice Specs set to give it Thievul a better matchup against more offensive teams; however, a Modest nature lets Thievul break through special walls like Audino, Eviolite-less Clefairy, and Wishiwashi with a boost from Stakeout.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Thanks to their great special bulk and resistance to Thievul's STAB moves, Fairy-types such as Carbink, Alcremie, and Clefairy can easily wall Thievul, even if non-specially defensive variants of them have to watch out for Stakeout-boosted Psychic.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Silvally-Dark, and Shiftry tank Dark Pulse and Psychic and can threaten Thievul. However, they aren't extremely reliable, as they still take heavy damage from Stakeout-boosted moves and Nasty Plot-boosted Burning Jealousy.

**Fighting-types**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, Thievul fails to OHKO Fighting-types such as Poliwrath, Gurdurr, and Throh,(AC) that which can take it out.

**Faster Attackers**: Due to its mediocre bulk, Choice Specs Thievul is forced out by faster attackers such as Silvally-Ground, Sawk, and Kangaskhan.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Without a Stakeout or Nasty Plot boost, specially defensive walls such as Audino, Wishiwashi, and Cryogonal can easily wall it Thievul. However, Thievul can 2HKO them with its Stakeout- or Nasty Plot-boosted moves, so they have to be played carefully.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Tuthur, 369076]]
- Quality checked by: [[BloodAce, 435539], [S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[DC, 449990], [username1, userid1]]

Consider this recheck as GP 1/1. [DC, 449990]

 

[Tuthur]

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