[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 3 onwards
**Price Range**: 12-13 points
**Overview**: Uxie is usually sought after for its role compression and bulk that offers some defensive backbone for teams focusing on offense. Its bulk allows it to sponge strong attacks from various threats, and with pinch Berries, Uxie is able to stay healthy much longer to either provide necessary support or switch into more attacks. In combination with access to key utility moves such as Stealth Rock, Knock Off, and dual screens, Uxie helps facilitate offensive teammates. However, Uxie's passive nature and focus on utility means it has to rely on its teammate to exert offensive pressure.
[strategy comments]
Common Roles
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**Defensive Pivot**: Uxie’s bulk allows it to sponge attacks that would normally be hard to switch into and pivot out with U-turn into Pokemon that can handle the immediate threat. It usually uses pinch Berries for longevity or Rocky Helmet to punish physical attackers.
**Utility**: Uxie has a good number of tools to work with to provide support in different matchups. These include entry hazard support with Stealth Rock, Reflect and Light Screen for setup sweepers, and cleric support with Heal Bell.
**Bulky Setup**: While Uxie lacks strong natural offensive stats, it can make up for that fact due to its access to setup opportunities with its high Speed and good bulk. Calm Mind boosts its weak Special Attack to become more offensively threatening alongside its decent coverage.
Common Moves
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**Primary STAB Moves**: Psychic, Psyshock, Zen Headbutt
**Setup Moves**: Calm Mind
**Utility Moves**: Stealth Rock, Knock Off, U-turn, Heal Bell, Thunder Wave, Toxic, Yawn, Reflect, Light Screen, Memento, Trick, Trick Room
**Coverage**: Dazzling Gleam, Energy Ball, Giga Drain, Grass Knot, Hidden Power, Shadow Ball, Signal Beam, Thunderbolt, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Foul Play, Iron Tail
Niche Moves
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**Future Sight**: Future Sight can be used in conjunction with other strong wallbreakers to punish teams lacking Dark-types and create offensive pressure.
**Magic Coat**: Magic Coat bounces back entry hazards and status moves that Uxie would normally struggle against.
**Power-Up Punch**: Power-Up Punch can help bolster Uxie’s Attack so it can take advantage of its physical coverage to pressure teams.
**Imprison**: Uxie can use Imprison to prevent the opposing Pokemon from using common moves, such as Stealth Rock, Calm Mind, and Toxic.
Common Items
========
**Pinch Berries**: Pinch Berries allow Uxie to take on a good number of attacks and stay around throughout a game to either switch into more attacks or provide support.
**Rocky Helmet**: Rocky Helmet lets Uxie punish physical attacks by delivering passive damage in conjunction with Stealth Rock.
**Light Clay**: Uxie can use Light Clay with Reflect and Light Screen to enable setup opportunities for its teammates.
**Resistance Berries**: Resistance Berries allow Uxie to tank super effective attacks that can threaten to knock it out or deal a massive amount of damage. Colbur Berry is commonly used given how prevalent Knock Off is and allows it to handle Dark-type Pokemon.
Niche Items
========
**Leftovers**: Leftovers can be an alternative form of recovery for Uxie if the goal is to keep it fairly healthy through the game.
**Sitrus Berry**: Uxie can use Sitrus Berry as a short-term alternative to the pinch Berries if the goal is to answer immediate threats.
**Mental Herb**: Mental Herb enables Uxie to run full support without being stopped by disruption such as Taunt and Encore.
**Weakness Policy**: Weakness Policy can be used to give Uxie a boost in its offensive output and catch its usual checks off guard.
Draft Strategy
========
Uxie is a good option for teams looking to support their offensive Pokemon and provide some defensive backbone. It is usually drafted early, as finding this amount of role compression is difficult for most drafts.
**Entry Hazard Setters**: While Uxie is usually a good Stealth Rock user, having other means of setting hazards can be beneficial for using its other utility moves. Pokemon such as Garchomp, Landorus-T, and Mega Diancie can be good alternatives for setting Stealth Rock and can swap roles with Uxie depending on the matchup.
**Setup Sweepers**: Setup sweepers benefit greatly from Uxie’s support, as they are able to potentially set up under dual screens or on Pokemon afflicted by Uxie’s status moves. This includes Pokemon such as Zygarde, Zeraora, and Thundurus.
**Wallbreakers**: Uxie mainly pivots into wallbreakers such as Infernape, Latios, and Mega Mawile, since they are able to provide immediate pressure against whichever threat is present on the field.
Checks and Counters
========
**Disruption**: Uxie can be disrupted by moves such Taunt and Encore that lock it out of using any of its moves, preventing it from being able to support its team.
**Passive Damage**: Uxie can be worn down over time through passive damage from Stealth Rock and status such as burn and poison.
**Fast Substitute Users**: A fast Substitute user can take advantage of Uxie using its support moves to set up Substitute in front of it.
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**Draft Order**: Round 3 onwards
**Price Range**: 12-13 points
**Overview**: Uxie is usually sought after for its role compression and bulk that offers some defensive backbone for teams focusing on offense. Its bulk allows it to sponge strong attacks from various threats, and with pinch Berries, Uxie is able to stay healthy much longer to either provide necessary support or switch into more attacks. In combination with access to key utility moves such as Stealth Rock, Knock Off, and dual screens, Uxie helps facilitate offensive teammates. However, Uxie's passive nature and focus on utility means it has to rely on its teammate to exert offensive pressure.
[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Defensive Pivot**: Uxie’s bulk allows it to sponge attacks that would normally be hard to switch into and pivot out with U-turn into Pokemon that can handle the immediate threat. It usually uses pinch Berries for longevity or Rocky Helmet to punish physical attackers.
**Utility**: Uxie has a good number of tools to work with to provide support in different matchups. These include entry hazard support with Stealth Rock, Reflect and Light Screen for setup sweepers, and cleric support with Heal Bell.
**Bulky Setup**: While Uxie lacks strong natural offensive stats, it can make up for that fact due to its access to setup opportunities with its high Speed and good bulk. Calm Mind boosts its weak Special Attack to become more offensively threatening alongside its decent coverage.
Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Psychic, Psyshock, Zen Headbutt
**Setup Moves**: Calm Mind
**Utility Moves**: Stealth Rock, Knock Off, U-turn, Heal Bell, Thunder Wave, Toxic, Yawn, Reflect, Light Screen, Memento, Trick, Trick Room
**Coverage**: Dazzling Gleam, Energy Ball, Giga Drain, Grass Knot, Hidden Power, Shadow Ball, Signal Beam, Thunderbolt, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Foul Play, Iron Tail
Niche Moves
========
**Future Sight**: Future Sight can be used in conjunction with other strong wallbreakers to punish teams lacking Dark-types and create offensive pressure.
**Magic Coat**: Magic Coat bounces back entry hazards and status moves that Uxie would normally struggle against.
**Power-Up Punch**: Power-Up Punch can help bolster Uxie’s Attack so it can take advantage of its physical coverage to pressure teams.
**Imprison**: Uxie can use Imprison to prevent the opposing Pokemon from using common moves, such as Stealth Rock, Calm Mind, and Toxic.
Common Items
========
**Pinch Berries**: Pinch Berries allow Uxie to take on a good number of attacks and stay around throughout a game to either switch into more attacks or provide support.
**Rocky Helmet**: Rocky Helmet lets Uxie punish physical attacks by delivering passive damage in conjunction with Stealth Rock.
**Light Clay**: Uxie can use Light Clay with Reflect and Light Screen to enable setup opportunities for its teammates.
**Resistance Berries**: Resistance Berries allow Uxie to tank super effective attacks that can threaten to knock it out or deal a massive amount of damage. Colbur Berry is commonly used given how prevalent Knock Off is and allows it to handle Dark-type Pokemon.
Niche Items
========
**Leftovers**: Leftovers can be an alternative form of recovery for Uxie if the goal is to keep it fairly healthy through the game.
**Sitrus Berry**: Uxie can use Sitrus Berry as a short-term alternative to the pinch Berries if the goal is to answer immediate threats.
**Mental Herb**: Mental Herb enables Uxie to run full support without being stopped by disruption such as Taunt and Encore.
**Weakness Policy**: Weakness Policy can be used to give Uxie a boost in its offensive output and catch its usual checks off guard.
Draft Strategy
========
Uxie is a good option for teams looking to support their offensive Pokemon and provide some defensive backbone. It is usually drafted early, as finding this amount of role compression is difficult for most drafts.
**Entry Hazard Setters**: While Uxie is usually a good Stealth Rock user, having other means of setting hazards can be beneficial for using its other utility moves. Pokemon such as Garchomp, Landorus-T, and Mega Diancie can be good alternatives for setting Stealth Rock and can swap roles with Uxie depending on the matchup.
**Setup Sweepers**: Setup sweepers benefit greatly from Uxie’s support, as they are able to potentially set up under dual screens or on Pokemon afflicted by Uxie’s status moves. This includes Pokemon such as Zygarde, Zeraora, and Thundurus.
**Wallbreakers**: Uxie mainly pivots into wallbreakers such as Infernape, Latios, and Mega Mawile, since they are able to provide immediate pressure against whichever threat is present on the field.
Checks and Counters
========
**Disruption**: Uxie can be disrupted by moves such Taunt and Encore that lock it out of using any of its moves, preventing it from being able to support its team.
**Passive Damage**: Uxie can be worn down over time through passive damage from Stealth Rock and status such as burn and poison.
**Fast Substitute Users**: A fast Substitute user can take advantage of Uxie using its support moves to set up Substitute in front of it.
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Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sablolol.466715/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/odinrm.613514/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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