
[SET]
Sword of Ruin (Ceruledge) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bitter Blade
- Poltergeist
- Shadow Sneak / Swords Dance
- Close Combat / Shadow Sneak
[SET COMMENTS]
Sword of Ruin Ceruledge is a potent wallbreaker, thanks to its excellent coverage hitting almost everything in the tier for neutral damage, a high Attack stat, and Bitter Blade offsetting Life Orb recoil. Shadow Sneak picks off faster foes like Gengar and weakened Iron Moth, Hisuian Electrode, and Barraskewda, while Swords Dance can be used to boost Ceruledge's already high damage, letting it OHKO defensive Kommo-o, physically defensive Garchomp, and Zapdos. Close Combat OHKOes Roaring Moon, Well-Baked Body Kingambit, and Garganacl. Fast Pokemon such as Sandy Shocks, Walking Wake, and Chien-Pao force Ceruledge out, so it pairs excellently with bulky Pokemon that can wall them like RegenVest Roaring Moon, Empoleon, and Quaquaval, respectively; in return, Ceruledge can threaten their checks such as Scream Tail and Heatran. Ceruledge can quicky be worn down by Life Orb and entry hazard chip damage, so it appreciates hazard removal from the likes of Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Mandibuzz. Due to Ceruledge's frail defenses and several weaknesses, it often struggles to switch in, so pivots like Corviknight, Zapdos, and Manaphy pair excellently with it, being able to pivot it in on Pokemon it threatens.
[SET CREDITS]
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