Gangsta Spongebob
"Mama I'm a Criminal" - Badass Smoking Caterpillar
[SET]
name: Agility Sweeper
move 1: Agility
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Hidden Power Grass
move 4: Substitute / Crunch
item: Petaya Berry
ability: Intimidate
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
After using Agility, Growlithe outspeeds the entire unboosted metagame, making it an effective cleaner. Fire Blast serves as a powerful and spammable STAB attack that notably breaks past the tier's best special wall, Dustox. After Growlithe's Petaya Berry activates, it becomes unwallable, as even the sturdiest walls, like Lileep and Delcatty, are 2HKOed by it. Hidden Power Grass OHKOes Rhyhorn and also deals significant damage to Water-types such as Chinchou and other Rock-types like Nosepass. Substitute shields Growlithe from status and also lets it activate its Petaya Berry easier. Alternatively, Crunch lets Growlithe target Spoink, which can otherwise set up on it using Calm Mind and Thick Fat. Intimidate is used, as reducing the foe's Attack gives Growlithe more opportunities to set up Agility and Substitute.
Growlithe best fits on offensive and balance teams looking for an end-game sweeper. Even with Hidden Power Grass, Water-types such as Staryu beat Growlithe one-on-one, so it appreciates being paired with speedy physical wallbreakers such as Aipom and Taillow and defensive checks to Water-types such as Castform and Chinchou. Chinchou is a notable partner for its excellent type synergy with Growlithe, as it can easily KO the Rock- and Ground-types that Growlithe can struggle with, while Growlithe, in return, can eliminate the Grass-types that give Chinchou trouble. The aforementioned physical wallbreakers have the added benefit of breaking through special walls and tanks such as Castform and Delcatty, which also check Growlithe. Fast physical wallbreakers are themselves problematic to Growlithe before it has set up Agility, so Rock-types, Steel-types, and Shuppet support Growlithe by checking them. Special attackers like Elekid and Seaking can form effective offensive cores with Growlithe by weakening each other's checks. Finally, Spikes support from Snorunt can help soften up the opposing team to allow an end-game Growlithe sweep.
[SET CREDITS]
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name: Agility Sweeper
move 1: Agility
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Hidden Power Grass
move 4: Substitute / Crunch
item: Petaya Berry
ability: Intimidate
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
After using Agility, Growlithe outspeeds the entire unboosted metagame, making it an effective cleaner. Fire Blast serves as a powerful and spammable STAB attack that notably breaks past the tier's best special wall, Dustox. After Growlithe's Petaya Berry activates, it becomes unwallable, as even the sturdiest walls, like Lileep and Delcatty, are 2HKOed by it. Hidden Power Grass OHKOes Rhyhorn and also deals significant damage to Water-types such as Chinchou and other Rock-types like Nosepass. Substitute shields Growlithe from status and also lets it activate its Petaya Berry easier. Alternatively, Crunch lets Growlithe target Spoink, which can otherwise set up on it using Calm Mind and Thick Fat. Intimidate is used, as reducing the foe's Attack gives Growlithe more opportunities to set up Agility and Substitute.
Growlithe best fits on offensive and balance teams looking for an end-game sweeper. Even with Hidden Power Grass, Water-types such as Staryu beat Growlithe one-on-one, so it appreciates being paired with speedy physical wallbreakers such as Aipom and Taillow and defensive checks to Water-types such as Castform and Chinchou. Chinchou is a notable partner for its excellent type synergy with Growlithe, as it can easily KO the Rock- and Ground-types that Growlithe can struggle with, while Growlithe, in return, can eliminate the Grass-types that give Chinchou trouble. The aforementioned physical wallbreakers have the added benefit of breaking through special walls and tanks such as Castform and Delcatty, which also check Growlithe. Fast physical wallbreakers are themselves problematic to Growlithe before it has set up Agility, so Rock-types, Steel-types, and Shuppet support Growlithe by checking them. Special attackers like Elekid and Seaking can form effective offensive cores with Growlithe by weakening each other's checks. Finally, Spikes support from Snorunt can help soften up the opposing team to allow an end-game Growlithe sweep.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wrathoftheleopard.511181/
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