[SET]
name: Choice Band (Water)
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Crabhammer
move 3: Close Combat / Crunch
move 4: Aqua Jet
item: Choice Band
ability: Adaptability
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Crawdaunt is an incredible wallbreaker that fits on both balance and rain teams and is able to break through many types such as Poison, Water, and Psychic. Knock Off is its most spammable STAB and can 2HKO defensive walls like Toxapex and Slowbro, which can be annoying for rain sweepers, as well as remove important items such as Heavy-Duty Boots from Dragonite. Crabhammer offers more power and threatens Dark-resistant walls like Galarian Weezing, Mandibuzz, and Clefable. Close Combat is a good coverage move for Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Melmetal. Crunch can be used instead o guarantee solid damage after Knock Off and is especially helpful against bulky archetypes such as Poison and Water stall teams, notably 2HKOing Toxapex and Amoonguss after their item has been removed. Aqua Jet helps Crawdaunt compensate for its low Speed, pick off weakened foes, and potentially OHKO Gengar, Nihilego, Thundurus-T, and Choice Specs Tapu Koko after Stealth Rock in rain. An Adamant nature allows Crawdaunt to hit as hard as possible while being able to outpace slower Pokemon like Clefable, Swampert, uninvested Rotom-W, and Mantine.
Pokemon such as Slowking, Slowbro,and Rotom-W that can pivot Crawdaunt into annoying walls are great teammates; Slowbro and Slowking can also provide Future Sight support that can help Crawdaunt break through Poison teams, especially if it isn't running Crunch. Swampert provides an immunity to Electric, Stealth Rock support, and pivots into Crawdaunt safely with Flip Turn. Toxapex can check Grass-, Fairy- and Fighting-types such as Tapu Bulu, Clefable, and Terrakion, respectively, and carry Eject Button on rain teams to pivot Crawdaunt in against slower threats. Pelipper is a reliable Defog user and activates rain which can allow Crawdaunt to spam Aqua Jet and Crabhammer, 2HKOing Pokemon such as Amoonguss. Urshifu-R can overwhelm Steel-types if Crawdaunt is lacking Close Combat, threaten Ice-types such as Kyurem, and use U-turn to avoid losing momentum by bringing Crawdaunt in against Psychic-types such as Slowbro. As Crawdaunt is slow, faster teammates such as Barraskewda and Choice Scarf Tapu Fini can clean up teams in the late-game.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Water
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A set with Swords Dance and Life Orb or Muscle Band can be used to snowball slower types such as Poison and Steel, as its STAB moves break down bulky walls such as Toxapex and Ferrothorn at +2 after minimal chip, while Aqua Jet takes on faster threats such as Nidoking and Excadrill.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[AtraX Madara, 513753]]
- Water analysis by: [[AtraX Madara, 513753]]
- Quality checked by: [[sasha, 510532], [Neko, 542526]], [username3, userid3]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
name: Choice Band (Water)
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Crabhammer
move 3: Close Combat / Crunch
move 4: Aqua Jet
item: Choice Band
ability: Adaptability
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Crawdaunt is an incredible wallbreaker that fits on both balance and rain teams and is able to break through many types such as Poison, Water, and Psychic. Knock Off is its most spammable STAB and can 2HKO defensive walls like Toxapex and Slowbro, which can be annoying for rain sweepers, as well as remove important items such as Heavy-Duty Boots from Dragonite. Crabhammer offers more power and threatens Dark-resistant walls like Galarian Weezing, Mandibuzz, and Clefable. Close Combat is a good coverage move for Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Melmetal. Crunch can be used instead o guarantee solid damage after Knock Off and is especially helpful against bulky archetypes such as Poison and Water stall teams, notably 2HKOing Toxapex and Amoonguss after their item has been removed. Aqua Jet helps Crawdaunt compensate for its low Speed, pick off weakened foes, and potentially OHKO Gengar, Nihilego, Thundurus-T, and Choice Specs Tapu Koko after Stealth Rock in rain. An Adamant nature allows Crawdaunt to hit as hard as possible while being able to outpace slower Pokemon like Clefable, Swampert, uninvested Rotom-W, and Mantine.
Pokemon such as Slowking, Slowbro,and Rotom-W that can pivot Crawdaunt into annoying walls are great teammates; Slowbro and Slowking can also provide Future Sight support that can help Crawdaunt break through Poison teams, especially if it isn't running Crunch. Swampert provides an immunity to Electric, Stealth Rock support, and pivots into Crawdaunt safely with Flip Turn. Toxapex can check Grass-, Fairy- and Fighting-types such as Tapu Bulu, Clefable, and Terrakion, respectively, and carry Eject Button on rain teams to pivot Crawdaunt in against slower threats. Pelipper is a reliable Defog user and activates rain which can allow Crawdaunt to spam Aqua Jet and Crabhammer, 2HKOing Pokemon such as Amoonguss. Urshifu-R can overwhelm Steel-types if Crawdaunt is lacking Close Combat, threaten Ice-types such as Kyurem, and use U-turn to avoid losing momentum by bringing Crawdaunt in against Psychic-types such as Slowbro. As Crawdaunt is slow, faster teammates such as Barraskewda and Choice Scarf Tapu Fini can clean up teams in the late-game.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Water
--------
A set with Swords Dance and Life Orb or Muscle Band can be used to snowball slower types such as Poison and Steel, as its STAB moves break down bulky walls such as Toxapex and Ferrothorn at +2 after minimal chip, while Aqua Jet takes on faster threats such as Nidoking and Excadrill.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[AtraX Madara, 513753]]
- Water analysis by: [[AtraX Madara, 513753]]
- Quality checked by: [[sasha, 510532], [Neko, 542526]], [username3, userid3]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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