PU Doublade

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Doublade @ Eviolite
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Shadow Claw / Rock Slide
- Close Combat
- Shadow Sneak

A double-edged sword is usually a bad thing, but Doublade is anything but bad in PU! With great, Eviolite-boosted bulk, solid coverage options, and Swords Dance, Doublade can be a powerful mid- to late-game sweeper. Shadow Claw and Close Combat give Doublade unresisted coverage with decent power on both options; however, Rock Slide allows Doublade to catch Charizard and Scyther on a switch-in. Shadow Sneak picks off faster foes at +2 such as Ribombee and Mesprit. Despite its great bulk, Doublade is very slow and often forced out by Dark- and Ground-types like Guzzlord and Sandslash, as well as Charizard. Defensive checks to them, such as Eldegoss and Rest Gigalith, make for solid partners because of this. Scyther is a great partner for Doublade, being able to cripple shared checks like Charizard with Knock Off while providing Doublade opportunities to set up against its checks like Aggron. Doublade can spinblock Pokemon like Eldegoss easily, so Pokemon that take advantage of entry hazards, like Vanilluxe and Gallade, appreciate Doublade; in return, they can threaten out Pokemon like Sandaconda and Scrafty.
 
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Shadow Claw and Close Combat give Doublade unresisted coverage; however, Rock Slide allows Doublade to catch Charizard and Scyther on a switch-in.
Nitpicky, but you still have unresisted coverage even if you don't run Shadow Claw because of Shadow Sneak. The appeal of Shadow Claw is that it gives Doublade a stronger STAB option, though it's often weaker than Close Combat against neutral targets.

Despite its great bulk, Doublade is very slow, often being forced out by Dark- and Ground-type Pokemon like Sandslash and Guzzlord, as well as Charizard.
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Doublade @ Eviolite
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Shadow Claw / Rock Slide
- Close Combat
- Shadow Sneak

A double-edged sword is usually a bad thing, but Doublade is anything but bad in PU! With great, Eviolite-boosted bulk, solid coverage options, and Swords Dance, Doublade can be a powerful mid- to late-game sweeper. Shadow Claw and Close Combat give Doublade unresisted coverage with decent power on both options; however, Rock Slide allows Doublade to catch Charizard and Scyther on a switch-in. Shadow Sneak picks off faster foes at +2 such as Ribombee and Mespirit. Despite its great bulk, Doublade is very slow, often being and often forced out by Dark- and Ground-type Pokemons like Guzzlord and Sandslash, as well as Charizard. Defensive checks to them, such as Eldegoss and Rest Gigalith, make for solid partners because of this. Scyther is a great partner for Doublade, being able to cripple shared checks like Charizard with Knock Off, and provides while providing Doublade opportunities to set up against its checks like Aggron. Doublade can spinblock Pokemon like Eldegoss easily, so Pokemon that like entry hazards on the opponent's side, like Vannitake advantage of entry hazards, like Vanilluxe and Gallade, appreciate Doublade; in return, they can threaten out Pokemon like Sandaconda and Scrafty for Doublade.

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