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[SET]
name: Fast Utility
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rapid Spin
move 3: Earthquake / High Horsepower
move 4: Rock Slide / Poison Jab
item: Eviolite
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 212 Spe
(checked the calcs just to make sure, but Drilbur lives Mienfoo Fake out into HJK. Felt I should check in case you want to lead this to get a guaranteed rocks up)
[SET COMMENTS]
Drilbur's access to Mold Breaker and Stealth Rock allows it to carve itself a niche in LC as a hazard-setter which bypasses Natu's Magic Bounce. It is also able to Rapid Spin, providing excellent hazard control for both sides of the field. With a good attack stat, Drilbur is also able to threaten common stealth rockers, such as Pawniard. Stealth Rock
is unpreventable because of Mold Breaker, giving good chip on the enemy team. and Rapid Spin
are a given here; It's what Drilbur does best removes hazards while providing a speed boost, making Drilbur an extremely hard threat to deal with if its running rock and ground coverage(I felt like a bit more of an explanation helped, but its a bit redundant for me to say it over again when the first few sentences already say it, so take that as you will). Earthquake is for STAB, but High Horsepower can be used on teams with Grookey. The last slot is for Rock Slide or Poison Jab, hitting Flying types
in Natu and Archen (Natu can kind of sit on Drilbur if it doesn't have Rock Slide, as it can roost off damage and hit back with Psychic, also wanted to give flying type mons) and Grookey respectively. Drilbur's role as hazard setter and remover is appreciated by pokemon that are rock weak, such as Ponyta and Natu. Pokemon that generally want to stay at high health such as
Life Orb users, such as Grookey and Carvanha
(They're already on a clock due to LO recoil and keeping them healthy means more attacks) or Porygon appreciate hazard removal too. Poison types such as Koffing make great partners, as they can check Grass types, which Drilbur cannot deal with outside of Poison Jab. Pokemon that attack shared checks to Drilbur, such as Staryu weakening Ferroseed, can make great partners offensively. Using rocks and spin, it can allow more freedom in movesets of Pokemon such as Staryu and Pawniard.
(Freedom for Staryu and Pawniard's movesets isn't something i thought of, but is a significant impact on the teambuilder. Very good point.)
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [Shandeur, 580548]
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