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[SET]
name: Pursuit
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Pursuit
move 3: Iron Head
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Black Glasses / Leftovers
ability: Supreme Overlord / Defiant
nature: Adamant
tera type: Dark
evs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Kingambit is a potent Pursuit trapper, utilizing its great bulk to defensively check and trap Ghost- and Psychic-types such as Dragapult, Gholdengo, and Tapu Lele, as well as accrue chip damage on Pokemon like Tornadus-T and Clodsire that are forced out by it. Knock Off allows Kingambit to function as a decent wallbreaker while crippling switch-ins like Ting-Lu and Ferrothorn. Sucker Punch makes up for Kingambit's poor Speed tier, letting it revenge kill faster threats such as Volcarona and Mega Charizard Y, and it can potentially clean late-game if it acquires multiple Supreme Overlord boosts. Tera Dark boosts Kingambit's damage output, letting it threaten post-Tera Dragapult and Gholdengo and clean late-game with Sucker Punch. Defiant is an option to punish Defog attempts from Tornadus-T and Gliscor and punish Intimidate from Landorus-T, letting it wallbreak better, but it is less consistent. Black Glasses boosts Kingambit's already threatening STAB Dark-type moves, allowing it to break more easily, while Leftovers gives Kingambit passive recovery, patching up its lack of longevity. The given EV spread allows Kingambit to outspeed Skeledirge to Knock Off, with the rest in bulk in order to take hits from Dragapult and Gholdengo better. Due to its trapping capabilities, partners that appreciate Ghost- and Psychic-types gone such as Zamazenta, Iron Valiant, and Dragapult work really well with it. While its bulk is great, its lack of longevity leaves it easily worn down in the long-term, so having a solid defensive core utilizing Pokemon such as Toxapex, Slowking-G, Gastrodon, and Rotom-W to help it check threats is key. Entry hazard setters such as Ferrothorn, Mega Diancie, and Garchomp have great synergy with Kingambit, as it removes items from common defensive Pokemon, wearing them down quickly by the entry hazards set. Defiant sets in particular work extremely well, as they are able to punish Defog attempts, threatening to turn Kingambit into a dangerous wallbreaker.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adem, 529732]]
- Quality checked by: [[Ryuji, 515767], [hidin, 589564]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
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