Okay, I discovered one of my favorite sets during this month of Inheritance so I present to you stallbreaker Nihilego
Nihilego @ Black Sludge
Ability: Neutralizing Gas
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Substitute
- Infestation
- Taunt
The basic game plan is to trap your opponent and burn them, prevent them from healing with Taunt while keeping a Sub up as often as you can to block status and other moves. Neutralizing Gas is a fantastic ability that allows to you shut down abilities that would usually counter this set such as Magic Bounce, Magic Guard, Prankster, and Flash Fire. It also prevents Regenerator mons from healing when they switch out, letting you handle teams that rely on Regenerator spam.
Nihilego is pretty much the best inheritor for this set due to several factors:
- Subs with over 100 HP that can't be broken by one Seismic Toss/Night Shade
- Immunity to Poison and Sandstorm. Not even Corrosion works because of Neutralizing Gas
- Resistance to U-Turn and high enough special bulk to tank Volt Switch should they try to escape (Flip Turn is a different story)
- Fast enough to outspeed most walls in the game
Its Defense is its main weakness but max investment and Burn can help soften physical attacks. There are also multiple teammates that can help this set succeed.
- Water, Psychic, Steel, and Ground resists to take care of its weaknesses.
- Slow pivots - you don't want Nihilego to take any damage if you can help it since it has no healing outside of Black Sludge.
- Hazard control/removal - again, the less damage Nihilego takes, the better. Toxic Spikes in a nonissue for obvious reasons.
- Knock Off - removing the opponents' Leftovers helps to wear them done even faster while removing Rocky Helmets is pretty important since Infestation is a contact move.
- Sandstream can boost Nihilego's Special Defense and add additional chip damage.
Here's a replay against a stall team (pre Unaware and Xatu ban). It's a long game, but you can see this set putting in work wearing the opposing Pokemon down.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8inheritance-1278420294
Here's the newest version of the team that actually reached #1 on the ladder:
https://pokepast.es/d03604eb6bdb85df
Nihilego @ Black Sludge
Ability: Neutralizing Gas
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Substitute
- Infestation
- Taunt
The basic game plan is to trap your opponent and burn them, prevent them from healing with Taunt while keeping a Sub up as often as you can to block status and other moves. Neutralizing Gas is a fantastic ability that allows to you shut down abilities that would usually counter this set such as Magic Bounce, Magic Guard, Prankster, and Flash Fire. It also prevents Regenerator mons from healing when they switch out, letting you handle teams that rely on Regenerator spam.
Nihilego is pretty much the best inheritor for this set due to several factors:
- Subs with over 100 HP that can't be broken by one Seismic Toss/Night Shade
- Immunity to Poison and Sandstorm. Not even Corrosion works because of Neutralizing Gas
- Resistance to U-Turn and high enough special bulk to tank Volt Switch should they try to escape (Flip Turn is a different story)
- Fast enough to outspeed most walls in the game
Its Defense is its main weakness but max investment and Burn can help soften physical attacks. There are also multiple teammates that can help this set succeed.
- Water, Psychic, Steel, and Ground resists to take care of its weaknesses.
- Slow pivots - you don't want Nihilego to take any damage if you can help it since it has no healing outside of Black Sludge.
- Hazard control/removal - again, the less damage Nihilego takes, the better. Toxic Spikes in a nonissue for obvious reasons.
- Knock Off - removing the opponents' Leftovers helps to wear them done even faster while removing Rocky Helmets is pretty important since Infestation is a contact move.
- Sandstream can boost Nihilego's Special Defense and add additional chip damage.
Here's a replay against a stall team (pre Unaware and Xatu ban). It's a long game, but you can see this set putting in work wearing the opposing Pokemon down.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8inheritance-1278420294
Here's the newest version of the team that actually reached #1 on the ladder:
https://pokepast.es/d03604eb6bdb85df
. Why? Firstly, you get one of the best offensive ability: Adaptability and two very good STAB moves in Crabhammer and Close Combat. Secondly, you can have a real boosting move (cause Bulk Up is rather bad). Swords Dance with Adaptability boosted Aqua Jet or Dragon Dance with a coverage move like Knock Off are two options you can chose to have both a threatening wallbreaker and an excellent cleaner.
. Your Fairy STAB will be a little weaker, but in exchange you’ll get an extremely strong Expanding Force, as well as a reliable way to hit Steel types with Mystical Fire (cause Focus Blast is Focus Blast) and also Trick because why not.
is a good breaker isn’t it? Now this is a Nidoking but faster and way stronger, going from a mediocre 85 Spa to a very good 130. Nidoking gives him its very spammable dual STAB as well as a lot of interesting coverage moves.
. Oh, and don’t forget to give him Thousand Arrows too, cause it’s a… great move. Extreme Speed could be cool too, to pick a KO on weakened faster foes.
and the more than appreciated combo of Regenerator and U-turn. Of course, you’ll also receive a very powerful Close Combat as well as some nice coverage.
who also gives him the priority move he always loved to have: Accelerock. I’m still unsure about how you’re supposed to find a switch-in to this thing.
to give him Flash Fire and a nice boosting move in Coil. Leech Life helps healing yourself while Fire Lash is still a nice move even without the STAB.
(yeah you probably forgot this Pokemon) can give him both Nasty Plot and a dual STAB so that it can still spam Shadow Ball but with way more power. Wandering Spirit can be a cool ability to cripple Pokemon that relies too much on their new ability.
to gain a sweet boost on Shadow Ball thanks to Adaptibility. The main drawback of choosing Porygon-Z is that you’ll get less interesting coverage, but this thing can be a threat against teams lacking a good Ghost resist.
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) got a new toy this generation, Terrain Pulse. When used inside Terrain, its power doubles from 50 to 100 and takes on the typing of the given Terrain. Clawitzer's signature Ability Mega Launcher boosts the power of Aura and Pulse moves by 50%. Enter, stage left, this asshole.
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