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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Play Rough
move 2: Shadow Claw
move 3: Shadow Sneak
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Life Orb
ability: Disguise
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This set intends to maximize the capability of Mimikyu as a revenge killer and setup sweeper through its ability Disguise. Disguise helps Mimikyu take any one hit at the cost of losing 10% of its HP, which gives it a strong niche on offensive builds as a solid check to the likes of Gyarados, Hawlucha, and Hydreigon. In particular, Disguise allows it to waste a turn of Dynamax, and Disguise can also handle tough-to-answer wallbreakers like Galarian Darmanitan and Dracovish. A Jolly nature is preferred to outspeed Galarian Darmanitan, Rotom-W, and Rotom-H, but an Adamant nature allows Mimikyu to get crucial damage rolls on Tyranitar and Corviknight. Play Rough is Mimikyu's strongest available STAB option, dealing great damage to Tyranitar and OHKOing a large portion of offensive threats like Dracovish. Shadow Claw gives it effectively perfect coverage and allows it to potentially 2HKO Ferrothorn and Bulk Up Corviknight. Shadow Sneak allows Mimikyu to circumvent revenge killers like Dragapult and Gengar. Shadow Sneak also allows Mimikyu to pick off weakened threats without breaking Disguise.
Mimikyu primarily finds itself on offensive builds as an offensive blanket check to the metagame. Teammates that pair well with Mimikyu tend to be brute force wallbreakers like Hydreigon, as its best counters are hit super effectively by Mimikyu, and it tends to effectively punish physical walls like Toxapex and Ferrothorn. Mimikyu also appreciates VoltTurn support from Corviknight + Rotom-H, as it lets Mimikyu preserve Disguise and potentially use it to support a sweep. Finally, Pokemon such as Dragapult and Clefable that can force out physical walls like Toxapex and Ferrothorn are valuable to Mimikyu teams, as they are capable of breaking down these sorts of defensive cores for Mimikyu's late-game.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Chazm, 376769]]
- Quality checked by: [[Jordy, 395754], [talah, 248449]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
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