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Persian-Alola @ Darkinium Z / Psychium Z
Ability: Fur Coat
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Parting Shot
- Thunderbolt / Dream Eater
Alolan Persian's incredible Speed allows it to outspeed and revenge kill threats such as Lycanroc and Alolan Raichu. Its movepool gives it many potential support options, with Parting Shot allowing Alolan Persian to pivot and, when used alongside Darkinium Z, fully heal a teammate. Thunderbolt is the best coverage alongside Dark Pulse and hits Dark-resistant Pokemon like Skuntank and Poliwrath. Dream Eater in conjunction with Psychium Z allows Alolan Persian to hit threaten Fighting-types like Gurdurr and Hitmonchan and is also its best option again Fairy-types like Silvally-Fairy, but this comes at the cost of Z-Parting Shot. Alolan Persian struggles against walls like Clefairy and Guzzlord, so partners that can deal with them and take advantage of Parting Shot and Z-Parting Shot work nicely. Lastly, entry hazards are extremely effective in tandem with Parting Shot, so setters such as Mesprit, Qwilfish, and Froslass work particularly well alongside Alolan Persian, with all of them also acting as checks to Fighting-types.
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