[SET]
name: Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Sleep Powder
move 3: Hurricane
move 4: Substitute / Bug Buzz / Tera Blast
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Focus Sash
ability: Compound Eyes
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
tera type: Ground / Ghost / Flying
[SET COMMENTS]
Vivillon is a good choice for hyper offense teams, as the combination of Sleep Powder and Quiver Dance can easily wrest momentum from the opponent and potentially sweep outright, giving Vivillon a niche in NU as a dangerous setup sweeper. Sleep Powder enables Vivillon to cripple opposing Pokemon that may otherwise check it, such as Eelektross and Drifblim, and give it the free turn needed to set up a Quiver Dance. Substitute is an option to ease setup by helping Vivillon play around the uncertainty of sleep turns and dodge status. Bug Buzz targets Pokemon such as Umbreon and Hattrem, which can otherwise cut Vivillon's sweep short with Thunder Wave or Nuzzle. Finally, Tera Blast with Tera Ground does heavy damage to Muk and outright OHKOes Magneton. Vivillon's very poor overall bulk makes Focus Sash a good option, as it guarantees a Quiver Dance boost or the ability to put a foe to sleep. However, if your team lacks multiple forms of entry hazard removal, Heavy-Duty Boots is preferred. Compound Eyes boosts the otherwise shaky accuracy of Sleep Powder and Hurricane, making them far more reliable. A Timid nature is preferred over a Modest nature to outspeed Choice Scarf users such as Indeedee-F, Passimian, and Medicham after a Quiver Dance and outspeed and threaten an OHKO on offensive threats like Toxicroak and Mabosstiff unboosted. Tera Ground allows Vivillon to turn the tables on Volt Switch users such as Jolteon and Rotom and also helps it survive Accelerock from Lycanroc. Alternatively, Tera Ghost along with Substitute allows Vivillon to set up against Chansey, which would normally wall it, and Tera Flying can be used to power up Vivillon's Hurricane.
If Vivillon is running Focus Sash over Heavy-Duty Boots, strong hazard control is key, so Hattrem, which prevents opposing hazards through Magic Bounce, and other hazard removal options such as Drifblim and Lurantis are mandatory. Special walls such as Chansey and Eelektross are a serious obstacle for Vivillon to overcome, with the former's Natural Cure negating the effect of Sleep Powder, so physical wallbreakers that can take advantage of them like Toxicroak, Paldean Tauros, and Ursaring make for great partners. Trick users, such as Rotom and Zoroark, can also bait in these foes and cripple them by giving them a Choice item, with Rotom deserving special mention for inviting in Lurantis and Appletun, which gives a Vivillon relatively free setup opportunity. Spikes support from the likes of Qwilfish and Cacturne is also appreciated to help wear down answers to Vivillon over time. Strong setup sweepers like Veluza, Dudunsparce, and Lycanroc, which all appreciate foes being put to sleep, also make for powerful partners in conjunction with Vivillon.
[CREDITS]
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name: Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Sleep Powder
move 3: Hurricane
move 4: Substitute / Bug Buzz / Tera Blast
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Focus Sash
ability: Compound Eyes
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
tera type: Ground / Ghost / Flying
[SET COMMENTS]
Vivillon is a good choice for hyper offense teams, as the combination of Sleep Powder and Quiver Dance can easily wrest momentum from the opponent and potentially sweep outright, giving Vivillon a niche in NU as a dangerous setup sweeper. Sleep Powder enables Vivillon to cripple opposing Pokemon that may otherwise check it, such as Eelektross and Drifblim, and give it the free turn needed to set up a Quiver Dance. Substitute is an option to ease setup by helping Vivillon play around the uncertainty of sleep turns and dodge status. Bug Buzz targets Pokemon such as Umbreon and Hattrem, which can otherwise cut Vivillon's sweep short with Thunder Wave or Nuzzle. Finally, Tera Blast with Tera Ground does heavy damage to Muk and outright OHKOes Magneton. Vivillon's very poor overall bulk makes Focus Sash a good option, as it guarantees a Quiver Dance boost or the ability to put a foe to sleep. However, if your team lacks multiple forms of entry hazard removal, Heavy-Duty Boots is preferred. Compound Eyes boosts the otherwise shaky accuracy of Sleep Powder and Hurricane, making them far more reliable. A Timid nature is preferred over a Modest nature to outspeed Choice Scarf users such as Indeedee-F, Passimian, and Medicham after a Quiver Dance and outspeed and threaten an OHKO on offensive threats like Toxicroak and Mabosstiff unboosted. Tera Ground allows Vivillon to turn the tables on Volt Switch users such as Jolteon and Rotom and also helps it survive Accelerock from Lycanroc. Alternatively, Tera Ghost along with Substitute allows Vivillon to set up against Chansey, which would normally wall it, and Tera Flying can be used to power up Vivillon's Hurricane.
If Vivillon is running Focus Sash over Heavy-Duty Boots, strong hazard control is key, so Hattrem, which prevents opposing hazards through Magic Bounce, and other hazard removal options such as Drifblim and Lurantis are mandatory. Special walls such as Chansey and Eelektross are a serious obstacle for Vivillon to overcome, with the former's Natural Cure negating the effect of Sleep Powder, so physical wallbreakers that can take advantage of them like Toxicroak, Paldean Tauros, and Ursaring make for great partners. Trick users, such as Rotom and Zoroark, can also bait in these foes and cripple them by giving them a Choice item, with Rotom deserving special mention for inviting in Lurantis and Appletun, which gives a Vivillon relatively free setup opportunity. Spikes support from the likes of Qwilfish and Cacturne is also appreciated to help wear down answers to Vivillon over time. Strong setup sweepers like Veluza, Dudunsparce, and Lycanroc, which all appreciate foes being put to sleep, also make for powerful partners in conjunction with Vivillon.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nimzowitsch.272785/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pokeslice.509790/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/yashgreninja.383911/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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