Week 4: Salazzle
The subject of this week's contest is Salazzle. Salazzle has been a powerful pokemon in all 3 gens of RU it has been available. It has a very strong speed and Special attack stats make it exceptional at revenge killing and sweeping, but Salazzle also has a few unique traits that give it more utility than other glass cannons with high offenses but low defenses. Corrosion is a uniquely powerful ability in the current gen 9 meta, as with no heal bell or aromatherapy it can be hard to switch into a toxic from Salazzle. There are a large number of utility moves in Salazzle's kit that can be used to make Salazzle a versatile threat. Knock off is a useful move that few other pokemon have right now, encore allows it to beat setup sweepers and lock opponents into exploitable moves, nasty plot can turn it into a threatening win condition and substitute and protect can help it win through status. There are many ways you can build with Salazzle, whether it be a choice locked attacker, a 4 in 1 utility pokemon, a toxic staller with leftovers or a dangerous sweeper. Find ways to exploit Salazzle's unique traits and unpredictability through teammates like Klefki who appreciate knock off or Arboliva to switch into the attacks that threaten it, then share your creation here.
Teambuilding criteria:
Your team submission must be legal in SV RU and have Salazzle on it.
Submission deadline: Teams should be submitted by 11:59 PM (GMT-4) on Friday, March 31th, voting will then go until 11:59 PM (GMT-4) on Sunday, April 2nd.