Gen 6 Serperior (Done)

[ez]

[OVERVIEW]

Serperior acts as a powerful sweeper thanks to its great Special Attack and Speed as well as its access to Contrary, which allows Serperior to boost its Special Attack by two stages every time it uses its strongest STAB move in Leaf Storm. Serperior's decent Speed tier also allows it to outspeed Pokemon like Thundurus, Latios, Mega Diancie, and Mega Metagross. Serperior also has access to a decent number of utility moves; Glare allows it to cripple fast offensive threats such as Tornadus-T, Mega Latias, and Talonflame, and Leech Seed can help stall out and cripple Pokemon like Heatran if run alongside Substitute. However, due to a lack of special coverage moves, Serperior is forced to use Hidden Power Fire to hit Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor or Hidden Power Ground to hit Heatran. Although Serperior has decent typing, its resistances are undermined by common secondary STAB moves from Water-types like Keldeo's Secret Sword and Azumarill's Play Rough. Serperior is definitely a big threat in ORAS OU, but it still has a few hard counters that it cannot deal with.

[SET]
name: Utility Attacker
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Hidden Power Fire
move 3: Glare / Leech Seed
move 4: Substitute / Knock Off / Synthesis
item: Leftovers
ability: Contrary
nature: Timid
evs: 56 HP / 200 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Leaf Storm alongside Contrary boosts Serperior's Special Attack by two stages each time it is used. Hidden Power Fire is used to hit Steel-types like Skarmory, Mega Scizor, and Ferrothorn. Hidden Power Ground is also an option to hit Heatran. Glare can be used to paralyze switch-ins to Serperior such as Tornadus-T and Talonflame. Alternatively, Leech Seed allows Serperior to whittle down common checks like Heatran while also restoring its HP. Substitute lets Serperior avoid status moves like Toxic and Thunder Wave and eases prediction against switches. Knock Off is also an option to remove items like Chansey's Eviolite or Tornadus-T's Assault Vest. Synthesis can also be run to help Serperior stay healthy.

Set Details
========

56 HP EVs stop Rotom-W's Hydro Pump from breaking Serperior's Substitutes. 252 Speed EVs with a Timid nature allow Serperior to be as fast as possible, and the rest of the EVs are dumped into Special Attack to make Serperior hit as hard as possible. An alternative spread of 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe is an option to maximize Serperior's breaking power. Leftovers is used to give Serperior more longevity and help it stay as healthy as possible. Contrary is always chosen to allow Serperior to get a boost every time it uses Leaf Storm.

Usage Tips
========

Serperior cannot consistently switch into attacks, so it prefers to come in freely via methods such as a teammate fainting, a pivot move like Volt Switch or U-turn, a double switch, or a switch into a Pokemon that cannot threaten it like Rotom-W. Be aware of Leaf Storm's limited PP. Glare can be used to catch Serperior's checks on the switch like Tornadus-T, Heatran, and Talonflame. A common strategy with Serperior is setting up Substitute on the switch, using Leech Seed the next turn, and spamming Substitute to slowly wear down the foe's health. Hidden Power Fire should be used on Steel-types like Skarmory and Ferrothorn after Serperior gets a boost with Leaf Storm so it can do more damage to them.

Team Options
========

Serperior struggles with Fire- and Flying-types that can stomach its hits and threaten it back. Keldeo is a good partner, as it's able to take on Fire-types like Heatran while also appreciating Serperior's ability to take on Water-types like Slowbro and Starmie that eat up Keldeo's Water-type moves. Tyranitar can also help remove or weaken Pokemon like Latios, Latias, Heatran, and Talonflame to help Serperior sweep. Weavile has a similar role as Tyranitar in the sense that it has access to Pursuit, but, more importantly, it is able to check Tornadus-T and Grass-types like Amoonguss. VoltTurn users like Rotom-W and Tornadus-T help Serperior to switch in. Mega Charizard Y is a good partner because it is able to wear down Heatran with Focus Blast while also lowering the accuracy of Tornadus-T's Hurricane due to setting sun.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Hidden Power Ice can be used to catch Pokemon that are 4x weak to Ice such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp. Taunt is also an option to prevent entry hazards, setup, recovery, and status moves.

[SET]
name: Dual Screens
move 1: Light Screen
move 2: Reflect
move 3: Leaf Storm
move 4: Glare
item: Light Clay
ability: Contrary
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Light Screen reduces damage from special attackers such as Latios, Keldeo, and Hydreigon, while Reflect reduces damage from physical attackers such as Mega Lopunny, Mega Metagross, and Excadrill. Glare is chosen in the last slot to cripple fast threats and make it easier for Serperior's teammates to KO or set up on foes.

Set Details
========

Maximum Speed investment with a Timid nature allows Serperior to be as fast as possible, outspeeding Pokemon like Latios, Mega Diancie, and Thundurus. Maximum HP investment allows Serperior to be as bulky as possible, as the goal of the set is to survive and set up dual screens to support the rest of the team. Light Clay is used to increase the duration of Light Screen and Reflect.

Usage Tips
========

Make sure Serperior can comfortably set up both Light Screen and Reflect as early as possible in order for its teammates to take as little damage as possible as they set up later. After setting up either one or both, send out a teammate that can set up to take advantage. If only one screen can be set up, you need to determine whether the opponent has more physical attackers or special attackers. Preserving Serperior is smart too, as you don't want to waste turns with it on the field, and you can also use it again to set the screens back up.

Team Options
========

Setup sweepers such as Quiver Dance Volcarona, Swords Dance Bisharp, and Swords Dance Mega Scizor are good partners, as they appreciate dual screens making it easier for them to set up. Crawdaunt also appreciates the dual screens that Serperior provides while also checking Fire-types like Heatran for Serperior.

Other Options
========

Taunt is a viable alternative to Glare to prevent foes from using Defog, setting up, spreading status, and setting entry hazards.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Flying-types**: Talonflame can consistently take attacks from Serperior thanks to Roost and threaten it back with Brave Bird. Tornadus-T can take any hit from Serperior and retaliate back with either Hurricane or Heat Wave or gain momentum on it with U-turn. Serperior can, however, cripple Tornadus-T with Glare on the switch. Mega Pinsir can easily pivot into Serperior and threaten it back with Return or Quick Attack.

**Fire-types**: If Serperior lacks Hidden Power Ground, Heatran is able to hard wall it. Mega Charizard Y can take any hit from Serperior as well and threaten it back with a Fire-type move. Serperior can, however, use Glare or Leech Seed on the switch and spam Substitute, which can cripple these checks. Like Mega Charizard Y, Volcarona is able to take any hit from Serperior and retaliate back with a super effective STAB move. However, Serperior is unable to utilize Substitute against Volcarona, as Bug Buzz goes through it, although it can still cripple Volcarona with Glare.

**Amoonguss**: Amoonguss resists Leaf Storm and can take a +2 Hidden Power Fire. It is also able to hit Serperior with either a strong Sludge Bomb or Clear Smog, which is super effective and removes the boosts from Leaf Storm.

**Chansey**: Chansey is able to hard wall Serperior while stalling out Leaf Storm's 8 PP. Variants of Serperior carrying either Taunt or Substitute + Leech Seed are able to beat Chansey, however.

**Dragon-types**: Latios, Latias, and Mega Altaria resist Serperior's Leaf Storm. Latios and Latias are able to threaten Serperior back with a Psychic- or Dragon-type attack, while Mega Altaria is able to beat Serperior one-on-one with the combination of Dragon Dance and Roost. Do keep in mind that Serperior outspeeds most Dragon-types outside of rare Choice Scarf variants, and that it can also cripple them on the switch with Glare.

**Revenge Killers**: Fast threats like Mega Lopunny, Weavile, and Choice Scarf Landorus-T are able to outspeed and finish off Serperior. Serperior is, however, able to cripple them with Glare or do a lot of damage on the switch if they do decide to hard switch in.

**Status**: If Serperior gets burned or badly poisoned, it gets put on a timer and into range of enemy attacks. If paralyzed, Serperior will not be able to utilize its excellent Speed and will be easier to revenge kill.

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In the checks and counters section id make mention of Dragon-types such as Lati@s and mega altaria being able to beat Serperior 1v1. Status is common in oras and any form of it cripples Serperior so id make another mention of that. Looks good, QC 1/2

 

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Serperior

[OVERVIEW]
Serperior rose to OU this generation thanks to its new ability Contrary. This allows Serperior to boost its Special Attack by 2 stages (lowercase) every time it uses its strongest STAB move in Leaf Storm. Serperior's decent Speed tier allows it to outspeed things like Thundurus, Latios, Mega Diancie, Mega Metagross. Serperior also has access to a decent amount of coverage moves. Glare allows it to cripple fast offensive threats such as Tornadus-Therian, Mega Latias, and Talonflame. Leech Seed can help stall out and cripple things like Heatran if ran along with Substitute. Knock Off can also be used as a way to remove the items of opposing Pokemon. However, due to a lack of special coverage moves, Serperior is forced to use Hidden Power which is usually Fire to hit things like Ferrothorn or Scizor-Mega Mega Scizor or Hidden Power Ground to hit Heatran. Although Serperior has decent typing, its resistances are undermined by common secondary STAB moves from water-types Water-types like Keldeo's Secret Sword and Azumarill's Play Rough. Serperior is definitely a big threat in ORAS OU but still has a few hard counters that it cannot deal with.

[SET]
name: Utility Attacker
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Hidden Power Fire
move 3: Glare / Leech Seed
move 4: Substitute / Knock Off / Synthesis
item: Leftovers
ability: Contrary
nature: Timid
evs: 56 HP / 200 SpA / 252 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
Moves
========
Leaf Storm is a strong Grass-type STAB that boosts Serperior's Special Attack by two stages each time it is used. Hidden Power Fire is used to hit Steel-types like Skarmory, Scizor-Mega Mega Scizor, and Ferrothorn. Hidden Power Ground is also an option to hit Heatrans. Substitute lets Serperior avoid status conditions like Toxic and Thunder Wave and it eases prediction against switches. Knock Off is also an option to remove items from opposing Pokemon. Synthesis can also be run to help Serperior stay healthy. Leech Seed allows Serperior to whittle down common checks like Heatran while also restoring Serperior's HP. Glare can also be used to paralyze switch-ins to Serperior such as Tornadus-Therian and Talonflame.

Set Details
========
56 EVs investment in HP stops Rotom-W's Hydro Pump from breaking Serperior's Substitutes. 252 Speed EVs with a Timid nature (lowercase) is used to allow Serperior to be as fast as possible. The rest of the EVs are dumped into Special Attack to make Serperior hit as hard as possible. An alternative spread that could be run is 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe is an option as well to allow Serperior to hit as hard as possible and be as fast as possible. Leftovers is used to give Serperior more longevity to help it stay as healthy as possible. Contrary is always chosen to allow Serperior to get a boost every time it Leaf Storms.

Usage Tips
========
Serperior cannot be used to consistently switch into attacks. Serperior likes coming in freely via on a sac, volt switch/U-turn, or a double switch, or something that cannot threaten Serperior like Rotom-W. Be aware of Leaf Storm's limited PP. Glare can be used to catch Seperior's Serperior's checks on the switch in like Tornadus-Therian, Heatran, and Talonflame. A common strategy with Serpeior Serperior includes subbing on the switch in, leech seeding the next, and start spamming Subsistute Substitute to slowly widdle down the opponent's foe's health. Hidden Power Fire should be used on steel types Steel-types like Skarmory and Ferrothorn after you get a boost with Leaf Storm to allow it to do more damage. Knock Off can be used to remove items while Synthesis can be used to allow Serperior to stay healthy.

Team Options
========
Serperior struggles with Fire- and Flying-types that can eat up Serperior's hits while threatening it back. Keldeo is a good partner as it's able to take on Fire-types like Heatran while also appreciating Serperior's ability to take on Water-types(Capitalize) that otherwise could eat up Keldeo's Water (Capitalize) move like Slowbro and Starmie. Tyranitar can also help remove or weaken things like Latios, Latias, Heatrans, and Talonflame to help Serperior can sweep. Weavile shares a similar role as Tyranitar in the sense that it has access to Pursuit, but more importantly, Weavile is able to check Tornadus-Therian and Grass-types (lowercase "type"). Volt Switch or U-turn (lowercase) users like Rotom-W and Tornadus-Therian can help aid Serperior to switch in. Mega Charizard Y is a good partner because it is able to widdle Heatrans with Focus Blast while also Lower Tornadus-Therian's Hurricane accuracy.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Hidden Power Ice can be used to catch Pokemons that are 4x weak to Ice which include Landorus-Therian, Gliscor, and Garchomp. Taunt is also an option to prevent hazards, set up, recovery, and status move.

[SET]
name: Dual Screens
move 1: Light Screen
move 2: Reflect
move 3: Leaf Storm
move 4: Glare
item: Light Clay
ability: Contrary
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
Moves
========
Light Screen reduces damage from special attackers such as Latios, Keldeo, Hydreigon while Reflect is used to reduce damage from physical (lowercase) attackers such as Lopunny-Mega Mega Lopunny, Metagross-Mega Metagross, and Excadrill. Glare is chosen in the last spot to cripple down fast threats and to make it easier for Seperior's Serperior's teammates to kill KO (I think here it is more appropriate to use KO here and is allowed only when referring to "revenge killing") or set up on.

Set Details
========
Maximum Speed with a Timid nature (lowercase) allows Serperior to be as fast as possible. Outspeeding things like Latios, Mega Diance, and Thundurs Thundurus. 252 EVs in HP allows Serperior to also be as tanky as possible as the goal of the set is to stay alive and set up screens to support the rest of the team. Light Clay is used to increase the duration of Light Screen and Reflect from five turns to eight.

Usage Tips
========
Make sure Seperior Serperior can comfortably set up both Light Screen and Reflect as early as possible in order for its teammates to take as little damage as possible as they set up for late-game. After setting up Reflect and/or Light screen, a teammate that can set up should be sent in to take advantage of screen turns. If only one screen can be set up, you need to consider if the opponent has more physical attackers or special attackers. Preserving Seperior Serperior is smart too as you don't want to waste turns with Seperior Serperior switched in and you can also use Seperior Serperior again to set the screens back up.

Other Options
========
Taunt is a viable alternative to Glare as it is able to prevent opponents from defogging, setting up, spreading status moves and putting up hazards.

Checks and Counters
===================

Flying-types (lowercase): Talonflame can consistently take attacks from Serpeior Serperior thanks to Roost (capitalize), while also threatening it back with Brave Bird. Tornadus-Therian can take any hit from Serperior while also threatening it back with either Hurricane or Heat Wave or gaining momentum on Serperior by U-turning. You can however Glare Tornadus-Therian on the switch to cripple its Speed. Mega Pinsir can easily pivot into Serpeior Serperior while also threatening it back with Return or priority (lowercase) Quick Attack.

Fire-types: If Serperior lacks Hidden Power Ground, Heatran is able to hard wall Serperior. Mega Charizard Y can take any hit from Serperior as well while also threatening back with a Fire move. Seperior Serperior can however glare or click Leech Seed on the switch in and spam substitute. Volcarona shares a similar story with Mega Charizard Y in the sense that its able to take any hit from Seperior Serperior while also threatening Serperior with a Bug or Fire move. However, Seperior is unable to Substitute on Volcorana as Bug Buzz goes through. You can, however, still Glare it.

Amoonguss: Amoonguss is able to resist Leaf Storm and can also take on +2 Hidden Power Fire. Amoonguss is also able to hit Serperior with either a strong Sludge Bomb or a Clear Smog which is super effective and resist the boost from Leaf Storm.

Chansey: Chansey is able to hard wall Serperior while also stalling out the 8 pp PP of Leaf Storm. Variants of Serperior carrying either Taunt or Substitute + Leech Seed are able to beat Chansey however.

Dragon-types: Latios, Latias, and Mega Altaria are able to resist Serperior's Leaf Storms. Latios and Latias is able to threaten Serperior back with a natural Psychic or Dragon attack (attack is lowercased here because you are referring to the move and not the actual stat) while Mega Altaria is able to beat Serperior 1 on 1. Do keep in mind that Serperior does outspeed most dragons Dragon-types outside of a rare scarf variant and can also Glare them on the switch in to cripple them.

Revenge Killers: Fast threats like Mega Lopunny, Weavile, and Choice Scarf Landorus-Therian are able to outspeed and finish off Serperior. Serperior is however able to Glare or does a lot of damage on the switch in if they do decide to hard switch in.

Status Moves: If Serperior gets Burned or Toxiced, it puts Serperior on a timer and puts it in range of enemy attacks. If Paralyzed, Serperior will not be able to abuse utilize (for future reference please refrain from using "abuse" here okay) its excellent Speed (Capitalize) and will be easier to revenge kill.

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[OVERVIEW]
Serperior rose to OU this generation thanks to its new ability Contrary. This Contrary allows Serperior to boost its Special Attack by 2 stages every time it uses its strongest STAB move in Leaf Storm. Serperior's decent Speed tier also allows it to outspeed things Pokemon like Thundurus, Latios, Mega Diancie, and Mega Metagross. Serperior also has access to a decent amount of coverage number of utility moves. Glare allows it to cripple fast offensive threats such as Tornadus-Therian, Mega Latias, and Talonflame. Leech Seed can help stall out and cripple things Pokemon like Heatran if ran alongside with Substitute. Knock Off can also be used as a way to remove the items of opposing Pokemon. (fluff, you're just explaining what knock off does here) However, due to a lack of special coverage moves, Serperior is forced to use Hidden Power which is usually Fire to hit things like Ferrothorn or Mega Scizor or Hidden Power Ground to hit Heatran Hidden Power Fire to hit Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor or Hidden Power Ground to hit Heatran. Although Serperior has decent typing, its resistances are undermined by common secondary STAB moves from Water-types like Keldeo's Secret Sword and Azumarill's Play Rough. Serperior is definitely a big threat in ORAS OU, (AC) but it still has a few hard counters that it cannot deal with.

[SET]
name: Utility Attacker
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Hidden Power Fire
move 3: Glare / Leech Seed
move 4: Substitute / Knock Off / Synthesis
item: Leftovers
ability: Contrary
nature: Timid
evs: 56 HP / 200 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
Moves
========
Leaf Storm is a strong Grass-type STAB that alongside Contrary boosts Serperior's Special Attack by two stages each time it is used. Hidden Power Fire is used to hit Steel-types like Skarmory, Mega Scizor, and Ferrothorn. Hidden Power Ground is also an option to hit Heatrans. Glare can be used to paralyze switch-ins to Serperior such as Tornadus-T and Talonflame. Alternatively, Leech Seed allows Serperior to whittle down common checks like Heatran while also restoring its HP. Substitute lets Serperior avoid status conditions moves like Toxic and Thunder Wave and it eases prediction against switches. Knock Off is also an option to remove items from opposing Pokemon (i'd highly recommend you expand on this, specifically what mons does knock off help against?). Synthesis can also be run to help Serperior stay healthy. Leech Seed allows Serperior to whittle down common checks like Heatran while also restoring Serperior's HP. Glare can also be used to paralyze switch-ins to Serperior such as Tornadus-T and Talonflame.

(changed the order of sentences here to match up with the set)

Set Details
========
56 EVs investment in HP stops 56 HP EVs stop Rotom-W's Hydro Pump from breaking Serperior's Substitutes. 252 Speed EVs with a Timid nature is used to allow Serperior to be as fast as possible. (RP) The, (AC) and the rest of the EVs are dumped into Special Attack to make Serperior hit as hard as possible. An alternative spread that could be run is of 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe is an option as well to allow Serperior to hit as hard as possible and be as fast as possible if maximizing Serperior's breaking power is preferred (changed the original wording to this because it was confusing considering that it shared the same wording as the previous sentences, if you want a different wording of this lmk). Leftovers is used to give Serperior more longevity to help it stay as healthy as possible. Contrary is always chosen to allow Serperior to get a boost every time it uses Leaf Storms.

Usage Tips
========
Serperior cannot be used to consistently switch into attacks. Serperior likes coming in freely via on a sac, volt switch/u-turn, or a double switch, or something that cannot threaten Serperior like Rotom-W, (AC) so it prefers to come in freely via methods such as after a teammate faints, a pivot move like Volt Switch or U-turn, a double switch, or a switch into a Pokemon that cannot threaten it like Rotom-W. Be aware of Leaf Storm's limited PP. Glare can be used to catch Serperior's checks on the switch in like Tornadus-T, Heatran, and Talonflame. A common strategy with Serperior includes subbing on the switch in, leech seeding the next turn, and start spamming Substitute to slowly widdle down the foe's health is setting up Substitute on the switch, using Leech Seed the next turn, and spamming Substitute to slowly wear down the foe's health. Hidden Power Fire should be used on Steel-types like Skarmory and Ferrothorn after you get a boost with Leaf Storm to allow it to so it can do more damage to them. Knock Off can be used to remove items while Synthesis can be used to allow Serperior to stay healthy. (fluff, basically what you set in the moves section)

Team Options
========
Serperior struggles with Fire- and Flying-types that can eat up Serperior's hits while threatening stomach its hits and threaten it back. Keldeo is a good partner, (AC) as it's able to take on Fire-types like Heatran while also appreciating Serperior's ability to take on Water-types like Slowbro and Starmie that could otherwise could eat up Keldeo's Water moves like Slowbro and Starmie eat up Keldeo's Water-type moves. Tyranitar can also help remove or weaken things Pokemon like Latios, Latias, Heatrans, and Talonflame to help Serperior can sweep. Weavile shares a similar role as Tyranitar in the sense that it has access to Pursuit, but more importantly, Weavile is able to check Tornadus-T and Grass-types (would suggest some examples here). Volt Switch or U-turn VoltTurn users like Rotom-W and Tornadus-T can help aid Serperior to switch in. Mega Charizard Y is a good partner because it is able to widdle Heatrans wear down Heatran with Focus Blast while also Lower Tornadus-T Hurricane accuracy lowering the accuracy of Tornadus-T's Hurricane due to setting sun (clarity).

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Hidden Power Ice can be used to catch Pokemons that are 4x weak to Ice which include such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp. Taunt is also an option to prevent entry hazards, set up setup, recovery, and status moves.

[SET]
name: Dual Screens
move 1: Light Screen
move 2: Reflect
move 3: Leaf Storm
move 4: Glare
item: Light Clay
ability: Contrary
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
Moves
========
Light Screen reduces damage from special attackers such as Latios, Keldeo, and Hydreigon, (AC) while Reflect is used to reduce damage from physical attackers such as Mega Lopunny, Mega Metagross, and Excadrill. Glare is chosen in the last spot slot to cripple down fast threats and to make it easier for Seperior's Serperior's teammates to KO or set up on foes.

Set Details
========
Maximum Speed investment with a Timid nature allows Serperior to be as fast as possible. (RC) Outspeeding things outspeeding Pokemon like Latios, Mega Diance, and Thundurs Diancie, and Thundurus. 252 EVs in HP Maximum HP investment (consistency) allows Serperior to also be as tanky bulky as possible, (AC) as the goal of the set is to stay alive survive and set up dual screens to support the rest of the team. Light Clay is used to increase the duration of Light Screen and Reflect from five turns to eight.

Usage Tips
========
Make sure Serperior can comfortably set up both Light Screen and Reflect as early as possible in order for its teammates to take as little damage as possible as they set up for late-game. After setting up Reflect and/or Light screen either one or both, a teammate that can set up should be sent in out to take advantage of screen turns it. If only one screen can be set up, you need to consider determine (better word choice imo) if the opponent has more physical attackers or special attackers. Preserving Serperior is smart too, (AC) as you don't want to waste turns with Serperior switched in it on the field, (AC) and you can also use Serperior it again to set the screens back up.

Team Options
========
Pokemons that generally rely on setting up to sweep make for great partners. (you basically say the same thing in the next sentence) Setup sweepers such as Quiver Dance Volcarona or Sword Dance Bisharp and Scizor-Mega, (AC) Swords Dance Bisharp, and Swords Dance Mega Scizor are good partners, (AC) as they appreciate dual screens making it easier for them to set up. Crawdaunt also appreciates the dual screens that Serperior provides while also helping Serperior check checking Fire-types like Heatran for Serperior (original made it sound like serperior could check heatran, which i'm assuming is not the case).

Other Options
========
Taunt is a viable alternative to Glare as it is able to prevent opponents from defogging, setting up, spreading status moves and putting up hazards to prevent foes from using Defog, setting up, spreading status, and setting entry hazards.

Checks and Counters (make sure you add the asterisks here)
===================

**Flying-types**: Talonflame can consistently take attacks from Serperior thanks to Roost, (RC) while also threatening and threaten it back with Brave Bird. Tornadus-T can take any hit from Serperior while also threatening it and retaliate (less repetition) back with either Hurricane or Heat Wave or gaining gain momentum on Serperior by U-turning it with U-turn. You can, (AC) however, (AC) Glare cripple Tornadus-T with Glare on the switch to cripple its Speed. Mega Pinsir can easily pivot into Serperior while also threatening and threaten it back with Return or priority Quick Attack.

**Fire-types**: If Serperior lacks Hidden Power Ground, Heatran is able to hard wall Serperior it. Mega Charizard Y can take any hit from Serperior as well while also threatening back with a Fire and threaten it back with a Fire-type move. Serperior can, (AC) however, (AC) glare use Glare or Leech Seed on the switch in and spam Substitute (this sentence feels out of place and it's hard to determine what exactly it's referring back to, so i highly suggest you flesh it out). Volcarona shares a similar story similarities with Mega Charizard Y in the sense that its it is able to take any hit from Serperior while also threatening Serperior and retaliate back with a Bug- (AH) or Fire-type move. However, Seperior Serperior is unable to utilize Substitute on Volcorana against Volcarona, (AC) as Bug Buzz goes through it. You can, however, still Glare cripple it with Glare.

**Amoonguss**: Amoonguss is able to resists Leaf Storm and can also take on +2 Hidden Power Fire. Amoonguss is also able to hit Seperior Serperior with either a strong Sludge Bomb or a Clear Smog, (AC) which is super effective and resist removes the boosts from Leaf Storm (assuming that's what you meant).

**Chansey**: Chansey is able to hard wall Seperior Serperior while also stalling out the 8 PP of Leaf Storm's 8 PP. Variants of Seperior Serperior carrying either Taunt or Substitute + Leech Seed are able to beat Chansey, (AC) however.

**Dragon-types**: Latios, Latias, and Mega Altaria are able to resist Serperior's Leaf Storms. Latios and Latias is are able to threaten Serperior back with a natural Psychic- (AC) or Dragon-type attack, (AC) while Mega Altaria is able to beat Serperior 1 on 1 one-on-one (i'd recommend explaining how mega altaria can do as such). Do keep in mind that Serpeior Serperior does outspeed most Dragon-types outside of a rare scarf Choice Scarf variants, (AC) and it can also Glare cripple them on the switch in to cripple them with Glare.

**Revenge Killers**: Fast threats like Mega Lopunny, Weavile, and Choice Scarf Landorus-T are able to outspeed and finish off Seperior Serperior. Serpeior Serperior is, (AC) however, (AC) able to cripple them with Glare or does do a lot of damage on the switch in if they do decide to hard switch in.

**Status Moves**: If Serpeior gets Burned or Toxiced Serperior gets burned or badly poisoned, it puts Serpeior on a timer and puts it in gets put on a timer and into range of enemy attacks. If paralyzed, Serpeior Serperior will not be able to utilize its excellent Speed and will be easier to revenge kill.

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Serperior acts as a powerful sweeper thanks to its great Special Attack and Speed as well as its access to Contrary, which allows Serperior to boost its Special Attack by two stages every time it uses its strongest STAB move in Leaf Storm. Serperior's decent Speed tier also allows it to outspeed Pokemon like Thundurus, Latios, Mega Diancie, and Mega Metagross. Serperior also has access to a decent number of utility moves; (period -> semicolon) Glare allows it to cripple fast offensive threats such as Tornadus-T, Mega Latias, and Talonflame, and (changed earlier period -> comma) Leech Seed can help stall out and cripple Pokemon like Heatran if ran run alongside Substitute. However, due to a lack of special coverage moves, Serperior is forced to use Hidden Power Fire to hit Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor or Hidden Power Ground to hit Heatran. Although Serperior has decent typing, its resistances are undermined by common secondary STAB moves from Water-types like Keldeo's Secret Sword and Azumarill's Play Rough. Serperior is definitely a big threat in ORAS OU, but it still has a few hard counters that it cannot deal with.

[SET]
name: Utility Attacker
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Hidden Power Fire
move 3: Glare / Leech Seed
move 4: Substitute / Knock Off / Synthesis
item: Leftovers
ability: Contrary
nature: Timid
evs: 56 HP / 200 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Leaf Storm alongside Contrary boosts Serperior's Special Attack by two stages each time it is used. Hidden Power Fire is used to hit Steel-types like Skarmory, Mega Scizor, and Ferrothorn. Hidden Power Ground is also an option to hit Heatran. Glare can be used to paralyze switch-ins to Serperior such as Tornadus-T and Talonflame. Alternatively, Leech Seed allows Serperior to whittle down common checks like Heatran while also restoring its HP. (removed extra space) Substitute lets Serperior avoid status moves like Toxic and Thunder Wave and eases prediction against switches. Knock Off is also an option to remove items from opposing Pokemon like Chansey's Eviolite or Assault Vest from Tornadus-T's Assault Vest. Synthesis can also be run to help Serperior stay healthy.

Set Details
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56 HP EVs stop Rotom-W's Hydro Pump from breaking Serperior's Substitutes. 252 Speed EVs with a Timid nature allow Serperior to be as fast as possible, and the rest of the EVs are dumped into Special Attack to make Serperior hit as hard as possible. An alternative spread of 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe is an option if maximizing to maximize Serperior's breaking power is preferred (AP). Leftovers is used to give Serperior more longevity to and help it stay as healthy as possible. Contrary is always chosen to allow Serperior to get a boost every time it uses Leaf Storms.

Usage Tips
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Serperior cannot be used to consistently switch into attacks, so it prefers to come in freely via methods such as after a teammate faints fainting, a pivot move like Volt Switch or U-turn, a double switch, or a switch into a Pokemon that cannot threaten it like Rotom-W. Be aware of Leaf Storm's limited PP. Glare can be used to catch Serperior's checks on the switch like Tornadus-T, Heatran, and Talonflame. A common strategy with Serperior is setting up Substitute on the switch, using Leech Seed the next turn, and spamming Substitute to slowly wear down the foe's health. Hidden Power Fire should be used on Steel-types like Skarmory and Ferrothorn after you Serperior gets a boost with Leaf Storm so it can do more damage to them.

Team Options
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Serperior struggles with Fire- and Flying-types that can stomach its hits and threaten it back. Keldeo is a good partner, as it's able to take on Fire-types like Heatran while also appreciating Serperior's ability to take on Water-types like Slowbro and Starmie that could otherwise eat up Keldeo's Water-type moves. Tyranitar can also help remove or weaken Pokemon like Latios, Latias, Heatrans, and Talonflame to help Serperior sweep. Weavile shares has a similar role as Tyranitar in the sense that it has access to Pursuit, but(AC), more importantly, Weavile it is able to check Tornadus-T and Grass-types like Amoonguss. VoltTurn users like Rotom-W and Tornadus-T can help aid Serperior to switch in. Mega Charizard Y is a good partner because it is able to wear down Heatran with Focus Blast while also lowering the accuracy of Tornadus-T's Hurricane due to setting sun.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Hidden Power Ice can be used to catch Pokemon that are 4x weak to Ice such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp. Taunt is also an option to prevent entry hazards, setup, recovery, and status moves.

[SET]
name: Dual Screens
move 1: Light Screen
move 2: Reflect
move 3: Leaf Storm
move 4: Glare
item: Light Clay
ability: Contrary
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Light Screen reduces damage from special attackers such as Latios, Keldeo, and Hydreigon, while Reflect is used to reduces damage from physical attackers such as Mega Lopunny, Mega Metagross, and Excadrill. Glare is chosen in the last slot to cripple fast threats and make it easier for Serperior's teammates to KO or set up on foes.

Set Details
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Maximum Speed investment with a Timid nature allows Serperior to be as fast as possible(AC), outspeeding Pokemon like Latios, Mega Diancie, and Thundurus. Maximum HP investment allows Serperior to also be as bulky as possible, as the goal of the set is to survive and set up dual screens to support the rest of the team. Light Clay is used to increase the duration of Light Screen and Reflect from five turns to eight.

Usage Tips
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Make sure Serperior can comfortably set up both Light Screen and Reflect as early as possible in order for its teammates to take as little damage as possible as they set up late-game later. After setting up (added missing space) either one or both, send out a teammate that can set up should be sent out to take advantage of it. If only one screen can be set up, you need to determine if whether the opponent has more physical attackers or special attackers. Preserving Serperior is smart too, as you don't want to waste turns with it on the field, and you can also use it again to set the screens back up.

Team Options
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Setup sweepers such as Quiver Dance Volcarona, Swords Dance Bisharp, and Swords Dance Mega Scizor are good partners, as they appreciate dual screens making it easier for them to set up. Crawdaunt also appreciates the dual screens that Serperior provides while also checking Fire-types like Heatran for Serperior(AP).

Other Options
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Taunt is a viable alternative to Glare to prevent foes from using Defog, setting up, spreading status, and setting entry hazards.

Checks and Counters
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**Flying-types**: Talonflame can consistently take attacks from Serperior thanks to Roost and threaten it back with Brave Bird. Tornadus-T can take any hit from Serperior and retaliate back with either Hurricane or Heat Wave or gain momentum on it with U-turn. You Serperior can, however, cripple Tornadus-T with Glare on the switch. Mega Pinsir can easily pivot into Serperior and threaten it back with Return or Quick Attack.

**Fire-types**: If Serperior lacks Hidden Power Ground, Heatran is able to hard wall it. Mega Charizard Y can take any hit from Serperior as well and threaten it back with a Fire-type move. Serperior can, however, use Glare or Leech Seed on the switch and spam Substitute(AC), which can cripple these checks. Like Mega Charizard Y, Volcarona shares similarities with Mega Charizard Y in the sense that it is able to take any hit from Serperior and retaliate back with a Bug- or Fire-type super effective STAB move. However, Serperior is unable to utilize Substitute against Volcarona, as Bug Buzz goes through it, (period -> comma) You can, however, although it can still cripple it Volcarona with Glare.

**Amoonguss**: Amoonguss resists Leaf Storm and can take a +2 Hidden Power Fire. Amoonguss It is also able to hit Serperior with either a strong Sludge Bomb or Clear Smog, which is super effective and removes the boosts from Leaf Storm(AP).

**Chansey**: Chansey is able to hard wall Serperior while stalling out Leaf Storm's 8 PP. Variants of Serperior carrying either Taunt or Substitute + Leech Seed are able to beat Chansey, however.

**Dragon-types**: Latios, Latias, and Mega Altaria resist Serperior's Leaf Storm. Latios and Latias are able to threaten Serperior back with a Psychic- or Dragon-type attack, while Mega Altaria is able to beat Serperior one-on-one with the combination of Dragon Dance and Roost. Do keep in mind that Serperior does outspeeds most Dragon-types outside of rare Choice Scarf variants, and that it can also cripple them on the switch with Glare.

**Revenge Killers**: Fast threats like Mega Lopunny, Weavile, and Choice Scarf Landorus-T are able to outspeed and finish off Serperior. Serperior is, however, able to cripple them with Glare or do a lot of damage on the switch if they do decide to hard switch in.

**Status**: If Serperior gets burned or badly poisoned, it gets put on a timer and into range of enemy attacks. If paralyzed, Serperior will not be able to utilize its excellent Speed and will be easier to revenge kill.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[ez, 233669]]
- Quality checked by: [[Splash, 437289], [jonfilch, 472436]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732], [Finland, 517429]]

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