[OVERVIEW]
Vanillite has a decent Special Attack stat and ways of boosting its Speed, but its bad defensive typing, shallow movepool, and poor bulk make it very underwhelming. Vullaby, Clamperl, and Shellder are better Speed-boosting sweepers than Vanillite, while Amaura, Alolan Vulpix, and Alolan Sandshrew are better Ice-types. Because a variety of more viable Pokemon directly outclass Vanillite, it should not be considered for serious teams.
[SET]
name: Weak Armor Sweeper
move 1: Ice Beam
move 2: Hidden Power Fighting
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Substitute
item: Icium Z / Life Orb
ability: Weak Armor
nature: Modest
evs: 240 SpA / 244 Spe
ivs: 19 HP / 1 Atk / 30 Def / 30 SpA / 30 SpD / 30 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This set attempts to pose a threat against offensive teams by boosting its Speed with Weak Armor and hitting decently hard with a Subzero Slammer or Life Orb-boosted Ice Beam. However, as Vanillite is rather frail and vulnerable to common priority moves, this is hard to accomplish compared to sweeping with Vullaby or Shellder. Similarly, Alolan Vulpix's Aurora Veil support is useful to more teams, while Amaura and Alolan Sandshrew have better power and coverage that make them much better offensively than Vanillite.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Sultan of Skook, 404053]]
- Quality checked by: [[Merritt, 213064], [Fiend, 208173]]
- Grammar checked by: [[frustration, 447027]]
Vanillite has a decent Special Attack stat and ways of boosting its Speed, but its bad defensive typing, shallow movepool, and poor bulk make it very underwhelming. Vullaby, Clamperl, and Shellder are better Speed-boosting sweepers than Vanillite, while Amaura, Alolan Vulpix, and Alolan Sandshrew are better Ice-types. Because a variety of more viable Pokemon directly outclass Vanillite, it should not be considered for serious teams.
[SET]
name: Weak Armor Sweeper
move 1: Ice Beam
move 2: Hidden Power Fighting
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Substitute
item: Icium Z / Life Orb
ability: Weak Armor
nature: Modest
evs: 240 SpA / 244 Spe
ivs: 19 HP / 1 Atk / 30 Def / 30 SpA / 30 SpD / 30 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This set attempts to pose a threat against offensive teams by boosting its Speed with Weak Armor and hitting decently hard with a Subzero Slammer or Life Orb-boosted Ice Beam. However, as Vanillite is rather frail and vulnerable to common priority moves, this is hard to accomplish compared to sweeping with Vullaby or Shellder. Similarly, Alolan Vulpix's Aurora Veil support is useful to more teams, while Amaura and Alolan Sandshrew have better power and coverage that make them much better offensively than Vanillite.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Sultan of Skook, 404053]]
- Quality checked by: [[Merritt, 213064], [Fiend, 208173]]
- Grammar checked by: [[frustration, 447027]]
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