UU Abomasnow

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Overview
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Abomasnow has a great offensive typing, being able to threaten Water-types and top-tier threats such as Salamence, Mega Aerodactyl, and Crobat alike. While all these threats are faster than Abomasnow, it has a great priority move in Ice Shard, meaning it can pick off all of them fairly easily. Its typing gives it some nice resistances to Water, Ground, and Electric. It also can boost its Attack with Swords Dance quite easily, as it can force a lot of switches. Mega Abomasnow also gains a great Speed tier for Trick Room teams, as its abysmal base 30 Speed is one of the "fastest" Speed stats under Trick Room.

Unfortunately Abomasnow has one of the worst defensive typings, which gives it common weaknesses to Fire, Fighting, and Flying, and this also undermines the nice 90 / 105 / 105 bulk Mega Abomasnow has. Mega Abomasnow loses Speed, which can be great for Trick Room teams, but it isn't that great otherwise, as a lot of common UU walls, such as Umbreon, Vaporeon, Florges, and Tentacruel, outspeed and can proceed to get a free Wish off against Mega Abomasnow or threaten it with a Scald or STAB Sludge Bomb in Tentacruel's case.

Barack Aboma
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name: Barack Aboma
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Earthquake
ability: Soundproof
item: Abomasite
evs: 76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
nature: Adamant

Moves
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Swords Dance is the boosting move of choice, skyrocketing Abomasnow's Attack to a scary level. Wood Hammer is used to hit bulky Water-types hard, albeit with nasty recoil damage. Seed Bomb can be used instead if you don't like the recoil Wood Hammer brings, but you lose a lot of power. Ice Shard gives Abomasnow a powerful STAB move after Swords Dance and a form of priority. Earthquake hits the Steel-types that commonly switch into Mega Abomasnow.

Set Details
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Maximum Attack EVs are used to take advantage of Mega Abomasnow's amazing power while 180 Speed EVs allow Mega Abomasnow to outspeed Relaxed Swampert. Abomasite is obligatory so that Abomasnow can Mega Evolve. An Adamant nature allows Mega Abomasnow to hit as hard as possible, especially after a Swords Dance boost. Soundproof isn't useful on this set, but it can come in handy for setup opportunities, as it blocks sound moves such as Bug Buzz, Hyper Voice, and Boomburst.

Usage Tips
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This set can work as both a wallbreaker and a win condition, as it hits hard initially and can proceed to overpower the opponent's team thanks to its access to Swords Dance. This set needs a ton of support to be truly effective, as its slow Speed stat and its bulk can only take it so far.

Team Options
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This set appreciates wallbreakers, such as Choice Band Entei or Life Orb Darmanitan, to wear down Steel-types while also hitting a lot of foes for a massive amount of damage. This set really appreciates Spikes support from Pokemon such as Chesnaught or Roserade to wear down the Steel-types that commonly switch in, as Mega Abomasnow can force a lot of switches thanks to its STAB coverage. This set also appreciates entry hazard removal from Tentacruel or Crobat, as Mega Abomasnow has no reliable recovery and is susceptible to all entry hazards.

President Snow
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name: President Snow
move 1: Blizzard
move 2: Wood Hammer / Giga Drain
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Earthquake / Focus Blast
ability: Soundproof
item: Abomasite
evs: 8 HP / 68 Atk / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
nature: Mild

Moves
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Blizzard is Abomasnow's most reliable STAB move in hail and is its most powerful STAB move. Wood Hammer is used to nail special walls trying to switch into Blizzard. Giga Drain is an option, however, to have a way of recovering and still hits targets that are weak to it such as Swampert and Vaporeon pretty hard. Ice Shard gives Abomasnow a priority move that can nail a lot of faster threats that may threaten it. Earthquake is used to get around Steel-types not named Mega Aggron and Fire-types that try to switch into Abomasnow's STAB moves. Focus Blast can be used instead to hit Mega Aggron a bit harder, but it loses out on coverage against Fire-types.

Set Details
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Maximum Special Attack EVs are used to let Abomasnow hit as hard as it can with its most powerful STAB move, Blizzard. 180 Speed EVs allow Abomasnow to outspeed Relaxed Swampert. 8 HP EVs hit a Stealth Rock number, and the rest is dumped into Attack to let Abomasnow's other moves hit as hard as possible. Abomasite is given item, as otherwise Abomasnow cannot proceed to Mega Evolve. A Mild nature is used to boost Abomasnow's Special Attack while lowering its less important Defense, as Abomasnow's resistances are usually more specially based. Soundproof is used before Mega Evolution to avoid sound moves such as Yanmega's Bug Buzz or Exploud's Boomburst. It also allows for more hail turns for Mega Abomasnow to spam Blizzard.

Usage Tips
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This set should be used on a bulky offensive team looking for a decent wallbreaker with priority. Abomasnow must be wary of any Pokemon faster than it that resists its priority or that it cannot afford to take a hit from, such as Entei or Darmanitan. Plan to bring this set out early- or mid-game to punch holes while softening up bulky foes.

Team Options
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Trick Room is a great option, as Mega Abomasnow's base 30 Speed allows it to outspeed almost everything in UU under Trick Room. Slowking is a particularly good partner as it has excellent defensive synergy with Mega Abomasnow, resisting Fire, Fighting, and Steel while Mega Abomasnow resists Grass and Electric; it can also set up Trick Room multiple times thanks to its ability Regenerator and its access to Slack Off. Entei is a good partner to form a wallbreaking core and it has great offensive and defensive synergy with Abomasnow. Abomasnow appreciates entry hazard removal from the likes of Tentacruel or Crobat, as both can get rid of all entry hazards fairly easily without compounding Abomasnow's weaknesses.

Other Options
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Substitute and Leech Seed can provide Mega Abomasnow with a way to avoid status and give it a form of recovery; it also has an Ice-type STAB move to threaten the Grass-types that are immune to Leech Seed. However, Abomasnow has one of the worst defensive typings in the game and can therefore be worn down easily. A specially defensive set can be used to take advantage of Abomasnow's nice resistances to Water, Electric, and Grass; however, while Mega Abomasnow has some useful resistances, it has too many weaknesses to truly take advantage of its solid 90 / 105 / 105 bulk. Hidden Power Fire is an option on the second set specifically to hit Forretress harder than any other move Mega Abomasnow has to offer, but every other Steel-type is hit harder by Focus Blast, and Earthquake hits both Steel- and Fire-types super effectively. Grass Knot is an option to hit heavy Pokemon, such as Hippowdon, harder than Giga Drain or Wood Hammer would, but most Pokemon are hit harder by Wood Hammer, and Mega Abomasnow likes the recovery Giga Drain can provide.

Checks & Counters
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**Stealth Rock**: Stealth Rock limits the number of times Mega Abomasnow can switch in, meaning it cannot set up or punch holes in the opposing team effectively.

**Steel-types**: Mega Aggron can tank a +2 Earthquake and proceed to cripple Mega Abomasnow with Thunder Wave, though if Mega Aggron lacks Thunder Wave, Swords Dance Mega Abomasnow can overpower it. Bronzong can also wall Abomasnow, as it is immune to Earthquake thanks to its ability, Levitate, but it has the potential to be 2HKOed by Abomasnow's +2 Wood Hammer after Stealth Rock and hail damage. Assault Vest Escavalier is another threat, as it can tank any hit from Abomasnow and has a reliable, super effective STAB move to hit Abomasnow with; however, it cannot switch into a +2 Earthquake more than once, meaning it has to stay healthy to check Mega Abomasnow. Forretress is also worn down by a +2 Earthquake, as its only form of super effective damage is Gyro Ball, which is only a 4HKO thanks to Mega Abomasnow's abysmal base 30 Speed.

**Fire-types**: Any Fire-types in UU, such as Entei and Darmanitan, resist Ice Shard and can proceed to OHKO Abomasnow with their STAB moves, but they do not like switching into Earthquake.

**Fighting-types**: Mienshao, Infernape, Heracross, and Machamp all outspeed and OHKO Mega Abomasnow. Infernape also resists both its STAB moves, but it hates Earthquake.
 
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Ok this is ready for QC. May need some more on OO and I definitely need some help in C&C.
 
imo, Fighting-types should definitely be in C&C. Mienshao, Infernape, Machamp, Heracross, all outspeed and OHKO Mega Abomasnow. The secondary, Infernape, has a double advantage over Abomasnow in resisting both its stab, but it hates eq.
 
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imo, Fighting-types should definitely be in C&C. Mienshao, Infernape, Machamp, Heracross, all outspeed and OHKO Mega Abomasnow. The secondary, Infernape, has a double advantage over Abomasnow in resisting both its stab, but it hates eq.
Implemented. Thanks :)
 
In the intro mention that it's hard walled by most bulky steels (Mega Aggron, Forry, Bronzong)

I would go for Giga Drain as the primary slash, as Abomasnow will be switching into bulky Waters a lot and will frequently catch Scald burns.

I think Focus Blast has enough going for it to be slashed after Earthquake. If you want your coverage move to hit Fire-types, then EQ is the way to go. However, with Jirachi out of the picture, most Steel-types aren't even feeling EQ (those 3 I mentioned above) but at least they can be solidly dented by Focus Blast. So yeah, it basically depends on if you want to hit Fire-types or Steel-types.

Soundproof is not only used for its few immunities, but also because it allows the Mega form to have more turns of hail for itself to spam Blizzard (instead of starting the count when you switch in, it starts when you Mega).

Usage Tips: bring it out early/mid-game to punch holes and soften up bulky things

Team Options for the first set should mention Trick Room, and it should clarify that Abomasnow should run a different EV spread + nature to be as slow as possible. It should also mention that checks to Fire, Fighting, and Steel types are necessary. Slowking should be mentioned specifically as it has excellent synergy and also learns Trick Room.

Out of curiosity, is there a reason that Speed isn't added to the SD set? I'd imagine that it would want to outspeed many of the same things as the last set (Donphan, Hippowdon, -Spe Swampert). Ice Shard isn't doing anything to these Pokemon. Wood Hammer should be the primary slash for this one though.

Stealth Rock in Checks and Counters.
 

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In the intro mention that it's hard walled by most bulky steels (Mega Aggron, Forry, Bronzong)

I would go for Giga Drain as the primary slash, as Abomasnow will be switching into bulky Waters a lot and will frequently catch Scald burns.

I think Focus Blast has enough going for it to be slashed after Earthquake. If you want your coverage move to hit Fire-types, then EQ is the way to go. However, with Jirachi out of the picture, most Steel-types aren't even feeling EQ (those 3 I mentioned above) but at least they can be solidly dented by Focus Blast. So yeah, it basically depends on if you want to hit Fire-types or Steel-types.

Soundproof is not only used for its few immunities, but also because it allows the Mega form to have more turns of hail for itself to spam Blizzard (instead of starting the count when you switch in, it starts when you Mega).

Usage Tips: bring it out early/mid-game to punch holes and soften up bulky things

Team Options for the first set should mention Trick Room, and it should clarify that Abomasnow should run a different EV spread + nature to be as slow as possible. It should also mention that checks to Fire, Fighting, and Steel types are necessary. Slowking should be mentioned specifically as it has excellent synergy and also learns Trick Room.

Out of curiosity, is there a reason that Speed isn't added to the SD set? I'd imagine that it would want to outspeed many of the same things as the last set (Donphan, Hippowdon, -Spe Swampert). Ice Shard isn't doing anything to these Pokemon. Wood Hammer should be the primary slash for this one though.

Stealth Rock in Checks and Counters.
Added everything. Thanks :)
 
Whoops my bad. Last thing is that in C&C, I would just remove the part about Fire-types being able to "tank any attack", as the ones you listed don't appreciate switching into EQ. QC 1/3
 
HP Fire in and Grass Knot in OO.

**Steel-types**: Mega Aggron can tank a +2 EQ and can proceed to cripple Mega Abomasnow with Thunder Wave. If Mega Aggron lacks Thunder Wave, Mega Abomasnow can overpower it if it is running the Swords Dance set. Bronzong can also proceed to wall Abomasnow as it is immune to Earthquake thanks to its ability Levitate. Assault Vest Escavalier is another threat as it tanks any hit Abomasnow has and has reliable, super effective STAB to hit Abomasnow with.
+2 252+ Atk Mega Abomasnow Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Bronzong: 141-166 (41.7 - 49.1%) -- 19.9% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock, hail damage, and Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Bronzong Gyro Ball (49 BP) vs. 76 HP / 0 Def Mega Abomasnow: 92-110 (27 - 32.3%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

+2 252+ Atk Mega Abomasnow Earthquake vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Forretress: 138-163 (39 - 46.1%) -- 24.6% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock, hail damage, and Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Forretress Gyro Ball (46 BP) vs. 76 HP / 0 Def Mega Abomasnow: 86-104 (25.2 - 30.5%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

SD Mega Aboma is really good at breaking through Steel-type mons before going down. It's just too slow to be troubled by Gyro Ball.

Also

+2 252+ Atk Mega Abomasnow Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Escavalier: 232-274 (67.4 - 79.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

It hits Escavalier really hard, so its need to stay healthy to have a chance, and can only switch in once.

They should remain as checks / counters, but mention that the SD set can overwhelm them at +2.

**Fire-types**: Any Fire-type in UU, such as Entei and Darmanitan, can proceed to OHKO Abomasnow with their STAB move but do not like switching into Earthquake.
They also resist Ice Shard, which is important.
 

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HP Fire in and Grass Knot in OO.



+2 252+ Atk Mega Abomasnow Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Bronzong: 141-166 (41.7 - 49.1%) -- 19.9% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock, hail damage, and Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Bronzong Gyro Ball (49 BP) vs. 76 HP / 0 Def Mega Abomasnow: 92-110 (27 - 32.3%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

+2 252+ Atk Mega Abomasnow Earthquake vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Forretress: 138-163 (39 - 46.1%) -- 24.6% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock, hail damage, and Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Forretress Gyro Ball (46 BP) vs. 76 HP / 0 Def Mega Abomasnow: 86-104 (25.2 - 30.5%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

SD Mega Aboma is really good at breaking through Steel-type mons before going down. It's just too slow to be troubled by Gyro Ball.

Also

+2 252+ Atk Mega Abomasnow Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Escavalier: 232-274 (67.4 - 79.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

It hits Escavalier really hard, so its need to stay healthy to have a chance, and can only switch in once.

They should remain as checks / counters, but mention that the SD set can overwhelm them at +2.



They also resist Ice Shard, which is important.
Implemented. :)
 

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Ok I swapped the sets around because I am in full agreement with AllAttack so if QC decides otherwise, lemme know and I can swap it back, lol.
 

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Overview
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Abomasnow's has a great offensive typing, being able to threaten Water-types and top tier threats such as Salamence, Mega Aerodactyl, and Crobat alike. Its typing gives it some nice resistances in Water, Ground, and Electric. While all these threats are faster, it has a great priority move in Ice Shard, meaning it can pick off all these faster Pokemon fairly easily. Its typing gives it some nice resistances to Water, Ground, and Electric. (swapped sentence order because the threats from the first sentence were being referred to) It also has access to Swords Dance, meaning it can boost its Attack quite easily, (AC) as it can force a lot of switches since because it can threaten a lot of Pokemon. Mega Abomasnow also gains a great Speed tier for Trick Room teams, as its abysmal base 30 Speed is one of the "fastest" Speed stats under Trick Room.

Abomasnow may have a STAB priority move and be able to boost its Attack via Swords Dance, but it has one of the worst defensive typings, (AC) which gives it common weaknesses in to Fire, Fighting, and Flying, while it and this also diminishes undermines the nice 90 / 105 / 105 bulk Mega Abomasnow has. Mega Abomasnow loses Speed, which can be great for Trick Room teams, but it isn't that great for Mega Abomasnow outside of Trick Room, (AC) as a lot of common UU walls, such as Umbreon, Vaporeon, Florges, and Tentacruel, (AC) outspeed it and can proceed to get a free Wish off of against Mega Abomasnow or threaten it with a Scald / or STAB Sludge Bomb in the latter's Tentacruel's case.

Barack Aboma
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name: Barack Aboma
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Earthquake
ability: Soundproof ---> Snow Warning
item: Abomasite
evs: 76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
nature: Adamant

Moves
========

Swords Dance is the boosting move of choice, skyrocketing Abomasnow's Attack to a scary level. Wood Hammer is used to hit the bulky Water-types hard, but albeit with a nasty recoil damage. Seed Bomb can be used instead if you don't like the recoil Wood Hammer brings, but note you lose a lot of power. Ice Shard gives Abomasnow a powerful STAB move after +2 Swords Dance and a form of priority all in one. Earthquake hits the Steel-types that commonly switch into Mega Abomasnow.

Set Details
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Maximum Attack EVs are used to take advantage of Mega Abomasnow's amazing power while 180 Speed EVs allow Mega Abomasnow to outspeed Relaxed Swampert post-Mega. (not sure if "post-Mega" is referring to Abomasnow or Swampert. If Aboma, remove the "post-Mega bit" since we've already established it's Mega Aboma; if Swampy then remove "post-Mega" and just put "Mega" before Swampert.) Abomasite is obligatory so Abomasnow can Mega Evolve. An Adamant nature allows Mega Abomasnow to hit as hard as possible, especially after a Swords Dance boost. Soundproof isn't as necessary useful on this set, but it can come in handy for set(remove space)up opportunities, (AC) as it blocks sound moves such as Bug Buzz, Hyper Voice, and Boomburst.

Usage Tips
========

This set can work as both a wallbreaker and a win condition, (AC) as it hits hard initially and it can proceed to overpower the opponent's team thanks to its access to Swords Dance. This set needs a ton of support to be truly effective, (AC) as its slow Speed stat and its bulk can only take it so far.

Team Options
========

This set appreciates wallbreakers, such as Choice Band Entei or Life Orb Darmanitan, (AC) to wear down the Steel-types while also hitting a lot of things foes for a massive amount of damage. This set really appreciates Spikes support from Pokemon such as Chesnaught or Roserade to wear down the Steel-types that commonly switch in, (AC) as Mega Abomasnow can force a lowt of switches thanks to its STAB coverage. This set also appreciates entry hazard clearing removal from Tentacruel or Crobat, (AC) as Mega Abomsnow has no reliable recovery and is weak susceptible (it's only technically weak to one of them) to all entry hazards.

President Snow
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name: President Snow
move 1: Blizzard
move 2: Giga Drain / Wood Hammer
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Earthquake / Focus Blast
ability: Soundproof ---> Snow Warning
item: Abomasite
evs: 8 HP / 68 Atk / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
nature: Mild

Moves
========

Blizzard is Abomasnow's msost reliable STAB move in hail and it is its most powerful STAB move. Wood Hammer is used to nail special walls trying to switch into Blizzard. Giga Drain is an option, however, (AC) to have a way of recoverying and still hits supereffective targets that are weak to it such as Swampert and Vaporeon pretty hard. Ice Shard gives Abomasnow some priority that can nail a lot of faster threats that may threaten Abomasnow it. Earthquake is used to get around Steel-types not named Mega Aggron and Fire-types that try to switch into its STAB moves. Focus Blast can be used instead to hit Mega Aggron a bit harder, but loses out on coverage on against Fire-types.

Set Details
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Maximum Special Attack EVs are used to let Abomasnow hits as hard as it can with its most powerful STAB move, Blizzard. Speed EVs allow Abomasnow to outspeed Relaxed Swampert post-Mega evolving (see my comment for Set Details of the first set). 8 HP EVs hit a Stealth Rock number, (AC) and the rest is dumped into Attack to let Abomasnow's other moves hit as hard as possible. It should also be noted that Mega Abomasnow can invest in bulk with a Quiet nature and 0 Speed IVs to outspeed every foe in the tier under Trick Room. (moved this from Team Options)Abomasite is the given item, (AC) as otherwise Abomasnow cannot proceed to Mega Evolve. A Mild nature is used to boost Abomasnow's Special Attack while lowering its not unneeded Defense, (AC) as its resists are more specially based most moves it resists are special attacks. Soundproof is used pre-Mega Evolve to avoid sound moves such as Yanmega's Bug Buzz or Exploud's Boomburst. It also allows for more hail turns for Mega Abomasnow to spam Blizzard.

Usage Tips
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This set should be used on a bulky offensive team looking for a decent wallbreaker with priority. Abomasnow must be wary of any Pokemon faster than it that resists its priority or that it cannot afford to take a hit from, (AC) such as Entei or Darmanitan. Plan to bring this set out early- to or mid-game to punch holes while softening up bulky things.

Team Options
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Trick Room support is a great option, (AC) as Mega Abomasnow's base 30 Speed allows it to "outspeed" (no need for the inverted commas; it actually does outspeed them under Trick Room) almost everything in UU under Trick Room. Slowking is a particularly good partner, (AC) as it has excellent defensive synergy with Mega Abomasnow, resisting Fire, Fighting, and Steel, (AC) while Mega Abomasnow resists Grass and Electric. (I'd explicitly state somewhere that Slowking can set up TR) It should also be noted that Mega Abomasnow should invest into bulk with a Quiet nature and 0 Speed IVs to "outspeed" everything while under Trick Room. (moved this sentence to Set Details) Entei is a good wallbreaker partner to form a nice wallbreaking core, (AC) and they synergize well defensively and offensively it has great offensive and defensive synergy with Abomasnow. Abomasnow appreciates entry hazard clearing removal from the likes of Tentacruel or Crobat, (AC) as both can get rid of all entry hazards fairly easily without compounding Abomasnow's weaknesses.

Other Options
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Substitute and Leech Seed can provide Mega Abomasnow with a way to avoid status and give it a form of recovery.; (full stop/period -> semicolon) it also has an nice Ice-type STAB move to threaten the Grass-types that are immune to Leech Seed. However, Abomasnow has one of the worst defensive typings in the game and it can be worn down a lot easier as such can therefore be worn down easily. A specially defensive set can be used to take advantage of Abomasnow's nice resistances in to Water, Electric, and Grass.; (full stop/period -> semicolon) however, while Mega Abomasnow has some cool useful resistances, it has too many weaknesses to truly take advantage of its nice solid (changed this because nice was used shortly before) 90 / 105 / 105 bulk. Hidden Power Fire is an option on the first second (I'm assuming it's for the second set since the next bit alludes to Focus Blast, which is on said set) set specifically to hit Forretress a bit harder (it's more than just a bit harder IMO) than any other move Mega Abomasnow has to offer, but every other Steel-type is hit harder by Focus Blast, (AC) and Earthquake has the utility to hits Steel- and Fire-types. Grass Knot can be is another (changed this because it sounded as if Grass Knot was one of multiple options that deals with heavy mons) option to hit heavy Pokemon, such as Hippowdon, (AC) harder than Giga Drain or Wood Hammer would., (full stop/period -> comma) but most Pokemon are hit harder by Wood Hammer, (AC) and Mega Abomasnow likes the recovery Giga Drain can provide.

Checks & Counters
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**Stealth Rock**: Stealth Rock limits the number of switch-ins times Mega Abomasnow can have switch in, meaning it cannot set up or punch holes in things the opposing team effectively.

**Steel-types**: Mega Aggron can tank a +2 Earthquake and can proceed to cripple Mega Abomasnow with Thunder Wave., (full stop/period -> comma) though if Mega Aggron lacks Thunder Wave, Swords Dance Mega Abomasnow can overpower it if it is running the Swords Dance set. Bronzong can also proceed to wall Abomasnow, (AC) as it is immune to Earthquake thanks to its ability, (AC) Levitate, but has the potential to be 2HKOed by Abomasnow's +2 Wood Hammer after Stealth Rock and hail damage. Assault Vest Escavalier is another threat, (AC) as it can tanks any hit from Abomasnow has and has a reliable, super effective STAB move to hit Abomasnow with; however, it cannot switch into a +2 Earthquake more than once, meaning it has to stay healthy to check Mega Abomasnow. Forretress is also worn down by a +2 Earthquake, (AC) as its only form of super(space)effective damage is Gyro Ball, which is only a 4HKO thanks to Mega Abomasnow's abysmal base 30 Speed.

**Fire-types**: Any Fire-types in UU, such as Entei and Darmanitan, can proceed to OHKO Abomasnow with their STAB moves and resist Ice Shard, meaning Mega Abomasnow cannot revenge kill them, but Fire-types they do not like switching into Earthquake.

**Fighting-types**: Mienshao, Infernape, Heracross, and Machamp all outspeed and OHKO Mega Abomasnow. Infernape also resists both its STAB moves, however but it hates Earthquake.


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Abomasnow's has a great offensive typing, being able to threaten Water-types and top tier threats such as Salamence, Mega Aerodactyl, and Crobat alike. Its typing gives it some nice resistances in Water, Ground, and Electric. While all these threats are faster, it has a great priority move in Ice Shard, meaning it can pick off all these faster Pokemon fairly easily. Its typing gives it some nice resistances to Water, Ground, and Electric. (swapped sentence order because the threats from the first sentence were being referred to) It also has access to Swords Dance, meaning it can boost its Attack quite easily, (AC) as it can force a lot of switches since because it can threaten a lot of Pokemon. Mega Abomasnow also gains a great Speed tier for Trick Room teams, as its abysmal base 30 Speed is one of the "fastest" Speed stats under Trick Room.

Abomasnow may have a STAB priority move and be able to boost its Attack via Swords Dance, but it has one of the worst defensive typings, (AC) which gives it common weaknesses in to Fire, Fighting, and Flying, while it and this also diminishes undermines the nice 90 / 105 / 105 bulk Mega Abomasnow has. Mega Abomasnow loses Speed, which can be great for Trick Room teams, but it isn't that great for Mega Abomasnow outside of Trick Room, (AC) as a lot of common UU walls, such as Umbreon, Vaporeon, Florges, and Tentacruel, (AC) outspeed it and can proceed to get a free Wish off of against Mega Abomasnow or threaten it with a Scald / or STAB Sludge Bomb in the latter's Tentacruel's case.

Barack Aboma
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name: Barack Aboma
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Earthquake
ability: Soundproof ---> Snow Warning
item: Abomasite
evs: 76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
nature: Adamant

Moves
========

Swords Dance is the boosting move of choice, skyrocketing Abomasnow's Attack to a scary level. Wood Hammer is used to hit the bulky Water-types hard, but albeit with a nasty recoil damage. Seed Bomb can be used instead if you don't like the recoil Wood Hammer brings, but note you lose a lot of power. Ice Shard gives Abomasnow a powerful STAB move after +2 Swords Dance and a form of priority all in one. Earthquake hits the Steel-types that commonly switch into Mega Abomasnow.

Set Details
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Maximum Attack EVs are used to take advantage of Mega Abomasnow's amazing power while 180 Speed EVs allow Mega Abomasnow to outspeed Relaxed Swampert post-Mega. (not sure if "post-Mega" is referring to Abomasnow or Swampert. If Aboma, remove the "post-Mega bit" since we've already established it's Mega Aboma; if Swampy then remove "post-Mega" and just put "Mega" before Swampert.) Abomasite is obligatory so Abomasnow can Mega Evolve. An Adamant nature allows Mega Abomasnow to hit as hard as possible, especially after a Swords Dance boost. Soundproof isn't as necessary useful on this set, but it can come in handy for set(remove space)up opportunities, (AC) as it blocks sound moves such as Bug Buzz, Hyper Voice, and Boomburst.

Usage Tips
========

This set can work as both a wallbreaker and a win condition, (AC) as it hits hard initially and it can proceed to overpower the opponent's team thanks to its access to Swords Dance. This set needs a ton of support to be truly effective, (AC) as its slow Speed stat and its bulk can only take it so far.

Team Options
========

This set appreciates wallbreakers, such as Choice Band Entei or Life Orb Darmanitan, (AC) to wear down the Steel-types while also hitting a lot of things foes for a massive amount of damage. This set really appreciates Spikes support from Pokemon such as Chesnaught or Roserade to wear down the Steel-types that commonly switch in, (AC) as Mega Abomasnow can force a lowt of switches thanks to its STAB coverage. This set also appreciates entry hazard clearing removal from Tentacruel or Crobat, (AC) as Mega Abomsnow has no reliable recovery and is weak susceptible (it's only technically weak to one of them) to all entry hazards.

President Snow
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name: President Snow
move 1: Blizzard
move 2: Giga Drain / Wood Hammer
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Earthquake / Focus Blast
ability: Soundproof ---> Snow Warning
item: Abomasite
evs: 8 HP / 68 Atk / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
nature: Mild

Moves
========

Blizzard is Abomasnow's msost reliable STAB move in hail and it is its most powerful STAB move. Wood Hammer is used to nail special walls trying to switch into Blizzard. Giga Drain is an option, however, (AC) to have a way of recoverying and still hits supereffective targets that are weak to it such as Swampert and Vaporeon pretty hard. Ice Shard gives Abomasnow some priority that can nail a lot of faster threats that may threaten Abomasnow it. Earthquake is used to get around Steel-types not named Mega Aggron and Fire-types that try to switch into its STAB moves. Focus Blast can be used instead to hit Mega Aggron a bit harder, but loses out on coverage on against Fire-types.

Set Details
========

Maximum Special Attack EVs are used to let Abomasnow hits as hard as it can with its most powerful STAB move, Blizzard. Speed EVs allow Abomasnow to outspeed Relaxed Swampert post-Mega evolving (see my comment for Set Details of the first set). 8 HP EVs hit a Stealth Rock number, (AC) and the rest is dumped into Attack to let Abomasnow's other moves hit as hard as possible. It should also be noted that Mega Abomasnow can invest in bulk with a Quiet nature and 0 Speed IVs to outspeed every foe in the tier under Trick Room. (moved this from Team Options)Abomasite is the given item, (AC) as otherwise Abomasnow cannot proceed to Mega Evolve. A Mild nature is used to boost Abomasnow's Special Attack while lowering its not unneeded Defense, (AC) as its resists are more specially based most moves it resists are special attacks. Soundproof is used pre-Mega Evolve to avoid sound moves such as Yanmega's Bug Buzz or Exploud's Boomburst. It also allows for more hail turns for Mega Abomasnow to spam Blizzard.

Usage Tips
========

This set should be used on a bulky offensive team looking for a decent wallbreaker with priority. Abomasnow must be wary of any Pokemon faster than it that resists its priority or that it cannot afford to take a hit from, (AC) such as Entei or Darmanitan. Plan to bring this set out early- to or mid-game to punch holes while softening up bulky things.

Team Options
========

Trick Room support is a great option, (AC) as Mega Abomasnow's base 30 Speed allows it to "outspeed" (no need for the inverted commas; it actually does outspeed them under Trick Room) almost everything in UU under Trick Room. Slowking is a particularly good partner, (AC) as it has excellent defensive synergy with Mega Abomasnow, resisting Fire, Fighting, and Steel, (AC) while Mega Abomasnow resists Grass and Electric. (I'd explicitly state somewhere that Slowking can set up TR) It should also be noted that Mega Abomasnow should invest into bulk with a Quiet nature and 0 Speed IVs to "outspeed" everything while under Trick Room. (moved this sentence to Set Details) Entei is a good wallbreaker partner to form a nice wallbreaking core, (AC) and they synergize well defensively and offensively it has great offensive and defensive synergy with Abomasnow. Abomasnow appreciates entry hazard clearing removal from the likes of Tentacruel or Crobat, (AC) as both can get rid of all entry hazards fairly easily without compounding Abomasnow's weaknesses.

Other Options
########

Substitute and Leech Seed can provide Mega Abomasnow with a way to avoid status and give it a form of recovery.; (full stop/period -> semicolon) it also has an nice Ice-type STAB move to threaten the Grass-types that are immune to Leech Seed. However, Abomasnow has one of the worst defensive typings in the game and it can be worn down a lot easier as such can therefore be worn down easily. A specially defensive set can be used to take advantage of Abomasnow's nice resistances in to Water, Electric, and Grass.; (full stop/period -> semicolon) however, while Mega Abomasnow has some cool useful resistances, it has too many weaknesses to truly take advantage of its nice solid (changed this because nice was used shortly before) 90 / 105 / 105 bulk. Hidden Power Fire is an option on the first second (I'm assuming it's for the second set since the next bit alludes to Focus Blast, which is on said set) set specifically to hit Forretress a bit harder (it's more than just a bit harder IMO) than any other move Mega Abomasnow has to offer, but every other Steel-type is hit harder by Focus Blast, (AC) and Earthquake has the utility to hits Steel- and Fire-types. Grass Knot can be is another (changed this because it sounded as if Grass Knot was one of multiple options that deals with heavy mons) option to hit heavy Pokemon, such as Hippowdon, (AC) harder than Giga Drain or Wood Hammer would., (full stop/period -> comma) but most Pokemon are hit harder by Wood Hammer, (AC) and Mega Abomasnow likes the recovery Giga Drain can provide.

Checks & Counters
########

**Stealth Rock**: Stealth Rock limits the number of switch-ins times Mega Abomasnow can have switch in, meaning it cannot set up or punch holes in things the opposing team effectively.

**Steel-types**: Mega Aggron can tank a +2 Earthquake and can proceed to cripple Mega Abomasnow with Thunder Wave., (full stop/period -> comma) though if Mega Aggron lacks Thunder Wave, Swords Dance Mega Abomasnow can overpower it if it is running the Swords Dance set. Bronzong can also proceed to wall Abomasnow, (AC) as it is immune to Earthquake thanks to its ability, (AC) Levitate, but has the potential to be 2HKOed by Abomasnow's +2 Wood Hammer after Stealth Rock and hail damage. Assault Vest Escavalier is another threat, (AC) as it can tanks any hit from Abomasnow has and has a reliable, super effective STAB move to hit Abomasnow with; however, it cannot switch into a +2 Earthquake more than once, meaning it has to stay healthy to check Mega Abomasnow. Forretress is also worn down by a +2 Earthquake, (AC) as its only form of super(space)effective damage is Gyro Ball, which is only a 4HKO thanks to Mega Abomasnow's abysmal base 30 Speed.

**Fire-types**: Any Fire-types in UU, such as Entei and Darmanitan, can proceed to OHKO Abomasnow with their STAB moves and resist Ice Shard, meaning Mega Abomasnow cannot revenge kill them, but Fire-types they do not like switching into Earthquake.

**Fighting-types**: Mienshao, Infernape, Heracross, and Machamp all outspeed and OHKO Mega Abomasnow. Infernape also resists both its STAB moves, however but it hates Earthquake.


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Overview
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Abomasnow's Abomasnow has a great offensive typing, being able to threaten Water-types and top-tier threats such as Salamence, Mega Aerodactyl, and Crobat alike. While all these threats are faster than Abomasnow, it has a great priority move in Ice Shard, meaning it can pick off all of them these faster Pokemon fairly easily. Its typing gives it some nice resistances in to Water, Ground, and Electric. It also has access to Swords Dance, meaning it can boost its Attack with Swords Dance quite easily, (subjective but having meaning, as, and because in one sentence felt like a lot. up to you) as it can force a lot of switches because it can threaten a lot of Pokemon. Mega Abomasnow also gains a great Speed tier for Trick Room teams, as its abysmal base 30 Speed is one of the "fastest" Speed stats under Trick Room.

Abomasnow may have a STAB priority move and be able to boost its Attack via Swords Dance, but it Unfortunately, Abomasnow (or "however" or something) has one of the worst defensive typings, which gives it common weaknesses to Fire, Fighting, and Flying, and this also undermines the nice 90 / 105 / 105 bulk Mega Abomasnow has. Mega Abomasnow loses Speed, which can be great for Trick Room teams, but it isn't that great otherwise for Mega Abomasnow outside of Trick Room, as a lot of common UU walls, such as Umbreon, Vaporeon, Florges, and Tentacruel, (comma, because there is a comma right before "such as") outspeed and can proceed to get a free Wish off against Mega Abomasnow or threaten it with a Scald or STAB Sludge Bomb in Tentacruel's case.

Barack Aboma
########
name: Barack Aboma
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Earthquake
ability: Soundproof
item: Abomasite
evs: 76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
nature: Adamant

Moves
========

Swords Dance is the boosting move of choice, skyrocketing Abomasnow's Attack to a scary level. Wood Hammer is used to hit the bulky Water-types hard, albeit with nasty recoil damage. Seed Bomb can be used instead if you don't like the recoil Wood Hammer brings, but you lose a lot of power. Ice Shard gives Abomasnow a powerful STAB move after Swords Dance and a form of priority. Earthquake hits the Steel-types that commonly switch into Mega Abomasnow. (concise....I like it)

Set Details
========

Maximum Attack EVs are used to take advantage of Mega Abomasnow's amazing power while 180 Speed EVs allow Mega Abomasnow to outspeed Relaxed Swampert. Abomasite is obligatory so that Abomasnow can Mega Evolve. An Adamant nature allows Mega Abomasnow to hit as hard as possible, especially after a Swords Dance boost. Soundproof isn't useful on this set, but it can come in handy for setup opportunities, as it blocks sound moves such as Bug Buzz, Hyper Voice, and Boomburst.

Usage Tips
========

This set can work as both a wallbreaker and a win condition, as it hits hard initially and can proceed to overpower the opponent's team thanks to its access to Swords Dance. This set needs a ton of support to be truly effective, as its slow Speed stat and its bulk can only take it so far.

Team Options
========

This set appreciates wallbreakers, such as Choice Band Entei or Life Orb Darmanitan, to wear down Steel-types while also hitting a lot of foes for a massive amount of damage. This set really appreciates Spikes support from Pokemon such as Chesnaught or Roserade to wear down the Steel-types that commonly switch in, as Mega Abomasnow can force a lot of switches thanks to its STAB coverage. This set also appreciates entry hazard removal from Tentacruel or Crobat, as Mega Abomasnow has no reliable recovery and is susceptible to all entry hazards.

President Snow
########
name: President Snow
move 1: Blizzard
move 2: Giga Drain / Wood Hammer
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Earthquake / Focus Blast
ability: Soundproof
item: Abomasite
evs: 8 HP / 68 Atk / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
nature: Mild

Moves
========

Blizzard is Abomasnow's most reliable STAB move in hail and is its most powerful STAB move. Wood Hammer is used to nail special walls trying to switch into Blizzard. Giga Drain is an option, however, to have a way of recovering and still hits targets that are weak to it such as Swampert and Vaporeon pretty hard. (cool, but Giga Drain is slashed first on the set, so move them around either here or there so that they match) Ice Shard gives Abomasnow some a priority move that can nail a lot of faster threats that may threaten it. Earthquake is used to get around Steel-types not named Mega Aggron and Fire-types that try to switch into its Abomasnow's STAB moves. Focus Blast can be used instead to hit Mega Aggron a bit harder, but it loses out on coverage against Fire-types.

Set Details
========

Maximum Special Attack EVs are used to let Abomasnow hits hit as hard as it can with its most powerful STAB move, Blizzard. 180 Speed EVs allow Abomasnow to outspeed Relaxed Swampert. 8 HP EVs hit a Stealth Rock number, and the rest is dumped into Attack to let Abomasnow's other moves hit as hard as possible. Abomasite is given item, (comma) as otherwise Abomasnow cannot proceed to Mega Evolve. A Mild nature is used to boost Abomasnow's Special Attack while lowering its less important not needed Defense, (comma) as Abomasnow's resistances are usually its resists are more specially based. Soundproof is used pre-Mega Evolve before Mega Evolution to avoid sound moves such as Yanmega's Bug Buzz or Exploud's Boomburst. It also allows for more hail turns for Mega Abomasnow to spam Blizzard.

Usage Tips
========

This set should be used on a bulky offensive team looking for a decent wallbreaker with priority. Abomasnow must be wary of any Pokemon faster than it that resists its priority or that it cannot afford to take a hit from, (comma; if there's some distance between the uh, category...thing and the examples, it's generally a good idea to have a comma before "such as") such as Entei or Darmanitan. Plan to bring this set out early- to or mid-game (avoid "early-to-mid-game", according to Spelling and Grammar Standards) to punch holes while softening up bulky foes things.

Team Options
========

Trick Room is a great option, (comma; if you're using "as" to mean "because" then it needs a comma before it) as Mega Abomasnow's base 30 Speed allows it to "outspeed" almost everything in UU under Trick Room. Slowking is a particularly good partner, (comma) as it has excellent defensive synergy with Mega Abomasnow, resisting Fire, Fighting, and Steel while Mega Abomasnow resists Grass and Electric; it can also set up (if it's a verb then it needs the space) Trick Room multiple times thanks to its ability, Regenerator, (Regenerator is not Slowking's only ability, so I would take out the commas around it. maybe not a super important change but yeah... idk. like you say "my uncle Bob is tall" when you have multiple uncles and Bob is the tall one. and you say "my uncle, Bob, is tall" when Bob is your only uncle and he also happens to be tall. because you should be able to take out the stuff between the commas and it should still have the same meaning. fun fact haha) and its access to Slack Off. Entei is a good partner to form a wallbreaking core and it has great offensive and defensive synergy with Abomasnow. Abomasnow appreciates entry hazard removal from the likes of Tentacruel or Crobat, as both can get rid of all entry hazards fairly easily without compounding Abomasnow's weaknesses.

Other Options
########

Substitute and Leech Seed can provide Mega Abomasnow with a way to avoid status and give it a form of recovery; it also has an Ice-type STAB move to threaten the Grass-types that are immune to Leech Seed. However, Abomasnow has one of the worst defensive typings in the game and can therefore be worn down easily. A specially defensive set can be used to take advantage of Abomasnow's nice resistances to Water, Electric, and Grass; however, while Mega Abomasnow has some useful resistances, it has too many weaknesses to truly take advantage of its solid 90 / 105 / 105 bulk. Hidden Power Fire is an option on the second set specifically to hit Forretress harder than any other move Mega Abomasnow has to offer, but every other Steel-type is hit harder by Focus Blast, and Earthquake hits both Steel- and Fire-types super effectively. (I mean...most moves hit Steel- and Fire-types, just not necessarily super effectively :p ) Grass Knot is an option to hit heavy Pokemon, such as Hippowdon, (comma) harder than Giga Drain or Wood Hammer would, but most Pokemon are hit harder by Wood Hammer, and Mega Abomasnow likes the recovery Giga Drain can provide.

Checks & Counters
########

**Stealth Rock**: Stealth Rock limits the number of times Mega Abomasnow can switch in, meaning it cannot set up or punch holes in the opposing team effectively.

**Steel-types**: Mega Aggron can tank a +2 Earthquake and proceed to cripple Mega Abomasnow with Thunder Wave, though if Mega Aggron lacks Thunder Wave, Swords Dance Mega Abomasnow can overpower it. Bronzong can also wall Abomasnow, (comma) as it is immune to Earthquake thanks to its ability, Levitate, but it has the potential to be 2HKOed by Abomasnow's +2 Wood Hammer after Stealth Rock and hail damage. Assault Vest Escavalier is another threat, as it can tank any hit from Abomasnow and has a reliable, super effective STAB move to hit Abomasnow with; however, it cannot switch into a +2 Earthquake more than once, meaning it has to stay healthy to check Mega Abomasnow. Forretress is also worn down by a +2 Earthquake, as its only form of super effective damage is Gyro Ball, which is only a 4HKO thanks to Mega Abomasnow's abysmal base 30 Speed.

**Fire-types**: Any Fire-types in UU, such as Entei and Darmanitan, resist Ice Shard and can proceed to OHKO Abomasnow with their STAB moves and resist Ice Shard, meaning Mega Abomasnow cannot revenge kill them, but they do not like switching into Earthquake.

**Fighting-types**: Mienshao, Infernape, Heracross, and Machamp all outspeed and OHKO Mega Abomasnow. Infernape also resists both its STAB moves, but it hates Earthquake.
 

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Overview
########

Abomasnow's Abomasnow has a great offensive typing, being able to threaten Water-types and top-tier threats such as Salamence, Mega Aerodactyl, and Crobat alike. While all these threats are faster than Abomasnow, it has a great priority move in Ice Shard, meaning it can pick off all of them these faster Pokemon fairly easily. Its typing gives it some nice resistances in to Water, Ground, and Electric. It also has access to Swords Dance, meaning it can boost its Attack with Swords Dance quite easily, (subjective but having meaning, as, and because in one sentence felt like a lot. up to you) as it can force a lot of switches because it can threaten a lot of Pokemon. Mega Abomasnow also gains a great Speed tier for Trick Room teams, as its abysmal base 30 Speed is one of the "fastest" Speed stats under Trick Room.

Abomasnow may have a STAB priority move and be able to boost its Attack via Swords Dance, but it Unfortunately, Abomasnow (or "however" or something) has one of the worst defensive typings, which gives it common weaknesses to Fire, Fighting, and Flying, and this also undermines the nice 90 / 105 / 105 bulk Mega Abomasnow has. Mega Abomasnow loses Speed, which can be great for Trick Room teams, but it isn't that great otherwise for Mega Abomasnow outside of Trick Room, as a lot of common UU walls, such as Umbreon, Vaporeon, Florges, and Tentacruel, (comma, because there is a comma right before "such as") outspeed and can proceed to get a free Wish off against Mega Abomasnow or threaten it with a Scald or STAB Sludge Bomb in Tentacruel's case.

Barack Aboma
########
name: Barack Aboma
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Earthquake
ability: Soundproof
item: Abomasite
evs: 76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
nature: Adamant

Moves
========

Swords Dance is the boosting move of choice, skyrocketing Abomasnow's Attack to a scary level. Wood Hammer is used to hit the bulky Water-types hard, albeit with nasty recoil damage. Seed Bomb can be used instead if you don't like the recoil Wood Hammer brings, but you lose a lot of power. Ice Shard gives Abomasnow a powerful STAB move after Swords Dance and a form of priority. Earthquake hits the Steel-types that commonly switch into Mega Abomasnow. (concise....I like it)

Set Details
========

Maximum Attack EVs are used to take advantage of Mega Abomasnow's amazing power while 180 Speed EVs allow Mega Abomasnow to outspeed Relaxed Swampert. Abomasite is obligatory so that Abomasnow can Mega Evolve. An Adamant nature allows Mega Abomasnow to hit as hard as possible, especially after a Swords Dance boost. Soundproof isn't useful on this set, but it can come in handy for setup opportunities, as it blocks sound moves such as Bug Buzz, Hyper Voice, and Boomburst.

Usage Tips
========

This set can work as both a wallbreaker and a win condition, as it hits hard initially and can proceed to overpower the opponent's team thanks to its access to Swords Dance. This set needs a ton of support to be truly effective, as its slow Speed stat and its bulk can only take it so far.

Team Options
========

This set appreciates wallbreakers, such as Choice Band Entei or Life Orb Darmanitan, to wear down Steel-types while also hitting a lot of foes for a massive amount of damage. This set really appreciates Spikes support from Pokemon such as Chesnaught or Roserade to wear down the Steel-types that commonly switch in, as Mega Abomasnow can force a lot of switches thanks to its STAB coverage. This set also appreciates entry hazard removal from Tentacruel or Crobat, as Mega Abomasnow has no reliable recovery and is susceptible to all entry hazards.

President Snow
########
name: President Snow
move 1: Blizzard
move 2: Giga Drain / Wood Hammer
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Earthquake / Focus Blast
ability: Soundproof
item: Abomasite
evs: 8 HP / 68 Atk / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
nature: Mild

Moves
========

Blizzard is Abomasnow's most reliable STAB move in hail and is its most powerful STAB move. Wood Hammer is used to nail special walls trying to switch into Blizzard. Giga Drain is an option, however, to have a way of recovering and still hits targets that are weak to it such as Swampert and Vaporeon pretty hard. (cool, but Giga Drain is slashed first on the set, so move them around either here or there so that they match) Ice Shard gives Abomasnow some a priority move that can nail a lot of faster threats that may threaten it. Earthquake is used to get around Steel-types not named Mega Aggron and Fire-types that try to switch into its Abomasnow's STAB moves. Focus Blast can be used instead to hit Mega Aggron a bit harder, but it loses out on coverage against Fire-types.

Set Details
========

Maximum Special Attack EVs are used to let Abomasnow hits hit as hard as it can with its most powerful STAB move, Blizzard. 180 Speed EVs allow Abomasnow to outspeed Relaxed Swampert. 8 HP EVs hit a Stealth Rock number, and the rest is dumped into Attack to let Abomasnow's other moves hit as hard as possible. Abomasite is given item, (comma) as otherwise Abomasnow cannot proceed to Mega Evolve. A Mild nature is used to boost Abomasnow's Special Attack while lowering its less important not needed Defense, (comma) as Abomasnow's resistances are usually its resists are more specially based. Soundproof is used pre-Mega Evolve before Mega Evolution to avoid sound moves such as Yanmega's Bug Buzz or Exploud's Boomburst. It also allows for more hail turns for Mega Abomasnow to spam Blizzard.

Usage Tips
========

This set should be used on a bulky offensive team looking for a decent wallbreaker with priority. Abomasnow must be wary of any Pokemon faster than it that resists its priority or that it cannot afford to take a hit from, (comma; if there's some distance between the uh, category...thing and the examples, it's generally a good idea to have a comma before "such as") such as Entei or Darmanitan. Plan to bring this set out early- to or mid-game (avoid "early-to-mid-game", according to Spelling and Grammar Standards) to punch holes while softening up bulky foes things.

Team Options
========

Trick Room is a great option, (comma; if you're using "as" to mean "because" then it needs a comma before it) as Mega Abomasnow's base 30 Speed allows it to "outspeed" almost everything in UU under Trick Room. Slowking is a particularly good partner, (comma) as it has excellent defensive synergy with Mega Abomasnow, resisting Fire, Fighting, and Steel while Mega Abomasnow resists Grass and Electric; it can also set up (if it's a verb then it needs the space) Trick Room multiple times thanks to its ability, Regenerator, (Regenerator is not Slowking's only ability, so I would take out the commas around it. maybe not a super important change but yeah... idk. like you say "my uncle Bob is tall" when you have multiple uncles and Bob is the tall one. and you say "my uncle, Bob, is tall" when Bob is your only uncle and he also happens to be tall. because you should be able to take out the stuff between the commas and it should still have the same meaning. fun fact haha) and its access to Slack Off. Entei is a good partner to form a wallbreaking core and it has great offensive and defensive synergy with Abomasnow. Abomasnow appreciates entry hazard removal from the likes of Tentacruel or Crobat, as both can get rid of all entry hazards fairly easily without compounding Abomasnow's weaknesses.

Other Options
########

Substitute and Leech Seed can provide Mega Abomasnow with a way to avoid status and give it a form of recovery; it also has an Ice-type STAB move to threaten the Grass-types that are immune to Leech Seed. However, Abomasnow has one of the worst defensive typings in the game and can therefore be worn down easily. A specially defensive set can be used to take advantage of Abomasnow's nice resistances to Water, Electric, and Grass; however, while Mega Abomasnow has some useful resistances, it has too many weaknesses to truly take advantage of its solid 90 / 105 / 105 bulk. Hidden Power Fire is an option on the second set specifically to hit Forretress harder than any other move Mega Abomasnow has to offer, but every other Steel-type is hit harder by Focus Blast, and Earthquake hits both Steel- and Fire-types super effectively. (I mean...most moves hit Steel- and Fire-types, just not necessarily super effectively :p ) Grass Knot is an option to hit heavy Pokemon, such as Hippowdon, (comma) harder than Giga Drain or Wood Hammer would, but most Pokemon are hit harder by Wood Hammer, and Mega Abomasnow likes the recovery Giga Drain can provide.

Checks & Counters
########

**Stealth Rock**: Stealth Rock limits the number of times Mega Abomasnow can switch in, meaning it cannot set up or punch holes in the opposing team effectively.

**Steel-types**: Mega Aggron can tank a +2 Earthquake and proceed to cripple Mega Abomasnow with Thunder Wave, though if Mega Aggron lacks Thunder Wave, Swords Dance Mega Abomasnow can overpower it. Bronzong can also wall Abomasnow, (comma) as it is immune to Earthquake thanks to its ability, Levitate, but it has the potential to be 2HKOed by Abomasnow's +2 Wood Hammer after Stealth Rock and hail damage. Assault Vest Escavalier is another threat, as it can tank any hit from Abomasnow and has a reliable, super effective STAB move to hit Abomasnow with; however, it cannot switch into a +2 Earthquake more than once, meaning it has to stay healthy to check Mega Abomasnow. Forretress is also worn down by a +2 Earthquake, as its only form of super effective damage is Gyro Ball, which is only a 4HKO thanks to Mega Abomasnow's abysmal base 30 Speed.

**Fire-types**: Any Fire-types in UU, such as Entei and Darmanitan, resist Ice Shard and can proceed to OHKO Abomasnow with their STAB moves and resist Ice Shard, meaning Mega Abomasnow cannot revenge kill them, but they do not like switching into Earthquake.

**Fighting-types**: Mienshao, Infernape, Heracross, and Machamp all outspeed and OHKO Mega Abomasnow. Infernape also resists both its STAB moves, but it hates Earthquake.
Thanks for the tips fren and if I am right, I think this is the best GP check I have had (i.e. the least amount of mistakes found) which is awesome as well :)

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