[OVERVIEW]
As a pure Water-type in LC, Oshawott is outclassed in all aspects. Staryu is a better special attacker due to it being faster and having more coverage, and Corphish is a better physical attacker because it has Adaptability. Defensively, Oshawott is unable to compete against the likes of Frillish and Mareanie due to their reliable recovery and secondary typings, which gives them more resistances. These Pokemon leave little room for Oshawott to carve a niche in the Little Cup Metagame.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Sacred Sword / Aerial Ace
move 3: Aqua Jet
move 4: Aqua Tail
item: Life Orb
ability: Torrent
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 236 Atk / 236 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This set attempts to boost Oshawott’s Attack stat utilizing its priority option in Aqua Jet in an attempt to clean. However, it is weak without a boost and can be worn down easily, since it needs Life Orb for power. Oshawott is outclassed by Shelder as a setup sweeper due to its inability to boost its Speed and the fact that it has more difficulty in breaking teams.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Pokesartoolcay, 442711]]
- Quality checked by: [[Nineage, 195129], [Merritt, 213064]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Fireflame479, 231476]]
As a pure Water-type in LC, Oshawott is outclassed in all aspects. Staryu is a better special attacker due to it being faster and having more coverage, and Corphish is a better physical attacker because it has Adaptability. Defensively, Oshawott is unable to compete against the likes of Frillish and Mareanie due to their reliable recovery and secondary typings, which gives them more resistances. These Pokemon leave little room for Oshawott to carve a niche in the Little Cup Metagame.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Sacred Sword / Aerial Ace
move 3: Aqua Jet
move 4: Aqua Tail
item: Life Orb
ability: Torrent
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 236 Atk / 236 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This set attempts to boost Oshawott’s Attack stat utilizing its priority option in Aqua Jet in an attempt to clean. However, it is weak without a boost and can be worn down easily, since it needs Life Orb for power. Oshawott is outclassed by Shelder as a setup sweeper due to its inability to boost its Speed and the fact that it has more difficulty in breaking teams.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Pokesartoolcay, 442711]]
- Quality checked by: [[Nineage, 195129], [Merritt, 213064]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Fireflame479, 231476]]
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