[OVERVIEW]
Ribombee carves itself a niche in the tier by its ability to reliably set Sticky Web for offensive teams. Its fantastic Speed and ability Shield Dust let Ribombee overcome common anti-leads, as it is faster than Mega Medicham and can't flinch from Mega Lopunny's Fake Out. It also has some nice utility in Stun Spore and is less passive than other suicide leads thanks to a passable Special Attack stat, a strong STAB move in Moonblast, and the ability to boost in Quiver Dance. Despite this, Ribombee can still be underwhelming, as it lacks power if opting for Stun Spore over Quiver Dance and otherwise struggles with common Pokemon such as Heatran and Tornadus-T.
[SET]
name: Sticky Web Lead
move 1: Sticky Web
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Stun Spore / Quiver Dance
item: Focus Sash
ability: Shield Dust
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Sticky Web lowers the Speed of all opposing grounded Pokemon by one stage, rendering the majority of revenge killers unable to successfully remove sweepers and making a lot of offensive Pokemon a lot harder to deal with if the opposing team aims to keep faster foes in check that way. Moonblast is Ribombee's most powerful and accurate Fairy-type STAB move, hitting Greninja, Mega Medicham, and Mega Lopunny. Hidden Power Fire deals heavy damage to Steel-types such as Ferrothorn, Kartana, and Mega Scizor, particularly the latter two, which are often major issues for the offensive teams Ribombee finds itself on. Stun Spore is used to cripple Pokemon that Ribombee would otherwise not pose a major threat to, such as Heatran and Tornadus-T, and against setup sweepers that could cause you problems. Quiver Dance can instead be used, allowing Ribombee to become much more threatening and therefore successfully set up Sticky Web against Defog users such as Tapu Koko, Zapdos, and Mew.
Set Details
========
Maximum Speed investment in tandem with a Timid nature allows Ribombee to outspeed a number of notable Pokemon, such as Greninja and Tornadus-T. Maximum Special Attack investment gives Ribombee as much offensive presence as possible. Focus Sash is used to guarantee that Ribombee is able to set up Sticky Web. Shield Dust is Ribombee's best ability, as it allows it to ignore potential annoying secondary effects from moves such as freezes from Ice Beam, burns from Flamethrower, and flinches from Fake Out.
Usage Tips
========
Ribombee is fairly straightforward to use; in most situations, you should send out Ribombee turn one and set up Sticky Web. When facing setup sweepers or Speed-boosting sweepers such as Shift Gear Magearna, Gyarados, and Blacephalon, you should prioritize using Stun Spore to ensure Ribombee can outspeed and KO them so they do not sweep your team. If opting to use Quiver Dance, it is best to use it in situations where the foe cannot deal much damage to Ribombee, such as against defensive Landorus-T and non-Gyro Ball Ferrothorn, or to threaten Defoggers such as Zapdos and Mew. In some cases, it is a good idea to keep Ribombee alive, even if it's at 1 HP, as its Speed can be very useful in revenge killing Pokemon like Greninja and non-Choice Scarf Kartana.
Team Options
========
Ribombee is only used on very offensive teams that appreciate the speed control that Sticky Web provides. Thus, Pokemon like Focus Sash Excadrill and Greninia are good partners, as they can form deadly entry hazard stacking cores on these kinds of teams. Strong wallbreakers with middling Speed stats such as Mega Medicham, Mega Pinsir, and Mega Charizard X are great partners, as they appreciate the speed control from Sticky Web. Similarly, setup sweepers such as Zygarde, Magearna, Blacephalon, and Manaphy are solid teammates, since they too benefit from Sticky Web by making it harder to revenge kill them. Because Sticky Web is absolutely paramount to the success of the teams that utilize it, Defog deterrents such as Serperior and Bisharp are very useful.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Ribombee has a number of utility moves at its disposal, such as Toxic, Tailwind, Defog, and U-turn; however, it is almost impossible to fit them on the set without making it less effective.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Steel-types**: Steel-types that aren't 4x weak to Hidden Power Fire such as Heatran, Celesteela, Magearna, and Excadrill are issues for Ribombee, as they can threaten it with their STAB moves and take little damage from Ribombee. Heatran and Excadrill get a special mention, as Heatran is immune to Hidden Power Fire thanks to Flash Fire and can set up Stealth Rock and Excadrill can Rapid Spin away Ribombee's Sticky Web. However, they are all annoyed by Stun Spore.
**Fire-types**: Fire-types that resist both of Ribombee's attacks like the aforementioned Heatran, Volcarona, and Victini are huge problems for it, as they too take very little damage from Ribombee and can OHKO it with their STAB moves. Similarly to Steel-types, though, they do not appreciate being paralyzed by Stun Spore.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[mellowyellowhd, 423226]]
- Quality checked by: [Eternam, 248449], [Leo, 328915], [lyd, 303291]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Fireflame479, 231476], [The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
Ribombee carves itself a niche in the tier by its ability to reliably set Sticky Web for offensive teams. Its fantastic Speed and ability Shield Dust let Ribombee overcome common anti-leads, as it is faster than Mega Medicham and can't flinch from Mega Lopunny's Fake Out. It also has some nice utility in Stun Spore and is less passive than other suicide leads thanks to a passable Special Attack stat, a strong STAB move in Moonblast, and the ability to boost in Quiver Dance. Despite this, Ribombee can still be underwhelming, as it lacks power if opting for Stun Spore over Quiver Dance and otherwise struggles with common Pokemon such as Heatran and Tornadus-T.
[SET]
name: Sticky Web Lead
move 1: Sticky Web
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Stun Spore / Quiver Dance
item: Focus Sash
ability: Shield Dust
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Sticky Web lowers the Speed of all opposing grounded Pokemon by one stage, rendering the majority of revenge killers unable to successfully remove sweepers and making a lot of offensive Pokemon a lot harder to deal with if the opposing team aims to keep faster foes in check that way. Moonblast is Ribombee's most powerful and accurate Fairy-type STAB move, hitting Greninja, Mega Medicham, and Mega Lopunny. Hidden Power Fire deals heavy damage to Steel-types such as Ferrothorn, Kartana, and Mega Scizor, particularly the latter two, which are often major issues for the offensive teams Ribombee finds itself on. Stun Spore is used to cripple Pokemon that Ribombee would otherwise not pose a major threat to, such as Heatran and Tornadus-T, and against setup sweepers that could cause you problems. Quiver Dance can instead be used, allowing Ribombee to become much more threatening and therefore successfully set up Sticky Web against Defog users such as Tapu Koko, Zapdos, and Mew.
Set Details
========
Maximum Speed investment in tandem with a Timid nature allows Ribombee to outspeed a number of notable Pokemon, such as Greninja and Tornadus-T. Maximum Special Attack investment gives Ribombee as much offensive presence as possible. Focus Sash is used to guarantee that Ribombee is able to set up Sticky Web. Shield Dust is Ribombee's best ability, as it allows it to ignore potential annoying secondary effects from moves such as freezes from Ice Beam, burns from Flamethrower, and flinches from Fake Out.
Usage Tips
========
Ribombee is fairly straightforward to use; in most situations, you should send out Ribombee turn one and set up Sticky Web. When facing setup sweepers or Speed-boosting sweepers such as Shift Gear Magearna, Gyarados, and Blacephalon, you should prioritize using Stun Spore to ensure Ribombee can outspeed and KO them so they do not sweep your team. If opting to use Quiver Dance, it is best to use it in situations where the foe cannot deal much damage to Ribombee, such as against defensive Landorus-T and non-Gyro Ball Ferrothorn, or to threaten Defoggers such as Zapdos and Mew. In some cases, it is a good idea to keep Ribombee alive, even if it's at 1 HP, as its Speed can be very useful in revenge killing Pokemon like Greninja and non-Choice Scarf Kartana.
Team Options
========
Ribombee is only used on very offensive teams that appreciate the speed control that Sticky Web provides. Thus, Pokemon like Focus Sash Excadrill and Greninia are good partners, as they can form deadly entry hazard stacking cores on these kinds of teams. Strong wallbreakers with middling Speed stats such as Mega Medicham, Mega Pinsir, and Mega Charizard X are great partners, as they appreciate the speed control from Sticky Web. Similarly, setup sweepers such as Zygarde, Magearna, Blacephalon, and Manaphy are solid teammates, since they too benefit from Sticky Web by making it harder to revenge kill them. Because Sticky Web is absolutely paramount to the success of the teams that utilize it, Defog deterrents such as Serperior and Bisharp are very useful.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Ribombee has a number of utility moves at its disposal, such as Toxic, Tailwind, Defog, and U-turn; however, it is almost impossible to fit them on the set without making it less effective.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Steel-types**: Steel-types that aren't 4x weak to Hidden Power Fire such as Heatran, Celesteela, Magearna, and Excadrill are issues for Ribombee, as they can threaten it with their STAB moves and take little damage from Ribombee. Heatran and Excadrill get a special mention, as Heatran is immune to Hidden Power Fire thanks to Flash Fire and can set up Stealth Rock and Excadrill can Rapid Spin away Ribombee's Sticky Web. However, they are all annoyed by Stun Spore.
**Fire-types**: Fire-types that resist both of Ribombee's attacks like the aforementioned Heatran, Volcarona, and Victini are huge problems for it, as they too take very little damage from Ribombee and can OHKO it with their STAB moves. Similarly to Steel-types, though, they do not appreciate being paralyzed by Stun Spore.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[mellowyellowhd, 423226]]
- Quality checked by: [Eternam, 248449], [Leo, 328915], [lyd, 303291]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Fireflame479, 231476], [The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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