Project Victim Of The Week | Week 35: Absol


Passimian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- U-turn
- Knock Off
- Acrobatics

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Granbull @ Leftovers / Normalium Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 208 HP / 252 Atk / 48 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Heal Bell
- Thunder Wave / Toxic
- Play Rough
- Earthquake

-1 252+ Atk Choice Band Pangoro Superpower vs. 208 HP / 0 Def Granbull: 132-156 (35.3 - 41.8%) -- 82.7% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
-1 252+ Atk Choice Band Iron Fist Pangoro Ice Punch vs. 208 HP / 0+ Def Granbull: 121-143 (32.4 - 38.3%) -- 2.1% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Granbull Play Rough vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Pangoro: 748-888 (225.3 - 267.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

You can always maximise Defence/HP and I think you get 5hko'd, but still OHKO back

if Pangoro carries Poison Jab, Granbull gets 2hko'd
Granbull is viable don't @ me
 
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Xatu @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 248 HP / 236 Def / 24 SpA
Modest Nature
IVs: 30 Spe
- U-turn
- Psychic
- Roost
- Dazzling Gleam


24+ SpA Xatu Dazzling Gleam vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Pangoro: 332-392 (100 - 118%) -- guaranteed OHKO


Xatu outspeeds and kills pangoro with dazzling gleam, when most people bring pangoro in on xatu, beit a hard switch or after a u-turn from the likes of passimian.
 
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Comfey @ Life Orb
Ability: Triage
EVs: 236 HP / 252 SpA / 20 Spe
Modest Nature
- Draining Kiss
- Giga Drain
- Calm Mind
- Hidden Power Fire

252+ Life Orb Triage Comfey Draining Kiss vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Pangoro: 458-546 (137.9 - 164.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Comfey outspeeds Pangoro no matter what with Triage + Draining Kiss (priority) and OHKOs it
 

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Scrafty @ Leftovers
Ability: Shed Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Knock Off
- Rest

Bulk Up Scrafty is a good check to this week's Mesprit set since it can take any attack from Mesprit (+1 Gigavolt Havok does only 48-56%) and it can retaliate by either setting up, healing the damage with Rest, or dealing nearly 50% damage with Knock Off before it boosts.
 

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•week 34


Aerodactyl @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 80 Def / 176 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sky Attack
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Roost

Deadline for submissions is 7 / 21 / 19.
Have fun everyone :toast:!
 
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Steelix @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 76 Atk / 180 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Heavy Slam
- Earthquake
- Curse

With Heavy Slam Steelix beats Aerodactyl, Steelix also takes only 28.8 - 34.4% from Aerodactyl's Earthquake.
 

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Rhydon @ Eviolite
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge / Rock Blast
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance

Rhydon is probably one of the best checks to Flyinium Z Aerodactyl because not only does Supersonic Skystrike do pitiful damage to it, but it also is 4HKO'd by Earthquake (provided that Stealth Rock is cleared) and it easily OHKOs Aerodactyl in return with Stone Edge and Rock Blast.
 

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•week 35

Absol @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Superpower
- Iron Tail

Deadline for submissions is 7 / 28 / 19.
Have fun everyone :toast:!
 

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Passimian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- U-turn
- Knock Off
- Gunk Shot

Passimian pressures Absol heavily as Passimian resists its Dark STABs pretty well and even after Passimians Choice Scarf got knocked off Passimian is still faster than Absol and threatens it heavily.
Passimian also takes little damage from Sucker Punch and even tho Absol is Life Orb Superpower and iron Tail won't OHKO Passimian. Passimian serves as a great check to Absol in overall.

Calcs:
252 Atk Life Orb Absol Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Passimian: 112-133 (32.8 - 39%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock
252 Atk Life Orb Absol Sucker Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Passimian: 82-96 (24 - 28.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Stealth Rock
252 Atk Life Orb Absol Superpower vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Passimian: 185-218 (54.2 - 63.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
252 Atk Life Orb Absol Iron Tail vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Passimian: 155-182 (45.4 - 53.3%) -- 91% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock

252 Atk Passimian Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Absol: 558-656 (205.9 - 242%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Passimian U-turn vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Absol: 216-256 (79.7 - 94.4%) -- 50% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
252 Atk Passimian Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Absol: 75-88 (27.6 - 32.4%) -- 81.1% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock
252 Atk Passimian Gunk Shot vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Absol: 186-219 (68.6 - 80.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock

 
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Scrafty @ Chople Berry
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Knock Off
- High Jump Kick
- Drain Punch

This Scrafty set can set up on Absol when it uses Superpower as it takes 65.6% max. Drain Punch KOs Absol from full even without a Dragon Dance boost.
 

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Weezing @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 152 Def / 88 SpD / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Will-o-Wisp
- Toxic Spikes
- Pain Split

Counter. Absol already is hardly doing anything here and even once Absol knocks off Weezing's Helmet, a WOW ensues and therefore renders Absol irrelevant. Any lost HP can just be retrieved via Pain Split and without Swords Dance, Absol just lacks that solid breaking power.​
 

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