[OVERVIEW]
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Superpower / Play Rough
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Life Orb / Darkinium Z
ability: Justified
nature: Adamant / Jolly evs :252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
Usage Tips
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Team Options
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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Checks and Counters
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**Fighting Types**: Any Fighting Type, Gurdurr and Hitmonchan in Particular, Can really threaten Absol out and Gurdurr can take Neutral Play Rough. Mach Punch can Stop Absol from further Sweeping.
**Faster Pokemon**: Fast pokemon like Archeops and Floatzel can revenge Absol easily, Revenge if Absol is Lacking Sucker Punch.
**Priority**: Absol's lackluster bulk allows any priority to severely weaken Absol to a point where it won't be able to damage as much due to life orb recoil damaging and won't be able to punch holes as much.
**Fairy Types**: Granbull Could handle Absol easily, Silvally-Fairy can come in easily on Absol,take a knock off, and freely set up, although they must also watch out for Iron Tail.
**Colbur Berry Users**: Due to the prevalence of Knock Off in the tier, Colbur Berry users such as Mesprit and Musharna can lure in Absol due to its Knock Off and cripple it for the rest of the match with Thunder Wave, Mesprit can U-Turn for free and Musharna can Tank and kill Absol with Dazzling Gleam.
- Absol Boasts the highest raw attack stat of any Dark type in the tier.
- Gives Bulky pokemon a hard time choosing whether or not it should keep its item or not.
- Dark typing gives Immunity to Prankster, meaning Sableye and Liepard are going to have a hard time dealing with Absol.
- Amazing Priority in Sucker Punch.
- Takes advantage of Knock off with Justified to receive an attack raise, Hitting Harder.
- Unfortunately, Absol has lackluster Bulk and will faint to any priority, Mainly Mach punch.
- 75 speed isnt a good speed tier to revenge kill and will be Outsped by Common Threats.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Superpower / Play Rough
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Life Orb / Darkinium Z
ability: Justified
nature: Adamant / Jolly evs :252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Knock off is for main STAB and helps removing items from Bulky mons.
- Superpower is for Steel types, Rock types, and Normal types who won't appreciate the Damage done.
- Play Rough is for Fighting Types who otherwise can handle Absol.
- Sucker Punch is the main priority, can revenge scarfers and do alot of damage.
- Swords Dance is Set up option, freely set up on bulky pokemon who can't touch and Set up on pokemon who are forced out.
Set Details
- Max attack and Max Speed maximize Absol's Offensive Potential.
- Adamant is best used to do more damage and break more walls.
- Jolly is so you can speed tie with base 75 pokemon, neutral 85.
- Life orb is to do more consistent damage.
- Darkinium Z can be used with Sucker Punch to have a one turn Dark-type Nuke, also takes less damage from knock off to increase Absol's attack more.
Usage Tips
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- Send olut Absol when there is a Passive mon on the field and a weakened team.
- It can't switch in so be very Careful when trying to make a good prediction, you may cost Absol who is very Easily killed.
Team Options
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- Good team options include Psychic types, such as Musharna, as Absol appreciates the fighting resistance that they hold.
- Fairy Types, such as Silvally-Fairy and Granbull, Checks Fighting types and Bug types that punch Absol through.
- Hazard setters, such as Ferroseed, helps out Absol punching holes easier.
- Gurdurr appreciates the Dark Typing that Absol has to stop Psychic types from easily switching in.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
- Pursuit can be used to pursuit trap Psychic and Ghost types for its fellow teammates, But that removes a moveslot that could be important depending on team match up.
- Choice Band can be used for immediate power, but Life orb is much more Consistent and would love to set up a swords dance.
- Super Luck can be used for easy crits, But that is very situational and Justified is just better overall.
- Iron Tail can be used to lure in Fairy types.
Checks and Counters
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**Fighting Types**: Any Fighting Type, Gurdurr and Hitmonchan in Particular, Can really threaten Absol out and Gurdurr can take Neutral Play Rough. Mach Punch can Stop Absol from further Sweeping.
**Faster Pokemon**: Fast pokemon like Archeops and Floatzel can revenge Absol easily, Revenge if Absol is Lacking Sucker Punch.
**Priority**: Absol's lackluster bulk allows any priority to severely weaken Absol to a point where it won't be able to damage as much due to life orb recoil damaging and won't be able to punch holes as much.
**Fairy Types**: Granbull Could handle Absol easily, Silvally-Fairy can come in easily on Absol,take a knock off, and freely set up, although they must also watch out for Iron Tail.
**Colbur Berry Users**: Due to the prevalence of Knock Off in the tier, Colbur Berry users such as Mesprit and Musharna can lure in Absol due to its Knock Off and cripple it for the rest of the match with Thunder Wave, Mesprit can U-Turn for free and Musharna can Tank and kill Absol with Dazzling Gleam.
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