[OVERVIEW]
Indeedee-F has a niche as a Psychic Terrain setter that is capable of enabling powerful threats like Necrozma, Polteageist, and Meteor Beam Nihilego. Its Healing Wish lets it replenish the health of weakened teammates to give them a second shot at sweeping, making Indeedee-F superior to Indeedee-M. Furthermore, Expanding Force gives Indeedee-F a decent offensive presence by threatening common Pokemon like Amoonguss and Buzzwole, and its defensive typing even allows it to switch into Ghost-type attacks from Aegislash. However, Indeedee-F is frail and slow, causing it to be outsped and KOed by common offensive threats like Krookodile, Zarude, and Salamence. Indeedee-F's Special Attack is also underwhelming at times, and it struggles to break through defensive staples like Celesteela, Rhyperior, and Assault Vest Tangrowth. Psychic Terrain is a niche playstyle in UU, limiting Indeedee-F's viability compared to other offensive Psychic-types like Starmie and Azelf.
[SET]
name: Terrain Setter
move 1: Expanding Force
move 2: Dazzling Gleam
move 3: Mystical Fire
move 4: Healing Wish
item: Terrain Extender
ability: Psychic Surge
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Expanding Force KOes threats like Kommo-o, Amoonguss, and Buzzwole in Psychic Terrain. Dazzling Gleam handles Dark-types like Krookodile and Zarude, which attempt to switch into Expanding Force. Mystical Fire is Indeedee-F's best option for hurting Steel-types like Aegislash and Jirachi as well as Assault Vest Tangrowth. It also helps lower the Special Attack of switch-ins like Galarian Moltres and Assault Vest Reuniclus, allowing its teammates to more easily set up on them. Indeedee-F can utilize Healing Wish late-game to fully heal a teammate, giving them a second chance to sweep. It also allows Indeedee-F to preserve momentum by letting a sweeper in with a free switch. Terrain Extender maximizes Psychic Terrain turns, giving teammates like Polteageist and Necrozma an easier time sweeping.
Indeedee-F fits best on offense teams centered around the support it offers with Psychic Terrain. Sweepers like Polteageist, Scolipede, Dragon Dance Necrozma, and Meteor Beam Nihilego appreciate Psychic Terrain boosting their attacks or nullifying priority moves, allowing them to sweep through teams more easily. For example, Polteageist can OHKO Assault Vest Tangrowth with Stored Power in Psychic Terrain after Weak Armor has been activated, while Meteor Beam Nihilego no longer has to fear priority from Azumarill when Psychic Terrain is up. All of these Pokemon also like Healing Wish support. Krookodile provides entry hazard support to wear down Pokemon like Celesteela and cripples Chansey and Assault Vest Tangrowth with Knock Off. Choice Scarf Krookodile is a massive threat to Psychic Terrain teams, so Pokemon like Zarude and Kommo-o are great teammates to handle it. The aforementioned Zarude and Registeel can utilize a Psychic Seed sweeper set with Indeedee-F's support to sweep teams. Zarude especially likes Amoonguss and Buzzwole being threatened by Indeedee-F. Hatterene discourages entry hazards from being set against the team and wears down Umbreon.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Indeedee-F can run Future Sight to support its team, but it is hard to fit over other moves. Indeedee-F can also utilize a Choice Specs or Choice Scarf set to act as a decent wallbreaker or priority-immune revenge killer, but Indeedee-M outclasses it due to having better Special Attack and speed. However, Indeedee-M itself is outclassed by more dangerous Psychic-types like Necrozma and Azelf.
Checks and Counters
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**Dark-types**: Krookodile and Zarude outspeed and OHKO Indeedee-F, although they don’t like to switch into Dazzling Gleam. Umbreon walls Indeedee-F and takes advantage of it by passing Wish to a teammate. Galarian Moltres can either KO Indeedee-F or use it as setup fodder with Nasty Plot.
**Specially Defensive Walls**: Chansey, Assault Vest Tangrowth, and Assault Vest Reuniclus can take Indeedee-F's attacks and hinder it with status or item removal. Celesteela is also able to come in and force it out, although it dislikes switching into Mystical Fire repeatedly.
**Faster Threats**: Pokemon like Lycanroc-D, Keldeo, and Salamence outspeed and OHKO Indeedee-F. Salamence can also remove Indeedee-F's Psychic Terrain with Defog, allowing it to take advantage of Indeedee-F switching out to come in and set up Psychic Terrain again.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Monky25, 515132]]
- Quality checked by: [[Estarossa, 461329], [Twilight, 344575], [KM, 180416]]
- Grammar checked by: [[DC, 449990], [Estronic, 240732]]
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