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A monoid in the category of endofunctors
I've built so many typespam teams in the past I just couldn't think of anything fun to make and got bored so I hit "fuck it" and built this fire squad. It's matchup reliant AF as well as relying on surprise factor to an extent (I don't recommend this for high ladder play) but it's so fun to use that I felt I just had to post it.
Sneasel @ Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Icicle Crash
- Low Kick
- Ice Shard
Weavile @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 29 HP
- Aerial Ace
- Icicle Crash
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
Pawniard @ Eviolite
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Knock Off
Bisharp @ Life Orb
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Lonely / Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Grass Knot / Swords Dance
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
Azelf @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 128 HP / 128 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Skill Swap
- Explosion
- Taunt
Magnezone @ Chople Berry
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 128 HP / 252 SpA / 128 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 Spe
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Thunder Wave / Mirror Coat
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Icicle Crash
- Low Kick
- Ice Shard
Weavile @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 29 HP
- Aerial Ace
- Icicle Crash
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
Pawniard @ Eviolite
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Knock Off
Bisharp @ Life Orb
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Lonely / Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Grass Knot / Swords Dance
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
Azelf @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 128 HP / 128 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Skill Swap
- Explosion
- Taunt
Magnezone @ Chople Berry
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 128 HP / 252 SpA / 128 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 Spe
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Thunder Wave / Mirror Coat
So the way that this team functions is pretty simple. Azelf lays hazards turn 1 and then between the two linespams you basically aim to overwhelm Dark-type answers. I'll go over all the moveset choices in detail now.
Choice Band allows Sneasel to almost match the power of LO Weavile. Low Kick is used to allow you to dent Tyranitar, Heatran etc. nicely. LO can also be used if the ability to switch moves is valuable to you, and it may even be better than CB honestly. Aerial Ace Weavile is there to dent Mega Heracross and Keldeo, with you being able to KOff Keldeo as it comes in against you to remove potential Scarfs and proceed to Aerial Ace it into a range where it can be picked off by something else. SD Pawniard is there because it's too weak for unboosted luring options to be worth it, and it helps it clean up more consistently late-game without forcing it to sacrifice Eviolite. Grass Knot Bisharp allows it take out Quagsire nicely, with KOff-->Grass Knot netting the KO nicely. Azelf lays rocks, and I have used Koiro.'s set because it's just better than Sash will ever be. I used to have Tanga Berry Celebi here to OHKO Keldeo while also laying rocks, but it just wasn't consistent enough at laying them to be worth it. Chople Magnezone is nice to consistently trap and eliminate Mega Scizor, and it is also nice as it eases the Keldeo matchup slightly by tanking a Secret Sword with it's Chople Berry (especially considering that they literally only ever use Secret Sword vs. this team) and proceeding to take it out with Thunderbolt.
There are probably other Dark-types that'd be better than Pawniard, but if you want to use them you'll have to find them yourself as I can't think what works best off of the top of my head and don't have time to test right now.
Edit: LittleLucario suggested Craw>Pawniard, which would proabably be better tbh. I'm gonna try it later but make sure to give it a try if you're using this team.
Choice Band allows Sneasel to almost match the power of LO Weavile. Low Kick is used to allow you to dent Tyranitar, Heatran etc. nicely. LO can also be used if the ability to switch moves is valuable to you, and it may even be better than CB honestly. Aerial Ace Weavile is there to dent Mega Heracross and Keldeo, with you being able to KOff Keldeo as it comes in against you to remove potential Scarfs and proceed to Aerial Ace it into a range where it can be picked off by something else. SD Pawniard is there because it's too weak for unboosted luring options to be worth it, and it helps it clean up more consistently late-game without forcing it to sacrifice Eviolite. Grass Knot Bisharp allows it take out Quagsire nicely, with KOff-->Grass Knot netting the KO nicely. Azelf lays rocks, and I have used Koiro.'s set because it's just better than Sash will ever be. I used to have Tanga Berry Celebi here to OHKO Keldeo while also laying rocks, but it just wasn't consistent enough at laying them to be worth it. Chople Magnezone is nice to consistently trap and eliminate Mega Scizor, and it is also nice as it eases the Keldeo matchup slightly by tanking a Secret Sword with it's Chople Berry (especially considering that they literally only ever use Secret Sword vs. this team) and proceeding to take it out with Thunderbolt.
There are probably other Dark-types that'd be better than Pawniard, but if you want to use them you'll have to find them yourself as I can't think what works best off of the top of my head and don't have time to test right now.
Edit: LittleLucario suggested Craw>Pawniard, which would proabably be better tbh. I'm gonna try it later but make sure to give it a try if you're using this team.
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