[OVERVIEW]
-One of the fastest fake outs in the game
-great offensive typing with relevant super effective coverage on some top tier threats
-very frail, will be ohkod by p much anything that it doesnt resist
-its speed is def good, but there are a lot of rly good faster threats (skymin, mence, etc.)
[SET]
name: fake out support
move 1: Overheat
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Fake Out
move 4: Protect / Encore
item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
ability: Oblivious
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Hp / 252 SpAtk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
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-Sludge Bomb hits Fairy-types like Tapu Lele and Sylveon. tho it doesnt get the ohko on sylv :(
-Overheat hits Steels not named Heatran and generally can chunk things. Overheat is used cuz fire blast and flamethrower dont hit hard enough to get the kos you need
-Fake out is gud cuz fake out. Its p much the only real reason to run salazzle, so ye.
-Protect is protect, especially useful for something as frail as salazzle.
-If you're running Sash, it might be ok to use encore instead, cuz protect isnt quite as important
Set Details
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-Life Orb is needed to get important ohkos on tapu lele, aegis, celesteela, and rachi
-stabs are pretty useful in this meta, cuz they hit top tier threats mentioned above
-sash is obv great too on something this frail, but doesnt have enough power w/out lo.
-oblivious is used, as corrosion doesnt really do anything for you. Also, being safe from prankster taunt is cool if you're running encore or w/e
-stabs are pretty useful in this meta, cuz they hit top tier threats mentioned above
Usage Tips
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-Salazzle is generally used best as a lead, as its bulk prevents it from easily switching in
Team Options
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-Salazzle can hit the fairy and steel types that counter dragon types, so its nice to pair with stuff like mence, hydrei, latis etc.
-Fake out (maybe in combination with encore) is great for mons that like to set up with boosting moves or substitute, as it can easily give you free turns.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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-Salazzle gets a lot of other support moves that you can run: Disable, will o wisp, taunt, and knock off, but salazzle really wants to use both of its stabs and tect. Also, there are other mons that can use those moves better so ye.
-Hp ground would be ok as a tran lure, but you cant guarantee the kill, even with lo.
-Corrosion toxic is cute to hit cm cress, and sub aegis + sub tran, but isnt really practical.
-You can drop sludge bomb for more support moves if you feel like you're overprepared for tapu lele.
Checks and Counters
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**Checks and Counters Tag**:
Heatran lol
**Checks and Counters Tag 2+ (If needed)**:
Faster mons and scarfers, salazzle is frail af, so p much anything faster can ohko. Relevant examples are scarf lando, tapu koko, mence, skymin, mega geng w/ shadow ball.
**Checks and Counters Tag**:
priority is annoying for the same reasons as faster mons. Common prio includes kang sucker punch, azu aqua jet, and maybe other stuff? There isnt much good prio rn.
**Checks and Counters Tag**:
Oranguru has inner focus, so it cant be flinched, and can ohko salazzle with psychic or set up TR p much for free. Dunno if this is worth its own thing tho
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