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[SET]
Rain Sweeper (Barraskewda) @ Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Water
Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Aqua Jet
- Close Combat
[SET COMMENTS]
Barraskewda leverages its insane power of its Choice Band Tera Water-boosted Water-type moves under rain to be one of the archetype's most powerful wallbreaker, offensive pivot, late-game cleaner, and revenge killer, OHKOing defensive Pokemon like Great Tusk and Gliscor with Tera Water Liquidation under rain. Its amazing Speed tier also allows it to nearly outpace the entire metagame under rain, including boosted foes like Booster Energy Iron Valiant, Iron Boulder, and Swift Swim Kingdra in rain. STAB-boosted Liquidation is Barraskewda's main calling card, smashing through Pokemon like Volcarona, Ting-Lu, and Skeledirge. Flip Turn lets Barraskewda pivot out of Pokemon that check it like Primarina, Dragonite, and Latias, while still maintaining momentum to get in its teammates to deal with the aforementioned Pokemon. Aqua Jet lets Barraskewda pick off and revenge kill weakened foes even when rain isnt active like Volcarona, Iron Boulder, and Tera Ground Gouging Fire; Aqua Jet also outprioritizes attacks like Thunderclap and Sucker Punch from Raging Bolt and Kingambit respectively. Close Combat provides strong coverage into Water-resistant foes like Roaring Moon, Kyurem, and Ogerpon-W. Psychic Fangs is also another option over Aqua Jet which lets Barraskewda hit foes like Toxapex and Water Absorb Clodsire. Tera Water bolsters Barraskewda's rain-boosted STAB moves further, OHKOing defensive Landorus as well as 2HKOing Water-resists like Primarina, Rotom-W, and Manaphy.
Barraskewda is only seen on rain teams, hence Pelipper is a mandatory teammate to reliably set rain with Drizzle and compensate for Barraskewda's poor defenses by being able to bring it in safely with U-turn. Offensive rain partners like Manaphy are also appreciated teammates, as it can help overwhelm each others checks like Toxapex. Raging Bolt is also another notable partner for Barraskewda, as it can help against bulky Water-types which can wall Barraskewda like Dondozo, Alomomola, and Toxapex; Raging Bolt also forms a double priority core with Kingambit allowing it to check Ogerpon-W for example for Barraskewda. Kingambit is also a excellent late-game cleaner for Barraskewda, as it can help overwhelm their shared checks like Dondozo and Alomomola even further; Kingambit can also help against revenge killing attempts from Rillaboom without Drain Punch, as well as helping serve as a important short-term check to Kyurem. Ground-types like Iron Treads are also beneficial teammates, as they provide a necessary Electric immunity and can support it with Knock Off to cripple the bulky Water-types, including Alomomola, Dondozo, and Toxapex, as well as Tera Water Volcarona, and Tera Water Skeledirge, by making them take susceptible from Stealth Rock.
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Rain Sweeper (Barraskewda) @ Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Water
Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Aqua Jet
- Close Combat
[SET COMMENTS]
Barraskewda leverages its insane power of its Choice Band Tera Water-boosted Water-type moves under rain to be one of the archetype's most powerful wallbreaker, offensive pivot, late-game cleaner, and revenge killer, OHKOing defensive Pokemon like Great Tusk and Gliscor with Tera Water Liquidation under rain. Its amazing Speed tier also allows it to nearly outpace the entire metagame under rain, including boosted foes like Booster Energy Iron Valiant, Iron Boulder, and Swift Swim Kingdra in rain. STAB-boosted Liquidation is Barraskewda's main calling card, smashing through Pokemon like Volcarona, Ting-Lu, and Skeledirge. Flip Turn lets Barraskewda pivot out of Pokemon that check it like Primarina, Dragonite, and Latias, while still maintaining momentum to get in its teammates to deal with the aforementioned Pokemon. Aqua Jet lets Barraskewda pick off and revenge kill weakened foes even when rain isnt active like Volcarona, Iron Boulder, and Tera Ground Gouging Fire; Aqua Jet also outprioritizes attacks like Thunderclap and Sucker Punch from Raging Bolt and Kingambit respectively. Close Combat provides strong coverage into Water-resistant foes like Roaring Moon, Kyurem, and Ogerpon-W. Psychic Fangs is also another option over Aqua Jet which lets Barraskewda hit foes like Toxapex and Water Absorb Clodsire. Tera Water bolsters Barraskewda's rain-boosted STAB moves further, OHKOing defensive Landorus as well as 2HKOing Water-resists like Primarina, Rotom-W, and Manaphy.
Barraskewda is only seen on rain teams, hence Pelipper is a mandatory teammate to reliably set rain with Drizzle and compensate for Barraskewda's poor defenses by being able to bring it in safely with U-turn. Offensive rain partners like Manaphy are also appreciated teammates, as it can help overwhelm each others checks like Toxapex. Raging Bolt is also another notable partner for Barraskewda, as it can help against bulky Water-types which can wall Barraskewda like Dondozo, Alomomola, and Toxapex; Raging Bolt also forms a double priority core with Kingambit allowing it to check Ogerpon-W for example for Barraskewda. Kingambit is also a excellent late-game cleaner for Barraskewda, as it can help overwhelm their shared checks like Dondozo and Alomomola even further; Kingambit can also help against revenge killing attempts from Rillaboom without Drain Punch, as well as helping serve as a important short-term check to Kyurem. Ground-types like Iron Treads are also beneficial teammates, as they provide a necessary Electric immunity and can support it with Knock Off to cripple the bulky Water-types, including Alomomola, Dondozo, and Toxapex, as well as Tera Water Volcarona, and Tera Water Skeledirge, by making them take susceptible from Stealth Rock.
[SET CREDITS]
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