[OVERVIEW]
Weavile's unique Dark / Ice typing carves it out a niche in Mix and Mega, and its high Attack stat, combined with its Ice typing and access to Fake Out, makes it a decent holder of Glalitite. Weavile can effectively use its STAB-boosted Pursuit to threaten some of the Pokemon that it beats and deal valuable chip damage to common Pokemon that it forces out. Weavile carries a good Speed stat that it can use to outspeed many of the Pokemon that it wants to revenge kill. Weavile also gets great Refrigerate-boosted priority in both Fake Out and Feint, and it can use Swords Dance to increase its wallbreaking capabilities. Despite these positive traits, Weavile has abysmal bulk and can't switch into any substantial attacks, which is compounded by its weakness to Stealth Rock. Weavile often has lackluster coverage versus Ice-resistant foes as well, and it is heavily reliant on its Ice-type STAB moves to deal damage.
[SET]
name: Glalitite Attacker
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Swords Dance / Feint
move 3: Frustration / Double-Edge
move 4: Pursuit / Frustration / Double-Edge / Throat Chop
item: Glalitite
ability: Pressure
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Fake Out is Refrigerate-boosted; it provides Weavile with a great way to revenge kill Pokemon weak to Ice, particularly Zygarde, and it breaks Lunala's Shadow Shield. Swords Dance boosts Weavile's Attack to extreme levels, giving it significant wallbreaking potential. Frustration is Weavile's most spammable attack, having no drawbacks while being Refrigerate- and STAB-boosted. Double-Edge allows Weavile deal greater damage at the cost of taking recoil damage; for example, it is able to 2HKO offensive variants of Primal Groudon and 4HKO Cameruptite Magearna. Double-Edge also pressures Steel-types significantly more than Frustration, but it should not be run with Pursuit. Pursuit allows Weavile to trap Pokemon that it can beat like Lunala while also threatening or damaging the Pokemon it forces out, such as Landorus-T and Zygarde, with its other attacks. Feint is a secondary form of priority but is often somewhat weak. Feint is used over Quick Attack, as it allows Weavile to finish off Zygarde before getting hit with Extreme Speed due to Feint's +2 priority. Throat Chop can be used as another STAB-boosted attack to help deal with some Ice-resistant Pokemon while not having to deal with the lackluster damage of unboosted Pursuit.
Set Details
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Maximum Speed investment along with a Jolly Nature allows Weavile to outspeed as many Pokemon as possible. After Mega Evolving, Weavile is able to outspeed Pokemon like non-Diancite Terrakion, Red Orb Shaymin-S, and Darkrai. 252 Attack EVs along with Weavile's increased Attack from Glalitite ensure that Weavile hits as hard as possible. Refrigerate is the main draw of this set, boosting the power of Weavile's Normal-type moves as well as changing them to Ice-type, thus adding an extra STAB boost.
Usage Tips
========
Weavile should be used to revenge kill a huge amount of the Ice-weak Pokemon in the tier, such as Zygarde, Landorus-T, and most Flying-types. Fake Out should be used to damage Pokemon that outspeed Weavile, allowing it to either pick off weakened foes or get chip damage before switching out. Swords Dance should be used to allow Weavile to function as a wallbreaker and setup sweeper, but Weavile's lacking defenses often make it difficult to set up. Pursuit should be used both against Ghost- and Psychic-types that Weavile can force out, such as Lunala and Azelf, and to get useful chip damage on the Ice-weak Pokemon that it forces out. Weavile needs to avoid opposing priority itself, as its pitiful defenses leave it extremely vulnerable. Weavile should boost with caution, only after all opposing priority users and faster Pokemon have been removed.
Team Options
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Weavile appreciates Pokemon that can beat the Steel- and Fire-types that it has trouble breaking. Some great examples of these Pokemon include Primal Groudon, Terrakion, Entei, Victini, and Zygarde. Primal Groudon and Golisopod help take care of the Fire-types that Weavile struggles with. Weavile also appreciates Pokemon such as Tapu Koko, Kartana, and Shaymin-S that beat the Water-types that it dislikes. Weavile's weakness to Stealth Rock is troublesome, so entry hazard removal from the likes of Arceus-Fairy, Gliscor, Arceus-Ground, and Zapdos can help preserve Weavile. Pokemon holding Diancite or Sablenite such as Terrakion and Magearna, respectively, are useful teammates because their Magic Bounce ability is helpful to bounce back hazards.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
A set featuring Lucarionite can turn Weavile into a powerful Pursuit trapper. However, this set does not get Refrigerate and will have to rely on Icicle Crash and Ice Shard as its Ice-type attacks. Throat Chop is also a must on this set. Taunt can be used to stop Defoggers and Taunt Arceus but is often ineffective when dealing with Pokemon with Magic Bounce.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Magearna**: Magearna is Weavile's most prominent counter, taking extremely little from Weavile's attacks and being able to either KO it or use it as setup fodder.
**Entei**: Entei, particularly the most common Altarianite variant, is another extremely solid check to Weavile, being able to OHKO it with -ate Extreme Speed while resisting its STAB attacks.
**Buzzwole**: Aggronite Buzzwole causes a lot of issues for Weavile, as it takes next to nothing from Weavile's attacks and can easily OHKO in return.
**Other Steel-types**: Steel-types like Necrozma-DM, Aggronite Mew, and Metagross are extremely troublesome for Weavile, as they resist its primary way of dealing damage.
**Other Fire-types**: Fire-types like Volcarona, Victini, and other Red Orb holders also resist Ice, meaning that Weavile will have trouble beating them.
**Water-types**: Though uncommon, Water-types like Keldeo and Kyogre resist Ice as well, making Weavile and its teammates open to being hit by a powerful attack.
Weavile's unique Dark / Ice typing carves it out a niche in Mix and Mega, and its high Attack stat, combined with its Ice typing and access to Fake Out, makes it a decent holder of Glalitite. Weavile can effectively use its STAB-boosted Pursuit to threaten some of the Pokemon that it beats and deal valuable chip damage to common Pokemon that it forces out. Weavile carries a good Speed stat that it can use to outspeed many of the Pokemon that it wants to revenge kill. Weavile also gets great Refrigerate-boosted priority in both Fake Out and Feint, and it can use Swords Dance to increase its wallbreaking capabilities. Despite these positive traits, Weavile has abysmal bulk and can't switch into any substantial attacks, which is compounded by its weakness to Stealth Rock. Weavile often has lackluster coverage versus Ice-resistant foes as well, and it is heavily reliant on its Ice-type STAB moves to deal damage.
[SET]
name: Glalitite Attacker
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Swords Dance / Feint
move 3: Frustration / Double-Edge
move 4: Pursuit / Frustration / Double-Edge / Throat Chop
item: Glalitite
ability: Pressure
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Fake Out is Refrigerate-boosted; it provides Weavile with a great way to revenge kill Pokemon weak to Ice, particularly Zygarde, and it breaks Lunala's Shadow Shield. Swords Dance boosts Weavile's Attack to extreme levels, giving it significant wallbreaking potential. Frustration is Weavile's most spammable attack, having no drawbacks while being Refrigerate- and STAB-boosted. Double-Edge allows Weavile deal greater damage at the cost of taking recoil damage; for example, it is able to 2HKO offensive variants of Primal Groudon and 4HKO Cameruptite Magearna. Double-Edge also pressures Steel-types significantly more than Frustration, but it should not be run with Pursuit. Pursuit allows Weavile to trap Pokemon that it can beat like Lunala while also threatening or damaging the Pokemon it forces out, such as Landorus-T and Zygarde, with its other attacks. Feint is a secondary form of priority but is often somewhat weak. Feint is used over Quick Attack, as it allows Weavile to finish off Zygarde before getting hit with Extreme Speed due to Feint's +2 priority. Throat Chop can be used as another STAB-boosted attack to help deal with some Ice-resistant Pokemon while not having to deal with the lackluster damage of unboosted Pursuit.
Set Details
========
Maximum Speed investment along with a Jolly Nature allows Weavile to outspeed as many Pokemon as possible. After Mega Evolving, Weavile is able to outspeed Pokemon like non-Diancite Terrakion, Red Orb Shaymin-S, and Darkrai. 252 Attack EVs along with Weavile's increased Attack from Glalitite ensure that Weavile hits as hard as possible. Refrigerate is the main draw of this set, boosting the power of Weavile's Normal-type moves as well as changing them to Ice-type, thus adding an extra STAB boost.
Usage Tips
========
Weavile should be used to revenge kill a huge amount of the Ice-weak Pokemon in the tier, such as Zygarde, Landorus-T, and most Flying-types. Fake Out should be used to damage Pokemon that outspeed Weavile, allowing it to either pick off weakened foes or get chip damage before switching out. Swords Dance should be used to allow Weavile to function as a wallbreaker and setup sweeper, but Weavile's lacking defenses often make it difficult to set up. Pursuit should be used both against Ghost- and Psychic-types that Weavile can force out, such as Lunala and Azelf, and to get useful chip damage on the Ice-weak Pokemon that it forces out. Weavile needs to avoid opposing priority itself, as its pitiful defenses leave it extremely vulnerable. Weavile should boost with caution, only after all opposing priority users and faster Pokemon have been removed.
Team Options
========
Weavile appreciates Pokemon that can beat the Steel- and Fire-types that it has trouble breaking. Some great examples of these Pokemon include Primal Groudon, Terrakion, Entei, Victini, and Zygarde. Primal Groudon and Golisopod help take care of the Fire-types that Weavile struggles with. Weavile also appreciates Pokemon such as Tapu Koko, Kartana, and Shaymin-S that beat the Water-types that it dislikes. Weavile's weakness to Stealth Rock is troublesome, so entry hazard removal from the likes of Arceus-Fairy, Gliscor, Arceus-Ground, and Zapdos can help preserve Weavile. Pokemon holding Diancite or Sablenite such as Terrakion and Magearna, respectively, are useful teammates because their Magic Bounce ability is helpful to bounce back hazards.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
A set featuring Lucarionite can turn Weavile into a powerful Pursuit trapper. However, this set does not get Refrigerate and will have to rely on Icicle Crash and Ice Shard as its Ice-type attacks. Throat Chop is also a must on this set. Taunt can be used to stop Defoggers and Taunt Arceus but is often ineffective when dealing with Pokemon with Magic Bounce.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Magearna**: Magearna is Weavile's most prominent counter, taking extremely little from Weavile's attacks and being able to either KO it or use it as setup fodder.
**Entei**: Entei, particularly the most common Altarianite variant, is another extremely solid check to Weavile, being able to OHKO it with -ate Extreme Speed while resisting its STAB attacks.
**Buzzwole**: Aggronite Buzzwole causes a lot of issues for Weavile, as it takes next to nothing from Weavile's attacks and can easily OHKO in return.
**Other Steel-types**: Steel-types like Necrozma-DM, Aggronite Mew, and Metagross are extremely troublesome for Weavile, as they resist its primary way of dealing damage.
**Other Fire-types**: Fire-types like Volcarona, Victini, and other Red Orb holders also resist Ice, meaning that Weavile will have trouble beating them.
**Water-types**: Though uncommon, Water-types like Keldeo and Kyogre resist Ice as well, making Weavile and its teammates open to being hit by a powerful attack.
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