sleid
vagabond
[SET]
name: Bulky Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Head Smash
move 3: Roar
move 4: Toxic / Superpower
item: Eviolite
ability: Rock Head
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
Bulky Lairon is a great entry hazard setter, using its solid defensive typing and physical bulk to take on some of the tier's top threats like Persian, Klang, and Furfrou. Head Smash is Lairon's strongest STAB move and hits most Pokemon like Swalot, Carbink, and Quilladin, for great damage. Roar phazes foes that Lairon can't touch, like Bronzor, and disrupts setup attempts from Pokemon like Klang, Duosion, and Carbink. Vibrava and Gigalith both have an easy time switching into Lairon, so Toxic is the main option to wear them down. Superpower is an alternative to deal more immediate damage to Scraggy and Klang; however, it isn't as strong of an option against Vibrava, which can just shrug it off. Rock Head makes Head Smash more spammable because it stops Lairon from taking recoil damage that would cut into its bulk. Lairon uses maximum HP investment to avoid KOs that a set with no HP investment wouldn't, like the OHKO from Politoed's Scald and Eviolite Krokorok's Earthquake and the 2HKO from Bulk Up Scraggy's Drain Punch.
Lairon does its best work on balance and offense teams looking for an entry hazard setter with a great defensive profile that can deal with a plethora of Pokemon like Persian, Dustox, and Duosion. Frailer teammates like Frogadier and Simipour appreciate Lairon's ability to eat hits from Persian and Furfrou. Lairon pairs well with offensive Quilladin on hazard-stacking teams because Lairon can phaze the opposing team to pile up chip damage, while Quilladin helps deal with a lot of Pokemon that Lairon is weak to such as Vibrava, Gigalith, and Krokorok. Other Grass-types like Simisage and Meganium really like having Lairon on their team because it comes in on Dustox and keeps Stealth Rock up against it for later chip damage. Lairon needs some support from the likes of Scraggy and Magic Guard Duosion against Bronzor, which completely walls it. Swalot is a great teammate that deals with the likes of Pignite and Scraggy while also absorbing Knock Off so Lairon doesn't lose its Eviolite.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/jett.226429/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/acneautist.569291/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solarbeam.470115/
name: Bulky Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Head Smash
move 3: Roar
move 4: Toxic / Superpower
item: Eviolite
ability: Rock Head
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
Bulky Lairon is a great entry hazard setter, using its solid defensive typing and physical bulk to take on some of the tier's top threats like Persian, Klang, and Furfrou. Head Smash is Lairon's strongest STAB move and hits most Pokemon like Swalot, Carbink, and Quilladin, for great damage. Roar phazes foes that Lairon can't touch, like Bronzor, and disrupts setup attempts from Pokemon like Klang, Duosion, and Carbink. Vibrava and Gigalith both have an easy time switching into Lairon, so Toxic is the main option to wear them down. Superpower is an alternative to deal more immediate damage to Scraggy and Klang; however, it isn't as strong of an option against Vibrava, which can just shrug it off. Rock Head makes Head Smash more spammable because it stops Lairon from taking recoil damage that would cut into its bulk. Lairon uses maximum HP investment to avoid KOs that a set with no HP investment wouldn't, like the OHKO from Politoed's Scald and Eviolite Krokorok's Earthquake and the 2HKO from Bulk Up Scraggy's Drain Punch.
Lairon does its best work on balance and offense teams looking for an entry hazard setter with a great defensive profile that can deal with a plethora of Pokemon like Persian, Dustox, and Duosion. Frailer teammates like Frogadier and Simipour appreciate Lairon's ability to eat hits from Persian and Furfrou. Lairon pairs well with offensive Quilladin on hazard-stacking teams because Lairon can phaze the opposing team to pile up chip damage, while Quilladin helps deal with a lot of Pokemon that Lairon is weak to such as Vibrava, Gigalith, and Krokorok. Other Grass-types like Simisage and Meganium really like having Lairon on their team because it comes in on Dustox and keeps Stealth Rock up against it for later chip damage. Lairon needs some support from the likes of Scraggy and Magic Guard Duosion against Bronzor, which completely walls it. Swalot is a great teammate that deals with the likes of Pignite and Scraggy while also absorbing Knock Off so Lairon doesn't lose its Eviolite.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/jett.226429/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/acneautist.569291/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solarbeam.470115/
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