Stealth Rock in Battle Stadium Singles
Even in the fast paced nature of 3 versues 3 battles, Stealth Rock has established itself as an important part of Battle Stadium Singles. It not only destroys meddlesome Focus Sashes, but also punishes switching and can open up new avenues of sweeping. If your team would benefit from Stealth Rock support, consider adding the following Pokemon to your team.
Stealth Rock Setters
Landorus-T
Landorus-T stands out as a Stealth Rock setter that has a good mix of bulk and offense, making it a great choice for most teams.
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn is a bulky Stealth Rock setter with a vast array of useful resistances, making it a good glue Pokemon for many teams.
Hippowdon
Hippowdon's incredible bulk and access to Yawn makes it one of the most dangerous setters of Stealth Rock in Battle Stadium Singles. It can also act as check to key threats such as Cinderace when needed.
Swampert
Swampert's access to a slow Flip Turn makes it a good alternative to Hippowdon for setting up Stealth Rock and Yawn, giving it an alternate role as a pivot. Swampert also doesn't get OHKOed by Urshifu-R, a huge boon for a Stealth Rock setter.
Tyranitar
Tyranitar is an extremely specially bulky setter of Stealth Rock, being able to check key threats such as Zapdos while provding good speed control in Rock Tomb and Thunder Wave.
Excadrill
With a Focus Sash, Excadrill is an offensive Stealth Rock setter that can conistently set them up.
Garchomp
Garchomp's good bulk and lack of a Water-type weakness make it a good choice for setting up Stealth Rock, especially if your team has issues with Urshifu-R and Nihilego.
Nihilego
Nihilego is better known for it's fearsome offensive capabilities, but it being so good at forcing out switches makes it a decent Stealth Rock setter as well. Nihilego even has the option to fully dedicate to Steatlh Rock setting as a suicide lead.
Metagross
With Trick + Lagging Tail, Metagross makes for an unexpected and disruptive setter of Stealth Rock. More offensive sets can also run Stealth Rock at the cost of important coverage.
Heatran
Heatran is a bulky setter of Stealth Rock with both incredible resistances, and great offensive power too.
Mamoswine
Mamoswine makes for an offensive Stealth Rock lead that severely punishes common offensive Pokemon with it's Ice-type STABs, such as Zapdos and Dragapult. As a bonus, Mamoswine also has Oblivious, making it especially effective against Landorus-T.
Clefable
Clefable is a less common, but still effective Stealth Rock setter thanks to the disruptive nature of Trick, allowing Clefable to cripple foes with items such as Flame Orb or Lagging Tail.
Lycanroc-D
Lycanrock-D has acess to Counter, letting it effectively check physical Dynamaxers while still having the opion to set up Stealth Rock.