[SET]
name: Quiver Dance Win-Con
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Strength Sap
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Safeguard / Sludge Bomb
item: Kee Berry / Heavy Duty Boots
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Bellossom is a niche late-game win-con that utilizes the combination of Strength Sap and its raw natural bulk to slowly accumulate Quiver Dance boosts against bulkier teams. Giga Drain keeps Bellossom healthy, and when boosted allows Bellossom to maintain enough HP to beat certain Grass-resistant Pokemon such as Accelgor and Skuntank. Giga Drain, however, is usually not enough coverage to break through opposing Grass-types; as a result, Bellossom can utilize Sludge Bomb to break through bulkier Grass-types such as Appletun and Eldegoss, as well as improve its matchup versus Alcremie. Most of the time, however, Bellossom needs Safeguard to prevent itself from being status-induced, most notably by Toxic users such as Articuno and Miltank. When using Safeguard, Bellossom finds more success with Kee Berry, giving it a Defense boost after its hit with a physical attack. This, combined with Strength Sap lowering an opponent’s Attack, gives Bellossom an edge over foes such as Rapidash lacking Swords Dance. Heavy Duty Boots, on the other hand, improves Bellossom’s matchup versus hazard-stacking teams, especially Toxic Spikes, meaning it can afford to run Sludge Bomb.
If it hasn’t acquired any Quiver Dance boosts, Bellossom’s passivity will invite Pokemon such as Skuntank and Klinklang in. Removing or severely crippling Pokemon with entry hazard support and strong wallbreakers such as Kangaskhan and Perrserker helps Bellossom tremendously. Additionally, Knock Off users such as Uxie and Sawk help remove Heavy Duty Boots from Flying-types such as Altaria and Rotom-S. Toxic Spikes are also a huge deterrent for Bellossom, so pairing it with a hazard remover or Toxic Spikes absorber such as Alolan Sandslash or Silvally-Poison is necessary. Lastly, Taunt and Trick users such as Alolan Persian, Qwilfish, and Rotom-S can completely shut down Bellossom; switching an appropriate breaker in on a predicted Taunt and Black Sludge Skuntank or Silvally-Electric in on a predicted Trick is key for Bellossom to clean up later.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Bellossom doesn’t have too many other options it can utilize. Moonblast improves Bellossom’s matchup against Altaria significantly but doesn’t have many other uses. Sleep Powder can incapacitate a foe Bellossom struggles breaking through such as Klinklang, but it's pretty inaccurate and usually doesn’t change the outcome of Bellossom bypassing the check it's trying to sleep-induce. Leftovers gives Bellossom additional passive recovery but forces it to run Safeguard while simultaneously worsening its matchup versus physical attackers.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Klinklang and Alolan Sandslash resist all of Bellossom’s moves and use it as an opportunity to set up with Substitute and Shift Gear in the case of Klinklang or entry hazards in the case of Alolan Sandslash. Alolan Sandslash can even KO Bellossom outright with Triple Axel.
**Dragon-types**: Dragon-types such as Altaria and Appletun also don't particularly care about Bellossom's Giga Drain even after six uses of Quiver Dance, although the latter must scout for Sludge Bomb, and all must be wary of the extremely rare Moonblast.
**Grass-types**: Variants of Bellossom with Safeguard and only Giga Drain as an attacking move struggle to break bulkier Grass-types such as Tangela, Eldegoss, and Lurantis. Because Lurantis has Contrary, its Attack is boosted every time Bellossom needs to heal with Sap Sipper, making it a fantastic answer.
**Toxic and Toxic Spikes users**: Toxic users, such as Articuno and bulky variants of Rapidash can prevent Bellossom from setting up enough with Quiver Dance to sweep after the effects of Safeguard disappear. On the other hand, Toxic Spikes from Qwilfish or the much rarer Cofagrigus can devastate Bellossom's chances of cleaning up.
**Taunt and Trick user**: Taunt users such as Alolan Persian and Skuntank can temporarily force Bellossom to switch out, Trick users such as Rotom-S and Gourgeist-S can permanently choice-lock Bellossom and make it nigh-unusable.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Aaronboyer, 239454]]
- Quality checked by: [[ , ], [ , ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ]]
name: Quiver Dance Win-Con
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Strength Sap
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Safeguard / Sludge Bomb
item: Kee Berry / Heavy Duty Boots
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Bellossom is a niche late-game win-con that utilizes the combination of Strength Sap and its raw natural bulk to slowly accumulate Quiver Dance boosts against bulkier teams. Giga Drain keeps Bellossom healthy, and when boosted allows Bellossom to maintain enough HP to beat certain Grass-resistant Pokemon such as Accelgor and Skuntank. Giga Drain, however, is usually not enough coverage to break through opposing Grass-types; as a result, Bellossom can utilize Sludge Bomb to break through bulkier Grass-types such as Appletun and Eldegoss, as well as improve its matchup versus Alcremie. Most of the time, however, Bellossom needs Safeguard to prevent itself from being status-induced, most notably by Toxic users such as Articuno and Miltank. When using Safeguard, Bellossom finds more success with Kee Berry, giving it a Defense boost after its hit with a physical attack. This, combined with Strength Sap lowering an opponent’s Attack, gives Bellossom an edge over foes such as Rapidash lacking Swords Dance. Heavy Duty Boots, on the other hand, improves Bellossom’s matchup versus hazard-stacking teams, especially Toxic Spikes, meaning it can afford to run Sludge Bomb.
If it hasn’t acquired any Quiver Dance boosts, Bellossom’s passivity will invite Pokemon such as Skuntank and Klinklang in. Removing or severely crippling Pokemon with entry hazard support and strong wallbreakers such as Kangaskhan and Perrserker helps Bellossom tremendously. Additionally, Knock Off users such as Uxie and Sawk help remove Heavy Duty Boots from Flying-types such as Altaria and Rotom-S. Toxic Spikes are also a huge deterrent for Bellossom, so pairing it with a hazard remover or Toxic Spikes absorber such as Alolan Sandslash or Silvally-Poison is necessary. Lastly, Taunt and Trick users such as Alolan Persian, Qwilfish, and Rotom-S can completely shut down Bellossom; switching an appropriate breaker in on a predicted Taunt and Black Sludge Skuntank or Silvally-Electric in on a predicted Trick is key for Bellossom to clean up later.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Bellossom doesn’t have too many other options it can utilize. Moonblast improves Bellossom’s matchup against Altaria significantly but doesn’t have many other uses. Sleep Powder can incapacitate a foe Bellossom struggles breaking through such as Klinklang, but it's pretty inaccurate and usually doesn’t change the outcome of Bellossom bypassing the check it's trying to sleep-induce. Leftovers gives Bellossom additional passive recovery but forces it to run Safeguard while simultaneously worsening its matchup versus physical attackers.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Klinklang and Alolan Sandslash resist all of Bellossom’s moves and use it as an opportunity to set up with Substitute and Shift Gear in the case of Klinklang or entry hazards in the case of Alolan Sandslash. Alolan Sandslash can even KO Bellossom outright with Triple Axel.
**Dragon-types**: Dragon-types such as Altaria and Appletun also don't particularly care about Bellossom's Giga Drain even after six uses of Quiver Dance, although the latter must scout for Sludge Bomb, and all must be wary of the extremely rare Moonblast.
**Grass-types**: Variants of Bellossom with Safeguard and only Giga Drain as an attacking move struggle to break bulkier Grass-types such as Tangela, Eldegoss, and Lurantis. Because Lurantis has Contrary, its Attack is boosted every time Bellossom needs to heal with Sap Sipper, making it a fantastic answer.
**Toxic and Toxic Spikes users**: Toxic users, such as Articuno and bulky variants of Rapidash can prevent Bellossom from setting up enough with Quiver Dance to sweep after the effects of Safeguard disappear. On the other hand, Toxic Spikes from Qwilfish or the much rarer Cofagrigus can devastate Bellossom's chances of cleaning up.
**Taunt and Trick user**: Taunt users such as Alolan Persian and Skuntank can temporarily force Bellossom to switch out, Trick users such as Rotom-S and Gourgeist-S can permanently choice-lock Bellossom and make it nigh-unusable.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Aaronboyer, 239454]]
- Quality checked by: [[ , ], [ , ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ]]
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