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[Overview]
Fighting
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* Hawlucha has a solid niche on fighting teams as it helps pressure Grass and Bug types like Mega-Venusaur and Armaldo respectively with its powerful STAB combination.
* With its impressive 118 Speed stat paired with Unburden, Hawlucha outspeeds a large portion of the metagame including most Choice Scarfed revenge killers like Terrakion, Gengar, and Sand Rush Excadrill after Unburden activates.
* Outside of Unburden, Hawlucha can still outspeed and threaten Pokemon like Scolipede and Gallade-Mega.
* With access to powerful dual stab moves in High Jump Kick and Acrobatics, it can serve as a powerful cleaner in some of Fighting's matchups like Dark, Grass, Bug and even Steel.
* On top of this, Hawlucha utilizes Substitute and Swords Dance in order to set up in front of walls and double its power in order to become a huge threat.
* Its Flying typing also allows Fighting to not only have an immunity to ground attacks, but it also gives fighting an immunity to most hazards like Toxic Spikes and Sticky Web, which can be immensely useful when dealing with types that utilize hazards such as Poison and Bug as Fighting lacks any reliable hazard removal.
* Hawlucha sports a horrendous 78 / 75 / 63 bulk which does not allow it to survive many attacks, however because of its typing it is able to resist some moves used against Fighting like Grass.
* It can also survive most weak filler moves such as Toxapex’s scald and and Klefki’s foul play (so long as you don’t have too many Swords Dance Boosts).
* Despite these perks, Hawlucha fights for a teamslot on fighting with Heracross due to Heracross being a more reliable revenge killer with no setup and assisting with the Psychic matchup better than Hawlucha.
[Set]
name: Sub + SD
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Acrobatics
move 3: High Jump Kick
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Unburden
nature: Jolly
evs: 244 Atk / 12 HP / 252 Spe
[Set Comments]
Moves
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* Substitute is used to help lower Hawlucha’s HP so that the Sitrus berry can be consumed and therefore activate Unburden and boost Acrobatics’ power. This can also be used to avoid status moves like Will-o-Wisp and Thunder Wave.
* Acrobatics is Hawlucha’s main flying type STAB and once boosted by the consumption of its Sitrus Berry it immediately doubles in power allowing Hawlucha to OHKO most Grass and Bug Pokemon like Tapu Bulu and Volcarona.
* High Jump Kick is Hawlucha’s secondary STAB move that also packs a punch against Pokemon like Nihilego and Greninja.
* If Hawlucha adds a Swords Dance to either of its moves they become a very threatening STAB combo that can OHKO the likes of Mega-Venusaur and Muk-Alola.
Set Details
========
*12 HP evs are used to maximize the durability of Hawlucha's Substitute against weak moves.
* Its EV spread is used to maximize power and speed and always runs a Jolly nature due to how crucial its speed tier is when revenge killing Pokemon like Keldeo and Mega-gallade without Unburden.
* Sitrus Berry is the preferred berry of choice to minimize the amount of turns needed to set up and provide a beneficial increase to Hawlucha's health. This early consumption also helps double Acrobatics' power and activate Unburden.
Usage Tips
=======
* Hawlucha works best as a late-game sweeper, aiming to clean up teams once defensive threats such as Landorus-T, and Toxapex have been eliminated or sufficiently weakened.
* It is necessary to preserve Hawlucha's Sitrus Berry until this time because otherwise, as Hawlucha will not be able to tap into its Unburden ability after switching out when it has activated. Without it Hawlucha is not able to outspeed certain threats to fighting like Sand Rush Excadrill and Choice Scarf Gengar.
* The small health boost from the Sitrus Berry allows Hawlucha to be able to potentially set up Substitute again or to live a weak attack in order to get a kill in return.
* Sending in Hawlucha against defensively passive Pokemon like Cradily, Utility Mew, and Gliscor allows Hawlucha to get a free Swords Dance as they either switch out or continue to try and break the Substitute.
* Refrain from sending Hawlucha into strong attacks as it cannot take good hits due to its lackluster bulk, instead reserve it for revenge killing.
* Also refrain from sending Hawlucha into status users or scald users as any status ailment can cripple Hawlucha severely.
* Be wary of Pokemon that use Protect when you need to use High Jump Kick, as the crash damage will severely dent Hawlucha.
Team Options
=======
* Cobalion is a staple on fighting teams and helps Hawlucha immensely by slowing down threats with Thunder Wave and weakening them with Stealth Rock. This is notably helpful in the bug matchup as Hawlucha will be able to OHKO most bug types like Galvantula after Stealth Rock without a Swords Dance boost.
* Mega-Gallade helps eliminate Pokemon like Toxapex that would otherwise generally make Hawlucha's job harder to pull off.
* Keldeo can assist with getting rid of physical walls that would give Hawlucha a hard time such as Avalugg, Skarmory, and Sableye-Mega. It also helps serve as a way of dealing with Mega-Scizor.
* Choice Scarfed Terrakion outspeeds common threats to Hawlucha such as Choice Scarfed Togekiss, Life Orb Greninja, and Choice Scarfed Victini. Terrakion also has the coverage to help KO Zapdos, Tapu Koko, and Mega-Diancie, who otherwise give Hawlucha a hard time.
* Breloom can put Pokemon to sleep, giving Hawlucha an opportunity to set up. It can also eliminate some problematic Pokemon like Hippowdon and Slowbro with its Grass coverage. Breloom's access to Mach Punch allows it to OHKO threats to Hawlucha like Choice Band Diggersby and Choice Scarfed Greninja without needing to worry about speed because of its priority.
* Choice Band Infernape can help poke holes through teams by eliminating defensive Pokemon like Celesteela and Chansey, which allows Hawlucha to sweep with less risk.
* Despite fighting for a teamslot, Choice Scarfed Heracross can be used with Hawlucha as it can help ease the Psychic matchup by eliminating threats like Mewnium Z Mew and Life Orb Latios with its powerful Bug type STAB.
[Strategy Comments]
Other Options
=======
Fighting
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* Drain punch is an option over High Jump Kick for more consistent accuracy. However by doing this Hawlucha will miss out on some crucial KO’s such as eliminating Excadrill and Mamoswine without a Swords Dance boost.
Checks and Counters
===============
Fighting
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**Priority Users**: Pokemon like Mega-Scizor and Dragonite threaten Hawlucha with their powerful priority moves as Hawlucha lacks in the bulk department, especially if Hawlucha has already set up.
**Physically Defensive Pokemon**: Pokemon like Clefable, Mandibuzz, and Zapdos can take hits from Hawlucha and wear it down with super effective STAB attacks as well as recover their lost health with recovery moves.
**Haze and Phase**: Pokemon like Hippowdon, Skarmory, and Toxapex can deal with Hawlucha's STAB combo even after a Swords Dance. On top of that, these Pokemon can also choose to use Haze away Hawlucha's Swords Dance boosts, Roar/Whirlwind Hawlucha out of the fight and negate Unburden if activated, or use Recover to continue to take hits from Hawlucha.
**Offensive Pokemon**: Many revenge killers can eliminate Hawlucha if it has not yet activated Unburden or have a Substitute up due to its lack of bulk. Pokemon like Sand Rush Excadrill, Choice Scarfed Nihilego, Choice Scarfed Togekiss and Life Orb Greninja can OHKO Hawlucha when there is no Substitute present.
Fighting
========
* Hawlucha has a solid niche on fighting teams as it helps pressure Grass and Bug types like Mega-Venusaur and Armaldo respectively with its powerful STAB combination.
* With its impressive 118 Speed stat paired with Unburden, Hawlucha outspeeds a large portion of the metagame including most Choice Scarfed revenge killers like Terrakion, Gengar, and Sand Rush Excadrill after Unburden activates.
* Outside of Unburden, Hawlucha can still outspeed and threaten Pokemon like Scolipede and Gallade-Mega.
* With access to powerful dual stab moves in High Jump Kick and Acrobatics, it can serve as a powerful cleaner in some of Fighting's matchups like Dark, Grass, Bug and even Steel.
* On top of this, Hawlucha utilizes Substitute and Swords Dance in order to set up in front of walls and double its power in order to become a huge threat.
* Its Flying typing also allows Fighting to not only have an immunity to ground attacks, but it also gives fighting an immunity to most hazards like Toxic Spikes and Sticky Web, which can be immensely useful when dealing with types that utilize hazards such as Poison and Bug as Fighting lacks any reliable hazard removal.
* Hawlucha sports a horrendous 78 / 75 / 63 bulk which does not allow it to survive many attacks, however because of its typing it is able to resist some moves used against Fighting like Grass.
* It can also survive most weak filler moves such as Toxapex’s scald and and Klefki’s foul play (so long as you don’t have too many Swords Dance Boosts).
* Despite these perks, Hawlucha fights for a teamslot on fighting with Heracross due to Heracross being a more reliable revenge killer with no setup and assisting with the Psychic matchup better than Hawlucha.
[Set]
name: Sub + SD
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Acrobatics
move 3: High Jump Kick
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Unburden
nature: Jolly
evs: 244 Atk / 12 HP / 252 Spe
[Set Comments]
Moves
========
* Substitute is used to help lower Hawlucha’s HP so that the Sitrus berry can be consumed and therefore activate Unburden and boost Acrobatics’ power. This can also be used to avoid status moves like Will-o-Wisp and Thunder Wave.
* Acrobatics is Hawlucha’s main flying type STAB and once boosted by the consumption of its Sitrus Berry it immediately doubles in power allowing Hawlucha to OHKO most Grass and Bug Pokemon like Tapu Bulu and Volcarona.
* High Jump Kick is Hawlucha’s secondary STAB move that also packs a punch against Pokemon like Nihilego and Greninja.
* If Hawlucha adds a Swords Dance to either of its moves they become a very threatening STAB combo that can OHKO the likes of Mega-Venusaur and Muk-Alola.
Set Details
========
*12 HP evs are used to maximize the durability of Hawlucha's Substitute against weak moves.
* Its EV spread is used to maximize power and speed and always runs a Jolly nature due to how crucial its speed tier is when revenge killing Pokemon like Keldeo and Mega-gallade without Unburden.
* Sitrus Berry is the preferred berry of choice to minimize the amount of turns needed to set up and provide a beneficial increase to Hawlucha's health. This early consumption also helps double Acrobatics' power and activate Unburden.
Usage Tips
=======
* Hawlucha works best as a late-game sweeper, aiming to clean up teams once defensive threats such as Landorus-T, and Toxapex have been eliminated or sufficiently weakened.
* It is necessary to preserve Hawlucha's Sitrus Berry until this time because otherwise, as Hawlucha will not be able to tap into its Unburden ability after switching out when it has activated. Without it Hawlucha is not able to outspeed certain threats to fighting like Sand Rush Excadrill and Choice Scarf Gengar.
* The small health boost from the Sitrus Berry allows Hawlucha to be able to potentially set up Substitute again or to live a weak attack in order to get a kill in return.
* Sending in Hawlucha against defensively passive Pokemon like Cradily, Utility Mew, and Gliscor allows Hawlucha to get a free Swords Dance as they either switch out or continue to try and break the Substitute.
* Refrain from sending Hawlucha into strong attacks as it cannot take good hits due to its lackluster bulk, instead reserve it for revenge killing.
* Also refrain from sending Hawlucha into status users or scald users as any status ailment can cripple Hawlucha severely.
* Be wary of Pokemon that use Protect when you need to use High Jump Kick, as the crash damage will severely dent Hawlucha.
Team Options
=======
* Cobalion is a staple on fighting teams and helps Hawlucha immensely by slowing down threats with Thunder Wave and weakening them with Stealth Rock. This is notably helpful in the bug matchup as Hawlucha will be able to OHKO most bug types like Galvantula after Stealth Rock without a Swords Dance boost.
* Mega-Gallade helps eliminate Pokemon like Toxapex that would otherwise generally make Hawlucha's job harder to pull off.
* Keldeo can assist with getting rid of physical walls that would give Hawlucha a hard time such as Avalugg, Skarmory, and Sableye-Mega. It also helps serve as a way of dealing with Mega-Scizor.
* Choice Scarfed Terrakion outspeeds common threats to Hawlucha such as Choice Scarfed Togekiss, Life Orb Greninja, and Choice Scarfed Victini. Terrakion also has the coverage to help KO Zapdos, Tapu Koko, and Mega-Diancie, who otherwise give Hawlucha a hard time.
* Breloom can put Pokemon to sleep, giving Hawlucha an opportunity to set up. It can also eliminate some problematic Pokemon like Hippowdon and Slowbro with its Grass coverage. Breloom's access to Mach Punch allows it to OHKO threats to Hawlucha like Choice Band Diggersby and Choice Scarfed Greninja without needing to worry about speed because of its priority.
* Choice Band Infernape can help poke holes through teams by eliminating defensive Pokemon like Celesteela and Chansey, which allows Hawlucha to sweep with less risk.
* Despite fighting for a teamslot, Choice Scarfed Heracross can be used with Hawlucha as it can help ease the Psychic matchup by eliminating threats like Mewnium Z Mew and Life Orb Latios with its powerful Bug type STAB.
[Strategy Comments]
Other Options
=======
Fighting
---------
* Drain punch is an option over High Jump Kick for more consistent accuracy. However by doing this Hawlucha will miss out on some crucial KO’s such as eliminating Excadrill and Mamoswine without a Swords Dance boost.
Checks and Counters
===============
Fighting
---------
**Priority Users**: Pokemon like Mega-Scizor and Dragonite threaten Hawlucha with their powerful priority moves as Hawlucha lacks in the bulk department, especially if Hawlucha has already set up.
**Physically Defensive Pokemon**: Pokemon like Clefable, Mandibuzz, and Zapdos can take hits from Hawlucha and wear it down with super effective STAB attacks as well as recover their lost health with recovery moves.
**Haze and Phase**: Pokemon like Hippowdon, Skarmory, and Toxapex can deal with Hawlucha's STAB combo even after a Swords Dance. On top of that, these Pokemon can also choose to use Haze away Hawlucha's Swords Dance boosts, Roar/Whirlwind Hawlucha out of the fight and negate Unburden if activated, or use Recover to continue to take hits from Hawlucha.
**Offensive Pokemon**: Many revenge killers can eliminate Hawlucha if it has not yet activated Unburden or have a Substitute up due to its lack of bulk. Pokemon like Sand Rush Excadrill, Choice Scarfed Nihilego, Choice Scarfed Togekiss and Life Orb Greninja can OHKO Hawlucha when there is no Substitute present.
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