Monotype Hawlucha (Flying)

[maroon]

[OVERVIEW]

Flying
========

Hawlucha is a great addition to hyper offensive Flying teams, as its ability Unburden backed by Swords Dance and its powerful STAB attacks allows it to act as a good setup sweeper. Thanks to Unburden it single-handedly becomes the fastest Pokemon in the metagame. Its part Fighting typing allows it to act as a dangerous wincon against many types such as Ice, Normal, Steel, and Dark and lets it take on a plethora of threatening Pokemon, such as Kyurem-B, Chansey, Ferrothorn, and Tyranitar, for the team. Thanks to Substitute, Hawlucha can easily set up on defensive Pokemon such as Mega Sableye and Mew, as it can evade their status and weak attacks and safely set up Swords Dance behind Substitute. However, even though Hawlucha is a fantastic setup sweeper, before Unburden is activated, fast Pokemon such as Greninja and Choice Scarf Latios to outspeed it, and Hawlucha is also very weak without a Swords Dance boost. Additionally, its poor defensive stats make it difficult for Hawlucha to find opportunities to set up, especially against offensive teams that constantly apply pressure to Hawlucha. This also leaves it weak to the common priority users of the tier such as Dragonite, Mega Scizor, and Azumarill.

[SET]
name: Unburden Sweeper (Flying)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: High Jump Kick
move 3: Acrobatics
move 4: Substitute
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Unburden
nature: Jolly
evs: 12 HP / 244 Atk / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Swords Dance allows Hawlucha to act as dangerous setup sweeper, always being able to OHKO Pokemon such as Latios and Mega Venusaur after a boost. High Jump Kick is Hawlucha's strongest STAB attack and deals with various threats to Flying teams such as Chansey and Kyurem-B. Acrobatics allows Hawlucha to take on Bug-, Grass-, Fighting-type Pokemon such as Volcarona, Mega Venusaur, and Keldeo. Substitute allows Hawlucha to evade status conditions and is important for activating its Sitrus Berry and, in turn, Unburden.

Set Details
========

12 HP EVs allow Hawlucha to always activate its Sitrus Berry after its second use of Substitute. 244 Attack and 252 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allow Hawlucha to hit as fast and hard as possible. Unburden doubles Hawlucha's Speed after it has used its item, allowing it to become the fastest Pokemon in the metagame; this also allows Hawlucha to beat Ditto, which is a typical check to a setup sweeper.

Usage Tips
========

Hawlucha is best used as a late-game sweeper, as once most of its checks are put in the range of Hawlucha's boosted attacks, it is near impossible to stop. Hawlucha appreciates its counters, such as Toxapex, being removed from the battle and its checks, such as Mega Scizor, to be chipped before it attempts a sweep. Avoid status at all costs, as every form of status severely cripples Hawlucha's ability to act as a setup sweeper. Substitute is a great tool to do so; this also allows it to set up a Swords Dance the next turn for free. Hawlucha should always activate Unburden before trying to set up a sweep, as Acrobatics is severely underpowered before its Sitrus Berry has been activated. Hawlucha should set up a Substitute against Pokemon that it forces out, such as Chansey and Cobalion, and proceed to set up a Swords Dance. Substitute also allows it to activate Sitrus Berry more easily and set up an Unburden sweep. Aim to set up Hawlucha in a matchup such as Normal where it's the teams main wincon after Pokemon such as Staraptor, whose Intimidate can make sweeping more difficult, have been severely weakened or eliminated from battle.

Team Options
========

Aerodactyl is a phenomenal Focus Sash lead Pokemon; with access to Stealth Rock, it chips down Hawlucha's checks each time they switch in and breaks Dragonite's Multiscale, and it can also prevent slower leads from setting Stealth Rock thanks to Taunt. Mega Charizard Y can break past physically defensive walls such as Celesteela, Hippowdon, and Zapdos that can otherwise wall Hawlucha. In return, Hawlucha can break past most of Mega Charizard Y's checks like Chansey. Celesteela and Hawlucha weaken each other's checks, allowing the other to sweep late-game. Celesteela can also act as a wincon in the Fairy matchup, which can otherwise be difficult for Hawlucha. Dragonite and Hawlucha wear down their commonly shared checks. Additionally, Dragonite can break past Pokemon such as Toxapex and Swampert with a boosted Devastating Drake and act as a wincon in the Electric matchup thanks to the combination of Earthquake and Extreme Speed. Both Landorus formes provide an Electric immunity for Hawlucha. Landorus-T acts as a fast Choice Scarf user that can outspeed such threats as Tapu Koko for Hawlucha and can cripple foes by removing their items with Knock Off. Landorus is a fantastic special attacker that can take on an array of threats such as Toxapex, Skarmory, and Klefki. Thundurus-T provides an Electric immunity and acts as an offensive pivot that can bring in Hawlucha with Volt Switch. It can also break Water- and Flying-type Pokemon that give Hawlucha trouble such as Toxapex, Mantine, and Celesteela.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flying
--------
Hawlucha has no other viable options.

Checks and Counters
===================

Flying
--------
**Super Effective Attacks**: Hawlucha is rather frail and can only set up against weaker attackers. Any super effective coverage makes it near impossible for Hawlucha to set up and sweep.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Zapdos can easily tank Hawlucha's attacks and deal with it either through phazing or hitting it with super effective damage, then healing damage done with their recovery moves.

**Priority Users**: Priority users such as Azumarill, Mega Scizor, and Dragonite can easily pick off Hawlucha because of its poor bulk. However, if Hawlucha has set up and these Pokemon have been chipped and are not in range of killing Hawlucha with their priority attacks, it can pick them off with its powerful STAB attacks.

**Status**: All forms of status hinder Hawlucha, as paralysis cripples its speed, poison cripples its longevity, and burns cripple its Attack stat, making it harder to break past other Pokemon.

**Revenge Killers**: Before Hawlucha has activated Unburden, faster Pokemon such as Tapu Koko, Choice Scarf Latios, and Greninja can easily pick it off.

**Phazers and Haze users**: Phazers and Haze users such as Hippowdon and Toxapex can prevent Hawlucha from sweeping, as the former forces Hawlucha out of battling, negating all its boosts, and the latter resets all of Hawlucha's boosts, preventing it from properly being able to set up.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Flying analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Kev, 314540], [Moosical, 215618]]
- Grammar checked by: [[talkingtree, 232101], [The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]

 

[Eien]

maroon

 

[mushamu]

[OVERVIEW]

Flying
========

* Hawlucha is a great addition to hyper offensive Flying teams, as its ability Unburden allows it to act as an unparalleled setup sweeper which is only further backed by its setup in Swords Dance and its powerful STAB attacks. Thanks to Unburden as well it single-handedly becomes the fastest Pokemon in the metagame.
* Its part Fighting typing allows it to act as a dangerous win condition against many top tier types in the current metagame such as Normal, Steel, and Dark. Allowing it to take on Pokemon such as Chansey, Ferrothorn, and Greninja for the team. use like ttar over greninja since gren dies to +2 acro
* Thanks to Substitute it can easily set up on Defensive Pokemon such as Mega Sableye and Mew, as it can evade their status and weak attacks, and it can safely set up Swords Dance behind Substitute.
* However even though it is a fantastic setup sweeper it is rather underwhelming before it has set up a Swords Dance and before Unburden is activated, allowing Pokemon such as Greninja and Choice Scarf Latios to outspeed it and is very weak before Swords Dance is set up. u repeat the swords dance line twice?
* Its poor defensive stats make it difficult for Hawlucha to find opportunities to setup, especially against Offensive teams that constantly apply pressure to Hawlucha. This also leaves it weak to the common priority users of the tier such as Dragonite, Mega Scizor, and Azumarill.

[SET]
name: Unburden Sweeper (Flying)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: High Jump Kick
move 3: Acrobatics
move 4: Substitute
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Unburden
nature: Jolly
evs: 12 HP / 244 Atk / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

* Swords Dance allows Hawlucha to act as dangerous setup sweeper being able to always OHKO Pokemon such as Latios and Rotom-W after a Swords Dance boost. run another example over rotom since physdef variants can live a boosted attack
* High Jump Kick is Hawlucha's strongest STAB and allows it to take on various threats to Flying teams such as Chansey and Kyurem-B.
* Acrobatics is powerful Flying STAB that allows Hawlucha to take on Bug-, Grass-, Fighting-type Pokemon such as Volcarona, Mega Venusaur, and Keldeo.
* Substitute allows Hawlucha to evade status conditions and is necessary for setting up a sweep thanks to its item and Unburden.

Set Details
========

* 12 HP EVs allow Hawlucha to always activate its Sitrus Berry after its second use of Substitute.
* 244 Attack and 252 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allow Hawlucha to hit as fast and hard as possible.
* Unburden allows Hawlucha to double its Speed after it has used its item allowing it to become the fastest Pokemon in the metagame and allows Hawlucha to beat Ditto, which is the typical check to a setup sweeper.
* Sitrus Berry works in tandem with Unburden and Substitute, as after Hawlucha has used Substitute twice, Sitrus Berry is activated, thereby effectively doubling Hawlucha's Speed thanks to Unburden.

Usage Tips
========

* Hawlucha is best used as a late-game sweeper, as once most of its checks are put in the range of Hawlucha's boosted attacks it is near impossible to stop.
* Hawlucha should avoid status at all costs, as every form of status severely cripples its ability to act as a setup sweeper. It should use Substitute to avoid Status, this also allows it to set up a Swords Dance next turn for free.
* how to set up substitute
* Hawlucha should always activate Unburden before trying to set up a sweep, as Acrobatics is severely underpowered before Sitrus Berry has been activated. It should set up a Substitute against Pokemon it forces out such as Chansey and Cobalion, then proceeds to setup a Swords Dance.
* Hawlucha appreciates its counters such as Toxapex being removed from the battle and checks such as Mega Scizor be chipped before it attempts a sweep. As with these Pokemon gone or severely weakened it will have a much easier time cleaning late-game. i would put this bullet right after the first bullet about being a late game sweeper.
* Hawlucha should set up in a matchup such as Normal, where its the teams main win condition after Pokemon such as Staraptor have been severely weakened or eliminated from battle. As its Intimidate can make setting up a sweep much more difficult for Hawlucha. It should try to set up a Substitute against Pokemon such as Chansey that will try to status it with Toxic or Thunder Wave, then it can set up and begin its sweep.

Team Options
========

* Aerodactyl is a phenomenal lead Pokemon, with access to Stealth Rock it helps chips Hawlucha's checks each time they switch in and breaks Dragonite's Multiscale. It also can prevent slower leads from getting up Stealth Rock thanks to Taunt. i would mention focus sash users when talking about sr
* Mega Charizard Y can break past physically defensive walls for Hawlucha such as Celesteela, Hippowdon, and Zapdos that can otherwise wall Hawlucha. In return, Hawlucha can break past most of Mega Charizard Y's checks like Chansey.
* Celesteela appreciates Hawlucha's ability to weaken its checks such as Heatran allowing it to sweep easier late-game. Same goes for Hawlucha, it appreciates Celesteela being able to easily break its checks such as Toxapex. Celesteela can also act as a win condition in the Fairy matchup, which can otherwise be difficult for Hawlucha.
* Dragonite and Hawlucha pretty much help the other breaks their commonly shared checks. Dragonite can break past Pokemon such as Toxapex and Swampert with boosted Devastating Drake and act as a win condition in the Electric matchup thanks to the combination of Earthquake and Extreme Speed.
* Both Landorus formes provide an Electric immunity for Hawlucha. Landorus-T acts as a fast Choice Scarf user that can outspeed such threats as Tapu Koko for Hawlucha and can cripple Pokemon by removing their items with Knock Off. Landorus is a fantastic special attacker that can take on an array of threats such as Toxapex, Skarmory, and Klefki.
* Thundurus-T provides an Electric immunity and acts as an offensive pivot, it can bring in Hawlucha with Volt Switch. It can also break Water- and Flying-type Pokemon that give Hawlucha trouble such as Toxapex, Mantine, and Celesteela.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flying
--------
* Hawlucha has no viable other options.

Checks and Counters
===================

Flying
--------
**Super-Effective Attacks**: Hawlucha is rather frail and can only set up against weaker attacks. Any supereffective coverage pretty much makes it near impossible for Hawlucha to set up and sweep.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Zapdos can easily tank Hawlucha's attacks and deal with it either through phazing or hitting it with supereffective damage while being able to easily shrug off damage done thanks to their recovery moves.

**Priority Users**: Priority users such as Azumarill, Mega Scizor, and Dragonite can easily pick off Hawlucha because of its poor bulk. However, if Hawlucha is setup and these Pokemon have been chipped and are not in range of killing Hawlucha with their priority it can pick them off with its powerful STABs.

**Status**: All forms of status hinder Hawlucha, as paralysis cripples it speed, poison cripples its longevity, and being burnt cripples its attack stat making it harder to break past other Pokemon.

**Revenge Killers**: Faster Pokemon before Hawlucha has activated Unburden can easily pick it off such as Tapu Koko with Thunderbolt, Choice Scarf Latios with Psychic, and Greninja with Ice Beam. i dont think you need to mention their moves

**Phazers and Haze users**: Phazers and Haze users such as Hippowdon and Toxapex can prevent Hawlucha from actually sweeping, as the former forces Hawlucha out of battling, negating all its boosts, while the latter resets all of Hawlucha's boosts, preventing it from properly being able to set up.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Flying analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>], [<username3>, <userid3>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <username2>]]

QC 1/3

 

[Kev]

Overview:
- I don't really like the mention of "top tier types in the current meta game", it is too situational. Also, Normal wouldn't be called a top tier type right now. If anything, it would be better to mention how it handles Pokemon that Flying-type teams might struggle against.

pretty straightforward otherwise

QC 2/3

 

[Moosical]

Calling it an unparalleled setup sweepers makes it sound like its the best (setup sweeper) in the metagame, when it's more of a niche pick / not that good. If you meant unparalleled speed then thats fine, but that's covered in the next sentence.

As Kevin mentioned, I wouldn't refer to "current metagame" since analyses are indefinite and who knows what the meta will look like in 6 months (lol). - too committal.

The rest is fine, just please read it over again before you go to gp - typical weird phrasing and sentence structure stuff.

QC 3/3

 

[Theia]

This is an amgp, not an official one! By no means do you need to implement any of these changes.

Add (AC)=Add Comma (AP)=Add Period (AH)=Add Hyphen
Remove (RP)=Remove Period
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[OVERVIEW]

Flying
========

Hawlucha is a great addition to hyper offensive Flying teams, as its ability,(AC) Unburden,(AC) allows it to act as a good setup sweeper,(AC) which is backed by its setup in Swords Dance and its powerful STAB attacks. Thanks to Unburden,(AC) it single-handedly becomes the fastest Pokemon in the metagame. Its part Fighting typing allows it to act as a dangerous win conditions against many types and such as Ice, Normal, Steel, and Dark.(RP),(AC) Aallowing it to take on a plethora of threatening Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Chansey, Ferrothorn, and Tyranitar.(AP) for the team. Thanks to Substitute,(AC) it Hawlucha can easily set up on Defensive Pokemon such as Mega Sableye and Mew, as it can evade their status moves and weak attacks, and it can safely set up Swords Dance behind Substitute. However,(AC) even though it Hawlucha is a fantastic setup sweeper,(AC) it is rather underwhelming before it has set up a Swords Dance and before Unburden is activated. Unburden has been triggered. This allows Pokemon such as Greninja and Choice Scarf Latios to outspeed it and it is also very weak before a Swords Dance boost. Hawlucha is very weak before a Swords Dance boost, and is outsped by Pokemon such as Greninja and Scarf Latios before Unburden is activated. Its poor defensive stats make it difficult for Hawlucha to find opportunities to set up, especially against Offensive teams that constantly apply pressure to Hawlucha it. This also leaves it weak to the common priority users of the tier such as Dragonite, Mega Scizor, and Azumarill.

[SET]
name: Unburden Sweeper (Flying)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: High Jump Kick
move 3: Acrobatics
move 4: Substitute
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Unburden
nature: Jolly
evs: 12 HP / 244 Atk / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Swords Dance allows Hawlucha to act as a dangerous setup sweeper,(AC) being as it is able to always OHKO Pokemon such as Latios and Mega Venusaur after a Swords Dance boost. High Jump Kick is one of Hawlucha's strongest Fighting STAB moves (Not to be overly critical, but Focus Punch is, actually, hence the addition of "one of") and allows it to take on various threats to Flying teams such as Chansey and Kyurem-B. Acrobatics is powerful Flying STAB that allows Hawlucha to take on Bug-, Grass-, and Fighting-type Pokemon such as Volcarona, Mega Venusaur, and Keldeo. Substitute allows Hawlucha to evade status conditions and is important for setting up a sweep because of its item and Unburden.

Set Details
========

12 HP EVs allow Hawlucha to always activate its Sitrus Berry after its second use of Substitute. 244 Attack and 252 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allow Hawlucha to hit as fast and hard as possible. Unburden allows Hawlucha to double its Speed after it has used its item,(AC) allowing it to become the fastest Pokemon in the metagame,(AC) and allowsing Hawlucha to beat Ditto, which is the typical check to a setup sweeper. Sitrus Berry works in tandem with Unburden and Substitute, as after Hawlucha has used Substitute twice, Sitrus Berry is activated, thereby effectively doubling Hawlucha's Speed thanks to Unburden.

Usage Tips
========

Hawlucha is best used as a late-game sweeper, as once most of its checks are put in the range of Hawlucha's boosted attacks,(AC) it is near-(AH) impossible to stop. Hawlucha appreciates its counters such as Toxapex being removed from the battle and checks such as Mega Scizor be chipped before it attempts a sweep.(RP),(AC) Aas with these Pokemon gone or severely weakened it will have a much easier time cleaning up late-game. Hawlucha should avoid status at all costs, as every form of status severely cripples its ability to act as a setup sweeper. It should use Substitute to avoid Sstatus, this which also allows it to set up a Swords Dance next turn for free. Hawlucha should always activate Unburden before trying to set up a sweep, as Acrobatics is severely underpowered before Sitrus Berry has been activated. It should set up a Substitute against Pokemon it forces out such as Chansey and Cobalion, then proceeds to set up a Swords Dance. Substitute also allows it Hawlucha to activate its Sitrus Berry easier faster, allowing it to set up an Unburden sweep with more ease. Hawlucha should set up in a favorable matchup,(AC) such as against a Normal-type, where its the team's main win condition after Pokemon such as Staraptor have been severely weakened or eliminated from battle.(RP),(AC) Aas its Intimidate can make setting up a sweep much more difficult for Hawlucha. It should try to set up a Substitute against Pokemon such as Chansey that will try to status it with Toxic or Thunder Wave, then it can set up and begin its sweep.

Team Options
========

Aerodactyl is a phenomenal Focus Sash lead Pokemon, with access to Stealth Rock it helps chips Hawlucha's checks each time they switch in and breaks Dragonite's Multiscale. It also can prevent slower leads from getting up Stealth Rock thanks to Taunt. Mega Charizard Y can break past physically defensive walls for Hawlucha such as Celesteela, Hippowdon, and Zapdos that can otherwise wall Hawlucha. In return, Hawlucha can break past most of Mega Charizard Y's checks like Chansey. Celesteela appreciates Hawlucha's ability to weaken its checks such as Heatran,(AC) allowing it to sweep easier late-game. Same goes for Hawlucha, it appreciates Celesteela being able to easily break its checks such as Toxapex. Celesteela can also act as a win condition in the Fairy matchup, which can otherwise be difficult for Hawlucha. Dragonite and Hawlucha pretty much help the other breaks their commonly shared checks. Dragonite can break past Pokemon such as Toxapex and Swampert with boosted Devastating Drake and act as a win condition in the Electric matchup thanks to the combination of Earthquake and Extreme Speed. Both Landorus formes provide an Electric immunity for Hawlucha. Landorus-T acts as a fast Choice Scarf user that can outspeed such threats as Tapu Koko for Hawlucha and can cripple Pokemon by removing their items with Knock Off. Landorus is a fantastic special attacker that can take on an array of threats such as Toxapex, Skarmory, and Klefki. Thundurus-T provides an Electric immunity and acts as an offensive pivot,(RC) it that can bring in Hawlucha with Volt Switch. It can also break Water- and Flying-type Pokemon that give Hawlucha trouble such as Toxapex, Mantine, and Celesteela.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flying
--------
* Hawlucha has no viable other options.

Checks and Counters
===================

Flying
--------
**Super Effective Attacks**: Hawlucha is rather frail and can only set up against weaker attacks. Any super (space) effective coverage pretty much makes it near-(AH)impossible for Hawlucha to set up and sweep.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Zapdos can easily tank Hawlucha's attacks and deal with it either through phazing or hitting it with super (space) effective damage while being able to easily shrug off damage done thanks to their recovery moves.

**Priority Users**: Priority users such as Azumarill, Mega Scizor, and Dragonite can easily pick off Hawlucha because of its poor bulk. However, if Hawlucha is set (space) up and these Pokemon have been chipped and are not in range of killing Hawlucha with their priority it can pick them off with its powerful STABs.

**Status**: All forms of status hinder Hawlucha, as paralysis cripples it speed, poison cripples its longevity, and being burnt cripples its attack stat making it harder to break past other Pokemon.

**Revenge Killers**: Faster Pokemon before Hawlucha has activated Unburden can easily pick it off such as Tapu Koko, Choice Scarf Latios, and Greninja.

**Phazers and Haze users**: Phazers and Haze users such as Hippowdon and Toxapex can prevent Hawlucha from actually sweeping, as the former forces Hawlucha out of battling, negating all its boosts, while the latter resets all of Hawlucha's boosts, preventing it from properly being able to set up.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Flying analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Kev, 314540], [Moosical, 215618]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <username2>]]

 

[xapx]

amgp

[OVERVIEW]

Flying
========

Hawlucha is a great addition to hyper offensive Flying teams, as its ability Unburden allows it to act as a good setup sweeper,(AC) which is backed by its setup in Swords Dance and its powerful STAB attacks. Thanks to Unburden,(AC) it single-handedly becomes the fastest Pokemon in the metagame. Its part Fighting typing allows it to act as a dangerous win conditions against many types and such as Ice, Normal, Steel, and Dark,(remove period, AC) allowing it to take on a plethora of threatening Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Chansey, Ferrothorn, and Tyranitar for the team. Thanks to Substitute,(AC) it can easily set up on defensive Pokemon such as Mega Sableye and Mew, as it can evade their status and weak attacks(RC) and it can safely set up Swords Dance behind Substitute. However,(AC) even though it is a fantastic setup sweeper,(AC) it is rather underwhelming before it has set up a Swords Dance and before Unburden is activated. This allows Pokemon such as Greninja and Choice Scarf Latios to outspeed it and it is also very weak before a Swords Dance boost (you already mentioned this in the sentence above "it is rather underwhelming before it has set up a Swords Dance). Its poor defensive stats make it difficult for Hawlucha to find opportunities to set up, especially against offensive teams that constantly apply pressure to Hawlucha. This also leaves it weak to the common priority users of the tier such as Dragonite, Mega Scizor, and Azumarill.

[SET]
name: Unburden Sweeper (Flying)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: High Jump Kick
move 3: Acrobatics
move 4: Substitute
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Unburden
nature: Jolly
evs: 12 HP / 244 Atk / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Swords Dance allows Hawlucha to act as dangerous setup sweeper,(AC) being able to always OHKO Pokemon such as Latios and Mega Venusaur after a Swords Dance boost. High Jump Kick is Hawlucha's strongest STAB move and allows it to take on various threats to Flying teams such as Chansey and Kyurem-B. Acrobatics is a powerful Flying STAB move that allows Hawlucha to take on Bug-, Grass-, Fighting-type Pokemon such as Volcarona, Mega Venusaur, and Keldeo. Substitute allows Hawlucha to evade status conditions and is important for setting up a sweep because of its item and Unburden.

Set Details
========

12 HP EVs allow Hawlucha to always activate its Sitrus Berry after its second use of Substitute. 244 Attack and 252 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allow Hawlucha to hit as fast and hard as possible. Unburden allows Hawlucha to double its Speed after it has used its item,(AC) allowing it to become the fastest Pokemon in the metagame and allows Hawlucha to beating Ditto, which is the typical check to a setup sweeper. Sitrus Berry works in tandem with Unburden and Substitute, as after Hawlucha has used Substitute twice, Sitrus Berry is activated, thereby effectively doubling Hawlucha's Speed thanks to Unburden.

Usage Tips
========

Hawlucha is best used as a late-game sweeper, as once most of its checks are put in the range of Hawlucha's boosted attacks it is near impossible to stop. Hawlucha appreciates its counters such as Toxapex being removed from the battle and checks such as Mega Scizor be chipped before it attempts a sweep,(remove period, AC) as with having these Pokemon gone or severely weakened it will have gives Hawlucha a much easier time cleaning late-game. Hawlucha should avoid status at all costs, as every form of status severely cripples its ability to act as a setup sweeper. It should use Substitute to avoid status, this also allows it and can use such an opportunity to set up a Swords Dance next turn for free. Hawlucha should always activate Unburden before trying to set up a sweep, as Acrobatics is severely underpowered before Sitrus Berry has been activated. It should set up a Substitute against Pokemon it forces out such as Chansey and Cobalion, then proceeds to set up a Swords Dance. Substitute also allows it to activate Sitrus Berry easier, allowing it to set up an Unburden sweep with more ease. Hawlucha should set up in a matchup such as Normal, where it'(apostrophe)s the team'(apostrophe)s main win condition after Pokemon such as Staraptor have been severely weakened or eliminated from battle,(remove period, AC) as its Intimidate can make setting up a sweep much more difficult for Hawlucha. It should try to set up a Substitute against Pokemon such as Chansey that will try to status it with Toxic or Thunder Wave, then it can set up and begin its sweep. (you already said this)

Team Options
========

Focus Sash Aerodactyl is a phenomenal Focus Sash suicide lead Pokemon, with access to as Stealth Rock it helps chips Hawlucha's checks each time they switch in and breaks Dragonite's Multiscale. It also can prevent slower leads from getting up Stealth Rock thanks to Taunt. Mega Charizard Y can break past physically defensive walls for Hawlucha such as Celesteela, Hippowdon, and Zapdos that can otherwise wall Hawlucha. In return, Hawlucha can break past most of Mega Charizard Y's checks like Chansey. Celesteela appreciates Hawlucha's ability to weaken its checks such as Heatran,(AC) allowing it to sweep easier late-game. The same goes for Hawlucha, as it appreciates Celesteela being able to easily break its checks such as Toxapex. Celesteela can also act as a win condition in the Fairy matchup, which can otherwise be difficult for Hawlucha. Dragonite and Hawlucha pretty much help the other breaks their commonly shared checks. Dragonite can break past Pokemon such as Toxapex and Swampert with boosted Devastating Drake and act as a win condition in the Electric matchup thanks to the combination of Earthquake and Extreme Speed. Both Landorus formes provide an Electric immunity for Hawlucha. Landorus-T acts as a fast Choice Scarf user that can outspeed such threats as Tapu Koko for Hawlucha and can cripple Pokemon by removing their items with Knock Off. Landorus is a fantastic special attacker that can take on an array of threats such as Toxapex, Skarmory, and Klefki. Thundurus-T provides an Electric immunity and acts as an offensive pivot, it can bringing in Hawlucha with Volt Switch. It can also break through Water- and Flying-type Pokemon that give Hawlucha trouble such as Toxapex, Mantine, and Celesteela.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flying
--------
* Hawlucha has no viable other options.

Checks and Counters
===================

Flying
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**Super Effective Attacks**: Hawlucha is rather frail and can only set up against weaker attacks. Any super(add space)effective coverage pretty much makes it near impossible for Hawlucha to set up and sweep.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Zapdos can easily tank Hawlucha's attacks and deal with it either through phazing it out or hitting it with a super(add space)effective damage attack while being able to easily shrug off any damage done thanks to their recovery moves.

**Priority Users**: Priority users such as Azumarill, Mega Scizor, and Dragonite can easily pick off Hawlucha because of its poor bulk. However, if Hawlucha is setup has set up and these Pokemon have been chipped and are not in range of killing Hawlucha with their priority,(AC) it can pick them off with its powerful STABs.

**Status**: All forms of status hinder Hawlucha, as paralysis cripples halves its speed, poison cripples its longevity, and being burnt cripples its Attack stat,(AC) making it harder to break past other Pokemon.

**Revenge Killers**: Faster Pokemon that are faster than before Hawlucha before it has activated Unburden can easily pick it off such as Tapu Koko, Choice Scarf Latios, and Greninja.

**Phazers and Haze users**: Phazers and Haze users such as Hippowdon and Toxapex can prevent Hawlucha from actually sweeping, as the former forces Hawlucha out of battling, negating all its boosts, while the latter resets all of Hawlucha's boosts, preventing it from properly being able to set up.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Flying analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Kev, 314540], [Moosical, 215618]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <username2>]]

 

[FairyTailed]

Suggestion for a changed spread for Hawlucha:


Hawlucha @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 30 HP
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
- High Jump Kick
- Acrobatics

The idea is to have HP divisible by 4 for a Substitute as is rightfully stated. But this can also be done by dropping 1 IV (296 HP) so you can keep max attack. Of course this means you have 1 less total stat point than the set above because you drop an IV. However, it should be noted that it gives you a total of 2 more stat points in attack, which double after a Swords Dance. So if you compare those 2 Hawlucha sets, the one I propose actually has 1 overal stat point more and 4 attack stat points more after a Swords Dance.

It's very minor, but since Hawlucha's main role is to clean lategame, I think this is ever so slightly better.

There's only a few calcs that really change:

+2 244 Atk Hawlucha High Jump Kick vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Thundurus-Therian: 222-262 (74.2 - 87.6%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 Atk Hawlucha High Jump Kick vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Thundurus-Therian: 225-264 (75.2 - 88.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

244 Atk Hawlucha High Jump Kick vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 318-374 (98.4 - 115.7%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO
252 Atk Hawlucha High Jump Kick vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 320-378 (99 - 117%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO


However insignificant this change is, it still seems ever so slightly better to me.

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Flying
========

Hawlucha is a great addition to hyper offensive Flying teams, as its ability Unburden allows it to act as a good setup sweeper which is backed by its setup in Swords Dance and its powerful STAB attacks. Thanks to Unburden it single-handedly becomes the fastest Pokemon in the metagame. Its part Fighting typing allows it to act as a dangerous win conditions wincon against many types and such as Ice, Normal, Steel, and Dark (RP) and allowing Allowing it to take on a plethora of threatening Pokemon, (AC) such as Kyurem-B, Chansey, Ferrothorn, and Tyranitar, (AC) for the team. Thanks to Substitute, (AC) Hawlucha it can easily set up on Defensive Pokemon such as Mega Sableye and Mew, as it can evade their status and weak attacks (RC) and it can safely set up Swords Dance behind Substitute. However, (AC) even though it is a fantastic setup sweeper, (AC) it is rather underwhelming before it has set up a Swords Dance and before Unburden is activated, (period -> comma) This allows fast Pokemon such as Greninja and Choice Scarf Latios to outspeed it, (AC) and it Hawlucha is also very weak before without (avoiding repetition of 'before') a Swords Dance boost. Additionally, its Its poor defensive stats make it difficult for Hawlucha to find opportunities to set up, especially against Offensive offensive teams that constantly apply pressure to Hawlucha. This also leaves it weak to the common priority users of the tier such as Dragonite, Mega Scizor, and Azumarill.

[SET]
name: Unburden Sweeper (Flying)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: High Jump Kick
move 3: Acrobatics
move 4: Substitute
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Unburden
nature: Jolly
evs: 12 HP / 244 Atk / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Swords Dance allows Hawlucha to act as dangerous setup sweeper, (AC) always being able to always OHKO Pokemon such as Latios and Mega Venusaur after a Swords Dance boost. High Jump Kick is Hawlucha's strongest STAB attack and allows it to take on it deals with various threats to Flying teams such as Chansey and Kyurem-B. Acrobatics is a powerful Flying STAB move that allows Hawlucha to take on Bug-, Grass-, Fighting-type Pokemon such as Volcarona, Mega Venusaur, and Keldeo. Substitute allows Hawlucha to evade status conditions and is important for setting up a sweep because of its item and Unburden activating its Sitrus Berry and, in turn, Unburden.

Set Details
========

12 HP EVs allow Hawlucha to always activate its Sitrus Berry after its second use of Substitute. 244 Attack and 252 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allow Hawlucha to hit as fast and hard as possible. Unburden allows Hawlucha to double its doubles Hawlucha's Speed after it has used its item, (AC) allowing it to become the fastest Pokemon in the metagame; (ASC) this also and allows Hawlucha to beat Ditto, which is the a typical check to a setup sweeper. Sitrus Berry works in tandem with Unburden and Substitute, as after Hawlucha has used Substitute twice, Sitrus Berry is activated, thereby effectively doubling Hawlucha's Speed thanks to Unburden. (I think this is already handled in the first sentence, but if you disagree then leave the sentence as-is; there are no grammatical errors)

Usage Tips
========

Hawlucha is best used as a late-game sweeper, as once most of its checks are put in the range of Hawlucha's boosted attacks, (AC) it is near impossible to stop. Hawlucha appreciates its counters, (AC) such as Toxapex, (AC) being removed from the battle and its checks, (AC) such as Mega Scizor, (AC) to be chipped before it attempts a sweep. As with these Pokemon gone or severely weakened it will have a much easier time cleaning late-game. (again, I think this is already covered. If you disagree, use "With these Pokemon taken out or severely weakened, it will...") Hawlucha should avoid status at all costs, as every form of status severely cripples its ability to act as a setup sweeper. It should use Substitute is a great tool to avoid Status status; (comma -> semicolon) this also allows it to set up a Swords Dance the next turn for free. Hawlucha should always activate Unburden before trying to set up a sweep, as Acrobatics is severely underpowered before its Sitrus Berry has been activated. It Hawlucha should set up a Substitute against Pokemon it that it forces out, (AC) such as Chansey and Cobalion, then proceeds proceed to set up a Swords Dance. Substitute also allows it to activate Sitrus Berry easier (RC) allowing it to more easily and set up an Unburden sweep with more ease. Hawlucha should aim to set up in a matchup such as Normal (RC) where its it's the teams main win condition wincon after Pokemon such as Staraptor, whose Intimidate can make sweeping more difficult, have been severely weakened or eliminated from battle. As its Intimidate can make setting up a sweep much more difficult for Hawlucha. It should try to set up a Substitute against Pokemon such as Chansey that will try to status it with Toxic or Thunder Wave, then it can set up and begin its sweep. (covered earlier in the paragraph)

Team Options
========

Aerodactyl is a phenomenal Focus Sash lead Pokemon; (comma -> semicolon) with access to Stealth Rock, (AC) it helps chips down Hawlucha's checks each time they switch in and breaks Dragonite's Multiscale, (period -> comma) and it can also It also can prevent slower leads from getting up setting Stealth Rock thanks to Taunt. Mega Charizard Y can break past physically defensive walls for Hawlucha such as Celesteela, Hippowdon, and Zapdos that can otherwise wall Hawlucha. In return, Hawlucha can break past most of Mega Charizard Y's checks like Chansey. Celesteela and Hawlucha appreciates Hawlucha's ability to weaken its each other's checks, (AC) such as Heatran allowing it for the other to sweep easier late-game. Same goes for Hawlucha, it appreciates Celesteela being able to easily break its checks such as Toxapex. Celesteela can also act as a win condition in the Fairy matchup, which can otherwise be difficult for Hawlucha. Dragonite and Hawlucha pretty much help the other breaks wear down their commonly shared checks. Additionally, Dragonite can break past Pokemon such as Toxapex and Swampert with a boosted Devastating Drake and act as a win condition in the Electric matchup thanks to the combination of Earthquake and Extreme Speed. Both Landorus formes provide an Electric immunity for Hawlucha. Landorus-T acts as a fast Choice Scarf user that can outspeed such threats as Tapu Koko for Hawlucha and can cripple Pokemon foes by removing their items with Knock Off. Landorus is a fantastic special attacker that can take on an array of threats such as Toxapex, Skarmory, and Klefki. Thundurus-T provides an Electric immunity and acts as an offensive pivot (RC) it that can bring in Hawlucha with Volt Switch. It can also break Water- and Flying-type Pokemon that give Hawlucha trouble such as Toxapex, Mantine, and Celesteela.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flying
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* Hawlucha has no viable other viable options.

Checks and Counters
===================

Flying
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**Super Effective Attacks**: Hawlucha is rather frail and can only set up against weaker attacks attackers. Any super (add space) effective coverage pretty much makes it near impossible for Hawlucha to set up and sweep.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Zapdos can easily tank Hawlucha's attacks and deal with it either through phazing or hitting it with super (add space) effective damage, (AC) then healing while being able to easily shrug off damage done thanks to with their recovery moves.

**Priority Users**: Priority users such as Azumarill, Mega Scizor, and Dragonite can easily pick off Hawlucha because of its poor bulk. However, if Hawlucha is setup has set up and these Pokemon have been chipped and are not in range of killing Hawlucha with their priority attacks, (AC) it can pick them off with its powerful STABs.

**Status**: All forms of status hinder Hawlucha, as paralysis cripples it its speed, poison cripples its longevity, and being burnt cripples its attack Attack stat, (AC) making it harder to break past other Pokemon.

**Revenge Killers**: Faster Pokemon before Before Hawlucha has activated Unburden, (AC) faster Pokemon can easily pick it off such as Tapu Koko, Choice Scarf Latios, and Greninja can easily pick it off.

**Phazers and Haze users**: Phazers and Haze users such as Hippowdon and Toxapex can prevent Hawlucha from actually sweeping, as the former forces Hawlucha out of battling, negating all its boosts, while and the latter resets all of Hawlucha's boosts, preventing it from properly being able to set up.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Flying analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Kev, 314540], [Moosical, 215618]]
- Grammar checked by: [[talkingtree, 232101], [<username2>, <username2>]]

Nolnis and xapx, I couldn't work over both your checks so I just decided to start from scratch. If you have any questions about the changes I made (or didn't make), feel free to reach out to me on Discord -- talkingtree#1556

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Flying
========

Hawlucha is a great addition to hyper offensive Flying teams, as its ability Unburden allows it to act as a good setup sweeper backed by Swords Dance and its powerful STAB attacks allows it to act as a good setup sweeper. Thanks to Unburden it single-handedly becomes the fastest Pokemon in the metagame. Its part Fighting typing allows it to act as a dangerous wincon against many types such as Ice, Normal, Steel, and Dark and allowing it to lets it take on a plethora of threatening Pokemon, such as Kyurem-B, Chansey, Ferrothorn, and Tyranitar, for the team. Thanks to Substitute, Hawlucha can easily set up on defensive Pokemon such as Mega Sableye and Mew, as it can evade their status and weak attacks and safely set up Swords Dance behind Substitute. However, even though it Hawlucha is a fantastic setup sweeper, before Unburden is activated, fast Pokemon such as Greninja and Choice Scarf Latios to outspeed it, and Hawlucha is also very weak without a Swords Dance boost. Additionally, its poor defensive stats make it difficult for Hawlucha to find opportunities to set up, especially against offensive teams that constantly apply pressure to Hawlucha. This also leaves it weak to the common priority users of the tier such as Dragonite, Mega Scizor, and Azumarill.

[SET]
name: Unburden Sweeper (Flying)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: High Jump Kick
move 3: Acrobatics
move 4: Substitute
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Unburden
nature: Jolly
evs: 12 HP / 244 Atk / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Swords Dance allows Hawlucha to act as dangerous setup sweeper, always being able to OHKO Pokemon such as Latios and Mega Venusaur after a Swords Dance boost. High Jump Kick is Hawlucha's strongest STAB attack and it deals with various threats to Flying teams such as Chansey and Kyurem-B. Acrobatics is a powerful Flying STAB move that (if anything it should mention interaction w/ Sitrus Berry) allows Hawlucha to take on Bug-, Grass-, Fighting-type Pokemon such as Volcarona, Mega Venusaur, and Keldeo. Substitute allows Hawlucha to evade status conditions and is important for activating its Sitrus Berry and, in turn, Unburden.

Set Details
========

12 HP EVs allow Hawlucha to always activate its Sitrus Berry after its second use of Substitute. 244 Attack and 252 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allow Hawlucha to hit as fast and hard as possible. Unburden doubles Hawlucha's Speed after it has used its item, allowing it to become the fastest Pokemon in the metagame; this also allows Hawlucha to beat Ditto, which is a typical check to a setup sweeper.

Usage Tips
========

Hawlucha is best used as a late-game sweeper, as once most of its checks are put in the range of Hawlucha's boosted attacks, it is near impossible to stop. Hawlucha appreciates its counters, such as Toxapex, being removed from the battle and its checks, such as Mega Scizor, to be chipped before it attempts a sweep. Hawlucha should Avoid status at all costs, as every form of status severely cripples its Hawlucha's (repetition) ability to act as a setup sweeper. Substitute is a great tool to avoid status do so; this also allows it to set up a Swords Dance the next turn for free. Hawlucha should always activate Unburden before trying to set up a sweep, as Acrobatics is severely underpowered before its Sitrus Berry has been activated. Hawlucha should set up a Substitute against Pokemon that it forces out, such as Chansey and Cobalion, then and proceed to set up a Swords Dance. Substitute also allows it to activate Sitrus Berry more easily and set up an Unburden sweep. Hawlucha should Aim to set up Hawlucha in a matchup such as Normal where it's the teams main wincon after Pokemon such as Staraptor, whose Intimidate can make sweeping more difficult, have been severely weakened or eliminated from battle.

Team Options
========

Aerodactyl is a phenomenal Focus Sash lead Pokemon; with access to Stealth Rock, it chips down Hawlucha's checks each time they switch in and breaks Dragonite's Multiscale, and it can also prevent slower leads from setting Stealth Rock thanks to Taunt. Mega Charizard Y can break past physically defensive walls such as Celesteela, Hippowdon, and Zapdos that can otherwise wall Hawlucha. In return, Hawlucha can break past most of Mega Charizard Y's checks like Chansey. Celesteela and Hawlucha weaken each other's checks, allowing for the other to sweep late-game. Celesteela can also act as a win condition wincon in the Fairy matchup, which can otherwise be difficult for Hawlucha. Dragonite and Hawlucha wear down their commonly shared checks. Additionally, Dragonite can break past Pokemon such as Toxapex and Swampert with a boosted Devastating Drake and act as a win condition wincon in the Electric matchup thanks to the combination of Earthquake and Extreme Speed. Both Landorus formes provide an Electric immunity for Hawlucha. Landorus-T acts as a fast Choice Scarf user that can outspeed such threats as Tapu Koko for Hawlucha and can cripple foes by removing their items with Knock Off. Landorus is a fantastic special attacker that can take on an array of threats such as Toxapex, Skarmory, and Klefki. Thundurus-T provides an Electric immunity and acts as an offensive pivot that can bring in Hawlucha with Volt Switch. It can also break Water- and Flying-type Pokemon that give Hawlucha trouble such as Toxapex, Mantine, and Celesteela.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flying
--------
* Hawlucha has no other viable options.

Checks and Counters
===================

Flying
--------
**Super Effective Attacks**: Hawlucha is rather frail and can only set up against weaker attackers. Any super effective coverage makes it near impossible for Hawlucha to set up and sweep.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Zapdos can easily tank Hawlucha's attacks and deal with it either through phazing or hitting it with super effective damage, then healing damage done with their recovery moves.

**Priority Users**: Priority users such as Azumarill, Mega Scizor, and Dragonite can easily pick off Hawlucha because of its poor bulk. However, if Hawlucha has set up and these Pokemon have been chipped and are not in range of killing Hawlucha with their priority attacks, it can pick them off with its powerful STAB attacks.

**Status**: All forms of status hinder Hawlucha, as paralysis cripples its speed, poison cripples its longevity, and being burnt cripples burns cripple its Attack stat, making it harder to break past other Pokemon.

**Revenge Killers**: Before Hawlucha has activated Unburden, faster Pokemon such as Tapu Koko, Choice Scarf Latios, and Greninja can easily pick it off.

**Phazers and Haze users**: Phazers and Haze users such as Hippowdon and Toxapex can prevent Hawlucha from sweeping, as the former forces Hawlucha out of battling, negating all its boosts, and the latter resets all of Hawlucha's boosts, preventing it from properly being able to set up.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Flying analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Kev, 314540], [Moosical, 215618]]
- Grammar checked by: [[talkingtree, 232101], [<username2>, <username2>]]

 

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