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[Overview]
<p>With the right circumstances, Oddish can be one of the best sweepers under the sun (pun intended). While Oddish has subpar stats compared to many of the other sweepers in Little Cup, it does have something going for it: Chlorophyll. Sunny Day lets Oddish outpace most of the Little Cup metagame, and gives it a great STAB option in Solarbeam. While Bellsprout may do a better job of sweeping in the sun, Oddish is certainly capable of it, and should not be overlooked.</p>
[SET]
name: Bulky Sunny Day
move 1: Sleep Powder
move 2: Sunny Day
move 3: SolarBeam
move 4: Synthesis
item: Oran Berry / Heat Rock
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 156 HP / 236 SpA / 116 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set focuses on Oddish's overall good defenses, very high Special Attack, and very good Speed with Sunny Day up. Typically seen playing a support role on a Sunny Day team, this set also packs a punch, capable of busting holes in the opponent's team and making it easier for other sweepers to plow through the rest of the team.</p>
<p>Sleep Powder is an excellent support move as it can cripple potential counters to Sunny Day teams, such as Munchlax or Snover. Sunny Day is a fairly self explanatory move, helping out Oddish as well as the rest of the team. SolarBeam hits very hard with 120 Base Power backed by STAB and a Special Attack stat of 18. Synthesis is an excellent move with Sunny Day up and a bulky EV spread because Oddish will be able to restore two-thirds of its health in one turn, making it tough to take down if you don't pack a super effective move.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>Oran Berry is generally the better option on this set, possibly giving Oddish a free turn to use Sunny Day, Sleep Powder, and so forth, while maintaining relatively high HP. Heat Rock is also a viable option, however, since it gives your team 3 extra turns of Sunny Day for sweeping.</p>
<p>Pokemon that sweep well under Sunny Day are usually the best partners to this set because Oddish does a good job of supporting them and making it easier for them to sweep. Some examples of good Sunny Day sweepers would be Bellsprout, Exeggcute, Houndour, or Ponyta. Houndour and Ponyta are also notable because Oddish draws Fire-type attacks, which they can both switch into for free, making their already boosted Fire-type attacks even stronger.</p>
[SET]
name: Sunny Day Sweeper
move 1: SolarBeam
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Sunny Day / Sleep Powder
item: Life Orb
nature: Timid
evs: 240 SpA / 200 Spe
ivs: 3 HP
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>If you were to use Oddish as a regular sweeper without Sunny Day, you would undoubtedly be underwhelmed by its very low Speed (and low stats in general). However, with Sunny Day up, Oddish becomes a very dangerous threat. Chlorophyll makes up for Oddish's lack of Speed by doubling its Speed under Sunny Day; couple this with Oddish's high Special Attack, and you'll find a powerful sweeper. Backed by Life Orb, Oddish can fire off very powerful STAB attacks that not many Pokemon can take.</p>
<p>SolarBeam should be the primary attacking move on this set, and with 120 Base Power behind it, opposing Pokemon will have a tough time switching in on Oddish. Sludge Bomb is also a great option thanks to its high Base Power and STAB. Hidden Power Fire is great on this set because all Fire-type moves are boosted by Sunny Day, not to mention that Hidden Power Fire rounds off nicely what would otherwise be poor coverage. Oddish has a shallow special movepool, so Sunny Day is the best option in the fourth slot, not only to support itself, but the rest of the team as well. Sleep Powder also works well because it lets Oddish incapacitate its counters and continue to sweep.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>A Pokemon that works well with this set is Houndour, thanks to its resistances to several of Oddish's weaknesses, particularly Fire-type moves. Houndour can switch in on Pokemon that threaten Oddish, like Snover or Ponyta, and force them out (possibly netting a Flash Fire boost in the process). This Oddish set works best on a team built around Sunny Day so that Oddish isn't forced to set up Sunny Day for itself, which can be difficult because of how fragile Oddish is. Good candidates to set up Sunny Day include, but are not limited to: Aipom, Bellsprout, Growlithe, Drifloon, Exeggute, Koffing, and Duskull.</p>
<p>The EVs on the set have been adjusted to account for Hidden Power Fire, so if you decide not to use it, you should adjust your EVs accordingly. The reason for the special IVs on this set are so that Oddish only takes 1 HP of Life Orb recoil, making it bulkier in the long run.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>Oddish typically functions best on teams where other Pokemon use and abuse Sunny Day. This is because other Pokemon can give Oddish the support it needs and allow it to focus on sweeping. Some common Pokemon on Sunny Day teams are: Houndour, Bellsprout, Growlithe, Exeggute, Munchlax, Magby, Aipom, Duskull, Drifloon, Koffing, and Ponyta. All of these Pokemon make excellent Oddish teammates, so use whichever Pokemon suits your needs.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>Sleep Powder is a good alternate choice on this set because it can cripple Oddish's counters and allow Oddish to continue sweeping from there. However, if you choose to do this it wastes a turn of sun, and Oddish loses precious coverage if you choose to use it over an attack move. Different Hidden Powers can also be used on this set; however, Hidden Power Fire is far and away the best choice.</p>
<p>Oddish is also capable of running a double powder set with Stun Spore and Sleep Powder; however, it is largely outclassed by other double powder users, such as Venonat and Paras.</p>
[Counters]
<p>With Sunny Day on the field, Oddish can be suprisingly hard to counter, obtaining excellent type coverage on most of the metagame. Munchlax is probably Oddish's best counter, being able to take all of its attacks and OHKO with either Fire Punch or Return. Snover is able to switch in on a supected SolarBeam, and either outspeed or just kill Oddish with Ice Shard. Revenge killing Oddish can be a bit easier thanks to priority attacks and fast Choice Scarf users. Croagunk is a good option to revenge kill Oddish, being able to KO it with Fake Out + Sucker Punch and stall Sunny Day turns in the meantime. However, Croagunk can be hurt a bit too, because Sunny Day damages Croagunk. 27+ Speed Choice Scarfers are good for revenge killing Oddish thanks to Oddish's low defenses and mere 26 Speed (in the sun). Examples of these would include Gastly, Gligar, Abra, or Ponyta.</p>
