Abra @ Focus Sash
Level: 5
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 36 Atk / 240 SpA / 200 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Energy Ball
Abra acts as a great revenge killer to this team, neatly tieing up the teams core with an offensive psychic type able to revenge kill anything ScarFoo can't.
A healthy Abra can get put a dent in Foongus, (huge annoyance to this team) OHKO Omanyte with Energy Ball, and offers another answer to Drifloon (which gets a free switch in if Mienfoo is locked into a fighting move).
Not only does it threaten these checks but it ties up the team by being the only special oriented pokemon on the team, as well as providing a way to absorb Toxic and Will-o Wisp , partnering with Drilbur's ability to block Thunder Wave. Abra is a very easy pokemon to use, in that it does not require support to do it's roll, but it surely appreciates the hazard support. (Suddenly that dent in Foongus is now an OHKO).
It greatly benefits from the team's typing's and offense moves, opposing Pawniard will struggle to find an opening on Abra due to the teams ridiculous coverage against it. (No really, this team has 5 Fighting type moves, 6 if you include this Abra set, as well as Drilbur's EQ.) Drilbur's Rapid Spin will keep the Sticky Web away, which Abra hates. But if that doesn't work as planned, Pawniard will gain +2 on the switch as a consolation prize. I mentioned Drilbur being able to block Thunder Wave, Abra also is thankful for this. But lastly, Abra's biggest counter is Munchlax, worst case scenario being Munchlax getting a switch on Abra and pursuit trapping it. Allowing a free switch into Mienfoo to threaten a revenge kill. Best case scenario, it uses Curse to try to setup on the switch to your Mienfoo and you just kill it with HJK, regardless of +1.
At the very least Abra will not be deadweight to this team, with the star player being Axew, Abra offers support in the form of just being on the team. The threat and presence of Abra having almost 2 guranteed turns of doing damage is something that can help Axel sweep.