Setup Sweeper
RU Generation 9- Item
- Life Orb
- Ability
- Sheer Force
- Nature
- Jolly
- Tera Type
- Dark Water
- EVs
- Attack 252 / Sp. Def 4 / Speed 252
Moves
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Pick oneAccuracy — PP 20Accuracy — PP 20
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Pick onePower 40 Accuracy 100 PP 20Power 85 Accuracy 100 PP 10
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Analysis
Set Details Feraligatr can be a terrifying setup sweeper, either muscling through teams with Swords Dance or shoring up its lacking Speed with Dragon Dance. The STAB move of choice depends on what boosting move it opts to run. If Swords Dance is used, then Aqua Jet is preferred due to its status as a priority move, letting it pick off faster threats like Krookodile and Gengar. On Dragon Dance sets, Liquidation is preferred due to its higher, Sheer Force-augmented power. Ice Punch targets Grass- and Dragon-types that otherwise resist Feraligatr's STAB attacks, such as Chesnaught and Cyclizar, respectively, while Crunch dispatches the likes of Slowbro and Reuniclus. A Jolly nature lets it outrun Cyclizar at +1, while an Adamant nature lets it OHKO Gastrodon after Stealth Rock chip with Liquidation after one Swords Dance. Tera Dark gives Feraligatr the ability to break through Hisuian Goodra and Suicune; at +2 Attack, it guarantees an OHKO on the former and has a significant chance to do so after Stealth Rock damage for the latter. Tera Water further bolsters the power of its STAB attacks, notably letting it 2HKO Chesnaught with a +2 Liquidation. Tera Water also gives it a significant chance to OHKO Gengar with Aqua Jet after hazard damage. Feraligatr makes its home on offensive teams. Other physical attackers such as Maushold and Krookodile pair nicely with Feraligatr, as they can wear down and eventually break shared checks like Gastrodon and Slowbro. Krookodile in particular is able to remove Rocky Helmet from Pokemon like Chesnaught with Knock Off, giving Feraligatr some more longevity. Hazard support from the likes of Klefki and Terrakion further pressures checks like Suicune, with chip damage from Spikes and Stealth Rock letting it be OHKOed by a boosted Crunch. On bulky offense teams, Gardevoir makes for a great partner with Feraligatr by breaking through physical walls such as Chesnaught for it, tricking Choice Scarf onto checks like Registeel, and giving it a second chance to break with Healing Wish. In exchange, Feraligatr can pick off faster revenge killers like Choice Scarf Gengar with Aqua Jet and threaten Pokemon like Jirachi with Crunch. Jirachi itself makes for a great partner, as it can set Stealth Rock and spread paralysis with Body Slam, making Feraligatr's awkward Speed tier less of an issue. If not running Aqua Jet, powerful priority users like Bisharp and Entei can pick off faster threats so that Feraligatr can have an easier time sweeping. Ribombee is another excellent speed-controlling partner thanks to its access to Sticky Web and Stun Spore, making it easier for Feraligatr to sweep through more offensive structures.