Liepard Movesets & Competitive Sets

Moves Knock Off is Liepard's best STAB attack and is helpful for removing items from Pokemon such as Assault Vest Hitmonchan and Crabominable, which both disrupt rain. Rain Dance summons rain for 8 turns with Damp Rock, while Sunny Day summons sun for 8 turns with Heat Rock. Encore can be used by Liepard to lock its foes into non-threatening moves, then take advantage of them by bringing in weather sweepers and attackers with U-turn. Thunder Wave is another option that can be used to slow down faster foes. Set Details Damp Rock and Heat Rock give 8 turns of weather to a team. Prankster gives priority to Sunny Day and Rain Dance, ensuring Liepard can set the weather quickly. Maximum Speed with a Jolly nature ensures that Liepard is faster than every other Prankster user. Maximum Attack investment gives Liepard some offensive presence and power behind a Knock Off. Usage Tips Once Liepard sets the weather, it should exit battle as soon as possible in order to let its team take advantage of as many weather turns as possible. Liepard is less ideal as a lead for weather teams; Liepard should be preserved because it has great utility in setting up weather with priority, so your best bet is to send it in whenever the weather is needed or is about to expire. Liepard isn't bulky at all, so it will find most switch-ins once a teammate is KO'd or against certain passive Pokemon. Liepard's Dark typing allows it to be immune to Prankster moves such as Sableye's Will-O-Wisp, giving Liepard more openings to come in. Team Options Liepard should be paired with weather sweepers such as Kabutops and Ludicolo on rain teams or Victreebel and Leafeon on sun teams. Electric-types such as Alolan Raichu can be used on rain teams to take advantage of Thunder's perfect accuracy in the rain. Stealth Rock users, most notably Golem and Regirock, should be used for sun teams because they provide good role compression. Pokemon like Simisear should be paired with Sunny Day Liepard because they take advantage of their Fire-type attacks being boosted by the sun.

Moves Dark Pulse is Liepard's strongest special STAB attack and has a chance to make the foe flinch. Encore is perfect for Liepard, since it gives Liepard a chance to set up freely once a foe is locked into a non-threatening move. Copycat allows Liepard to use Dark Pulse as a form of priority due to Prankster and beat faster foes such as Dodrio and Jynx. Set Details Black Glasses is used to boost the power of Liepard's Dark Pulse. Alternatively, Leftovers gives Liepard passive recovery at the cost of significant power loss on a Pokemon that's already fairly weak. Usage Tips Liepard should aim to lock foes into setup moves or harmless status moves using Encore. Liepard can then proceed to use Nasty Plot after locking a foe with Encore or against a Pokemon Liepard can threaten out. Copycat should be used after using Dark Pulse once, as it will allow Liepard to gain priority on its Dark Pulses. Due to this set being a mono-attacker, it should be preserved until late-game, when its checks are worn down or eliminated from the battle. Team Options Silvally-Fairy and Musharna make good partners because they can remove Fighting-types and Liepard appreciates Healing Wish support from the latter. Pokemon that can switch into Fighting-, Bug- and Fairy-type attacks, such as Qwilfish also pair well with Liepard. Qwilfish can also set Toxic Spikes, which will hinder Liepard's checks further. Liepard appreciates residual damage on its foes due to its lack of power, so entry hazard users such as Qwilfish and Regirock work well with it. Alolan Raichu and Jynx make good partners for Liepard since they can threaten Fighting-types and can wear down Pokemon such as Skuntank and Eelektross that can take hits from Liepard otherwise.

Moves Knock Off is Liepard's strongest STAB attack and has the utility of removing the foe's item. Pursuit is used to trap Pokemon such as Haunter and Choice Specs Jellicent. Play Rough gives solid coverage versus Fighting- and Dark-types such as Gurdurr, Poliwrath, and Sableye, which would otherwise wall Liepard. U-turn allows Liepard to pivot out on checks like Silvally-Fairy, which gives its team momentum. Sucker Punch is a powerful priority attack against Pokemon that can outspeed Liepard. Lastly, Copycat allows Liepard to revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Dodrio and Choice Scarf Primeape, but only if used with Prankster. Set Details Maximum Attack investment with a Choice Band allows Liepard to be as powerful as possible. Maximum Speed investment with Jolly nature ensures that Liepard outspeeds base 105 Speed Pokemon such as Cryogonal. Black Glasses over Choice Band can work, since Liepard spams Knock Off most of the time. Prankster is to be used to give Copycat priority, but if running another move instead, Limber is preferred. Usage Tips Choice Band turns Liepard into a prediction-reliant Pokemon. Liepard should use Knock Off to remove foes' items early-game. However, be careful when using Dark-type moves against Psychic- and Ghost-types like Musharna and Jellicent because they sometimes carry Colbur Berry to weaken them; in Musharna's case, its potential Z-Crystal reduces Knock Off damage and its Z-Move can OHKO Liepard back. Bringing Liepard in on predicted Psychic-type attacks from Jynx or choice-locked Ghost-type attacks from Oricorio-G and Haunter is ideal for Pursuit trapping. Be wary when locking Liepard into Sucker Punch because setup sweepers like Carracosta can take advantage of it. Liepard should pivot out on its hard counters with U-turn. Team Options Hitmonchan and Kabutops can clear entry hazards with Rapid Spin, while Liepard in return can Pursuit trap Ghost-type Pokemon such as Haunter for them. Entry hazard setters such as Mudsdale, Ferroseed, and Qwilfish are also good partners, as the residual damage they provide can weaken Liepard's switch-ins into range of Knock Off and synergizes well with U-turn. Qwilfish is especially notable because it covers Liepard's weakness to Fighting-, Bug-, and Fairy-type attacks. Pokemon with access to Volt Switch, such as Eelektross and Alolan Raichu, pair well with Liepard because they form VoltTurn cores.

Moves Nasty Plot allows Liepard to increase its Special Attack and pose a threat to unprepared teams, letting it OHKO many of the offensive Pokemon it outspeeds after a boost. Dark Pulse is a powerful STAB attack that often makes the target flinch, which is useful given Liepard's speed and frailty and lets it occasionally break through bulky Pokemon that could KO it if they got a chance to hit back. Copycat can be used immediately after Dark Pulse KOes a foe to become Dark Pulse, gaining priority due to Prankster and allowing Liepard to bypass slower priority attackers and faster threats once its sweep has begun. It can also be used to copy utility moves such as Spikes and Will-O-Wisp to make Liepard a more unpredictable support threat or to copy coverage moves to revenge kill foes, such as Shadow Ball against Colbur Berry Rotom and Hurricane against Vivillon. Encore provides Liepard with lots of setup opportunities, both from the switches it forces and from its ability to lock down foes. Setting up on other setup sweepers is Liepard's speciality. Substitute gives Liepard more insurance against attacks, letting it 2HKO bulkier targets such as Assault Vest Magmortar if required. Liepard can still bluff Encore effectively if required, but the opponent can punish it if they manage to figure out that it lacks the move. Liepard's lack of U-turn, Thunder Wave, or Knock Off is usually enough to tip the opponent off if it stays in for more than a few turns. Set Details While Liepard has priority once it starts to use Copycat Dark Pulse, maximum Speed investment with a Timid nature is still preferred, as it lets Liepard reliably KO threats such as Mismagius with Dark Pulse without any additional setup and gives it more opportunities to use Copycat on its own attack against offense teams in general. It also ensures that Liepard outspeeds all other priority attackers, preventing them from revenge killing it or intercepting Copycat. However, a Modest nature can be used instead for more power if the loss of Speed is unimportant to your team. Black Glasses gives a boost in power to Liepard's Dark Pulse, which is useful given how frail Liepard is. Leftovers is another option if using Substitute that allows Liepard to stay healthy throughout a sweep and ensures that it can use Substitute without much risk. This allows Liepard to attempt sweeps at multiple points in the match more effectively and mitigates residual damage from entry hazards. It also allows Liepard to set up on Will-O-Wisp users that might otherwise try to burn Liepard, assuming a physical set, and mitigates Toxic damage. Usage Tips Nasty Plot Liepard should be saved for the late-game if possible, as it is easily walled by Pokemon that resist Dark and once the opponent knows it is a Nasty Plot sweeper, they do not have to worry about other utility options Liepard could bluff, such as Thunder Wave and Pursuit. Liepard's teammates should be used to wear these foes down if they lack recovery, such as Assault Vest Hariyama, until Liepard is able to break through them, or KO them outright if this is not an option, such as against Mega Audino. Once these threats have been removed, Liepard should switch in on an opportunity to Encore, such as a foe setting up, using Defog, or using a Psychic-type attack, and either lock the foe into one of these moves or use Nasty Plot if it is likely to switch out. If Substitute is being used instead of Encore, it can be used before Nasty Plot so that Liepard can more effectively scout the opponent's responses. However, it shouldn't be used if the opponent has means to bypass the Substitute, such as Swellow's Boomburst or Pyroar's Hyper Voice. Team Options Teammates to remove bulky Fighting- and Fairy-type Pokemon are mandatory for this set to not be dead weight. Calm Mind Psychic-types such as Mesprit and Musharna have a good matchup against most Fighting-types and can beat Mega Audino one-on-one with Psyshock. Similarly, teammates that can remove other Dark-type Pokemon, such as Primeape and Scyther, are also appreciated to help propagate Liepard's sweep. Wallbreakers and stallbreakers that can wear down teams in general, such as Magmortar and Mismagius, are also highly useful for making Liepard's sweep easier to accomplish. Entry hazard support is also highly recommended to make up for Liepard's lack of raw power. Mesprit can use Stealth Rock consistently while dealing with Fighting-types and being able to give Liepard a second chance at sweeping with Healing Wish if necessary. Garbodor can switch into both Fighting- and Fairy-type Pokemon and threaten most of them with a STAB Gunk Shot. It can also provide Spikes support to help Liepard secure KOs more easily. Shiftry can lure in defensive responses such as Assault Vest Hariyama and cripple or remove them with Explosion or Extrasensory.

Moves Knock Off is Liepard's main STAB move, which does a huge amount of damage to any target that doesn't resist Dark while removing its item. Pursuit allows Liepard to trap Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon such as Mesprit, Haunter, Mismagius, Jynx, and Xatu. U-turn helps Liepard maintain momentum early-game against teams with hard counters to it such as Mega Audino, bulky Charizard, and Skuntank. Seed Bomb rounds out Liepard's coverage, giving it a way to deal significant damage to Rock-, Ground-, and Water-types such as Rhydon, Gastrodon, and Poliwrath. Alternatively, Play Rough gives Liepard powerful coverage versus Fighting-types such as Primeape, Hitmonchan, Hariyama, and Gurdurr, most notably achieving the OHKO on the former two. Finally, Gunk Shot nabs the 2HKO on Mega Audino after Stealth Rock as well as obliterates Clefairy and Grass-types such as Ludicolo, Lilligant, and Abomasnow. Set Details Maximum Speed investment and a Jolly nature ensure Liepard can outrun base 105s and below such as Scyther, Mismagius, Manectric, and Charizard as well as Speed tie with Timid Pyroar. 252 Attack EVs coupled with Choice Band gives Liepard as much power as possible, allowing it to fire off very powerful Knock Offs. Limber protects Liepard from being crippled by Thunder Wave users such as Miltank, Xatu, Regirock, Clefairy, and Ferroseed. Usage Tips Knock Off can be spammed in the early-game to cripple certain bulky foes by removing their item, such as Steelix and Regirock's Leftovers as well as Gurdurr and Ferroseed's Eviolite, making them easier to wear down. Switch Liepard into predicted Psychic-type attacks from the likes of Xatu, Mesprit, and Claydol and attempt to Pursuit trap them as they switch out. However, be cautious of recklessly bringing Liepard into attacks, as it is very frail and will get KOed by coverage moves such as Choice Specs Mesprit's Ice Beam and Musharna's Signal Beam should the opponent predict a switch. Liepard should also make sure that any Colbur Berries have been used up before it attempts to trap Psychic-types, as they can OHKO Liepard with Signal Beam if they survive the hit. Pivot out with U-turn if the opponent has hard counters to Liepard, such as Mega Audino and bulky Charizard. It is sometimes better to pivot out of Fighting-types rather than use Knock Off as to prevent them from getting off a free attack or Rapid Spin, in Hitmonchan's case. Use the appropriate coverage move to punish switches, though be wary of locking Liepard into Gunk Shot, as Poison-type coverage is easy for dangerous setup sweepers like Rhydon and Klinklang to take advantage of. Team Options Fighting-types including Gurdurr, Primeape, and Hitmonchan love the Pursuit trapping support Liepard provides for eliminating pesky Ghost- and Psychic-types such as Rotom, Xatu, Mesprit, and Mismagius. In return, they can smash Rock- and Steel-types such as Regirock and Steelix, which Liepard has a hard time breaking past. Poison-types, for instance Weezing, Haunter, and Vileplume, are great partners, as they can pivot into Fighting-, Bug-, and Fairy-type moves, while in return, Liepard can trap Psychic-types such as Choice Specs Mesprit and Claydol. Garbodor is a particularly solid teammate, as it can provide Spikes support to help Liepard whittle down foes throughout the match, while Liepard can trap Xatu with Pursuit and prevent it from bouncing back Garbodor's entry hazards. Spikes and Toxic Spikes in general work very well with Liepard's trapping and pivoting capabilities, as its respectable coverage tends to force many switches. Furthermore, Volt Switch and U-turn users such as Rotom, Manectric, Scyther, and Primeape make for excellent partners alongside Liepard, as they help each other grab momentum and form a potent VoltTurn core. Lanturn and Mesprit are also beneficial VoltTurn partners, as their low speed enables them to bring Liepard in unscathed. Pokemon commonly found on stall teams, such as Bronzor, Mega Audino, and Sliggoo, appreciate Liepard's ability to selectively trap stallbreakers such as Calm Mind Xatu, Jynx, Mismagius, and Zangoose with some prior damage. Choice Band Liepard can lure specific Pokemon and eliminate them with its coverage to clear the way for other wallbreakers and sweepers. For example, Seed Bomb enables it to lure and KO Quagsire, which clears the way for Malamar. Aurorus and Magmortar appreciate Hariyama getting lured and KOed by Play Rough so they can spam their STAB attacks. Finally, Rotom and Pyroar love Mega Audino and Clefairy being smashed by Gunk Shot.

Moves Knock Off is one of the best moves in the tier and serves as a powerful STAB attack that Liepard can use to either revenge kill weakened threats or cripple bulkier responses by removing their items. Encore has fantastic synergy with Prankster, allowing Liepard to lock stat-boosting sweepers into moves such as Quiver Dance and Shift Gear so that it can attack them repeatedly, paralyze them, or switch to a teammate. It can also be used to punish Defog, Stealth Rock, Substitute, and many other non-attacking moves and to lock Psychic-types into their STAB attack if they want to try to KO Liepard with Signal Beam, making them easy to Pursuit trap if it's desired. Thunder Wave is a good option on bulky offense teams, paralyzing faster threats such as Tauros and Floatzel so that they can be finished off later on by slower teammates. It can also be used as an emergency response to sweepers such as Vivillon and Lilligant, as well as to weather sweepers if they manage to set up and use an attacking move before Liepard can disrupt them with Encore. Sucker Punch is a powerful priority attack and is superior to Thunder Wave on offense teams, which would rather have Liepard attempt to KO these threats directly or at least weaken them enough to be KOed by a faster teammate. U-turn also synergizes well with Encore and Thunder Wave, allowing Liepard to pivot out the turn after locking down the opponent's Pokemon. It capitalizes on the many switches Liepard forces and allows a teammate to come in for free if the foe stays in for some reason. Pursuit can be used alongside Sucker Punch and Encore, letting Liepard be a good trapper for offensive teams that struggle with Psychic-type Pokemon such as Calm Mind Musharna and Ghost-type Pokemon such as Rotom and Haunter. Set Details Maximum Speed investment and a Jolly nature ensure that Liepard can use Encore before any other Pokemon can act, even other Prankster users, and ensures that Liepard can outrun Mismagius and Kadabra and revenge kill them. An Adamant nature can be used to power up Pursuit and other STAB attacks while still letting Liepard outspeed Timid Rotom. Maximum Attack investment ensures that Knock Off is able to reliably revenge kill weakened targets and inflict good chip damage during the early-game while also making U-turn able to do good damage to Malamar. Black Glasses boosts all of Liepard's STAB moves and is generally superior to Life Orb due to the lack of recoil. However, a Life Orb can be used if a more powerful U-turn is desired. Usage Tips Liepard's main aim is to support its teammates and give them good opportunities to either set up and sweep or break through the opponent's team. Liepard should not try to switch into foes unless it is very likely they will be using a non-attacking move, as it will be OHKOed by practically any neutral STAB attack. If they are very likely to use a non-attacking move, however, such as Lilligant using Quiver Dance after putting one of your Pokemon to sleep with Sleep Powder, Liepard should switch in, as the threat of Encore will either force them to switch out or lock them into their boosting move to be taken down by Knock Off and Pursuit. Sacrificing Liepard to land Thunder Wave on a foe is sometimes necessary to ensure a teammate can sweep in the late-game. Do not use Thunder Wave against bulky Pokemon, as they will likely just take the opportunity to wallop Liepard for no real penalty. Sucker Punch should only be used against faster Pokemon, and only if it is likely that they will try to attack Liepard. Otherwise, Liepard should use Encore to lock them into moves such as Roost and Substitute or use U-turn to pivot out. Knock Off can be spammed in the early-game at little cost and be used to cripple certain bulky foes by removing their item, such as Sliggoo and Ferroseed's Eviolite, making them easier for teammates to deal with. Pursuit should be used when a foe is locked into an unfavorable move, such as Psychic or Stealth Rock after being Encore locked, and is likely to switch. It can also be used if a foe is likely to switch out to avoid being revenge killed by Knock Off, such as a weakened Magmortar. However, Psychic- and Ghost-types commonly run Colbur Berry to make them less vulnerable to Dark-type attacks, so try to trigger the Berry before Pursuit trapping them, and avoid using the move in risky situations, particularly where Liepard risks being burned by Will-O-Wisp if it stays in. Team Options Setup sweepers highly appreciate Liepard's ability to lock down foes with Encore and U-turn and provide them with switch in and setup opportunities. Speed-boosting sweepers such as Vivillon, Ludicolo, and Barbaracle are especially deadly with the free turn that Liepard can provide them with. Fast offensive Pokemon such as Archeops and Floatzel similarly like Liepard's ability to shut down opposing setup sweepers that could threaten them later in the match. Fighting-type Pokemon such as Primeape and Hitmonchan synergize well with Liepard, as it can effectively trap and remove problematic foes to these Pokemon, such as Musharna, Rotom, and Mesprit, with Encore and Pursuit. Poison-type Pokemon can switch into the Fairy- and Fighting-types that like to switch into Liepard, such as Mega Audino and Hariyama. Garbodor is an especially good teammate, as it can provide Spikes support to help Liepard whittle down foes throughout the match, while Liepard can trap Xatu with Pursuit and prevent it from interfering with Garbodor's entry hazards. Tanks and wallbreakers such as Hariyama and Magmortar appreciate Liepard paralyzing or using Sucker Punch on faster offensive Pokemon such as Archeops that could otherwise revenge kill them, as well as using Knock Off to weaken defensive targets that require items for recovery, such as Weezing.

Moves Rain Dance and Sunny Day can be used alongside Prankster to set up weather for eight turns in almost any situation, even against priority attackers such as Aqua Jet Samurott, making Liepard the most reliable one-off weather setter in the tier. Encore provides Liepard with opportunities to force switches and lock down foes, allowing it to set up weather against passive Pokemon reliably and disrupt certain offensive Pokemon such as Fake Out Kangaskhan to provide more setup opportunities. Knock Off is a reliable STAB attack that can be used to revenge kill certain Pokemon or weaken defensive Pokemon for weather-abusing teammates to break through later. U-turn allows Liepard to scout the opponent's decisions and send in an appropriate threat immediately after setting weather, conserving momentum and making the most out of the weather turns. Thunder Wave is a possibility to provide further support to teammates, but most weather sweepers outspeed the unboosted metagame when weather is up anyway, so it's not optimal to spend turns paralyzing Pokemon in this context. Set Details Damp Rock and Heat Rock provide an extra three turns of weather for the team when Rain Dance or Sunny Day is used, which is useful given how Liepard is almost certain to pull off the respective weather moves due to Prankster. Maximum Speed and Attack investment is used to give Liepard as much offensive presence as possible, helping it weaken defensive threats for teammates more effectively. An Adamant nature can be used to power up Knock Off, but outspeeding Jynx and Mismagius is generally more useful. A set with 136 HP / 60 Def / 60 SpD / 252 Spe EVs can be used to give Liepard more bulk, allowing it to survive certain hits such as bulky Swords Dance Scyther's and Mesprit's U-turns and set up weather more often in a match if required. Alternatively, Liepard's defensive IVs can be reduced to 0 to make it easier to KO, making it more efficient at sacrificing itself and giving teammates more weather turns if necessary. Usage Tips Liepard should usually enter battle when weather is about to run out or a teammate is KOed outside of weather so it can guarantee more weather turns with Prankster. It shouldn't generally be used as a lead, as other weather leads have access to entry hazards, and these should be set up before any weather sweeps should be attempted under most circumstances. Liepard also shouldn't switch into foes directly due to its lack of bulk, and bringing it in during weather turns should be avoided unless a setup sweeper desperately needs to be stopped with Encore. Once the appropriate weather has been set, Liepard should exit battle quickly to ensure that its teammates can take advantage of the weather for as long as possible. Liepard should be preserved for later if weather-setting foes like Abomasnow and Aurorus are present, as it can achieve little while they are free to switch in, and it risks either being KOed or letting a teammate take heavy damage as it switches out. In the late-game, Liepard can also be sacrificed to set up weather for one final sweep, with its low bulk making it very easy to KO, allowing an abuser to come in for free after it is defeated. Team Options Weather sweepers are mandatory partners to capitalize on Liepard's support. Swift Swim users such as Kabutops and Ludicolo are the main threats to take advantage of Rain Dance with, while Chlorophyll users such as Victreebel and Exeggutor are the best options to use if Sunny Day is run. Additionally, wallbreakers and generally fast offensive Pokemon such as Samurott, Magmortar, and Pyroar can make good use of the boosts to their STAB attacks in their respective weather conditions. A bulky weather setter should be used alongside Liepard so that weather can be established in a wider range of situations and with less risk against powerful offensive Pokemon. Mesprit can make good use of Rain Dance, Sunny Day, and Stealth Rock to support its team and can use a slow U-turn to get weather sweepers into battle safely and efficiently. Checks to Snow Warning Pokemon, namely Abomasnow and Aurorus, are also important, as they automatically remove Liepard's weather by switching in and must be dealt with before a sweep can be completed. Assault Vest Magmortar can switch into Ice-type moves reliably but must be wary of coverage moves.

This Liepard serves as both a momentum grabber and a revenge killer. It is fairly consistent at its role, and has priority that packs decent enough power to pick off weakened foes, though it struggles to KO healthier targets. While it seems risky for such a frail Pokemon to adopt a prediction-heavy task, Liepard has all the moves it needs to minimize this risk. For a trapper, Skuntank is usually used in this role, but Liepard's advantages are better Speed, U-turn for grabbing momentum, and Encore for stopping setup sweepers and Substitute users, while Skuntank has to rely on prediction and usually isn't fast enough to use Taunt on them to ease said prediction. Sucker Punch revenge kills weakened targets and is Liepard's strongest unboosted attack, but it fails if the opponent switches or doesn't attack. Pursuit can hunt down those that flee and take them out anyway. Should the opponent stick around to either set up or heal, Prankster Encore locks the opponent into the non-damaging move they used on a previous turn regardless of any Speed they may have attained, turning the opponent into a sitting duck. What this means is that Liepard can thwart almost any attempt to bypass Sucker Punch by itself. From there, U-turn and Pursuit gives Liepard's team the advantage against the switches the opponent will be making to escape Encore or Sucker Punch. U-turn also allows Liepard to escape its counters while landing chip damage. Night Slash provides more reliable STAB, but Pursuit is preferred as it punishes Pokemon attempting a switch, especially after they have been Encored, while Sucker Punch is stronger and its risks have been reduced thanks to Liepard's other moves. Dread Plate is used for maximum power on Sucker Punch without recoil from Life Orb, at the cost of a negligible loss in U-turn's power. Dark Gem could be used but Liepard loses a noticeable amount of power after it is consumed. Due to the switches Encore, Sucker Punch, and U-turn force, Liepard appreciates hazard support as it can wear down walls that stop Liepard, making Pokemon such as Garbodor and Golem good partners. Liepard also has good synergy with Poison-types such as Garbodor and Roselia, as well as Ghost-types such as Haunter and Golurk to cover its weaknesses. Encore and U-turn makes Liepard a great partner for setup sweepers such as Carracosta, Samurott, and Braviary, or frail attackers such as Swellow, Drifblim, Zangoose, and Haunter, all of whom like free switch-ins. Walls such as Alomomola and Regice are good counters because Liepard doesn't have the sheer power to break them, thus wallbreakers such as Eelektross and Samurott are recommended.

Liepard's access to Prankster makes it a perfect choice to set up weather for weather teams. While Liepard faces competition from Volbeat as a weather setter, its immunity to Psychic-type moves gives it more opportunities to switch in and set up. Unlike Volbeat, it also has decent Attack and Speed to strike back against frailer foes and can defeat Kadabra and Gardevoir, both of which threaten weather teams. Its Speed stat also allows it to set up weather against faster opponents with priority moves, such as Pinsir and Zangoose, unlike Volbeat. Rain Dance or Sunny Day would depend on whether you are using a rain or sun team. Encore is a great move to punish Psychic-types, status spreaders, and Kangaskhan using Fake Out, locking them into undesirable moves and getting a free opportunity to set up weather in the process. U-turn allows Liepard to gain momentum on switches and threaten Kadabra and Exeggutor. Finally, Sucker Punch is Liepard's most powerful move to punish faster opponents that think they can beat it. It also works well with Encore punishing opponents that try to avoid Sucker Punch by using a status move. The EV spread allows Liepard to outspeed Kadabra and Speed tie at worst with other Liepard, but a more specially defensive EV spread can be used for an easier time setting up against Ghost-types. Thunder Wave is an option to spread paralysis, crippling threats to weather teams such as Kangaskhan, but that is best left to Volbeat. Taunt is a decent alternative move, preventing opponents from using entry hazards. This could prove useful due to rain teams' weakness to Toxic Spikes and sun teams' weakness to Stealth Rock. Foul Play can be used over Sucker Punch to potentially deal more damage. Pursuit is also another option to defeat fleeing Psychic-types and ensure that these Pokemon trouble the team. It also catches out opponents fleeing after being Encore-locked into an unfavorable move. Volbeat is a great partner and fellow supporter of weather teams. In combination with Volbeat, Liepard can almost ensure the weather consistently stays up throughout the game. Other weather inducers, such as Rotom-S, Regirock, Gardevoir, and Illumise, are appreciated to take the pressure off Liepard and aid in setting up weather. Teammates that take advantage of their respective weather are essential. For rain teams, Pokemon with Swift Swim or Hydration are good users of rain. For example, Ludicolo, Seismitoad, Carracosta, Mantine, Gorebyss, Floatzel, and Swanna can take advantage of rain very well. Meanwhile, Chlorophyll users and Fire-types can take advantage of the sun. This includes Exeggutor, Shiftry, Sawsbuck, Victreebel, Rapidash, and Charizard. Weather teams in general dislike entry hazards, more so for rain teams with Toxic Spikes and sun teams with Stealth Rock. This is because Toxic Spikes easily wears down rain teams while Fire-types that are omnipresent on sun teams are weak to Stealth Rock Garbodor is a good Toxic Spikes absorber, and it can set up entry hazards of its own to aid in its team's sweep. Mold Breaker Sawk is useful for sun teams to get rid of opposing Stealth Rock users. Finally, Torkoal and Armaldo are decent Rapid Spin users for sun and rain teams respectively. ​