Gen 5 [BW] Muk All-Out Attacker [GP: 1/1]

[Monai]

[SET]
name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Brick Break
move 3: Fire Punch / Payback
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Black Sludge
ability: Sticky Hold
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Top tier bulk, a solid offensive presence, and a good defensive typing allow Muk to fulfill a tank role excellently. Maximum HP investment lets Muk check Pokemon as comfortably as possible, easily taking hits from staples like Meganium, Leafeon, and Clefairy. Maximum Attack investment with an Adamant nature ensures Muk can fire back as hard as possible. Poison Jab is a reliable STAB attack with a lack of coverage that is made up for somewhat by its nasty 30% poison chance. Brick Break provides strong coverage against the Rock- and Steel-types that attempt to switch into Poison Jab, hitting the dangerous Lairon especially hard. Fire Punch is solid coverage for its super effective hit against Wormadam-S on its only weakness. Payback hits Solrock for significant damage, especially if it tries to set Stealth Rock in front of Muk, and also allows Muk to threaten Ghost- and other Psychic-types. Shadow Sneak, although not very strong, grants Muk priority and is especially effective at picking off weakened Psychic- and Ghost-types like Grumpig, Gastly, and Mr. Mime. It may seem odd to pass up on Poison Touch's extra damage, but Sticky Hold is an incredible ability. The immunity to item disruption allows Muk to stuff Knock Off and flip momentum with a risky switch into Trick or Switcheroo from Choice Scarf users like Grumpig.

Muk is a great tank that can use its many opportunities to switch in and great power to force a lot of damage early into the game, which balance, offense, and hyper offense teams love. Stealth Rock setters like Lairon, Solrock, and Wormadam-S help apply pressure through status and their STAB attacks, which can force in walls like Clefairy and Meganium for Muk to abuse. On more balanced teams, Clefairy provides an important ability to pivot into special attacks and status while spreading Thunder Wave for the slow Muk. In return, Muk can dominate Mienfoo for Clefairy, and is unafraid of Knock Off thanks to Sticky Hold. This trait is especially appreciated by walls that use Eviolite like Clefairy and Grass-type walls like Meganium, the latter of which can switch into Ground-types and Solrock for Muk. Muk is amazing at trading hits and keeping up pressure, but its low Speed often results in an inability to KO many low health foes. Revenge killers and setup sweepers like Emolga, Persian, and Kingler are great picks to run through a team that Muk has damaged.

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[Gangsta Spongebob]

Great work as always, sorry if my grammar sucks here, I'm doing this on mobile.

QC: 1/2

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[SET]
name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Brick Break / Fire Punch
move 3: Payback
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Black Sludge
ability: Sticky Hold
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Top tier bulk, solid offenses, and a good defensive type allows Muk to fulfill a tank role excellently. Maximum HP investment lets Muk check Pokemon as comfortably as possible, easily taking hits from staples like Meganium, Leafeon, and Clefairy. Maximum Attack investment with an Adamant nature ensures Muk can fire back as hard as possible. Poison Jab is a reliable STAB attack whose lack of coverage is made up for somewhat by a nasty 30% poison chance. Brick Break provides strong coverage against the Rock and Steel-types that attempt to switch into Poison Jab, hitting the dangerous Lairon especially hard. Fire Punch is a solid alternative that trades a supereffective hit against Rock-types for the ability to hit Wormadam-T on its only weakness. Payback hits Solrock for significant damage, especially if it tries to set Stealth Rock in front of Muk, as well as doing decent damage to Ghost-types. Payback does more that decent damage to Ghosts. State that Payback does super effective damage to Ghost' and Psychic-types, as it hits all of them quite hard Shadow Sneak, although not very strong, grants Muk priority and is especially effective at picking off weakened Psychic- and Ghost-types like Grumpig and Gastly. Once more be more general, Gastly is just one example you can use here.

Mention the utility of Sticky Hold. You mention its utility vs Mienfoo later, but you should go in depth as to why it's its best ability, denying opposing Knock Off a d Trick.

Muk is a great bruiser bruiser isn't a term that's commonly used, I recommend using wallbreaker or tank here that can use its many switchin opportunities and great power to force a lot of damage early into the game, which balance, offensive and hyper offensive teams love. Stealth Rock setters like Lairon, Solrock, and Wormadam-S help apply pressure through status and their STAB attacks, which can force in walls like Clefairy and Meganium for Muk to abuse. On more balanced teams, Clefairy provides an important pivot to special attacks and status, while spreading Thunder Wave for the slow Muk. In return, Muk can dominate Mienfoo for Clefairy, and is unafraid of Knock Off thanks to Sticky Hold. Muk is amazing at trading hits and keeping up pressure, but its low Speed often results in many low health opponents that it cannot KO. Revenge killers and setup sweepers like Emolga, Persian, and Kingler are great picks to run through a team that Muk has damaged.

 

[Monai]

Implemented and ready for qc2

 

[sleid]

Great writing. Just a couple thoughts

QC 2/2

[SET]
name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Brick Break / Fire Punch
move 3: Payback
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Black Sludge
ability: Sticky Hold
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Top tier bulk, solid offenses, and a good defensive type allows Muk to fulfill a tank role excellently. Maximum HP investment lets Muk check Pokemon as comfortably as possible, easily taking hits from staples like Meganium, Leafeon, and Clefairy. Maximum Attack investment with an Adamant nature ensures Muk can fire back as hard as possible. Poison Jab is a reliable STAB attack whose lack of coverage is made up for somewhat by a nasty 30% poison chance. Brick Break provides strong coverage against the Rock and Steel-types that attempt to switch into Poison Jab, hitting the dangerous Lairon especially hard. Fire Punch is a solid alternative that trades a supereffective hit against Rock-types for the ability to hit Wormadam-T on its only weakness. Payback hits Solrock for significant damage, especially if it tries to set Stealth Rock in front of Muk, as well as smacking Ghost and other Psychic-types. Shadow Sneak, although not very strong, grants Muk priority and is especially effective at picking off weakened Psychic and Ghost-types like Grumpig, Gastly, and Mr. Mime. It may seem odd to pass up on Poison Touch's extra damage, but Sticky Hold is an incredible ability. The immunity to item disruption allows Muk to stuff Knock Off and flip momentum with a risky switch into Trick of Switcheroo from Choice Scarf users like Grumpig.

Muk is a great tank that can use its many switchin opportunities and great power to force a lot of damage early into the game, which balance, offensive and hyper offensive teams love. Stealth Rock setters like Lairon, Solrock, and Wormadam-S help apply pressure through status and their STAB attacks, which can force in walls like Clefairy and Meganium for Muk to abuse. On more balanced teams, Clefairy provides an important pivot to special attacks and status, while spreading Thunder Wave for the slow Muk. In return, Muk can dominate Mienfoo for Clefairy, and is unafraid of Knock Off thanks to Sticky Hold. Muk is amazing at trading hits and keeping up pressure, but its low Speed often results in many low health opponents that it cannot KO. Revenge killers and setup sweepers like Emolga, Persian, and Kingler are great picks to run through a team that Muk has damaged.

I would hit a bit more on how Sticky Hold can really help Eviolite reliant walls do their job better. Muk also gets stuffed by ground-type attackers in hippo and vibrava, and even Lairon if it's not running brick break or clicking the right move on the switch in. although they dont want to get poisoned, they can still hit back pretty hard with EQ and Muk doesnt have the greatest recovery. might be good to mention partners like Grasses or Solrock for this

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[Monai]

ty and implemented
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[Clouds]

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[SET]
name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Brick Break / Fire Punch
move 3: Payback
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Black Sludge
ability: Sticky Hold
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Top tier bulk, a solid offenses offensive presence, and a good defensive type typing allows Muk to fulfill a tank role excellently. Maximum HP investment lets Muk check Pokemon as comfortably as possible, easily taking hits from staples like Meganium, Leafeon, and Clefairy. Maximum Attack investment with an Adamant nature ensures Muk can fire back as hard as possible. Poison Jab is a reliable STAB attack whose with a lack of coverage that is made up for somewhat by a its nasty 30% poison chance. Brick Break provides strong coverage against the Rock- (+hyphen) and Steel-types that attempt to switch into Poison Jab, hitting the dangerous Lairon especially hard. Fire Punch is a solid alternative that trades a super effective (add space) hit against Rock-types for the ability to hit Wormadam-T Wormadam-S (the Wormadam forme name conventions are a little different) on its only weakness. Payback hits Solrock for significant damage, especially if it tries to set Stealth Rock in front of Muk, as well as smacking and also allows Muk to threaten Ghost- (+hyphen) and other Psychic-types. Shadow Sneak, although not very strong, grants Muk priority and is especially effective at picking off weakened Psychic- (+hyphen) and Ghost-types like Grumpig, Gastly, and Mr. Mime. It may seem odd to pass up on Poison Touch's extra damage, but Sticky Hold is an incredible ability. The immunity to item disruption allows Muk to stuff Knock Off and flip momentum with a risky switch into Trick of or Switcheroo from Choice Scarf users like Grumpig.

Muk is a great tank that can use its many switchin opportunities to switch in and great power to force a lot of damage early into the game, which balance, offensive offense, (+comma) and hyper offensive offense teams love. Stealth Rock setters like Lairon, Solrock, and Wormadam-S (if you mean Wormadam-Sandy here, switch to Wormadam-G, but if you mean Wormadam-Trash, this can remain the same) help apply pressure through status and their STAB attacks, which can force in walls like Clefairy and Meganium for Muk to abuse. On more balanced teams, Clefairy provides an important ability to pivot into special attacks and status, (-comma) while spreading Thunder Wave for the slow Muk. In return, Muk can dominate Mienfoo for Clefairy, and is unafraid of Knock Off thanks to Sticky Hold. This trait is especially appreciated by Eviolite using walls that use Eviolite like Clefairy and Grass-type walls like Meganium, the latter of which can switch into Ground-types and Solrock for Muk. (should you want to count walls that use Eviolite as switch-ins against Ground-types and Solrock, exclude "the latter of", but if it's just Grass-type walls, include it) Muk is amazing at trading hits and keeping up pressure, but its low Speed often results in an inability to KO many low health opponents that it cannot KO foes. Revenge killers and setup sweepers like Emolga, Persian, and Kingler are great picks to run through a team that Muk has damaged.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monai.482455/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:
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GP Team Done

 

[Monai]

Analysis done, tagging Tuthur and Gangsta Spongebob