[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Ceaseless Edge
move 3: Aqua Cutter / Razor Shell
move 4: Aqua Jet / Sucker Punch
item: Mystic Water / Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Water / Dark
ability: Sharpness
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance allows Hisuian Samurott to go far beyond its presumed role of just an entry hazard setter, boosting its attack to obscene levels and letting it pose a wallbreaking threat as well. Aqua Cutter and Razor Shell are the Water-type moves of choice due to their high power after a Sharpness boost; the main benefit from Aqua Cutter is to avoid Static from Zapdos and Rocky Helmet from the likes of Great Tusk and Landorus-T, and an increased accuracy and higher critical hit ratio can also help; on the other hand, the main benefit of Razor Shell is a chance at a Defense drop alongside slightly higher Base Power. Aqua Jet rounds off Hisuian Samurott's moveset by providing ever-so-useful priority to clean up weakened teams with faster threats and either revenge kill or discourage Pokémon like Iron Valiant, Enamorus, and offensive Great Tusk from coming in. Sucker Punch is a much stronger alternative, but it's less reliable due to poor interaction with status moves like Will-O-Wisp, Thunder Wave, and Substitute. Mystic Water can be used boost Hisuian Samurott's damage output on its Water-type moves without the cost of its HP like Life Orb would; Heavy-Duty Boots, on the other hand, helps give Hisuian Samurott more longevity so that it gets more chances to spread hazards and wallbreak. Tera Water serves a similar purpose to Mystic Water, being potentially useful to sweep a team or generally increase the damage of Aqua Jet and Aqua Cutter; on the other hand, Tera Dark significantly boosts Ceaseless Edge and Sucker Punch. Both Tera types can also have defensive impacts, like Tera Water allowing Hisuian Samurott to stomach a hit from Zamazenta or Iron Valiant and Tera Dark doing the same for Zapdos. A Jolly nature alongside full EV investment in Attack and Speed is important to make sure Hisuian Samurott gets the jump on Gholdengo, Hoopa-U, and Heatran while hitting as hard as possible.
Hisuian Samurott is a great fit on bulky offenses and balances that appreciate its entry hazard stacking ability and wallbreaking prowess all condensed in one slot; more well-rounded team styles can afford giving Hisuian Samurott more turns to click Ceaseless Edge or apply raw offensive pressure between Swords Dance and Aqua Cutter. To aid in that, teammates that can help provide momentum are very welcome, such as U-turn users like Cinderace, Dragapult; Volt Switch users like Zapdos; and even Eject Pack users like Close Combat Great Tusk. Pokemon that appreciate their checks getting worn down by Spikes are also fantastic teammates; Dragapult and Gholdengo deserve a mention, as their most common check in Kingambit especially dislikes coming into Spikes if it's not holding an Air Balloon, but almost any wallbreaker strongly appreciates Hisuian Samurott's Spikes and offensive pressure, with examples including Kingambit, offensive Zapdos, and Walking Wake. Hisuian Samurott may have trouble with its work being undone by hazard removers like Great Tusk, Defog Corviknight, and Court Change Cinderace. Gholdengo is a good help with the first two, whereas for the latter, having a team with strong momentum options like the aforementioned U-turn, Volt Switch, and Eject Pack users as well as Pokemon that take advantage of pivot Cinderace like Heatran or Volcanion are welcome.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lydian.303291/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/DKM.402001/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/Lumari.232216/
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Ceaseless Edge
move 3: Aqua Cutter / Razor Shell
move 4: Aqua Jet / Sucker Punch
item: Mystic Water / Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Water / Dark
ability: Sharpness
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance allows Hisuian Samurott to go far beyond its presumed role of just an entry hazard setter, boosting its attack to obscene levels and letting it pose a wallbreaking threat as well. Aqua Cutter and Razor Shell are the Water-type moves of choice due to their high power after a Sharpness boost; the main benefit from Aqua Cutter is to avoid Static from Zapdos and Rocky Helmet from the likes of Great Tusk and Landorus-T, and an increased accuracy and higher critical hit ratio can also help; on the other hand, the main benefit of Razor Shell is a chance at a Defense drop alongside slightly higher Base Power. Aqua Jet rounds off Hisuian Samurott's moveset by providing ever-so-useful priority to clean up weakened teams with faster threats and either revenge kill or discourage Pokémon like Iron Valiant, Enamorus, and offensive Great Tusk from coming in. Sucker Punch is a much stronger alternative, but it's less reliable due to poor interaction with status moves like Will-O-Wisp, Thunder Wave, and Substitute. Mystic Water can be used boost Hisuian Samurott's damage output on its Water-type moves without the cost of its HP like Life Orb would; Heavy-Duty Boots, on the other hand, helps give Hisuian Samurott more longevity so that it gets more chances to spread hazards and wallbreak. Tera Water serves a similar purpose to Mystic Water, being potentially useful to sweep a team or generally increase the damage of Aqua Jet and Aqua Cutter; on the other hand, Tera Dark significantly boosts Ceaseless Edge and Sucker Punch. Both Tera types can also have defensive impacts, like Tera Water allowing Hisuian Samurott to stomach a hit from Zamazenta or Iron Valiant and Tera Dark doing the same for Zapdos. A Jolly nature alongside full EV investment in Attack and Speed is important to make sure Hisuian Samurott gets the jump on Gholdengo, Hoopa-U, and Heatran while hitting as hard as possible.
Hisuian Samurott is a great fit on bulky offenses and balances that appreciate its entry hazard stacking ability and wallbreaking prowess all condensed in one slot; more well-rounded team styles can afford giving Hisuian Samurott more turns to click Ceaseless Edge or apply raw offensive pressure between Swords Dance and Aqua Cutter. To aid in that, teammates that can help provide momentum are very welcome, such as U-turn users like Cinderace, Dragapult; Volt Switch users like Zapdos; and even Eject Pack users like Close Combat Great Tusk. Pokemon that appreciate their checks getting worn down by Spikes are also fantastic teammates; Dragapult and Gholdengo deserve a mention, as their most common check in Kingambit especially dislikes coming into Spikes if it's not holding an Air Balloon, but almost any wallbreaker strongly appreciates Hisuian Samurott's Spikes and offensive pressure, with examples including Kingambit, offensive Zapdos, and Walking Wake. Hisuian Samurott may have trouble with its work being undone by hazard removers like Great Tusk, Defog Corviknight, and Court Change Cinderace. Gholdengo is a good help with the first two, whereas for the latter, having a team with strong momentum options like the aforementioned U-turn, Volt Switch, and Eject Pack users as well as Pokemon that take advantage of pivot Cinderace like Heatran or Volcanion are welcome.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lydian.303291/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/DKM.402001/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/Lumari.232216/
Last edited: