[SET]
name: Swords Dance Sweeper
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Play Rough
move 3: Shadow Claw
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Life Orb / Spell Tag
ability: Disguise
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Mimikyu is a fantastic Pokemon in the current metagame because of its signature ability: Disguise. Disguise allows Mimikyu to set up Swords Dance on almost any target and retaliate with its strong STAB moves. Additionally, Disguise lets Mimikyu stall out the opponent's Dynamax turns. Play Rough and Shadow Claw are Mimikyu’s strongest STAB moves that can hit some of the metagame’s strongest Pokemon such as Dragapult, Grimmsnarl, and Haxorus, though the latter can retaliate with a Mold Breaker Iron Tail. Shadow Sneak is able to deal good damage versus many Pokemon, and allows Mimikyu to revenge kill weakened targets. Mimikyu can utilize Dynamax to clean up against bulkier teams thanks to Max Phantasm lowering opposing Pokemon's defense, and Max Starfall protecting Mimikyu from status, especially burns and paralysis, but also poison and sleep.
Life Orb is by far the best item on Mimikyu, as it needs the extra power to boost its modest base 90 Attack to respectable levels. If the Life Orb slot is already taken, Mimikyu can utilize Spell Tag to boost its Ghost-type moves. However, Mimikyu is one of the strongest users of Life Orb in the meta, so Spell Tag should only be utilized in very specific team compositions. Jolly is the preferred nature, as it allows Mimikyu to outspeed Excadrill, Rotom formes, and neutral nature Hydreigon, though Adamant can be used for the slight power boost.
Mimikyu struggles with Pokemon like Excadrill and Haxorus, who threaten to OHKO with a Mold Breaker boosted Steel-type move. Therefore, other Steel-types such as Ferrothorn should be considered alongside Mimikyu. Additionally, Mimikyu is very vulnerable to burns from Scald or Will-O-Wisp, so a Pokemon that does not mind burns makes for an excellent partner. However, Mimikyu can set up Misty Terrain by Dynamaxing to mitigate this problem.
name: Swords Dance Sweeper
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Play Rough
move 3: Shadow Claw
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Life Orb / Spell Tag
ability: Disguise
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Mimikyu is a fantastic Pokemon in the current metagame because of its signature ability: Disguise. Disguise allows Mimikyu to set up Swords Dance on almost any target and retaliate with its strong STAB moves. Additionally, Disguise lets Mimikyu stall out the opponent's Dynamax turns. Play Rough and Shadow Claw are Mimikyu’s strongest STAB moves that can hit some of the metagame’s strongest Pokemon such as Dragapult, Grimmsnarl, and Haxorus, though the latter can retaliate with a Mold Breaker Iron Tail. Shadow Sneak is able to deal good damage versus many Pokemon, and allows Mimikyu to revenge kill weakened targets. Mimikyu can utilize Dynamax to clean up against bulkier teams thanks to Max Phantasm lowering opposing Pokemon's defense, and Max Starfall protecting Mimikyu from status, especially burns and paralysis, but also poison and sleep.
Life Orb is by far the best item on Mimikyu, as it needs the extra power to boost its modest base 90 Attack to respectable levels. If the Life Orb slot is already taken, Mimikyu can utilize Spell Tag to boost its Ghost-type moves. However, Mimikyu is one of the strongest users of Life Orb in the meta, so Spell Tag should only be utilized in very specific team compositions. Jolly is the preferred nature, as it allows Mimikyu to outspeed Excadrill, Rotom formes, and neutral nature Hydreigon, though Adamant can be used for the slight power boost.
Mimikyu struggles with Pokemon like Excadrill and Haxorus, who threaten to OHKO with a Mold Breaker boosted Steel-type move. Therefore, other Steel-types such as Ferrothorn should be considered alongside Mimikyu. Additionally, Mimikyu is very vulnerable to burns from Scald or Will-O-Wisp, so a Pokemon that does not mind burns makes for an excellent partner. However, Mimikyu can set up Misty Terrain by Dynamaxing to mitigate this problem.
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