The four gimmick sets I will be focusing on will be utilizing some items that are not quite typically used, and while aren't the best items they can have, are very effective in certain situations, giving each pokemon a niche outside of their comfort zone.
Golem @ Lum Berry
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 200 HP / 56 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Blast
- Sucker Punch
Lum berry golem. Very unexpected, but it can help a team break through things like swagpard and jynx, in return dealing serious damage / OHKO'ing back. Outside of that, it simply acts as the normal golem set. This also allows you to safely bring in your golem against things like AcroBlimp, who's best chance at beating you is a Burn, which you can brush off.
Ninjask @ Mental Herb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 248 HP / 36 Spd / 224 Def
Impish Nature
- Baton Pass
- Protect
- Substitute
- Filler
Super gimmicky, but it can work very effectively. Mental Herb allows you to garuntee your pass, even when challenged by Taunt, Encore, etc. While this is extremely situational, things like EncorePard will be unable to halt your progress, as you can simply first turn protect, second turn baton pass. If you accidentally don't protect first turn for some reason, you will still be able to Baton Pass, even when taunted.
Seismitoad @ Rindo Berry
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 SAtk / 200 HP / 56 Spd
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
- Stealth Rock
Rindo Berry seismitoad. While leftovers are far superior to it, rindo can help in many situations. Pokemon that you normally cannot stay in against you can now OHKO or damage severly with sludge wave, e.g. Sawsbuck and Exeggutor. This also gives you the chance to set up Rocks against the rare HP Grass or Giga Drain off of Ampharos and Eelektross, taking a little bit of prediction weight off of your shoulders.
Sawk (M) @ Salac Berry
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Endure
- Reversal
- Stone Edge
Im bringing Hitmonlee's liechi berry set to NU. A 200 Base power reversal coming off of Sawk hits hard against just about everything, and with the Salac Boost, is only outsped by scarfers. The point of this set is to endure until Salac kicks in, and then proceed to spam Reversal against just about everything. Stone Edge and Earthquake add to the coverage. While this set won't work if the opponent has Alomomola, Misdreavus, or other notorious Sawk counters still alive, it can still effectively sweep the majority of teams that are unprepared to deal with it.