[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Crabhammer
move 3: Rock Slide
move 4: Substitute / Superpower
item: Life Orb / Leftovers / Lum Berry
ability: Sheer Force
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With Swords Dance, Kingler is a dangerous wallbreaker. Crabhammer is a spammable STAB attack that threatens every foe that doesn't resist or is immune to Water; when boosted by Swords Dance, Life Orb, and an Adamant nature, it has a chance to OHKO physically bulky walls like Wormadam-S and physically defensive Clefairy. Rock Slide targets Flying-types; with Sheer Force and Life Orb, Rock Slide 2HKOes Vullaby and defensive Pelipper and OHKOes offensive variants of Pelipper—without Life Orb, the former two are 3HKOed and latter 2HKOed. Rock Slide also 2HKOes Walrein, which resists Crabhammer, and threatens to OHKO other Ice-types like Glaceon. While it does not hit them super effectively, Rock Slide can serve as coverage against Frillish and the Grass-types Meganium, Leafeon, and Ivysaur, 2HKOing them at +2. Substitute lets Kingler dodge status and take advantage of its tendency to force switches. Some walls like Frillish lacking Night Shade cannot break through Kingler's Substitute in one hit, letting it set up on them. However, Kingler tends to be worn down very quickly when using Substitute in conjunction with Life Orb. Superpower is an alternative, letting Kingler OHKO Pawniard and Lairon at +0 and physically defensive Clefairy at +2. X-Scissor is another alternative, as it OHKOes Meganium at +2 while also OHKOing Swords Dance Leafeon and 2HKOing cleric Leafeon. While Life Orb is crucial to reach many KO thresholds, Leftovers can be used instead to increase Kingler's longevity, which notably lets it use Substitute more times. Lum Berry is another alternative, granting Kingler more flexibility in how it handles status spreaders. An Adamant nature is prefered to maximize Kingler's power, though Jolly can be used instead to help it outspeed foes like Jolly pivot Mienfoo.
Kingler best fits on offense and balance teams looking for a potent wallbreaker. It's easily taken out by faster special attackers such as Raichu, so special sponges like Muk make good partners. Grass-types like Leafeon, Ivysaur, and Meganium threaten OHKOes on Kingler and fear little in return, so checks to them like Muk and Emolga work well as partners. Frillish can usually burn Kingler before it can set up enough Swords Dances to break through it, leaving Electric- and Grass-types like Raichu and Leafeon as useful checks to it, as well as the status-sponging Clefairy. Knock Off users such as Persian, Mienfoo, and Ivysaur can remove Eviolite from walls such as Frillish and Ivysaur, giving Kingler a much easier time breaking through them. These partners also let Pursuit users like Pawniard have a much easier time trapping these foes. Pivots like Persian, Mienfoo, and Raichu can chip the opposing team while safely bringing in Kingler and other offensive partners. Stealth Rock users like Solrock, Lairon, and Clefairy help getting foes into KO range, which is especially important against Flying-types if Kingler forgoes Life Orb.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Crabhammer
move 3: Rock Slide
move 4: Substitute / Superpower
item: Life Orb / Leftovers / Lum Berry
ability: Sheer Force
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With Swords Dance, Kingler is a dangerous wallbreaker. Crabhammer is a spammable STAB attack that threatens every foe that doesn't resist or is immune to Water; when boosted by Swords Dance, Life Orb, and an Adamant nature, it has a chance to OHKO physically bulky walls like Wormadam-S and physically defensive Clefairy. Rock Slide targets Flying-types; with Sheer Force and Life Orb, Rock Slide 2HKOes Vullaby and defensive Pelipper and OHKOes offensive variants of Pelipper—without Life Orb, the former two are 3HKOed and latter 2HKOed. Rock Slide also 2HKOes Walrein, which resists Crabhammer, and threatens to OHKO other Ice-types like Glaceon. While it does not hit them super effectively, Rock Slide can serve as coverage against Frillish and the Grass-types Meganium, Leafeon, and Ivysaur, 2HKOing them at +2. Substitute lets Kingler dodge status and take advantage of its tendency to force switches. Some walls like Frillish lacking Night Shade cannot break through Kingler's Substitute in one hit, letting it set up on them. However, Kingler tends to be worn down very quickly when using Substitute in conjunction with Life Orb. Superpower is an alternative, letting Kingler OHKO Pawniard and Lairon at +0 and physically defensive Clefairy at +2. X-Scissor is another alternative, as it OHKOes Meganium at +2 while also OHKOing Swords Dance Leafeon and 2HKOing cleric Leafeon. While Life Orb is crucial to reach many KO thresholds, Leftovers can be used instead to increase Kingler's longevity, which notably lets it use Substitute more times. Lum Berry is another alternative, granting Kingler more flexibility in how it handles status spreaders. An Adamant nature is prefered to maximize Kingler's power, though Jolly can be used instead to help it outspeed foes like Jolly pivot Mienfoo.
Kingler best fits on offense and balance teams looking for a potent wallbreaker. It's easily taken out by faster special attackers such as Raichu, so special sponges like Muk make good partners. Grass-types like Leafeon, Ivysaur, and Meganium threaten OHKOes on Kingler and fear little in return, so checks to them like Muk and Emolga work well as partners. Frillish can usually burn Kingler before it can set up enough Swords Dances to break through it, leaving Electric- and Grass-types like Raichu and Leafeon as useful checks to it, as well as the status-sponging Clefairy. Knock Off users such as Persian, Mienfoo, and Ivysaur can remove Eviolite from walls such as Frillish and Ivysaur, giving Kingler a much easier time breaking through them. These partners also let Pursuit users like Pawniard have a much easier time trapping these foes. Pivots like Persian, Mienfoo, and Raichu can chip the opposing team while safely bringing in Kingler and other offensive partners. Stealth Rock users like Solrock, Lairon, and Clefairy help getting foes into KO range, which is especially important against Flying-types if Kingler forgoes Life Orb.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mirbro.451786/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monai.482455/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tea-guzzler.577920/
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