Friday, March 1, 2013

Pokemon OU Analysis: Haxorus

Haxorus is a great sweeper, revenge killer or just a hard hitter. It can fill many roles, except a stall set because of its lack of recovery moves and lackluster defenses. With testing I have found that Haxorus is best suited as a sweeper, as with the introduction of Kyurem-B most other sets utility has been lost, due to being outclassed.
Haxorus@ Leftovers/ Life Orb
Ability: Mold Breaker
Swords Dance/ Dragon Dance
Outrage
Superpower
Substitute/Aqua Tail/ Dual Chop
Haxorus can utilize a switch from a Blissey or Chansey fearing Outrage to set up an Swords Dance or Dragon Dance, the choice greatly depends on if you want raw power or more speed.
Superpower deals with Skarmory and Bronzong along with Tyranitar and can nail them all on the switch. Outrage is a must on this set, as it utilizes his stab and is a must in this metagame to stop Skarmory and other walls. In the final moveslot Substitute is recommended if you are using leftovers to prevent being revenge killed, however Aqua Tail is a good choice on rain teams and Dual Chop is good for breaking substitutes.


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