Quoted By:
Swalot @ Black Sludge
Ability: Liquid Ooze
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Curse
- Gunk Shot
- Ice Punch
- Earthquake
The idea of this set is to abuse Swalot’s bulk and unusually good coverage for a Poison type. A Curse or two won’t usually be easy to get off, but should be possible against some mons like Clefable.
Once it’s got a Curse boost, Swalot can deal some good damage to mons that would think they could easily dispatch a generic Poison type. Ice Punch does alright damage to stuff like Landorus, Garchomp, or Latios, while Earthquake helps against things like Tyranitar, Excadrill, or Toxapex.
Thunder Punch or Fire Punch can work for different targets. The set will lose to Bulk Up Corviknight regardless, but at least Liquid Ooze helps against Ferrothorn.
Overall, it’s far worse than Nidoking and will struggle to find setup opportunities, but unlike Nidoking can really take advantage of the surprise factor and actually take an Earthquake.
