Foul play or punishment for sableye?
what is better for sableye. is it better to use swagger foul play or swagger punishment which is more reliable and gives reasons too. also should I add will o wisp or does it ruin the build of punishment and foul play.
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With Swagger I would suggest this:
Sableye@Focus sashAbility:PranksterEVs:252 Atk/ X / XNature:Adamant-Fake Out-Swagger-Punishment-Sadow Sneak
The explanation for the set is provided in the first link I posted, but to sum it up,Swagger boosts Punishment and potentially nets you an additional turn thanks to the confusion, plus with Prankster you attack first.
It’s generally difficult for a psychic ‘mon to have high Atk status, it’s more likely they’ll have stronger Sp.Atk, thus in my opinion Punishment is better.
if you’re planning onmega evolving, take a look at thisSmogonset:
Sableye@SableiteAbility:PranksterEVs:252 HP/252 Def/4 SpANature:Bold-Calm Mind-Recover-Dark Pulse/Shadow Ball-Will-O-Wisp
for more ideas check out those links:http://pokemondb.net/pokebase/5163/what-is-a-good-moveset-for-sableyehttp://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/pokemon/sableye
Hope this helped!
As per request, I’m answering this question a few days late.
Punishment or Foul Play, that is the question.
Well, Punishment is virtualy never used competitively, as it requires the opposition to boost before it can be of any use, and the more they boost the more dangerous they are, and your Punisher will most likely wind up dead. Not to mention that Dark is resisted by several common setup sweepers, such as Mega Gyarados.
Foul Play, on the other hand, it the saving grace of some defensive Pokémon like Mandibuzz and Amoongus. These two have pitiful offensive presence, and Foul Play lets them use the high Attack stats of the Pokémon they wall against them, and keeps them from being total Taunt-bait.
Foul Play is often used in tandem with Swagger, to form a move combo knows asSwagPlay, which is common on Prankster users like Klefki. Sableye has been known to run a SwagPlay set itself, and is successful to some extent. It does not, however, typically run Punishment (nor does anything else).
TL;DRFoul Play > Punishment
Here is a set for a SwagPlay Sableye(WARNING: If you are paying on Smogon tiers, then the move Swagger is banned):
Sableye@ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 232 SDef / 24 DefSassy Nature- Swagger- Foul Play- Will-o-Wisp- Recover
If you are planning on using SwagPlay onMega Sableye, then don’t. Mega Sableye’s most used and most annoying and stally set is Shadow Ball / Will-o-Wisp / Recover / Calm Mind. While it can potentially run a SwagPlay build, this is far inferior to simply being able to shut down Physical attackers with a Burn.
