Is there any reliable way to take care of Defoggers?

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I’m playing Ubers with suicide lead Slurpuff, but my hazards always get Defogged away. Is there any way to reliable stop this from happening?

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You haven’t provided a Pokepaste for the Slurpuff HO you’re using, so I’m answering it in general SS Ubers.

The best options for stopping Defog are[Misty] Explosion, Final Gambit and Taunt when it comes to Defog.

Slurpuff @ Focus SashAbility: UnburdenEVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 SpeNaive NatureIVs: 0 HP / 0 Def / 0 SpD- Sticky Web-Yawn-Misty Explosion- Magic Coat

The purpose of Misty Explosion is so that you outspeed and explode, which prevents them from Defogging. Yawn nearly guarantees that opponent would switch, which gives a free opportunity for setting Webs/using Explosion.

Similarly, the more rarer Final Gambit on Pokemon like Custap Berry Shuckle and Accelgor (niche) does the same; you faint so that they can’t Defog hazards.

Yveltal @ Life OrbAbility: Dark AuraEVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpeTimid Nature- Oblivion Wing- Dark Pulse- Taunt- Sucker Punch

Aerodactyl @ Focus SashAbility: PressureEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Stealth Rock- Rock Tomb- Taunt- Tailwind

Yveltalis generally a must on any Hyper Offense team, as no one wants to get swept by Calyrex-Shadow. Apart from that, Yveltal’s nice speed tier in 326 allows it to outspeed Defoggers such as Ho-oh, Landorus-T, non-Max spe opposing Yveltal and Taunt them, preventing Defog.

Suicide leads such asAerodactylnotably also can use Defog for that purpose, noteworthy that Aerodactyl has the fastest Taunt, while also having hazards as well as Tailwind.

Meteor Beam Eternatus,Choice Specs KyogreandDD Zekromare the best examples of some Pokemon that have a really good match-up. All the above mentioned Pokemon can get a OHKO most of the time on the most common Defoggers such asYveltal andHo-Oh.

Zekrom is able to set-up deadly Dragon Dance or it even threatens to OHKO, so it’s something that can help a bit in pressuring Defoggers. Only one Pokemon can Defog in front of it, that’s thevery rare Landorus-T.The other two don’t really care however, as they easily force it to switch-out.

Tl;dr Taunt, Misty Explosion, Kyogre, Meteor Beam Eternatus, etc are some good Pokemon to take care of Defoggers. All you need to do is to play in an advantageous position, and do not let Defoggers come on for free.

Hope this helps!