What are the biggest threats in 1v1 and what are their counters/checks?
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Charizard @ Charizardite YAbility: BlazeEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpeTimid Nature- Blast Burn / Fire Blast- Air Slash- Solar Beam- Dragon Pulse
Mega Charizard Y is a very threatening Pokemon in 1 vs 1 as it has as good as perfect coverage and without the necessity of running Roost can now go for a pretty all-offensive movepool that will eviscerate a lot of things. Because it gets Sun on the turn it mega evolves, the necessity to run Focus Blast greatly drops, as it can just spam Solar Beam without having to worry about the weather, making the only pure counter Heatran, or in some cases the Lati@s, who will not be KOd by Dragon Pulse.As for damage, most Pokemon are completely destroyed by a STAB Blast Burn in Sun. Fire Blast can also be an option for if you are trying to play safe, but damage is pretty much the most important factor in 1 vs 1
Notable Checks and counters
Charizard @ Charizardite XAbility: BlazeEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Flare Blitz- Outrage- Dragon Dance- Will-O-Wisp / Earthquake
Deadly in OU, deadly in 1v1. Hits ridiculously hard. Base 130 Attack, Dragon Dance, Tough Claws, STAB Flare Blitz, Dragon Claw/Outrage. Some variants also run Will-O-Wisp to get around Aegislash better, as well as Azumarill.
Notable checks and counters
Mawile @ MawiliteAbility: IntimidateEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpeAdamant Nature- Play Rough- Iron Head- Sucker Punch- Swords Dance
Mega Mawile is quite threatening if not one of the most threatening Pokemon you can and will ever face in 1 v 1. This Swords Dance set just amplifies the difficulty for certain Pokemon to still check it when they waste a single turn. Pretty straightforward set that is very similar to one of the ones used it used to run in OU
Notable checks and counters
Kyurem-Black @ Choice ScarfAbility: TeravoltEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 SpeNaughty Nature- Outrage- Fusion Bolt- Iron Head- Ice Beam
Choice Scarf, outspeeds a large amount of the tier, OHKOs a large amount with Outrage. Coverage in Fusion Bolt, Iron Head and that’s about all it needs.
Notable checks and counters
Greninja @ Choice SpecsAbility: ProteanEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpdTimid Nature- Hydro Cannon / Hydro Pump- Ice Beam- Dark Pulse- Hyper Beam / Extrasensory
Notable checks and counters
Its flexibility make it near impossible to call a Pokemon a check or a counter. However, powerful scarfed Pokemon can usually pull through
Gyarados @ GyaradositeAbility: IntimidateEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Dragon Dance- Waterfall- Earthquake- Outrage
Gyarados Mega seems more love in 1 vs 1 as its natural bulk and great offensive presence enable it to easily kill at least one Pokemon, something it can also usually do in OU. This Dragon Dance set is exclusive to 1 vs 1 and enables it to deal with common counters such as Kyurem-B, thus allowing it to defeat them 1 on 1. Also helps it break past most dragon types that would otherwise wall this set.
Notable checks and counters
Dragonite @ Choice BandAbility: MultiscaleEVs: 252 Atk / 24 Def / 232 SpeAdamant Nature- Outrage- Earthquake- Extreme Speed- Fire Punch
For those of us familiar with OU, I am pretty sure I can confidently say that Choice Band Dragonite is one of the most powerful wallbreakers that does a divine amount of damage. As good as everything will be KOd when hit by one of its devastating blows, not to forget its dreadful Outrage. As far tanking hits goes, bc of Multiscale, it will survive a lot of Ice attacks as well as fairy type attacks. The 24 EVs in defense insure that you live everything up to a Choice Banded Azumarill’s Play rough with Multiscale intact and 2HKO it back with Earthquake.The weakness policy is most definitely an option as well, however at the cost of speed
Notable checks and counters
Slaking @ Choice BandAbility: TruantEVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HPAdamant Nature- Giga Impact- Earthquake- Hammer Arm- Night Slash
Due to the 1 turn nature of 1v1 battles, Slaking’s ability Truant no longer becomes something of major consequence. Band + Giga Impact essentially destroys everything that doesn’t resist.
Notable checks and counters
Azumarill @ Choice BandAbility: Huge PowerEVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 164 SpeAdamant Nature- Aqua Jet- Play Rough- Knock Off / Superpower / Ice Punch- WaterfallBand sets generally. Survives standard Scarf Kyurem-B Fusion Bolt, OHKOs back, survives Latios,OHKOs back etc. Non-band sets (AV) also get around big threats such as Mega Charizard - Y.
Notable Checks and counters
Sawk @ Choice BandAbility: Mold BreakerEVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Close Combat- Knock Off- Ice Punch- Earthquake
Sturdy Variants with Band manage to beat things like Metal Burst Aggron and Latios. Mold Breaker also breaks through any Sturdy Pokemon that might be trying the FEAR Strategy
Notable Checks and counters
Aegislash (plethora of effective sets)
High bulk, high attack, unresisted coverage. Air Balloon or Lefties as popular items (Air Balloon prevents EQ and often forces a contact move, causing the -2 drop with King’s Shield).
Notable checks and Counters
Other counters differ depending on what it is running
Whimsicott @ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 248 HP / 236 Def / 24 SpeBold Nature- Leech Seed-Taunt- Protect- Substitute
Annoying as hell. Leech Seed + Sub stalls out a large amount of the tier, makes people RQ all day.
Notable checks and counters
AggronMetal Burst + Sturdy.
Notable checks and counters
Special shout out to Sempi for helping me write this +thisaiding source
Here’s a teeny little Pokemon that has gotten me high up in 1v1:
![][1]Magnemite @ Berry JuiceLevel: 1Trait: SturdyBold Nature
~Toxic~Protect~Magic Coat~Recycle
First just use protect to play it safe. If your opponent tries to inflict you with a status condition when you use protect, use magic coat to give them the status. If the opponent is sleeping, then that will be a problem. You have to wait until they wake up then use toxic. When they attack, your sturdy will activate, thus activating your berry juice too. Use protect, to stall out some damage, then use recycle to get your berry juice back when sturdy activates, and eat the berry juice, use protect, and stall your way to victory!
Counters:Poison/Steel Type PokemonMold Breaker[1]:http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados-shiny/magnemite.gif
