Game:

Pokemon X and Y (2013)

Category:

Guide

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Battle Video code: AGRW-WWWW-WWW7-SK37

Setup for this gimmick:

1. Carbink
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Any
EV: Doesn't matter
Item: Mental Herb (to counter Taunt)
Attacks: Skill Swap, Explosion, Any, Any

2. Lopunny
Ability: Must be Klutz
Nature: Jolly or Timid
EV: 252 Speed, 90 HP, 168 Defense
Item: Choice Scarf (boosts its Speed after losing Klutz)
Attacks: Fake Out, Entrainment, Thunder Wave, Any

3. Shedinja
Nature: Any
EV: Any offensive spread
Item: Safety Goggles
Attacks: Any (have at least one non-contact attack)

4/5/6. Anything you like, but it's best to put a few common Pokémon (like Garchomp and Talonflame) on your team, to bluff your opponent into assuming that you won't be entering Shedinja.


Lead with Carbink and Lopunny.

Turn 1: Carbink uses Skill Swap on Lopunny; Lopunny uses Fake Out on the bigger threat, like the status/hazard user, or the one that can one-shot Lopunny (Carbink can't normally be one-shotted before using Skill Swap). Lopunny won't be locked into Fake Out because of Klutz.

Turn 2: Switch Carbink for Shedinja; Lopunny uses Entrainment on Carbink (will hit Shedinja). Lopunny should now be faster than most things, and if you can pull this off, your opponent will have a hard time taking down Shedinja.

Turn 3+ (optional): If Lopunny survives the turn, switch it out, then switch in Carbink or your last Pokémon, suicide so you can switch Lopunny back in safely. Paralyze Shedinja if possible, so it can't be poisoned or burned. (Of course, don't do this if your opponent has nothing that can poison or burn.)

It's best to have 2 of your Pokémon KOed as soon as possible, so Shedinja can't be forced out by attacks like Whirlwind and Dragon Tail. It will still be susceptible to Leech Seed and the Mold Breaker Ability, but there's little you can do about those.

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