RU Noivern

[roman]

[OVERVIEW]

Noivern takes advantage of passive balance staples like Mandibuzz, Milotic, Bronzong, and Shaymin by stopping them in their tracks with Taunt and breaking them down with Flamethrower or STAB Hurricane. Furthermore, one of the best unboosted Speed tiers and a decent Special Attack stat backed up by Life Orb or a one-time nuke in Flyinium Z allow Noivern to revenge kill common wallbreakers such as Salazzle and Virizion, and its Dragon typing lets it switch into and check metagame threats like Shaymin, Ninetales, and Golisopod consistently. Its resistance to Fighting-type attacks is also notable, as it can at least force predictions with Fighting-types like Bewear. However, Noivern's lackluster bulk means that its ability to stallbreak will waver against walls like Gyro Ball Bronzong and Moonblast Cresselia, as it'll be pressured into healing with Roost consecutively. Similarly, Noivern's base 97 Special Attack can come off as lackluster if it's not using its Z-Move or running Life Orb. Noivern's massive weakness to residual damage like Toxic poison and Stealth Rock damage in conjunction with mediocre bulk lowers its potential to stallbreak.

[SET]
name: Taunt + Roost
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Roost
move 4: Flamethrower
item: Flyinium Z / Life Orb
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Hurricane is Noivern's extremely strong STAB attack. Taunt lets Noivern stop Stealth Rock setters like Registeel and prevent walls like Mandibuzz from healing. Roost gives it longevity, allowing it to beat Pokemon like Shaymin more consistently. Flamethrower allows Noivern to somewhat mitigate its inability to hit Steel-types. It also gives Noivern a way to KO weakened Pokemon without having to rely on Hurricane's poor accuracy. Super Fang is an option to let it more immediately chip at Flying-resistant Pokemon like Tyrantrum, Mega Ampharos, and Bronzong as they switch in.

Set Details
========

252 Special Attack and Speed EVs allow Noivern to be as strong and fast as possible. A Timid nature allows Noivern to outpace Pokemon like Salazzle and Virizion. Flyinium Z gives Noivern a one-time nuke that lets it more reliably revenge kill opposing Pokemon, as Supersonic Skystrike doesn't check accuracy. Life Orb trades the reliable nuke that Flyinium Z provides for a more consistent damage output. Infiltrator lets Noivern check Substitute Pokemon like Shaymin, Salazzle, and Virizion more easily and bypass Light Screen, letting it OHKO Pokemon like Linoone before they can set up. Noivern can opt for a set running Taunt / Roost / Fang / Hurricane along with Leftovers. This set utilizes an EV spread of 168 HP / 40 Def / 88 SpA / 4 SpD / 208 Spe so it can more consistently switch into Pokemon like Virizion and Golisopod.

Usage Tips
========

Use Taunt liberally against walls like Registeel, Milotic, and Mandibuzz that could potentially carry Toxic, as Noivern is very vulnerable to it and will be crippled for the rest of the game. Capitalize on Noivern's plethora of resistances by switching in and checking Pokemon like Shaymin, Golisopod, and Ninetales throughout games. Play cautiously against experienced players that might try to lure Noivern's Z-Move by sacrificing a useless teammates. If running Super Fang, keep it hidden until an opportune moment. For example, catch Flying-resistant Pokemon like Diancie and Registeel off guard by hitting them hard with Super Fang on the switch. Take advantage of Noivern's amazing Speed to prevent setup Pokemon like Salazzle and Virizion from sweeping your team. Keep Noivern healthy by using Roost consistently, especially if Stealth Rock is up and you are struggling to get your remover in safely, as Noivern's mediocre bulk combined with the residual damage from Stealth Rock will make it difficult to switch into attackers like Ninetales and Golisopod.

Team Options
========

Pair Noivern with entry hazard removers like Mega Blastoise to help mitigate its crippling weakness to Stealth Rock. Defensive Pokemon like Cresselia, Porygon2, and Registeel work well in conjunction with Noivern, as they can switch in and beat faster revenge killers that Noivern is vulnerable to. Wallbreakers like Bewear, Yanmega, and Gardevoir synergize well with Noivern, as they can help break down each other's counters. Steel-types like Registeel and Bronzong help mitigate Noivern's weakness to Fairy-, Ice-, and Rock-type attacks while also providing it with Stealth Rock support. Setup sweepers like Virizion and Salazzle appreciate Noivern's ability to remove walls like Gligar.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Although Noivern lacks solid other viable options, it can opt for a Choice Specs set utilizing moves like Flamethrower, Draco Meteor, Hurricane, U-turn, and Switcheroo, but it is inferior to other wallbreakers in terms of raw power. It can also try a Life Orb set running Draco Meteor / Hurricane / Flamethrower / Roost.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types like Florges tank Noivern's attacks and revenge kill it with super effective STAB Moonblast.

**Faster Revenge Killers and Priority**: Choice Scarf users like Tyrantrum, Flygon, and Gardevoir all outpace and KO Noivern. Other naturally faster Pokemon like Aerodactyl beat Noivern too. Priority from Pokemon like Mega Glalie, Sneasel, and Zygarde-10% is also threatening.

**Status**: Status, especially paralysis, ruins Noivern, as it can no longer revenge kill sweepers like Virizion. Toxic poison wears it down quickly, preventing it from beating walls like Mandibuzz.

**Residual Damage**: Toxic poison, Stealth Rock, and weak attacks wear down Noivern quickly.

**Rock-types**: Rock-types like Gigalith and Diancie capitalize on their ability to take any of Noivern's attacks by firing off powerful attacks or setting up Stealth Rock.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Although Noivern can manage to get past a plethora of walls thanks to Taunt + Roost, it still struggles to beat others like Diancie and Gyro Ball Bronzong, both of which run right through it.

 

[zizalith]

amcheck lol

[OVERVIEW]

* Noivern takes advantage of passive balance staples like Mandibuzz, Milotic, and Shaymin by stopping them in their tracks with Taunt and breaking them down with Flamethrower or STAB Hurricane. Add examples of mons that flamethrower hits since rn all those are hit harder by hurricane
* Noivern is gifted with one of the best unboosted Speed tiers and a decent Special Attack stat backed up by Life Orb or a one-time nuke in Flyinium Z, which allow it to revenge kill common wallbreakers such as Salazzle and Virizion.
* Its Dragon-typing lets it switch into and check metagame threats like Shaymin, Ninetales, and Golisopod consistently. mention its fighting resistance too since that can be pretty good to have - even if it cant switch directly into bewears normal stab its a valuable trait
* However, Noivern's lackluster bulk means that its ability to stallbreak will waver against walls like Gyro Ball Bronzong and Moonblast Cresselia, as it'll be pressured into healing with Roost consecutively.
* Noivern's massive weakness to residual damage like Toxic poison and Stealth Rock damage in conjunction with mediocre bulk lowers its potential to stallbreak.
mention that 97 spa is only decent and can leave it struggling to inflict meaningful dmg to mons but its access to taunt and high base power moves mostly mitigate this


[SET]
name:
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Roost
move 4: Flamethrower
item: Flyinium Z / Life Orb
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

u dont outspeed literally anything by running max speed, 208+ hits lazzle which is the most relevant target and the extra evs can go into bulk which can be nice vs weaker attacks like mandi knock and stuff

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

* Hurricane is Noivern's extremely strong STAB attack.
* Taunt lets Noivern stop Stealth Rock setters like Registeel and prevent walls like Mandibuzz from healing.
* Roost gives it longevity, allowing it to beat Pokemon like Shaymin more consistently.
* Flamethrower allows Noivern to somewhat mitigate its inability to hit Steel-types. its higher accuracy is also noteworthy over hurricane so it can be used to kill weakened mons reliably without losing ur z
* Super Fang lets it more immediately chip Flying-resistant Pokemon like Tyrantrum, Mega Ampharos, and Bronzong as they switch in. most of super fangs targets dont have reliable recovery which means it can be deadly when coupled with something like moltres or smth bc of how easily theyre chipped after that

Set Details
========

* 252 Special Attack EVs + 252 Spe EVs and allow Noivern to be as strong and fast as possible.
* A Timid nature allows Noivern to outpace Pokemon like Salazzle and Virizion.
* Flyinium Z gives Noivern a one-time nuke that lets it more reliably revenge kill, as Flyinium Z doesn't check accuracy.
* Life Orb trades the reliable nuke that Flyinium Z provides for a more consistent damage output.
* Infiltrator lets Noivern check Substitute Pokemon like Shaymin, Salazzle, and Virizion more easily and bypasses Light Screen, letting it OHKO Pokemon like Linoone before they can set up.
* Noivern can opt for a set running Taunt / Roost / Super Fang / Hurricane along with Leftovers. This set utilizes a spread of 168 HP / 40 Def / 88 SpA / 4 SpD / 208 Spe so that it can more consistently switch into Pokemon like Virizion and Golisopod.
mention frisk somewhere, its a really neat ability and imo its much more useful than inflitrator most of the time since it lets u scout for potential sets. this can be rlly helpful cause for example if ur up against ttrum / garde frisking a scarf garde means u know what ttrum is running, and that helps u know what other mons are running too.

Usage Tips
========

* Use Taunt liberally against walls like Registeel, Milotic, and Mandibuzz that could potentially carry Toxic, as Noivern is very vulnerable to it and will be crippled for the rest of the game if it's inflicted with Toxic.
* Capitalize on Noivern's plethora of resistances by switching in and checking Pokemon like Shaymin, Golisopod, and Ninetales throughout games. ur using the same examples as the point in the overview id probably change them up a bit
* Play cautiously against experienced players that might try to lure Noivern's Z Move by sacking a useless teammates.
* If running Super Fang, keep it hidden until an opportune moment. For example, catch Flying-resistant Pokemon like Diancie and Registeel off guard by hitting them hard with Super Fang on the switch in.
* Take advantage of Noivern's amazing Speed to prevent set up Pokemon like Salazzle and Virizion from sweeping your team.
* Keep Noivern healthy by using Roost consistently, especially if Stealth Rock are is up and are struggling to get your remover in safely, as Noivern's mediocre bulk + the residual damage from Stealth Rock will make it difficult to switch into attackers like Ninetales and Golisopod. same examples lol

Team Options
========

* Pair Noivern with hazard control like Mega Blastoise in the teambuilding phase to help mitigate its crippling weakness to Stealth Rock.
* Defensive Pokemon like Cresselia, Porygon2, and Registeel work well in conjunction with Noivern as they can switch in and beat faster revenge killers that Noivern is vulnerable to.
* Wallbreakers like Bewear, Yanmega, and Gardevoir synergize well with Noivern as they can help break down each others counters.
* Steel-types like Registeel and Bronzong help mitigate Noivern's weakness to Fairy-, Ice-, and Rock-type attacks while also providing it with Stealth Rock support.
add a bullet point for sweepers that appreciate walls like cress dead

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

* Although Noivern lacks solid other viable options, it can opt for a Choice Specs set utilizing moves like Flamethrower, Draco Meteor, Hurricane, U-turn, and Switcheroo, but is inferior to other breakers in terms of raw power. mention its positive qualities like super high speed over other breakers
* It can also try a Life Orb set running Draco Meteor / Hurricane / Flamethrower / Roost. you could just say "draco is an option on life orb sets but it kinda sucks" lol
focus blast hits some steels harder than flamethrower but flamethrower hits a wider variety of targets and doesnt leave it walled by doublade. also double low acc moves blows.
also mention max hp spreads on super fang sets are ok and lefties too

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types like Florges tank Noivern's attacks and revenge kill it with super effective STAB Moonblast.
**Faster Revenge Killers**: Choice Scarf users like Tyrantrum, Flygon, and Gardevoir all outpace and KO Noivern. Other naturally faster Pokemon like Aerodactyl beat Noivern too. id say something about priority here too esp ice shard
**Ice-types**: Pokemon like Mega Glalie and Sneasel can pick Noivern off with Ice Shard.
**Residual Damage**: Toxic poison, Stealth Rock, and weak attacks wear down Noivern quickly.
**Rock-types**: Rock-types like Gigalith and Diancie capitalize on their ability to take any of Noivern's attacks by firing off powerful attacks or setting up Stealth Rock.
**Specially Defensive Walls**: Although Noivern can manage to get past a plethora of walls thanks to Taunt + Roost, it still struggles to beat others like Diancie and Gyro Ball Bronzong, both of which run right through it say that super fang improves this mu
you can probably condense fairies, ice, and rock types into a single bullet point tbh but up to u

 

[phantom]

qc 1/3

 

[MrAldo]

QC 2/3

 

[teachable]

hi

qc

[OVERVIEW]
mention its bad spatk.

[SET]
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

good

Set Details
========

you can probably shorten your bulky sentence a lot by just saying "subbing flamethrower w/ super fang and running xyz spread", atm its a hassle to read through.

Usage Tips
========

good.

Team Options
========
good

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
if we're listing specs, list tailwind lol.

Checks and Counters
===================
remove the Ice-type section and throw the Ice-types into "priority", since its actually just scared of Ice Shard specifically. mention paralysis somewhere and why it hates it.

3/3

 

[Lumari]

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[OVERVIEW]

Noivern takes advantage of passive balance staples like Mandibuzz, Milotic, Bronzong, and Shaymin by stopping them in their tracks with Taunt and breaking them down with Flamethrower or STAB Hurricane. Noivern is gifted with Furthermore, one of the best unboosted Speed tiers and a decent Special Attack stat backed up by Life Orb or a one-time nuke in Flyinium Z (RC) which allow it Noivern to revenge kill common wallbreakers such as Salazzle and Virizion, (comma) and its Dragon-typing lets it switch into and check metagame threats like Shaymin, Ninetales, and Golisopod consistently. Its resistance to Fighting-type attacks is also notable, (AC) as it can at least force prediction with Fighting-types like Bewear. However, Noivern's lackluster bulk means that its ability to stallbreak will waver against walls like Gyro Ball Bronzong and Moonblast Cresselia, as it'll be pressured into healing with Roost consecutively. Similarly, Noivern's base 97 base Special Attack can come off as lackluster if it's not using its Z-Move (AH) or running Life Orb. Noivern's massive weakness to residual damage like Toxic poison and Stealth Rock damage in conjunction with mediocre bulk lowers its potential to stallbreak.

[SET]
name: Taunt + Roost
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Roost
move 4: Flamethrower
item: Flyinium Z / Life Orb
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Hurricane is Noivern's extremely strong STAB attack. Taunt lets Noivern stop Stealth Rock setters like Registeel and prevent walls like Mandibuzz from healing. Roost gives it longevity, allowing it to beat Pokemon like Shaymin more consistently. Flamethrower allows Noivern to somewhat mitigate its inability to hit Steel-types. It also gives Noivern a way to KO weakened Pokemon without having to rely on Hurricane's poor accuracy. Super Fang is an option to let lets it more immediately chip Flying-resistant Pokemon like Tyrantrum, Mega Ampharos, and Bronzong as they switch in.

Set Details
========

252 Special Attack EVs + 252 and Speed EVs and allow Noivern to be as strong and fast as possible. A Timid nature allows Noivern to outpace Pokemon like Salazzle and Virizion. Flyinium Z gives Noivern a one-time nuke that lets it more reliably revenge kill opposing Pokemon, as Flyinium Z doesn't check accuracy. Life Orb trades the reliable nuke that Flyinium Z provides for a more consistent damage output. Infiltrator lets Noivern check Substitute Pokemon like Shaymin, Salazzle, and Virizion more easily and bypasses Light Screen, letting it OHKO Pokemon like Linoone before they can set up. Noivern can opt for a set running Taunt / Roost / Super Fang / Hurricane along with Leftovers. This set utilizes a spread of 168 HP / 40 Def / 88 SpA / 4 SpD / 208 Spe so that it can more consistently switch into Pokemon like Virizion and Golisopod.

Usage Tips
========

Use Taunt liberally against walls like Registeel, Milotic, and Mandibuzz that could potentially carry Toxic, as Noivern is very vulnerable to it and will be crippled for the rest of the game if it's inflicted with Toxic. Capitalize on Noivern's plethora of resistances by switching in and checking Pokemon like Shaymin, Golisopod, and Ninetales throughout games. Play cautiously against experienced players that might try to lure Noivern's Z-Move (AH) by sacking a useless teammates. If running Super Fang, keep it hidden until an opportune moment. For example, catch Flying-resistant Pokemon like Diancie and Registeel off guard by hitting them hard with Super Fang on the switch in. Take advantage of Noivern's amazing Speed to prevent set up setup Pokemon like Salazzle and Virizion from sweeping your team. Keep Noivern healthy by using Roost consistently, especially if Stealth Rock is up and are struggling to get your remover in safely, as Noivern's mediocre bulk combined with the residual damage from Stealth Rock will make it difficult to switch into attackers like Ninetales and Golisopod.

Team Options
========

Pair Noivern with entry hazard control removers like Mega Blastoise in the teambuilding phase to help mitigate its crippling weakness to Stealth Rock. Defensive Pokemon like Cresselia, Porygon2, and Registeel work well in conjunction with Noivern, (AC) as they can switch in and beat faster revenge killers that Noivern is vulnerable to. Wallbreakers like Bewear, Yanmega, and Gardevoir synergize well with Noivern, (AC) as they can help break down each others other's counters. Steel-types like Registeel and Bronzong help mitigate Noivern's weakness to Fairy-, Ice-, and Rock-type attacks while also providing it with Stealth Rock support. Setup sweepers like Virizion and Salazzle appreciate Noivern's ability to remove walls like Gligar.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Although Noivern lacks solid other viable options, it can opt for a Choice Specs set utilizing moves like Flamethrower, Draco Meteor, Hurricane, U-turn, and Switcheroo, but it is inferior to other breakers in terms of raw power. It can also try a Life Orb set running Draco Meteor / Hurricane / Flamethrower / Roost.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types like Florges tank Noivern's attacks and revenge kill it with super effective STAB Moonblast.
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**Faster Revenge Killers and Priority**: Choice Scarf users like Tyrantrum, Flygon, and Gardevoir all outpace and KO Noivern. Other naturally faster Pokemon like Aerodactyl beat Noivern too. Priority from Pokemon like Sneasel is threatening, too.

**Piorirty Priority**: Pokemon like Mega Glalie and Sneasel can pick Noivern off with Ice Shard. Other priority from Pokemon like Zygarde-10% can take down Noivern.

**Status**: Status, especially paralysis, ruins Noivern, as it can no longer revenge kill sweepers like Virizion. Toxic poison wears it down quickly as well, preventing it from beating walls like Mandibuzz.

**Residual Damage**: Toxic poison, Stealth Rock, and weak attacks wear down Noivern quickly.

**Rock-types**: Rock-types like Gigalith and Diancie capitalize on their ability to take any of Noivern's attacks by firing off powerful attacks or setting up Stealth Rock.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Although Noivern can manage to get past a plethora of walls thanks to Taunt + Roost, it still struggles to beat others like Diancie and Gyro Ball Bronzong, both of which run right through it.

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Noivern takes advantage of passive balance staples like Mandibuzz, Milotic, Bronzong, and Shaymin by stopping them in their tracks with Taunt and breaking them down with Flamethrower or STAB Hurricane. Furthermore, one of the best unboosted Speed tiers and a decent Special Attack stat backed up by Life Orb or a one-time nuke in Flyinium Z allow Noivern to revenge kill common wallbreakers such as Salazzle and Virizion, and its Dragon-(RH)typing lets it switch into and check metagame threats like Shaymin, Ninetales, and Golisopod consistently. Its resistance to Fighting-type attacks is also notable, as it can at least force predictions with Fighting-types like Bewear. However, Noivern's lackluster bulk means that its ability to stallbreak will waver against walls like Gyro Ball Bronzong and Moonblast Cresselia, as it'll be pressured into healing with Roost consecutively. Similarly, Noivern's base 97 Special Attack can come off as lackluster if it's not using its Z-Move or running Life Orb. Noivern's massive weakness to residual damage like Toxic poison and Stealth Rock damage in conjunction with mediocre bulk lowers its potential to stallbreak.

[SET]
name: Taunt + Roost
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Roost
move 4: Flamethrower
item: Flyinium Z / Life Orb
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Hurricane is Noivern's extremely strong STAB attack. Taunt lets Noivern stop Stealth Rock setters like Registeel and prevent walls like Mandibuzz from healing. Roost gives it longevity, allowing it to beat Pokemon like Shaymin more consistently. Flamethrower allows Noivern to somewhat mitigate its inability to hit Steel-types. It also gives Noivern a way to KO weakened Pokemon without having to rely on Hurricane's poor accuracy. Super Fang is an option to let it more immediately chip at Flying-resistant Pokemon like Tyrantrum, Mega Ampharos, and Bronzong as they switch in.

Set Details
========

252 Special Attack and Speed EVs allow Noivern to be as strong and fast as possible. A Timid nature allows Noivern to outpace Pokemon like Salazzle and Virizion. Flyinium Z gives Noivern a one-time nuke that lets it more reliably revenge kill opposing Pokemon, as Flyinium Z Supersonic Skystrike doesn't check accuracy. Life Orb trades the reliable nuke that Flyinium Z provides for a more consistent damage output. Infiltrator lets Noivern check Substitute Pokemon like Shaymin, Salazzle, and Virizion more easily and bypasses bypass Light Screen, letting it OHKO Pokemon like Linoone before they can set up. Noivern can opt for a set running Taunt / Roost / Super Fang / Hurricane along with Leftovers. This set utilizes an EV spread of 168 HP / 40 Def / 88 SpA / 4 SpD / 208 Spe so that it can more consistently switch into Pokemon like Virizion and Golisopod.

Usage Tips
========

Use Taunt liberally against walls like Registeel, Milotic, and Mandibuzz that could potentially carry Toxic, as Noivern is very vulnerable to it and will be crippled for the rest of the game. Capitalize on Noivern's plethora of resistances by switching in and checking Pokemon like Shaymin, Golisopod, and Ninetales throughout games. Play cautiously against experienced players that might try to lure Noivern's Z-Move by sacking sacrificing a useless teammates. If running Super Fang, keep it hidden until an opportune moment. For example, catch Flying-resistant Pokemon like Diancie and Registeel off guard by hitting them hard with Super Fang on the switch in. Take advantage of Noivern's amazing Speed to prevent setup Pokemon like Salazzle and Virizion from sweeping your team. Keep Noivern healthy by using Roost consistently, especially if Stealth Rock is up and you are struggling to get your remover in safely, as Noivern's mediocre bulk combined with the residual damage from Stealth Rock will make it difficult to switch into attackers like Ninetales and Golisopod.

Team Options
========

Pair Noivern with entry hazard removers like Mega Blastoise in the teambuilding phase to help mitigate its crippling weakness to Stealth Rock. Defensive Pokemon like Cresselia, Porygon2, and Registeel work well in conjunction with Noivern, as they can switch in and beat faster revenge killers that Noivern is vulnerable to. Wallbreakers like Bewear, Yanmega, and Gardevoir synergize well with Noivern, as they can help break down each other's counters. Steel-types like Registeel and Bronzong help mitigate Noivern's weakness to Fairy-, Ice-, and Rock-type attacks while also providing it with Stealth Rock support. Setup sweepers like Virizion and Salazzle appreciate Noivern's ability to remove walls like Gligar.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Although Noivern lacks solid other viable options, it can opt for a Choice Specs set utilizing moves like Flamethrower, Draco Meteor, Hurricane, U-turn, and Switcheroo, but it is inferior to other wallbreakers in terms of raw power. It can also try a Life Orb set running Draco Meteor / Hurricane / Flamethrower / Roost.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types like Florges tank Noivern's attacks and revenge kill it with super effective STAB Moonblast.

**Faster Revenge Killers and Priority**: Choice Scarf users like Tyrantrum, Flygon, and Gardevoir all outpace and KO Noivern. Other naturally faster Pokemon like Aerodactyl beat Noivern too. Priority from Pokemon like Mega Glalie,(AC) Sneasel,(AC) and Zygarde-10% is also threatening,(RC) too.

**Priority**: Pokemon like Mega Glalie and Sneasel can pick Noivern off with Ice Shard. Other priority from Pokemon like Zygarde-10% can take down Noivern. (Priority is in the previous section)

**Status**: Status, especially paralysis, ruins Noivern, as it can no longer revenge kill sweepers like Virizion. Toxic poison wears it down quickly as well, preventing it from beating walls like Mandibuzz.

**Residual Damage**: Toxic poison, Stealth Rock, and weak attacks wear down Noivern quickly.

**Rock-types**: Rock-types like Gigalith and Diancie capitalize on their ability to take any of Noivern's attacks by firing off powerful attacks or setting up Stealth Rock.

**Specially Defensive Walls**: Although Noivern can manage to get past a plethora of walls thanks to Taunt + Roost, it still struggles to beat others like Diancie and Gyro Ball Bronzong, both of which run right through it.

GP 2/2

 

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