Molunk Movesets & Wettbewerbs-Sets

Moves Nasty Plot is used to set up for a sweep. Sludge Bomb is Salandit's main Poison-type STAB move; its 100% accuracy can be very useful for guaranteed damage. Fire Blast is Salandit's Fire-type STAB move and is an extremely powerful move in general used to defeat many common Steel-types such as Ferroseed and Pawniard. Hidden Power Grass covers the Rock-types such as Onix and Omanyte that Salandit's STAB moves cannot hit. Hidden Power Ground requires a Nasty Plot boost or prior damage to KO most Rock-types, but hits Mareanie harder than any of Salandit's other moves. Set Details Life Orb is Salandit's main item to boost its attacking moves, and the 3 IVs in HP are used to minimize damage done by Life Orb each turn. A Timid nature maximizes Salandit's Speed so that it can reach 18 Speed to outpace some of LC's most common attackers, such as Mienfoo, Snivy, and Drilbur. Salandit's Oblivious ability lets it guarantee the set up of a Nasty Plot against Taunt users if it can avoid being KOed long enough to do so. Most of Salandit's EVs are put into Special Attack and Speed to maximize damage output, while the rest of the EVs are put into Defense and Special Defense to help it potentially endure an attack while it is setting up. Usage Tips Conserving Salandit until the late-game is usually the best option, but if your opponent has many ways to stop Salandit from sweeping, it can be used to make a dent in their team before they can deal with it. If you think Sludge Bomb will knock out your foe, it is always good to use it over Fire Blast, as risking a miss can result in an immediate stop to Salandit's sweep. Be sure to eliminate all opposing threats before attempting to sweep, as sweeps can be stopped very easily by one of Salandit's many counters. Only use Nasty Plot when you're confident you can pull off a sweep and when all threats are gone, as a poorly timed Nasty Plot can result in a KOed Salandit. Team Options Dark-types, namely Vullaby, Pawniard, and Alolan Grimer, surprisingly make for the best partners for Salandit, as they can stop Abra in its tracks. Vullaby and Stunky can be useful for removing hazards, and Pawniard can set them up. Bulky Grass-types such as Foongus, Ferroseed, and Morelull can check many Water- and Ground-types such as Diglett and Chinchou for Salandit, while Salandit can break through Steel-types that wall them and Ice-types that KO them. Salandit helps Fairy-types immensely by removing troublesome Steel-types, while many Fairy-types such as Spritzee and Snubbull can use utility moves to keep Salandit healthy. Pokemon who can set up Stealth Rock to break opposing Sturdy Pokemon are extremely useful for Salandit to have on its side, as many of them can stop it in its tracks. Honedge can check Abra, making it useful to have. Scraggy and Snivy can take advantage of Diglett and set up on it, making them ideal partners for beating it.

Moves Sludge Bomb is Salandit's main Poison-type STAB move, and in combination with Poisonium Z, it grants Salandit one extremely powerful attack per game, usually OHKOing Staryu, Ponyta, and Mienfoo after Stealth Rock and almost always KOing Slowpoke after a regular Sludge Bomb—all of these Pokemon are able to easily take any other move. Fire Blast is Salandit's other STAB option and is its most powerful move bar Acid Downpour, OHKOing Pawniard after Stealth Rock and Ferroseed from full HP. Hidden Power Grass hits Rock-types which would otherwise wall Salandit for super effective damage. It can also hit Water- and Ground-types, but the former are usually hit harder by Sludge Bomb and the latter by Fire Blast. Flame Charge allows Salandit to boost its Speed to let it sweep and provides a bit of chip damage on foes, which can really help in KOing certain Pokemon such as Staryu and Choice Scarf users such as Chinchou, Mienfoo, and Pawniard. Additionally, if Salandit gets to +1 Speed via Flame Charge, it can outspeed Life Orb Diglett, which would otherwise trap and OHKO it. Set Details Poisonium Z gives Salandit a one-use super powerful move. 220 Speed EVs and a Timid nature give Salandit 18 Speed, letting it outspeed much of the metagame before a Flame Charge boost and even most Choice Scarf users after. 192 Special Attack EVs help Salandit do maximum damage, and the leftover EVs are put into Defense and Special Defense to help Salandit survive more hits. It is notable that the remaining EVs are not put into HP to let Salandit switch into Stealth Rock four times without fainting. Usage Tips Poisonium Z Salandit's main function is to sweep, clean, wallbreak, and in some cases revenge kill. Due to Salandit's poor defensive stats, it should rarely be directly switched into attacks and should instead be used as a revenge killer or simply be brought in through a U-turn or Volt Switch user. Flame Charge should only be used in two certain scenarios: if a Pokemon that can't do much to Salandit such as Spritzee is in, and if a Pokemon that can be KOed is in, usually either a Pokemon on a sliver of HP due to Focus Sash or Sturdy or a weakened Grass- or Ice-type. If the opponent has a Pokemon with Weak Armor, such as Onix or Kabuto, you should be extra careful about using Flame Charge, as if these Pokemon switch in on it, it can give them a Speed boost. In fact, if necessary, you can try and predict the switch, then pick off the incoming Pokemon with Hidden Power Grass. Salandit should usually be saved for late in the game, but if necessary, it can function as a fairly good revenge killer. Sweeping with Salandit is also best done when a good opportunity to use Flame Charge presents itself. Try to save Acid Downpour for when it can KO a Pokemon that would otherwise be a big threat, such as Staryu. All of Salandit's checks should be removed before an attempted sweep. If Diglett is alive on your opponent's team, Salandit is in a position where if it scores a KO without being at +1 Speed, it will easily be trapped and eliminated. Therefore, be sure to always eliminate Diglett before using Salandit. As a riskier option, Salandit can use Flame Charge on a predicted switch of a faster Pokemon, Choice Scarf Chinchou and Ponyta being notable, but, again, this is extremely risky. It can also use Acid Downpour in these situations to merely remove these threats. Team Options Bulky Grass-types such as Pumpkaboo-XL, Foongus, and Ferroseed can all check the Water- and Ground-types that give Salandit trouble. Slow U-turn and Volt Switch users such as Chinchou, Mienfoo, and Vullaby can help safely get Salandit in. Vullaby and Alolan Grimer can also deal with Abra, a Pokemon that otherwise greatly threatens Salandit, although having too many Poison-types on one team can leave you open to Diglett and other Ground-types. Additionally, Vullaby can remove entry hazards for Salandit, as it is quite weak to them; Staryu, Drilbur, or Kabuto can also fulfill this role. On the other side, hazard setters such as Dwebble, Ferroseed, and Onix can help give Salandit the chip damage it so often needs to KO major threats, primarily Staryu. Fighting-types, mainly Mienfoo and Timburr, can remove Munchlax and commonly carry Knock Off, which can remove items from other bulky threats. Croagunk in particular makes for a good Water-type check, although as mentioned above too many Poison-types leaves one weak to Ground-types. Knock Off users in general can help Salandit sweep through bulkier Pokemon, with Pawniard and Kabuto utilizing it quite well. Corphish in particular can wear down Salandit's checks for it, easily defeating Ground-, Rock-, and Fire-types, while Salandit can take down almost all of Corphish's checks, such as Croagunk, Ferroseed, Foongus, and Cottonee. Salandit pairs well with other offensive Fire-types such as Ponyta by breaking down shared checks early on so the other can sweep, though this stacks weaknesses.