Maushold @ Black Sludge  
Ability: Friend Guard  
Tera Type: Dark / Ghost
EVs: 252 Spe  
Hasty Nature  
IVs: 6 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Substitute  
- Tidy Up  
- Taunt  
- Encore / Baton Pass / Thunder Wave / Copycat

Maushold-Four @ Sitrus Berry / Pecha Berry
Ability: Friend Guard  
Tera Type: Dark / Ghost
EVs: 252 Spe  
Naive / Hasty Nature  
IVs: 1 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Switcheroo  
- Substitute  
- Tidy Up  
- Taunt / Encore / Baton Pass / Thunder Wave / Copycat

Maushold

Despite being slower than Cinccino, Maushold still holds some edges over that Pokemon as a Tidy Up user - Copycat lets it copy Steel Beam and therefore not choke the Steel Beam Spam match-up, while Taunt actively prevents opposing disruption, and its access to Switcheroo keeps opponents on their toes. Maushold's other abilities actively harm it in The Loser's Game, so all of them should use Friend Guard. 6 HP IVs is the best on Black Sludge sets to enable the self-4HKO by making its max. HP divisible by 8, while 1 HP IV is best on Sitrus Berry Switcheroo sets so Sitrus Berry activates as rarely as possible. Both Naive and Black Sludge Maushold are guaranteed OHKOed by Gholdengo Steel Beam, but as a hazard remover, Maushold is the rare Pokemon that may want to avoid being OHKOed! Tera Dark lets Maushold dodge Pranksters, while Tera Ghost lets it escape trappers and is better in non-Baton Pass sets.

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