Weavile @ Black Sludge  
Ability: Pressure  
EVs: 252 Spe  
Naive Nature  
IVs: 6 HP / 0 Atk  
- Taunt  
- Substitute  
- Protect  
- Hail / Snore

Weavile

Weavile provides teams with a very fast Taunt, a Prankster immunity with its Dark typing, and SB + SR weaknesses with its Ice typing. It outspeeds and Taunts Dugtrio, Cinderace, and Noivern, shutting them down and preventing them from affecting hazards. It can also Taunt SB users and force them to attack, which when low enough can be an equal trade off. Without a way to off itself outside of Black Sludge, Weavile can be vulnerable to Trick users if its speed is compromised from Sticky Web or Tailwind. It can off itself from a Struggle induced by Taunt, but its huge base attack and reliance on a Naive nature for max SB damage makes its Struggles dangerously powerful. Hail provides support to the team, but Snore can be used to avoid the powerful Struggles.

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