Tinkatink @ Black Sludge  
Ability: Mold Breaker / Pickpocket
Tera Type: Dark / Ghost / Ice
EVs: 252 Spe  
Jolly Nature  
IVs: 6 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Steel Beam  
- Substitute  
- Encore / Thunder Wave / Stealth Rock
- Knock Off / Thunder Wave / Stealth Rock

Tinkatink

Tinkatink is a Steel Beam user who manages to be Steel Beam fodder, being OHKOed by Gholdengo and Magnemite Steel Beam. Mold Breaker lets Tinkatink outspeed the Magic Bounce-using Hatenna line and disrupt all of its members, while Pickpocket lets her absorb Knock Off once and steal the opponent's item in the process. Tinkatink also does well against Imprison-Steel Beam users such as Klefki, Encoring them into Imprison and/or using Knock Off to remove their Black Sludge. Tinkatink leans on Thunder Wave more than her evolutions in order to slow down opponents enough so Tinkatink can outspeed them. Tinkatink can also set Stealth Rock, although she often will not get a chance to actually set it due to her low Speed and poorer switch-in opportunities. Knock Off Tinkatink would still rather be Jolly so her Steel Beam is as weak as possible. 6 HP IVs make Tinkatink's max. HP divisible by 8 to enable the safer self-2HKO. The Tera types provide the usual anti-Prankster, anti-trapping, and improved Steel Beam/Stealth Rock fodder options.

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