Gen 9 UU (Booster Energy Slither Wing)
Slither Wing @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Fire / Bug
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- First Impression
- Close Combat
- Leech Life / Flare Blitz (If you select Tera Fire)
- Flame Charge / Flare Blitz (If you select Tera Fire) / U-Turn
This little (or may I say big) moth is quite the hard hitter! First Impression can do a large chunk of damage straight off the bat to a Pokemon that even resists it with the Protosynthesis boost, sometimes even killing frail Pokemon in a single hit who do not resist it.
Without a correct counter, such as Talonflame or Intimidate 'Mence, many teams can struggle against Slither Wing.
Booster Energy is technically a one use Choice Band that makes Slither Wing more versatile, to allow for First Impression to do the work.
Bug Tera is to make First Impression hit even harder, or you could select Fire Tera to obtain stab on Flare Blitz, which checks Pokemon like Kilowattrel, Lokix, Lucario, all Pokemon that people would pit against Slither Wing on the switch in. Close combat is self explanatory, hard hitting fighting stab. U Turn here, is sometimes actually used to make Slither Wing a pivot, forcing switches from Pokemon like Brute Bonnet, and allowing slither wing to be a good offensive pivot.
But now, you may be asking why I chose flame charge, a random move from the useless moves section.
Well, first up, flame charge grants slither wing the actual speed it desperately needs, and allows Slither Wing to be some sort of a cleaner late game. Flame Charge also grants fire coverage, albeit weak, it is still useful against the Pokemon we have discussed as checks.
Leech Life is not seen much on current Slither Wing sets, but it gives slither wing a sort of recovery.
Gen 9 UU (Choice Band Slither Wing)
Slither Wing @ Choice Band
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Fighting / Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Leech Life
- Close Combat
- Wild Charge / Flare Blitz (Again, only if you use Tera Fire)
- U-turn
I love writing these band sets.
Since we aren't that versatile anymore with the Choice Band, we might as well not use First Impression anymore.
Leech Life, CC, Flare Blitz, and U Turn are all talked about.
Wild Charge here is just to punish the flying types if they switch in.
The tera typings are self explanatory
That's pretty much it now
