What is a good moveset for Hisuian Samurott?

Question

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Answer 1

Gen 9 Monotype Choice Scarf (Water)

Samurott-Hisui @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ceaseless Edge
- Knock Off
- Aqua Cutter
- Sacred Sword

Hisuian Samurott is a nice addition for Rainless Water teams that can serve as a Choice Scarf user in Gen 9 Monotype. Having a great Ability to boost its attacks, with a move that sets unbounceable Spikes, and being one of the few Water-types to have Knock Off make this a good Pokemon to use in Gen 9 Monotype. Ceaseless Edge is a nice Dark STAB that sets up Spikes, allowing Quagsire or Gastrodon to free a slot for a move like Toxic or Ice Beam respectively. Ceaseless Edge also gets boosted by Sharpness, making it more powerful. Knock Off is here because Knock Off is Knock Off having the ability to remove items is really great, and Hisuian Samurott can potentially Knock Off Heavy-Duty Boots, which can make the grounded Pokemon weak to the Spikes set by Ceaseless Edge. Aqua Cutter is used for the Water STAB since gets boosted by Sharpness. Plus, having a high chance to crit can be neat. Sacred Sword is a nice coverage move boosted by Sharpness that allows Hisuian Samurott to hit Dark-types such as Greninja, Urshifu (Single Strike), Chien-Pao, Kingambit, as well as Pokemon such as Baxcalibur and Hisuian Goodra super effectively.

Answer 2

Gen 9 Monotype Swords Dance/Lead (Water)

Samurott-Hisui @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Focus Sash
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Taunt
- Swords Dance
- Ceaseless Edge
- Aqua Jet

This set was passed to me for me to try, and I enjoyed using this set, so I'm posting it here. This is a Swords Dance set that can also serve as a lead set for Hisuian Samurott to use on Water teams in Monotype. Taunt allows Hisuian Samurott to shut down defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex and prevent slower Pokemon from setting up hazards. Swords Dance is used to boost Hisuian Samurott's attack stat to make it a potent breaker. Ceaseless Edge is used for the Dark STAB since it not only gets boosted by Sharpness, but it also can setup unbounceable Spikes. Aqua Jet is used for the Water STAB since it allows Hisuian Samurott to pick off fast Pokemon that are weakened. Heavy-Duty Boots is used as the item to prevent Hisuian Samurott from being chipped by hazards should you be unable to remove them. Focus Sash can be used instead if you decide to use this set as a dedicated lead.

Answer 3

Gen 9 National Dex

Samurott @ Choice Band
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Dark / Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Ceaseless Edge
- Aqua Cutter
- Knock Off
- Aqua Jet

• Hisuian Samurott is a great and underrated Choice Band user in the metagame, with its powerful Sharpness boosted STAB combination along with the immense utility provided by Ceaseless Edge and Knock Off. Its typing lets it threaten common defensive Pokemon like Heatran, Gliscor, Iron Crown, and Slowking-Galar.
• Ceaseless Edge is its best move and ensures that it will make progress every time it attacks with its Spikes setting effect. Aqua Cutter is the preferred Water STAB over Razor Shell due to its non-contact nature letting it safely hit Pokemon with contact punishing effects like Static Zapdos, Flame Body Volcarona and Moltres, and Rough Skin Garchomp. Knock Off helps Samurott and its teammates by removing Heavy-Duty Boots from checks like Toxapex, Alomomola and Leftovers from Ferrothorn, putting them closer to being worn down by its spikes in conjunction with its powerful attacks. Aqua Jet is a priority option that allows it to revenge kill weakened threats like Weavile, Tapu Koko, Darkrai, Iron Valiant, Mega Diancie, and Volcarona.
• This set fits best on more balanced and bulky offensive teams that can both bring Hisuian Samurott in safely and pivot into a Pokemon that is attempting to revenge kill it.
• Landorus-T, Tornadus-T, Tapu Koko, and Assault Vest Iron Crown can bring it in with U-turn and Volt Switch. Tapu Koko in particular has good synergy, it can bring Samurott in against Pokemon that check it like Mega Tyranitar, Galarian Slowking and Gliscor, and in return it threatens the bulky Water types that can soft check Samurott like Toxapex and Alomomola (Choice Specs sets also use Dazzling Gleam which can dent Raging Bolt and Dragonite as well).
• Samurott can be picked off by faster attackers such as Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Serperior, Mega Lopunny, and Urshifu-Rapid Strike, so Pokemon that can switch into their hits are helpful. Heatran can check Lele and Serperior, Zapdos can switch into Lopunny and Urshifu and punish them with Static potentially.

Answer 4

Gen 9 OU Choice Band

Samurott-Hisui (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 172 HP / 252 Atk / 84 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Razor Shell
- Ceaseless Edge
- Sacred Sword
- Sucker Punch

This is the Samurott set I got to 1511 ELO with that makes use of an unexpected Banded set allowing Samurott-H to lean into the devastating power of Sharpness. Banded Razor Shell is capable of breaking every single non-resist Pokémon in the tier, even more so after a defense drop. 84 Spe and Adamant nature allows Samurott to hit as hard as possible whilst still outpacing neutral Gliscor, rest is put into HP for Bulk. Sacred Sword grabs the KOs on Kingambit and opposing Samurott. Tera Dark boosts the Power of Sucker Punch and Ceaseless Edge.

Answer 5

Gen 9 National Dex Monotype Swords Dance 3 Attacks

Samurott-Hisui @ Dread Plate
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe or 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Ceaseless Edge
- Sacred Sword / Razor Shell / Aqua Cutter
- Sucker Punch

A Swords Dance 3 Attacks set Hisuian Samurott can use in Gen 9 National Dex Monotype. This set can be used on both Water and Dark teams. Swords Dance boosting Hisuian's Samurott attack stat combined with Sharpness boosting its attacks makes it a potent breaker or sweeper if given a chance to setup. Ceaseless Edge is used for the spammable Dark STAB since not only does it get boosted by Sharpness, but being able to setup Spikes is useful to wear down opposing grounded Pokemon while not caring about Magic Bounce. Sacred Sword gives Hisuian Samurott a useful Sharpness boosted coverage move that is useful to break past Archaludon as well as being able to hit Pokemon such as Ferrothorn, Hydreigon, and Ting-Lu, as well as having a guaranteed OHKO against Hisuian Goodra if you use Jolly Nature. Razor Shell is an option for a Water STAB that can lower the defense stat of opposing Pokemon to help break past bulky Pokemon. Aqua Cutter can be used instead for a Water STAB that doesn't have the miss chance Razor Shell does while also not being a contact move, being useful against Pokemon such as Flame Body Heatran, Volcarona, and Garchomp. Sucker Punch gives Hisuian-Samurott a priority Dark STAB that gives it a tool to use to revenge kill faster Pokemon.

Dread Plate is used as the item since it boosts the power of Hisuian Samurott's Dark STABs, as those are the attacks it tends to use often on the Swords Dance set. The EV spread you use depends on the nature you use. The first EV spread is used with Jolly Nature to give Hisuian Samurott as much speed as possible. The second EV spread is used if you use Adamant Nature, which has just enough Speed EVs to outspeed Mamoswine and Choice Band Dragonite, with the rest of the EVs being used in HP. Adamant Nature allows Hisuian Samurott to have more power, which is useful to get a guaranteed OHKO against Mega Gallade if hazards aren't on the opponent's side.

+2 252+ Atk Dread Plate Samurott-Hisui Sucker Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Gallade-Mega: 277-327 (100 - 118%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Comments

I managed to catch this 2 secs after you posted lol