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With the drop of Lickilicky, Stall as a playstyle has really shot up in viability imo. With the idea of wanting to build a Stall team, I thought of using CM Carbink+Wish Pass Lickilicky+Gourgeist-L as my core. Main idea behind the core is that they're really hard to break and they compliment each other well. For example, Licky Wish Passes to either, phases with DTail and can hinder mons using Knock Off. Gourg-L cripples things and prevents free switches to Flying- or Fire-types via Rock Slide. CM Bink acts as the wincon as well as switching into fearsome threats like CB Zweilous. Next came Wartortle, whose role on the team is crucial. It's the best Spinner in the tier, with it's Eviolite boosted bulk and pure Water typing, checks strong pokemon and remove hazards. Haze for stat boosters, Mirror Coat+EVs for living 4 SpA LO Leaf Storm from Simisage without rocks. Right now, Electrics freely Volt-Switch versus the other mons and Carbink cannot beat Steel-types preventing a possible sweep. Wormadam-Sandy solves these issues and has rocks. Needed a glue mon at this point, something that could help blanket check special attackers and bring some sort of cleric support. Incomes Spritzee. Pure Fairy, 78 base HP AND gets the Evio boost. What's more is that it has Aroma Veil, meaning it's immune to Taunt. Just works so well in this slot haha.

Team mostly struggles versus NP Simisage, Knock Off spam, and hazard stack with a spinblocker. However, there is room for counter play. Having two phazers and Aromatherapy gives you enough leeway not to be overwhelmed by those threats. Taunt Krokorok can be annoying too, so you gotta keep Wartortle and Spritzee healthy.

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This team is built around Quiver Dance Butterfree, which is an outstanding sweeper that can be very difficult to wall after only one boost. It should be preserved until its teammates can eliminate the opponent's Butterfree checks and wear down the opposing team enough for a sweep.

Electabuzz forms an offensive core with Butterfree by dealing with things that threaten it such as Jumpluff, Simisage, and Simipour. It's also great for pivoting around with Volt Switch, allowing the team to maintain momentum while wearing the opponent down over the course of the battle.

Lickilicky and Gourgeist form what is probably the best defensive core in the tier. Licky is primarily used to keep its teammates healthy with Wish and Heal Bell, but it also uses Knock Off to remove items such as Eviolite and Choice Scarf, which makes it easier to sweep with Butterfree later on.

Gourgeist can switch in on almost any attack that Licklicky doesn't want to take. It uses Will-O-Wisp and Foul Play to cripple and/or eliminate opposing physical attackers, which is important support for a physically frail sweeper like Butterfree.

Krokorok serves as the hazard setter and only physical attacker other than Lickilicky. It also completely shuts down Duosion, which would be a pain to deal with otherwise.

Wartortle is arguably the best hazard control this metagame has to offer. Since Butterfree is 4x weak to Stealth Rock, you wouldn't want anything but the best. It has a great matchup against some of the most relevant hazard setters in the tier (Lairon, Gigalith, and Krokorok), so it's a good fit for this team. Haze is also a really nice fail-safe in case your opponent finds an opportunity to set up a sweeper.

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