![]() A teammate that can lay down Toxic Spikes can really help Murkrow out, because that way he doesn't have to waste time using Toxic on every opponent he can just go straight to the stalling part.A Rapid Spinner is a good idea, once again, because Murkrow's Stealth Rock weakness makes his stalling job much harder.Magnezone can do the trick, but just watch out for Nattorei and Skarmory who both like to carry Shed Shell. This set really needs a teammate that can get rid of opposing Steel-types, because Murkrow really can't do anything to them but FeatherDance and Taunt.The only problem, of course, being that they can switch out of FeatherDance while burn is permanent. Murkrow doesn't have to choose, as FeatherDance + Toxic lets him neuter physical threats as well as poisoning them. Or he can choose Toxic but be battered by physical attacks. While it may look like this set is outclassed by Sableye, who also boasts Mischievous Heart and recovery but no weaknesses, Sableye has to choose between cutting the opponent's Attack in half (burn) but stall a lot slower in return.Roost lets Murkrow do his job several times during the match, and once again, gets rid of his normal weaknesses for a turn, allowing him to get back to reasonable health even in the face of Stone Edges, Ice Beams, and other super-effective attacks.It's also a good move to spam if you just need to waste turns and don't want to waste your Roost PP. ![]() Even monsters such as Garchomp can be outstalled by a combination of Taunt, Toxic, and Roost thanks to FeatherDance. FeatherDance neuters physical attackers, allowing Murkrow to outstall most of them with ease.Taunt and Toxic allows Murkrow to stall out opponents while blocking recovery, phazing, setup, and opposing Taunts.When one looks at Murkrow's stats, this set is probably the last thing that comes to mind, but with Evolution Stone and Mischievous Heart, it's quite hard to take down.U-turn users can also be a pain because they can escape Mean Look, and strong U-turns such as Scizor's will also hurt like hell if they hit Murkrow while he Roosts.Murkrow really appreciates Rapid Spin support because it allows him to take a lot more abuse, and therefore be able to Perish Trap more.Wobbuffet is an amazing teammate because it means that Murkrow can switch out earlier during the count and still have the opponent trapped because of Wobbuffet's Shadow Tag.This means that Murkrow can count on her once the Perish Song count goes to 1 to take the final hit. Chansey holding Evolution Stone is a great teammate because she can not only Wish Murkrow back to full health if he screws up, but she can also take just about any attack.If you have Wish support, however, this can work quite well. Furthermore, although the kill is guaranteed if you can get Perish Song and Mean Look up, getting both up when you have no FeatherDance or Roost will be tricky. Protect and Substitute are options on this set as well, but the problem is that they're only going to let Murkrow get one kill at most since he really needs the recovery from Roost.Because Murkrow needs no Speed on this set, absolute minimum Speed can be used to minimize Gyro Ball damage, although 1 Speed IV is a good idea to outspeed Choice Band Scizor's Bullet Punch and FeatherDance it.It's also good for wrecking Baton Pass chains since it also gets passed. Perish Song with priority means that the opponent's last Pokemon, no matter what it is, is absolutely screwed if your team can survive more than 3 turns from it.Taunt is an option over FeatherDance as a better option for taking out walls, but Murkrow will have to watch out for physical attacks.Roost gives him reliable recovery and allows him to get rid of his regular weaknesses for a turn as well, which is guaranteed due to Mischievous Heart.FeatherDance allows Murkrow to even Perish Trap physically-based Pokemon such as Tyranitar with a little bit of fancy footwork combined with Roost.This is easily the best Perish Trapping set in the game due to priority on every single move as well as acceptable bulk and a recovery move.He's unfortunately very vulnerable to Taunt if he's not carrying it, and it he accidentally switches in on Taunt, he'll automatically be forced out or to Struggle.He has a great movepool to abuse Mischievous Heart, and is notably one of the few that has access to a 50% recovery move, a trait only shared by Sableye.Ironically enough, despite his stats he is one of the bulkier Mischievous Heart users thanks to his NFE status allowing him to hold Evolution Stone.This means he is no longer doomed to NU, and can easily compete with the big boys in the higher tiers. Like Volbeat and Sableye, Murkrow has been given a new lease on life with his new ability, Mischievous Heart.
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