Fakemon Role Compendium

Overview

The purpose of this page is to provide a general categorization of the roles different Fakemon perform in battle. This will help new and experienced players alike in finding Fakemon that fit their teams when looking for specific roles. Each Fakemon that is here is considered viable in the OU metagame, and as such, it will change as the viability rankings get updated. If you feel there is a Fakemon viable for the roles mentioned below and it hasn't been added to the group, then recommend it to a balancer:

1. Utility (hazard setters and removers)

2. Offensive roles (wallbreakers, choice item users, and setup sweepers)

3. Defensive roles (walls)

4. Weather (rain and sun) and Trick Room

Utility

Role	Common	Niche
Entry Hazards
Suicide Leads
Hazard Control	Tridion
Trapping	Magnipulo
Status	Dracanoli	Iron Core, Iron Victory
Other	Magnipulo	Feral Wish, Golisopod-Virelia, Iron Core, Iron Victory

Offensive

Role	Common	Niche
Physical Wallbreakers	Desmotel, Infernape-Mega, Iron Vice, Metagross-Delta-Ruin, Tyrantrum-Primordial	Golisopod-Virelia, Iron Justice, Iron Victory, Magnipulo, Tridion
Special Wallbreakers	Lucent Tail	Iron Core, Iron Victory
Mixed Wallbreakers	Iron Justice	Feral Wish
Choice Band	Desmotel, Iron Vice, Metagross-Delta-Ruin, Tyrantrum-Primordial
Choice Specs	Lucent Tail
Choice Scarf	Desmotel, Iron Vice	Iron Justice, Iron Victory, Lucent Tail
Set-Up Sweepers	Feral Wish, Golisopod-Virelia, Infernape-Mega, Iron Core, Iron Justice, Lucent Tail, Tridion	Iron Vice, Iron Victory, Metagross-Delta-Ruin, Tyrantrum-Primordial
Priority	Desmotel, Feral Wish, Golisopod-Virelia, Infernape-Mega, Magnipulo
Pivoting	Dracanoli, Iron Core, Iron Justice, Iron Vice, Lucent Tail, Tridion	Feral Wish, Infernape-Mega

Defensive

Role	Common	Niche
Physical Walls	Dracanoli	Golisopod-Virelia
Special Walls	Dracanoli
Mixed Walls	Dracanoli, Iron Core	Feral Wish, Magnpipulo
Clerics	Dracanoli	Feral Wish, Iron Victory

Field Effect-Oriented

Role	Setters	Synergy
Rain	Puffoon	Lucent Tail, Tridion
Sun		Feral Wish, Infernape-Mega, Lucent Tail
Electric		Iron Core, Iron Justice, Iron Vice, Iron Victory
Trick Room	Chewshire	Golisopod-Virelia, Tyrantrum-Primordial