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sasha and Merry Christmas!
You asked for an offensive team built around NP Mesprit, so I come with the Mesprit with the nastiest of plots.
definitely didn't get carried away with the artwork
First off, for some reason I thought I was building around Specs Mesprit, hence the name of the team. Good thing I double checked. Imma be honest, I usually build more balance-based teams, but I've been meaning to dip my toes outside, so this was a great opportunity. With said lack of experience, I figured to have a lotta pivots, making it easier to gain that momentum while minimizing risk. A couple of slightly unorthodox sets ended up on here, but I think they still work to benefit the team enough to justify. Watch out for Steel mons tho, since while I did change some of the sets a little to help, they're still scary.
As you asked for, Nasty Plot Mesprit. Pretty standard set, Colbur Berry could be changed without Scrafty being here anymore, but I'd say it's still fine. I originally had Dazzling Gleam in the last slot, but ended up replacing it with Healing Wish to help with the team's durability, which it very much lacks.
Mesprit loves having parties with Dark mons, so I decided to pair it with Sneasel. Sneasel was intended to be SD, but I changed it to AoA with Low Kick cuz of that Steel weakness. And Knock Off support for Mesprit is as great as ever.
Just a fun Scarfer for some speed control. Fills in a lotta other roles too, between being a pivot, great typing for soft-checking a bunch of stuff, and Lightning Rod to block Volt Switch (tho Iron Barbs can also be used). Its last slot can be either Toxic or Nuzzle, with Nuzzle helping cripple potential Mesprit threats, but I personally like having a Toxic user on my teams.
Not the most common set in the world, which admittedly makes some sense with Defeatist, I wanted a fast Stealth Rock setter and didn't feel Lycanroc, the other mon that came to mind, didn't fit in as well. This set can definitely be changed to your liking, specifically the last two slots with stuff like Stone Edge, Earthquake, Dual Wingbeat, etc. But the way I see it, the more pivots the better!
Needed some hazard removal, and found Whimsicott's typing to be the best option in conjunction with the rest of the team, despite playing a more supportive role than offensive. Also another pivot and Encore to further support Mesprit and friends.
I felt that the team was focusing more on Speed than actual power, so I wanted a powerful wallbreaker. It especially benefits from Healing Wish, getting Water Spout up to maximum power again, and the rest of the pivots to maintain that power.
Also made a more balance team before the Scrafty ban, but figured I'll still post it:
So have a ho-ho-holly jolly Christmas! Also s/o to
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