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Underhill\u2019s Gen I Electric-type Pok\u00e9mon served as reliable support for his team. \u201cElectabuzz is a very good Pok\u00e9mon at making Trick Room teams work,\" Underhill told Dot. \"It has a very unique toolkit for that; Follow Me is a great tool for supporting to set up Trick Room, and Feint is a good way to prevent your opponents from wasting your time under Trick Room by going for Protect.\u201d He continued, \u201cVolt Switch to pivot out\u2026 to get into one of your Trick Room sweepers, or Taunt to prevent annoying things like opposing Taunts or Spore from Amoonguss. The ability Vital Spirit, as well, prevents it from being put to sleep.\u201d When asked how he figured out Electabuzz was the call for NAIC, Underhill shared an interesting story. 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