Invest points in Attack and Speed, then use Wide Lens to improve accuracy and land Population Bomb repeatedly. This Maushold build uses its Ability Technician to boost the power of low-base-power moves, and can sweep after boosting its stats with Tidy Up is possible.

Population Bomb checks accuracy for every hit

Population Bomb performs an accuracy check after each hit and can strike up to ten consecutive times until it misses.Wide Lens without it has only about a 35% chance of landing all ten hits, but equipping it raises that chance to approximately 90%.

Alternative Move Options

Bullet Seed slot is a swap candidate

Bullet Seed's slot is a swap candidate.Encore can restrict the opponent's actions, while Baton Pass is Tidy Up can pass on the stat boosts gained with it.

Role of the Population Bomb attacker build

Wide LensIt attacks with an accuracy-boosted Population Bomb and uses its Ability Technician to boost Population Bomb or Bullet Seed uses, It can break through an opposing Focus Sash or Substitute and deal damage — functions as ace.

Threats

Weak to bulky physical Pokémon

Because this Maushold is a physical attacker, it struggles against Pokémon with high physical bulk. Also, be careful against Garchomp with the Ability Rough Skin: if you use Population Bomb against it, Maushold takes damage for every hit that lands.

Invest heavily in HP and Speed, then use the Ability Friend Guard with a support build that battles while reducing damage taken by allies Maushold. It reduces the damage from Fighting-type moves, one of its weaknesses, with Chople Berry while using Follow Me to redirect opposing attacks toward itself so its allies can act safely.

Alternative Move Options

Helping Hand, Encore, and Beat Up are also recommended

Helping Hand is powerful when paired with an ally's spread move, while Encore is especially strong when used on an opponent that used Protect on the previous turn. Also, Beat Up can be used on an allied Annihilape to greatly increase the power of Rage Fist. Annihilape Build Guide and Counters

Doubles Friend Guard Build Role

From its high Speed, Taunt to disrupt the opponent's setup and create a favorable field for its allies; this is its support role — its role.Super Fang halves the opponent's HP to support attackers, while focused attacks aimed at Maushold are blocked with Protect blocked, Friend Guard active.

Threats

Struggles against Pokémon with spread moves or Taunt

Against spread moves, Follow Me cannot prevent damage to allies. Also, after being hit by Taunt, once hit, Super Fang, it cannot use any other moves. Block threatening moves with Protect and counterattack with an ally's move.

Heavily investing EVs in Atk and Spe, Wide Lens with Attacker/Support Build with Improved Accuracy Maushold. The ability Technician boosts the power of Population Bomb it chips away at the opponent while Follow Me protects allies, adapting flexibly to the board state.

Alternative Move Options

Status moves over Feint are recommended

Feint can be replaced with a status move as well.Tidy Up can further raise its Attack and Speed. Another strong option is Taunt or Encore as well.

Doubles Population Bomb Build Role

Its main role is to pressure the opponent with a powerful multi-hit attack. It can also use the high-priority move Feint forcing the opponent's Protect can be removed to reliably land allies' attacks as well.

Threats

Weak to Ghost types and the ability Rough Skin

Ghost types and the ability Rough Skin are threats. Against Ghost types, Population Bomb has no effect. Additionally, the ability Rough Skin, using Population Bomb against a Pokémon with it causes Maushold to be knocked out after the ninth hit. Have an ally deal with these unfavorable opponents.