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Nachos · Mar 24th, 2012, 6:45:58 AM

Jabba's original C&C section was short and sweet, I've reworded it a bit and added a few more checks.

Current Terrakion

If there was an award in OU for "most difficult Pokemon to switch into," here's your guy. Slowbro is probably the best check you'll find in OU, although a Stone Edge boosted by a Choice Band or a Swords Dance boost will hit like a truck. Gliscor is also a good check, though it'll be taking a ton from Stone Edge from those sets. Mew, Reuniclus and Jellicent also fall into the similar category. There is light at the end of the tunnel though; Terrakion needs to hit two consecutiveStone Edges to KO any of these Pokemon. Hippowdon can also tank a hit and Slack Off. You may be inclined to use Skarmory as your Terrakion counter, but despite its good Defense, Skarmory is ravaged by a Close Combat from the Choice Band or Swords Danceand the Swords Dancesets, allowing it to only deal with Terrakion that lack Attack boosts.

Terrakion can be hard to check because of its great Speed. Scizor and Azumarill are two Choice Band users that can stop any Terrakion set dead in its tracks with their STAB priority attacks. Infernape can also do a good chunk of damage with Mach Punch; Conkeldurr can do the same and also, when at high health, can survive a non-boosted Close Combat and go for the OHKO with Drain Punch after Stealth Rock. Latios and Tornadus can outspeed and hit it hard with Psyshock or Hurricane respectively. Gengar and Starmie can smash it with Focus Blast and Hydro Pump, whilst Espeon can hit it hard with Psychic. Gengar deserves a special mention for being able to Disable Stone Edge, crippling Terrakion instantly. Dugtrio does what he does best and can trap Terrakion with Earthquake. Wobbuffet knocks Choiced versions of Terrakion out of the park and will make them think twice before spamming Close Combat. Choice Scarf users such as Rotom-W, Landorus and other Terrakion are also fantastic checks.

Ironically, Terrakion's best counters litter the lower tiers. Examples being Golurk, Nidoqueen, Claydol and Tangrowth. If you're feeling desperate, then one of these is your best bet.

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Opinions?

Mar 24th, 2012, 6:45:58 AM	#66
Nachos The Extreme Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,352	Jabba's original C&C section was short and sweet, I've reworded it a bit and added a few more checks. Current Terrakion Gliscor and Slowbro are generally your worst enemies. Unless you're using them to counter Terrakion...then they're probably your best friends. The Swords Dance and Choice Band sets can put huge dents into the both of them, and sometimes straight-up beat them—though oftentimes you'll have to rely on hitting two Stone Edges in a row. That's one of the most frustrating things about countering Terrakion: because it has great STABs and hits so hard, even its "counters" have trouble handling it. Jellicent and Reuniclus can also handle Terrakion to a slight degree. Hippowdon counters Terrakion about as well as Gliscor does and has Slack Off to stick around longer. If you want to reach down into UU, you can actually find a couple Pokemon that shut down Terrakion better than anything in OU can. Nidoqueen and Golurk are just about full stops to Terrakion. Claydol shuts down most Terrakion, but make sure you don't get caught on the wrong end of a Choice Band-boosted X-Scissor. Terrakion can be hard to check because of its great Speed. Scizor and Azumarill are two Choice Band users that can stop any Terrakion set dead in its tracks with their STAB priority attacks. Latios and Latias both outpace Terrakion before a Rock Polish and threaten an OHKO with Psyshock. If there was an award in OU for "most difficult Pokemon to switch into," here's your guy. Slowbro is probably the best check you'll find in OU, although a Stone Edge boosted by a Choice Band or a Swords Dance boost will hit like a truck. Gliscor is also a good check, though it'll be taking a ton from Stone Edge from those sets. Mew, Reuniclus and Jellicent also fall into the similar category. There is light at the end of the tunnel though; Terrakion needs to hit two consecutiveStone Edges to KO any of these Pokemon. Hippowdon can also tank a hit and Slack Off. You may be inclined to use Skarmory as your Terrakion counter, but despite its good Defense, Skarmory is ravaged by a Close Combat from the Choice Band or Swords Danceand the Swords Dancesets, allowing it to only deal with Terrakion that lack Attack boosts. Terrakion can be hard to check because of its great Speed. Scizor and Azumarill are two Choice Band users that can stop any Terrakion set dead in its tracks with their STAB priority attacks. Infernape can also do a good chunk of damage with Mach Punch; Conkeldurr can do the same and also, when at high health, can survive a non-boosted Close Combat and go for the OHKO with Drain Punch after Stealth Rock. Latios and Tornadus can outspeed and hit it hard with Psyshock or Hurricane respectively. Gengar and Starmie can smash it with Focus Blast and Hydro Pump, whilst Espeon can hit it hard with Psychic. Gengar deserves a special mention for being able to Disable Stone Edge, crippling Terrakion instantly. Dugtrio does what he does best and can trap Terrakion with Earthquake. Wobbuffet knocks Choiced versions of Terrakion out of the park and will make them think twice before spamming Close Combat. Choice Scarf users such as Rotom-W, Landorus and other Terrakion are also fantastic checks. Ironically, Terrakion's best counters litter the lower tiers. Examples being Golurk, Nidoqueen, Claydol and Tangrowth. If you're feeling desperate, then one of these is your best bet. -- Opinions? __________________ You Only Stack Once Last edited by Nachos; Mar 25th, 2012 at 5:15:28 PM.