Magmortar [GP 4/4]

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[Overview]

<p>The Blast Pokemon is once again back in UU, and, this time round, it is here to stay. With wonderfully distributed stats and a wide movepool, Magmortar has the potential to 2HKO everything in the tier, getting past the bulky Water-types it loathes with a Thunderbolt backed by its base 125 Special Attack. However, Magmortar has a poor defensive typing, with its lack of resistances and gaping weaknesses leaving it vulnerable to common attacking types. Stealth Rock is also no friend of Magmortar, chipping off 25% of its HP each time it switches in. On top of that, Magmortar has an average Speed stat, which means it is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon. Despite these shortcomings, when Magmortar is on the field, you'll want to make sure those big cannons it has aren't pointed at you.</p>

[SET]
name: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Fire Blast
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Cross Chop
item: Life Orb
nature: Naughty
evs: 64 HP / 164 Atk / 252 SpA / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set is probably Magmortar's best set, and for one good reason: it allows Magmortar to bypass the number one threat to any special attacker: Chansey. Thanks to its excellent offensive stats, Magmortar often has no trouble defeating both physical and special walls. With a Naughty nature and 164 Attack EVs, even the defensive behemoth that is Eviolite Chansey will fall to two Cross Chops after Stealth Rock damage. Maximum Special Attack investment further power up its STAB Fire Blast and Thunderbolt, while 28 Speed EVs allow Magmortar to outspeed minimum Speed Suicune and launch a Thunderbolt at it. The leftover EVs are dumped into HP to slightly increase its bulk. The type of Hidden Power used depends on what you need Magmortar to hit. Hidden Power Grass is 4x super effective against certain foes that resist Fire Blast and Thunderbolt, such as Rhyperior and Quagsire; alternatively, Hidden Power Ice nabs KOs on the likes of Flygon and Altaria. Hidden Power Ice also provides Magmortar with pseudo-BoltBeam coverage, which in UU is resisted only by Rotom-H.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Expert Belt can be used if you feel that the recoil from Life Orb is off-putting, or to feign a Choice item. However, Life Orb is usually the better item, as it secures the 2HKO on Chansey after Stealth Rock damage. Due to its incredible firepower, Magmortar can easily open holes in the opponent's team, paving the way for a teammate to sweep. Rock Polish Rhyperior is ironically a good teammate, asif Magmortar runs Hidden Power Grass to remove opposing Rhyperior, yours can sweep more easily. A Grass-type such as Shaymin is also a great teammate, as it resists the Water- and Ground-type attacks that Magmortar never fails to attract. Conversely, Magmortar can comfortably switch into a Bug- or Fire-type attack targeting its Grass-type teammate. Lastly, an alternate EV spread of 164 Atk / 92 SpA / 252 Spe with a Naive nature can be use to outpace base 80 Speed foes such as Mamoswine and Togekiss.</p>

[SET]
name: Choice
move 1: Fire Blast / Overheat
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ice
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>When equipped with a Choice Scarf, Magmortar becomes a potent revenge killer; when equipped with Choice Specs, it hits like a mortar. Fire Blast is Choice Scarf Magmortar's main STAB move, as it allows Magmortar to clean up weakened teams late game. However, Choice Specs variants prefer Overheat for maximum damage output, as this hit-and-run Magmortar often doesn't stay in for more than one turn. Thunderbolt deals with the many Water-type Pokemon that resist Magmortar's Fire-type STAB move, and Focus Blast decimates Chansey, Snorlax, and Houndoom; Snorlax is 2HKOed by Choice Specs Focus Blast, and Houndoom is OHKOed by even Choice Scarf Focus Blast. Hidden Power patches up the holes in Magmortar's coverage, enabling it to KO some of the Pokemon that resist the first two moves; Hidden Power Grass allows Magmortar to defeat Quagsire and Rhyperior, while Hidden Power Ice lets Magmortar wreck Altaria and Flygon.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The given nature and EV spread allow Choice Scarf Magmortar to outpace positive natured maximum base 130 Speed foes, such as Jolteon and Aerodactyl. After Stealth Rock damage, Magmortar is able to OHKO them with Overheat and Thunderbolt, respectively. Choice Specs Magmortar, on the other hand, should utilize a Timid nature to outspeed +1 base 80 Speed Pokemon such as Mamoswine. Although Focus Blast helps in taking down Chansey, strong Fighting-types such as Heracross are great partners to aid in the removal of the pink blob.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Thanks to its wide movepool, Magmortar has many other options to choose from. It has access to many viable physical moves such as Earthquake, ThunderPunch, Flare Blitz, and Rock Slide and can run a Substitute + Focus Punch set to tackle Chansey even more easily; it also receives the infamous boosting move Belly Drum. More feasibly, Magmortar can alleviate its Speed issues with Flame Charge, but it usually cannot spare the moveslot. Although Magmortar has access to Taunt, it is usually better off running an all-out offensive set. Barrier is a gimmicky option at best, but it allows Magmortar to survive Choice Scarf Flygon's Earthquake and KO it with Hidden Power Ice. Magmortar also has a few nifty moves, such as Swagger, Screech, and Torment, making it a frustrating Pokemon to take down. Psychic is a plausible option to further make use of its wonderful Special Attack.</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>Chansey is a hard counter to any set without Cross Chop or Focus Punch; it takes very little from all of Magmortar's other attacks, and in return can cripple Magmortar with Thunder Wave or Toxic. Milotic has enough bulk to survive a Thunderbolt and can threaten Magmortar with Scald. Azumarill can come in on a resisted Fire-type attack and threaten to KO Magmortar with Aqua Jet. Lanturn resists Magmortar's STAB moves and is immune to Thunderbolt thanks to Volt Absorb, and as such is a solid check to Magmortar. Regirock's impressive special bulk in the sand allows it to tank most of Magmortar's attacks as well. Altaria is a great counter to any set lacking Hidden Power Ice. Rhyperior can take Cross Chops, and is barely scratched by any move not named Hidden Power Grass.</p>

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Really excellently written, shrewz! Very few mistakes. Well done! :)

Thanks. Sorry for the wait. Updated with the check, though I left out one or two changes which I found to be redundant/wrong. Ready for the next check :)

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woo! Thanks for the check! :) This is proofread and Done! Ready for upload! :D

sandshrewz, you might wanna reread / reword this portion at the beginning of the Other Options section

<p>Magmortar has a few other options that it can employ in a set. Magmortar can utilize Belly Drum to boost its sub-par Attack to extreme levels. Magmortar has a wide physical movepool which it can utilize.

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make that pretty much the entire OO section, really. there's succinct, and then there's too short - i know you're capable of better writing than this, haha

Haha. Ok! Thanks :) I'll revamp the OO in a couple of hours. Putting this back to copyediting.

i really, really, really hate to say this, guys, but i'm pretty disappointed :/ the bits of awkward prose, overly short sentences, and messiness of the OO section i could let slide, but missing out on glaring errors such as

• Quaqsire
• Mamortar
• your's
• KO some of the Pokemon that resists
• ; whereas,
• off-turning
• accomodate

please do put more effort into checks / do checks more thoroughly, yall :/

[Overview]

<p>The Blast Pokemon is once again back and here to stay in UU,<comma> and this time round, it is here to stay. With wonderfully distributed stats and a wide movepool, Magmortar has the potential to 2HKO everything in the tier. Magmortar can getting past the bulky Water-types it loathes with a Thunderbolt coming off from backed by its base 125 Special Attack. However, although Magmortar is blessed with these gifts, it Magmortar has a poor defensive typing, with its lack of resistances and gaping weaknesses leaving it vulnerable to common attacking types due to its lack of resistances. Stealth Rock is also no friend of Magmortar, chipping off 25% of Magmortar's its HP each time it switches in. On top of that, Magmortar has an average Speed stat,<comma> which allows it to be easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon. Despite these shortcomings, when Magmortar is around on the field, you'll want to make sure those big cannons it has aren't pointed at you.</p>

[SET]
name: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Fire Blast
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Cross Chop
item: Life Orb
nature: Naughty
evs: 64 HP / 164 Atk / 252 SpA / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set is probably Magmortar's best set to use in BW UU. , and for one good reason: it allows Magmortar to bypass the number one threat to any special attacker: Chansey. With Thanks to its good Attack and Special Attack stat excellent offensive stats, Magmortar often has no trouble defeating both physical and special walls. With a Naughty nature and 164 Attack EVs, Magmortar can 2HKO the best special wall in UU, Chansey, with even the defensive behemoth that is Eviolite Chansey will fall to two Cross Chops after Stealth Rock damage. Maximum Special Attack EVs investment are invested to further power up use the active voice whenever you can, it makes the analysis much more lively its STAB Fire Blast and Thunderbolt, severely denting anything that does not resist those moves. filler :/ while 28 Speed EVs allows Magmortar to outspeed minimum Speed Suicune and launch a Thunderbolt to do some solid damage at it. The leftover EVs are dumped into HP to slightly improve increase its bulk. The type of Hidden Power used depends on what you need Magmortar to hit. Hidden Power Grass allows it to hit some foes that is 4x super effective against certain foes which that generally, 'which' is used if there's a comma before, and 'that' if it doesn't sound right with a comma resist Fire Blast and Thunderbolt, such as Rhyperior and Quagsire, 4x super effectively. ; alternatively, Hidden Power Ice can be used to nabs KOs on the likes of Flygon and Altaria. Hidden Power Ice also provides Magmortar with a pseudo-BoltBeam coverage, which in UU is resisted only by Rotom-H in this tier.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Expert Belt can be used if you feel that the recoil from Life Orb is off-turning putting,<comma> or for feigning to feign a Choice item. However, Life Orb is usually the better item,<comma> as it secures a the 2HKO on Chansey after it takes Stealth Rock damage. With Due to its incredible firepower, Magmortar can help easily open holes in the opponent's team,<comma> and paving the way for a teammate to sweep. Rock Polish Rhyperior is, ironically, a good teammate as Magmortar can deal with run Hidden Power Grass to remove opposing Rhyperior with Hidden Power Grass, making it easier for your's yours !!! to sweep. A Grass-type such as Shaymin is also a great teammate, as it resists the Water- and Ground-type attacks that Magmortar never fails to attract. Furthermore Conversely, Magmortar can comfortably switch into a Bug- or Fire-type attack targeting its Grass-type teammate. Lastly, an alternate EV spread of 164 Atk / 92 SpA / 252 Spe with a Naive nature can be use to outpace base 80s 80 Speed foes such as....</p>

[SET]
name: Choice
move 1: Fire Blast / Overheat
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ice
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>When equipped with a Choice Scarf, Magmortar is becomes a potent revenge killer, whereas when equipped with Choice Specs, it hits like a mortar. Fire Blast is Choice Scarf Magmortar's main STAB move when equipped with a Choice Scarf, as it allows Magmortar to clean up weakened teams late game. When using Choice Specs, Overheat is preferred However, Choice Specs variants prefer Overheat for maximum damage output,<comma> as this hit-and-run Magmortar often doesn't stay in for more than one turn. Thunderbolt deals with the many Water-type Pokemon which resist Magmortar's Fire-type STAB move,<comma> while Focus Blast allows Magmortar to hit decimates Chansey, Snorlax, and Houndoom super effectively. With Choice Specs equipped, Magmortar 2HKOes Snorlax with Focus Blast. ; Snorlax is 2HKOed by Choice Specs Focus Blast, and Houndoom is OHKOed by even Choice Scarf Focus Blast with either item. Hidden Power patches up the holes in Magmortar's coverage, enables Magmortar enabling it to KO some of the Pokemon which that resists 'some of the pokemon' >.> the first two moves;<semicolon> Hidden Power Grass allows Magmortar to defeat Quaqsire Quagsire and Rhyperior; whereas, this is not how you use this word , while Hidden Power Ice lets Magmortar wreck Altaria and Flygon.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The given nature and EV spread allows Magmortar to outpace maximum Speed base 130s with a positive nature such as Jolteon and Aerodactyl, when holding Choice Scarf Choice Scarf Magmortar to outpace positive natured maximum Speed base 130 foes, such as Jolteon and Aerodactyl. After Stealth Rock damage, Magmortar is able to OHKO them with Overheat and Thunderbolt, respectively. A Timid nature can also allow Choice Specs Magmortar,<comma> on the other hand, should utilize a Timid nature to outspeed +1 base 80s 80 Speed Pokemon such as Mamoswine. Although Focus Blast helps in taking down Chansey, strong Fighting-types such as Heracross are great partners to aid in the removal of the pink blob.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Thanks to its wide movepool, Magmortar has many other options to choose from. It has access to many viable physical moves such as Earthquake, ThunderPunch, Flare Blitz, and Rock Slide. Futhermore, Magmortar can utilize Belly Drum to boost its average Attack stat to extreme levels, realising the full potential of its wide physical movepool and can run a Substitute + Focus Punch set to tackle Chansey even more easily; it also receives the infamous boosting move Belly Drum. With Flame Charge More feasibly, Magmortar can allevate alleviate its Speed issues with Flame Charge, but it usually does not have an available moveslot to accommodate that move cannot spare the moveslot. Although Magmortar has access to Taunt, it is usually better off with running an all-out offensive set. Magmortar can even use a SubPunch set, allowing it to tackle Chansey even more easily. keep similar things together; it's more organized and easier to read As Magmortar's Special Attack stat is significantly higher than its Attack, Magmortar should aim to fully utilize its Special Attack prowess instead of trying to pull of a physically oriented set. Magmortar does have a few interesting other options outside its wide physical movepool to consider. Barrier is a gimmicky option at best, but it allows Magmortar to defeat Choice Scarf Flygon as with a +2 in Defense, Magmortar can survive an Earthquake and KO Flygon survive Choice Scarf Flygon's Earthquake and KO it with Hidden Power Ice. Magmortar also has a few nifty moves to use,<comma> such as Swagger, Screech, and Torment, making it a frustrating Pokemon to take down. Psychic is a plausible option to further make use of its wonderful Special Attack.</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>Chansey is a hard counter to any set without Cross Chop or Focus Punch, taking ; it takes very little from all of Magmortar's other attacks, while being able to and in return can cripple Magmortar with Thunder Wave or Toxic. Milotic has enough bulk to survive a Thunderbolt and can threaten Magmortar with Scald. Azumarill can come in on any a resisted Fire-type attack and threaten to KO Magmortar with Aqua Jet. Lanturn resists Magmortar's Fire-type STAB move STAB Fire-type moves and is immune to Thunderbolt thanks to Volt Absorb optional, and as such, is a solid check to Magmortar. Regirock's impressive special bulk in the sand allows it to tank most of Magmortar's attacks as well. Altaria is a great counter to any set lacking Hidden Power Ice. Rhyperior can take Cross Chops, and is barely scratched by any move other than not named Hidden Power Grass.</p>

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Thanks for the check sirndpt! :D That was really good (no sacar)

I've still got much to learn. Putting this back into 1/2. Sorry for the extra work GPers.

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[Overview]

<p>The Blast Pokemon is once again back in UU, and,[comma] this time round, it is here to stay. With wonderfully distributed stats and a wide movepool, Magmortar has the potential to 2HKO everything in the tier,[comma][space]getting past the bulky Water-types it loathes with a Thunderbolt backed by its base 125 Special Attack. However, Magmortar has a poor defensive typing, with its lack of resistances and gaping weaknesses leaving it vulnerable to common attacking types. Stealth Rock is also no friend of Magmortar, chipping off 25% of its HP each time it switches in. On top of that, Magmortar has an average Speed stat, which means it is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon. allows it to be easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon. Despite these shortcomings, when Magmortar is on the field, you'll want to make sure those big cannons it has aren't pointed at you.</p>

[SET]
name: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Fire Blast
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Cross Chop
item: Life Orb
nature: Naughty
evs: 64 HP / 164 Atk / 252 SpA / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set is probably Magmortar's best set, and for one good reason: it allows Magmortar to bypass the number one threat to any special attacker: Chansey. Thanks to its excellent offensive stats, Magmortar often has no trouble defeating both physical and special walls. With a Naughty nature and 164 Attack EVs, even the defensive behemoth that is Eviolite Chansey will fall to two Cross Chops,[comma] after Stealth Rock damage. Maximum Special Attack investment further power up its STAB Fire Blast and Thunderbolt, while 28 Speed EVs allow Magmortar to outspeed minimum Speed Suicune and launch a Thunderbolt at it. The leftover EVs are dumped into HP to slightly increase its bulk. The type of Hidden Power used depends on what you need Magmortar to hit. Hidden Power Grass is 4x super effective against certain foes that resist Fire Blast and Thunderbolt, such as Rhyperior and Quagsire; alternatively, Hidden Power Ice nabs KOs on the likes of Flygon and Altaria. Hidden Power Ice also provides Magmortar with pseudo-BoltBeam coverage, which in UU is resisted only by Rotom-H.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Expert Belt can be used if you feel that the recoil from Life Orb is off-putting, or to feign a Choice item. However, Life Orb is usually the better item, as it secures the 2HKO on Chansey after Stealth Rock damage. Due to its incredible firepower, Magmortar can easily open holes in the opponent's team, paving the way for a teammate to sweep. Rock Polish Rhyperior is ironically a good teammate,[comma] as if Magmortar run runs Hidden Power Grass to remove opposing Rhyperior, yours can sweep more easily.making it easier for yours to sweep. A Grass-type such as Shaymin is also a great teammate, as it resists the Water- and Ground-type attacks that Magmortar never fails to attract. Conversely, Magmortar can comfortably switch into a Bug- or Fire-type attack targeting its Grass-type teammate. Lastly, an alternate EV spread of 164 Atk / 92 SpA / 252 Spe with a Naive nature can be use to outpace base 80 Speed foes such as Mamoswine and Togekiss.</p>

[SET]
name: Choice
move 1: Fire Blast / Overheat
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ice
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>When equipped with a Choice Scarf, Magmortar becomes a potent revenge killer;[semi], whereas when equipped with Choice Specs, it hits like a mortar. Fire Blast is Choice Scarf Magmortar's main STAB move, as it allows Magmortar to clean up weakened teams late game. However, Choice Specs variants prefer Overheat for maximum damage output, as this hit-and-run Magmortar often doesn't stay in for more than one turn. Thunderbolt deals with the many Water-type Pokemon which that resist Magmortar's Fire-type STAB move, while and Focus Blast decimates Chansey, Snorlax, and Houndoom; Snorlax is 2HKOed by Choice Specs Focus Blast, and Houndoom is OHKOed by even Choice Scarf Focus Blast. Hidden Power patches up the holes in Magmortar's coverage, enabling it to KO some of the Pokemon that resist the first two moves; Hidden Power Grass allows Magmortar to defeat Quagsire and Rhyperior, while Hidden Power Ice lets Magmortar wreck Altaria and Flygon.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The given nature and EV spread allow Choice Scarf Magmortar to outpace positive natured maximum Speed base 130 Speed foes, such as Jolteon and Aerodactyl. After Stealth Rock damage, Magmortar is able to OHKO them with Overheat and Thunderbolt, respectively. Choice Specs Magmortar, on the other hand, should utilize a Timid nature to outspeed +1 base 80 Speed Pokemon such as Mamoswine. Although Focus Blast helps in taking down Chansey, strong Fighting-types such as Heracross are great partners to aid in the removal of the pink blob.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Thanks to its wide movepool, Magmortar has many other options to choose from. It has access to many viable physical moves such as Earthquake, ThunderPunch, Flare Blitz, and Rock Slide and can run a Substitute + Focus Punch set to tackle Chansey even more easily; it also receives the infamous boosting move Belly Drum. More feasibly, Magmortar can alleviate its Speed issues with Flame Charge, but it usually cannot spare the moveslot. Although Magmortar has access to Taunt, it is usually better off running an all-out offensive set. Barrier is a gimmicky option at best, but it allows Magmortar to survive Choice Scarf Flygon's Earthquake and KO it with Hidden Power Ice. Magmortar also has a few nifty moves, such as Swagger, Screech, and Torment, making it a frustrating Pokemon to take down. Psychic is a plausible option to further make use of its wonderful Special Attack.</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>Chansey is a hard counter to any set without Cross Chop or Focus Punch; it takes very little from all of Magmortar's other attacks, and in return can cripple Magmortar with Thunder Wave or Toxic. Milotic has enough bulk to survive a Thunderbolt and can threaten Magmortar with Scald. Azumarill can come in on a resisted Fire-type attack and threaten to KO Magmortar with Aqua Jet. Lanturn resists Magmortar's STAB moves and is immune to Thunderbolt thanks to Volt Absorb, and as such is a solid check to Magmortar. Regirock's impressive special bulk in the sand allows it to tank most of Magmortar's attacks as well. Altaria is a great counter to any set lacking Hidden Power Ice. Rhyperior can take Cross Chops, and is barely scratched by any move not named Hidden Power Grass.</p>

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