Trinitrotoluene
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Credit for this set goes to Motagua and Olman. The RMT where I found this set in is The Homunculi.
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[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Psyshock / Psychic
move 2: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 3: Hidden Power Ground / Grass Knot
move 4: Explosion / Grass Knot / U-turn
item: Life Orb
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Why this set deserves to be on-site:
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Status: Quality Control
QC Approvals: [ ], [ ], [ ]
QC Rejections: [ PK Gaming ], [ Pocket ], [ ]
GP Checks: [ ], [ ]
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Here goes nothing...
Relics of a time long gone...
[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Psyshock / Psychic
move 2: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 3: Hidden Power Ground / Grass Knot
move 4: Explosion / Grass Knot / U-turn
item: Life Orb
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Why this set deserves to be on-site:
- Fast, powerful, can sweep late-game
- Acts as a powerful late-game sweeper and mid-game scout
- Can give offensive teams trouble
- Unlike Alakazam, it has access to U-turn and the ability to live through a CB Scizor's Bullet Punch, taking only 74.57% - 87.97%, only a 2HKO
- Gives slower teams trouble with its powerful attacks
- Can act as a great contributor to a VoltTurn chain with its powerful attacks and ability to beat Virizion, BU Breloom, Celebi, and Gastrodon
- Psyshock lets Azelf deal a heavy amounnt of damage to the pink blobs and Fighters not named Scrafty
- Fire Blast annihilates opposing steels, 2HKOing Ferrothorn and OHKOing Scizor in the rain IIRC
- Hidden Power Ground nails Heatran and other Fire-types
- Explosion can be used to let Azelf go out with a bang, potentially taking the opponent down with it
- Grass Knot lets Azelf beat Quagsire and Gastrodon, and it also deals heavy damage to Tyranitar and Hippowdon
- U-turn lets Azelf gain momentum for the team
- Psychic is available is more consistent damage is desired
- Flamethrower is more accurate, but it misses out on key KOs
- Ice Punch can be used to surprise opposing Dragons
- Shadow Ball can be used to deal heavy damage to Reuniclus
- A more physically inclined spread can be used, forgoing Psychic / Psyshock for Zen Headbutt
- Hidden Power Fighting can be used to deal even more damage to Tyranitar (note that the use of HP Fighting leaves you unable to Speed tie with opposing Azelf and Starmie)
- The switches Azelf forces can give it a free turn to set Stealth Rock up
- Expert Belt can be used to fake choice items or Focus Sash
- Thunder murders Politoed, establishes itself as a lead of sorts
- Loves hazards, so hazard setters such as Ferrothorn and Deoxys-D, work well with Azelf
- Fighting-types work well due to innate ability to capitalize on Tyranitar and Choice-locked Scizor; Mienshao and Infernape make ideal teammates
- Something that can take care of Scizor, such as Mag or a Fire-type, is needed
- Pokemon that appreciate the absence of Steels and fighters should be considered
- A Scizor of your own is an excellent teammate due to its ability to eliminate Reuniclus
- Other VoltTurners, such as Rotom-W, Hydreigon, and Landorus, can be used with this set