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Escavalier [QC 3/3] [GP 2/2]
- Thread starter Pastelle
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i went over both of these
and here's a note for both of you
and here's the check for the OP. hit the Reply button to implement; don't copypaste, thanks. GP 1/2
[OVERVIEW]
Escavalier possess (Escavalier is singular; you can tell from "making it a great..." so this should be "possesses". also a typing can't really be powerful) powerful offensive typing and very low Speed, making it a great all-out-attacker ("all-out attacker") under Trick Room. In addition to its powerful dual STAB moves, it also has great coverage in the form of Knock Off and Drill Run. ItsEscavalier's ability, (AC) Overcoat, (AC) (Escavalier has more than one ability, so these commas shouldn't really be here) allows ("it") to easily switch into (RSpace) Spore and Sleep Powder users, (if the phrase after "while" isn't a complete sentence, there generally shouldn't be a comma before "while") while also ignoring redirection from Rage Powder. To top it off, its Escavalier's base 20 Speed makes it the slowest viable Trick Room attacker except for, (AC) bar Mega Camerupt, which it speed-ties ("Speed ties") with. However, this is where the good things about Escavalier's ends. (good fluff cutting) Its Speed severely cripples it outside of Trick Room, and its typing makes it extremely vulnerable to common Fire-types like such as Charizard and Talonflame. Plus, like any physical attacker, it's susceptible to Intimidate and burns.
[SET]
name: Trick Room Attacker
move 1: Megahorn
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Drill Run / Knock Off
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Overcoat
nature: Brave
evs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 24 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Megahorn and Iron Head are both strong STAB attacks that score a lot of OHKOes ("OHKOes" is a verb; "OHKOs" is a noun. think "goes" or "does"; they have an e, and they are verbs) against threats like such as Sylveon and Latios, (AC) respectively. (theoretically a decent addition, but look at the order of the moves: Megahorn and Iron Head) Drill Run provides excellent coverage against opposing Steel-types such as Metagross and Heatran. Knock Off could can be used over Drill Run, as it (excellent) hits Ghost-types such as Aegislash and Gengar that Escavalier otherwise wouldn't be able to touch, as well as serves as a utility to remove important foe's (should be foes'; right now it's the equivalent of saying "remove cat's items" or "remove bag's items" or something) items. Both are good options, and it depends on what your team would most benefit from. Protect rounds out the set to keeps Escavalier safe whilen its partner sets up Trick Room, or if its partner takes out a threat to it out.
Set Details
========
Escavalier runs max (abbreviations are informal, so use "maximum") Attack and a Brave nature for as much damage to hit as hard as possible, since (only use "since" to refer to time, like "I haven't eaten since noon"; don't use it for causation) it is an all-out-attacker (see previous note). The HP EV's (yeah, good) give it more bulk, and also lands (what's the verb referring to? not EVs, apparently, because EVs is plural) on a Life Orb number to which (you will almost always need a comma before "which") minimizes Life Orb recoil. The remaining EV's can be put in either defensive stat. Life Orb gives Escavalier even more attacking power. (RP), (AC) although Lum Berry could also be used, since Escavalier is so vulnerable to burns. However, it causes it Escavalier (good change to reduce ambiguity) to lose a lot of attacking power. Like any Trick Room Pokemon attacker, Escavalier should be running 0 speed (always capitalize stat names) IV's to ensure it moves first under Trick Room.
Usage Tips
========
Using Trick Room is a near-requirement for Escavalier. (RP) With Trick Room up, it Escavalier can outspeed every notable threat in the metagame, (AC) and is a requirement when using one. (right now, "is" refers back to Escavalier. Escavalier is a requirement when using one? needs some more restructuring to make this work. although, I thought the original two sentences were fine.) After Trick Room expires, Escavalier is severely crippled, (crippled makes me think burned or heavily damaged or paralyzed, so I might change the word here) so it should ideally only be on the field when its (its vs it's) up. It should be noted that Escavalier's coverage moves are only useful under Trick Room, as threats the likes of Heatran and (add another threat) will outspeed and OHKO it otherwise. It was mentioned previously that (don't link to other parts of the analysis) (good) Knock Off and Drill Run can check Aegislash.; however, (yay for semicolons) if either of those moves makes contact with King's Shield, Escavalier's Attack will severely drop, so be careful. Also mentioned previously, Overcoat allows it to switch-in ("switch-in" is a noun) to Spore and Sleep Powder users such as Amoonguss, Breloom, or ("users" is plural, so I like to change "or" to "and" in these cases) Venusaur. Lastly, due to its 4x weakness to Fire-types, (dangling modifier, sort of. should change "its" to "Escavalier's") all users of these attacks should be properly dealt with before Escavalier is brought onto the field.
Team Options
========
Escavalier thrives in Trick Room, (RC) so setters like Cresselia and Jellicent make good partners, (AC) as Escavalier thrives under it. (I find the original a bit nicer) Cresselia can also handle opposing Fighting- types for Escavalier, and use Safeguard to protect against burns. Escavalier in return can do heavy damage against any Dark-type that threatens Cresselia. Fire-type checks such as Suicune and Azumarill are required to counter take on Escavalier's weakness. Good checks include Azumarill and Suicune. (RP)Also, because of this Fire-type weakness, Escavalier can function well on a rain team with Politoed, (AC) as well as a solid offensive pivot and Trick Room counter. (RP) (this is ambiguous and could be read as saying Escavalier functions well with Politoed, a solid offensive pivot, and a Trick Room counter. needs rewording) It also serves as a good offensive pivot and Trick Room counter on a Rain team. This is ideally the only time Escavalier shouldn't be on a semi or full Trick Room team. Escavalier is very vulnerable to Intimidate users such as Landorus-T and Scrafty, so checks to common Intimidate users like these Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Scrafty are much appreciated. Some good checks include Thundurus and Sylveon are appreciated. It Escavalier also struggles against bulky Water-types, so Electric-types such as Thundurus, Rotom-W, and Zapdos work well when paired with it.Lastly, (RC) Pokemon with Rock- (RH)typing (great) or coverage like such as Mega Diancie and Landorus work well with Escavalier as a means to check Fire-types such as Talonflame and Mega Charizard-Y (no dash). Terrakion can also be used to check Heatran.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Assault Vest is the most widely used item besides other than the ones in the sample moveset standard set. (the standard set is not an item) Even though it makes Escavalier more bulky, not being able to run Protect leaves it a sitting duck for burns and Fire-type attacks, (AC) as well as It also doesn't make it enough of an losing its offensive presence threat. In addition, a set with Swords Dance can make Escavalier a powerful set-up (should be setup) sweeper under Trick Room.(RP) ;(ASC) however, in order to run Swords Dance, it would have to give up either a coverage move or Protect, both of which are very crucial to Escavalier's viability. (AP)
Checks and Counters
===================
**Speed Control**: Without Trick Room, Escavalier is vulnerable to every other threat in the metagame, since it always has to take an attack before it can attack itself. (AP)
**Typing Advantage**: Escavalier is extremely weak to Fire-types such as Heatran, Charizard, and Talonflame. Heatran however can be OHKOed by Drill Run however. (AP)
**Intimidate and Burns**: Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp users such as Landorus-T and Gengar can severly cripple Escavalier's power. (AP)
Escavalier possess (Escavalier is singular; you can tell from "making it a great..." so this should be "possesses". also a typing can't really be powerful) powerful offensive typing and very low Speed, making it a great all-out-attacker ("all-out attacker") under Trick Room. In addition to its powerful dual STAB moves, it also has great coverage in the form of Knock Off and Drill Run. ItsEscavalier's ability, (AC) Overcoat, (AC) (Escavalier has more than one ability, so these commas shouldn't really be here) allows ("it") to easily switch into (RSpace) Spore and Sleep Powder users, (if the phrase after "while" isn't a complete sentence, there generally shouldn't be a comma before "while") while also ignoring redirection from Rage Powder. To top it off, its Escavalier's base 20 Speed makes it the slowest viable Trick Room attacker except for, (AC) bar Mega Camerupt, which it speed-ties ("Speed ties") with. However, this is where the good things about Escavalier's ends. (good fluff cutting) Its Speed severely cripples it outside of Trick Room, and its typing makes it extremely vulnerable to common Fire-types like such as Charizard and Talonflame. Plus, like any physical attacker, it's susceptible to Intimidate and burns.
[SET]
name: Trick Room Attacker
move 1: Megahorn
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Drill Run / Knock Off
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Overcoat
nature: Brave
evs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 24 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Megahorn and Iron Head are both strong STAB attacks that score a lot of OHKOes ("OHKOes" is a verb; "OHKOs" is a noun. think "goes" or "does"; they have an e, and they are verbs) against threats like such as Sylveon and Latios, (AC) respectively. (theoretically a decent addition, but look at the order of the moves: Megahorn and Iron Head) Drill Run provides excellent coverage against opposing Steel-types such as Metagross and Heatran. Knock Off could can be used over Drill Run, as it (excellent) hits Ghost-types such as Aegislash and Gengar that Escavalier otherwise wouldn't be able to touch, as well as serves as a utility to remove important foe's (should be foes'; right now it's the equivalent of saying "remove cat's items" or "remove bag's items" or something) items. Both are good options, and it depends on what your team would most benefit from. Protect rounds out the set to keeps Escavalier safe whilen its partner sets up Trick Room, or if its partner takes out a threat to it out.
Set Details
========
Escavalier runs max (abbreviations are informal, so use "maximum") Attack and a Brave nature for as much damage to hit as hard as possible, since (only use "since" to refer to time, like "I haven't eaten since noon"; don't use it for causation) it is an all-out-attacker (see previous note). The HP EV's (yeah, good) give it more bulk, and also lands (what's the verb referring to? not EVs, apparently, because EVs is plural) on a Life Orb number to which (you will almost always need a comma before "which") minimizes Life Orb recoil. The remaining EV's can be put in either defensive stat. Life Orb gives Escavalier even more attacking power. (RP), (AC) although Lum Berry could also be used, since Escavalier is so vulnerable to burns. However, it causes it Escavalier (good change to reduce ambiguity) to lose a lot of attacking power. Like any Trick Room Pokemon attacker, Escavalier should be running 0 speed (always capitalize stat names) IV's to ensure it moves first under Trick Room.
Usage Tips
========
Using Trick Room is a near-requirement for Escavalier. (RP) With Trick Room up, it Escavalier can outspeed every notable threat in the metagame, (AC) and is a requirement when using one. (right now, "is" refers back to Escavalier. Escavalier is a requirement when using one? needs some more restructuring to make this work. although, I thought the original two sentences were fine.) After Trick Room expires, Escavalier is severely crippled, (crippled makes me think burned or heavily damaged or paralyzed, so I might change the word here) so it should ideally only be on the field when its (its vs it's) up. It should be noted that Escavalier's coverage moves are only useful under Trick Room, as threats the likes of Heatran and (add another threat) will outspeed and OHKO it otherwise. It was mentioned previously that (don't link to other parts of the analysis) (good) Knock Off and Drill Run can check Aegislash.; however, (yay for semicolons) if either of those moves makes contact with King's Shield, Escavalier's Attack will severely drop, so be careful. Also mentioned previously, Overcoat allows it to switch-in ("switch-in" is a noun) to Spore and Sleep Powder users such as Amoonguss, Breloom, or ("users" is plural, so I like to change "or" to "and" in these cases) Venusaur. Lastly, due to its 4x weakness to Fire-types, (dangling modifier, sort of. should change "its" to "Escavalier's") all users of these attacks should be properly dealt with before Escavalier is brought onto the field.
Team Options
========
Escavalier thrives in Trick Room, (RC) so setters like Cresselia and Jellicent make good partners, (AC) as Escavalier thrives under it. (I find the original a bit nicer) Cresselia can also handle opposing Fighting- types for Escavalier, and use Safeguard to protect against burns. Escavalier in return can do heavy damage against any Dark-type that threatens Cresselia. Fire-type checks such as Suicune and Azumarill are required to counter take on Escavalier's weakness. Good checks include Azumarill and Suicune. (RP)Also, because of this Fire-type weakness, Escavalier can function well on a rain team with Politoed, (AC) as well as a solid offensive pivot and Trick Room counter. (RP) (this is ambiguous and could be read as saying Escavalier functions well with Politoed, a solid offensive pivot, and a Trick Room counter. needs rewording) It also serves as a good offensive pivot and Trick Room counter on a Rain team. This is ideally the only time Escavalier shouldn't be on a semi or full Trick Room team. Escavalier is very vulnerable to Intimidate users such as Landorus-T and Scrafty, so checks to common Intimidate users like these Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Scrafty are much appreciated. Some good checks include Thundurus and Sylveon are appreciated. It Escavalier also struggles against bulky Water-types, so Electric-types such as Thundurus, Rotom-W, and Zapdos work well when paired with it.Lastly, (RC) Pokemon with Rock- (RH)typing (great) or coverage like such as Mega Diancie and Landorus work well with Escavalier as a means to check Fire-types such as Talonflame and Mega Charizard-Y (no dash). Terrakion can also be used to check Heatran.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Assault Vest is the most widely used item besides other than the ones in the sample moveset standard set. (the standard set is not an item) Even though it makes Escavalier more bulky, not being able to run Protect leaves it a sitting duck for burns and Fire-type attacks, (AC) as well as It also doesn't make it enough of an losing its offensive presence threat. In addition, a set with Swords Dance can make Escavalier a powerful set-up (should be setup) sweeper under Trick Room.(RP) ;(ASC) however, in order to run Swords Dance, it would have to give up either a coverage move or Protect, both of which are very crucial to Escavalier's viability. (AP)
Checks and Counters
===================
**Speed Control**: Without Trick Room, Escavalier is vulnerable to every other threat in the metagame, since it always has to take an attack before it can attack itself. (AP)
**Typing Advantage**: Escavalier is extremely weak to Fire-types such as Heatran, Charizard, and Talonflame. Heatran however can be OHKOed by Drill Run however. (AP)
**Intimidate and Burns**: Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp users such as Landorus-T and Gengar can severly cripple Escavalier's power. (AP)
[OVERVIEW]
Escavalier possess (Escavalier is singular; you can tell from "making it a great..." so this should be "possesses". also, a typing can't really be powerful) powerful offensive typing and very low Speed, making it a great all-out-attacker ("all-out attacker") under Trick Room. In addition to its powerful dual STAB moves, it also has great coverage in the form of Knock Off and Drill Run. Its ability Overcoat allows to (allows what to?) easily switch in to Spore and Sleep Powder users, while (if the phrase that follows after "while" is not a complete sentence on its own, you probably shouldn't have a comma before "while") also ignoring redirection from Rage Powder. To top it off, its base 20 Speed makes it the slowest viable Trick Room attacker except for Mega Camerupt, which it speed-ties ("Speed ties") with. However, this is where the good things about Escavalier ends end. (good change, but I'd probably cut much of this sentence out on account of it being fluff) Its Speed severely cripples it outside of Trick Room, and its typing makes it extremely vulnerable to common Fire-[Remove Space]types like such as Charizard and Talonflame. Plus, like any physical attacker, its it's susceptible to Intimidate and burns burn.
[Trick Room Attacker] (this is not the correct format for sets)
name: Trick Room Attacker
move 1: Megahorn
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Drill Run / Knock Off
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Overcoat
nature: Brave
evs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 24 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Megahorn and Iron Head are both strong STAB attacks that score a lot of OHKOes ("OHKOes" is a verb, like "does" or "goes". "OHKOs" is the noun that you are looking for here) against threats like such as Sylveon and Latios. Drill Run provides excellent coverage against opposing Steel-types such as Metagross and Heatran. Knock Off could be used over Drill Run, as hits (as what hits?) Ghost-types such as Aegislash and Gengar that Escavalier otherwise wouldn't be able to touch, as well as while also serves serving (again, there should not be a comma before while) as a utility to remove important items. Both are good options, and it depends on what your team would most benefit from. Protect rounds out the set to keep Escavalier safe when its partner sets up Trick Room, or if its partner takes out a threat to it.
Set Details
========
Escavalier runs max (abbreviations are informal, so write out the whole word) Attack and a Brave nature for as much damage as possible, since (only use "since" to refer to time, like "I haven't eaten since noon") it is an all-out-attacker. The HP EV's EVs give it more bulk, and also lands (what's this "lands" referring to? not EVs, as EVs is plural...) on a Life Orb number to minimize Life Orb recoil. The remaining EV's EVs can be put in either defensive stat. Life Orb gives Escavalier even more attack power. Lum Berry could also be used, since Escavalier is so vulnerable to burns burn. However, it causes it to lose a lot of attack power. Like any Trick Room Pokemon, Escavalier should be running 0 speed Speed IV's IVs [I seem to be correcting "IV's" and "EV's" a bit here. Make sure to use "IVs" and "EVs" instead. You use the apostrophe for contractions. There aren't any contractions here, so no need for the apostrophe.] to ensure it moves first under Trick Room.
Usage Tips
========
Using Trick Room is a near-requirement for Escavalier. With Trick Room up, it can outspeed every notable threat in the metagame. After Trick Room expires, Escavalier is severely crippled, so it should ideally only be on the field when its up. It should be noted that Escavalier's coverage moves are only useful under Trick Room, as threats like such as Heatran [Might want something else here?] will outspeed and OHKO it otherwise. It was mentioned previously (avoid referencing things said in other sections or sets like this. just remove this and start with "Knock Off and Drill Run...") that Knock Off and Drill Run can check Aegislash. However, if either of those moves makes contact with Kings (King's) Shield, Escavalier's Attack will severely drop, so be careful. Also mentioned previously, Overcoat allows it to switch-in ("switch-in" is a noun) to Spore and Sleep Powder users such as Amoonguss, Breloom, or ("users" is plural, so I think it makes more sense to use "and" here) Venusaur. Lastly, due to its 4x weakness to Fire-types, (sort of a dangling modifier. should change "its" to "Escavalier's") all users of these attacks should be properly dealt with before Escavalier is brought onto the field.
Team Options
========
Escavalier thrives in Trick Room, so setters like such as Cresselia and Jellicent make good partners. Cresselia can also handle opposing Fighting- types (fix spacing) for Escavalier, and use Safeguard to protect against burns. Escavalier in return can do heavy damage against any Dark- type (ditto) that threatens Cresselia. Fire-type checks, such as Azumarill and Suicune, are required to counter Escavalier's weakness. Good checks include Azumarill and Suicune. Also, because of this Fire-type weakness, Escavalier can function well on a rain team with Politoed, as well as a good offensive pivot and Trick Room counter. (weird, Twix made the same error here...go read the explanation in his section, i'm lazy) It also serves as a good offensive pivot and Trick Room counter on a Rain team. This is ideally the only time Escavalier shouldn't be on a semi or full Trick Room team. Escavalier is very vulnerable to Intimidate, so checks to common Intimidate users like such as Landorus-T and Scrafty are much appreciated. Some good checks include Thundurus and Sylveon. It also struggles against bulky Water-[Remove Space]types, so Electric-[Remove Space]types such as Thundurus, Rotom-W, and Zapdos work well.[Add Space]Lastly, Pokemon with Rock-[Remove Hyphen]typing (good) or coverage like such as Mega Diancie and Landorus work well with Escavalier as a means to check Talonflame and Mega Charizard-Y (no dash). Terrakion can also be used to check Heatran.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Assault Vest is the most widely used item besides the ones in the sample moveset. Even though it makes Escavalier more bulky, not being able to run Protect leaves it a sitting duck for burns.[RP],[AC] making Escavalier's offensive presence underwhelming. It also doesn't make it enough of an offensive threat. In addition, a set with Swords Dance can make Escavalier a powerful set-up (setup) sweeper under Trick Room. However, in In order to run Swords Dance, it would have to give up either a coverage move or Protect, both of which are very crucial to Escavalier's viability.[AP]
Checks and Counters
===================
**Speed Control**: Without Trick Room, Escavalier is vulnerable to every other threat in the metagame, since it always has to take an attack before it can attack itself.[AP]
**Typing Advantage**: (this is not a complete sentence) 4x weak to Fire-types such as Heatran, Charizard, and Talonflame. Heatran however can be OHKOed by Drill Run.[AP]
**Intimidate and Burns**: Intimate Intimidate and Will-o-Wisp Will-O-Wisp users such as Landorus-T and Gengar may severly (severely) cripple Escavalier's power.[AP]
Escavalier possess (Escavalier is singular; you can tell from "making it a great..." so this should be "possesses". also, a typing can't really be powerful) powerful offensive typing and very low Speed, making it a great all-out-attacker ("all-out attacker") under Trick Room. In addition to its powerful dual STAB moves, it also has great coverage in the form of Knock Off and Drill Run. Its ability Overcoat allows to (allows what to?) easily switch in to Spore and Sleep Powder users, while (if the phrase that follows after "while" is not a complete sentence on its own, you probably shouldn't have a comma before "while") also ignoring redirection from Rage Powder. To top it off, its base 20 Speed makes it the slowest viable Trick Room attacker except for Mega Camerupt, which it speed-ties ("Speed ties") with. However, this is where the good things about Escavalier ends end. (good change, but I'd probably cut much of this sentence out on account of it being fluff) Its Speed severely cripples it outside of Trick Room, and its typing makes it extremely vulnerable to common Fire-[Remove Space]types like such as Charizard and Talonflame. Plus, like any physical attacker, its it's susceptible to Intimidate and burns burn.
[Trick Room Attacker] (this is not the correct format for sets)
name: Trick Room Attacker
move 1: Megahorn
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Drill Run / Knock Off
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Overcoat
nature: Brave
evs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 24 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Megahorn and Iron Head are both strong STAB attacks that score a lot of OHKOes ("OHKOes" is a verb, like "does" or "goes". "OHKOs" is the noun that you are looking for here) against threats like such as Sylveon and Latios. Drill Run provides excellent coverage against opposing Steel-types such as Metagross and Heatran. Knock Off could be used over Drill Run, as hits (as what hits?) Ghost-types such as Aegislash and Gengar that Escavalier otherwise wouldn't be able to touch, as well as while also serves serving (again, there should not be a comma before while) as a utility to remove important items. Both are good options, and it depends on what your team would most benefit from. Protect rounds out the set to keep Escavalier safe when its partner sets up Trick Room, or if its partner takes out a threat to it.
Set Details
========
Escavalier runs max (abbreviations are informal, so write out the whole word) Attack and a Brave nature for as much damage as possible, since (only use "since" to refer to time, like "I haven't eaten since noon") it is an all-out-attacker. The HP EV's EVs give it more bulk, and also lands (what's this "lands" referring to? not EVs, as EVs is plural...) on a Life Orb number to minimize Life Orb recoil. The remaining EV's EVs can be put in either defensive stat. Life Orb gives Escavalier even more attack power. Lum Berry could also be used, since Escavalier is so vulnerable to burns burn. However, it causes it to lose a lot of attack power. Like any Trick Room Pokemon, Escavalier should be running 0 speed Speed IV's IVs [I seem to be correcting "IV's" and "EV's" a bit here. Make sure to use "IVs" and "EVs" instead. You use the apostrophe for contractions. There aren't any contractions here, so no need for the apostrophe.] to ensure it moves first under Trick Room.
Usage Tips
========
Using Trick Room is a near-requirement for Escavalier. With Trick Room up, it can outspeed every notable threat in the metagame. After Trick Room expires, Escavalier is severely crippled, so it should ideally only be on the field when its up. It should be noted that Escavalier's coverage moves are only useful under Trick Room, as threats like such as Heatran [Might want something else here?] will outspeed and OHKO it otherwise. It was mentioned previously (avoid referencing things said in other sections or sets like this. just remove this and start with "Knock Off and Drill Run...") that Knock Off and Drill Run can check Aegislash. However, if either of those moves makes contact with Kings (King's) Shield, Escavalier's Attack will severely drop, so be careful. Also mentioned previously, Overcoat allows it to switch-in ("switch-in" is a noun) to Spore and Sleep Powder users such as Amoonguss, Breloom, or ("users" is plural, so I think it makes more sense to use "and" here) Venusaur. Lastly, due to its 4x weakness to Fire-types, (sort of a dangling modifier. should change "its" to "Escavalier's") all users of these attacks should be properly dealt with before Escavalier is brought onto the field.
Team Options
========
Escavalier thrives in Trick Room, so setters like such as Cresselia and Jellicent make good partners. Cresselia can also handle opposing Fighting- types (fix spacing) for Escavalier, and use Safeguard to protect against burns. Escavalier in return can do heavy damage against any Dark- type (ditto) that threatens Cresselia. Fire-type checks, such as Azumarill and Suicune, are required to counter Escavalier's weakness. Good checks include Azumarill and Suicune. Also, because of this Fire-type weakness, Escavalier can function well on a rain team with Politoed, as well as a good offensive pivot and Trick Room counter. (weird, Twix made the same error here...go read the explanation in his section, i'm lazy) It also serves as a good offensive pivot and Trick Room counter on a Rain team. This is ideally the only time Escavalier shouldn't be on a semi or full Trick Room team. Escavalier is very vulnerable to Intimidate, so checks to common Intimidate users like such as Landorus-T and Scrafty are much appreciated. Some good checks include Thundurus and Sylveon. It also struggles against bulky Water-[Remove Space]types, so Electric-[Remove Space]types such as Thundurus, Rotom-W, and Zapdos work well.[Add Space]Lastly, Pokemon with Rock-[Remove Hyphen]typing (good) or coverage like such as Mega Diancie and Landorus work well with Escavalier as a means to check Talonflame and Mega Charizard-Y (no dash). Terrakion can also be used to check Heatran.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Assault Vest is the most widely used item besides the ones in the sample moveset. Even though it makes Escavalier more bulky, not being able to run Protect leaves it a sitting duck for burns.[RP],[AC] making Escavalier's offensive presence underwhelming. It also doesn't make it enough of an offensive threat. In addition, a set with Swords Dance can make Escavalier a powerful set-up (setup) sweeper under Trick Room. However, in In order to run Swords Dance, it would have to give up either a coverage move or Protect, both of which are very crucial to Escavalier's viability.[AP]
Checks and Counters
===================
**Speed Control**: Without Trick Room, Escavalier is vulnerable to every other threat in the metagame, since it always has to take an attack before it can attack itself.[AP]
**Typing Advantage**: (this is not a complete sentence) 4x weak to Fire-types such as Heatran, Charizard, and Talonflame. Heatran however can be OHKOed by Drill Run.[AP]
**Intimidate and Burns**: Intimate Intimidate and Will-o-Wisp Will-O-Wisp users such as Landorus-T and Gengar may severly (severely) cripple Escavalier's power.[AP]
and here's a note for both of you
I went to the store, and bought milk. (unnecessary comma, breaks flow)
I went to the store, and I bought milk. (fine)
I went to the store and bought milk. (fine)
Both of you either created sentences like the first one or, if they were already in the OP, left them unchanged. Please fix them in the future. Some checkers are more lenient with this type of error but I'm not :^)
I went to the store, and I bought milk. (fine)
I went to the store and bought milk. (fine)
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[OVERVIEW]
Escavalier possesses a great powerful offensive typing and very low Speed, making it a great all-out attacker under Trick Room. In addition to its powerful dual STAB moves, it also has great coverage in the form of Knock Off and Drill Run. Its ability Overcoat allows it to easily switch in to Spore and Sleep Powder users, while also ignoring as well as ignore redirection from Rage Powder. To top it off, its base 20 Speed makes it the slowest viable Trick Room attacker except for Mega Camerupt, which it Speed ties with. However, this is where the good things about Escavalier ends. Its Escavalier's Speed severely cripples it outside of Trick Room, and its typing makes it extremely vulnerable to common Fire-types such as like Charizard and Talonflame. Plus, like any physical attacker, it's susceptible to Intimidate and burns.
[Trick Room Attacker][SET]
name: Trick Room Attacker
move 1: Megahorn
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Drill Run / Knock Off
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Overcoat
nature: Brave
evs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 24 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Megahorn and Iron Head are both strong STAB attacks that score a lot of OHKOs against threats such as like Sylveon and Latios and Sylveon. Drill Run provides excellent coverage against opposing Steel-types such as Metagross and Heatran. Knock Off could be used over Drill Run, as it hits Ghost-types such as Aegislash and Gengar, which that Escavalier otherwise wouldn't be able to touch (technically it can touch them with Megahorn), as well as serving serves as a utility move to remove important items. Both are good options, and it the choice depends on what your team would most benefit from. Protect rounds out the set to keep Escavalier safe when while its partner sets up Trick Room, (RC) or if its partner takes out a threat to it.
Set Details
========
Escavalier runs maximum Attack investment and a Brave nature for as much damage output as possible, as since it is an all-out attacker. The HP EVs give it more bulk, and also lands and let its HP land on a Life Orb number to minimize Life Orb recoil. The remaining EVs can be put in either defensive stat. Life Orb gives Escavalier even more attack power. Lum Berry could also be used, since as Escavalier is so vulnerable to burns. However, it causes it to lose a lot of attack power. Like any Trick Room Pokemon, Escavalier should be running a 0 Speed IV speed IV's to ensure it moves first under Trick Room.
Usage Tips
========
Using Trick Room is a near-requirement for Escavalier. With Trick Room up, it can outspeed every notable threat in the metagame. After Trick Room expires, Escavalier [loses much of its usefulness/becomes much less threatening -- pick one] is severely crippled, so it should ideally only be on the field when the field condition is its up. It should be noted that Escavalier's coverage moves are only useful under Trick Room or when used on the switch (y/n?), as threats like such as Heatran will outspeed and OHKO it otherwise. It was mentioned previously that Knock Off and Drill Run can be used to check Aegislash; however,. However, if either of those moves makes contact with King's Shield, Escavalier's Attack will severely drop severely, so be careful. Also mentioned previously, Thanks to Overcoat, Escavalier can freely switch into allows it to switch-in to Spore and Sleep Powder users such as Amoonguss, Breloom, or and Venusaur. Lastly, due to its Escavalier's 4x weakness to Fire-types, all users of these attacks should be properly dealt with before Escavalier is brought onto the field.
Team Options
========
Escavalier thrives in Trick Room, so setters such as like Cresselia and Jellicent make for good partners. Cresselia can also handle opposing Fighting-types for Escavalier, (RC) and use Safeguard to protect the team from against burns. Escavalier in return can do heavy damage against any Dark-type that threatens Cresselia. Fire-type checks are required to counter Escavalier's weakness; good options. Good checks include Azumarill and Suicune. Also, because of this Fire-type weakness, Escavalier can function well on a rain team with Politoed, serving. It also serves as a good offensive pivot and Trick Room counter on a Rain team. This is ideally the only time Escavalier shouldn't be on a semi- or full Trick Room team. Escavalier is very vulnerable to Intimidate, so checks to common Intimidate users such as like Landorus-T and Scrafty are much appreciated. Some good checks include Thundurus and Sylveon. It Escavalier also struggles against bulky Water-types, so Electric-types such as Thundurus, Rotom-W, and Zapdos work well. (space) Lastly, Pokemon with Rock typing or coverage moves, such as like Mega Diancie and Landorus, (AC) work well with Escavalier as a means to check Talonflame and Mega Charizard Y. Terrakion can also be used to check Heatran.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Assault Vest is the most widely used item besides the ones in the sample moveset. Even though it makes Escavalier more bulky, it prevents it from running Protect, which not being able to run Protect leaves it a sitting duck for burns. It, and also doesn't improve its offensive presence make it enough of an offensive threat. In addition, a A set with Swords Dance can make Escavalier a powerful setup sweeper under Trick Room. However, in order to run Swords Dance, it would have to give up either a coverage move or Protect, both of which are very crucial to Escavalier's viability. (AP)
Checks and Counters
===================
**Speed Control**: Without Trick Room, Escavalier is vulnerable to every other threat in the metagame, as its low Speed means since it always has to take an attack before it can attack itself move.
**Typing Advantage**: Escavalier is 4x weak to Fire, making Fire-types such as Heatran, Charizard, and Talonflame good [checks or counters, whichever is accurate] to it. Heatran, (AC) however, (AC) can be OHKOed by Drill Run. (AP)
**Intimidate and Burns**: Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp users such as Landorus-T and Gengar severely cripple Escavalier's power. (AP)
Escavalier possesses a great powerful offensive typing and very low Speed, making it a great all-out attacker under Trick Room. In addition to its powerful dual STAB moves, it also has great coverage in the form of Knock Off and Drill Run. Its ability Overcoat allows it to easily switch in to Spore and Sleep Powder users, while also ignoring as well as ignore redirection from Rage Powder. To top it off, its base 20 Speed makes it the slowest viable Trick Room attacker except for Mega Camerupt, which it Speed ties with. However, this is where the good things about Escavalier ends. Its Escavalier's Speed severely cripples it outside of Trick Room, and its typing makes it extremely vulnerable to common Fire-types such as like Charizard and Talonflame. Plus, like any physical attacker, it's susceptible to Intimidate and burns.
[Trick Room Attacker][SET]
name: Trick Room Attacker
move 1: Megahorn
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Drill Run / Knock Off
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Overcoat
nature: Brave
evs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 24 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Megahorn and Iron Head are both strong STAB attacks that score a lot of OHKOs against threats such as like Sylveon and Latios and Sylveon. Drill Run provides excellent coverage against opposing Steel-types such as Metagross and Heatran. Knock Off could be used over Drill Run, as it hits Ghost-types such as Aegislash and Gengar, which that Escavalier otherwise wouldn't be able to touch (technically it can touch them with Megahorn), as well as serving serves as a utility move to remove important items. Both are good options, and it the choice depends on what your team would most benefit from. Protect rounds out the set to keep Escavalier safe when while its partner sets up Trick Room, (RC) or if its partner takes out a threat to it.
Set Details
========
Escavalier runs maximum Attack investment and a Brave nature for as much damage output as possible, as since it is an all-out attacker. The HP EVs give it more bulk, and also lands and let its HP land on a Life Orb number to minimize Life Orb recoil. The remaining EVs can be put in either defensive stat. Life Orb gives Escavalier even more attack power. Lum Berry could also be used, since as Escavalier is so vulnerable to burns. However, it causes it to lose a lot of attack power. Like any Trick Room Pokemon, Escavalier should be running a 0 Speed IV speed IV's to ensure it moves first under Trick Room.
Usage Tips
========
Using Trick Room is a near-requirement for Escavalier. With Trick Room up, it can outspeed every notable threat in the metagame. After Trick Room expires, Escavalier [loses much of its usefulness/becomes much less threatening -- pick one] is severely crippled, so it should ideally only be on the field when the field condition is its up. It should be noted that Escavalier's coverage moves are only useful under Trick Room or when used on the switch (y/n?), as threats like such as Heatran will outspeed and OHKO it otherwise. It was mentioned previously that Knock Off and Drill Run can be used to check Aegislash; however,. However, if either of those moves makes contact with King's Shield, Escavalier's Attack will severely drop severely, so be careful. Also mentioned previously, Thanks to Overcoat, Escavalier can freely switch into allows it to switch-in to Spore and Sleep Powder users such as Amoonguss, Breloom, or and Venusaur. Lastly, due to its Escavalier's 4x weakness to Fire-types, all users of these attacks should be properly dealt with before Escavalier is brought onto the field.
Team Options
========
Escavalier thrives in Trick Room, so setters such as like Cresselia and Jellicent make for good partners. Cresselia can also handle opposing Fighting-types for Escavalier, (RC) and use Safeguard to protect the team from against burns. Escavalier in return can do heavy damage against any Dark-type that threatens Cresselia. Fire-type checks are required to counter Escavalier's weakness; good options. Good checks include Azumarill and Suicune. Also, because of this Fire-type weakness, Escavalier can function well on a rain team with Politoed, serving. It also serves as a good offensive pivot and Trick Room counter on a Rain team. This is ideally the only time Escavalier shouldn't be on a semi- or full Trick Room team. Escavalier is very vulnerable to Intimidate, so checks to common Intimidate users such as like Landorus-T and Scrafty are much appreciated. Some good checks include Thundurus and Sylveon. It Escavalier also struggles against bulky Water-types, so Electric-types such as Thundurus, Rotom-W, and Zapdos work well. (space) Lastly, Pokemon with Rock typing or coverage moves, such as like Mega Diancie and Landorus, (AC) work well with Escavalier as a means to check Talonflame and Mega Charizard Y. Terrakion can also be used to check Heatran.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Assault Vest is the most widely used item besides the ones in the sample moveset. Even though it makes Escavalier more bulky, it prevents it from running Protect, which not being able to run Protect leaves it a sitting duck for burns. It, and also doesn't improve its offensive presence make it enough of an offensive threat. In addition, a A set with Swords Dance can make Escavalier a powerful setup sweeper under Trick Room. However, in order to run Swords Dance, it would have to give up either a coverage move or Protect, both of which are very crucial to Escavalier's viability. (AP)
Checks and Counters
===================
**Speed Control**: Without Trick Room, Escavalier is vulnerable to every other threat in the metagame, as its low Speed means since it always has to take an attack before it can attack itself move.
**Typing Advantage**: Escavalier is 4x weak to Fire, making Fire-types such as Heatran, Charizard, and Talonflame good [checks or counters, whichever is accurate] to it. Heatran, (AC) however, (AC) can be OHKOed by Drill Run. (AP)
**Intimidate and Burns**: Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp users such as Landorus-T and Gengar severely cripple Escavalier's power. (AP)
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Pastelle
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Implemented, thanks so much for all of your help!
doing this quick
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GP 2/2
GP 2/2
[OVERVIEW]
Escavalier possesses a great offensive typing (is Bug / Steel actually "great"? Honestly it's kinda terrible afaik, so you should probably reword this to something more appropriate) and very low Speed, making it a great all-out attacker under Trick Room. In addition to its powerful dual STAB moves, it also has great coverage in the form of Knock Off and Drill Run. Its ability Overcoat allows it to easily switch into (remove space) Spore and Sleep Powder users, as well as ignore redirection from Rage Powder. To top it off, its base 20 Speed makes it the slowest viable Trick Room attacker except for Mega Camerupt, which it Speed ties with. However, Escavalier's Speed severelycripples hinders it outside of Trick Room, and its typing makes it extremely vulnerable to common Fire-types such as Charizard and Talonflame. Plus, like any physical attacker, it's susceptible to Intimidate and burns.
[SET]
name: Trick Room Attacker
move 1: Megahorn
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Drill Run / Knock Off
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Overcoat
nature: Brave
evs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 24 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Megahorn and Iron Head are both strong STAB attacks that score a lot of OHKOs against threats such as Latios and Sylveon. Drill Run provides excellent coverage against opposing Steel-types such as Metagross and Heatran. Knock Off could be used over Drill Run, as it hits Ghost-types such as Aegislash and Gengar, (Iron Head OHKOes Gengar, not the best example; pick something else) which Escavalier otherwise wouldn't be able to heavy damage to, as well as serving as a utility move to remove important items. Both are good options, and the choice depends on what your team would most benefit from. Protect rounds out the set to keep Escavalier safe while its partner sets up Trick Room or takes out a threat.
Set Details
========
Escavalier runs maximum Attack investment and a Brave nature for as much damage output as possible, since it is an all-out-attacker. The HP EVs give it more maximize its bulk, and lets its HP land on a Life Orb number to minimize while minimizing Life Orb recoil. The remaining EVs can be put in either defensive stat. Life Orb gives Escavalier even more power. Lum Berry could also be used, as Escavalier is so vulnerable to burns. However, it causes it to lose a lot of power. Like any Trick Room Pokemon, Escavalier should be running a 0 Speed IV to ensure it moves first under Trick Room.
Usage Tips
========
Using Trick Room is a near-requirement for Escavalier. With Trick Room up, it can outspeed every notable threat in the metagame. After Trick Room expires, Escavalier becomes much less threatening, so it should ideally only be on the field when the field condition is up. It should be noted that Escavalier's coverage moves are only useful under Trick Room or on the switch, as threats such as Heatran will outspeed and OHKO it otherwise. Knock Off and Drill Run can be used to check Aegislash; however, if either of those moves makes contact with King's Shield, Escavalier's Attack will drop severely, so be careful. Thanks to Overcoat, Escavalier can freely switch into Spore and Sleep Powder users such as Amoonguss, Breloom,(space)and Venusaur. Lastly, due to Escavalier's 4x weakness to Fire-type moves, all users of these attacks should be properly dealt with before Escavalier is brought onto the field.
Team Options
========
Escavalier thrives in Trick Room, so setters such as Cresselia and Jellicent make for good partners. Cresselia can also handle opposing Fighting-types for Escavalier and use Safeguard to protect the team from burns. Escavalier in return can do heavy damage against any Dark-type that threatens Cresselia. Fire-type checks are required to counter Escavalier's weakness; good options include Azumarill and Suicune.Also Additionally, because of this Fire-type weakness, Escavalier can function well on a rain team with Politoed, serving as a good offensive pivot and Trick Room counter. This is ideally the only time Escavalier shouldn't be on a semi- or full Trick Room team. Escavalier is very vulnerable to Intimidate, so checks to common Intimidate users such as Landorus-T and Scrafty are much appreciated. Some good checks examples include Thundurus and Sylveon. Escavalier also struggles against bulky Water-types, so Electric-types such as Thundurus, Rotom-W, and Zapdos work well. Lastly, Pokemon with Rock typing or coverage like Mega Diancie and Landorus (RC; also shouldn't this be Landorus-T?) work well with Escavalier as a means to check Talonflame and Mega Charizard Y. Terrakion can also be used to check Heatran.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Assault Vest is the most widely used item besides the ones in the sample moveset. Even though it makes Escavalier more bulky, it prevents it from running Protect, which leaves it a sitting duck ("sitting duck" doesn't really work out well here; probably change this to something like "leaves it wide open to burns") for burns (RC) andalso doesn't make it enough of an offensive threat. A set with Swords Dance can make Escavalier a powerful setup sweeper under Trick Room. However, in order to run Swords Dance, it would have to give up either a coverage move or Protect, both of which are very crucial to Escavalier's viability.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Speed Control**: Without Trick Room, Escavalier is vulnerable to every other threat in the metagame, as its low Speed means it always has to take an attack before it can move.
**Typing Advantage**: Escavalier is 4x weak to Fire, making Fire-types such as Heatran, Charizard, and Talonflame good counters to it. Heatran, however, can be OHKOed by Drill Run.
**Intimidate and Burns**: Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp users such as Landorus-T and Gengar severelycripple cut Escavalier's power.
Escavalier possesses a great offensive typing (is Bug / Steel actually "great"? Honestly it's kinda terrible afaik, so you should probably reword this to something more appropriate) and very low Speed, making it a great all-out attacker under Trick Room. In addition to its powerful dual STAB moves, it also has great coverage in the form of Knock Off and Drill Run. Its ability Overcoat allows it to easily switch into (remove space) Spore and Sleep Powder users, as well as ignore redirection from Rage Powder. To top it off, its base 20 Speed makes it the slowest viable Trick Room attacker except for Mega Camerupt, which it Speed ties with. However, Escavalier's Speed severely
[SET]
name: Trick Room Attacker
move 1: Megahorn
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Drill Run / Knock Off
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Overcoat
nature: Brave
evs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 24 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Megahorn and Iron Head are both strong STAB attacks that score a lot of OHKOs against threats such as Latios and Sylveon. Drill Run provides excellent coverage against opposing Steel-types such as Metagross and Heatran. Knock Off could be used over Drill Run, as it hits Ghost-types such as Aegislash and Gengar, (Iron Head OHKOes Gengar, not the best example; pick something else) which Escavalier otherwise wouldn't be able to heavy damage to, as well as serving as a utility move to remove important items. Both are good options, and the choice depends on what your team would most benefit from. Protect rounds out the set to keep Escavalier safe while its partner sets up Trick Room or takes out a threat.
Set Details
========
Escavalier runs maximum Attack investment and a Brave nature for as much damage output as possible, since it is an all-out-attacker. The HP EVs
Usage Tips
========
Using Trick Room is a near-requirement for Escavalier. With Trick Room up, it can outspeed every notable threat in the metagame. After Trick Room expires, Escavalier becomes much less threatening, so it should ideally only be on the field when the field condition is up. It should be noted that Escavalier's coverage moves are only useful under Trick Room or on the switch, as threats such as Heatran will outspeed and OHKO it otherwise. Knock Off and Drill Run can be used to check Aegislash; however, if either of those moves makes contact with King's Shield, Escavalier's Attack will drop severely, so be careful. Thanks to Overcoat, Escavalier can freely switch into Spore and Sleep Powder users such as Amoonguss, Breloom,(space)and Venusaur. Lastly, due to Escavalier's 4x weakness to Fire-type moves, all users of these attacks should be properly dealt with before Escavalier is brought onto the field.
Team Options
========
Escavalier thrives in Trick Room, so setters such as Cresselia and Jellicent make for good partners. Cresselia can also handle opposing Fighting-types for Escavalier and use Safeguard to protect the team from burns. Escavalier in return can do heavy damage against any Dark-type that threatens Cresselia. Fire-type checks are required to counter Escavalier's weakness; good options include Azumarill and Suicune.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Assault Vest is the most widely used item besides the ones in the sample moveset. Even though it makes Escavalier more bulky, it prevents it from running Protect, which leaves it a sitting duck ("sitting duck" doesn't really work out well here; probably change this to something like "leaves it wide open to burns") for burns (RC) and
Checks and Counters
===================
**Speed Control**: Without Trick Room, Escavalier is vulnerable to every other threat in the metagame, as its low Speed means it always has to take an attack before it can move.
**Typing Advantage**: Escavalier is 4x weak to Fire, making Fire-types such as Heatran, Charizard, and Talonflame good counters to it. Heatran, however, can be OHKOed by Drill Run.
**Intimidate and Burns**: Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp users such as Landorus-T and Gengar severely
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Pastelle
we're all star stuff
Sorry this took a couple days, but implemented, thank you so much for your help!
