[OVERVIEW]
Water
========
* Keldeo is an excellent wallbreaker able to KO most walls that do not resist its attacks.
* Keldeo has decent bulk, which means it is able to take powerful hits at full health such as Bolt Strike from Victini.
* It has good STAB attacks in Scald, Hydro Pump, and Secret Sword, which allow Keldeo to be a potent wallbreaker.
* Keldeo has Secret Sword which means it has a psuedo-physical attack, which allows it to KO special walls, most notably Chansey , which Water-type teams trouble.
* Keldeo has a high Speed stat, allowing it to outspeed threats such as Landorus, Nihilego, and Volcarona.
* It also has some handy resistances to Dark-, Rock-, and Bug-type attacks that threaten Water-type teams.
* However, Keldeo lacks powerful coverage moves, which means it is easily walled by Pokemon that resist its STAB attacks.
* Keldeo might be fast, but it is still slower than faster threats with coverage such as Latios and Tapu Koko.
* It also is weak to common Electric- and Grass-type attacks.
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Scald
move 2: Secret Sword
move 3: Hidden Power Electric
move 4: Icy Wind / Hydro Pump
item: Choice Specs
ability: Justified
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
* Scald is Keldeo's primary attack and hits Fire- and Ground-types such as Alolan Marowack and Hippowdon while also having a nice chance to burn.
* Secret Sword allows Keldeo to KO special walls such as Chansey and Empoleon.
* Hidden Power Electric allows Keldeo to KO Mantine and Slowbro, which would otherwise wall Keldeo.
* Icy Wind allows Keldeo to hit Dragon- and Flying-types such as Salamence and Dragonite.
* Hydro Pump can be used to allow Keldeo to 2HKO Zapdos, but without Icy Wind Keldeo is easily walled by Dragon-types such as Latios and Salamence. It also doesn't have the nice burn chance Scald has, while also being somewhat unreliable.
Set Details
========
* Maximum Speed investment along with a Timid Nature allows Keldeo to be as fast as possible,outspeeding threats such as Kyurem-B, Landorus, and Garchomp.
* Maximum Special Attack investment along with Choice Specs allows Keldeo to hit as hard as possible.
* 4 EVs are invested into Special Defense to ensure that Download users such as Porygon-Z get the Attack boost instead of the Special Attack boost.
Usage Tips
========
* Use pivots such as Volt Switch Lanturn and U-turn Greninja to switch in Keldeo safely.
* Be careful when locking Keldeo into a coverage move because if Keldeo is locked into the wrong move it can be setup bait. For example, if Keldeo is locked into Hidden Power Electric Pokemon such as Mew and Salamence can set up on it.
* Spamming Scald early-game is a great idea, as it can cripple physical attackers such as Garchomp and Mega Scizor.
* Avoid taking unnecessary hits because Keldeo needs to be at full health to take powerful attacks.
* Only lock Keldeo into Hydro Pump when necessary, as Hydro Pump has low accuracy.
*Avoid status, specifically paralysis and poison because paralysis halves Keldeo's Speed, while Poison gradually wears it down.
* Use Keldeo early-game to wallbreak, while late-game it should be used to sweep because of its high Speed stat.
Team Options
========
* Lanturn can use Volt Switch to bring Keldeo in safely, while also being immune to Electric-type attacks.
* Swampert can set up Stealth Rock for Keldeo allowing it to OHKO Mantine and Mega Charizard Y. It is also immune to Electric-type attacks that threaten Keldeo.
* Empoleon can set up Stealth Rock which allows Keldeo to KO Mantine and Dragonite, while also being able to remove hazards with Defog.
* Greninja can outspeed and KO Psychic-types such as Alakazam and Latios for Keldeo. Keldeo in return can check Normal-types such as Chansey and Porygon2 that Greninja struggles against.
* Tapu Fini can remove hazards with Defog while protecting Keldeo from status with Misty Terrain.
* Azumarill can KO special walls such as Jirachi and Zapdos for Keldeo, while Keldeo can KO physical walls such as Skarmory and Gliscor.
* Mega Sharpedo and Mega Gyarados can eliminate bulk Psychic-types such as Mew and Slowbro for Keldeo.
* Gyarados can eliminate Grass-types such as Tapu Bulu and Mega Venusaur that threaten Keldeo. Keldeo in return can KO Steel-types such Ferrothorn and Empoleon.
* Rotom-W can pivot with Volt Switchwhile also being able to burn powerful physical attackers such as Garchomp and Buzzwole.
* Mega Slowbro can take Psychic-type attacks for Keldeo. In return Keldeo can eliminate Dark- and Bug-types such as Bisharp and Mega Scizor.
* Volcanion can eliminate Grass-types such as Mega Venusaur and Tapu Bulu for Keldeo. Keldeo in return can KO Chansey for Volcanion.
* Pelipper can set up rain, boosting Keldeo's Water-type attacks, whereas Keldeo can eliminate Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Magnezone. It also can pivot with U-turn, which allows Keldeo to be brought in safely.
* Toxapex can set up Toxic Spikes, making it much easier for Keldeo to sweep late-game, while being able switch into Grass- and Fairy-type attacks.
* Mantine can take Grass-type attacks for Keldeo, and access to Haze allows it to stop set up sweepers, most notably Volcarona.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
* Choice Scarf can be used to allow Keldeo to become an effective revenge killer, but without Choice Specs Keldeo is too weak to be a sweeper.
* Focus Blast can be used over Icy Wind, but without Icy Wind Keldeo is walled by Dragon-types such as Latios and Salamence.
* Life Orb Keldeo can be used to allow Keldeo to have freedom to switch its moves, but without Choice Specs Keldeo fails to 2HKO Zapdos.
* Taunt allows Keldeo to stop hazards and setup from the likes of Skarmory and Salamence, but without Icy Wind or Hidden Power Electric Keldeo can be easily walled.
* Substitute + Calm Mind can be an effective setup sweeper, but the immediate power of Choice Specs is typically better.
* Keldeo can also run Calm Mind and three attacks along with Hydro Vortex or All-Out Pummeling, but typically Keldeo needs the immediate power of Choice Specs.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Mega Venusaur**: Mega Venusaur can always switch in on Keldeo while being able to KO it with Giga Drain.
**Toxapex**: Toxapex takes very little from Hidden Power Electric and can easily recover its health with Recover.
**Grass-types**: Grass-types such as Tapu Bulu and Serperior can take at least one attack from Keldeo and OHKO it with their Grass-type attacks.
**Water-Immune Pokemon** Water-immune Pokemon such as Mantine, Jelicent, and Gastrodon can take Keldeo's powerful Water-type attacks. However, certain Water-immune Pokemon, namely Mantine,have to wary of Hidden Power Electric.
**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types such as Togekiss, Tapu Bulu, and Clefable can take a hit from Keldeo and KO it.
**Electric-types**: Electric-types such as Tapu Koko, Zapdos, and Alolan Raichu can OHKO Keldeo with their Electric-type attacks.
**Revenge Killers**: Revenge killers such as Latios, Choice Scarf Togekiss, and Alakazam can all OHKO Keldeo, but most revenge killers cannot switch in.
**Bulky Psychic-types**: Bulky Psychic-types such as Slowbro, Latias, and Mew can all wall Keldeo depending on its set.
Water
========
* Keldeo is an excellent wallbreaker able to KO most walls that do not resist its attacks.
* Keldeo has decent bulk, which means it is able to take powerful hits at full health such as Bolt Strike from Victini.
* It has good STAB attacks in Scald, Hydro Pump, and Secret Sword, which allow Keldeo to be a potent wallbreaker.
* Keldeo has Secret Sword which means it has a psuedo-physical attack, which allows it to KO special walls, most notably Chansey , which Water-type teams trouble.
* Keldeo has a high Speed stat, allowing it to outspeed threats such as Landorus, Nihilego, and Volcarona.
* It also has some handy resistances to Dark-, Rock-, and Bug-type attacks that threaten Water-type teams.
* However, Keldeo lacks powerful coverage moves, which means it is easily walled by Pokemon that resist its STAB attacks.
* Keldeo might be fast, but it is still slower than faster threats with coverage such as Latios and Tapu Koko.
* It also is weak to common Electric- and Grass-type attacks.
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Scald
move 2: Secret Sword
move 3: Hidden Power Electric
move 4: Icy Wind / Hydro Pump
item: Choice Specs
ability: Justified
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
* Scald is Keldeo's primary attack and hits Fire- and Ground-types such as Alolan Marowack and Hippowdon while also having a nice chance to burn.
* Secret Sword allows Keldeo to KO special walls such as Chansey and Empoleon.
* Hidden Power Electric allows Keldeo to KO Mantine and Slowbro, which would otherwise wall Keldeo.
* Icy Wind allows Keldeo to hit Dragon- and Flying-types such as Salamence and Dragonite.
* Hydro Pump can be used to allow Keldeo to 2HKO Zapdos, but without Icy Wind Keldeo is easily walled by Dragon-types such as Latios and Salamence. It also doesn't have the nice burn chance Scald has, while also being somewhat unreliable.
Set Details
========
* Maximum Speed investment along with a Timid Nature allows Keldeo to be as fast as possible,outspeeding threats such as Kyurem-B, Landorus, and Garchomp.
* Maximum Special Attack investment along with Choice Specs allows Keldeo to hit as hard as possible.
* 4 EVs are invested into Special Defense to ensure that Download users such as Porygon-Z get the Attack boost instead of the Special Attack boost.
Usage Tips
========
* Use pivots such as Volt Switch Lanturn and U-turn Greninja to switch in Keldeo safely.
* Be careful when locking Keldeo into a coverage move because if Keldeo is locked into the wrong move it can be setup bait. For example, if Keldeo is locked into Hidden Power Electric Pokemon such as Mew and Salamence can set up on it.
* Spamming Scald early-game is a great idea, as it can cripple physical attackers such as Garchomp and Mega Scizor.
* Avoid taking unnecessary hits because Keldeo needs to be at full health to take powerful attacks.
* Only lock Keldeo into Hydro Pump when necessary, as Hydro Pump has low accuracy.
*Avoid status, specifically paralysis and poison because paralysis halves Keldeo's Speed, while Poison gradually wears it down.
* Use Keldeo early-game to wallbreak, while late-game it should be used to sweep because of its high Speed stat.
Team Options
========
* Lanturn can use Volt Switch to bring Keldeo in safely, while also being immune to Electric-type attacks.
* Swampert can set up Stealth Rock for Keldeo allowing it to OHKO Mantine and Mega Charizard Y. It is also immune to Electric-type attacks that threaten Keldeo.
* Empoleon can set up Stealth Rock which allows Keldeo to KO Mantine and Dragonite, while also being able to remove hazards with Defog.
* Greninja can outspeed and KO Psychic-types such as Alakazam and Latios for Keldeo. Keldeo in return can check Normal-types such as Chansey and Porygon2 that Greninja struggles against.
* Tapu Fini can remove hazards with Defog while protecting Keldeo from status with Misty Terrain.
* Azumarill can KO special walls such as Jirachi and Zapdos for Keldeo, while Keldeo can KO physical walls such as Skarmory and Gliscor.
* Mega Sharpedo and Mega Gyarados can eliminate bulk Psychic-types such as Mew and Slowbro for Keldeo.
* Gyarados can eliminate Grass-types such as Tapu Bulu and Mega Venusaur that threaten Keldeo. Keldeo in return can KO Steel-types such Ferrothorn and Empoleon.
* Rotom-W can pivot with Volt Switchwhile also being able to burn powerful physical attackers such as Garchomp and Buzzwole.
* Mega Slowbro can take Psychic-type attacks for Keldeo. In return Keldeo can eliminate Dark- and Bug-types such as Bisharp and Mega Scizor.
* Volcanion can eliminate Grass-types such as Mega Venusaur and Tapu Bulu for Keldeo. Keldeo in return can KO Chansey for Volcanion.
* Pelipper can set up rain, boosting Keldeo's Water-type attacks, whereas Keldeo can eliminate Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Magnezone. It also can pivot with U-turn, which allows Keldeo to be brought in safely.
* Toxapex can set up Toxic Spikes, making it much easier for Keldeo to sweep late-game, while being able switch into Grass- and Fairy-type attacks.
* Mantine can take Grass-type attacks for Keldeo, and access to Haze allows it to stop set up sweepers, most notably Volcarona.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
* Choice Scarf can be used to allow Keldeo to become an effective revenge killer, but without Choice Specs Keldeo is too weak to be a sweeper.
* Focus Blast can be used over Icy Wind, but without Icy Wind Keldeo is walled by Dragon-types such as Latios and Salamence.
* Life Orb Keldeo can be used to allow Keldeo to have freedom to switch its moves, but without Choice Specs Keldeo fails to 2HKO Zapdos.
* Taunt allows Keldeo to stop hazards and setup from the likes of Skarmory and Salamence, but without Icy Wind or Hidden Power Electric Keldeo can be easily walled.
* Substitute + Calm Mind can be an effective setup sweeper, but the immediate power of Choice Specs is typically better.
* Keldeo can also run Calm Mind and three attacks along with Hydro Vortex or All-Out Pummeling, but typically Keldeo needs the immediate power of Choice Specs.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Mega Venusaur**: Mega Venusaur can always switch in on Keldeo while being able to KO it with Giga Drain.
**Toxapex**: Toxapex takes very little from Hidden Power Electric and can easily recover its health with Recover.
**Grass-types**: Grass-types such as Tapu Bulu and Serperior can take at least one attack from Keldeo and OHKO it with their Grass-type attacks.
**Water-Immune Pokemon** Water-immune Pokemon such as Mantine, Jelicent, and Gastrodon can take Keldeo's powerful Water-type attacks. However, certain Water-immune Pokemon, namely Mantine,have to wary of Hidden Power Electric.
**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types such as Togekiss, Tapu Bulu, and Clefable can take a hit from Keldeo and KO it.
**Electric-types**: Electric-types such as Tapu Koko, Zapdos, and Alolan Raichu can OHKO Keldeo with their Electric-type attacks.
**Revenge Killers**: Revenge killers such as Latios, Choice Scarf Togekiss, and Alakazam can all OHKO Keldeo, but most revenge killers cannot switch in.
**Bulky Psychic-types**: Bulky Psychic-types such as Slowbro, Latias, and Mew can all wall Keldeo depending on its set.
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