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Unfinished business to do:
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[*]Finish the skeleton [ ]
[*]Get those QC approvals [ ]
[*]Write a better introduction to Magnezone [ ]
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[*]Get those GP checks [ ]
[*]Have my first upload [ ]
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Status: Filling in the skeleton
[Introduction]
- The Best and only Steel Trapper in OU
- Incredible Base 130 Special Attack and Base 110 Defense
- Great Dragon resistance
- Volt-Switch is great for getting momentum on your side of the field
- Thunder still as deadly as ever with the numerous rain teams in the OU
- Holds the most resistances of any Pokemon and has respectable bulk
- Did not gain any important moves from move tutor
- Below average Base 60 Speeds leaves Magnezone to be out sped by majority of the OU tier.
- Biggest threat to Magnezone, faster sweepers, special walls, and Earthquake.
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Thunderbolt / Thunder
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Flash Cannon
item: Choice Specs
nature: Modest / Timid
ability: Magnet Pull / Analytic
evs: 170 HP / 252 SpA / 88 Spe
ivs: 2 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- This is the most powerful set for Magnezone. Great for getting rid of slower steels with no problem
- Thunderbolt is your best and most powerful STAB
- Flash Cannon guarantees a OHKO to Kyruem-B without entry hazards.
- Thunderbolt gets rid almost all bulky water types except Special defensive Rotom-W and Gastrodon.
- Volt-Switch is such an amazing move for Magnezone. Having momentum which Substitute doesn't provide is nice as well.
- 88 Speed EVs is what you need to out speed minimum speed Skarmory and to get the jump on mimunum speed Poltioed and KO it with Thunderbolt.
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- You can option for a Life Orb if you don't like to be locked into one move, but the power drop and recoil damage will add up.
- With the given EVs, you outspeed all Choice Band and Bulky Swords Dance Scizor. But 252 Speed Scizor out speeds Magnezone and can OHKO Magnezone with Superpower.
- The HP EVs guarantees that Special Attack Politoed has a 6.25% chance to OHKO Magnezone in the rain.Which you can retaliate with Volt Switch or Thunderbolt
- Blissey and other special walls will completely wall Magnezone even with a Choice Specs. Conkeldurr serves a great partner for Magnezone to remove special walls.
[SET]
name: Substitute + 3 Attacks
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Flash Cannon
item: Leftovers
nature: Timid
ability: Magnet Pull
evs: 36 HP / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
ivs: 2 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Magnezone's Bread and butter set. Sub on an opposing steel and rack up Charge Beam boost
- Out speeds ever version of Scizor expect the rare Jolly Nature Scizor.
- Magnezone should not be used to try an Jirachi or Lucario as both can easily dispose of Magnezone with ease.
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- Tyranitar can also switch in with relative ease with this set.
- EVs allow for the perfect number for Substitute for Magnezone
- Leftovers is needed for HP recovery behind the substitute
- Gastrodon completely walls Magnezone and can proceed to use Earthquake or Earth Power.
- Hidden Power can be used if Landorus and Landorus-T or Dragons are a problem for your team.
- You can option for Signal Beam to hit Celebi and other Psychic types hard. With Signal Beam you can 2HKO a Special defensive Celebi who normally walls you.
- Starmie is an amazing partner offensively and good for spinning away entry hazards for a Magnezone
[SET]
name: Dual Screen
move 1: Hidden Power Fire
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Reflect
move 4: Light Screen
item: Leftovers
nature: Careful
ability: Magnet Pull
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
ivs: 2 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- The EVs allow you to have survive a non-specs Politoed's Hydro Pump in the rain.
- The EVs allow you to survive a Modest Keldeo's Hydro Pump and lets you retaliate back with a Volt Switch and take Keldeo health down to around 63.77 - 76.16%.
- With 252 in Special Defense Tornadus-T and Thundurus-T's Focus Blast can't OHKO Magnezone at full health before a Light Screen.
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[Other Options]
- You can option for a Choice Scarf Magnezone. With the Choice Scarf Magnezone hits 360 which is able to outrun Base 110 Pokemon without a Scarf. Magneton is by far a better choice. Magneton can revenge kill a +1 Dragonite, speed tie with Scarf Toed, and outspeed Tornadus-T.
[Checks and Counters]
- Magnezone is vulnerable to revenge-killing because of its below average speed;
- Blissey, Chansey, and Gastrodon are perfect counters to Magnezone.
- Celebi also can stop Magnezone as it resist Magnezone STAB an proceed to use Earth Power
- Despite Magnezone's bulk STAB ground moves will always OHKO Magnezone, a Pokemon with levitate would be great for Magnezone.
