Project The Next Best Thing

The Quasar

The Quasar

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Rowan is the winner with his LO_IceWind set.

Next best thing is "cute" Amaura, shiny version


Posting sets deadline: 27th December 4 PM EST
 
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cityfolk

cityfolk

Amaura (F) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Refrigerate
Level: 5
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 36 Def / 224 SpA / 16 SpD / 232 Spe
Modest Nature
- Hyper Voice
- Earth Power
- Thunderbolt/Ancientpower
- Hyper Beam

New and improved ORAS Choice Scarf Amaura. Thunderbolt or Ancientpower can be used in the third slot because Thunderbolt adds for boltbeam coverage, while Ancientpower adds a (albeit weak) secondary STAB move. Earth Power is there for Chinchou + Steel or Fire Type switch-ins that except Hyper Voice. It is a very effective revenge killer/potential late game sweeper with Refrigerate Hyper Voice + Choice Scarf. The most interesting part of this set is Hyper Beam, for when Amaura comes in to kill off the last mon on the opposing team or when it can't switch in anymore due to Stealth Rocks (or if it needs to be sacrificed to safely bring in another mon) and hits insanely hard. It is able to run this because the 4th moveslot is pretty much completely free (since Earth Power is already being used as coverage for Magnemite/Pawniard instead of Hidden Power Fighting).

224+ SpA Refrigerate Amaura Hyper Beam vs. 212 HP / 76 SpD Eviolite Spritzee: 16-21 (59.2 - 77.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
224+ SpA Refrigerate Amaura Hyper Beam vs. 0 HP / 36 SpD Eviolite Mienfoo: 19-24 (90.4 - 114.2%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
224+ SpA Refrigerate Amaura Hyper Beam vs. 116 HP / 156 SpD Eviolite Lickitung: 16-19 (59.2 - 70.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
224+ SpA Refrigerate Amaura Hyper Beam vs. 0 HP / 36 SpD Pawniard: 16-19 (84.2 - 100%) -- 50% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

Amaura is able to leave a huge dent in walls like Lickitung and Spritzee as it's about to die, and can almost always OHKO fast + bulky Mienfoo. And just to show off it's insane power, it also KO's Life Orb Pawniard (with it's reduced HP IVs reduced to reach 19, in order to minimize Life Orb recoil) half the time after rocks. This spread, with 36 Defense, gives it some bulk and also allows it to act as a check to Fletchling.
 
infamy

infamy


Amaura @ Eviolite
Ability: Refrigerate
Level: 5
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 60 HP / 220 SpA / 228 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder Wave
- Hyper Voice
- Earth Power
- Thunderbolt / Hyper Beam

Amaura is often used as a Choiced attacker, which this set makes use of to beat many of its opponents. Amaura can come in on a Pokemon like Fletchling, which it easily beats, or even a Pokemon that the Choice Scarfed set usually beats, and instead of using Hyper Voice or the appropriate coverage move, it can paralyze the switch-in, which allows it to cripple the opponent and lets it clean up more easily late-game. This is especially useful for Pokemon like Croagunk, which could easily KO Amaura with its 4x super effective priority attacks, Pawniard, which outspeeds non-Scarfed Amaura and can kill it with 4x super effective Iron Head, but has to use Sucker Punch to damage Amaura once it is paralyzed and can be KOed by Earth Power once it has been worn down, and Mienfoo, which outspeeds Amaura and can live a Hyper Voice and retaliate back with a 4x super effective Drain Punch and recover lots of its HP, but has much more trouble switching into Amaura once it is paralyzed since it is 2HKOed by Hyper Voice. Earth Power lets it hit Chinchou that may want to switch in once Thunder Wave has been revealed, as well as hitting the Steel types that resist Hyper Voice. Thunderbolt lets it hit bulky Water types, but Hyper Beam can be used for an extremely powerful STAB that lets Amaura break specially defensive walls at the cost of not being able to do anything for a turn.

Thank you The Quasar for choosing one of the cutest Pokemon ever for this week :]
 
SilentMango

SilentMango

Just taking another stab at this thread!
Amaura @ Berry Juice
Ability: Refrigerate
Level: 5
EVs: 60 HP / 36 Def / 220 SpA / 12 SpD / 160 Spe
Modest Nature
- Rock Polish
- Hyper Voice
- Earth Power
- Substitute

Amaura is usually run with a Choice Scarf, but I didn't feel like being very standard, so yeah (Choice Scarf was already taken anyway.) Rock Polish helps give Amaura more speed than a Choice Scarf would give it. No unboosted pokemon can outspeed Amaura after one boost, even lots of Choice Scarf Pokemon that are just trying to hit 21 speed. Amaura is a great switch-in to Fletchling, so Amaura can take a hit, predict a switch, then Substitute. After getting a Sub Up, Amaura is free to set up a Rock Polish, and Demolish (it rhymes so I had to say it). Berry Juice Makes it so Amaura can either keep on producing Subsitutes, or so Amaura can act like an Agility Porygon, taking a hit, recovering, then boosting it's speed. Substitute is helpful to have, so that a Mach Punch From Timburr won't completely wreck Amaura.
 
Yagura

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I like both Infamy's and SilentMango's sets but I've always been a fan of sub+boosting move sets so SilentMango takes my vote
 
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