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Anyway, I said I was going to post my experiences with the SD Charizard set, so here I go. I'd also just like to emphasize how many viable sets Charizard has, and how it's difficult to determine which one in Team Preview, making it an unpredictable Pokemon. I'm mainly talking about the Sunny Day set, the Choice Scarf one, and this physically based Charizard. They all have different ways of being dealt with; the Sunny Day set is nigh unwallable, the Scarf set laughs at Pokemon attempting to revenge kill it, and the physical set is an excellent lure to the few Pokemon that do manage to beat the Sunny Day set, such as Flareon, Munchlax, Altaria, and Dragonair. These Pokemon are all uncommon though, but SD Charizard is an excellent wallbreaker in its own right, only really failing to get through bulky Rock-types such as Regirock and Rhydon. Here's what I used:
Charizard (F) @ Flying Gem
Trait: Blaze
EVs: 252 Spd / 4 Def / 252 Atk
Naive / Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Acrobatics
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast / Flare Blitz
As I previously mentioned, the only Pokemon in the tier that can avoid the 2HKO from this set are Regirock, Rhydon and Quagsire. The following calcs are assuming a neutral nature on Charizard with max Atk investment at +2 with a Flying Gem.
Regirock (RU Tank) Earthquake 40.1 - 47.8% Flare Blitz 27.19 - 32.14%
Quagsire (RU Physical Wall) Acrobatics 40.6 - 48.22% Fire Blast 33.5 - 39.59%
Rhydon (RU Tank) Earthquake 49.86 - 58.98% Flare Blitz 33.51 - 39.41%
Keep in mind however that Charizard can actually 2HKO Rhydon if Stealth Rock is up. It's very unlikely though, as the opponent would have to let Charizard set up and switch Rhydon in on an EQ... which is actually possible as the vast majority of people expect Charizard to run a special set with a Grass-type move. However, let's take a look at some more impressive calcs shall we?
+2 252 Atk Flying Gem Charizard Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tangrowth: 494-584 (122.27 - 144.55%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 Atk Flying Gem Charizard Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 248 HP / 144 Def Slowking: 408-481 (103.81 - 122.39%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 Atk Flying Gem Charizard Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Uxie: 319-376 (90.11 - 106.21%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO
+2 252 Atk Flying Gem Charizard Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 76 HP / 200 Def Eviolite Munchlax: 381-448 (88.6 - 104.18%) -- 31.25% chance to OHKO
+2 252 Atk Flying Gem Charizard Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Poliwrath: 596-704 (155.2 - 183.33%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 Atk Flying Gem Charizard Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Spiritomb: 273-322 (89.8 - 105.92%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO
+2 252 Atk Flying Gem Charizard Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Regice: 400-472 (110.19 - 130.02%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 Atk Charizard Earthquake vs. 40 HP / 252 Def Lanturn: 356-420 (88.77 - 104.73%) -- 31.25% chance to OHKO
+2 252 Atk Charizard Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Flareon: 318-376 (95.2 - 112.57%) -- 75% chance to OHKO
0 SpA Charizard Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 36 SpD Steelix: 374-444 (105.64 - 125.42%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0 SpA Charizard Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eviolite Ferroseed: 300-352 (102.73 - 120.54%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0 SpA Charizard Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Tangrowth: 482-570 (119.3 - 141.08%) -- guaranteed OHKO
As you can see, Uxie, Munchlax, Spiritomb, Lanturn and Flareon (I just did physically defensive for the lolz, even if it's never used) are all OHKOd with Stealth Rock support, and Charizard doesn't even need the Flying Gem to OHKO Poliwrath. Cresselia may have been able to stand up to Charizard, but alas... Oh yeah regarding the last slot. Fire Blast is generally the preferred option in my opinion, as it gives you guaranteed OHKOs against the big walls that are weak to it even without investment. I mean, Flare Blitz does give you the same KOs, but why take unneccessary recoil damage when you can just kill them with Fire Blast? You can even run Fire Blast with a Jolly nature and still get the guaranteed OHKOs with SR damage. Now that I think about it, that may actually be the better option as Charizard has decent SpD that doesn't need cutting into... give me your opinion on this matter.
Just make sure that Scarfers and faster Pokemon such as Aerodactyl are gone before you attempt to sweep with Charizard. If you do this everyone's favourite Pokemon (/me glare) won't let you down.