Cuz I really think this deserves to be a thing. This is my first set analysis, so if I'm doing something wrong, whoops.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Wood Hammer
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Stealth Rock / Seed Bomb
item: Choice Scarf
nature: Jolly
evs: 20 HP / 252 Atk / 236 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
Why this set deserves to be onsite:
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Wood Hammer
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Stealth Rock / Seed Bomb
item: Choice Scarf
nature: Jolly
evs: 20 HP / 252 Atk / 236 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Choice Scarf directly mitigates Torterra's subpar speed
- still remains respectably bulky, even with little investment
- Wood Hammer for a high BP stab option
- Earthquake for secondary stab
- Stone Edge for coverage v.Flying- and Bug-types
- Stealth Rock is obviously just an awesome move, though Seed Bomb is a decent recoil-less Grass stab
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- 236 Speed EVs and a Jolly Nature allow him to outspeed Base 105's down (Cryogonal and Kadabra most notably). Max attack for attacking stuff, remaining EVs in HP.
- Superpower is there for a harder hit v.Normal-types, but you'll basically never find yourself using it
- Pairs well offensively with Magmortar and other such Fire types, who shakes off Fire/Ice attacks and lures in Rock/Ground ones
- Steel types are important for absorbing attacks from Swellow, as well as the off Ice Shard
Why this set deserves to be onsite:
- allows Torterra to revenge kill a pretty large chunk of the metagame, while still being able to do stuff like set SR better than a bunch of the tier
- huge surprise factor, stuff like Magmortar, Crygonal, Dodrio, etc. switch in to it, only to get outsped and KOed by the appropriate move
- allows Torterra to hit fast without having to spend a turn Rock Polishing