[OVERVIEW]
* With an excellent typing and respectable stats, Walking Wake finds a place on sun teams using Protosynthesis to make up for its Speed tier while also 2HKOing most neutral targets with sun= boosted Hydro Steam and threatening common Pokemon like Incineroar and Landorus.
* Walking Wake pairs well with Torkoal, which can set up sun and support it through moves like Helping Hand. It is commonly sighted with Ogerpon-C, which provides redirection, and Farigiraf, which blocks priority.
* Walking Wake struggles against a common threat, Flutter Mane which threatens it with its Fairy-type STAB moves and outspeeds it. Ogerpon-W also has a good matchup, since it can redirect Hydro Steam and threaten a 2HKO on Walking Wake with Horn Leech. It also consistently needs sun up, which can be advantageous to opposing Flutter Mane and Raging Bolt, as they can then threaten an OHKO on it.
[SET]
Specs Walking Wake @ Life Orb/Choice Specs
Level: 50
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 116 HP / 28 Def / 164 SpA / 4 SpD / 196 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Fire/Steel
Timid Nature
- Hydro Steam
- Draco Meteor
- Flamethrower
- Protect/Dragon Pulse/Tera Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
* The EV spread allows Walking Wake to survive Special Attack Booster Energy Flutter Mane's Dazzling Gleam and Adamant Miracle Seed Rillaboom's Wood Hammer. It can also pick an OHKO on Amoonguss with Life Orb-boosted Flamethrower in sun.
* Hydro Steam and Draco Meteor are Walking Wake's main STAB moves, while Flamethrower can threaten Pokemon that resist them, like Amoonguss and Kingambit. Dragon Pulse is a more spammable STAB move thanks to lack of drawbacks. Tera Blast can provide additional coverage when utilised with Tera Steel, threatening massive damage on Fairy-types like Flutter Mane.
* Tera Fire and Steel are preferred to gain a resistance to Flutter Mane's and Rillaboom's STAB moves. Tera Fire also resists Ogerpon-H's STAB moves and boosts Flamethrower, which can threaten huge damage combined with the sun boost. On the other hand, Tera Steel grants crucial resistances, such as against Raging Bolt's Dragon-type STAB attacks, which normally threatens Walking Wake.
[CREDITS]
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