[SET]
Blacephalon @ Choice Scarf
name: Choice Scarf (Fire)
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- Psyshock / Trick
- Trick / Hidden Power Ice
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Blacephalon is a great late-game cleaner and provides great speed control on Fire teams, outspeeding and removing various offensive threats like Tapu Lele and Nihilego. Psyshock targets Poison- and Fighting-types like Nihilego and Keldeo. Trick allows Blacephalon to shift its Choice Scarf to passive walls like Ting-Lu and Mantine, restricting their options. Hidden Power Ice targets Dragon- and Ground-types such as Garchomp and the Landorus formes. Ninetales and Torkoal set up sun for Blacephalon to make Flamethrower its strongest cleaning option, notably OHKOing Iron Valiant, Enamorus, and Tornadus-T after Stealth Rock. Additionally, Ninetales provides Healing Wish support, while Torkoal sets up Stealth Rock and removes entry hazards with Rapid Spin so Blacephalon can switch in more easily. Cinderace also provides entry hazard control with Court Change, with it potentially being able to steal foes' dual screens; and it handles Dark-, Normal-, and Psychic-types like Tyranitar, Blissey, and Iron Boulder with High Jump Kick and Sucker Punch, respectively. It also brings Blacephalon in with U-turn. In return, Cinderace appreciates Blacephalon dealing with Ghost-types, which can switch in on a predicted High Jump Kick. Early-game wallbreakers such as Choice Band Victini and Hisuian Arcanine remove walls for Blacephalon. Victini breezes through Water- and Flying-types such as Empoleon and Mantine, while Hisuian Arcanine revenge kills boosted sweepers such as Alolan Raichu and Volcarona with Extreme Speed. Thanks to Blacephalon's great Speed tier, which lets it take out threats like Garchomp, it can enable late-game sweepers such as Volcarona, Z-Celebrate Victini, and Mega Charizard X.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/captaindaimyo.602431/
Quality checked by:
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Blacephalon @ Choice Scarf
name: Choice Scarf (Fire)
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- Psyshock / Trick
- Trick / Hidden Power Ice
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Blacephalon is a great late-game cleaner and provides great speed control on Fire teams, outspeeding and removing various offensive threats like Tapu Lele and Nihilego. Psyshock targets Poison- and Fighting-types like Nihilego and Keldeo. Trick allows Blacephalon to shift its Choice Scarf to passive walls like Ting-Lu and Mantine, restricting their options. Hidden Power Ice targets Dragon- and Ground-types such as Garchomp and the Landorus formes. Ninetales and Torkoal set up sun for Blacephalon to make Flamethrower its strongest cleaning option, notably OHKOing Iron Valiant, Enamorus, and Tornadus-T after Stealth Rock. Additionally, Ninetales provides Healing Wish support, while Torkoal sets up Stealth Rock and removes entry hazards with Rapid Spin so Blacephalon can switch in more easily. Cinderace also provides entry hazard control with Court Change, with it potentially being able to steal foes' dual screens; and it handles Dark-, Normal-, and Psychic-types like Tyranitar, Blissey, and Iron Boulder with High Jump Kick and Sucker Punch, respectively. It also brings Blacephalon in with U-turn. In return, Cinderace appreciates Blacephalon dealing with Ghost-types, which can switch in on a predicted High Jump Kick. Early-game wallbreakers such as Choice Band Victini and Hisuian Arcanine remove walls for Blacephalon. Victini breezes through Water- and Flying-types such as Empoleon and Mantine, while Hisuian Arcanine revenge kills boosted sweepers such as Alolan Raichu and Volcarona with Extreme Speed. Thanks to Blacephalon's great Speed tier, which lets it take out threats like Garchomp, it can enable late-game sweepers such as Volcarona, Z-Celebrate Victini, and Mega Charizard X.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/captaindaimyo.602431/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sunny004.197240/
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