[SET]
Wallbreaker (Emboar) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Choice Band
Ability: Reckless
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Close Combat
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off / Earthquake
[SET COMMENTS]
Despite facing tight competition from other Fighting-types like Flamigo, Scrafty, and the Paldean Tauros formes, which are faster, more useful defensively, or both, Emboar is still a solid wallbreaker. Emboar's sheer strength, coverage, and access to Reckless-boosted STAB Flare Blitz let it easily cleave through physical walls like Galarian Slowbro and Bellibolt without requiring Choice Band or setup, making it hard for balance to pivot around. Sucker Punch makes up for Emboar's low Speed, picking off weakened foes such as Delphox and Inteleon; be mindful of Encore when trying to revenge kill the former, though. Knock Off punishes walls like Gligar and Altaria that are reliant on their items and can otherwise annoy Emboar, while Earthquake provides coverage for Bellibolt, Skuntank, and Qwilfish that doesn't trigger Static, Aftermath, and Rocky Helmet. Emboar can run additional Reckless-boosted coverage in Head Smash and Wild Charge to destroy Altaria and Tera Water Gligar, respectively, but these moves aren't particularly useful against most teams. These moves also wear Emboar down even faster, especially Head Smash, which limits its offensive capabilities. Even though a Jolly nature lets Emboar outspeed neutral-natured threats like Decidueye and Toxtricity, an Adamant nature allows it to potentially 2HKO Galarian Slowbro, Milotic, and physically defensive Gastrodon from full HP with the appropriate STAB move. Heavy-Duty Boots is preferred for increasing Emboar's longevity and giving it more flexibility in its approach to wallbreaking, but Choice Band can be used if Emboar wishes to go all in on decimating the opposition, letting Flare Blitz 2HKO even Mudsdale and Palossand.
Emboar can't afford to switch directly into most Pokemon, since it's quite slow and already on a timer due to Flare Blitz's recoil; as such, it benefits a lot from being paired with pivots. Scyther, Rotom-C, and Meloetta are some offensive Pokemon that fulfill this role, baiting in walls like Coalossal and Wo-Chien for Emboar to clobber while picking up the slack for it against faster teams. Rotom-C is also notable for checking Water- and Ground-types like Milotic, Mudsdale, and Gastrodon. Slower pivots like Bellibolt, Gligar, and Milotic also generate momentum for Emboar while using their bulk and typing to stave off revenge killers like Paldean Tauros-W and Skuntank. Bellibolt can also potentially slow down faster physical attackers with Static, giving Emboar even more opportunities to fire off its strong attacks. Other paralysis spreaders like Duraludon and Dudunsparce can supply additional speed control, effectively nullifying Emboar's main flaw. Psychic- and Fairy-type sweepers such as Galarian Slowbro and Florges benefit from the immense pressure Emboar puts on Dark- and Steel-types. In return, these Pokemon offer Emboar safety from faster foes like Flamigo and Kilowattrel and can use moves like Toxic and Psychic Noise to quickly wear down nuisances like Mudsdale and Scream Tail. In addition, physical setup sweepers like Scrafty, Zoroark, and Scyther have an easier time finishing teams off with Emboar ripping through walls like Florges, Coalossal, and Houndstone early-game.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/asa.400292/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gulch.617840/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
Wallbreaker (Emboar) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Choice Band
Ability: Reckless
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Close Combat
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off / Earthquake
[SET COMMENTS]
Despite facing tight competition from other Fighting-types like Flamigo, Scrafty, and the Paldean Tauros formes, which are faster, more useful defensively, or both, Emboar is still a solid wallbreaker. Emboar's sheer strength, coverage, and access to Reckless-boosted STAB Flare Blitz let it easily cleave through physical walls like Galarian Slowbro and Bellibolt without requiring Choice Band or setup, making it hard for balance to pivot around. Sucker Punch makes up for Emboar's low Speed, picking off weakened foes such as Delphox and Inteleon; be mindful of Encore when trying to revenge kill the former, though. Knock Off punishes walls like Gligar and Altaria that are reliant on their items and can otherwise annoy Emboar, while Earthquake provides coverage for Bellibolt, Skuntank, and Qwilfish that doesn't trigger Static, Aftermath, and Rocky Helmet. Emboar can run additional Reckless-boosted coverage in Head Smash and Wild Charge to destroy Altaria and Tera Water Gligar, respectively, but these moves aren't particularly useful against most teams. These moves also wear Emboar down even faster, especially Head Smash, which limits its offensive capabilities. Even though a Jolly nature lets Emboar outspeed neutral-natured threats like Decidueye and Toxtricity, an Adamant nature allows it to potentially 2HKO Galarian Slowbro, Milotic, and physically defensive Gastrodon from full HP with the appropriate STAB move. Heavy-Duty Boots is preferred for increasing Emboar's longevity and giving it more flexibility in its approach to wallbreaking, but Choice Band can be used if Emboar wishes to go all in on decimating the opposition, letting Flare Blitz 2HKO even Mudsdale and Palossand.
Emboar can't afford to switch directly into most Pokemon, since it's quite slow and already on a timer due to Flare Blitz's recoil; as such, it benefits a lot from being paired with pivots. Scyther, Rotom-C, and Meloetta are some offensive Pokemon that fulfill this role, baiting in walls like Coalossal and Wo-Chien for Emboar to clobber while picking up the slack for it against faster teams. Rotom-C is also notable for checking Water- and Ground-types like Milotic, Mudsdale, and Gastrodon. Slower pivots like Bellibolt, Gligar, and Milotic also generate momentum for Emboar while using their bulk and typing to stave off revenge killers like Paldean Tauros-W and Skuntank. Bellibolt can also potentially slow down faster physical attackers with Static, giving Emboar even more opportunities to fire off its strong attacks. Other paralysis spreaders like Duraludon and Dudunsparce can supply additional speed control, effectively nullifying Emboar's main flaw. Psychic- and Fairy-type sweepers such as Galarian Slowbro and Florges benefit from the immense pressure Emboar puts on Dark- and Steel-types. In return, these Pokemon offer Emboar safety from faster foes like Flamigo and Kilowattrel and can use moves like Toxic and Psychic Noise to quickly wear down nuisances like Mudsdale and Scream Tail. In addition, physical setup sweepers like Scrafty, Zoroark, and Scyther have an easier time finishing teams off with Emboar ripping through walls like Florges, Coalossal, and Houndstone early-game.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/asa.400292/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gulch.617840/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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