Monotype knight in shining armour (CM Armarouge/ Psychic)

[Murphy Lawden]

[SET]
Armarouge @ Weakness Policy
Name: Calm Mind (Psychic)
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Flamethrower
- Iron Defense / Focus Blast / Aura Sphere

[SET COMMENTS]
With its great defensive stats, access to Calm Mind and Stored Power, and Weak Armor ability, Armarouge becomes a potent setup sweeper on Psychic teams. Flamethrower complements Armarouge's Stored Power, allowing it to hit Steel-types like Scizor, Gholdengo, and Iron Treads. Iron Defense increases Armarouge's survivability against physical attacks, negating Defense drops from Weak Armor as well as letting it survive super effective moves like Earthquake from defensive Great Tusk, activating its Weakness Policy. At +1, Focus Blast allows Armarouge to OHKO Dark-types like Roaring Moon, Hydreigon, and potentially Tyranitar while also 2HKOing Hisuian Goodra and specially defensive Heatran. Aura Sphere can be used over Focus Blast for its accuracy; however, it trades off Focus Blast's higher power, requiring multiple boosts to OHKO common foes like Roaring Moon. Weak Armor boost allows Armarouge to outspeed faster threats like Dragapult, Flutter Mane, and Choice Scarf users like Roaring Moon, Hisuian Samurott, and Landorus while also boosting the power of Stored Power.

Deoxys-S is an excellent partner for Armarouge, providing dual screens support for easier setup and setting entry hazards, making it easier for Armarouge to break through bulky foes. Indeedee sets up Psychic Terrain, which boosts the power of Armarouge's Psychic moves and blocks priority moves like Kingambit's Sucker Punch and Azumarill's Aqua Jet. Indeedee can also provide Healing Wish support, giving Armarouge a second chance to sweep. Latios provides a Ground immunity and a Water resistance and threatens foes with these types back with its BoltBeam coverage. Gallade threatens Dark-types like Ting-Lu and Alolan Muk, while Hoopa-U deals with Ghost-types like non-Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Skeledirge, and Spectrier. Armarouge also appreciates the pair's ability to break through special walls such as Hisuian Goodra, Swampert, and Blissey. Hatterene provides hazard control thanks to Magic Bounce, and Choice Scarf Iron Boulder deals with faster threats like Choice Specs Flutter Mane and Choice Scarf Meowscarada, Greninja, and Roaring Moon. Both appreciate Armarouge handling Steel-types like Archaludon, Scizor, and Corviknight.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Psychic
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Psyshock can be used over Stored Power, which allows Armarouge to break through special walls like Blissey and Clodsire. Destiny Bond can be used as the last move, which allows Armarouge to take foes like Alolan Muk or Ting-Lu down with it, opening up opportunities for teammates like Deoxys-S and Espathra.

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[Giyu]

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Armarouge (Psychic)

[SET]
Armarouge @ Weakness Policy
Name: Calm Mind (Psychic)
Ability: Weak Armor
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Flamethrower
- Iron Defense / Focus Blast / Aura Sphere Destiny Bond (Destiny Bond is a bit more niche and should go into the Other Options section)

[SET COMMENTS]
With its ability Weak Armour, access to Calm Mind and Stored Power, Armarouge becomes a potent setup sweeper on Psychic teams (You should also mention its pretty great defensive stats that allow it to setup on most foes). Flamethrower complements Armarouge's Stored Power allowing it to hit Steel-types like Kingambit (I know you mention Indeedee's Psychic Terrain later on but as of now a better example would be Excadrill out of Sand or Scizor), Gholdengo and Iron Treads. Weak Armor boost allows Armarouge to outspeed faster threats like Dragapult, Flutter Mane and Choice Scarf users like Roaring Moon, Hisuian Samurott and Landorus while also boosting the power of Stored Power. Iron Defense increases Armarouge's survivability against physical attacks, negating Defense drops from Weak Armor as well as letting it survive super effective moves like Earthquake from defensive Great Tusk and activating it's Weakness Policy. After a Calm Mind, Focus Blast allows Armarouge to OHKO Dark-types like Roaring Moon, Hydreigon, Tyranitar while also 2HKOing Hisuian Goodra and specially defensive Heatran. Alternatively, Destiny Bond can be used as the last move, which allows Armarouge to take foes like Alolan Muk or Ting-Lu down with it, opening up teammates like Deoxys-S and Espathra. (Move to Other Options and add in Aura Sphere)

Deoxys-S is an excellent partner for Armarouge, providing dual screens support for easier setup and can set entry hazards making it easier for Armarouge to break through bulky foes. Indeedee sets up Psychic Terrain which boosts the power of Armarouge's Psychic moves and blocks priority moves like Kingambit's Sucker Punch and Azumarill's Aqua Jet. Indeedee also provides Healing Wish support (Explain why this is valuable to Armarouge). Gallade and Hoopa-U are great partners for Armarouge that threaten Dark-types like Ting-Lu and Alolan Muk (Hoopa-U pretty much loses to both of these, either use different Dark-type examples or move the bit where they deal with specially defensive walls to after the sentence that says Hoopa-U beats Ghost-types) while also breaking through special walls such as Hisuian Goodra, Swampert and Blissey. Armarouge also appreciates Hoopa-U's ability to deal with Ghost-types like non-Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Skeledirge, and Spectrier. Hatterene provides hazard control and helps against Dark- and Dragon-types; Choice Scarf Iron Boulder deals with faster threats like Choice Specs Flutter Mane and Choice Scarf Meowscarada, Greninja, and Roaring Moon (It also breaks through Heatran, Blissey, etc.). Both appreciate Armarouge handling Steel-types like Archaludon, Scizor and Corviknight.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Psychic
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(Add in Destiny Bond and Psyshock)

[CREDITS]
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I'd like to look this over after edits are implemented before stamping, thanks!

 

[Giyu]

Looks good, mention Latios providing a resistance to Water and immunity to Ground as well as weakening defensive mons for Armarouge late-game.

QC: 1/2, well done!

 

[Pengairxan]

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[SET]
Armarouge @ Weakness Policy
Name: Calm Mind (Psychic)
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Flamethrower
- Iron Defense / Focus Blast / Aura Sphere

[SET COMMENTS]
With its great defensive stats, access to Calm Mind and Stored Power, and Weak Armor ability, Armarouge becomes a potent setup sweeper on Psychic teams. Flamethrower complements Armarouge's Stored Power allowing it to hit Steel-types like Scizor, Gholdengo, and Iron Treads. Weak Armor boost allows Armarouge to outspeed faster threats like Dragapult, Flutter Mane and Choice Scarf users like Roaring Moon, Hisuian Samurott and Landorus while also boosting the power of Stored Power. (Move to end of Paragraph, keeping in line with the other weak armor sweeper, Ceruledge.) Iron Defense increases Armarouge's survivability against physical attacks, negating Defense drops from Weak Armor as well as letting it survive super effective moves like Earthquake from defensive Great Tusk and activating it's Weakness Policy. After a Calm Mind, Focus Blast allows Armarouge to OHKO Dark-types like Roaring Moon, Hydreigon, Tyranitar while also 2HKOing Hisuian Goodra and specially defensive Heatran. (Calm Mind mentioned in opening, doesn't need a second mention.) Add Focus Blast here and its Targets. Alternatively Aura Sphere can be used over Focus Blast for its accuracy. However, it trades off Focus Blast's higher power, requiring multiple boosts to OHKO common foes like Roaring Moon.

Deoxys-S is an excellent partner for Armarouge, providing dual screens support for easier setup and can set entry hazards making it easier for Armarouge to break through bulky foes. Indeedee sets up Psychic Terrain which boosts the power of Armarouge's Psychic moves and blocks priority moves like Kingambit's Sucker Punch and Azumarill's Aqua Jet. Indeedee can also provide Healing Wish support giving Armarouge a second chance to sweep. Latios provides a Ground immunity and a Water resistance, and threatens them back with its BoltBeam coverage. Gallade is a great partners for Armarouge that threaten Dark-types like Ting-Lu and Alolan Muk. Hoopa-U deals with Ghost-types like non-Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Skeledirge, and Spectrier. Armarouge also appreciates the former two's ability to break through special walls such as Hisuian Goodra, Swampert and Blissey. Hatterene provides hazard control and helps against Dark- and Dragon-types (Such as?); Choice Scarf Iron Boulder deals with faster threats like Choice Specs Flutter Mane and Choice Scarf Meowscarada, Greninja, and Roaring Moon. Both appreciate Armarouge handling Steel-types like Archaludon, Scizor and Corviknight.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Psychic
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Psyshock can be used over... allows Armarouge to break through special walls like Blissey and Clodsire. Destiny Bond can be used as the last move, which allows Armarouge to take foes like Alolan Muk or Ting-Lu down with it, opening up teammates like Deoxys-S and Espathra.

QC 2/2 upon implements still no stamp. Also on a personal note, I feel like Calm Mind doesn't describe this set well enough and could probably be replaced with Stored Power Sweeper or something like that. But that is just my opinion and not important to the analysis.

 

[Murphy Lawden]

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[SET]
Armarouge @ Weakness Policy
Name: Calm Mind (Psychic)
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Flamethrower
- Iron Defense / Focus Blast / Aura Sphere

[SET COMMENTS]
With its great defensive stats, access to Calm Mind and Stored Power, and Weak Armor ability, Armarouge becomes a potent setup sweeper on Psychic teams. Flamethrower complements Armarouge's Stored Power allowing it to hit Steel-types like Scizor, Gholdengo, and Iron Treads. Weak Armor boost allows Armarouge to outspeed faster threats like Dragapult, Flutter Mane and Choice Scarf users like Roaring Moon, Hisuian Samurott and Landorus while also boosting the power of Stored Power. (Move to end of Paragraph, keeping in line with the other weak armor sweeper, Ceruledge.) Iron Defense increases Armarouge's survivability against physical attacks, negating Defense drops from Weak Armor as well as letting it survive super effective moves like Earthquake from defensive Great Tusk and activating it's Weakness Policy. After a Calm Mind, Focus Blast allows Armarouge to OHKO Dark-types like Roaring Moon, Hydreigon, Tyranitar while also 2HKOing Hisuian Goodra and specially defensive Heatran. (Calm Mind mentioned in opening, doesn't need a second mention.) Add Focus Blast here and its Targets. Alternatively Aura Sphere can be used over Focus Blast for its accuracy. However, it trades off Focus Blast's higher power, requiring multiple boosts to OHKO common foes like Roaring Moon.

Deoxys-S is an excellent partner for Armarouge, providing dual screens support for easier setup and can set entry hazards making it easier for Armarouge to break through bulky foes. Indeedee sets up Psychic Terrain which boosts the power of Armarouge's Psychic moves and blocks priority moves like Kingambit's Sucker Punch and Azumarill's Aqua Jet. Indeedee can also provide Healing Wish support giving Armarouge a second chance to sweep. Latios provides a Ground immunity and a Water resistance, and threatens them back with its BoltBeam coverage. Gallade is a great partners for Armarouge that threaten Dark-types like Ting-Lu and Alolan Muk. Hoopa-U deals with Ghost-types like non-Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Skeledirge, and Spectrier. Armarouge also appreciates the former two's ability to break through special walls such as Hisuian Goodra, Swampert and Blissey. Hatterene provides hazard control and helps against Dark- and Dragon-types (Such as?); Choice Scarf Iron Boulder deals with faster threats like Choice Specs Flutter Mane and Choice Scarf Meowscarada, Greninja, and Roaring Moon. Both appreciate Armarouge handling Steel-types like Archaludon, Scizor and Corviknight.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Psychic
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Psyshock can be used over... allows Armarouge to break through special walls like Blissey and Clodsire. Destiny Bond can be used as the last move, which allows Armarouge to take foes like Alolan Muk or Ting-Lu down with it, opening up teammates like Deoxys-S and Espathra.

QC 2/2 upon implements still no stamp. Also on a personal note, I feel like Calm Mind doesn't describe this set well enough and could probably be replaced with Stored Power Sweeper or something like that. But that is just my opinion and not important to the analysis.

Implemented:3 ty
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[SET]
Armarouge @ Weakness Policy
Name: Calm Mind (Psychic)
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Flamethrower
- Iron Defense / Focus Blast / Aura Sphere

[SET COMMENTS]
With its great defensive stats, access to Calm Mind and Stored Power, and Weak Armor ability, Armarouge becomes a potent setup sweeper on Psychic teams. Flamethrower complements Armarouge's Stored Power, (AC) allowing it to hit Steel-types like Scizor, Gholdengo, and Iron Treads. Iron Defense increases Armarouge's survivability against physical attacks, negating Defense drops from Weak Armor as well as letting it survive super effective moves like Earthquake from defensive Great Tusk, (AC) and activating it's its Weakness Policy. At +1, Focus Blast allows Armarouge to OHKO Dark-types like Roaring Moon, Hydreigon, and potentially Tyranitar while also 2HKOing Hisuian Goodra and specially defensive Heatran. Aura Sphere can be used over Focus Blast for its accuracy. (RP); however, it trades off Focus Blast's higher power, requiring multiple boosts to OHKO common foes like Roaring Moon. Weak Armor boost allows Armarouge to outspeed faster threats like Dragapult, Flutter Mane, (AC) and Choice Scarf users like Roaring Moon, Hisuian Samurott, (AC) and Landorus while also boosting the power of Stored Power.

Deoxys-S is an excellent partner for Armarouge, providing dual screens support for easier setup and can set setting entry hazards, (AC) making it easier for Armarouge to break through bulky foes. Indeedee sets up Psychic Terrain, (AC) which boosts the power of Armarouge's Psychic moves and blocks priority moves like Kingambit's Sucker Punch and Azumarill's Aqua Jet. Indeedee can also provide Healing Wish support, (AC) giving Armarouge a second chance to sweep. Latios provides a Ground immunity and a Water resistance, (RC) and threatens them foes with these types back with its BoltBeam coverage. Gallade is a great partners for Armarouge that threaten threatens Dark-types like Ting-Lu and Alolan Muk. (RP), while Hoopa-U deals with Ghost-types like non-Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Skeledirge, and Spectrier. Armarouge also appreciates the former two pair's ability to break through special walls such as Hisuian Goodra, Swampert, (AC) and Blissey. Hatterene provides hazard control thanks to Magic Bounce; (RSC), and Choice Scarf Iron Boulder deals with faster threats like Choice Specs Flutter Mane and Choice Scarf Meowscarada, Greninja, and Roaring Moon. Both appreciate Armarouge handling Steel-types like Archaludon, Scizor, (AC) and Corviknight.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Psychic
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Psyshock can be used over Stored Power, which that allows Armarouge to break through special walls like Blissey and Clodsire. Destiny Bond can be used as the last move, which allows Armarouge to take foes like Alolan Muk or Ting-Lu down with it, opening up opportunities for teammates like Deoxys-S and Espathra. if you meant something like "makes Deo-S and Espathra vulnerable please lmk b/c this will need to be adjusted

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/murphy-lawden.594972/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/giyu.574288/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Grammar checked by: