[SET]
Choice Specs (Zoroark-Hisui) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Illusion
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Hyper Voice / Tera Blast
- Flamethrower
- Trick / Grass Knot / U-turn
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs Hisuian Zoroark is an incredibly powerful wallbreaker that enables the art of bluffing with its signature ability Illusion and makes up for its relative frailty by naturally outspeeding most of the unboosted metagame. Tera Blast, while weaker than Hyper Voice before Terastallizing, gives Hisuian Zoroark the ability to blast through Assault Vest Cyclizar and Umbreon in conjunction with Tera Fairy. Flamethrower provides coverage for some of Hisuian Zoroark's checks like Bisharp, Wo-Chien, and Assault Vest Magnezone. Trick is a very useful and, thanks to Illusion, unpredictable move, as it allows Hisuian Zoroark to lock setup sweepers like Revavroom and Mimikyu into their setup moves and drastically decreases the effectiveness of defensive Pokemon like Hippowdon and Amoonguss. Grass Knot can be used as additional coverage to more effectively threaten bulky Ground-types such as Hippowdon and Gastrodon while also reliably OHKOing offensive Pokemon like Krookodile and Terrakion. U-turn serves as an easy escape option when it might not be wise to rely on a prediction and can be used in tandem with other U-turn pivots like Cyclizar and Galarian Zapdos to attempt to confuse the opponent with Illusion. Choice Specs supplements Hisuian Zoroark's wallbreaking power to impressive levels that can even 2HKO naturally bulky Pokemon like offensive Empoleon and Fezandipiti. Tera Ghost boosts the power of Shadow Ball to pick up important KOs on Pokemon like Okidogi, Conkeldurr, and Volcanion after some chip damage. Tera Fairy can be used to flip Hisuian Zoroark's weakness to Dark-type moves into a resistance, which is helpful for taking hits such as Knock Off from Krookodile and Galarian Zapdos and Sucker Punch from Bisharp as well as providing an immunity to Dragon-type moves such as Draco Meteor from Hisuian Goodra.
Choice Specs Hisuian Zoroark fits best on offensive structures that appreciate its raw wallbreaking power and great Speed tier that lets it outspeed and exploit common Pokemon in the metagame like Krookodile, Jirachi, and Terrakion. Hisuian Zoroark appreciates entry hazard removal options like Cyclizar and Noivern that allow it to enter the field and attempt to blow holes in the opposing team more often. This can also help to continue disguising Hisuian Zoroark, as differences in entry hazard damage can sometimes be used to determine its identity despite Illusion. Hisuian Zoroark provides unique support to offensive Fighting-weak Pokemon such as Terrakion and Maushold, as its presence can deter Fighting-type moves from Pokemon like Galarian Zapdos and Okidogi. At the same time, physical wallbreakers like the aforementioned Terrakion and Slither Wing can threaten Hisuian Zoroark's defensive checks such as Empoleon, Hisuian Goodra, and Wo-Chien, while they themselves benefit from Hisuian Zoroark being able to lure in and heavily damage physical walls like Hippowdon and Chesnaught with the help of Illusion. Hisuian Zoroark benefits from entry hazards set by Pokemon like Hippowdon, Jirachi, and Chesnaught, as they can help chip down Pokemon like Krookodile, Galarian Weezing, and Amoonguss into guaranteed OHKO range. To support these hazard stacking cores, Hisuian Zoroark can function as a spinblocker in a pinch, though it fears Knock Off from Cyclizar.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sir-tetris.655207/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flampoke.654091/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cyanize.224685/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
Choice Specs (Zoroark-Hisui) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Illusion
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Hyper Voice / Tera Blast
- Flamethrower
- Trick / Grass Knot / U-turn
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs Hisuian Zoroark is an incredibly powerful wallbreaker that enables the art of bluffing with its signature ability Illusion and makes up for its relative frailty by naturally outspeeding most of the unboosted metagame. Tera Blast, while weaker than Hyper Voice before Terastallizing, gives Hisuian Zoroark the ability to blast through Assault Vest Cyclizar and Umbreon in conjunction with Tera Fairy. Flamethrower provides coverage for some of Hisuian Zoroark's checks like Bisharp, Wo-Chien, and Assault Vest Magnezone. Trick is a very useful and, thanks to Illusion, unpredictable move, as it allows Hisuian Zoroark to lock setup sweepers like Revavroom and Mimikyu into their setup moves and drastically decreases the effectiveness of defensive Pokemon like Hippowdon and Amoonguss. Grass Knot can be used as additional coverage to more effectively threaten bulky Ground-types such as Hippowdon and Gastrodon while also reliably OHKOing offensive Pokemon like Krookodile and Terrakion. U-turn serves as an easy escape option when it might not be wise to rely on a prediction and can be used in tandem with other U-turn pivots like Cyclizar and Galarian Zapdos to attempt to confuse the opponent with Illusion. Choice Specs supplements Hisuian Zoroark's wallbreaking power to impressive levels that can even 2HKO naturally bulky Pokemon like offensive Empoleon and Fezandipiti. Tera Ghost boosts the power of Shadow Ball to pick up important KOs on Pokemon like Okidogi, Conkeldurr, and Volcanion after some chip damage. Tera Fairy can be used to flip Hisuian Zoroark's weakness to Dark-type moves into a resistance, which is helpful for taking hits such as Knock Off from Krookodile and Galarian Zapdos and Sucker Punch from Bisharp as well as providing an immunity to Dragon-type moves such as Draco Meteor from Hisuian Goodra.
Choice Specs Hisuian Zoroark fits best on offensive structures that appreciate its raw wallbreaking power and great Speed tier that lets it outspeed and exploit common Pokemon in the metagame like Krookodile, Jirachi, and Terrakion. Hisuian Zoroark appreciates entry hazard removal options like Cyclizar and Noivern that allow it to enter the field and attempt to blow holes in the opposing team more often. This can also help to continue disguising Hisuian Zoroark, as differences in entry hazard damage can sometimes be used to determine its identity despite Illusion. Hisuian Zoroark provides unique support to offensive Fighting-weak Pokemon such as Terrakion and Maushold, as its presence can deter Fighting-type moves from Pokemon like Galarian Zapdos and Okidogi. At the same time, physical wallbreakers like the aforementioned Terrakion and Slither Wing can threaten Hisuian Zoroark's defensive checks such as Empoleon, Hisuian Goodra, and Wo-Chien, while they themselves benefit from Hisuian Zoroark being able to lure in and heavily damage physical walls like Hippowdon and Chesnaught with the help of Illusion. Hisuian Zoroark benefits from entry hazards set by Pokemon like Hippowdon, Jirachi, and Chesnaught, as they can help chip down Pokemon like Krookodile, Galarian Weezing, and Amoonguss into guaranteed OHKO range. To support these hazard stacking cores, Hisuian Zoroark can function as a spinblocker in a pinch, though it fears Knock Off from Cyclizar.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sir-tetris.655207/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flampoke.654091/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cyanize.224685/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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