The OU Discord is a better place to ask this, this question cannot really be answered without an entire discussion.
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Resource SV OU Simple Questions, Simple Answers Thread
- Thread starter ironwater
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What are best defensive cores in the meta?
I noticed something weird in Raging Bolt's page, both of its sets have special moves(which makes sense) but for some reason it is supposed to run 20 attack IVs.
why is that? why not 0?
why is that? why not 0?
The event that you get Raging Bolt (and by proxy, Gouging Fire, Iron Boulder and Iron Crown) forces it to have IV's at 20 or above.
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Very good defensive core, with AV Alo you can come into special hits pech struggles to take then u have momentum with flip turn and u can do the same thing for pecharunt tanking physical hits / coming in on ogerpon-w and parting shot out or poison with malignant chain
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This ones kinda underrated, AV glowking for kyurem / general progress and then sinistcha for woger and tusk and finally ting lu for hazards and beating Bolt / annoying gholdengo. Another cool part of this is the spinblocking sinistcha has for ting lu hazards
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Tried and true anti hazard core, the best you can get atm both cover weaknesses pretty well but it definitely needs a final mon for woger / resisting fire and water and electric so a dragon like fat bolt or dnite can work here.