[SET]
Nasty Plot Breaker
Hydrapple @ Heavy-Duty Boots /Dragonium Z
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 204 SpA / 52 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Giga Drain/Leaf Storm
- Fickle Beam/ Draco Meteor
- Earth Power
Hydrapple is able to use its solid bulk typing and special attack to be a breaker with great defensive utility. Regenerator allows it to switch in on resisted or neutral moves repeatedly and land powerful stab moves or set up on mons like Ogerpon-Wellspring and Urshifu-Rapid Strike. Leaf Storm and Draco Meteor offer immediate power, getting critical OHKOs such as Tapu Koko and Alomomola . Giga Drain and Fickle Beam allow for more versatility, as the special attack drops from the former two attacks means switching between moves or using coverage is less practical.For example, Giga Drain sets are able to 1v1 specially defensive Heatran since your coverage won't be weakened. Fickle Beam can also be used to break past would-be checks like Blissey through sheer luck . Earth Power allows you to majorly chip steel types like Gholdengo or Kingambit. (full stop added) 52-speed EVs allow you to outspeed uninvested Kingambit and Mawile while keeping an offensive presence. Dragonium Z, alongside Draco Meteor, allows you to threaten OHKOs on Pokemon that otherwise cant be immediately threatened otherwise such as Landorus-Therian or a 75% chance on Mega Charizard Y, or break past potential defensive checks like Corviknight with an 80% chance to kill with a +2 SpAtk Z-Draco Meteor after rocks. Heavy Duty Boots, on the other hand, allow for better usage of its ability to switch in repeatedly. More bulky teams would prefer Heavy Duty Boots to let it switch in more times and threaten its strong special attacks throughout a long game, whereas frailer, more offensive teams would rather have the more explosive power of Devastating Drake or Bloom Doom.
Hydrapple’s combination of defensive and offensive utility make it well-suited towards bulky hazard stack teams. Its STAB combination can threaten much of removal, forcing Moltres and Zapdos to use a Roost, gifting free turns and can also threaten both Great Tusk and Iron Treads with Giga Drain and Earth Power. This is appreciated by hazard setters like Mega Tyranitar, Gliscor, and Heatran, who also enjoy no longer having to fear giving Ogerpon Wellspring an entry opportunity or Urshifu Rapid Strike an entry point, as Hydrapple switches in on most sets and can set up a nasty plot on their STAB. Despite Hydrapple’s high bulk often allowing it to stay in on Pokémon with Super Effective coverage like Great Tusk, it is generally threatened by Pokémon that can threaten it with their STAB, such as Weavile, Garchomp, Tapu Lele, and Iron Valiant. Because of this, Hydrapple naturally partners extremely well with Steel-type partners that can fit on a hazard stack, such as Mega Scizor, Iron Treads, or Gholdengo. The former two can use Knock Off on Zapdos and Terapagos, who could otherwise offensively check Hydrapple, making Hydrapple’s repeated entry points and attacks more threatening by forcing hazard damage each time. These Steels as well as Mega Tyranitar also benefit from Hydrapple as well by switching in on the ground types that threaten them out, like opposing Iron Treads and Landorus-T.Hydrapple's explosive damage output as well as repeated entry points make it excellent at wearing down defensive walls like Corviknight, Ferrothorn,defensive Gholdengo, and Heatran, allowing for sweepers like Scizor and Dragonite to clean up late game.
[SET CREDITS]
Written By: CalamityISComing
[CREDITS]
Written By: CalamityISComing
link profile herehttps://www.smogon.com/forums/members/calamityiscoming.699876/
Quality checked by:Lightniong
link qc1’s profile herehttps://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/nasty-plot-hydrapple.3767319/
Nasty Plot Breaker
Hydrapple @ Heavy-Duty Boots /Dragonium Z
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 204 SpA / 52 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Giga Drain/Leaf Storm
- Fickle Beam/ Draco Meteor
- Earth Power
Hydrapple is able to use its solid bulk typing and special attack to be a breaker with great defensive utility. Regenerator allows it to switch in on resisted or neutral moves repeatedly and land powerful stab moves or set up on mons like Ogerpon-Wellspring and Urshifu-Rapid Strike. Leaf Storm and Draco Meteor offer immediate power, getting critical OHKOs such as Tapu Koko and Alomomola . Giga Drain and Fickle Beam allow for more versatility, as the special attack drops from the former two attacks means switching between moves or using coverage is less practical.For example, Giga Drain sets are able to 1v1 specially defensive Heatran since your coverage won't be weakened. Fickle Beam can also be used to break past would-be checks like Blissey through sheer luck . Earth Power allows you to majorly chip steel types like Gholdengo or Kingambit. (full stop added) 52-speed EVs allow you to outspeed uninvested Kingambit and Mawile while keeping an offensive presence. Dragonium Z, alongside Draco Meteor, allows you to threaten OHKOs on Pokemon that otherwise cant be immediately threatened otherwise such as Landorus-Therian or a 75% chance on Mega Charizard Y, or break past potential defensive checks like Corviknight with an 80% chance to kill with a +2 SpAtk Z-Draco Meteor after rocks. Heavy Duty Boots, on the other hand, allow for better usage of its ability to switch in repeatedly. More bulky teams would prefer Heavy Duty Boots to let it switch in more times and threaten its strong special attacks throughout a long game, whereas frailer, more offensive teams would rather have the more explosive power of Devastating Drake or Bloom Doom.
Hydrapple’s combination of defensive and offensive utility make it well-suited towards bulky hazard stack teams. Its STAB combination can threaten much of removal, forcing Moltres and Zapdos to use a Roost, gifting free turns and can also threaten both Great Tusk and Iron Treads with Giga Drain and Earth Power. This is appreciated by hazard setters like Mega Tyranitar, Gliscor, and Heatran, who also enjoy no longer having to fear giving Ogerpon Wellspring an entry opportunity or Urshifu Rapid Strike an entry point, as Hydrapple switches in on most sets and can set up a nasty plot on their STAB. Despite Hydrapple’s high bulk often allowing it to stay in on Pokémon with Super Effective coverage like Great Tusk, it is generally threatened by Pokémon that can threaten it with their STAB, such as Weavile, Garchomp, Tapu Lele, and Iron Valiant. Because of this, Hydrapple naturally partners extremely well with Steel-type partners that can fit on a hazard stack, such as Mega Scizor, Iron Treads, or Gholdengo. The former two can use Knock Off on Zapdos and Terapagos, who could otherwise offensively check Hydrapple, making Hydrapple’s repeated entry points and attacks more threatening by forcing hazard damage each time. These Steels as well as Mega Tyranitar also benefit from Hydrapple as well by switching in on the ground types that threaten them out, like opposing Iron Treads and Landorus-T.Hydrapple's explosive damage output as well as repeated entry points make it excellent at wearing down defensive walls like Corviknight, Ferrothorn,defensive Gholdengo, and Heatran, allowing for sweepers like Scizor and Dragonite to clean up late game.
[SET CREDITS]
Written By: CalamityISComing
[CREDITS]
Written By: CalamityISComing
link profile herehttps://www.smogon.com/forums/members/calamityiscoming.699876/
Quality checked by:Lightniong
link qc1’s profile herehttps://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/nasty-plot-hydrapple.3767319/
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