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Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Close Combat
- Overheat
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge / Grass Knot
The Monkey King shrouds itself in flame, battling as if engaged in dance! Infernape's STAB combination and mixed attacking prowess let it crush defensive staples like Bronzong, Incineroar, Houndstone, and Amoonguss. It also separates itself from other Fighting-types like Flamigo and Paldean Tauros-W, as it can't be adequately checked by simply resisting its STAB moves thanks to its diverse coverage options. Knock...
As a near staple on sun teams, Raging Bolt can lean further into its wallbreaking duties as an all-out attacker with Life Orb and the high-Base Power coverage moves in Solar Beam and sun-boosted Weather Ball. These moves grant it great super effective coverage against most of the tier when complemented by its STAB moves, as on top of hitting common foes like Garganacl, Kingambit, and Gholdengo super effectively...
The full moon shines bright in Ubers! Thanks to its incredible coverage and ability to easily use Agility thanks to Shadow Shield, Lunala functions as a solid setup sweeper in Ubers. After an Agility, Lunala outspeeds the entire metagame, even Choice Scarf Koraidon. Moongeist Beam is a very spammable and powerful STAB move, whereas Focus Blast is able to deal with the Dark- and Normal-types that either resist or are...