[OVERVIEW]
name: Trick Room Setter
move 1: Spacial Rend
move 2: Earth Power / Hydro Pump
move 3: Trick Room
move 4: Protect
item: Haban Berry / Life Orb
ability: Pressure
nature: Quiet
evs: 252 HP / 20 Def / 236 SpA
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Checks and Counters
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**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Mawile both threaten Palkia a lot with super effective STAB, and while Mawile is slower it outspeeds under Trick Room.
**Utility**: Moves such as Fake Out, Taunt and Encore from Pokemon such as Liepard and Meowstick can hinder Palkia from setting up Trick Room.
**Powerful physical attackers**: Physical attackers such as Mega Kangaskhan and Mega Salamence can quickly overwhelm Palkia with their attacks, which can do up to 80-90% to Palkia.
- Solid Trick Room setter
- Amazing to pair up with either Primal
- Only two weaknesses
- Pretty good bulk
name: Trick Room Setter
move 1: Spacial Rend
move 2: Earth Power / Hydro Pump
move 3: Trick Room
move 4: Protect
item: Haban Berry / Life Orb
ability: Pressure
nature: Quiet
evs: 252 HP / 20 Def / 236 SpA
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Spacial Rend is STAB
- Earth Power is a reliable way of dealing damage to Primal Groudon
- Hydro Pump is also STAB, its best used with Primal Kyogre
- Trick Room for speed control
- Protect lets it avoid hits, especially Fake Out, which is often used to stop TR setters
- Gravity is an option to ensure that Primal partners hit with their signature moves, as well as letting Groudon hit Ground-immune Pokemon with Preicipice Blades
Set Details
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- Haban Berry lets Palkia live any Dragon-type move and get up Trick Room or kill the dragon with Spacial Rend
- 252 HP for bulk
- 20 Def lets it live Dragon Ascent from Jolly Life Orb Rayquaza
- 236 Special Attack is to hit as hard as possible minus the 16 taken into Defense
- Quiet nature is to be as slow as possible as well as for damage output
- Life Orb lets it hit with more power, especially against Groudon with Earth Power
- Lustrous Orb is a good item when you run Hydro Pump
- 156 SpD is an option to let Palkia live Moonblast from unboosted Xerneas
Usage Tips
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- Palkia should most of the time lead to try to set up Trick Room
- When you lead with Palkia to set Trick Room, always make plays with the mindset of that your opponent knows that your intention with Palkia is to try to get up Trick Room. If they have a Pokemon that commonly packs Taunt, consider just going for an attack instead. Also watch out for Fake Out
Team Options
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- Primal Groudon is a great partner since it is great under Trick Room and really loves Gravity support as well
- Primal Kyogre is also a good partner, and also boosts Palkia's Hydro Pump and similarly to Groudon is good under Trick Room since it allows them to easily spam their spread moves
- Mega Mawile is great under Trick Room and checks Xerneas for Palkia
- Fake Out Pokemon such as Mega Kangaskhan can give Palkia some breathing space to more easily set Trick Room. Sadly a lot of Fake Out users such as Mienshao and Liepard are too fast for Trick Room, but Mega Kangaskhan with some bulk over Speed fits the bill
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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- Fast non-TR set
- Draco
- Aura Sphere
- Thunder
- Lum Berry
- Roseli Berry
- Mental Herb
Checks and Counters
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**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Mawile both threaten Palkia a lot with super effective STAB, and while Mawile is slower it outspeeds under Trick Room.
**Utility**: Moves such as Fake Out, Taunt and Encore from Pokemon such as Liepard and Meowstick can hinder Palkia from setting up Trick Room.
**Powerful physical attackers**: Physical attackers such as Mega Kangaskhan and Mega Salamence can quickly overwhelm Palkia with their attacks, which can do up to 80-90% to Palkia.
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