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[OVERVIEW]
Fairy
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Togekiss is an effective stallbreaker on Fairy teams that helps break down defensive types like Poison, Grass, and Steel. Its ability Serene Grace synergizes with Air Slash, allowing it to threaten defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Slowking, Amoonguss, Galarian Weezing, and Cradily. Furthermore, its Flying typing gives the team a secondary check to Grass- and Ground-types alongside Tapu Bulu, as it can check Rillaboom, Landorus-T, and Garchomp. After Nasty Plot, Togekiss becomes a threatening wallbreaker to slower and more defensive teams. However, Togekiss struggles to find a place on Fairy teams due to its mediocre physical bulk and middling Speed. Togekiss is often restricted from switching in freely, as it is weak to Stealth Rock and Fairy teams tend to lack Defoggers due to their preference to stack entry hazards with Klefki and Clefable. However, this can be mitigated by using Heavy-Duty Boots.
[SET]
name: Nasty Plot (Fairy)
move 1: Air Slash
move 2: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 3: Substitute / Aura Sphere
move 4: Nasty Plot
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Serene Grace
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Air Slash punishes slower Pokemon attempting to take on Togekiss such as Toxapex, Slowking, and Blissey. Fire Blast OHKOes Steel-types like Ferrothorn, while Flamethrower can be used for better accuracy at the cost of damage. Substitute allows Togekiss to set up on passive Pokemon like Ferrothorn, Toxapex and Amoonguss without fear of getting statused. Aura Sphere can be used over Substitute to threaten Heatran and Tyranitar, which otherwise wall this set. Nasty Plot increases Togekiss's wallbreaking power and allows it to OHKO Celesteela, Melmetal, and Tyranitar. If running Fire Blast, a Modest nature may be considered to OHKO Aegislash and Magnezone. Leftovers synergizes with Air Slash's ability to make foes flinch and improves Togekiss's longevity. Alternatively, Heavy-Duty Boots can be used on sets with three attacks to improve Togekiss's ability to switch in.
Klefki is an excellent partner to Togekiss, as it can set up dual screens to make Togekiss extremely hard to take down and set Spikes to pressure the opposing team. Dual screens also enable Belly Drum Azumarill, another setup sweeper that can be used in tandem with Togekiss to decimate Steel and Poison matchups. Azumarill also helps Togekiss by removing Rock-type Pokemon like Nihilego and Tyranitar with its strong Water-type attacks and specially defensive Pokemon such as Galarian Slowking with Knock Off. Togekiss greatly appreciates fast pivots that can bring it in on a predicted switch. U-turn or Volt Switch Tapu Koko is especially good at this, as it invites walls such as Ferrothorn for Togekiss to take advantage of and provides a fast Taunt to prevent Stealth Rock from being set. Clefable provides Stealth Rock, which chips down Togekiss's targets and allows it to pick off defensive Pokemon more easily. Tapu Bulu handles Electric- and Rock-types like Rotom-W, Tapu Koko, and Tyranitar. Tapu Lele takes on faster Poison-types such as Nidoking and can take advantage of Togekiss's wallbreaking to clean late-game with Choice Scarf.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Fairy
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A Choice Scarf set makes Togekiss's Air Slash more annoying while still providing utility in the form of Defog and Trick. However, this set is highly inconsistent and struggles to deal meaningful damage. An alternative spread of 248 HP / 8 Def / 128 SpD / 124 Spe with a Calm Nature prevents defensive Heatran from breaking Togekiss’s Substitute with Lava Plume while still outpacing neutral-natured base 95 Speed Pokemon like Drapion. However, this set still has trouble beating Heatran without several flinches, since it resists Air Slash and has Roar to phaze Togekiss.
Checks and Counters
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Fairy
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**Status**: Burn negates Leftovers recovery on Togekiss and makes it unable to effectively stallbreak, paralysis lowers its Speed and renders the flinch chance of Air Slash useless, and Toxic puts Togekiss on a timer. Be especially wary of Crobat's Toxic, which goes through Substitute.
**Stealth Rock**: Stealth Rock limits Togekiss's ability to switch in and take advantage of passive Pokemon with Substitute and Nasty Plot. However, this weakness can be covered by using Heavy-Duty Boots instead of Leftovers.
**Physical Revenge Killers**: Faster Pokemon like Choice Band Zeraora, Weavile, and Choice Band Victini outspeed Togekiss and OHKO it with a super effective move.
**Priority Moves**: Ice Shard from Choice Band Mamoswine and Bullet Punch from Life Orb Scizor OHKO Togekiss after Stealth Rock damage.
**Heatran**: Heatran can freely switch in to Togekiss's Fire-type coverage and threaten it with Toxic. However, Heatran is 2HKOed by +2 Aura Sphere.
**Melmetal**: Melmetal is not OHKOed by unboosted Fire Blast or Flamethrower, can survive +2 Fire Blast if holding an Assault Vest, and can OHKO Togekiss with Double Iron Bash even through Substitute. However, Melmetal cannot come in on Togekiss directly.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[fishstickscat, 542526]]
- Quality checked by: [[Felines, 290520], [roxiee, 481576]]
- Grammar checked by: [[DC, 449990], [A Cake Wearing A Hat, 388157]]
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