Project National Dex How To Lure (Week 42: Pelipper)

[The Dragon Master]

Submitting ice beam ash gren

Greninja-Ash (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Water Shuriken
- Ice Beam
Pretty simple, ice beam gren lures in and nukes drei, who can potentially swap into hydro a few times.

252 SpA Choice Specs Greninja Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Hydreigon: 272-322 (83.6 - 99%) -- 75% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

 

[Dorron]

Slowbro @ Icium Z
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 180 Def / 76 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Ice Beam
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Teleport

Hydreigon doesn't OHKO Slowbro with Dark Pulse and the SpA investment ensures the OHKO after Stealth Rock damage. Another important point is that you recieve less damage from Knock Off and are inmune to Trick.

76 SpA Slowbro Subzero Slammer (175 BP) vs. 8 HP / 28 SpD Hydreigon: 288-340 (88 - 103.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

Moreover, it has a better roll for Garchomp. 76 SpA Slowbro Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Garchomp: 320-380 (89.6 - 106.4%) -- 75% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

Other calcs

76 SpA Slowbro Subzero Slammer (175 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Rillaboom: 362-428 (106.1 - 125.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
76 SpA Slowbro Subzero Slammer (175 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Kartana: 323-380 (124.7 - 146.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO No boosting chance
76 SpA Slowbro Subzero Slammer (175 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Tangrowth: 466-550 (115.3 - 136.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO If the opponent doesn't know about the Z they will be fucked

 

[salmonelephant]

Z-Dragonium Serp


Serperior @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Dragon Pulse
- Taunt / Giga Drain

Fully Offensive Serp is something that can take many teams by surprise, because there are so many moves that you could potentially run on it, but dragon pulse is that option that everyone foregoes because it doesn't get to do any of the annoying stuff that it loves to do otherwise.

Because its so fast, it can naturally outspeed every single unboosted viable dragon type, most of which would force serp out.
Dragonium is necessary on this set because of the extra damage it receives because of its non-dragon typing and terrible offensive stats.

+2 252 SpA Serperior Devastating Drake (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Latias-Mega: 340-402 (93.4 - 110.4%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO

I literally don't even need to show you hyrdeigon's calc (falls to +2 dpulse if offensive), because the bulkiest special dragon in the tier gets ohkoed every time after a leaf storm switchin or rocks at +2.

 

[Haok]

Victini @ Normalium Z
Ability: Victory Star
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Searing Shot
- Celebrate
- Stored Power
- Dazzling Gleam

Normally celebrate victini is walled by drei but not with this set. You can click any button you want, thinking is not required cause once drei is in you press dazzling and win.

it might ohko guys

+1 252 SpA Victini Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 8 SpD Hydreigon: 476-560 (146.4 - 172.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[ChrisPBacon]

Reuniclus @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Focus Blast
- Psyshock
- Calm Mind
- Recover

drei walls the standard thunder reuni and threatens to boost and ko it with nasty plot, but with colbur berry for even more security, focus blast dispatches hydreigon provided you hit.


+1 0 SpA Reuniclus Focus Blast vs. 8 HP / 28 SpD Hydreigon: 330-390 (100.9 - 119.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO it dies

 

[Phyn]

Gyarados-Mega @ Gyaradosite
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Ice Fang
- Crunch
- Earthquake

Hydreigon can be pretty difficult for regular MGyarados sets to break, just thanks to its typing alone, while being able to threaten it with boosted dpulses in base form or tectonic rage once megad. Ice fang, however, changes the dynamic between the two, letting Gyara turn Hydreigon into setup bait

+1 252 Atk Mold Breaker Gyarados-Mega Ice Fang vs. 8 HP / 0 Def Hydreigon: 264-312 (80.7 - 95.4%) -- 50% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 Atk Mold Breaker Gyarados-Mega Ice Fang vs. 8 HP / 0 Def Hydreigon: 352-416 (107.6 - 127.2%)

Other than that Ice Fang provides valuable Ice-Ground coverage, notoriously difficult to properly answer

 

[Solaros & Lunaris]

Voting time!

by NVK

Heatran @ Steelium Z
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Magma Storm
- Steel Beam
- Earth Power
- Taunt

252 SpA Heatran Corkscrew Crash (200 BP) vs. 8 HP / 24 SpD Hydreigon: 348-409 (106.4 - 125%) -- guaranteed OHKO

bop

by The Dragon Master

Submitting ice beam ash gren

Greninja-Ash (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Water Shuriken
- Ice Beam
Pretty simple, ice beam gren lures in and nukes drei, who can potentially swap into hydro a few times.

252 SpA Choice Specs Greninja Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Hydreigon: 272-322 (83.6 - 99%) -- 75% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

by Dorron

Slowbro @ Icium Z
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 180 Def / 76 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Ice Beam
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Teleport

Hydreigon doesn't OHKO Slowbro with Dark Pulse and the SpA investment ensures the OHKO after Stealth Rock damage. Another important point is that you recieve less damage from Knock Off and are inmune to Trick.

76 SpA Slowbro Subzero Slammer (175 BP) vs. 8 HP / 28 SpD Hydreigon: 288-340 (88 - 103.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

Moreover, it has a better roll for Garchomp. 76 SpA Slowbro Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Garchomp: 320-380 (89.6 - 106.4%) -- 75% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

Other calcs

76 SpA Slowbro Subzero Slammer (175 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Rillaboom: 362-428 (106.1 - 125.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
76 SpA Slowbro Subzero Slammer (175 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Kartana: 323-380 (124.7 - 146.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO No boosting chance
76 SpA Slowbro Subzero Slammer (175 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Tangrowth: 466-550 (115.3 - 136.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO If the opponent doesn't know about the Z they will be fucked

by salmonelephant

Z-Dragonium Serp


Serperior @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Dragon Pulse
- Taunt / Giga Drain

Fully Offensive Serp is something that can take many teams by surprise, because there are so many moves that you could potentially run on it, but dragon pulse is that option that everyone foregoes because it doesn't get to do any of the annoying stuff that it loves to do otherwise.

Because its so fast, it can naturally outspeed every single unboosted viable dragon type, most of which would force serp out.
Dragonium is necessary on this set because of the extra damage it receives because of its non-dragon typing and terrible offensive stats.

+2 252 SpA Serperior Devastating Drake (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Latias-Mega: 340-402 (93.4 - 110.4%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO

I literally don't even need to show you hyrdeigon's calc (falls to +2 dpulse if offensive), because the bulkiest special dragon in the tier gets ohkoed every time after a leaf storm switchin or rocks at +2.

by Haok

Victini @ Normalium Z
Ability: Victory Star
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Searing Shot
- Celebrate
- Stored Power
- Dazzling Gleam

Normally celebrate victini is walled by drei but not with this set. You can click any button you want, thinking is not required cause once drei is in you press dazzling and win.

it might ohko guys

+1 252 SpA Victini Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 8 SpD Hydreigon: 476-560 (146.4 - 172.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

by ChrisPBacon

Reuniclus @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Focus Blast
- Psyshock
- Calm Mind
- Recover

drei walls the standard thunder reuni and threatens to boost and ko it with nasty plot, but with colbur berry for even more security, focus blast dispatches hydreigon provided you hit.


+1 0 SpA Reuniclus Focus Blast vs. 8 HP / 28 SpD Hydreigon: 330-390 (100.9 - 119.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO it dies

by Fun89

Gyarados-Mega @ Gyaradosite
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Ice Fang
- Crunch
- Earthquake

Hydreigon can be pretty difficult for regular MGyarados sets to break, just thanks to its typing alone, while being able to threaten it with boosted dpulses in base form or tectonic rage once megad. Ice fang, however, changes the dynamic between the two, letting Gyara turn Hydreigon into setup bait

+1 252 Atk Mold Breaker Gyarados-Mega Ice Fang vs. 8 HP / 0 Def Hydreigon: 264-312 (80.7 - 95.4%) -- 50% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 Atk Mold Breaker Gyarados-Mega Ice Fang vs. 8 HP / 0 Def Hydreigon: 352-416 (107.6 - 127.2%)

Other than that Ice Fang provides valuable Ice-Ground coverage, notoriously difficult to properly answer

Voting will end whenever adem desires

 

[Icegod777]

I vote for steelium heatran

 

[R8]

heatran

 

[tricona]

tini

 

[Avaritia]

Steelium lava toad

 

[Dorron]

serperior

 

[Acrophobic_Avian]

Steelium Heatran

 

[Iride]

tran

 

[adem]

Congrats to NVK for FINALLY editing his post on time and winning the week ! This week we have one of my favourite Grass types…



How will you lure Tapu Bulu this week?​

 

[ChrisPBacon]

Tapu Koko @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 176 Atk / 80 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Brave Bird
- U-turn
- Thunderbolt
- Roost

bulu good switch to koko because electric resist and spdef and passive recovery to tank volt. you dont click volt but go into the air and bulu dies after rocks assuming the standard spdef spread.


176 Atk Tapu Koko Supersonic Skystrike (190 BP) vs. 220 HP / 92 Def Tapu Bulu: 294-346 (87.5 - 102.9%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

This set has zero opportunity cost

 

[Phyn]

Reserving protean gren

 

[Haok]

Toxapex @ Choice Specs
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 72 Def / 184 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Toxic Spikes
- Ice Beam
- Sludge Bomb

This set is a crime.

crime

184 SpA Choice Specs Toxapex Sludge Bomb vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tapu Bulu: 348-412 (101.1 - 119.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[SJKNOL]

Slowking @ Rindo Berry
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 72 Def / 184 SpA
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Belch
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Teleport

This set can live a Horn Leech from CB Bulu after rocks, as well as a Wood Hammer from non-CB variants:

252+ Atk Choice Band Tapu Bulu Horn Leech vs. 252 HP / 72 Def Rindo Berry Slowking in Grassy Terrain: 291-343 (73.8 - 87%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Grassy Terrain recovery
252 Atk Tapu Bulu Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 72 Def Rindo Berry Slowking in Grassy Terrain: 280-331 (71 - 84%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Grassy Terrain recovery

After taking a Grass type move which activates the berry, Belch easily picks up the KO against Bulu:
184+ SpA Slowking Belch vs. 32 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Bulu: 476-560 (164.7 - 193.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
184+ SpA Slowking Belch vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tapu Bulu: 340-400 (98.8 - 116.2%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO

 

[Nish the Great]

Keldeo
This is actually like a legit set.

Keldeo @ Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hidden Power [Poison]
- Hydro Pump
- Secret Power
- Flip Turn

Also Haok I’m very sorry but your set is suboptimal. You should be running specs merciless venoshock.

 

[salmonelephant]

Keldeo
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secret power is my favorite keldeo move
also RE: pex set: poison jab > toxic > sludge bomb (not banded, just knock/scald, pjab, recover, haze)

 

[Haok]

Also Haok I’m very sorry but your set is suboptimal. You should be running specs merciless venoshock

Yea thats a thing I was considering but I still wanted it to function as a regen sponge even if not as much as regular pex sets

 

[The Dragon Master]

Ice beam ash gren

 

[Acrophobic_Avian]

JabChomp



Garchomp @ Leftovers
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Poison Jab
- Swords Dance
- Scale Shot

Tapu Bulu is a reliable switchin to the standard SD Offensive Garchomp. It is immune to both of its STABs and weakens Earthquake. However, Poison Jab gets an OHKO on Tapu Bulu, unboosted. For reference, an unboosted Fire Fang is a 3HKO. Poison Jab is also useful for dealing with other Fairy- or Grass-types.

Calcs

• 252 Atk Garchomp Poison Jab vs. 32 HP / 0 Def Tapu Bulu: 312-368 (107.9 - 127.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
• +2 252 Atk Garchomp Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tangrowth: 214-254 (52.9 - 62.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[Solaros & Lunaris]

Voting time!

by ChrisPBacon

Tapu Koko @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 176 Atk / 80 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Brave Bird
- U-turn
- Thunderbolt
- Roost

bulu good switch to koko because electric resist and spdef and passive recovery to tank volt. you dont click volt but go into the air and bulu dies after rocks assuming the standard spdef spread.


176 Atk Tapu Koko Supersonic Skystrike (190 BP) vs. 220 HP / 92 Def Tapu Bulu: 294-346 (87.5 - 102.9%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

This set has zero opportunity cost

by Haok

Toxapex @ Choice Specs
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 72 Def / 184 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Toxic Spikes
- Ice Beam
- Sludge Bomb

This set is a crime.

crime

184 SpA Choice Specs Toxapex Sludge Bomb vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tapu Bulu: 348-412 (101.1 - 119.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

by SJKNOL

Slowking @ Rindo Berry
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 72 Def / 184 SpA
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Belch
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Teleport

This set can live a Horn Leech from CB Bulu after rocks, as well as a Wood Hammer from non-CB variants:

252+ Atk Choice Band Tapu Bulu Horn Leech vs. 252 HP / 72 Def Rindo Berry Slowking in Grassy Terrain: 291-343 (73.8 - 87%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Grassy Terrain recovery
252 Atk Tapu Bulu Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 72 Def Rindo Berry Slowking in Grassy Terrain: 280-331 (71 - 84%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Grassy Terrain recovery

After taking a Grass type move which activates the berry, Belch easily picks up the KO against Bulu:
184+ SpA Slowking Belch vs. 32 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Bulu: 476-560 (164.7 - 193.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
184+ SpA Slowking Belch vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tapu Bulu: 340-400 (98.8 - 116.2%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO

by Nish the Great

Keldeo
This is actually like a legit set.

Keldeo @ Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hidden Power [Poison]
- Hydro Pump
- Secret Power
- Flip Turn

Also Haok I’m very sorry but your set is suboptimal. You should be running specs merciless venoshock.

by Acrophobic_Avian

JabChomp



Garchomp @ Leftovers
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Poison Jab
- Swords Dance
- Scale Shot

Tapu Bulu is a reliable switchin to the standard SD Offensive Garchomp. It is immune to both of its STABs and weakens Earthquake. However, Poison Jab gets an OHKO on Tapu Bulu, unboosted. For reference, an unboosted Fire Fang is a 3HKO. Poison Jab is also useful for dealing with other Fairy- or Grass-types.

Calcs

• 252 Atk Garchomp Poison Jab vs. 32 HP / 0 Def Tapu Bulu: 312-368 (107.9 - 127.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
• +2 252 Atk Garchomp Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tangrowth: 214-254 (52.9 - 62.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Voting will end whenever adem desires