Chi-Yu @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Choice Specs / Choice Scarf
Ability: Beads of Ruin
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Overheat
- Flamethrower
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot / Flame Charge / Psychic / Taunt
this thing, evil creature, this demonic little guppy, very-icky-no-good-fishe
While I am writing this post, the ability Beads of Ruin does not work on the damage calculator. I compensated for this by simply changing the Pokemon's special defense stat to 75% of what it normally was (For Example, Clodsire would be calc'd with base 75 special defense instead of base 100)
I think chi-yu is a particularly strong force in the meta right now and it, in my opinion, deserves a suspect.
Chi-Yu is splashable onto HO, balance, and fat teams that rule the meta so far. Fire and Dark are incredibly hard to stop defensively. Its base 135 special in conjunction with Beads of Ruin, an ability that lowers the opponent's Special Defense, makes this pokemon unwallable.
The only moves necessary on Chi-Yu are Overheat, Flamethrower, and Dark Pulse. The fourth slot can be anything, really. Flame charge is a niche on Sun teams that allows Chi-Yu to clean up with sun boosted Flamethrower. Not the most consistent, but funny when you pull it off. Taunt and Nasty plot are the best, naturally, as Taunt shuts down recovery for its bulky switchins and Nasty Plot takes its power to the next level. Psychic is just there if you really want to ruin Toxapex's day, but Toxapex isn't that great anymore due to the move nerfs it recieved (honest to god pex has no moves anymore im about to run god-forsaken body slam pex for para hax)
As for checks to the glowing guppy, there aren't many.
The only true "counter" is Blissey, but she can still take a beating from the fish.
(252 SpA Choice Specs Chi-Yu Overheat vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Blissey in Sun: 378-445 (52.9 - 62.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO)
Clodsire and Toxapex can attempt to take it on with sheer bulk. However, Clodsire is needed to check the entire tier as of now, and it only has 8 recovers per game to do so. Clodsire gets claimed by 2 Flamethrowers at +2 (+2 252 SpA Chi-Yu Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 378-445 (81.4 - 95.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO).
Toxapex is almost guaranteed to go down to 2 Dark Pulses, (+2 252 SpA Chi-Yu Dark Pulse vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Toxapex: 151-178 (49.8 - 58.7%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO)
Dondozo can take a specs Dark Pulse and Rest off the damage. However, It cannot do anything back to Chi-Yu unless it uses the semi-unreliable Sleep Talk. (which, for me, always uses rest.) (252 SpA Choice Specs Chi-Yu Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Dondozo: 180-213 (35.7 - 42.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO).
Tyrannitar is the single best Chi-Yu switchin outside of Blissey. Unfortunately, Ttar is unviable in this metagame. In a meta with Meowscarada, Great Tusk, Iron Valiant, Dondozo, Annihilape, omnipresent Tera Fighting and Water, and so on, almost everything in the tier either has supereffective STAB or supereffective coverage vs. Tyrannitar. Its poor typing finally caught up with it. It's a bit sad, really. TTar's reign since gen 2 was powerful and awe inspiring, and now it's gone. Nothing is forever. we are simply taking a temporary break from a quiet nothingness and spending our blip in the tiny cosmic timeline playing with made-up monsters on our computer. Like Tyrannitar, our reign over nonexistence will soon end.
anyways these are the most reliable Chi-Yu switchins
Dragonite can Dragon Dance in its face if it isn't Choiced, Nasty Plot, or is locked into a Fire move. These aren't uncommon scenarios, but outside of them a mighty dragon will fold to a goldfish.
Ting-Lu can stomach some hits, but Specs Flamethrower and Specs Overheat will eventually wear it down (252 SpA Choice Specs Chi-Yu Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ting-Lu: 262-310 (50.9 - 60.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO).
in conclusion, please take a look at this fish. I think it needs a ban.