Bulk Up Palafin [QC 0/2]

[GenOne]

[SET]
name: Bulk Up
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Jet Punch
move 3: Drain Punch
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Zero to Hero
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
tera type: Grass

[SET COMMENTS]

• Bulk Up builds upon Palafin's naturally high bulk and Attack, allowing it to function as both a strong priority attacker and defensive wall that brazenly sets up in front of common physical attackers like Chien Pao, Landorus-T and Kingambit.
• Jet Punch allows Palafin hit its targets fast and hard regardless of opposing speed control, and is particularly threatening to a number of popular fast special attackers like Flutter Mane, Chi-Yu and Landorus.
• Drain Punch gives Palafin a reliable means of recovery while also hitting harder into popular Dark-types like Kingambit and Chien Pao, as well as Water-resistant foes such as Rillaboom and Volcanion.
• Tera Grass provides an immunity to Amoonguss's Spore and Rage Powder, as well as resistances to Grass-type and Electric-type Pokemon such as Rillaboom and Iron Hands that Palafin is otherwise weak to.
• Palafin's base forme has poor damage output and bulk, so it is usually ideal to lead with it and pivot out immediately to activate Zero to Hero.
• Bulk Up Palafin pairs well with Pokemon that can remove Psychic Terrain, extend Palafin's longevity, and use Fake Out to generate free turns for Palafin. Rillaboom with Grassy Surge is a particularly strong choice that accomplishes all of the above, while other good examples include Cresselia with Lunar Blessing, Grimmsnarl with dual screens support, or Iron Hands with Fake Out.
• Bulk Up Palafin should also be run alongside partners that can deal with Amoonguss effectively, such as Heatran, Chien Pao or Chi-Yu, since Amoonguss walls Palafin easily and can threaten it with Clear Smog and Leaf Storm.

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[zoe]

GenOne any update?

 

[GenOne]

GenOne any update?

Ya. Ready for QC checks now.

 

[ryo yamada2001]

it looks like you accidentally gave this a 1/2 in your thread title already

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[SET]
name: Bulk Up
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Jet Punch
move 3: Drain Punch
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Zero to Hero
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
tera type: Grass

[SET COMMENTS]

• Bulk Up makes Palafin very difficult for physical attackers to KO while also increasing its offensive potential. i would like something more here, like how it's a win condition that can boldly set up in front of the tier's common physical attackers/pivots/support pokemon such as diancie, cress, lando-t
• Jet Punch is the preferred STAB attack on this set its the only stab attack on this set so u can probably omit, allowing Palafin hit both fast and hard without requiring investment in Speed EVs. you should explain why this is good; jet punch is a powerful priority move with which palafin can OHKO chi-yu, bulkless flutter mane, and landorus at +1 without having to trade with these powerful special attackers. can probably omit the speed part
• Drain Punch gives Palafin a reliable means of active recovery while also serving as a coverage move to hitting Kingambit and Pokemon that resist Water-type attacks Water-resistant foes, such as... [i'm thinking rillaboom and volcanion here] .
• The given EV spread prioritizes Special Defense and overall bulk, keeping in mind that Defense gets boosted from using Bulk Up. dont think this has to be in; 252 spreads are rarely explained
• Tera Grass provides an immunity to Amoonguss's Spore and Rage Powder, (ac) as well as a resistance to Grass-type and Electric-type attacks that Palafin is otherwise weak to mention the ones that are relevant, such as Rillaboom's Wood Hammer, Iron Hands' Wild Charge/Tpunch.
• Palafin's base forme has poor damage output and bulk, so it is usually ideal to lead with it and pivot out immediately to activate Zero to Hero.
• One of the best Pokemon to pair with Bulk Up Palafin is Rillaboom, as Grassy Surge removes Psychic Terrain for Palafin's Jet Punches while also supplementing its Leftovers recovery.
• This Palafin set also pairs well with healers such as Cresselia and screen setters such as Grimmsnarl. you can consolidate this point with the previous, using this as your first line e.g. "Bulk Up Palafin synergizes well with Pokemon that extend its longevity, such as Rillaboom whose Grassy Surge supplements its recovery and removes Psychic Terrain for Palafin's Jet Punch, while Cresselia's Lunar Blessing and Grimmsnarl's dual screens support... etc"
• could mention something about Fake Out users such as Rillaboom and Iron Hands generating free turns for Palafin to set up and also hitting Water-types such as opposing Palafin and bulky Tera Water users that Palafin struggles to break through

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tag me on disc once you've implemented, for now no 1/2

 

[ryo yamada2001]

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[SET]
name: Bulk Up
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Jet Punch
move 3: Drain Punch
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Zero to Hero
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
tera type: Grass

[SET COMMENTS]

• Bulk Up builds upon Palafin's naturally high bulk and Attack, allowing it to function as both a strong priority attacker and physically defensive wall that brazenly sets up in front of common physical attackers like Chien-Pao (chien-pao is hyphenated), Landorus-T, (add oxford comma) and Kingambit.
• Jet Punch allows Palafin hit its targets fast and hard regardless of opposing speed control, and is particularly threatening to a number of popular fast special attackers like Flutter Mane, Chi-Yu, (add comma) and Landorus. i'm a bit unsatisfied with this implementation; I'd really specify the benchmarks (OHKO Chi-Yu, OHKO bulkless Flutter & Lando once you're +1; these are important because at +0 you don't kill and thus have to eat damage).
• Drain Punch gives Palafin a reliable means of recovery in addition to leftovers recovery while also hitting harder into popular Dark-types like Kingambit and Chien-Pao (add hyphen), as well as Water-resistant foes such as Rillaboom and Volcanion.
• Tera Grass provides an immunity to Amoonguss's Spore and Rage Powder, as well as resistances to Grass-type and Electric-type from Pokemon Grass- and Electric-type attacks such as Rillaboom and Iron Hands that Palafin is otherwise weak to specify the attacks that threaten Palafin, so Rillaboom's Wood Hammer and Iron Hands's Wild Charge.
• Palafin's base forme has poor damage output and bulk, so it is usually ideal to lead with it and pivot out immediately to activate Zero to Hero. explain that this is so important to palafin's functioning that it becomes very telegraphed and easily exploitable and so you must maneuver with caution
• Bulk Up Palafin pairs well with Pokemon that can remove Psychic Terrain, extend Palafin's longevity, and use Fake Out to generate free turns for Palafin to set up. Rillaboom with Grassy Surge is a particularly strong choice that accomplishes all of the above, while other good examples include Cresselia with Lunar Blessing, Grimmsnarl with dual screens support, or Iron Hands with Fake Out. amoonguss is worth mentioning for its rage powder & pollen puff support
• Bulk Up Palafin should also be run alongside partners that can deal with Amoonguss effectively, such as Heatran, Chien Pao Chien-Pao, or Chi-Yu, since Amoonguss walls Palafin easily and can threaten it with Clear Smog and Leaf Storm. drop the leaf storm mention as we took it out of dex amoonguss also. say 'undoes setup/progress' for clear smog and mention rillaboom as an attacker that can kill

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ping on discord when implemented and i'll give it 1/2 after looking it over