Pokemon: Porygon2
Type-changing Move: Tera Blast
Metagame Justification: Mixed Wall, Tank
Description: Would love to add Porygon-Z, but it'd probably be busted with its power and abilities and that's before considering what Masks I'd have to give it, so instead here's Porygon2. Becomes a nice catch-all wall with Eviolite and either decent offensive presence with Download or defensive utility in Trace. Loves the fact that Knock Off theoretically shouldn't be used at all since 99% of the Pokemon in the meta use unknockable items
Mask Name: Zenithbug Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Adaptability
Ability when Tera'd: System Override* - Once per switch-in, this Pokemon's stats are all boosted by 1 stage after this Pokemon attempts to use Conversion
Metagame Justification: Tank, Setup Sweeper
Description: Gen 7 Porygon-Z at home. Acts as a nice tank with a great dual STAB combo and good power from Adaptability, while also being able to attempt a sweep if you commit Tera.
Mask Name: Retrowave Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Electric Surge
Ability when Tera'd: Surge Surfer
Metagame Justification: Tank, Setup Sweeper
Description: Adds a second terrain setter, is another more offensively inclined form that sports STAB on one half of the BoltBeam combo. Surge Surfer is an admittedly generic choice for the Tera ability, but it's really what this form needs to set itself apart, suddenly turning it from a slow bulky attacker into a threatening lategame cleaner with nuclear Thunderbolts. You do have to pick your spot well, though, especially since Porygon2 doesn't learn the more widely-distributed Electric Terrain fsr.
Mask Name: Dreamnet Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Unaware
Ability when Tera'd: Serene Grace
Metagame Justification: Physical Wall, Mixed Wall, Tank
Description: Adds our first defensive Fairy, takes on stuff like SD non-base Drapion, DD Flygons, and Plot Delphoxes. Tera can have some fun with Serene Grace Tri Attack but you'll usually want to stay in base for the defensive utility
New Type:
New Ability: Adaptability
Ability when Tera'd: System Override* - Once per switch-in, this Pokemon's stats are all boosted by 1 stage after this Pokemon attempts to use Conversion
Metagame Justification: Tank, Setup Sweeper
Description: Gen 7 Porygon-Z at home. Acts as a nice tank with a great dual STAB combo and good power from Adaptability, while also being able to attempt a sweep if you commit Tera.
Mask Name: Retrowave Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Electric Surge
Ability when Tera'd: Surge Surfer
Metagame Justification: Tank, Setup Sweeper
Description: Adds a second terrain setter, is another more offensively inclined form that sports STAB on one half of the BoltBeam combo. Surge Surfer is an admittedly generic choice for the Tera ability, but it's really what this form needs to set itself apart, suddenly turning it from a slow bulky attacker into a threatening lategame cleaner with nuclear Thunderbolts. You do have to pick your spot well, though, especially since Porygon2 doesn't learn the more widely-distributed Electric Terrain fsr.
Mask Name: Dreamnet Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Unaware
Ability when Tera'd: Serene Grace
Metagame Justification: Physical Wall, Mixed Wall, Tank
Description: Adds our first defensive Fairy, takes on stuff like SD non-base Drapion, DD Flygons, and Plot Delphoxes. Tera can have some fun with Serene Grace Tri Attack but you'll usually want to stay in base for the defensive utility
Pokemon: Electivire
Type-changing Move: Thunder Punch
Metagame Justification: Physical Wallbreaker, Offensive Pivot
Description: A bit odd that all of our Electric-types are physical attackers and this would be one more, but whatever. Electivire's value mainly comes from its Masks, but it's still a very stronger physical attacker with great coverage and decent enough Speed for this meta, so it's still pretty threatening
Mask Name: Sandsurge Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Mold Breaker
Ability when Tera'd: Reckless
Metagame Justification: Physical Wallbreaker, Offensive Pivot
Description: There are way too many Poison-types in this tier and way too many Pokemon with Ground-immunity abilities in this tier, so let's take them down a peg.
Mask Name: Darkamp Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Iron Fist
Ability when Tera'd: Moxie
Metagame Justification: Physical Wallbreaker, Offensive Pivot, Cleaner
Description: Iron Fist lets each of the elemental punches hit hard, backed up by the decent Wild Charge to make Darkamp EVire a really tough breaker to safely switch into. Can Tera into a good cleaner if you have the right situation
Mask Name: Photoelectric Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Regenerator
Ability when Tera'd: Flower Veil
Metagame Justification: Physical Wallbreaker, Offensive Pivot
Description: I love offensive Regenerator
New Type:
New Ability: Mold Breaker
Ability when Tera'd: Reckless
Metagame Justification: Physical Wallbreaker, Offensive Pivot
Description: There are way too many Poison-types in this tier and way too many Pokemon with Ground-immunity abilities in this tier, so let's take them down a peg.
Mask Name: Darkamp Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Iron Fist
Ability when Tera'd: Moxie
Metagame Justification: Physical Wallbreaker, Offensive Pivot, Cleaner
Description: Iron Fist lets each of the elemental punches hit hard, backed up by the decent Wild Charge to make Darkamp EVire a really tough breaker to safely switch into. Can Tera into a good cleaner if you have the right situation
Mask Name: Photoelectric Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Regenerator
Ability when Tera'd: Flower Veil
Metagame Justification: Physical Wallbreaker, Offensive Pivot
Description: I love offensive Regenerator
Pokemon: Kingdra
Type-changing Move: Dragon Pulse
Metagame Justification: Offensive Pivot, Special Wallbreaker, Setup Sweeper
Description: Can serve a number of roles thanks to its well-rounded stats, be it a Sweeper with Rain Dance, Dragon Dance, or Focus Energy, a breaker with Specs or Band, or even something defensive with the right investment and utility like Clear Smog and Scald
Mask Name: Foamflow Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Regenerator
Ability when Tera'd: Competitive
Metagame Justification: Defensive Pivot, Offensive Pivot
Description: Very defensive-focused Mask, poised to be the premier defensive pivot in the tier thanks to Regen, good utility, and amazing typing.
Mask Name: Rushwash Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Rock Head
Ability when Tera'd: Scrappy
Metagame Justification: Physical Wallbreaker, Offensive Pivot, Setup Sweeper
Description: click double-edge and wave crash
Mask Name: Frostshot Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Snowcap* - This Pokemon acts as if Snow is active
Ability when Tera'd: Super Luck
Metagame Justification: Special Wallbreaker, Setup Sweeper, Offensive Pivot
Description: Keldeo at home that leans into CritDra strategies and generally trying to stay in to avoid taking Stealth Rock damage multiple times, with Super Luck in Tera making up for not being able to run Scope Lens, and Snowscap pre-Tera letting Kingdra stay in and spam Blizzard
New Type:
New Ability: Regenerator
Ability when Tera'd: Competitive
Metagame Justification: Defensive Pivot, Offensive Pivot
Description: Very defensive-focused Mask, poised to be the premier defensive pivot in the tier thanks to Regen, good utility, and amazing typing.
Mask Name: Rushwash Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Rock Head
Ability when Tera'd: Scrappy
Metagame Justification: Physical Wallbreaker, Offensive Pivot, Setup Sweeper
Description: click double-edge and wave crash
Mask Name: Frostshot Mask
New Type:
New Ability: Snowcap* - This Pokemon acts as if Snow is active
Ability when Tera'd: Super Luck
Metagame Justification: Special Wallbreaker, Setup Sweeper, Offensive Pivot
Description: Keldeo at home that leans into CritDra strategies and generally trying to stay in to avoid taking Stealth Rock damage multiple times, with Super Luck in Tera making up for not being able to run Scope Lens, and Snowscap pre-Tera letting Kingdra stay in and spam Blizzard
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