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Galarian Slowking is an amazing defensive pivot due to its stellar special bulk, an amazing ability in Regenerator that allows it to switch into threats like Raging Bolt, Mega Diancie, and Iron Valiant consistently, and the ability to assist its teammates in breaking down the opposing team with Future Sight. Psychic Noise is an alternative to Future...
Defensive Great Tusk acts as important glue on teams due to its incredible role compression by acting as a defensive wall, setting entry hazards, and clearing them. Utilizing its high bulk and HP, defensive Great Tusk acts as a great check to many metagame staples such as all-out attacker Zamazenta, Kingambit, Mega Lopunny, and Mega...
[SET COMMENTS] Hisuian Samurott is a powerful wallbreaker that provides offensive pressure alongside entry hazard support with a unique typing that allows it to temporarily check Gholdengo and Kingambit when running Sacred Sword. Ceaseless Edge has its Base Power amplified by Sharpness to deal decent damage while passively setting Spikes that...
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Utility (Clefable) @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 244 Def / 12 SpD
Bold Nature
- Moonblast
- Stealth Rock / Thunder Wave / Knock Off
- Knock Off / Thunder Wave
- Soft-Boiled
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Clefable is a standout utility piece, possessing a wide variety of utility options along with incredible longevity due to its immunity to entry hazards as well as Toxic from the likes of Alomomola and Toxapex through Magic Guard; this invulnerability to common forms of chip damage allows it to serve as a sturdy check to the likes of Mega Lopunny and Hisuian Samurott for...
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Choice Scarf Urshifu-R is a good late-game cleaner and revenge killer due to its ability to threaten defensive Pokemon like Heatran, Gliscor, Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Ferrothorn with its powerful STAB moves. It also sports a great Speed stat, allowing it to outspeed the majority of the unboosted metagame, including Mega Lopunny, Dragapult, and Zamazenta. Surging Strikes's guaranteed...
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Rain Sweeper (Swampert-Mega) @ Swampertite
Ability: Swift Swim
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Flip Turn
- Superpower / Stealth Rock / Ice Punch
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Mega Swampert is a staple on rain teams thanks to its great typing and Swift Swim allowing it to outspeed a majority of the metagame. Its immunity to Electric-type moves is greatly appreciated for rain teams, which can struggle with common Electric-types in the tier such as Raging Bolt and Tapu Koko. Flip Turn allows it to maintain momentum against checks like Rotom-W and...
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Offensive Utility (Kingambit) @ Leftovers / Assault Vest
Ability: Supreme Overlord / Defiant
EVs: 172 HP / 252 Atk / 84 Spe OR 252 HP / 104 Atk / 152 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Knock Off
- Pursuit
- Sucker Punch
- Low Kick / Iron Head
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Leveraging its great natural bulk alongside significant defensive investment and an item to further boost its longevity, Kingambit is able to act as a powerful defensive tool against Pokemon such as Gholdengo, Dragapult, and Terapagos while remaining a threatening late-game cleaner. Knock Off is Kingambit's main STAB option, boasting a high Base...
All-out Attacker (Zamazenta) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Dauntless Shield
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Stone Edge
- Ice Fang / Heavy Slam
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All-out attacking Zamazenta is a fearsome wallbreaker thanks to its great base Attack stat alongside colorful coverage, allowing it to hit a large portion of the metagame for tons of damage. Its defensive profile also allows it to stick around as a check to Dark-types like Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott. Crunch complements Close Combat well, 2HKOing Ghost- and Psychic-types like...
All-out Attacker (Zamazenta) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Dauntless Shield
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Stone Edge
- Ice Fang / Heavy Slam
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All-out attacking Zamazenta is a fearsome wallbreaker thanks to its great base Attack stat alongside colorful coverage, allowing it to hit a large portion of the metagame for tons of damage. Its defensive profile also allows it to stick around as a check to Dark-types like Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott. Crunch complements Close Combat well, 2HKOing Ghost- and Psychic-types like...
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Sun Setter (Torkoal) @ Heat Rock
Ability: Drought
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Lava Plume
- Body Press
- Stealth Rock / Toxic
- Rapid Spin
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With its access to Drought and good utility options, Torkoal acts as an enabler for dedicated sun teams while also functioning as an entry hazard setter and remover. Lava Plume's relatively high burn chance lets Torkoal cripple foes that could set up on it, such as Raging Bolt and Mega Latios. Body Press enables Torkoal to hit Heatran, with it otherwise being able to switch in reliably on Torkoal's Fire-type moves; it...
Lead (Diancie) @ Diancite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 244 HP / 12 Def / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Moonblast
- Substitute
- Endeavor
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Mega Diancie functions as an amazing hyper offense lead, being able to set up Stealth Rock behind Substitute while also denying opposing entry hazards via Magic Bounce. Mega Diancie's main niche over other hazard setters is its ability to deny hazards from pokemon such as Glimmora and Landorus-T, as well as blocking taunt and encore from Pokemon like Tornadus-T and Iron Valiant, making it harder for them to deny hazards...
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Thanks to Drizzle, Pelipper establishes itself as rain teams' dedicated weather setter and the archetype's most important supporting piece. Scald punishes threats like Dragonite and Roaring Moon for using Pelipper as setup fodder as well as Mega Tyranitar for switching in to replace the weather. Additionally, it cripples walls that can be very hard for rain teams to break through like Ferrothorn, Alomomola, and Toxapex...
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Swords Dance (Iron Valiant) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Ice Punch / Encore / Spirit Break
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Swords Dance Iron Valiant is a fantastic wallbreaker and setup sweeper, making use of its excellent coverage and Speed tier accentuated by Booster Energy to outpace and tear through common speed control options in Dragapult, Mega Lopunny, and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. Its effectiveness in this role is compounded by the ability to break past answers such as Galarian Slowking and Iron...