Quality Control Band Zarude [QC 1/2] [GP 0/1]

[LongRat]

[SET]
Choice Band (Zarude) @ Choice Band
Ability: Leaf Guard
EVs: 120 HP / 68 Atk / 76 SpD / 244 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Knock Off
- Power Whip
- Rock Slide
- Bullet Seed

[SET COMMENTS]
- Knock Off hits Pokemon such as Pecharunt, Spectrier, and non-Weakness Policy Metagross for large damage, alongside removing items such as Choice Band from Pokemon like Hoopa-Unbound.
- Power Whip deals with Pokemon like Primarina, Ursaluna, and Manaphy.
- Rock Slide can OHKO non-Timid Volcarona.
- Bullet Seed lets you beat Donphan and Counter Ogerpon.
- The defensive EVs will survive a Gunk Shot from Adamant Hoopa-Unbound, as well as a Moonblast from Modest Primarina on the special side.
- The Speed EVs are made to outspeed Base 90 Pokemon, such as Porygon-Z.
- Zarude struggles against physically defensive Pokemon such as Corviknight and Landorus-T, as well as those that can ouspeed it such as Iron Valiant, Dragapult, and Walking Wake. Pairing Zarude with Pokemon such as Primarina and Sylveon can mitigate its weaknesses.

[SET CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/delemon.563325/

QC checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mentality.670315/

GP by

 

[Mentality]

1/2 when done

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[SET]
Choice Band (Zarude) @ Choice Band
Ability: Leaf Guard
EVs: 120 HP / 68 Atk / 76 SpD / 244 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Knock Off
- Power Whip
- Low Kick
- Bullet Seed

[SET COMMENTS]
- Knock Off hits Pokemon such as Pecharunt, Spectrier, and non-Weakness Policy Metagross for large damage, alongside removing items such as Choice Band. (Removing from what? Mention Hoopa or other examples specifically)
- Power Whip deals with Pokemon like Primarina, Ursaluna, and Ogerpon-Wellspring (you dont win into wellspring consistently enough with this. Manaphy is probably the better example)
- Low Kick is for Roaring Moon and Hisuian Goodra (loses to chople, is a roll vs custap. P-z is a better example)
- Bullet Seed lets you beat Donphan and Counter Ogerpon.
- The defensive EVs will survive a Gunk Shot from Adamant Hoopa-Unbound, as well as a Moonblast from Modest Primarina on the special side.
- The Speed EVs are made to outspeed Base 90 Pokemon, such as Porygon-Z and Hisuian Arcanine. (You lose to intimidate harc)
- Zarude struggles against physically defensive Pokemon such as Corviknight and Landorus-T, as well as those that can ouspeed it such as Iron Valiant, Dragapult, and Walking Wake. Pairing Zarude with Pokemon such as Primarina and Sylveon can mitigate its weaknesses.

Tanks Max Attack Hoopa-U Gunk Shot and Max Special Attack Primarina Moonblast, Speed for Porygon-Z, rest in Attack.

[SET CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/delemon.563325/

QC checked by:

GP by

 

[LongRat]

Implemented, switched to Rock Slide over Low Kick as per Discord discussion

 

[bern]

yeah so fun fact about the discord discussion, we switched from "we have to remove low kick" to "i guess beating non-chople goodra isn't the worst thing ever"
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[SET]
Choice Band (Zarude) @ Choice Band
Ability: Leaf Guard
EVs: 120 HP / 68 Atk / 76 SpD / 244 Spe
Adamant Nature
EVs: 192 Atk / 84 Def / 232 Spe
Jolly Nature
(outspeeds all volcarona and garchomp, lives adaband hoopa gunk after knock off)
- Knock Off
- Power Whip
- Rock Slide
- Bullet Seed / Low Kick

[SET COMMENTS]
- Knock Off hits Pokemon such as Pecharunt, Spectrier, and non-Weakness Policy Metagross for large damage, alongside removing items such as Choice Band from Pokemon like Hoopa-Unbound.
- Power Whip deals with Pokemon like non-Custap Berry Primarina, Ursaluna, and Manaphy.
- Rock Slide can OHKO non-Timid Volcarona.
- Bullet Seed lets you beat Donphan and Counter Ogerpon.
- Low Kick can be a helpful tool against some Hisuian Goodra.
- The defensive EVs will survive a Gunk Shot from Adamant Hoopa-Unbound, as well as a Moonblast from Modest Primarina on the special side. enough Speed to outspeed Garchomp.
- The Speed EVs are made to outspeed Base 90 Pokemon, such as Porygon-Z.
- Zarude struggles against physically defensive Pokemon such as Corviknight and Landorus-T, as well as those that can outspeed it, such as Iron Valiant, Choice Band Dragapult, and Walking Wake. Pairing Zarude with Pokemon such as Primarina and Sylveon can mitigate its weaknesses.

[SET CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/delemon.563325/

Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/longrat.583189/

QC Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mentality.670315/

GP Grammar checked by:

2/2 after implement