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Monotype Rising Sets
Welcome to the fifth edition of the Monotype Rising Sets that aims to unveil the future of Monotype. You have been using an unknown set for a long time or have just thought about a new way of using a Pokémon? Come sharing your findings with the community!
This event will be run in the form of a contest. You will have 3 weeks to submit ONE set of your choosing for whichever Pokémon, before a poll is launched in the Monotype room to determine the winning set.
Rules:
Rewards:
If you feel the heart of a builder, come sharing your best craft with the community!
Welcome to the fifth edition of the Monotype Rising Sets that aims to unveil the future of Monotype. You have been using an unknown set for a long time or have just thought about a new way of using a Pokémon? Come sharing your findings with the community!
This event will be run in the form of a contest. You will have 3 weeks to submit ONE set of your choosing for whichever Pokémon, before a poll is launched in the Monotype room to determine the winning set.
/!\ Please note that based on the results of the second survey launched, some changes will be applied for this edition onwards. To make them easier to spot, they will be put in Red. /!\
Rules:
- Only one post per person is allowed.
- Both the Pokémon and the set you want to feature are up to you.
- A set is valid if and only if it does not exist in the Monotype SV SmogDex.
- Item/Move-swap sets are not allowed, unless they change fundamentally the way the Pokémon is used.
- You may import your set from your PS! teambuilder or write it down.
- Your set proposition must include the following elements: set, description, potential teammates, and either replays or damage calculations.
- Replays and damage calculations must showcase the set's uniqueness, so choose them wisely.
- Please convey the uniqueness of your set while avoiding emphatic language ("It's the greatest set ever!")
- Do not react to other submitted sets in your post, focus on yours.
Name of the set + Pokémon name + (Type) (ex: "Choice Specs Dragapult (Dragon)")
(you may import the set directly from your PS! teambuilder)
Pokemon @ Item
Ability:
EVs:
x Nature
- move 1
- move 2
- move 3
- move 4
Set Description
Describe what your set is achieving, which niche does it fill? Why is it interesting in the current metagame?
Teammates
Describe who would be the ideal teammates to surround it with which set.
Replays OR Damage calculations (doing both is accepted)
1. xxx
2. xxx
3. xxx
They should be commented and help you to make your point.
(you may import the set directly from your PS! teambuilder)
Pokemon @ Item
Ability:
EVs:
x Nature
- move 1
- move 2
- move 3
- move 4
Set Description
Describe what your set is achieving, which niche does it fill? Why is it interesting in the current metagame?
Teammates
Describe who would be the ideal teammates to surround it with which set.
Replays OR Damage calculations (doing both is accepted)
1. xxx
2. xxx
3. xxx
They should be commented and help you to make your point.
Barraskewda @ Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab
Changing one coverage move by another does not change the way the set is used, it is still Choice Band Barraskewda inside.
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab
Changing one coverage move by another does not change the way the set is used, it is still Choice Band Barraskewda inside.
Barraskewda @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Muscle Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs
By swapping Choice Band with HdB or Muscle Band, the way the pokémon is used drastically changes. Now Barraskewda acts as an Offensive Pivot, which comes with its own perks. Changing the moveset is not mandatory, but it does not mean the moveset should be lazily copy/pasted from an existing set. Your moveset should always be backed up with arguments.
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs
By swapping Choice Band with HdB or Muscle Band, the way the pokémon is used drastically changes. Now Barraskewda acts as an Offensive Pivot, which comes with its own perks. Changing the moveset is not mandatory, but it does not mean the moveset should be lazily copy/pasted from an existing set. Your moveset should always be backed up with arguments.
Rewards:
- ^ rank on Monotype room for a month
- The winning set will be featured in the Monotype room
- Addition of the set in the SmogDex
If you feel the heart of a builder, come sharing your best craft with the community!
Deadline for set submission is August 28th @ 11:59pm GMT-5
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all come to mind as great teammates for Urshifu (ranked from best to worst). Slowking has especially good synergy with Urshifu as it can run the move Future Sight, which will strike a Pokemon on the opponent’s side with a 120 BP Psychic move at the end of the next turn. Any Dark type trying to switch in to take the Future Sight, will fear a Choice Banded Close Combat/Surging Strikes and anything that can take a hit from Urshifu will not appreciate a Future Sight. Even Pokemon like physically defensive Toxapex, can drop due to this combination after a little bit of chip damage. Slowking also has the option of running thunder wave, slowing down fast threats for Urshifu to nab KO’s on Pokemon usually out of its reach. You can even greed an adamant nature if you run this combination.
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all come to mind as great offensive pivots for Urshifu (ranked from best to worst). Urshifu pairs especially well with Hisuian Samurott as it can threaten the Psychic and Ghost types that threaten Urshifu, as well as setup spikes for it to limit your opponent’s defensive options when switching into Urshifu.
and 
) threaten Urshifu with an OHKO or do huge damage to it due to its especially low Special Defense stat and middling speed. No matter what your other teammates are, Urshifu should almost always be paired with 
, as it can check/wall most of the Fairy Types that threaten Urshifu.
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, defensive 
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once eject button has been activated Roaring Moon can trap them and strat to setting up freely against them. With Taunt you avoid Toxic, Spore, weird set ups, Recover. Covert Cloak allows to set up without caring about Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb / Scald or stat drops while Shed Shell allows to switch if your opponent brings not the good mon since Jaw Lock traps you too.
so Garchomp 
with or without Archaludon 
are good teammates. You also want Dragapult 
spreading status which is a nice combo with Archaludon to help setting up. Against flying you want something to break like Latios 
. A way to comeback to have a 2nd chance with Latias 
healing wish is a nice option. Obviously you want a SpDef wall like Goodra-Hisui 
for fairy and ice moves and also knock off some heavy duty boots, leftovers, etc. Kommo-o 
likes this set since it will struggle against very bulky mon while helping against dark and offensive mons with its priority.