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name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Psycho Boost
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Shadow Ball
item: Life Orb
tera type: Psychic / Fighting / Ghost
ability: Pressure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 HP / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Courtesy of its ludicrous Speed and a spectacular offensive movepool bolstered further by Nasty Plot and Life Orb, Deoxys-S can serve as a fantastic wallbreaker and late-game sweeper. Though the combination of Nasty Plot and Psycho Boost may seem counterproductive, Psycho Boost's massive base power is necessary to muscle past threats like Specially Defensive Galarian Slowking and Gliscor, Ogerpon-W after Stealth Rock, and Raging Bolt. Tera Psychic can further enhance Psycho Boost's tremendous damage output, ensuring that Deoxys-S can eliminate these aforementioned threats without even requiring a Nasty Plot boost while OHKOing even Assault Vest variants of Alomomola and Galarian Slowking after a Nasty Plot. Focus Blast, accuracy permitting, always OHKOes Kingambit and hits other Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott and Darkrai and Steel-types like Iron Treads for tremendous damage; after a Nasty Plot boost, even Ting-Lu and Blissey are cleanly 2HKOed by Focus Blast. Tera Fighting allows Deoxys-S to outright OHKO Ting-Lu at +2 and OHKO Blissey after minimal chip damage, and provides it with the added benefit of resisting Kingambit's Sucker Punch. Shadow Ball rounds out Deoxys-S's coverage by hitting Gholdengo, Iron Crown, Hatterene, and opposing Deoxys-S super effectively while hitting Galarian Slowking and Pecharunt reasonably hard without committing to Psycho Boost's Special Attack drop. Tera Ghost lets Deoxys-S outright OHKO offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock while allowing it to spinblock against Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch.
Deoxys-S fits well on offensive teams, both as a wallbreaker and as a late-game cleaner. Entry hazard support from Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Iron Treads help Deoxys-S more reliably muscle past Ogerpon-W, Raging Bolt, Corviknight, and Gliscor without needing to Terastallize. Great Tusk and Iron Treads also support Deoxys-S well with Rapid Spin, since this set tends to get worn down incredibly quickly through Life Orb recoil and entry hazard chip damage. Powerful setup sweepers like Kingambit and Dragonite appreciate Deoxys-S's ability to handle physically bulky threats like Zamazenta, Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo. Dragonite can additionally serve as a powerful wallbreaker early-game with a Choice Band set, allowing Deoxys-S to clean up late-game. Booster Energy Iron Valiant is among the very few foes that can outspeed and immediately threaten Deoxys-S, so Gholdengo's ability to check it makes it a powerful teammate. Gholdengo's strong matchup against defensive teams also benefits Deoxys-S greatly, as it tends to get worn down quickly because of its Life Orb recoil and as such cannot muscle past these teams on its own. Iron Valiant itself makes for a solid teammate, with physical and mixed variants' Knock Off providing invaluable support and with Deoxys-S serving as a second fast attacker should Iron Valiant's Booster Energy be wasted. Lastly, Iron Moth also pairs well with Deoxys-S, as it does very well against Steel-types that Deoxys-S would require Terastallization and/or Focus Blast's shaky accuracy to muscle past. Iron Moth can even consider running Toxic Spikes to further support Deoxys-S, since Poison-types like Pecharunt and Galarian Slowking will often find themselves on the receiving end of a Nasty Plot-boosted Psycho Boost should they try absorbing those Toxic Spikes.
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name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Psycho Boost
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Shadow Ball
item: Life Orb
tera type: Psychic / Fighting / Ghost
ability: Pressure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 HP / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Courtesy of its ludicrous Speed and a spectacular offensive movepool bolstered further by Nasty Plot and Life Orb, Deoxys-S can serve as a fantastic wallbreaker and late-game sweeper. Though the combination of Nasty Plot and Psycho Boost may seem counterproductive, Psycho Boost's massive base power is necessary to muscle past threats like Specially Defensive Galarian Slowking and Gliscor, Ogerpon-W after Stealth Rock, and Raging Bolt. Tera Psychic can further enhance Psycho Boost's tremendous damage output, ensuring that Deoxys-S can eliminate these aforementioned threats without even requiring a Nasty Plot boost while OHKOing even Assault Vest variants of Alomomola and Galarian Slowking after a Nasty Plot. Focus Blast, accuracy permitting, always OHKOes Kingambit and hits other Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott and Darkrai and Steel-types like Iron Treads for tremendous damage; after a Nasty Plot boost, even Ting-Lu and Blissey are cleanly 2HKOed by Focus Blast. Tera Fighting allows Deoxys-S to outright OHKO Ting-Lu at +2 and OHKO Blissey after minimal chip damage, and provides it with the added benefit of resisting Kingambit's Sucker Punch. Shadow Ball rounds out Deoxys-S's coverage by hitting Gholdengo, Iron Crown, Hatterene, and opposing Deoxys-S super effectively while hitting Galarian Slowking and Pecharunt reasonably hard without committing to Psycho Boost's Special Attack drop. Tera Ghost lets Deoxys-S outright OHKO offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock while allowing it to spinblock against Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch.
Deoxys-S fits well on offensive teams, both as a wallbreaker and as a late-game cleaner. Entry hazard support from Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Iron Treads help Deoxys-S more reliably muscle past Ogerpon-W, Raging Bolt, Corviknight, and Gliscor without needing to Terastallize. Great Tusk and Iron Treads also support Deoxys-S well with Rapid Spin, since this set tends to get worn down incredibly quickly through Life Orb recoil and entry hazard chip damage. Powerful setup sweepers like Kingambit and Dragonite appreciate Deoxys-S's ability to handle physically bulky threats like Zamazenta, Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo. Dragonite can additionally serve as a powerful wallbreaker early-game with a Choice Band set, allowing Deoxys-S to clean up late-game. Booster Energy Iron Valiant is among the very few foes that can outspeed and immediately threaten Deoxys-S, so Gholdengo's ability to check it makes it a powerful teammate. Gholdengo's strong matchup against defensive teams also benefits Deoxys-S greatly, as it tends to get worn down quickly because of its Life Orb recoil and as such cannot muscle past these teams on its own. Iron Valiant itself makes for a solid teammate, with physical and mixed variants' Knock Off providing invaluable support and with Deoxys-S serving as a second fast attacker should Iron Valiant's Booster Energy be wasted. Lastly, Iron Moth also pairs well with Deoxys-S, as it does very well against Steel-types that Deoxys-S would require Terastallization and/or Focus Blast's shaky accuracy to muscle past. Iron Moth can even consider running Toxic Spikes to further support Deoxys-S, since Poison-types like Pecharunt and Galarian Slowking will often find themselves on the receiving end of a Nasty Plot-boosted Psycho Boost should they try absorbing those Toxic Spikes.
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