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Tail Glow Manaphy puts the spotlight on the power of Tail Glow combined with Manaphy's deep movepool, transforming it into a powerful wallbreaker. With a single Tail Glow, Manaphy's Surf washes away common walls, 2HKOing Ting-Lu, Galarian Slowking, and Assault Vest Iron Crown, as well as threatening to OHKO offensive threats like Great Tusk and Iron Moth without a boost...
[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Ceaseless Edge
move 2: Razor Shell / Aqua Cutter
move 3: Aqua Jet / Sucker Punch
move 4: Knock Off / Flip Turn
item: Assault Vest
ability: Sharpness
nature: Adamant
evs: 172 HP / 252 Atk / 84 Spe
tera type: Poison
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Hisuian Samurott is a Pokemon that, unlike other entry hazard setters, can offensively threaten teams while getting hazards up thanks to Sharpness-boosted Ceaseless Edge, allowing for more aggressive play and more opportunities to lay Spikes. Ceaseless Edge also lets it get Spikes up against Pokemon such as Hatterene and Taunt...
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Choice Scarf Hisuian Samurott is a great speed control option due to its ability to compress a number of roles in one slot. It can revenge kill faster Pokemon, such as Cinderace and Dragapult while simultaneously setting up Spikes with Ceaseless Edge or pivoting into other teammates with Flip Turn. Razor Shell can make Hisuian Samurott more...
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Make It Rain
move 3: Trick
move 4: Focus Blast / Nasty Plot / Recover
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Fighting / Flying
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
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Choice Scarf Gholdengo is a great speed control option in the tier capable of outrunning and revenge killing premier offensive threats like Dragapult, Choice Specs Enamorus, and Kyurem. Shadow Ball allows it to threaten foes like Galarian Slowking, Skarmory, and Dragapult, while Make It Rain, with its high Base Power, not only becomes...
[SET]
name: Meteor Beam
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Sludge Wave
move 3: Earth Power
move 4: Dazzling Gleam / Rock Polish / Power Gem
item: Power Herb
tera type: Fairy / Grass / Flying
ability: Toxic Debris
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
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Glimmora's unique typing, high Special Attack, and good coverage make it a great wallbreaker and late-game cleaner. In addition to Glimmora's offensive prowess, Toxic Debris can deter foes with Toxic Spikes, which can be difficult for opposing teams to handle, especially offensive ones due to the lack of offensive Poison-type...
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Trick Room Hatterene's primary goal is to set up Trick Room to enable its slow, powerful teammates while keeping them healthy and pivoting via Healing Wish. Its main attribute is access to Magic Bounce, which is useful against entry hazard setters like Ting-Lu as well as ways to stop Trick Room like Taunt from Landorus-T and Ogerpon-W...
[SET]
name: Defensive
Gholdengo @ Air Balloon / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Good as Gold
EVs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Flying
Bold Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Shadow Ball
- Recover
- Make It Rain / Dazzling Gleam
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Defensive Gholdengo can serve as a bulky spinblocker and powerful setup sweeper in long matches. Its bulk, typing, and access to reliable recovery give it multiple opportunities to pivot into various defensive Pokemon such as Skarmory, Corviknight, Galarian Slowking, and Clefable and make it a more reliable check to key offensive Pokemon such as Iron...
[SET]
Name: Swords Dance
Move 1: Swords Dance
Move 2: Earthquake
Move 3: Facade / Knock Off
Move 4: Protect
Item: Toxic Orb
Tera Type: Water
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Impish / Careful
EVs: 244 HP / 248 Def / 16 SpD or 244 HP / 36 Def / 228 SpD
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Gliscor can make a lot of easy progress throughout the game thanks to its great bulk, being able to use Swords Dance in front of opposing Gliscor and other passive Pokemon such as Clefable, Clodsire, and Toxapex to become an offensive threat. Gliscor being permanently affected by poison allows it to use Facade consistently, which...
[SET]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Draining Kiss
move 3: Psyshock / Stored Power
move 4: Mystical Fire / Nuzzle
item: Leftovers
tera type: Water / Fire
ability: Magic Bounce
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With entry hazard control provided by Magic Bounce, solid defensive stats that combine with powerful offenses to grant it great matchups against Great Tusk, Ting-Lu, and Clefable, and the potential for it to set up and snowball out of control with Calm Mind while keeping itself healthy with Draining Kiss, Hatterene makes a great addition to...
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Thanks to Magic Bounce and Eject Button, Hatterene functions as a pivot on offensive teams that heavily benefit from keeping entry hazards off of their side. Healing Wish trades Hatterene in exchange for fully healing one of its teammates, allowing wallbreakers such as Baxcalibur, Kingambit, and Roaring Moon to effectively weaken the opposing team twice...
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Magma Storm
move 2: Earth Power
move 3: Taunt / Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Stealth Rock / Will-O-Wisp
item: Leftovers / Air Balloon
tera type: Grass / Ghost
ability: Flash Fire / Flame Body
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 212 SpD / 40 Spe
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Specially defensive Heatran is a useful glue Pokemon that can stallbreak, set entry hazards, spread status, and check notable special attackers like Gholdengo, Hatterene, Volcarona, and Galarian Slowking. Earth Power is a much-needed coverage move to hit Pokemon like opposing Heatran, Toxapex, Skeledirge...
Offensive (Heatran) @ Leftovers / Air Balloon
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Grass / Ghost
Timid / Modest Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock / Will-O-Wisp
Heatran is a fearsome wallbreaker capable of easily shutting down defensive teams, leveraging its defensive profile to find multiple opportunities to switch in and wreak havoc. Magma Storm is a powerful Fire-type STAB move that can trap Pokemon like Blissey and Toxapex. Earth Power allows Heatran to hit bulky Fire-types that would otherwise resist...
Iron Crown serves as a strong offensive pivot and sturdy check to a bevy of special attackers like Kyurem and Calm Mind Iron Valiant courtesy of its well-rounded stats, good defensive profile, and solid offensive movepool alongside a great pivoting option in Volt Switch. Tachyon Cutter's multi-hit properties allow it to...
Great Tusk presents itself as a premier defensive backbone with its solid defensive typing, access to Rapid Spin, and immense strength even without investment. Headlong Rush is used over Earthquake because its greater power lets Great Tusk OHKO Raging Bolt after Stealth Rock and OHKO both uninvested Gholdengo and bulky Cinderace while not being weakened by...
[SET]
name: Meteor Beam
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Sludge Wave
move 3: Earth Power
move 4: Dazzling Gleam / Rock Polish / Power Gem
item: Power Herb
tera type: Fairy / Grass / Flying
ability: Toxic Debris
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Glimmora's unique typing, high Special Attack, and good coverage make it a great wallbreaker and late-game cleaner. In addition to Glimmora's offensive prowess, Toxic Debris can deter foes with Toxic Spikes, which can be difficult for opposing teams to handle, especially offensive ones due to the lack of offensive Poison-type...
[Set]
Goodra-Hisui @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sap Sipper / Gooey
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Tera Type: Fairy
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Flamethrower / Knock Off
- Ice Beam / Knock Off
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Hisuian Goodra carves out a niche as a special tank with its gargantuan Special Defense augmented by Assault Vest, letting it beat foes like Darkrai, Raging Bolt and Iron Moth one-on-one. Flamethrower allows Hisuian Goodra to dissuade Steel-types like Gholdengo, Iron Crown, and Kingambit from switching in whereas Ice Beam lets it deal heavy damage to Flying-types like...
[SET]
Assault Vest (Slither Wing) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Steel
Adamant Nature
- First Impression
- Close Combat
- U-turn
- Earthquake / Flare Blitz
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With an excellent Attack stat, STAB-boosted First Impression, and the momentum-generating U-turn complemented by Close Combat, Slither Wing establishes itself as an excellent choice on sun teams as a pivot and revenge killer. With First Impression, Slither Wing can OHKO Roaring Moon, Darkrai, Ogerpon-W, and Rillaboom as well as pick off other chipped threats. In sun, Close...
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Garchomp works as a good defensive piece thanks to its access to both Stealth Rock and Spikes, good defensive typing backed up by solid defensive stats, and phazing to deal with foes attempting to set up on it. Dragon Tail allows Garchomp to deny foes such as Swords Dance Gliscor and Swords Dance Ogerpon-W the opportunity to set up on it. In addition, it can switch out...
Offensive (Heatran) @ Leftovers / Air Balloon
