Deoxys-Speed @ Light Clay
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Ghost
Timid Nature
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Taunt
- Psycho Boost / Stealth Rock
Utilizing its plethora of support moves and blistering speed, Deoxys-S establishes itself as a premiere Screens setter. Taunt is extremely versatile, able to shutdown opposing leads looking to set field conditions of their own, like Glimmora Ting-Lu Would rather have a Pokemon that is not weak to Psycho Boost and opposing Deoxys-S, Pokemon that seek to remove the screens, such as Cinderace or Corviknight, and any setup sweepers that try to take advantage of Deoxys-S's more passive nature, like Dragonite and Kingambit Up to you if you would rather not add it, but it is a fairly common interaction since Kingambit hard walls this set. Darkrai could be another option Rounding out the move slots is its classic Psycho Boost, able to threaten targets like Great Tusk and Zamazenta, as well as chunk switch-ins like Landorus-T or Tornadus-T. I would just remove this part or reword the entire sentence to something like "to still threaten foes, particularly the likes of Zamazenta and Great Tusk." It can be hard to justify why you mention Lando and Torn, let alone call them switch-ins Alternatively, Deoxys-S can forgo attacks entirely to run Stealth Rock, sacrificing immediate pressure for long term chip damage. In accordance with this option, it runs Tera Ghost to prevent Rapid Spin from the likes of Iron Treads, as well as dodge Extreme Speed from Dragonite for another round of screens. Along with this, Deoxys-S also invest fully into its HP and Speed EVs with a Timid Nature to ensure it has more attempts to set these field conditions, as well as tie opposing Deoxys-S for Taunt.
Benefitting its fast-paced nature, this set finds itself best suited for hyper offense teams, which can utilize the 5 to 8 turns of reduced damage to its fullest. Ogerpon-W can run a Trailblaze set, able to drop the immediate damage of Power Whip for the speed boosting utility, thanks to the protection of the screens allowing it to set up Swords Dance easier. I would not make special emphasis on Trailblaze, it runs all 3 Grass moves. If you want to elaborate on Ogerpon-W you could do so as you did for Tyranitar, mentioning how it threatens Hisuian Samurott and Tyranitar that trouble Deoxys-S. Zamazenta can leverage its natural bulk combined with Light Screen covering its weaker Special Defense to setup multiple times and plow through teams, while threatening Pokemon looking to take advantage of Deoxys-S like Kingambit, Darkrai, and Hisuian Samurott. Rarer I would remove this. Just flavor and Ceruledge in particular is far too common atm sweepers like Ceruledge and Galarian Moltres heavily appreciate the safety of Deoxys-S's screens, with the former appreciating the ability to proc Weak Armor reliably, while the latter appreciates the multiple turns of setup it can gain. Deoxys-S's ability to shut down Stealth Rocks with Taunt is also helpful to the aforementioned two, as well as Dragonite, who can drop the Heavy-Duty Boots for nicher Similar to the above, flavor text and these items are all fairly big atm items like Loaded Dice, Leftovers, or Sharp Beak. Keeping the screens up is key, so Gholdengo serves as an excellent block to most Defog attempts from Corviknight with Good As Gold, as well as appreciating the added bulk to setup its own Nasty Plots. Meanwhile, Glimmora can supplement the lead role of Deoxys-S, setting Stealth Rock on its own and freeing up Deoxys-S to run Psycho Boost, alongside being able to threaten Cinderace and its Court Change attempts. Could mention how Glimmora may also provide extra insurance against entry hazards to complemente Deoxys-S's Taunt, but up to you Alternatively, Bulk Up Great Tusk can serve as another threat to Cinderace and Kingambit, as well as a hazard remover against Spikes set by Hisuian Samurott, and a late-game win condition with its excellent bulk. Kingambit, another late-game win condition, can excel under the screens, able to survive key breakpoints with maximum HP investment such as Iron Valiant's Close Combat.
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Ghost
Timid Nature
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Taunt
- Psycho Boost / Stealth Rock
Utilizing its plethora of support moves and blistering speed, Deoxys-S establishes itself as a premiere Screens setter. Taunt is extremely versatile, able to shutdown opposing leads looking to set field conditions of their own, like Glimmora Ting-Lu Would rather have a Pokemon that is not weak to Psycho Boost and opposing Deoxys-S, Pokemon that seek to remove the screens, such as Cinderace or Corviknight, and any setup sweepers that try to take advantage of Deoxys-S's more passive nature, like Dragonite and Kingambit Up to you if you would rather not add it, but it is a fairly common interaction since Kingambit hard walls this set. Darkrai could be another option Rounding out the move slots is its classic Psycho Boost, able to threaten targets like Great Tusk and Zamazenta, as well as chunk switch-ins like Landorus-T or Tornadus-T. I would just remove this part or reword the entire sentence to something like "to still threaten foes, particularly the likes of Zamazenta and Great Tusk." It can be hard to justify why you mention Lando and Torn, let alone call them switch-ins Alternatively, Deoxys-S can forgo attacks entirely to run Stealth Rock, sacrificing immediate pressure for long term chip damage. In accordance with this option, it runs Tera Ghost to prevent Rapid Spin from the likes of Iron Treads, as well as dodge Extreme Speed from Dragonite for another round of screens. Along with this, Deoxys-S also invest fully into its HP and Speed EVs with a Timid Nature to ensure it has more attempts to set these field conditions, as well as tie opposing Deoxys-S for Taunt.
Benefitting its fast-paced nature, this set finds itself best suited for hyper offense teams, which can utilize the 5 to 8 turns of reduced damage to its fullest. Ogerpon-W can run a Trailblaze set, able to drop the immediate damage of Power Whip for the speed boosting utility, thanks to the protection of the screens allowing it to set up Swords Dance easier. I would not make special emphasis on Trailblaze, it runs all 3 Grass moves. If you want to elaborate on Ogerpon-W you could do so as you did for Tyranitar, mentioning how it threatens Hisuian Samurott and Tyranitar that trouble Deoxys-S. Zamazenta can leverage its natural bulk combined with Light Screen covering its weaker Special Defense to setup multiple times and plow through teams, while threatening Pokemon looking to take advantage of Deoxys-S like Kingambit, Darkrai, and Hisuian Samurott. Rarer I would remove this. Just flavor and Ceruledge in particular is far too common atm sweepers like Ceruledge and Galarian Moltres heavily appreciate the safety of Deoxys-S's screens, with the former appreciating the ability to proc Weak Armor reliably, while the latter appreciates the multiple turns of setup it can gain. Deoxys-S's ability to shut down Stealth Rocks with Taunt is also helpful to the aforementioned two, as well as Dragonite, who can drop the Heavy-Duty Boots for nicher Similar to the above, flavor text and these items are all fairly big atm items like Loaded Dice, Leftovers, or Sharp Beak. Keeping the screens up is key, so Gholdengo serves as an excellent block to most Defog attempts from Corviknight with Good As Gold, as well as appreciating the added bulk to setup its own Nasty Plots. Meanwhile, Glimmora can supplement the lead role of Deoxys-S, setting Stealth Rock on its own and freeing up Deoxys-S to run Psycho Boost, alongside being able to threaten Cinderace and its Court Change attempts. Could mention how Glimmora may also provide extra insurance against entry hazards to complemente Deoxys-S's Taunt, but up to you Alternatively, Bulk Up Great Tusk can serve as another threat to Cinderace and Kingambit, as well as a hazard remover against Spikes set by Hisuian Samurott, and a late-game win condition with its excellent bulk. Kingambit, another late-game win condition, can excel under the screens, able to survive key breakpoints with maximum HP investment such as Iron Valiant's Close Combat.
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