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It takes a lot more than eleven herbs and spices to match offensive Ho-Oh’s firepower, as Brave Bird 2HKOes even bulkier Pokemon such as offensive Eternatus and Calm Mind Arceus formes! Despite this, Ho-Oh still survives powerful attacks such as Zacian-C’s +1 Wild Charge and Choice Band Rayquaza’s Tera Flying Dragon Ascent, while Eternatus's +1 Dynamax Cannon still only 3HKOes it. Furthermore, a solid...
Trick Room Magearna is a terrifying offensive and defensive force, using its solid bulk and typing to find opportunities to set up not only for its own late-game cleaning capabilities but also for teammates with middling Speed like Tapu Lele, Kyurem-B, and Mega Mawile, improving their matchup against faster offensive teams. Fairium Z offsets Fleur Cannon's...
Making full use of its synergy with the sun, this flower frog fertilizes the fields of OU with its fainted foes! Venusaur is extraordinarily fast when Chlorophyll is active. This lets it outspeed various threats such as Dragapult, Booster Energy Iron Valiant, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo. After a Growth, it is capable of 2HKOing or OHKOing a large portion of the metagame, making it an even stronger late-game sweeper when coupled with the...
Whiscash @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Oblivious
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Surf
- Earth Power
Whiscash makes some splashes in ZU ! Whiscash settles itself as the best bulky entry hazard setter in the tier thanks to its rare ability to run both Stealth Rock and Spikes, which provides great role compression on bulkier hazard-oriented teams. It is also immune to Taunt thanks to its Oblivious ability, which makes it impossible to deny hazards from it. Its good defensive typing and very solid HP stat also allow it to easily come in on...
Mesprit refuses to go down quietly, using Nasty Plot and Draining Kiss to turn games into a war of attrition that it almost always wins. This set takes advantage of the scarcity of Steel-types in ZU to function as a devastating sweeper, using its natural bulk to find setup opportunities and quickly spiral out of control. Psyshock is key to breaking through common Poison-types and special walls like Muk and Venusaur, while Draining...
