BH Prankster Eternatus [GP 1/1]

[SET]
name: Prankster
move 1: Recover
move 2: Haze
move 3: Dynamax Cannon
move 4: Encore / Spikes / Will-O-Wisp / Court Change
item: Safety Goggles
ability: Prankster
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Prankster Eternatus is an excellent blanket check to many dangerous offensive Pokemon, including Barraskewda, Zeraora, and Zamazenta. Prankster Recover allows it to check Fishious Rend and Bolt Beak users by reducing their power while recovering its health. Haze shuts down setup sweepers like Cotton Guard Zamazenta and Shift Gear Marshadow as well as removes Intrepid Sword boosts. Dynamax Cannon is the preferred STAB move to use due to its high Base Power, which threatens Zekrom, Reshiram, Kyurem-W, and Dynamax users that could otherwise overwhelm Eternatus. Scald is an alternate offensive move that has solid PP, good burn chance, and no Pokemon are immune to it, although its power is lacking and it allows Poison Heal users to switch in. Lava Plume can offer more damage to Steel-type Pokemon, but the prevalence of Flash Fire and Primordial Sea makes this option less appealing. The last moveslot is flexible depending on the team's needs. Encore locks opposing Pokemon into setup moves or prevents them from using coverage moves. Spikes is a good option, as Eternatus forces many switches and punishes Pokemon that resist Dynamax Cannon such as Zacian-C and Melmetal. Will-O-Wisp cripples physical attackers such as Barraskewda and Zekrom and also prevents Zacian-C from switching in freely, but it can allow certain Poison Heal Pokemon like Zamazenta to switch in. Court Change is an option to clear entry hazards and is chosen over Defog since it isn't blocked by Dark-types and Psychic Terrain. A second offensive move such as Scald, Lava Plume, Venoshock, or Earth Power can also be run if the coverage is necessary. Bold nature is ideal to reduce the damage taken from physical moves like V-create, Fishious Rend, and Earthquake. Safety Goggles is equipped to prevent setup sweepers from crippling Eternatus with Spore.

Eternatus is extremely splashable on teams that require a blanket check to setup sweepers and some strong wallbreakers. Special walls such as Ice Scales Snorlax, Zamazenta-C, and Umbreon can check Mewtwo, Lunala, and Kyurem-W, which are threatening wallbreakers that can OHKO Eternatus. Eternatus can be overwhelmed by certain physical wallbreakers such as Galarian Darmanitan-Zen, Zekrom, Excadrill, and Kyurem-B, so checks like Flash Fire Steelix and Fur Coat Seismitoad can pair well; these Pokemon also appreciate how Eternatus checks threatening setup sweepers. Eternatus can check Imposter Pokemon transformed into offensive teammates like Choice Band Zamazenta, Barraskewda, and Zeraora, making them easy to fit on teams. In return, they can pressure the defensive Pokemon that switch in against Dynamax Cannon such as Melmetal, Zamazenta-C, and Zacian.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Chessking345, 355040]]
- Quality checked by: [[a loser, 410702], [Funbot28, 255984]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Winry, 216033]]
 
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[SET]
name: Prankster
move 1: Recover
move 2: Haze
move 3: Dynamax Cannon
move 4: Encore / Spikes / Will-O-Wisp / Court Change
item: Safety Goggles
ability: Prankster
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Prankster Eternatus is an excellent blanket check to many dangerous offensive Pokemon, including Barraskewda, Zeraora, and Zamazenta. Prankster Recover allows it to check Fishious Rend and Bolt Beak users (as long as Eternatus is not OHKOed) Yeah, I find that my mons do their job better when they haven't fainted too. lol, but why was this included?, by reducing their power while recovering its health. Haze shuts down setup sweepers like Cotton Guard Zamazenta and Shell Smash Marshadow as well as remove Intrepid Sword boosts. Dynamax Cannon is the preferred STAB move with its high base power to target Zekrom, Reshiram, Kyurem-W, and Dynamax users that could otherwise overwhelm Eternatus. Scald is an alternate offensive move that has solid PP, good burn chance, and no immunities, although the power is lacking and it allows Poison Heal users to switch in. The last moveslot is flexible depending on the team's needs. Encore locks opponents into setup moves or prevents them from using coverage moves on Eternatus. Spikes is a good option as Eternatus forces many switches and punishes Pokemon that resist Dynamax Cannon such as Zacian-C and Melmetal. Will-O-Wisp cripples physical attackers such as Barraskewda and Zekrom and also prevents Zacian-C from switching in freely. Court Change is an option to clear hazards and is chosen over Defog since it isn't blocked by Dark-types and Psychic Terrain. A second offensive move such as Scald, Lava Plume, or Earth Power can also be run if the coverage is necessary. Bold nature is ideal to reduce the damage taken from physical moves like V-create, Fishious Rend, and Earthquake. (The speed is not necessary as Mewtwo beats Eternatus anyways) This comment doesn't seem necessary. Looks more like a comment for my RMT set if anything lol. But I don't think mentioning Mewtwo or even opposing Eternatus is necessary here. Safety Goggles is equipped to prevent setup sweepers from crippling Eternatus with Spore.

Eternatus is extremely splashable on teams that require a blanket check to setup sweepers and some strong wallbreakers. Special walls such as Ice Scales Snorlax and Umbreon can check Mewtwo, Lunala, and Kyurem-W, threatening wallbreakers that can OHKO Eternatus. Eternatus can be overwhelmed by certain physical wallbreakers such as Galarian Darmanitan-Zen and (Zekrom) You mention hitting Zek with dynamax cannon and burning it in the first paragraph, so which zekrom set is overwhelming this?, so checks like Flash Fire Steelix and Fur Coat Seismitoad can pair well, while they appreciate Eternatus checking setup sweepers that can break through. Eternatus can check Imposter Pokemon transformed into offensive teammates like Choice Band Zamazenta, Barraskewda, and Zeraora, making them easy to fit on teams. In return they can pressure the defensive Pokemon that switch in against Dynamax Cannon such as Melmetal, Zamazenta-C, and Zacian. A teammate that can switch in against opposing Imposter-users that has transformed into Eternatus is appreciated to prevent them from gaining free recovery and dishing out Dynamax Cannons. Examples include Magic Bounce Zamazenta-C and Poison Heal Zacian.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Chessking345, 355040]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
Looks good, implement the few changes for QC 1/2.
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[SET]
name: Prankster
move 1: Recover
move 2: Haze
move 3: Dynamax Cannon
move 4: Encore / Spikes / Will-O-Wisp / Court Change
item: Safety Goggles
ability: Prankster
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Prankster Eternatus is an excellent blanket check to many dangerous offensive Pokemon, including Barraskewda, Zeraora, and Zamazenta. Prankster Recover allows it to check Fishious Rend and Bolt Beak users by reducing their power while recovering its health. Haze shuts down setup sweepers like Cotton Guard Zamazenta and Shell Smash Marshadow as well as remove Intrepid Sword boosts. Dynamax Cannon is the preferred STAB move with its high base power to target Zekrom, Reshiram, Kyurem-W, and Dynamax users that could otherwise overwhelm Eternatus. Scald is an alternate offensive move that has solid PP, good burn chance, and no immunities, although the power is lacking and it allows Poison Heal users to switch in. Also mention Lava Plume here as an option as well to do more damage to Steels, although note that the immunity of FF/PrimSea mons makes it less favourable. The last moveslot is flexible depending on the team's needs. Encore locks opponents into setup moves or prevents them from using coverage moves on Eternatus. Spikes is a good option as Eternatus forces many switches and punishes Pokemon that resist Dynamax Cannon such as Zacian-C and Melmetal. Will-O-Wisp cripples physical attackers such as Barraskewda and Zekrom and also prevents Zacian-C from switching in freely Although note that it makes its matchup vs PH sweepers a bit more tricky. Court Change is an option to clear hazards and is chosen over Defog since it isn't blocked by Dark-types and Psychic Terrain. A second offensive move such as Scald, Lava Plume, or Earth Power can also be run if the coverage is necessary. Bold nature is ideal to reduce the damage taken from physical moves like V-create, Fishious Rend, and Earthquake. Safety Goggles is equipped to prevent setup sweepers from crippling Eternatus with Spore.

Eternatus is extremely splashable on teams that require a blanket check to setup sweepers and some strong wallbreakers. Special walls such as Ice Scales Snorlax and Umbreon can check Mewtwo, Lunala, and Kyurem-W If we are mentioning Ice Scales partners that can pair well with it then def mention Zamazenta-C as the first mention since it's one of the better checks to Kyu-W and offensive Eternatus, threatening wallbreakers that can OHKO Eternatus. Eternatus can be overwhelmed by certain physical wallbreakers such as Galarian Darmanitan-Zen, Zekrom, Excadrill, and Kyurem-B, so checks like Flash Fire Steelix and Fur Coat Seismitoad can pair well, while they appreciate Eternatus checking setup sweepers that can break through. Eternatus can check Imposter Pokemon transformed into offensive teammates like Choice Band Zamazenta, Barraskewda, and Zeraora, making them easy to fit on teams. In return they can pressure the defensive Pokemon that switch in against Dynamax Cannon such as Melmetal, Zamazenta-C, and Zacian. A teammate that can switch in against opposing Imposter-users that has transformed into Eternatus is appreciated to prevent them from gaining free recovery and dishing out Dynamax Cannons. Examples include Magic Bounce Zamazenta-C and Poison Heal Zacian. Not sure how these examples prevent Imposter from getting recovery off and PH Zacian is really not a meta relevant example ever since the Octolock ban. I would just remove this last point all together unless you can come up with actual examples that prove your point here.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Chessking345, 355040]]
- Quality checked by: [[a loser, 410702], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Good Job, implement this and I will check it over one more time for the second QC check.
 

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[SET COMMENTS]
Prankster Eternatus is an excellent blanket check to many dangerous offensive Pokemon, including Barraskewda, Zeraora, and Zamazenta. Prankster Recover allows it to check Fishious Rend and Bolt Beak users by reducing their power while recovering its health. Haze shuts down setup sweepers like Cotton Guard Zamazenta and Shift Gear Marshadow as well as removes Intrepid Sword boosts. Dynamax Cannon is the preferred STAB move to use due to with its high Base Power, [ac] which threatens to target Zekrom, Reshiram, Kyurem-W, and Dynamax users that could otherwise overwhelm Eternatus. Scald is an alternate offensive move that has solid PP, good burn chance, and no Pokemon are immune to it immunities, although the its power is lacking and it allows Poison Heal users to switch in. Lava Plume can offer more damage to Steel-type Pokemon, but the prevalence of Flash Fire and Primordial Sea makes this option less appealing. The last moveslot is flexible depending on the team's needs. Encore locks opponents opposing Pokemon into setup moves or prevents them from using coverage moves on Eternatus. Spikes is a good option, [ac] as Eternatus forces many switches and punishes Pokemon that resist Dynamax Cannon such as Zacian-C and Melmetal. Will-O-Wisp cripples physical attackers such as Barraskewda and Zekrom and also prevents Zacian-C from switching in freely, but it can allow certain Poison Heal Pokemon like Zamazenta to switch in. Court Change is an option to clear entry hazards and is chosen over Defog since it isn't blocked by Dark-types and Psychic Terrain. A second offensive move such as Scald, Lava Plume, Venoshock, or Earth Power can also be run if the coverage is necessary. Bold nature is ideal to reduce the damage taken from physical moves like V-create, Fishious Rend, and Earthquake. Safety Goggles is equipped to prevent setup sweepers from crippling Eternatus with Spore.

Eternatus is extremely splashable on teams that require a blanket check to setup sweepers and some strong wallbreakers. Special walls such as Ice Scales Snorlax, Zamazenta-C, and Umbreon can check Mewtwo, Lunala, and Kyurem-W, which are threatening wallbreakers that can OHKO Eternatus. Eternatus can be overwhelmed by certain physical wallbreakers such as Galarian Darmanitan-Zen, Zekrom, Excadrill, and Kyurem-B, so checks like Flash Fire Steelix and Fur Coat Seismitoad can pair well; [semi] these Pokemon also while they appreciate how Eternatus checks threatening checking setup sweepers that can break through. Eternatus can check Imposter Pokemon transformed into offensive teammates like Choice Band Zamazenta, Barraskewda, and Zeraora, making them easy to fit on teams. In return, [ac] they can pressure the defensive Pokemon that switch in against Dynamax Cannon such as Melmetal, Zamazenta-C, and Zacian.


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