VGC 3rd Dead Horse (Calyrex-Shadow) [GP 1/1]

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[SET]
Bulky Setup (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Spell Tag / Covert Cloak / Sitrus Berry
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 244 HP / 76 Def / 36 SpA / 12 SpD / 140 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Draining Kiss
- Nasty Plot / Calm Mind
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Calyrex-S excels as a setup sweeper thanks to Astral Barrage and As One providing it with the potential to snowball. Calyrex-S has good matchups into threats such as Calyrex-I and Iron Defense Zamazenta-C. Draining Kiss hits Dark-types that resist Astral Barrage such as Chien-Pao and Urshifu-S and is a consistent form of recovery allowing Calyrex-S to stay on the field for longer. Nasty Plot is used to allow Calyrex-S to set up its offenses more quickly, while Calm Mind can help against threats such as Miraidon and Terapagos. Spell Tag allows Calyrex-S to OHKO Flutter Mane, while Covert Cloak prevents the stat drops from common stat-reducing spread moves such as Electroweb, Icy Wind, and Snarl, and it gives Calyrex-S an immunity to Fake Out after Terastallizing. Sitrus Berry is used for longevity and to allow Calyrex-S to stick on the field for longer. The EV spread allows Calyrex-S to outspeed Flutter Mane, Chien-Pao, Miraidon, and Koraidon, without a boosting nature, and the Timid nature allows Calyrex-S to outspeed the aformentioned four while they have a speed boosting nature. The EV spread also allows Calyrex-S to survive Tera Water Surging Strikes from Mystic Water Urshifu-R and two Flare Blitz from Incineroar. The HP EVs are optimized for using a Sitrus Berry. Tera Fairy is used to give Calyrex-S a resistance to Dark-type moves such as Knock Off from Incineroar and Dark Pulse from Chi-Yu as well as a STAB boost to Draining Kiss while also being a good neutral defensive typing.

Incineroar and Terapagos are major checks to Calyrex-S, since both of them resist or have an immunity to Astral Barrage without being vulnerable to Draining Kiss. Urshifu-R helps massively with both of them, since Surging Strikes and Close Combat, respectively, threaten them. Clefairy protects Calyrex-S thanks to Friend Guard and Follow Me while also helping against Calyrex-I under Trick Room thanks to After You. Incineroar and Rillaboom offer Fake Out support for Calyrex-S while also increasing its survivability with Intimidate and Grassy Terrain healing, respectively, making it easier for Calyrex-S to set up. Incineroar can also help against opposing Calyrex-S and Calyrex-I, while Rillaboom can help against Miraidon and Kyogre, as the latter two can deal massive damage to Calyrex-S while in Tailwind with Electro Drift and Water Spout, respectively. Raging Bolt can help against threats such as Wide Guard Pelipper, which can prevent Calyrex-S from sweeping, while also providing speed control with Electroweb. Tornadus can offer speed control with Tailwind, which can help against opposing Tailwind teams, and it can set up rain with Rain Dance, helping against Koraidon.

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Good work, I was so close to giving QC 1/2.

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[SET]
Bulky Setup (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Spell Tag / Covert Cloak / Sitrus Berry
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 244 HP / 76 Def / 36 SpA / 12 SpD / 140 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Draining Kiss
- Nasty Plot / Calm Mind
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Calyrex-S excels as a setup sweeper thanks to it's signature move and ability Astral Barrage and As One providing snowball potential. (Isn't the most obvious thing.) Calyrex-S has good matchups into threats such as Calyrex-I and Iron Defense Zamazenta-C (Wide Guard Zamazenta is really bad for Caly.). Draining Kiss is used on Calyrex-S as a way to hit Dark-types that resist Astral Barrage (Such as?), and as a consistent form of recovery allowing Calyrex-S to stay on the field for longer. Nasty Plot and Calm Mind are both great set up moves; Nasty Plot is used to allow Calyrex-S to set up faster, while Calm Mind can help against threats such as Miraidon and Terapagos. Spell Tag is used to allow Calyrex-S to OHKO Flutter Mane, Covert Cloak is used to prevent the stat drops from common spread stat reducing moves such as Electroweb, Icy Wind, and Snarl, (Mention Fake Out after Tera considering how often restricted do, also less important but when doing that you could probably separate these into different sentences.) and Sitrus Berry is used for longevity and to allow Calyrex-S to stick on the field for longer. The EV spread allows Calyrex-S to outspeed Pokemon with a base speed stat of 135 with an Attack or Special Attack boosting nature, and the Timid nature allows Calyrex-S to outspeed base 135 speed Pokemon while they have a speed boosting nature. (Bring up examples, feels redundant to repeat yourself when you're changing natures to outspeed the Pokemon also changing natures.) The EV spread also allows Calyrex-S to survive Tera Water Surging Strikes from Mystic Water Urshifu-R and 2 Flare Blitz from Incineroar. The HP stat is optimized for using a Sitrus Berry. Tera Fairy is used to give Calyrex-S a resistance to Dark-type moves (Like? Good to mention being a neutral typing probably.) and STAB on Draining Kiss.

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Incineroar and Terapagos are major checks to Calyrex-S, since both of them resist or have an immunity to Astral Barrage without being vulnerable to Draining Kiss. Urshifu-R helps massively with both of them, since Surging Strikes and Close Combat respectively can help check (Up to you but I'd think threaten is a stronger word here.) them. Clefairy, Incineroar, and Rillaboom are also great partners for Calyrex-S, since all of them can help Calyrex-S set up with Follow Me and Fake Out support. Pokemon with Wide Guard such as Pelipper can also help check Calyrex-S, and Pokemon such as Raging Bolt can help deal with it. Finally, Tornadus can be a good partner for Calyrex-S, thanks to Tailwind allowing it to outspeed opposing Calyrex-S, and Rain Dance helping against powerful threats such as Koraidon. (This whole part feels super scuffed to be honest, Can you expand on it more? i.e: Rillaboom and Incineroar also check certain restricteds, After You Clefairy provides support against Calyrex-I, AV Raging Bolt going unmentioned as a check, etc.)

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Great job, you can mark as QC 1/2!

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[SET]
Bulky Setup (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Spell Tag / Covert Cloak / Sitrus Berry
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 244 HP / 76 Def / 36 SpA / 12 SpD / 140 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Draining Kiss
- Nasty Plot / Calm Mind
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Calyrex-S excels as a setup sweeper thanks to it's signature move and ability Astral Barrage and As One providing snowball potential. Calyrex-S has good matchups into threats such as Calyrex-I and Iron Defense Zamazenta-C. Draining Kiss is used on Calyrex-S as a way to hit Dark-types that resist Astral Barrage such as Incineroar Chien-Pao (A lot of Pokemon are fine but you hardly damage Incineroar as its a neutral hit.) and Urshifu-S, and as a consistent form of recovery allowing Calyrex-S to stay on the field longer. Nasty Plot and Calm Mind are both great set up moves; Nasty Plot is used to allow Calyrex-S to set up faster, while Calm Mind can help against threats such as Miraidon and Terapagos. Spell Tag is used to allow Calyrex-S to OHKO Flutter Mane. Covert Cloak is used to prevent the stat drops from common spread stat reducing moves such as Electroweb, Icy Wind, and Snarl, and it gives you an immunity to Fake Out after Terastallizing. and Sitrus Berry is used for longevity and to allow Calyrex-S to stick on the field for longer. The EV spread allows Calyrex-S to outspeed Flutter Mane, Chien-Pao, Miraidon, and Koraidon, without a an Attack or Special Attack boosting nature, and the Timid nature allows Calyrex-S to outspeed the aformentioned four while they have a speed boosting nature. The EV spread also allows Calyrex-S to survive Tera Water Surging Strikes from Mystic Water Urshifu-R and 2 Flare Blitz from Incineroar. The HP stat is optimized for using a Sitrus Berry. Tera Fairy is used to give Calyrex-S a resistance to Dark-type moves such as Knock Off from Incineroar and Dark Pulse from Chi-Yu and STAB on Draining Kiss, while also being a good neutral typing.

Incineroar and Terapagos are major checks to Calyrex-S, since both of them resist or have an immunity to Astral Barrage without being vulnerable to Draining Kiss. Urshifu-R helps massively with both of them, since Surging Strikes and Close Combat respectively can help threaten them. Clefairy is a good partner for Calyrex-S, since it protects Calyrex-S thanks to Friend Guard and Follow Me, while also helping against Calyrex-I under Trick Room thanks to After You. Incineroar and Rillaboom are good partners, since both of them offer Fake Out support for Calyrex-S, while also increasing its survivability with Intimidate and Grassy Terrain healing respectively, making it easier to set up. Incineroar can also help against opposing Calyrex-S and Calyrex-I, while Rillaboom can help against Miraidon and Kyogre (Probably clarify that these can threaten Calyrex-S.). Raging Bolt can help against threats such as Wide Guard Pelipper, which can prevent Calyrex-S from sweeping, while also providing speed control with Electroweb. Tornadus is a good partner for Calyrex-S, since it can offer speed control with Tailwind which can help against faster restricted (Miraidon is slower than even Modest thanks to how many switched to Rajan's Miraidon.) such as Miraidon and Calyrex-S, and it can set up the rain with Rain Dance, helping against Koraidon.

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[SET]
Bulky Setup (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Spell Tag / Covert Cloak / Sitrus Berry
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 244 HP / 76 Def / 36 SpA / 12 SpD / 140 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Draining Kiss
- Nasty Plot / Calm Mind
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Calyrex-S excels as a setup sweeper thanks to it's signature move and ability we know they are signature, dex info Astral Barrage and As One providing snowball potential. Calyrex-S has good matchups into threats such as Calyrex-I and Iron Defense Zamazenta-C. Draining Kiss is used on Calyrex-S as a way to hit I feel like dragon types such as bolt and mirai can be honorable mentions on how good draining kiss is. Up to you. Dark-types that resist Astral Barrage such as Chien-Pao and Urshifu-S, and as a consistent form of recovery allowing Calyrex-S to stay on the field longer. Nasty Plot and Calm Mind are both great set up moves; Nasty Plot is used to allow Calyrex-S to set up faster, while Calm Mind can help against threats such as Miraidon and Terapagos. Spell Tag is used to allow Calyrex-S to OHKO Flutter Mane. Covert Cloak is used to prevent the stat drops from common spread stat reducing moves such as Electroweb, Icy Wind, and Snarl, and it gives you an immunity to Fake Out after Terastallizing. Sitrus Berry is used for longevity and to allow Calyrex-S to stick on the field for longer. The EV spread allows Calyrex-S to outspeed Flutter Mane, Chien-Pao, Miraidon, and Koraidon, without a boosting nature, and the Timid nature allows Calyrex-S to outspeed the aformentioned four while they have a speed boosting nature. The EV spread also allows Calyrex-S to survive Tera Water Surging Strikes from Mystic Water Urshifu-R you live 156 adamant but not 252 adamant. Wouldn't point this out unless the dex spread was only 76 adamant. I still think you can keep the calc but if you have another one in mind you could use it as well. and 2 Flare Blitz from Incineroar. The HP stat is optimized for using a Sitrus Berry. Tera Fairy is used to give Calyrex-S a resistance to Dark-type moves such as Knock Off from Incineroar and Dark Pulse from Chi-Yu and STAB on Draining Kiss, while also being a good neutral typing.

Incineroar and Terapagos are major checks to Calyrex-S, since both of them resist or have an immunity to Astral Barrage without being vulnerable to Draining Kiss. Urshifu-R helps massively with both of them, since Surging Strikes and Close Combat respectively can help threaten them. Clefairy is a good partner for Calyrex-S, since it protects Calyrex-S thanks to Friend Guard and Follow Me, while also helping against Calyrex-I under Trick Room thanks to After You. Incineroar and Rillaboom are good partners, since both of them offer Fake Out support for Calyrex-S, while also increasing its survivability with Intimidate and Grassy Terrain healing respectively, making it easier to set up. Incineroar can also help against opposing Calyrex-S and Calyrex-I, while Rillaboom can help against Miraidon and Kyogre. Both of them can deal massive damage to Calyrex-S while in Tailwind with Electro Drift and Water Spout respectively. Raging Bolt can help against threats such as Wide Guard Pelipper, which can prevent Calyrex-S from sweeping, while also providing speed control with Electroweb. Tornadus is a good partner for Calyrex-S, since it can offer speed control with Tailwind which can help against fast restricteds such as Calyrex-S opposing tailwind teams, and it can set up the rain with Rain Dance, helping against Koraidon.

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[SET]
Bulky Setup (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Spell Tag / Covert Cloak / Sitrus Berry
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 244 HP / 76 Def / 36 SpA / 12 SpD / 140 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Draining Kiss
- Nasty Plot / Calm Mind
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Calyrex-S excels as a setup sweeper thanks to Astral Barrage and As One providing snowball it with the potential to snowball. Calyrex-S has good matchups into threats such as Calyrex-I and Iron Defense Zamazenta-C. Draining Kiss is used on Calyrex-S as a way to hit hits Dark-types that resist Astral Barrage such as Chien-Pao and Urshifu-S, (RC) and as is a consistent form of recovery allowing Calyrex-S to stay on the field for longer. Nasty Plot and Calm Mind are both great set up moves; Nasty Plot is used to allow Calyrex-S to set up faster its offenses more quickly, while Calm Mind can help against threats such as Miraidon and Terapagos. Spell Tag is used to allow allows Calyrex-S to OHKO Flutter Mane. (RP), while Covert Cloak is used to prevent prevents the stat drops from common spread stat-reducing spread moves such as Electroweb, Icy Wind, and Snarl, and it gives you Calyrex-S an immunity to Fake Out after Terastallizing. Sitrus Berry is used for longevity and to allow Calyrex-S to stick on the field for longer. The EV spread allows Calyrex-S to outspeed Flutter Mane, Chien-Pao, Miraidon, and Koraidon, without a boosting nature, and the Timid nature allows Calyrex-S to outspeed the aformentioned four while they have a speed boosting nature. The EV spread also allows Calyrex-S to survive Tera Water Surging Strikes from Mystic Water Urshifu-R and 2 two Flare Blitz from Incineroar. The HP stat is EVs are optimized for using a Sitrus Berry. Tera Fairy is used to give Calyrex-S a resistance to Dark-type moves such as Knock Off from Incineroar and Dark Pulse from Chi-Yu and as well as a STAB on boost to Draining Kiss, (RC) while also being a good neutral defensive typing.

Incineroar and Terapagos are major checks to Calyrex-S, since both of them resist or have an immunity to Astral Barrage without being vulnerable to Draining Kiss. Urshifu-R helps massively with both of them, since Surging Strikes and Close Combat, (AC) respectively, (AC) can help threaten them. Clefairy is a good partner for Calyrex-S, since it protects Calyrex-S thanks to Friend Guard and Follow Me, (RC) while also helping against Calyrex-I under Trick Room thanks to After You. Incineroar and Rillaboom are good partners, since both of them offer Fake Out support for Calyrex-S, (RC) while also increasing its survivability with Intimidate and Grassy Terrain healing, (AC) respectively, making it easier for Calyrex-S to set up. Incineroar can also help against opposing Calyrex-S and Calyrex-I, while Rillaboom can help against Miraidon and Kyogre. Both of them, as the latter two can deal massive damage to Calyrex-S while in Tailwind with Electro Drift and Water Spout, (AC) respectively. Raging Bolt can help against threats such as Wide Guard Pelipper, which can prevent Calyrex-S from sweeping, while also providing speed control with Electroweb. Tornadus is a good partner for Calyrex-S, since it can offer speed control with Tailwind, (AC) which can help against opposing Tailwind caps teams, and it can set up the rain with Rain Dance, helping against Koraidon.

[SET CREDITS]
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