Moltres @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Desolate Land
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
- Weather Ball
- Roost
- U-turn
- Will-O-Wisp / Solar Beam
With access to Desolate Land, Moltres becomes the legendary bird it was meant to be! Desolate Land lets Moltres check Primarina and Ogerpon-W while preventing Swampert, Empoleon, and Primarina from pivoting with Flip Turn. Weather Ball is quite strong in sun and nails Primordial Sea users like Zapdos. U-turn lets Moltres pivot out of bad matchups against Roaring Moon, Bulletproof Iron Treads, and Well-Baked Body Gholdengo to bring in Pokemon like Zamazenta and Roaring Moon to threaten them. Will-O-Wisp burns common switch-ins like Roaring Moon, Ogerpon-W, and RegenVest Iron Hands, while Solar Beam heavily threatens would-be checks like RegenVest Swampert and Manaphy. 16 Speed EVs let Moltres outspeed maximum Speed Primarina, while the rest of the EVs are invested in HP and Defense to let Moltres more easily check threats like Great Tusk, Cinderace, and Ogerpon-H. Moltres is preferred on balance or bulky offense teams that appreciate its defensive prowess. Swampert checks common Electric-type threats like Zapdos and Sandy Shocks for Moltres, while it checks Grass-types like Meowscarada, Ogerpon-W, and Ogerpon-H for Swampert.
Characters: 969
Ability: Desolate Land
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
- Weather Ball
- Roost
- U-turn
- Will-O-Wisp / Solar Beam
With access to Desolate Land, Moltres becomes the legendary bird it was meant to be! Desolate Land lets Moltres check Primarina and Ogerpon-W while preventing Swampert, Empoleon, and Primarina from pivoting with Flip Turn. Weather Ball is quite strong in sun and nails Primordial Sea users like Zapdos. U-turn lets Moltres pivot out of bad matchups against Roaring Moon, Bulletproof Iron Treads, and Well-Baked Body Gholdengo to bring in Pokemon like Zamazenta and Roaring Moon to threaten them. Will-O-Wisp burns common switch-ins like Roaring Moon, Ogerpon-W, and RegenVest Iron Hands, while Solar Beam heavily threatens would-be checks like RegenVest Swampert and Manaphy. 16 Speed EVs let Moltres outspeed maximum Speed Primarina, while the rest of the EVs are invested in HP and Defense to let Moltres more easily check threats like Great Tusk, Cinderace, and Ogerpon-H. Moltres is preferred on balance or bulky offense teams that appreciate its defensive prowess. Swampert checks common Electric-type threats like Zapdos and Sandy Shocks for Moltres, while it checks Grass-types like Meowscarada, Ogerpon-W, and Ogerpon-H for Swampert.
Characters: 969
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