RU Accelgor

[SET]
name: Spikes Lead
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Bug Buzz
move 3: Focus Blast / Energy Ball
move 4: Final Gambit
item: Focus Sash
ability: Unburden
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Accelgor has a niche role as a suicide entry hazard lead with an extremely high Speed stat, although it is very limited outside of this role. Accelgor is one of the few RU Pokemon with Spikes, which softens foes for powerful wallbreakers to clean up. Focus Blast is a powerful coverage move against the likes of Steelix and Bewear; Energy Ball can be used instead to seriously damage Water-types and Stealth Rock setters such as Gastrodon, Mudsdale, and Rhydon. Final Gambit is used if Accelgor is up against a threat to your team; with maximum HP investment, Accelgor is able to OHKO any defensive Pokemon with less than base 80 HP, including Charizard, Vikavolt, Vileplume, and Weezing. It can also OHKO many offensive Pokemon that do not invest in HP, such as Silvally formes and Virizion. Combined with Accelgor's Speed, Final Gambit allows Accelgor to faint before the foe can move, blocking potential Defog and Rapid Spin attempts. Knock Off in place of Energy Ball or Focus Blast is an option to remove crucial held items like Charizard's Heavy-Duty Boots. Accelgor can also run a more offensive late-game cleaner set with Special Attack investment, Throat Spray, and additional coverage moves in place of Final Gambit and Spikes, but this is easily checked by Fire-types and is very unreliable.

Powerful wallbreakers and sweepers like Passimian, Salazzle, and Bewear appreciate Accelgor's Spikes. VoltTurn cores also appreciate Accelgor's Spikes, as opponents need to be constantly switching to get better matchups. Defiant users like Braviary and the aforementioned Passimian can take advantage of foes using Defog, and fast attackers like Virizion and Alolan Raichu can threaten to OHKO such Defoggers. Ghost-types that spinblock are appreciated as well.

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- Written by: [[ForgottenOnes, 205691]]
- Quality checked by: [[Expulso, 202058], [Mavis, 469610]]
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First paragraph looks solid, I have a few places I want you to add examples but it's all good for the most part.
I removed some fluff / incorrect info from the second paragraph, and I want you to add a few things there.

Implement all of this and then tag me / discord msg me so i can confirm. Once you do that, I will give QC 1/2.

[SET]
name: Focus Sash Spikes Lead
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Bug Buzz
move 3: Focus Blast / Energy Ball
move 4: Final Gambit
item: Focus Sash
ability: Unburden
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Accelgor is a great suicide entry hazard setter with an extremely high Speed stat, although it is very limited outside of this one role. [mention that it is a niche mon; it's in C ranks, we arent trying to convince ppl it's the best mon in RU] Accelgor also has a variety of utility moves so it can run many different sets and can be quite versatile, but it's probably [btw, dont say "probably" - the analysis writer is an expert on their chosen Pokemon :p] best used as a suicide lead. [it does have lots of coverage, but those "many different sets" aren't viable in RU. they arent included in analysis so dont mention them here, can discuss other moves on lead at end of the paragraph]. Spikes is the preferred hazard [they are its only hazard] Accelgor is one of the few Pokemon in the tier with access to Spikes, and setting one or more layers at the start of the battle as it can soften foes for powerful wallbreakers to clean up. Bug Buzz is the STAB move of choice. Focus Blast is a powerful coverage move that can be used against against the likes of Steelix and Bewear; Energy Ball can be used instead to hit Water-types harder such as Inteleon Gastrodon [intel isn't bulky, so it takes a ton from bug buzz already. gastrodon is a better example] and Vaporeon; it also seriously damages common Stealth Rockers like Mudsdale and Rhydon and can prevent Rhydon from using Rock Blast to KO Accelgor through its Sash. [this might be a bit too long, but may as well add it for now because SR users are pretty common leads]. Final Gambit is used if Accelgor is up against a threat to your team. The Focus Sash is so Accelgor is able to get at least one layer of Spikes up while Unburden gives Accelgor double the speed if the Focus Sash is used. [when does this make a difference? i.e. what is a scarfer who can outspeed Accelgor and knock it down to its sash? important to mention that if there is one, it's important to mention, because that's a scenario where unburden helps u get an extra layer. i dont even know if there is a scarfer like that so im gonna let u figure out if unburden ever helps accelgor :-)]. The maximum HP investment is so Final Gambit does as much damage as possible to a pokemon it cannot damage with its other attacks, letting it OHKO [insert examples here] [add examples of things a max HP Accelgor can OHKO on turn 1 with Final Gambit; ideally, they should resist most of Accelgor's other attacks]. and The Speed EVs and Timid nature are so Accelgor is able to outspeed even boosted Pokemon; Choice Scarf Passimian, for example, is 1 point slower than Timid Accelgor.

As mentioned, Accelgor can run a variety of other moves such as Knock Off which can be used to Knock Off vital items such as Heavy Duty Boots on Charizard. Encore can be used to counter Defog users. Toxic Spikes can be used over Spikes, but is easily soaked up by an opposing Poison-type such as Salazzle [emphasize that poison-types are common] and simply doesn't do as good of a job wearing down opposing Pokemon. Accelgor can also run a more offensive set with by using a max Special Attack EV investment, the item Throat Spray along with Unburden, and STAB Bug Buzz to 2HKO neutral typing Pokemon such as Xatu, Drampa, and Rhydon but this set gets easily checked by Fire-types such as Salazzle, Charizard, and Ninetales. Teammates who appreciate entry hazard damage such as powerful wallbreakers and sweepers like Passimian, Salazzle, and Inteleon appreciate Accelgor. Since Accelgor cannot 2HKO Magic Bounce users such as Xatu, it appreciates a teammate that can counter it such as Alolan Raichu or Rotom-M. [eh, not really, u just gambit xatu. delete this sentence] Also, if Accelgor isn't your lead, and your opponent has set up entry hazards, Accelgor appreciates a Defog or Rapid Spin user so its Focus Sash can still be used. [you always use it as lead so u dont need this] Accelgor is also hard walled by Fire-type Pokemon, especially by Charizard, who has access to Defog, and Claydol, who has access to Rapid Spin, so counters such as Rhydon or Jellicent are greatly appreciated. [you just final gambit the charizard, so u dont need to counter it]

I want this second paragraph to include:
- slurpuff as a specific Pokemon that appreciates accelgor spikes support; it makes it easier to chip Steelix and Vileplume, and Slurpuff needs those two Pokemon chipped in order to sweep
- VoltTurn teams/cores/pokemon (however u phrase it); forcing switches is super good alongside spikes
- Braviary, which has Defiant to punish Defog (passimian does too, but being choice locked means it can get walled kinda easily, esp. since the most common defogger, Zard, resists fighting).
- Pokemon that can pressure Defog users throughout the match
---> if they send their defogger in vs accelgor, you just set up a spike on the switch and then final gambit them as they defog, eliminating their hazard removal

---> however, if they send in their defogger after accelgor dies, then it can be a problem bc u sacked a mon and now dont have hazard. include mons that can stop defoggers (particularly Charizard, the most common one) from defogging; i.e. they outspeed and KO it. raichu-a and inteleon are two examples.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[ForgottenOnes, 205691]]
- Quality checked by: [[Expulso, 202058], [<username2>, <userid2>]]
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Expulso

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Just fixing the way you talk about Final Gambit to make it more clear and detailed.

The rest is good, QC 1/2.

[SET]
name: Spikes Lead
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Bug Buzz
move 3: Focus Blast / Energy Ball
move 4: Final Gambit
item: Focus Sash
ability: Unburden
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Accelgor has a niche role as a suicide entry hazard setter with an extremely high Speed stat, although it is very limited outside of this role. Accelgor is one of the few Pokemon in the tier with access to Spikes and setting one or more layers of Spikes can soften foes for powerful wallbreakers to clean up. Bug Buzz is the STAB move of choice. Focus Blast is a powerful coverage move that can be used against against the likes of Steelix and Bewear; Energy Ball can be used instead to hit Water-types harder such as Gastrodon and Vaporeon; it also deals serious damage to common leads like Stealth Rock users such as Mudsdale and Rhydon and can prevent Rhydon from OHKOing Accelgor through its Focus Sash. Final Gambit is used if Accelgor is up against a threat to your team; with maximum HP investment, Accelgor is able to OHKO any defensive Pokemon with less than Base 80 HP, such as Charizard, Vikavolt, Vileplume, and Weezing. It can also OHKO many offensive Pokemon that do not invest in HP, such as Silvally formes and Virizion. Combined with Accelgor's speed, Final Gambit allows Accelgor to die before the opponent can move; if Accelgor is up against the opponent's Defog user, it can use Final Gambit to prevent Defog from removing hazards. The Focus Sash is so Accelgor is able to get at least one layer of Spikes. The maximum HP investment is so Final Gambit does as much damage as possible to a Pokemon such as Salazzle or Braviary that's able to tank its other attacks. The Speed EVs and Timid nature are so Accelgor is able to outspeed Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Passimian or Choice Scarf Braviary.

As mentioned, Accelgor can run a variety of other moves such as Knock Off which can be used to Knock Off vital items such as Heavy Duty Boots on Charizard. Encore can be used to counter Defog users. Toxic Spikes can be used over Spikes, but is easily soaked up by an opposing Poison-type Pokemon such as Salazzle and simply doesn't do as good of a job wearing down opposing Pokemon; to make the case for it worse, Poison-types are very common in the tier. Accelgor can also run a more offensive set with by using a max Special Attack EV investment, the item Throat Spray along with Unburden, and STAB Bug Buzz to 2HKO neutral typing Pokemon such as Xatu, Drampa, and Rhydon but this set gets easily checked by Fire-types such as Salazzle, Charizard, and Ninetales. Teammates who appreciate entry hazard damage such as powerful wallbreakers and sweepers like Passimian, Salazzle, and Inteleon appreciate Accelgor. Slurpuff deserves a special shoutout as Spikes damage can make it easier for it to KO Pokemon such as Steelix and Vileplume. VoltTurn cores also appreciate Accelgor's access to Spikes as opponents need to be constantly switching in and out to get better matchups. Pokemon such as Defiant users like Braviary, who can take advantage of opposing Pokemon using Defog, or Pokemon who can outspeed Defog users and OHKO them such as Inteleon and Alolan Raichu make for great teammates. If your opponent sends in their Defog user against Accelgor, you should use Final Gambit to stop their Defog and switch into a Pokemon that can KO it. I'm moving this to the first paragraph.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[ForgottenOnes, 205691]]
- Quality checked by: [[Expulso, 202058], [<username2>, <userid2>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 

Mavis

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[SET]
name: Spikes Lead
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Bug Buzz
move 3: Focus Blast / Energy Ball
move 4: Final Gambit
item: Focus Sash
ability: Unburden
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Accelgor has a niche role as a suicide entry hazard setter with an extremely high Speed stat, although it is very limited outside of this role. Accelgor is one of the few Pokemon in the tier with access to Spikes and setting one or more layers of Spikes can soften foes for powerful wallbreakers to clean up. Bug Buzz is the STAB move of choice. Focus Blast is a powerful coverage move that can be used against against the likes of Steelix and Bewear; Energy Ball can be used instead to hit Water-types harder such as Gastrodon and Vaporeon; it also deals serious damage to common leads like Stealth Rock users such as Mudsdale and Rhydon and can prevent Rhydon from OHKOing Accelgor through its Focus Sash. Final Gambit is used if Accelgor is up against a threat to your team; with maximum HP investment, Accelgor is able to OHKO any defensive Pokemon with less than Base 80 HP, such as Charizard, Vikavolt, Vileplume, and Weezing. It can also OHKO many offensive Pokemon that do not invest in HP, such as Silvally formes and Virizion. Combined with Accelgor's speed, Final Gambit allows Accelgor to die before the opponent can move; if Accelgor is up against the opponent's Defog user, it can use Final Gambit to prevent Defog from removing hazards, blocking potential Defog and Rapid Spin attempts. Accelgor can also run a variety of other moves in place of Energy Ball or Focus Blast, such as Knock Off, to remove crucial held items like Heavy-Duty Boots on foes such as Charizard. The Focus Sash is so Accelgor is able to get at least one layer of Spikes. The Speed EVs and Timid nature are so Accelgor is able to outspeed Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Passimian or Choice Scarf Braviary. Accelgor can also run a more offensive late-game cleaner set with Special Attack investment, Throat Spray, and additional coverage moves in place of Final Gambit and Spikes, but this is easily checked by opposing Fire-types and is very unreliable.

As mentioned, Accelgor can run a variety of other moves such as Knock Off which can be used to Knock Off vital items such as Heavy Duty Boots on Charizard. Encore can be used to counter Defog users. Toxic Spikes can be used over Spikes, but is easily soaked up by an opposing Poison-type Pokemon such as Salazzle and simply doesn't do as good of a job wearing down opposing Pokemon; to make the case for it worse, Poison-types are very common in the tier.
(moved to the first paragraph, and encore/tspikes aren't worth mentioning) Accelgor can also run a more offensive set with by using a max Special Attack EV investment, the item Throat Spray along with Unburden, and STAB Bug Buzz to 2HKO neutral typing Pokemon such as Xatu, Drampa, and Rhydon but this set gets easily checked by Fire-types such as Salazzle, Charizard, and Ninetales. (moved to the first paragraph) Teammates who appreciate entry hazard damage such as powerful wallbreakers and sweepers like Passimian, Salazzle, and Inteleon Bewear appreciate Accelgor's Spikes. Slurpuff deserves a special shoutout as Spikes damage can make it easier for it to KO Pokemon such as Steelix and Vileplume. VoltTurn cores also appreciate Accelgor's access to Spikes as opponents need to be constantly switching in and out to get better matchups. Pokemon such as Defiant users like Braviary and the aforementioned Passimian, who can take advantage of opposing Pokemon using Defog, or Pokemon who can outspeed Defog users and OHKO them such as Inteleon Virizion and Alolan Raichu make for great teammates. (mention ghosts blocking rapid spin)

2/2 when implemented
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GP 1/1
[SET]
name: Spikes Lead
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Bug Buzz
move 3: Focus Blast / Energy Ball
move 4: Final Gambit
item: Focus Sash
ability: Unburden
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Accelgor has a niche role as a suicide entry hazard setter lead with an extremely high Speed stat, although it is very limited outside of this role. Accelgor is one of the few RU Pokemon in the tier with access to Spikes, (comma) which and setting one or more layers of Spikes can softens foes for powerful wallbreakers to clean up. Bug Buzz is the STAB move of choice. Focus Blast is a powerful coverage move that can be used against against the likes of Steelix and Bewear; Energy Ball can be used instead to hit seriously damage Water-types and Stealth Rock setters such as Gastrodon, Mudsdale, and Rhydon harder such as Gastrodon and Vaporeon; it also deals serious damage to common Stealth Rock users such as Mudsdale and Rhydon. (vap takes zip from eball) Final Gambit is used if Accelgor is up against a threat to your team; with maximum HP investment, Accelgor is able to OHKO any defensive Pokemon with less than base 80 HP, such as including Charizard, Vikavolt, Vileplume, and Weezing. It can also OHKO many offensive Pokemon that do not invest in HP, such as Silvally formes and Virizion. Combined with Accelgor's Speed, Final Gambit allows Accelgor to die faint before the opponent foe can move, (comma) blocking potential Defog and Rapid Spin attempts. Accelgor can also run a variety of other moves in place of Energy Ball or Focus Blast, such as Knock Off, Knock Off in place of Energy Ball or Focus Blast is an option to remove crucial held items like Charizard's Heavy-Duty Boots on foes such as Charizard. The Focus Sash is so Accelgor is able to get at least one layer of Spikes. The Speed EVs and Timid nature are so Accelgor is able to outspeed Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Passimian or Choice Scarf Braviary. Accelgor can also run a more offensive late-game cleaner set with Special Attack investment, Throat Spray, and additional coverage moves in place of Final Gambit and Spikes, but this is easily checked by opposing Fire-types and is very unreliable.

Teammates who appreciate entry hazard damage such as Powerful wallbreakers and sweepers like Passimian, Salazzle, and Bewear appreciate Accelgor's Spikes. VoltTurn cores also appreciate Accelgor's access to Spikes, (comma) as opponents need to be constantly switching in and out to get better matchups. Defiant users like Braviary, (comma) and the aforementioned, (comma) Passimian can take advantage of opposing Pokemon foes using Defog, or Pokemon who can outspeed Defog users and OHKO them such as Virizion and Alolan Raichu make for great teammates and fast attackers like Virizion and Alolan Raichu can threaten to OHKO such Defoggers. Furthermore, Ghost-types who can block Rapid Spin that spinblock are appreciated as well.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[ForgottenOnes, 205691]]
- Quality checked by: [[Expulso, 202058], [Mavis, 469610]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 

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