Gen 3 [ADV] Offensive Toxic Quilava [GP 1/1]

[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 2: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Water
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Toxic / Quick Attack
item: Leftovers / Petaya Berry / Salac Berry
ability: Blaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe or 12 HP / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 216 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Quilava functions primarily as an offensive special attacker that can pressure bulkier teams thanks to its powerful STAB moves and excellent Speed tier. Fire Blast is used as Quilava’s preferred its ability to break through damaged teams without relying as heavily on Blaze or Petaya Berry. Despite the drop in damage output, Flamethrower is a reliable alternative that comes with improved accuracy and more PP. Hidden Power Grass provides coverage versus Water-, Ground-, and Rock-type Pokemon such as Corsola, Chinchou, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Hidden Power Water hits Ponyta while still threatening Pokemon like Onix and Rhyhorn. Substitute is used for its synergy with the ability Blaze; it also maximizes Toxic damage, and takes advantage of Petaya Berry or Salac Berry. Quilava also tends to force its foes out, which can allow it to set up a Substitute. Toxic threatens special walls like Drowzee, Porygon, Noctowl, and it can punish Ponyta trying to switch in on Fire Blast or Flamethrower. Quick Attack is a great countermeasure to Substitute + pinch Berry sweepers like Abra, and Beedrill as well as against Flail and Reversal users like Doduo and Meditite. 216 Speed EVs allow Quilava to outspeed base 75 Speed Pokemon like Anorith and Doduo, and it can invest its remaining EVs into bulk to guarantee survival against Silk Scarf Ponyta’s Quick Attack at 25% HP and a Double Edge from Choice Band Ponyta at Full health. With the added bulk, Quilava can also guarantee that it can still use Substitute after taking Silk Scarf Ponyta’s Double Edge at full health. This bulk even allows for Quilava to survive a Double-Edge from Choice Band Ponyta. Petaya Berry turns Quilava into an even scarier special attacker that can OHKO a majority of the tier, and 2HKO specially walls like Delcatty, Drowzee, Noctowl. Salac Berry enables Quilava to threaten a sweep versus faster Pokemon within the tier like Abra, Elekid, Ponyta, and Voltorb. This allows Quilava to function as a late-game sweeper against faster teams.

Quilava fits well on balance, offense, and sun teams that benefit from its stellar Special Attack. Its ability to deal heavy damage to more defensive options like Corsola, Lileep, and Koffing enables physical attackers like Aipom, Doduo, and Meditite. While Quilava can threaten Ponyta with Toxic and Hidden Power Water, it may not always get the chance to, so it benefits greatly from defensive Normal-resistant Pokemon, and Rock-resistsant Pokemon such as Corsola, Lileep, Nosepass, Onix, and Rhyhorn as they can handle physical attackers like Aipom and Ponyta. Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle can also threaten Quilava, and Hidden Power Grass won’t do enough against healthy Water-types with decent Special Defense. This makes Electric-types like Elekid, Flaaffy, and Voltorb a great asset for Quilava to deal with Water-types. Late-game, Quilava can threaten a KO with the assistance of a Petaya Berry. Until that is feasible, Quilava needs the support of a special wall like Delcatty, Gloom, Porygon, or Wartortle for its ability to shrug off most special attacks. Clerics like Flaaffy and Mightyena can allow Quilava to not be as hindered by fear of Thunder Wave, Stun Spore, or Toxic.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Overheat can work in place of Toxic or Quick Attack when paired with Charcoal because of its ability to break through threats that would survive a Fire Blast, like specially defensive Gloom.

Checks and Counters
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**Ponyta**: Ponyta is a big hurdle to Quilava due to its ability Flash Fire and resistance to Hidden Power Grass. Even when running Hidden Power Water, Quilava is still challenged by Ponyta's superior Speed.

**Water-types**: Bulky Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle all make Quilava’s ability to make an impact very difficult. Wartortle is especially troublesome due to its solid Special Defense and access to Refresh to easily manage Toxic.

**Special Walls**: Calm Mind Drowzee and specially defensive Noctowl can take any attack Quilava has to throw at them. Even if Quilava can break through these checks with Toxic, and a Blaze-boosted Fire Blast, it would prefer to maintain its HP and resources for other threats.

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[SET]
name: Offensive Toxic Quilava
move 1: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 2: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Water
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Toxic / Quick Attack
item: Leftovers / Petaya Berry
ability: Blaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 DEF / 252 SpA / 252 SPE or 12 HP / 28 DEF / 252 SpA / 216 SPE

[SET COMMENTS]
Quilava functions primarily as an offensive special attacker that can break through bulky teams quite well. Quilava pairs well on Balance Offense, and Sun teams. (This should be in the team options section so the paragraph below) Fire Blast and Flamethrower can be used interchangeably as Quilava’s STAB Fire attack. With its stellar Special Attack, Quilava can provide much needed support for Physical Attackers that struggle versus more defensive options like Corsica, Dustox, and Koffing. (this should also be in the team options section but reword it so that we know what Physical attackers appreciate this) Hidden Power Grass is used to provide coverage versus Water, Ground, and Rock Pokemon such as Corsola, Chinchou, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Substitute is used for its synergy with the ability Blaze, to maximize Toxic damage, and lastly to take advantage of Petaya Berry if it is being held over Leftovers. Quilava also tends to force its foes out which can allow it free protection behind a Substitute. Toxic is used to threaten Pokémon like Drowzee, Noctowl, and Ponyta. Quick Attack is a solid option over Toxic on teams that are weak to Substitute Berry sweepers such as???.

Talk about how HP Water is an option to OHKO Ponyta while still threatening Pokemon like Onix and Rhyhorn.

While Quilava can threaten Ponyta with Toxic and Hidden Power Water, it may not always get the chance to. And with the prominence of Heal Bell in the tier, it may not always make an impact. For this reason, Quilava benefits greatly from Pokemon that can handle Ponyta, such as Anorith, Corsola, Nosepass, Seaking, and Wartortle. Despite being great partners, Water-types such as??? can also threaten Quilava. are also threats to a Quilava with no support. Hidden Power Grass won’t do enough against healthy Water-types with any decent Special Defense. In late-game, Quilava can threaten a KO with the assistance of a Petaya Berry. Until that is feasible, Quilava needs the support of a Special Wall like Gloom, Porygon, or Wartortle. Special Offense partners like Abra, Flaaffy, annd Seaking are beneficial to have because of their ability to cover Pokemon that Quilava can struggle to threaten. Quilava doesn’t enjoy taking physical attacks from fast threats like Aipom, and Ponyta which make Defensive Normal-resists, and Rock-resists very complimentary.

You need to be more specific in Team Options. You need to explicitly say Quilava pairs well with X because Y and X pairs well with Quilava because Z. If you need examples of this, ping me on Discord, and we can discuss this further.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Quilava benefits greatly from the additional damage Petaya Berry provides. Often, its impact will be felt more than any impact Leftovers would provide. Hidden Power Ground is a more niche option that can be used to hit Ponyta for big damage. Dropping Hidden Power Grass means that Toxic would now be utilized for Water-types, creating a new area where Quilava requires support. Quick Attack is a great counter measure to Substitute Berry sweepers like Abra, and Beedrill as well as against Flail, and Reversal users like Dodou, and Meditite.

Mention Overheat and Charcoal in OO on its substitute set but this means it has to drop Toxic / Quick Attack. Remove HP Ground as HP water is better and you already talk about that in Set Comments.

Quilava only needs to run maximum speed, to potentially win the speed tie against itself. Using 216 Speed investment allows Quilava to still out speed every speed tier below it, and also use leftover EVs for its HP and Defense stats, allowing it to survive a non-Choice Band Ponyta Quick Attack.
This EV talk should be in the first paragraph at the end of Setcomments. You should also mention how much Non Band Double-edge from Pony does to Quilava with this alternate EV spread.

Checks and Counters
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*Ponyta*: Ponyta is a big hurdle to a Quilava hoping to take advantage of its STAB Fire-type attack due to its ability Flash Fire and resistance to Hidden Power Grass.

*Water-types*: Bulky Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle all make Quilava’s ability to make an impact very difficult. Wartortle is especially troublesome due to its solid Special Defense, and access to Refresh away any of Quilava’s attempts to Toxic it.

*Special Walls*: Calm Mind Drowzee and Special Wall Noctowl can take any attacks Quilava has to throw at them. Even if Quilava can break through these checks through Toxic, and a Blaze boosted Fire Blast, it would prefer to maintain its HP and resources for other threats. Therefore, strong Physical Attackers like Anorith, and Mightyena make for solid Quilava partners.

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[SET]
name: Offensive Toxic Quilava
move 1: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 2: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Water
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Toxic / Quick Attack
item: Leftovers / Petaya Berry / Salac Berry
ability: Blaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 DEF / 252 SpA / 252 SPE or 12 HP / 28 DEF / 252 SpA / 216 SPE

[SET COMMENTS]
Quilava functions primarily as an offensive special attacker that can pressure bulkier teams thanks to its strong STAB and excellent speed tier. break through bulky teams quite well. Fire Blast and Flamethrower can be used interchangeably as Quilava’s STAB Fire attack(Mention why I might use Fire Blast over Flamethrower and vice versa This should ideally be two sentences one for each move option). Hidden Power Grass is used to provide provides coverage versus Water-, Ground-, and Rock-type Pokemon such as Corsola, Chinchou, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Hidden Power Water is a great option to hit Ponyta while still threatening Pokemon like Onix, and Rhyhorn. Dropping Hidden Power Grass means that Toxic would now be utilized for Water-types, creating a new area where Quilava requires support. Substitute is used for its synergy with the ability Blaze, to maximize Toxic damage, and lastly to take advantage of Petaya Berry if it is being held over Leftovers. Quilava also tends to force its foes out which can allow it free protection behind a Substitute. Toxic is used to threaten Pokémon like Drowzee, Porygon, Noctowl, and Ponyta. Quick Attack is a solid option over Toxic on teams that are weak to Substitute Berry sweepers like Abra and as well as Endure Berry Sweepers like Beedrill. Quilava only needs to run maximum speed, to potentially win the speed tie against itself. Using 216 Speed investment allows Quilava to still out speed every speed tier below it, and also use the remaining EVs for its HP and Defense stats. This additional bulk allows Quilava to guarantee survival from a Silk Skarf Ponyta Quick Attack from 25%. With the added bulk, Quilava at full health can guarantee that it can still Substitute after a Double Edge from Silk Skarf Ponyta as well as survive a Double Edge from Choice Band Ponyta (Quilava is not clicking Substitute in this scenario its using Toxic or HP Water to Remove Ponyta change this sentence to highlight this interaction). Add a sentence about Salac Berry

Quilava pairs well on Balance, Offense, and Sun teams that benefit from it's stellar Special Attack. It's ability to deal heavy damage to more defensive options like Corsola Corsica, Lileep Dustox, and Koffing enables Physical Attacking Pokemon like Aipom, Doduo, and Meditite.(Input a sentence here about how Quilava appreciates these pokemon weakening or removing Special walls that shut down Quilava This is what I was talking about btw it needs to go both ways if its appropriate) While Quilava can threaten Ponyta with Toxic and Hidden Power Water, it may not always get the chance to. Quilava benefits greatly from Pokemon that can handle physical attackers like Aipom, and Ponyta which make Defensive Normal-resists, and Rock-resists very complimentary, such as Corsola, Lileep, Nosepass, and Onix. Despite being great partners, Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle can also threaten Quilava. Hidden Power Grass won’t do enough against healthy Water-types with any decent Special Defense. Add a sentence here about partners that help remove these Water-types you just mentioned. Then add another sentence highlight what Quilava does in return for these partners In late-game, Quilava can threaten a KO (on what? is an OHKO a 2HKO? Be specific) with the assistance of a Petaya Berry. Until that is feasible, Quilava needs the support of a Special Wall like Delcatty, Gloom, Porygon, or Wartortle for their ability to shrug off most special attacks. Another way for Quilava to deal with Water-types more offensively is with strong Electric-types within the tier, like Elekid, Flaaffy, and Voltorb (move this sentence to wear I ask you to mention stuff that threatens the Waters but still add another sentence about why these pokemon appreciate Quilava). Clerics like Flaaffy, and Mightyena can allow Quilava to not be as hindered by fear of Paralysis or Toxic.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Quilava benefits greatly from the additional damage Petaya Berry provides. Often, its impact will be felt more than any impact Leftovers would provide. Hidden Power Water is an more niche option that can be used to hit Ponyta for big damage. Dropping Hidden Power Grass means that Toxic would now be utilized for Water-types, creating a new area where Quilava requires support(Move this Sentence to set comments I have it highlighted on where it should go). Quick Attack is a great counter measure to Substitute Berry sweepers like Abra, and Beedrill as well as against Flail, and Reversal users like Dodou, and Meditite. Overheat can work in place of Toxic / Quick Attack when paired with Charcoal because of it's ability to break through threats that would survive a Fire Blast(like what???).

Your OO section should not highlight slashed moves on the main set. This is specifically for moves, EVs, and items that aren't good enough to warrant a full set but can still be used in niche scenarios.

Checks and Counters
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*Ponyta*: Ponyta is a big hurdle to a Quilava hoping to take advantage of its STAB Fire-type attack due to its ability Flash Fire and resistance to Hidden Power Grass.

*Water-types*: Bulky Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle all make Quilava’s ability to make an impact very difficult. Wartortle is especially troublesome due to its solid Special Defense, and access to Refresh away any of Quilava’s attempts to Toxic it.

*Special Walls*: Calm Mind Drowzee and Special Wall Noctowl can take any attacks Quilava has to throw at them. Even if Quilava can break through these checks through Toxic, and a Blaze boosted Fire Blast, it would prefer to maintain its HP and resources for other threats. Therefore, strong Physical Attackers like Anorith, and Mightyena make for solid Quilava partners.

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[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 2: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Water
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Toxic / Quick Attack
item: Leftovers / Petaya Berry / Salac Berry
ability: Blaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 DEF / 252 SpA / 252 SPE or 12 HP / 28 DEF / 252 SpA / 216 SPE

[SET COMMENTS]
Quilava functions primarily as an offensive special attacker that can pressure bulkier teams thanks to its powerful STAB and excellent speed tier. Fire Blast and Flamethrower can be used interchangeably as Quilava’s STAB Fire attack(Mention the difference between the two). Hidden Power Grass provides coverage versus Water-, Ground-, and Rock-type Pokemon such as Corsola, Chinchou, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Hidden Power Water is a great option to hit Ponyta while still threatening Pokemon like Onix, and Rhyhorn. Dropping Hidden Power Grass means that Toxic would now be utilized for Water-types, creating a new area where Quilava requires support. Substitute is used for its synergy with the ability Blaze, to maximize Toxic damage, and lastly to take advantage of Petaya Berry and Salac Berry if it is being held over Leftovers. Quilava benefits greatly from the additional damage Petaya Berry provides(Move this sentence to right before you talk about the EV spread). Often, its impact will be felt more than any impact Leftovers would provide. Quilava also tends to force its foes out which can allow it free protection behind a Substitute. Toxic is used to threaten threatens Pokémon like Drowzee, Porygon, Noctowl, and Ponyta. Quick Attack is a great counter measure to Substitute Berry sweepers like Abra, and Beedrill as well as against Flail, and Reversal users like Dodou, and Meditite. Quilava only needs to run maximum speed, to potentially win the speed tie against itself. Using 216 Speed investment allows Quilava to still out speed every speed tier below it, and also use the remaining EVs for its HP and Defense stats. This additional bulk allows Quilava to guarantee survival from a Silk Skarf Ponyta Quick Attack from 25%. With the added bulk, Quilava at full health can guarantee that it can still Substitute after a Double Edge from Silk Skarf Ponyta. This bulk even allows for Quilava to survive a Double Edge from Choice Band Ponyta. Salac is a great alternative to enable Quilava to threaten a sweep versus faster Pokemon within the tier like Abra, Elekid, Ponyta, and Voltorb.

Give Salac Berry its own sentence and mention its ability to function as a late-game sweeper

Quilava pairs well on Balance Offense, and Sun teams that benefit from it's stellar Special Attack. It's ability to deal heavy damage to more defensive options like Corsola, Lileep, and Koffing enables Physical Attacking Pokemon like Aipom, Doduo, and Meditite. While Quilava can threaten Ponyta with Toxic and Hidden Power Water, it may not always get the chance to. Quilava benefits greatly from Pokemon that can handle physical attackers like Aipom, and Ponyta which make Defensive Normal-resists, and Rock-resists very complimentary, such as Corsola, Lileep, Nosepass, Rhyhorn, and Onix. Despite being great partners, Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle can also threaten Quilava. Hidden Power Grass won’t do enough against healthy Water-types with any decent Special Defense. In late-game, Quilava can threaten a KO with the assistance of a Petaya Berry. Until that is feasible, Quilava needs the support of a Special Wall like Delcatty, Gloom, Porygon, or Wartortle for their ability to shrug off most special attacks. Another way for Quilava to deal with Water-types more offensively is with strong Electric-types within the tier, like Elekid, Flaaffy, and Voltorb(move this sentence to right after you talk about lava being checked by waters). Clerics like Flaaffy, and Mightyena can allow Quilava to not be as hindered by fear of Paralysis or Toxic.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Overheat can work in place of Toxic / Quick Attack when paired with Charcoal because of it's ability to break through threats that would survive a Fire Blast like Special Defense Gloom. Sunny Day is another move that can be used to further the damage output of Fire-type attacks, and support team partners that benefit from sun.

Checks and Counters
===================
*Ponyta*: Ponyta is a big hurdle to a Quilava hoping to take advantage of its STAB Fire-type attack due to its ability Flash Fire and resistance to Hidden Power Grass.

*Water-types*: Bulky Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle all make Quilava’s ability to make an impact very difficult. Wartortle is especially troublesome due to its solid Special Defense, and access to Refresh away any of Quilava’s attempts to Toxic it.

*Special Walls*: Calm Mind Drowzee and Special Wall Noctowl can take any attacks Quilava has to throw at them. Even if Quilava can break through these checks through Toxic, and a Blaze boosted Fire Blast, it would prefer to maintain its HP and resources for other threats. Therefore, strong Physical Attackers like Anorith, and Mightyena make for solid Quilava partners.

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You still need to work on being more specific about certain things. I would recommend going through and reading some of our past analyses and comparing them to your own.

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[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 2: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Water
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Toxic / Quick Attack
item: Leftovers / Petaya Berry / Salac Berry
ability: Blaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe or 12 HP / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 216 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Quilava functions primarily as an offensive special attacker that can pressure bulkier teams thanks to its powerful STAB and excellent speed tier. Fire Blast is used as Quilava’s main STAB Fire attack (mention KO thresholds Fire Blast hits or Flamethrower fails to hit or just cut this out), but Flamethrower is a great alternative for the improved accuracy and PP. Hidden Power Grass provides coverage versus Water-, Ground-, and Rock-type Pokemon such as Corsola, Chinchou, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Hidden Power Water is a great option to hit Ponyta while still threatening Pokemon like Onix, and Rhyhorn. Substitute is used for its synergy with the ability Blaze, to maximize Toxic damage, and lastly to take advantage of Petaya Berry or Salac Berry if it is being held over Leftovers. Quilava also tends to force its foes out which can allow it free protection behind a to set up Substitute. Toxic threatens Pokémon special walls like Drowzee, Porygon, and Noctowl, and it can at least punish Ponyta. Quick Attack is a great counter measure countermeasure to Substitute Berry sweepers like Abra, and Beedrill as well as against Flail, and Reversal users like Dodou Doduo, and Meditite. Quilava only needs to run maximum speed, to potentially win the speed tie against itself. Using 216 Speed investment EVs allows Quilava to still out speed every outspeed base 75 Speed tier below it Pokemon, like Anorith and Doduo, and also it can use the its remaining EVs for its HP and Defense stats. This additional the bulk allows Quilava to guarantee survival from a Silk Skarf Scarf Ponyta Quick Attack from 25%. With the added bulk, Quilava at full health can guarantee that it can still Substitute after a Double Edge Double-Edge from Silk Skarf Scarf Ponyta. This bulk even allows for Quilava to survive a Double Edge Double-Edge from Choice Band Ponyta. Quilava benefits greatly from the additional damage Petaya Berry provides, turning turns Quilava into an even scarier special attacker with its already excellent SpA (mention some KO thresholds it can reach with Petaya Berry). Salac Berry is a great alternative to enable Quilava to threaten a sweep versus faster Pokemon within the tier like Abra, Elekid, Ponyta, and Voltorb. This allows for Quilava to function as a late-game sweeper against faster teams.

Quilava pairs fits well on balance, (AC) offense, and sun teams that benefit from its stellar Special Attack. Its ability to deal heavy damage to more defensive options like Corsola, Lileep, and Koffing enables physical Attacking Pokemon attackers like Aipom, Doduo, and Meditite. While Quilava can threaten Ponyta with Toxic and Hidden Power Water, it may not always get the chance to. Quilava, so it benefits greatly from Pokemon that can handle physical attackers like Aipom (RC) and Ponyta, (AC) which make defensive Normal-resists Normal-resistant Pokemon, and Rock-resists Rock-resistant Pokemon very complimentary complementary, such as Corsola, Lileep, Nosepass, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Despite being great partners, Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle can also threaten Quilava, (RP; AC) and Hidden Power Grass won’t do enough against healthy Water-types with any decent Special Defense. This makes Electric-types like Elekid, Flaaffy, and Voltorb a great asset for Quilava to deal with Water-types. In late-game, Quilava can threaten a KO with the assistance of a Petaya Berry. Until that is feasible, Quilava needs the support of a special Wall walls like Delcatty, Gloom, Porygon, or Wartortle for their ability to shrug off most special attacks. Clerics like Flaaffy, and Mightyena can allow Quilava to not be as hindered by fear of paralysis or Toxic.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Overheat can work in place of Toxic / or Quick Attack when paired with Charcoal because of it's its ability to break through threats that would survive a Fire Blast, (AC) like Special Defense specially defensive Gloom.

Checks and Counters
===================
*Ponyta*: Ponyta is a big hurdle to a Quilava hoping to take advantage of its STAB Fire-type attack due to its ability Flash Fire and resistance to Hidden Power Grass. (Mention how Ponyta 1v1s it)

*Water-types*: Bulky Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle all make Quilava’s ability to make an impact very difficult. Wartortle is especially troublesome due to its solid Special Defense (RC) and access to Refresh away any of Quilava’s attempts to to deal with Toxic it.

*Special Walls*: Calm Mind Drowzee and Special Wall specially defensive Noctowl can take any attacks Quilava has to throw at them. Even if Quilava can break through these checks through Toxic, and a Blaze boosted Fire Blast, it would prefer to maintain its HP and resources for other threats. Therefore, strong Physical Attackers like Anorith, and Mightyena make for solid Quilava partners. (Keep mentions of partners to the second paragraph, you could move this excerpt there)

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[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 2: Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Water
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Toxic / Quick Attack
item: Leftovers / Petaya Berry / Salac Berry
ability: Blaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe or 12 HP / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 216 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Quilava functions primarily as an offensive special attacker that can pressure bulkier teams thanks to its powerful STAB moves and excellent Speed tier. Fire Blast is used as Quilava’s main STAB Fire attack preferred (this set uses only one Fire-type attack) for it's its ability to break through damaged teams without relying as heavily on Blaze or Petaya Berry. Despite the drop in damage output, Flamethrower is a great reliable (fluff) alternative for the reliability that comes with improved accuracy and more PP. Hidden Power Grass provides coverage versus Water-, Ground-, and Rock-type Pokemon such as Corsola, Chinchou, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Hidden Power Water is a great option to hit (fluff) hits Ponyta while still threatening Pokemon like Onix (RC) and Rhyhorn. Substitute is used for its synergy with the ability Blaze; (RC, ASC) to maximize it also maximizes Toxic damage (RC) and lastly to take takes advantage of Petaya Berry or Salac Berry if it is being held over Leftovers. Quilava also tends to force its foes out, (AC) which can allow it to set up a Substitute. Toxic threatens special walls like Drowzee, Porygon, Noctowl, and it can punish a Ponyta trying to switch in on a Fire Blast or Flamethrower. Quick Attack is a great countermeasure to Substitute + pinch Berry sweepers like Abra (RC) and Beedrill (If Beedrill isn't a Subsitute sweeper, please let me know.) as well as against Flail (RC) and Reversal users like Doduo (RC) and Meditite. 216 Speed EVs allows allow Quilava to outspeed base 75 Speed Pokemon like Anorith and Doduo, and it can use invest its remaining EVs for the into bulk to guarantee survival from a against Silk Scarf Ponyta Ponyta's Quick Attack from at 25% HP and Choice Band Ponyta's Double-Edge at full health. With the added bulk, Quilava at full health can can also guarantee that it can still use Substitute after a Double-Edge from taking Silk Scarf Ponyta. This bulk even allows for Quilava to survive a Ponyta's Double-Edge from Choice Band Ponyta at full health. Petaya Berry turns Quilava into an even scarier special attacker that can OHKO a majority of the tier (RC) and 2HKO specially walls like Delcatty, Drowzee (RC) Noctowl, and Drowzee. Salac Berry is a great alternative to enable (fluff) enables Quilava to threaten a sweep versus faster Pokemon within the tier like Abra, Elekid, Ponyta, and Voltorb. This allows for Quilava to function as a late-game sweeper against faster teams.

Quilava fits well on balance, (AC) offense, and sun teams that benefit from its stellar Special Attack. Its ability to deal heavy damage to more defensive options like Corsola, Lileep, and Koffing enables physical attackers like Aipom, Doduo, and Meditite. While Quilava can threaten Ponyta with Toxic and Hidden Power Water, it may not always get the chance to, so it benefits greatly from Pokemon that can handle physical attackers like Aipom, and Ponyta, which make defensive Normal-resistant Pokemon (RC) and Rock-resistsant Rock-resistant Pokemon very complementary, such as Corsola, Lileep, Nosepass, Onix, and Rhyhorn, (AC) as they can handle physical attackers like Aipom and Ponyta. (Reworded for readability.) Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle can also threaten Quilava, and Hidden Power Grass won’t do enough against healthy Water-types with any decent Special Defense. This makes Electric-types like Elekid, Flaaffy, and Voltorb a great asset for Quilava to deal with Water-types. In Late-game, Quilava can threaten a KO with the assistance of a Petaya Berry. Until that is feasible, Quilava needs the support of a special walls wall like Delcatty, Gloom, Porygon, or Wartortle for their its ability to shrug off most special attacks. Clerics like Flaaffy (RC) and Mightyena can allow Quilava to not be as hindered by fear of Thunder Wave, Stun Spore, or Toxic.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Overheat can work in place of Toxic or Quick Attack when paired with Charcoal because of its ability to break through threats that would survive a Fire Blast, like specially defensive Gloom.

Checks and Counters
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**Ponyta**: Ponyta is a big hurdle to a Quilava due to its ability Flash Fire and resistance to Hidden Power Grass. Even when running HP Hidden Power Water, Quilava is still challenged by Ponyta's superior Speed.

**Water-types**: Bulky Water-types like Corsola, Seaking, and Wartortle all make Quilava’s ability to make an impact very difficult. Wartortle is especially troublesome due to its solid Special Defense (RC) and access to Refresh to easily manage Toxic.

**Special Walls**: Calm Mind Drowzee and specially defensive Noctowl can take any attacks attack Quilava has to throw at them. Even if Quilava can break through these checks through with Toxic (RC) and a Blaze boosted Blaze-boosted Fire Blast, it would prefer to maintain its HP and resources for other threats.

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