[SET]
Agility Sweeper (Eternatus) @ Leftovers / Life Orb / Draco Plate
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Dragon / Fire
EVs: 224 HP / 252 SpA / 32 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Agility
- Sludge Bomb
- Dynamax Cannon
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
- Agility Eternatus leverages its fantastic bulk, speed, and offensive output to become one of the most threatening late-game sweepers.
- 32 Speed EVs let Eternatus outspeed the entire metagame at +2, including +1 Koraidon. The rest of its EVs are invested in HP to help it survive hits while setting up. The given HP investment allows Eternatus to survive Choice Scarf Koraidon's Dragon Claw from full HP without Terastallizing, allowing it to bait in and remove Koraidon for the benefit of a teammate like Kyogre.
- Flamethrower gives Eternatus consistent Fire-type coverage, but Fire Blast can somewhat alleviate Eternatus's power issues. In sun, Tera Fire-boosted Fire Blast is guaranteed to 3HKO Ting-Lu and is favored 2HKO Clodsire.
- Tera Dragon allows Dynamax Cannon to 2HKO Toxapex and specially defensive Gliscor regardless of Eternatus's item while 2HKOing Clodsire and OHKOing Gliscor after Stealth Rock with Draco Plate or Life Orb.
- Tera Fire strengthens Eternatus’ chosen Fire-type move, helping against Pokemon like Zacian-C and Kingambit. It is also a valuable defensive typing for Eternatus, notably giving it a resistance to Zacian-C's STAB moves, as well as a neutrality to Koraidon's Dragon Claw.
- Leftovers is the preferred item to give Eternatus recovery that it would otherwise miss, especially outside of hyper offense teams, but Life Orb or Draco Plate can be used on hyper offense teams if a power boost is desired.
- Agility Eternatus is a fantastic choice for offense teams that need a way to remove Toxic Spikes. It can come in on and force out many Pokemon like Skeledirge, Toxapex, Arceus-Fairy, and Choice Scarf Koraidon locked into Low Kick or Flare Blitz and set up on them. It also somewhat checks Kyogre at high HP, preserving HP on allied Koraidon.
- Eternatus appreciates wallbreakers like Miraidon and Kyogre that can overwhelm its checks, like Clodsire, Ting-Lu, and Arceus-Ground.
- Groudon, Ting-Lu, and Gliscor can set Spikes, making it easier to wear down Eternatus's checks.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/oreospeedruns.597293/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/taka.595062/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/corvere.306317/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wrathoftheleopard.511181/
Agility Sweeper (Eternatus) @ Leftovers / Life Orb / Draco Plate
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Dragon / Fire
EVs: 224 HP / 252 SpA / 32 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Agility
- Sludge Bomb
- Dynamax Cannon
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
- Agility Eternatus leverages its fantastic bulk, speed, and offensive output to become one of the most threatening late-game sweepers.
- 32 Speed EVs let Eternatus outspeed the entire metagame at +2, including +1 Koraidon. The rest of its EVs are invested in HP to help it survive hits while setting up. The given HP investment allows Eternatus to survive Choice Scarf Koraidon's Dragon Claw from full HP without Terastallizing, allowing it to bait in and remove Koraidon for the benefit of a teammate like Kyogre.
- Flamethrower gives Eternatus consistent Fire-type coverage, but Fire Blast can somewhat alleviate Eternatus's power issues. In sun, Tera Fire-boosted Fire Blast is guaranteed to 3HKO Ting-Lu and is favored 2HKO Clodsire.
- Tera Dragon allows Dynamax Cannon to 2HKO Toxapex and specially defensive Gliscor regardless of Eternatus's item while 2HKOing Clodsire and OHKOing Gliscor after Stealth Rock with Draco Plate or Life Orb.
- Tera Fire strengthens Eternatus’ chosen Fire-type move, helping against Pokemon like Zacian-C and Kingambit. It is also a valuable defensive typing for Eternatus, notably giving it a resistance to Zacian-C's STAB moves, as well as a neutrality to Koraidon's Dragon Claw.
- Leftovers is the preferred item to give Eternatus recovery that it would otherwise miss, especially outside of hyper offense teams, but Life Orb or Draco Plate can be used on hyper offense teams if a power boost is desired.
- Agility Eternatus is a fantastic choice for offense teams that need a way to remove Toxic Spikes. It can come in on and force out many Pokemon like Skeledirge, Toxapex, Arceus-Fairy, and Choice Scarf Koraidon locked into Low Kick or Flare Blitz and set up on them. It also somewhat checks Kyogre at high HP, preserving HP on allied Koraidon.
- Eternatus appreciates wallbreakers like Miraidon and Kyogre that can overwhelm its checks, like Clodsire, Ting-Lu, and Arceus-Ground.
- Groudon, Ting-Lu, and Gliscor can set Spikes, making it easier to wear down Eternatus's checks.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/oreospeedruns.597293/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/taka.595062/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/corvere.306317/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wrathoftheleopard.511181/
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