[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Body Press
move 2: Avalanche
move 3: Rapid Spin
move 4: Recover
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Sturdy
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Avalugg's titanic physical bulk and access to Recover make it one of the most reliable Haxorus answers for stall teams. Additionally, Avalugg's heavy weight reduces the damage it takes from Heavy Slam and Heat Crash, allowing it to comfortably wall Copperajah, which otherwise poses a serious threat to stall teams with its fantastic power and coverage. Body Press hits hard thanks to Avalugg's massive Defense stat, making opposing wallbreakers think twice about switching in. Avalanche deals heavy damage to foes that hit Avalugg first, importantly OHKOing Haxorus. Earthquake can be used instead of Avalanche to hit Chandelure and Doublade on the switch, but Noivern and Roserade will be able to switch in much more freely. With the Sturdy ability, Avalugg can take any one hit while at full HP, potentially serving as a last-ditch check to a threatening sweeper. Heavy-Duty Boots prevents Stealth Rock from wearing down Avalugg and breaking Sturdy.
Avalugg has awful Special Defense and is threatened by most special attackers, such as Gardevoir, Toxtricity, Celebi, and especially Chandelure, which can use its resistance to Avalanche and immunity to Body Press and Rapid Spin to easily switch in on Avalugg. Specially defensive teammates like Umbreon, Rhyperior, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Bronzong can help cover Avalugg's weakness to special attacks. Umbreon can also use Heal Bell to cure Avalugg of Toxic or other status, while Rhyperior and Reuniclus can check Taunt Noivern, which can break through stall teammates such as Umbreon and Haze Milotic. Rhyperior also checks Choice Specs Toxtricity and prevents it from using Volt Switch freely. Bronzong takes on Grass- and Psychic-type special attackers such as Celebi, Roserade, and Gardevoir, as well as Toxtricity. Despite its enormous physical bulk, Avalugg cannot stand up to powerful Fighting-types such as Pangoro, Machamp, and Sirfetch'd. Fighting-type checks such as Noivern and defensive Galarian Weezing make good partners for this reason, with Galarian Weezing's Neutralizing Gas ability being particularly useful against Flame Orb Guts Machamp. Both can also use Defog to remove entry hazards should the opponent have a Ghost-type such as Doublade or Chandelure that spinblocks Avalugg. Bulky Water-types like Milotic and Quagsire can help Avalugg by dealing with Darmanitan and Doublade as well as switching into Knock Off users like Escavalier and Incineroar so that Avalugg can keep its Heavy-Duty Boots.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[warzoid, 234298]]
- Quality checked by: [[Estarossa, 461329], [Twilight, 344575]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Body Press
move 2: Avalanche
move 3: Rapid Spin
move 4: Recover
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Sturdy
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Avalugg's titanic physical bulk and access to Recover make it one of the most reliable Haxorus answers for stall teams. Additionally, Avalugg's heavy weight reduces the damage it takes from Heavy Slam and Heat Crash, allowing it to comfortably wall Copperajah, which otherwise poses a serious threat to stall teams with its fantastic power and coverage. Body Press hits hard thanks to Avalugg's massive Defense stat, making opposing wallbreakers think twice about switching in. Avalanche deals heavy damage to foes that hit Avalugg first, importantly OHKOing Haxorus. Earthquake can be used instead of Avalanche to hit Chandelure and Doublade on the switch, but Noivern and Roserade will be able to switch in much more freely. With the Sturdy ability, Avalugg can take any one hit while at full HP, potentially serving as a last-ditch check to a threatening sweeper. Heavy-Duty Boots prevents Stealth Rock from wearing down Avalugg and breaking Sturdy.
Avalugg has awful Special Defense and is threatened by most special attackers, such as Gardevoir, Toxtricity, Celebi, and especially Chandelure, which can use its resistance to Avalanche and immunity to Body Press and Rapid Spin to easily switch in on Avalugg. Specially defensive teammates like Umbreon, Rhyperior, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Bronzong can help cover Avalugg's weakness to special attacks. Umbreon can also use Heal Bell to cure Avalugg of Toxic or other status, while Rhyperior and Reuniclus can check Taunt Noivern, which can break through stall teammates such as Umbreon and Haze Milotic. Rhyperior also checks Choice Specs Toxtricity and prevents it from using Volt Switch freely. Bronzong takes on Grass- and Psychic-type special attackers such as Celebi, Roserade, and Gardevoir, as well as Toxtricity. Despite its enormous physical bulk, Avalugg cannot stand up to powerful Fighting-types such as Pangoro, Machamp, and Sirfetch'd. Fighting-type checks such as Noivern and defensive Galarian Weezing make good partners for this reason, with Galarian Weezing's Neutralizing Gas ability being particularly useful against Flame Orb Guts Machamp. Both can also use Defog to remove entry hazards should the opponent have a Ghost-type such as Doublade or Chandelure that spinblocks Avalugg. Bulky Water-types like Milotic and Quagsire can help Avalugg by dealing with Darmanitan and Doublade as well as switching into Knock Off users like Escavalier and Incineroar so that Avalugg can keep its Heavy-Duty Boots.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[warzoid, 234298]]
- Quality checked by: [[Estarossa, 461329], [Twilight, 344575]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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