Name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Toxic
move 2: Slack Off
move 3: Volt Switch / Parabolic Charge
move 4: Muddy Water / Parabolic Charge
Item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
Ability: Static / Electromorphosis
Nature: Bold
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera type: Water
[SET COMMENTS]
Bellibolt is a fantastic physically defensive wall and utility pivot thanks to its decent defensive typing, great abilities in Static and Electromorphosis, reliable recovery in Slack Off, and access to useful utility moves like Volt Switch and Toxic. Toxic prevents Pokemon such as Gastrodon and Golurk from coming in freely to take advantage of Bellibolt while also putting setup sweepers such as Decidueye and Florges on a timer. Volt Switch allows Bellibolt to be an effective slow pivot and generate momentum for its team. Muddy Water can be used to directly threaten Ground-types such as Golurk, Mudsdale, and Gligar while also hitting the likes of Coalossal and Rotom-H. Parabolic Charge can be used in lieu of Volt Switch or Muddy Water, dealing damage while also functioning as a source of recovery that reduces Bellibolt's reliance on Slack Off. It should, however, only be used with the Electromorphosis ability, as it is fairly weak and unreliable without the Charge boost. Soak, while a more niche and hard-to-fit option, has benefits such as nullifying foes' STAB attacks and notably allowing Bellibolt to turn the tables on Ground-types; it can also work well in tandem with Parabolic Charge and removes the immunity to Toxic from the likes of Alolan Sandslash, Bronzong, and Galarian Slowbro, which can be invaluable in making progress against them. However, Soak is extremely niche and very hard to fit over Volt Switch or Muddy Water. Bellibolt generally prefers utilizing Static over Electromorphosis to hinder contact attackers like Arcanine, Paldean Tauros-W, and Scyther with paralysis. However, Electromorphosis can boost Bellibolt's Electric-type STAB attacks after taking a hit and works especially well when combined with Parabolic Charge. Heavy-Duty Boots is Bellibolt's preferred item, which can be useful to increase longevity against entry hazard-stacking teams. Alternatively, Rocky Helmet synergizes with Static to further punish contact attackers such as Staraptor, Paldean Tauros-W, and Ambipom. Another option is Leftovers to grant Bellibolt residual healing, reducing its reliance on Slack Off at the cost of its ability to prevent hazard chip or wear down contact attackers as effectively. Tera Water removes Bellibolt's weakness to Ground-types, allows it to better take on attackers like Inteleon, Arcanine, and Bruxish, and also boosts the power of Muddy Water when targeting Ground-types.
Bellibolt pairs well with frail offensive threats such as Inteleon, Flamigo, and Salazzle that appreciate its slow pivot support to get them onto the field safely. It can also form pivot cores with the aforementioned Inteleon and Flamigo as well as the likes of Scyther, which can handle Pokemon like Wo-Chien. Specially defensive walls such as Bronzong, Gastrodon, and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro synergize well to handle the likes of Meloetta, Inteleon, and Toxtricity, respectively. Secondary physical walls such as Mudsdale, Milotic, and Galarian Slowbro can be useful to prevent Bellibolt from becoming overwhelmed by threats such as Skuntank, Paldean Tauros-W, and Flamigo. Mudsdale and Milotic can also help into setup sweepers like Scrafty and non-Taunt Grimmsnarl thanks to Roar and Haze, respectively. Powerful Ground-types such as Golurk can pressure Bellibolt, so switch-ins to these Ground-types such as Wo-Chien and Bombirdier are appreciated. Wo-Chien also helps into Nasty Plot Rotom-C and Swords Dance Decidueye. In return, Bellibolt is able to handle Pokemon like Scyther and Staraptor that it struggles with.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bloodace.435539/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hera.414072/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sunny004.197240/
move 1: Toxic
move 2: Slack Off
move 3: Volt Switch / Parabolic Charge
move 4: Muddy Water / Parabolic Charge
Item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
Ability: Static / Electromorphosis
Nature: Bold
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera type: Water
[SET COMMENTS]
Bellibolt is a fantastic physically defensive wall and utility pivot thanks to its decent defensive typing, great abilities in Static and Electromorphosis, reliable recovery in Slack Off, and access to useful utility moves like Volt Switch and Toxic. Toxic prevents Pokemon such as Gastrodon and Golurk from coming in freely to take advantage of Bellibolt while also putting setup sweepers such as Decidueye and Florges on a timer. Volt Switch allows Bellibolt to be an effective slow pivot and generate momentum for its team. Muddy Water can be used to directly threaten Ground-types such as Golurk, Mudsdale, and Gligar while also hitting the likes of Coalossal and Rotom-H. Parabolic Charge can be used in lieu of Volt Switch or Muddy Water, dealing damage while also functioning as a source of recovery that reduces Bellibolt's reliance on Slack Off. It should, however, only be used with the Electromorphosis ability, as it is fairly weak and unreliable without the Charge boost. Soak, while a more niche and hard-to-fit option, has benefits such as nullifying foes' STAB attacks and notably allowing Bellibolt to turn the tables on Ground-types; it can also work well in tandem with Parabolic Charge and removes the immunity to Toxic from the likes of Alolan Sandslash, Bronzong, and Galarian Slowbro, which can be invaluable in making progress against them. However, Soak is extremely niche and very hard to fit over Volt Switch or Muddy Water. Bellibolt generally prefers utilizing Static over Electromorphosis to hinder contact attackers like Arcanine, Paldean Tauros-W, and Scyther with paralysis. However, Electromorphosis can boost Bellibolt's Electric-type STAB attacks after taking a hit and works especially well when combined with Parabolic Charge. Heavy-Duty Boots is Bellibolt's preferred item, which can be useful to increase longevity against entry hazard-stacking teams. Alternatively, Rocky Helmet synergizes with Static to further punish contact attackers such as Staraptor, Paldean Tauros-W, and Ambipom. Another option is Leftovers to grant Bellibolt residual healing, reducing its reliance on Slack Off at the cost of its ability to prevent hazard chip or wear down contact attackers as effectively. Tera Water removes Bellibolt's weakness to Ground-types, allows it to better take on attackers like Inteleon, Arcanine, and Bruxish, and also boosts the power of Muddy Water when targeting Ground-types.
Bellibolt pairs well with frail offensive threats such as Inteleon, Flamigo, and Salazzle that appreciate its slow pivot support to get them onto the field safely. It can also form pivot cores with the aforementioned Inteleon and Flamigo as well as the likes of Scyther, which can handle Pokemon like Wo-Chien. Specially defensive walls such as Bronzong, Gastrodon, and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro synergize well to handle the likes of Meloetta, Inteleon, and Toxtricity, respectively. Secondary physical walls such as Mudsdale, Milotic, and Galarian Slowbro can be useful to prevent Bellibolt from becoming overwhelmed by threats such as Skuntank, Paldean Tauros-W, and Flamigo. Mudsdale and Milotic can also help into setup sweepers like Scrafty and non-Taunt Grimmsnarl thanks to Roar and Haze, respectively. Powerful Ground-types such as Golurk can pressure Bellibolt, so switch-ins to these Ground-types such as Wo-Chien and Bombirdier are appreciated. Wo-Chien also helps into Nasty Plot Rotom-C and Swords Dance Decidueye. In return, Bellibolt is able to handle Pokemon like Scyther and Staraptor that it struggles with.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bloodace.435539/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hera.414072/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sunny004.197240/
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