Raikou @ Leftovers
Ability: Ice Scales
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Take Heart
- Thunder Cage
- Ice Beam / Secret Sword
- Strength Sap
Raikou has proven itself shockingly competent in Balanced Hackmons as an anti-meta setup sweeper! Raikou is a fantastic counter to the tier's prominent Take Heart sweepers, as it resists opposing Thunder Cage and has a strong one itself; additionally, it has a lower Attack stat, as foes heal less from Strength Sap. Raikou also frees up your Arceus slot to run Steely Spirit Arceus-Steel or Nasty Plot Arceus...
Ability: Ice Scales
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Take Heart
- Thunder Cage
- Ice Beam / Secret Sword
- Strength Sap
Raikou has proven itself shockingly competent in Balanced Hackmons as an anti-meta setup sweeper! Raikou is a fantastic counter to the tier's prominent Take Heart sweepers, as it resists opposing Thunder Cage and has a strong one itself; additionally, it has a lower Attack stat, as foes heal less from Strength Sap. Raikou also frees up your Arceus slot to run Steely Spirit Arceus-Steel or Nasty Plot Arceus...
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Raikou @ Leftovers
Ability: Ice Scales
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Take Heart
- Thunder Cage
- Ice Beam / Secret Sword
- Strength Sap
Raikou has proven itself shockingly competent in Balanced Hackmons as an anti-meta setup sweeper. Raikou is a fantastic counter to the tier's prominent Take Heart sweepers, as it resists opposing Thunder Cage and has a strong one itself; additionally, it has a lower Attack stat, as foes heal less from Strength Sap. Raikou also frees up your Arceus slot to run Steely Spirit Arceus-Steel or Nasty Plot Arceus Ghost. Raikou is a threat in its own right; Take Heart shrugs off status effects from moves like Mortal Spin while also bolstering both its Special Attack and Special Defense. Thunder Cage not only traps and wears down special walls such as Registeel and Mega Audino, but also aids Raikou in setup wars against other Take Heart users. Ice Beam nicely complements Thunder Cage by hitting Ground- and Dragon-types like Ting-Lu or Eternatus. However, Raikou can also run Secret Sword to target opposing Take Heart sweepers as well as Chansey and Blissey. Strength Sap self-Imposter-proofs Raikou, as Imposter Chansey gains close to no HP from Strength Sap thanks to its high HP and Raikou's relatively low Attack. Pair Raikou with entry hazards to wear down its checks; Stone Axe Ting-Lu and Spikes Flutter Mane are fantastic for this.
Raikou hat sich im Balanced Hackmons-Metagame als überraschend kompetenter Anti-Meta-Set-up-Sweeper bewiesen. Es ist ein fantastischer Counter gegen die im Tier verbreiteten Take Heart-Sweepers, da es die gegnerischen Thunder Cage resistiert und selbst über ein starkes verfügt; zusätzlich hat es einen schwächeren Angriffswert, wodurch Gegner weniger KP durch Strength Sap zurückerhalten. Raikou gibt außerdem deinen Arceus-Slot frei, sodass dieser für Steely Spirit-Arceus Steel oder Nasty Plot-Arceus Ghost genutzt werden kann. Raikou ist eine ernstzunehmende Bedrohung: Take Heart schüttelt Statusprobleme von Attacken wie Mortal Spin ab und steigert gleichzeitig sowohl seinen Spezialangriff als auch seine Spezialverteidigung. Thunder Cage trappt nicht nur spezielle Walls wie Registeel und Mega Audino und zermürbt sie, sondern unterstützt Raikou auch in Set-up-Wars gegen andere Take Heart-Nutzer. Ice Beam ergänzt Thunder Cage hervorragend, indem es Boden- und Drachen-Pokémon wie Ting-Lu oder Eternatus effektiv trifft. Alternativ kann aber Secret Sword genutzt werden, um gegnerische Take Heart-Sweeper sowie Chansey und Blissey gezielt zu treffen. Strength Sap sorgt dafür, dass Raikou sich selbst gegen Imposter-Pokémon absichert, vor allem Imposter-Chansey erhält kaum KP von Strength Sap wieder, da es einen hohen KP-Wert besitzt und Raikou einen relativ niedrigen Angriffswert. Kombiniere Raikou mit Entry-Hazards, um seine Checks runterzuchippen; Stone Axe-Ting-Lu und Spikes-Flutter Mane sind fantastische Teampartner dafür.
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