OM [BH] Raikou

[pannu]

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.

 

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Raikou @ Leftovers
Ability: Ice Scales
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature Are we sure Timid > Calm is correct, the only thing you catch is neutral PikaS which you shouldn't be checking anyways
IVs: 0 Atk
- Take Heart
- Thunder Cage
- Ice Beam / Secret Sword
- Strength Sap

Raikou has proven itself shockingly good might be overselling it in Balanced Hackmons as an Anti Meta setup sweeper. Take Heart sweepers are quite prominent in the tier, and Raikou is a fantastic counter to them, thanks to Ice Scales and its typing, letting it both resist and hit harder with Thunder Cage, which these sets commonly run. Might need to somewhere mention it being the non-arc alternative to Eleceus because otherwise you just use Eleceus, notable only niche is lower attack for strength sap wars. Though its also quite a threat in its own right; Take Heart lets you shrug off status effects from moves like Mortal Spin or Scald up to you on whether scald burn is relevant enough to keep, while also bolstering both its special bulk and attack. Thunder Cage is a very strong can be misinterpreted would use alternative descriptor STAB move that not only lets it trap and wear down Special Walls such as Registeel and Mega Audino, but also aids it in setup wars against other Take Heart users. Ice Beam nicely complements that by hitting Ground- and Dragon-types that Thunder Cage wouldn't affect, like Ting-Lu or Mega Sceptile Use Etern or Chomp for more relevancy, if you have spare chars can mention freeze. However you can also elect to run Secret Sword, to target the unboosted defense of opposing Take Heart sweepers as well as Chansey and Blissey. Strength Sap is the healing move of choice to self improof, as Imposter Chansey gains close to no HP from Strength Sap thanks to its high HP and Raikous relatively low attack. Pair Raikou up with entry hazards to help wear down its checks. Stone Axe Ting-Lu and Spikes Flutter Mane are fantastic for this. If you have room you can mention some arc formes that are free to use

1051 chars without spaces though theres quite a lot of fluff

 

[sunny]

pannu pls implement qc thanks

 

[pannu]

pannu pls implement qc thanks

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[sunny]

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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 anti-meta setup sweeper. Take Heart sweepers are quite prominent in the tier, and Raikou is a fantastic counter to them, thanks to resisting as it resists opposing Thunder Cage (RC) having and a strong one itself; (ASC) additionally, it has and a lower Attack stat, (AC) which matters for how does it matter? I would clarify Strength Sap. It also frees up your own Arceus slot to run something like Steely Spirit Arceus-Steel or Nasty Plot Arceus Ghost. Though it's please clarify what "it" is referring to here - use the actual noun please also quite a threat in its own right; Take Heart lets you Raikou if the prior "it" refers to Raikou, change this "Raikou" to "it" instead shrug off status effects from moves like Mortal Spin (RC) while also bolstering both its Special bulk Attack and attack Defense. Thunder Cage is a very good STAB move that not only lets it Raikou trap and wear down special walls such as Registeel and Mega Audino, but also aids it in setup wars against other Take Heart users. Ice Beam nicely complements that Thunder Cage by hitting Ground- and Dragon-types that Thunder Cage it wouldn't affect, like Ting-Lu or Eternatus. However, (AC) Raikou you can also elect to run Secret Sword (RC) to target the unboosted Defense of opposing Take Heart sweepers as well as Chansey and Blissey. Strength Sap is the healing move of choice to self-improof self-Imposter-proof, as Imposter Chansey gains close to no HP from Strength Sap thanks to its high HP and Raikous Raikou's relatively low Attack. Pair Raikou up with entry hazards to help wear down its checks (RP); (ASC) Stone Axe Ting-Lu and Spikes Flutter Mane are fantastic for this.

 

[sunny]

pannu pls implement my GP so we can move this forward thank ya