Boots Pivot Keldeo [QC 0/2] [GP 0/1]

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Offensive Pivot
- Surf
- Secret Sword / Aura Sphere
- Flip Turn
- Vacuum Wave
Item: Heavy-Duty Boots
Tera Type: Water / Fighting / Electric
Ability: Justified
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk

Keldeo's unique typing and high Special Attack give it a niche as an offensive pivot in the OU metagame. Aura Sphere and Secret Sword are interchangeable; Aura Sphere has a higher PP count while Secret Sword deals more damage to targets such as Roaring Moon, Ting-Lu, and Assault Vest Alomomola. Flip Turn helps Keldeo pivot out of bad matchups and preserve momentum. Finally, Vacuum Wave can finish off weakened targets such as Kingambit, Roaring Moon, and Tera Normal Dragonite to prevent them from sweeping. Heavy-Duty Boots keep Keldeo healthy in longer games by denying hazard damage. Tera Water allows Surf to reach damage thresholds including 2HKOing bulky Gholdengo and guaranteeing an OHKO on Iron Valiant. Tera Fighting makes Vacuum Wave a guaranteed OHKO against Kingambit as well as reversing its matchup against Ogerpon-Wellspring, as the combination of Secret Sword and Vacuum Wave now defeats it from full HP. Tera Electric is a niche option that gives Keldeo a favorable matchup into Zapdos, which normally answers it.

The longevity provided by Heavy-Duty Boots allows Keldeo to fit onto bulky offense teams that appreciate its ability to break down defensive cores with its powerful STAB moves and pivoting ability. Sinistcha is an excellent partner for Keldeo, as Keldeo checks Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott while Sinistcha checks Ogerpon-Wellspring and blocks Rapid Spin. Keldeo struggles to break through Galarian Slowking, so it appreciates Pokemon such as Ting-Lu, Gliscor, and Tinkaton that can pivot into it and set entry hazards. Gliscor in particular is able to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from the opposing team with Knock Off, though it needs to watch out for Ice Beam from Galarian Slowking. Tinkaton is also able to answer Dragapult, another Pokemon Keldeo struggles against, and Pickpocket allows it to potentially steal Dragapult's Heavy-Duty Boots. Ogerpon-Wellspring shuts down Keldeo by virtue of being immune to Flip Turn, so a long-term Ogerpon-Wellspring answer, such as the aforementioned Sinistcha, Hydrapple, Pecharunt, or Roost Dragonite, is necessary when using Keldeo.

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Boots Pivot
- Surf
- Secret Sword/Aura Sphere
- Flip Turn
- Vacuum Wave
Item: Heavy-Duty Boots
Tera Type: Water/Fighting/Electric
Ability: Justified
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
[SET]
Boots Attacker (Keldeo) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Justified
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Surf
- Aura Sphere / Secret Sword
- Vacuum Wave
- Flip Turn

[SET COMMENTS]
Keldeo's unique typing and high Special Attack give it a niche as an offensive pivot in the OU metagame. Aura Sphere and Secret Sword are interchangeable; Aura Sphere has a higher PP count while Secret Sword deals more damage to targets such as Roaring Moon, Ting-Lu, and Assault Vest Alomomola This part needs to be rewritten, Aura Sphere is not chosen for the PP count and is actually chosen to beat mainly Alomomola and ends up usually being higher value. Flip Turn helps Keldeo pivot out of bad matchups and preserve momentum. Finally, Vacuum Wave can finish off weakened targets such as Kingambit, Roaring Moon, and Tera Normal Dragonite to prevent them from sweeping roaring moon has a ton of spdef and teras very often and tera normal dragonite is always just going to ko keldeo with espeed, if no espeed its not tera normal. pick better targets and mention how vacuum wave is what really sets it apart from walking wake. Heavy-Duty Boots keep Keldeo healthy in longer games by denying hazard damage goes for every mon that runs boots, mention how it benefits keldeo especially well due it being a wallbreaker with a pivot move. Also mention Choice Specs as a niche option.. Tera Water allows Surf to reach damage thresholds including 2HKOing bulky Gholdengo and guaranteeing an OHKO on Iron Valiant 2hkos zapdos, clefable, fast pecharunt too. Tera Fighting makes Vacuum Wave a guaranteed OHKO against Kingambit as well as reversing its matchup against Ogerpon-Wellspring, as the combination of Secret Sword and Vacuum Wave now defeats it from full HP. Tera Electric is a niche option that gives Keldeo a favorable matchup into Zapdos, which normally answers it. Tera Electric is almost never used and Zapdos loses to Tera Water.

The longevity provided by Heavy-Duty Boots allows Keldeo to fit onto bulky offense teams keldeo fits on balance too that appreciate its ability to break down defensive cores with its powerful STAB moves and pivoting ability keldeo's main draw over its competition (walking wake and ogerpon) is vacuum wave. Sinistcha is an excellent partner for Keldeo, as Keldeo checks Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott while Sinistcha checks Ogerpon-Wellspring and blocks Rapid Spin. Keldeo struggles to break through Galarian Slowking, so it appreciates Pokemon such as Ting-Lu, Gliscor, and Tinkaton that can pivot into it and set entry hazards. Gliscor in particular is able to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from the opposing team with Knock Off, though it needs to watch out for Ice Beam from Galarian Slowking. Tinkaton is also able to answer Dragapult, another Pokemon Keldeo struggles against, and Pickpocket allows it to potentially steal Dragapult's Heavy-Duty Boots. Ogerpon-Wellspring shuts down Keldeo by virtue of being immune to Flip Turn, so a long-term Ogerpon-Wellspring answer, such as the aforementioned Sinistcha, Hydrapple, Pecharunt, or Roost Dragonite, is necessary when using Keldeo.

teammates section needs more content in general, if you need help I can give more specific advice. even for the teammates that are already on here, pretty much all of them can be expanded on more.
 
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