BRIONNE
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Hydro Pump
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Moonblast
move 4: Flip Turn / Surf
item: Choice Specs
ability: Torrent
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Brionne's natural bulk and high Special Attack enables it to be a strong special wallbreaker in the NFE metagame through its high-powered attacks. Hydro Pump's high Base Power allows Brionne to break through a large number of walls such as Piloswine, Golbat, Hattrem, and physically defensive Galarian Corsola. Ice Beam cripples Grass- and Flying-types like Roselia, Thwackey, and Togetic that otherwise can easily stall Brionne out or strike back with stronger coverage. Moonblast is used to attack Fighting- and Dragon-types like Gurdurr, Hakamo-o, and Fraxure, and it also enables Brionne to hit bulky Water-types like Wartortle. Flip Turn allows Brionne to pivot and generate momentum and grants it the option of switching out of bad matchups against anticipated switch-ins from specially defensive walls like Klang and Mareanie, but Surf can also be an option thanks to it having more reliability compared to Hydro Pump.
As a wallbreaker, Brionne can be used throughout the game, but it functions best early- to mid-game in order to break walls or pivot out on various entry hazard setters such as Marshtomp, Piloswine, and Metang, as they all fear a hit from Hydro Pump. Flip Turn should be used as a way to offer momentum and lure in specially defensive walls like Mareanie and Galarian Corsola that may switch in. Knock Off users like Galarian Linoone, Thwackey, and Vullaby can remove the foes' Eviolites and safely switch Brionne in with Parting Shot and U-turn. Wish passers such as Clefairy are great partners, as they can easily replenish Brionne's health and allow it to be used throughout a longer period of the game. In addition to this, Clefairy and other slow pivots such as Klang and Charjabug can be used to reliably bring Brionne in through Teleport or Volt Switch, respectively. Charjabug can also provide Sticky Web support, allowing Brionne to outspeed a greater number of threats including Pikachu, Gabite, and Fraxure. Fighting-types like Machoke and Gurdurr are also good partners, as they can easily break through specially defensive Steel-types like Klang and Ferroseed. Late-game sweepers such as Kadabra, Klang, and Fraxure also appreciate Brionne due to its ability to weaken walls like Galarian Corsola and Ferroseed.
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Scald / Flip Turn
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Eviolite
ability: Torrent
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
As a specially defensive wall, Brionne functions through its Water typing and solid bulk to take on special attackers such as Wartortle, Gastly, and Magmar. Rest allows Brionne to regain its health and negate status, while Sleep Talk utilizes Moonblast and Scald when Brionne is asleep to wear down opposing threats. Moonblast is used to hit opposing Water-types and break Substitute Shell Smash Wartortle. Moonblast also enables Brionne to wear down Guts users like Gurdurr, Machoke, and Galarian Linoone that benefit from Scald burns. Flip Turn can also be an option instead of Scald for Brionne to switch out when expecting a check like Roselia or Mareanie to switch in. However, using the combination of Sleep Talk and Flip Turn can be quite unreliable and risky.
Use Brionne to wall special attackers such as Magmar, Nasty Plot Morgrem, and Shell Smash Wartortle. Brionne should be kept healthy until these threats are in range of priority or removed. Since Brionne is able to wall these threats, it can be paired with Pokemon such as Lampent, Gastly, and Raboot that are otherwise threatened by them. When using Flip Turn, Brionne should be paired with fast revenge killers such as Pikachu, Thwackey, and Choice Scarf Gastly to offensively pressure Pokemon like Substitute Lampent and Galarian Mr. Mime. Steel-types like Ferroseed and Metang enjoy Brionne as a partner due to its resistance to Fire-type attacks; they can also provide entry hazard support to let Brionne check its targets better. Galarian Corsola and Tangela make for solid teammates, as they are able to comfortably switch into physical attackers such as Thwackey and Gurdurr that can break past Brionne. Since Brionne is quite passive, wallbreakers and pivots such as Machoke and Galarian Linoone are good partners, as they can easily weaken threats that may switch into Brionne's attacks.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Toxic can be used on specially defensive Brionne instead of Moonblast in order to cripple opposing Pokemon such as bulky Wartortle and Togetic. Toxic alongside Flip Turn allows Brionne to inflict status on the opposing Pokemon and safely switch into a better check. Ice Beam can also be an option instead of Moonblast to cripple Grass-types like Ivysaur and Roselia. However, these changes do warrant Brionne's capability to wall Substitute users like Wartortle.
Checks and Counters
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**Grass-types**: Grass-types like Tangela, Thwackey, and Roselia can easily OHKO Brionne through their super effective STAB attacks, though none of them can switch into Ice Beam.
**Electric-types**: Electric-types such as Electabuzz and Pikachu heavily pressure Choice Specs Brionne through attacks like Thunderbolt and Volt Switch, and Choice Specs Electabuzz and Volt Tackle Pikachu can also KO Brionne fairly easily. However, neither of them like to switch into an attack from Brionne.
**Physical Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Choice Band Raboot, Rufflet, and Fraxure have no trouble KOing or revenge killing Brionne. However, once again, none of them can afford to switch into Brionne.
**Specially Defensive Walls**: Specially defensive walls like Mareanie, Clefairy, and Ferroseed can easily switch into Brionne's attacks and remove its item or wear it down through status or coverage attacks.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Marjane, 355753]]
- Quality checked by: [[Jett, 226429], [Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]], [uhuhuhu7, 407249]]
- Grammar checked by: [[estronic.240732]]
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