NU Bulk Up Braviary [QC 1/1] [GP 1/1]

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[SET]
name: Bulk Up
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: Roost
move 4: Substitute / Close Combat
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Dark / Ground / Fighting

[SET COMMENTS]

Braviary stands out as a good setup sweeper thanks to its fantastic Fighting-type coverage to threaten Flying-type answers and physical walls such as Magneton, Avalugg, and various other Tera Steel users such as Appletun, as well as recovery alongside great bulk that is boosted even further with Bulk Up. Roost gives Braviary reliable recovery and helps it heal off recoil it takes from using Brave Bird as well as giving it more opportunities to use Substitute. Substitute can take advantage of Pokemon such as Appletun and Lurantis while also allowing Braviary to avoid status from Pokemon such as Qwilfish, Sandaconda, and Umbreon. Tera Dark allows Braviary to stop Prankster from Sableye, allowing it to take advantage of it via a Substitute or Bulk Up. Alternatively, Tera Ground gives Braviary a more favorable matchup versus Electric-type Pokemon like Rotom and Eelektross as well as a Rock resistance; (SC) however, the resulting Grass weakness means it can no longer switch in on Lurantis and Appletun as freely. Tera Fighting can be used with Close Combat over Substitute for more overall power and the ability to take down Flying-type answers like Magneton while also gaining a resistance to Rock-type moves, but doing so makes Braviary vulnerable to status moves.

Braviary struggles with faster threats with super effective coverage, often forcing it to Terastalize. As a result, specially defensive walls such as Blissey, Eelektross, and Umbreon pair well with it, with the former being notable for supporting Braviary with Wish, as Braviary will not be able to Roost easily due to its average Speed and large number of checks. Physically defensive walls such as Sandaconda and Sableye can also be useful to check Pokemon such as Tauros, Paldean Tauros, and Bombirdier. Pokemon with access to status moves such as Sableye if you are not running Tera Dark and Qwilfish if you are not running Substitute can also be troublesome for Braviary, so status absorbers such as Blissey and Hisuian Qwilfish can help with this problem. Braviary also dislikes Rocky Helmet users such as Sandaconda and Qwilfish, as the recoil can add up with Brave Bird over time. To deal with this, item disruption from Trick and Knock Off on Pokemon like Rotom, Sableye, and Samurott is ideal.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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[SET]
name: Bulk Up
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: Close Combat / Substitute Roost
move 4: Roost Substitute / Close Combat
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Fighting / Ground / Dark Dark / Ground / Fighting

[SET COMMENTS]

Braviary stands out as a good setup sweeper thanks to it's fantastic Fighting-type coverage threatening Flying-type resists and physical walls such as Magneton, Avalugg and various other Tera Steel users such as Cryogonal Appletun, while boasting recovery alongside great bulk that is boosted even further with Bulk Up. Cryogonal has the Defense stat of a spaghetti and is already threatened by CC, regardless of Tera. On the other hand, Appletun can Tera vs. Brav to resist Brave Bird while becoming vulnerable to CC. Brave Bird serves as a strong STAB move that 2HKO's the tier's various physical walls such as Sandaconda, Sableye, and Qwilfish after a boost. Standard STAB fluff. Substitute can be used over Close Combat to take advantage of Pokemon such as Appletun and Lurantis while also allowing Braviary to avoid status from Pokemon such as Qwilfish, Sandaconda, and Umbreon. Roost gives Braviary reliable recovery and helps it heal off recoil it takes from using Brave Bird as well as giving it more opportunities to use Substitute. Tera Fighting boosts the power of Close Combat while also allowing Braviary to resist Rock-type moves from Pokemon such as Sandaconda and Tauros. Tera Dark allows Braviary to stop Prankster from Sableye, allowing it to take advantage of it via a Substitute or Bulk Up. Lastly, Tera Ground gives Braviary a useful Electric immunity, giving it a more favourable matchup versus Pokemon like Rotom and Eelektross while also giving it a Rock resistance. However, Tera Ground makes Braviary weak to Grass which means it can no longer switch in on Lurantis and Appletun as freely. Tera Fighting can be used with Close Combat over Substitute for more overall power and the ability to take down Flying-type resists like Magneton while also gaining a resistance to Rock-type moves, but doing so makes Braviary vulnerable to status moves. Combine the last 2 sentences about Tera Ground. We swapped the position for Roost to be third and dropped Sub/CC to 4th, reflect that in this paragraph as well as the order for Tera types.

Braviary struggles with faster Electric- and Ice-types such as Rotom, Raichu, and Articuno who threats with supper effective coverage which all threaten all Braviary, often forcing it to Terastalize. As a result, specially defensive walls such as Blissey, Eelektross, and Cryogonal can be useful to check these Pokemon. Also add some Physdef walls that beat mons like the Tauros formes and Bombirdier. Pokemon with access to status moves such as Sableye and Qwilfish can also be troublesome for Braviary depending on your set Specify how they can be troublesome for some sets, such as Sub vs. CC or Dark Tera vs. another Tera. Pairing Braviary with status absorbers such as Blissey and Hisuian Qwilfish can help with this problem. Combine these last two sentences, it feels weird reading them like that. Braviary doesn't like Rocky Helmet on Sandaconda and Qwilfish (RH + BB recoil is not fun, even with Roost), mention teammates that are able to remove items from their foes, like Trick Rotom, Sableye, and Samurott. I would also mention Umbreon as a solid teammate thanks to Wish, sometimes Braviary won't have time to use Roost due to its poor Speed and number of checks (Umbreon also checks Rotom/other Electrics).

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/plznostep.595639/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lucario.189361/
Grammar checked by:
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Looks good, just missing a few things and needs a slight restructuring in the set. Aside from that it looks good, QC 1/1 when done. Approved by Togkey
 
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[SET]
name: Bulk Up
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: Roost
move 4: Substitute / Close Combat
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Dark / Ground / Fighting

[SET COMMENTS]

Braviary stands out as a good setup sweeper thanks to it's its fantastic Fighting-type coverage threatening to threaten Flying-type resists answers and physical walls such as Magneton, Avalugg, (AC) and various other Tera Steel users such as Appletun, while boasting as well as recovery alongside great bulk that is boosted even further with Bulk Up. Roost gives Braviary reliable recovery and helps it heal off recoil it takes from using Brave Bird as well as giving it more opportunities to use Substitute. Substitute can take advantage of Pokemon such as Appletun and Lurantis while also allowing Braviary to avoid status from Pokemon such as Qwilfish, Sandaconda, and Umbreon. Tera Dark allows Braviary to stop Prankster from Sableye, allowing it to take advantage of it via a Substitute or Bulk Up. Lastly, Alternatively, Tera Ground gives Braviary a useful Electric immunity, giving it a more favourable favorable matchup versus Electric-type Pokemon like Rotom and Eelektross while also giving it as well as a Rock resistance; (SC) however, Tera Ground makes Braviary weak to the resulting Grass which weakness means it can no longer switch in on Lurantis and Appletun as freely. Tera Fighting can be used with Close Combat over Substitute for more overall power and the ability to take down Flying-type resists answers like Magneton while also gaining a resistance to Rock-type moves, but doing so makes Braviary vulnerable to status moves.

Braviary struggles with faster threats with super effective coverage which all threaten Braviary, often forcing it to Terastalize. As a result, specially defensive walls such as Blissey, Eelektross, and Umbreon pair well with it, (AC) with the former being notable for supporting Braviary with Wish, as Braviary will not be able to Roost easily due to its average Speed and large number of checks. Physically defensive walls such as Sandaconda and Sableye can also be useful to check Pokemon such as Tauros, Paldean Tauros, and Bombirdier. Pokemon with access to status moves such as Sableye if you are not running Tera Dark and Qwilfish if you are not running Substitute can also be troublesome for Braviary, so pairing Braviary with status absorbers such as Blissey and Hisuian Qwilfish can help with this problem. Braviary also dislikes Rocky Helmet users such as Sandaconda and Qwilfish, as taking Rocky Helmet and the recoil can add up with Brave Bird recoil can add up overtime over time. To deal with this, item disruption from Trick and Knock Off on Pokemon like Rotom, Sableye, and Samurott is ideal.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/plznostep.595639/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lucario.189361/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
 
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