VGC Calm Mind Terapagos (QC 2/2) (GP 1/1)

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:terapagos-terastal: :leftovers: :covert cloak:
[SET]
Bulky Setup Sweeper (Terapagos) @ Leftovers / Covert Cloak
Ability: Tera Shell
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 172 HP / 204 Def / 68 SpA / 12 SpD / 52 Spe OR 172 HP / 76 Def / 100 SpA / 12 SpD / 148 Spe
Bold / Modest Nature
IVs: 15 Atk
- Tera Starstorm
- Calm Mind
- Protect
- Earth Power

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- With its good natural bulk, a good matchup against Calyrex-S and Lunala thanks to being immune to their Ghost-type attacks, and Tera Shell, Terapagos can find many opportunities to get on the field and start setting up with Calm Mind. Terapagos can also disrupt and hinder Pokemon and strategies featuring weather and Terrain, making it have a good matchup against Miraidon while also disturbing Koraidon, Groudon, and Kyogre.
- Earth Power gives Terapagos a reliable way to hit Zamazenta-C and Incineroar, and it's also a way to get around Wide Guard against Zamazenta-C and Lunala.
- Leftovers increases Terapagos's longevity further and can reactivate Tera Shell, especially when paired with Grassy Terrain from Rillaboom, while Covert Cloak can prevent Fake Out flinches and Special Attack drops from Miraidon, Chi-Yu and Raging Bolt's Snarl and Spirit Break from Grimmsnarl.
- The EV spread alongside a Bold nature helps Terapagos live a Close Combat from Life Orb Koraidon and +1 Body Press from Zamazenta-C after Terastallizing, and the Speed investment helps Terapagos outrun Calyrex-S after being paralyzed. The investment in HP optimizes the recovery of Leftovers and Grassy Terrain. The investment in Speed on the second spread allows Terapagos to outrun faster versions of Incineroar, and with a Modest nature, Terapagos can hit Zamazenta-C, Miraidon, and Incineroar much harder with Earth Power after Terastallizing with a Calm Mind boost, though it does lose the ability to not reliably survive Life Orb Koraidon's Close Combat after Terastallizing.

Teambuilding
=========
- Terapagos can struggle against teams featuring Zamazenta-C, as it resists base Terapago's Tera Starstorm, can use Wide Guard to protect its teammates from Terapagos-S's Tera Starstorm, and threatens super effective damage with Body Press. Koraidon also has the ability to completely remove or inflict massive damage onto Terapagos and force it to Terastallize in order to remove Koraidon's sun. Other Fighting-types such as Iron Hands and both Urshifu formes can also do well against Terapagos, hitting it hard with Drain Punch and Close Combat, respectively.
- Taunt and Encore from the likes of Flutter Mane, Tornadus, Whimsicott, and Calyrex-S can prevent Terapagos from setting up with Calm Mind and shut it down. Snarl from Miraidon, Raging Bolt, and Chi-Yu and Spirit Break from Grimmsnarl can repeatedly negate Calm Mind boosts, which can slow down non-Covert Cloak Terapagos. Grimmsnarl can also use Light Screen to reduce Terapagos's damage output even further. Spore from Amoonguss and Brute Bonnet can also slow down Terapagos's progress.
- Calm Mind Terapagos relies heavily on its teammates support to help it sweep because of Calm Mind's slow nature and Terapagos's generally low damage output without Calm Mind, and without its support Terapagos can fall behind when it comes to Speed and power.
- Calyrex-S can use Disable to stop Fighting-type moves from Koraidon and Zamazenta-C that threaten Terapagos and Wide Guard from the likes of Zamazenta-C and Lunala, making the aforementioned checks more managable for Terapagos. It can also use Encore to lock Pokemon into moves like Fake Out, Taunt, Encore, Wide Guard, and Grimmsnarl's Light Screen or a disabled move, rendering them useless.
- Incineroar and Rillaboom can provide Fake Out support alongside pivoting moves such as Parting Shot and U-turn; Incineroar also has Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp to weaken physical threats like Koraidon and Iron Hands, while Rillaboom sets Grassy Terrain, increasing Terapagos's longevity further.
- Amoonguss and Ogerpon-C provide redirection in Rage Powder and Follow Me, respectively, keeping Terapagos safe. Amoonguss is an annoyance for the likes of Zamazenta-C, Urshifu-R, and Iron Hands by resisting their Fighting-type STAB moves while also taking Zamazenta-C's Heavy Slam and Behemoth Bash comfortably. Amoonguss can also heal Terapagos and restore Tera Shell with Pollen Puff. Ogerpon-C can redirect Spore from the likes of Amoonguss and Brute Bonnet, which Terapagos would normally struggle against, while threatening Urshifu-R with Power Whip.
- Flutter Mane can use Thunder Wave to allow Terapagos to outspeed common threats such as Calyrex-S, Zamazenta-C, and Koraidon. Flutter Mane can also threaten Koraidon, Iron Hands, and both Urshifu formes with Moonblast. Taunt can prevent Wide Guard, foes' Taunt, and Encore from being used.

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AMQC, use your best judgement. Phenomenal work!
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:terapagos-terastal: :leftovers::covert cloak:
[SET]
Bulky Set Up Setup Sweeper (Terapagos-Terastal) @ Leftovers / Covert Cloak
Ability: Tera Shell
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 172 HP / 76 Def / 196 SpA / 12 SpD / 52 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 15 Atk
- Tera Starstorm
- Calm Mind
- Protect
- Earth Power

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- With its good natural bulk, a Normal-typing granting it immunities to Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage and Lunala's Moongiest Moongeist Beam along with Tera Shell, Terapagos can find many opportunities to get on the field and start setting up with Calm Mind. (maybe add one more sentence about Terapagos's good matchups/perks)

- After Terastallizing, Terapagos wields a strong unresisted spread move that punishes Terastallized Pokemon, while also having the utility of shutting down (Not exactly shutting down, more like disrupting/hindering after Terastallizing) Pokemon whose stratergies rely on weather and terrain, such as Koraidon, Groudon, Kyogre, and Miraidon.

- Earth Power gives Terapagos a reliable way to hit Steel-types and a way to get around Wide Guard, especially against Zamazenta-C and Lunala. Earth Power is also a nice option against Assault Vest Iron Hands and Incineroar.

- Leftovers increases Terapagos's longevity further and in some cases reactivates Tera Shell, while Covert Cloak can prevent Fake Out flinches and Special Attack drops from Miraidon, Chi-Yu, or and Raging Bolt's Snarl and Spirit Break from Grimmsnarl.

- The EV spread alongside a Bold Nature helps Terapagos live Close Combat from Life Orb (Life Orb Koraidon is the only variant that runs Close Combat, so I assume that's what you're referencing; also, it does have a 6.25% chance of KO'ing) Koraidon and +1 Body Press from Zamazenta-C after Terastallizing, and the Speed investment helps Terapagos outrun Calyrex-S under Tailwind or if the Calyrex-S is paralyzed (Just mention one of the two, it can be assumed that the other holds true). The investment in HP maximizes the recovery of Leftovers and Grassy Terrain.

Teambuilding
=========
- Terapagos can struggle against teams featuring Zamazenta-C, packing Wide Guard to protect its teammates from Terapagos's Tera Starstorm after Terastallizing, (RC) and do doing massive damage back with Body Press. Calyrex-I can also handle Terapagos well, using Trick Room to have the speed advantage and having the bulk to take a few Tera Starstorms, with or without Terastallization. (I get what you mean, but Calyrex-I isn't really a check for Terapagos) Koraidon can also have the ability to completely remove or inflict massive damage. Other Fighting-types such as Iron Hands and both Urshifu formes can also do well against (another nitpick, try to be more specific in describing how) Terapagos.

- Taunt and Encore from the likes of Flutter Mane, Tornadus, and Whimsicott (add Calyrex-S and make it clear which Pokemon you listed runs which move) can prevent and shut down Terapagos from setting up with Calm Mind, and Grimmsnarl can set screens and repeatedly use Spirit Break against non-Covert Cloak Terapagos, slowing it down (instead say like weakening it or negating its CM boosts).

- Calyrex-S can use Disable to prevent Fighting-type moves that threaten Terapagos and Wide Guard from the likes of Koraidon, Zamazenta-C and Lunala, (AC) (Rearrange this sentence to make it clear which Pokemon get what Fighting-type moves and which get Wide Guard) gives giving Terapagos positive matchups against the aforementioned checks, and Encore can lock Pokemon into moves like Fake Out or a disabled move, rendering them useless.

- Incineroar and Rillaboom can provide Fake Out support alongside pivoting moves such as Parting Shot and U-turn, with Incineroar having Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp to weaken and make physical threats like Koraidon and Iron Hands more managable, and Rillaboom setting Grassy Terrain, increasing Terapagos's longevity further.

- Amoonguss and Ogerpon-C provide redirection via Rage Powder and Follow Me, respectively, keeping Terapagos safe. Amoonguss and Ogerpon-C are also good answers for Calyrex-I, with Amoonguss underspeeding outspeeding Calyrex-I in Trick Room and putting it to sleep with Spore, and Ogerpon-C hitting it hard with Ivy Cudgel. Amoonguss also has positive matchups (how so?) against Zamazenta-C, Urshifu-R, and Iron Hands (briefly fit into this sentence or a new sentence something among the lines of "...able to keep Terapagos healthy with Pollen Puff").
(Mention how Spore from Amoonguss and Brute Bonnet is an issue, but Ogerpon-C can redirect it safely. Despite them both being redirectors, you can separate this into 2 bullets if it gets too lengthy)

- Flutter Mane and Whimsicott (There wasn't a single Whimsicott paired with it in D2 Utrecht or Portland) can support Terapagos, using Thunder Wave and Tailwind to allow Terapagos to outspeed or speedtie (There are probably better things to acknowledge than speed tying Scarf Urshifu-R like outrunning Zamazenta-C, for example) common threats such Calyrex-S and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. Both Flutter Mane can also threaten Koraidon with a powerful Moonblast.

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ping once implemented, would like to see again
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:terapagos-terastal: :leftovers: :covert cloak:
[SET]
Bulky Setup Sweeper (Terapagos-Terastal) @ Leftovers / Covert Cloak
Ability: Tera Shell
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 172 HP / 76 Def / 196 SpA / 12 SpD / 52 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 15 Atk
- Tera Starstorm
- Calm Mind
- Protect
- Earth Power

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- With its good natural bulk, a Normal-typing giving it good matchups against Calyrex-S and Lunala thanks to being immune to their Ghost-type attacks, along with and Tera Shell, Terapagos can find many opportunities to get on the field and start setting up with Calm Mind. (feels kinda lackluster tbh, certainly mention how you can remove weather/terrain)
- After Terastallizing, Terapagos wields a strong unresisted spread move that punishes Terastallized Pokemon, while also having the utility of disrupting and hindering Pokemon whose stratergies rely on weather and terrain, such as Koraidon, Groudon, Kyogre, and Miraidon. (all dex info, would also just be better to mention weather/terrain control in the beginning)
- Earth Power gives Terapagos a reliable way to hit Steel-types and a way to get around Wide Guard, especially against Zamazenta-C and Lunala. Earth Power is also a nice option against Assault Vest Iron Hands and Incineroar. (keep last mention if you want but do be aware that EP and TS do very similar damage into both Incineroar and Hands)
- Leftovers increases Terapagos's longevity further and in some cases reactivates Tera Shell, while Covert Cloak can prevent Fake Out flinches and Special Attack drops from Miraidon, Chi-Yu and Raging Bolt's Snarl and Spirit Break from Grimmsnarl.
- The EV spread alongside a Bold Nature helps Terapagos have good odds to live a Close Combat from Life Orb Koraidon and +1 Body Press from Zamazenta-C after Terastallizing, and the Speed investment helps Terapagos outrun Calyrex-S after being paralyzed. The investment in HP maximizes optimizes the recovery of Leftovers and Grassy Terrain.

Teambuilding
=========
- Terapagos can struggle against teams featuring Zamazenta-C, packing Wide Guard to protect its teammates from Terapagos's Tera Starstorm after Terastallizing and doing massive damage with Body Press. Koraidon can also have the ability to completely remove or inflict massive damage onto Terapagos. Other Fighting-types such as Iron Hands and both Urshifu formes can also do well against Terapagos, hitting it hard with Drain Punch and Close Combat, respectively.
- Taunt and Encore from the likes of Flutter Mane, Tornadus, Whimsicott, and Calyrex-S can prevent and shut down Terapagos from setting up with Calm Mind, and Grimmsnarl can set screens and repeatedly use Spirit Break against non-Covert Cloak Terapagos, negating its Calm Mind boosts and hindering it. (if you're going to bring up spirit break snarl can be another shout here)
- Calyrex-S can use Disable to prevent Fighting-type moves from Koraidon and Zamazenta-C that threaten Terapagos and Wide Guard from the likes of Zamazenta-C and Lunala, giving Terapagos positive matchups against the aforementioned checks (would this really make you have a positive MU into zama considering you can only remove one of Wide Guard and BPress?), and Encore can lock Pokemon into moves like Fake Out or a disabled move, rendering them useless. (mention it locks grimm into screens or taunt/encore)
- Incineroar and Rillaboom can provide Fake Out support alongside pivoting moves such as Parting Shot and U-turn, with Incineroar having Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp to weaken and make physical threats like Koraidon and Iron Hands more managable, and Rillaboom setting Grassy Terrain, increasing Terapagos's longevity further.
- Amoonguss and Ogerpon-C provide redirection via in Rage Powder and Follow Me, respectively, keeping Terapagos safe. Amoonguss and Ogerpon-C are also good answers for Calyrex-I, with Amoonguss outspeeding Calyrex-I in Trick Room and putting it to sleep with Spore, and Ogerpon-C hitting it hard with Ivy Cudgel. (you don't mention calyrex-i anywhere else?) Amoonguss also has positive matchups against is an annoyance for the likes of Zamazenta-C, Urshifu-R, and Iron Hands by resisting their Fighting-type STAB-moves, while also taking Zamazenta-C's Heavy Slam and Behemoth Bash comfortably. Amoonguss can also heal and increase restore Terapagos's longevity further Tera Shell with Pollen Puff. (1. Amoonguss doesn't beat the things you mentioned above, it just annoys them/checks them. 2. Pollen Puff is probably better to mention in conjunction with Tera Shell especially since you've used the same longevity point so many times)
- Ogerpon-C can also redirect Spore from the likes of Amoonguss and Brute Bonnet, which Terapagos would normally struggle against. (merge this with the paragraph above, also mention Spore alongside Grimmsnarl in the checks section since it also falls under the disruption category)
- Flutter Mane can support Terapagos, using use Thunder Wave to allow Terapagos to outspeed common threats such Calyrex-S, Zamazenta-C, and Koraidon. Flutter Mane can also threaten Koraidon with a powerful Moonblast. (mention that you also stop wide guard with taunt and threaten other fightings aside from zama)

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1/2 nice work!
:terapagos-terastal: :leftovers: :covert cloak:
[SET]
Bulky Setup Sweeper (Terapagos-Terastal) @ Leftovers / Covert Cloak
Ability: Tera Shell
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 172 HP / 76 Def / 196 SpA / 12 SpD / 52 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 15 Atk
- Tera Starstorm
- Calm Mind
- Protect
- Earth Power

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- With its good natural bulk, a good matchup against Calyrex-S and Lunala thanks to being immune to their Ghost-type attacks, and Tera Shell, Terapagos can find many opportunities to get on the field and start setting up with Calm Mind. Terapagos can also disrupt and hinder Pokemon and startergies featuring weather and terrain from the likes of Koraidon, Groudon, Kyogre, and Miraidon.
- Earth Power gives Terapagos a reliable way to hit Steel-types and a way to get around Wide Guard, especially against Zamazenta-C and Lunala. (mention how terap can use earth power to hits steel types hard before terap goes for tera)
- Leftovers increases Terapagos's longevity further and in some cases reactivates Tera Shell, while Covert Cloak can prevent Fake Out flinches and Special Attack drops from Miraidon, Chi-Yu and Raging Bolt's Snarl and Spirit Break from Grimmsnarl.
- The EV spread alongside a Bold Nature helps Terapagos have good odds to live a Close Combat from Life Orb Koraidon and +1 Body Press from Zamazenta-C after Terastallizing, and the Speed investment helps Terapagos outrun Calyrex-S after being paralyzed. The investment in HP optimizes the recovery of Leftovers and Grassy Terrain.

Teambuilding
=========
- Terapagos can struggle against teams featuring Zamazenta-C, packing as it uses Wide Guard to protect its teammates from Terapagos's Tera Starstorm after Terastallizing and doing massive damage with Body Press. Koraidon can also have the ability to completely remove or inflict massive damage onto Terapagos. Other Fighting-types such as Iron Hands and both Urshifu formes can also do well against Terapagos, hitting it hard with Drain Punch and Close Combat, respectively.
- Taunt and Encore from the likes of Flutter Mane, Tornadus, Whimsicott, and Calyrex-S can prevent and shut down Terapagos from setting up with Calm Mind. Snarl from Miraidon, Raging Bolt, and Chi-Yu and Spirit Break from Grimmsnarl can repeatedly negate Calm Mind boosts which can slow down Terapagos (mention how spirit break/snarl only works on non-cloak terap). Grimmsnarl in particular can use Light Screen to reduce Terapagos damage output even further. Spore from Amoonguss and Brute Bonnet can also slow down Terapagos progress.
- Calyrex-S can use Disable to prevent Fighting-type moves from Koraidon and Zamazenta-C that threaten Terapagos and Wide Guard from the likes of Zamazenta-C and Lunala, making the aforementioned checks more managable for Terapagos, and Encore can lock Pokemon into moves like Fake Out, Taunt, Encore, Grimmsnarl's Light Screen or a disabled move, rendering them useless.
- Incineroar and Rillaboom can provide Fake Out support alongside pivoting moves such as Parting Shot and U-turn, with Incineroar having Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp to weaken and make physical threats like Koraidon and Iron Hands more managable, and Rillaboom setting Grassy Terrain, increasing Terapagos's longevity further.
- Amoonguss and Ogerpon-C provide redirection in Rage Powder and Follow Me, respectively, keeping Terapagos safe. Amoonguss is an annoyance for the likes of Zamazenta-C, Urshifu-R, and Iron Hands by resisting their Fighting-type STAB-moves, while also taking Zamazenta-C's Heavy Slam and Behemoth Bash comfortably. Amoonguss can also heal Terapagos and restore Tera Shell with Pollen Puff. Ogerpon-C can also redirect Spore from the likes of Amoonguss and Brute Bonnet, which Terapagos would normally struggle against.
- Flutter Mane can use Thunder Wave to allow Terapagos to outspeed common threats such Calyrex-S, Zamazenta-C, and Koraidon. Flutter Mane can also threaten Koraidon, Iron Hands, and both Urshifu formes with a powerful Moonblast. Taunt can prevent Wide Guard, opposing Taunt, and Encore from being used.

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Will recheck before 2/2, I kinda went crazy but I'm also a pagos main so I have a lot of thoughts about it
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:terapagos-terastal: :leftovers: :covert cloak:
[SET]
Bulky Setup Sweeper (Terapagos-Terastal) @ Leftovers / Covert Cloak
Ability: Tera Shell
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 172 HP / 76 Def / 196 SpA / 12 SpD / 52 Spe (mention the more offensive spreads, I can give you one if you need)
Bold / Modest Nature
IVs: 15 Atk
- Tera Starstorm
- Calm Mind
- Protect
- Earth Power

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- With its good natural bulk, a good matchup against Calyrex-S and Lunala thanks to being immune to their Ghost-type attacks, and Tera Shell, Terapagos can find many opportunities to get on the field and start setting up with Calm Mind. Terapagos can also disrupt and hinder Pokemon and startergies featuring weather and terrain from the likes of Koraidon, Groudon, Kyogre, and Miraidon. (mention the amazing miraidon mu, its a big highlight of pagos.)
- Earth Power gives Terapagos a reliable way to hit Steel-types before Terapagos terastallizes and a way to get around Wide Guard, especially against Zamazenta-C and Lunala. (This is phrased weirdly, you use Earth Power to hit Zamazenta and Incineroar both before and after tera)
- Leftovers increases Terapagos's longevity further and in some cases can reactivates Tera Shell, especially when paired with Grassy Terrain from Rillaboom, while Covert Cloak can prevent Fake Out flinches and Special Attack drops from Miraidon, Chi-Yu and Raging Bolt's Snarl and Spirit Break from Grimmsnarl.
- The EV spread alongside a Bold Nature helps Terapagos have good odds to live a Close Combat from Life Orb Koraidon and +1 Body Press from Zamazenta-C after Terastallizing, and the Speed investment helps Terapagos outrun Calyrex-S after being paralyzed. The investment in HP optimizes the recovery of Leftovers and Grassy Terrain. (make sure to mention more offensive spread & what they do)

Teambuilding
=========
- Terapagos can struggle against teams featuring Zamazenta-C, as it uses Wide Guard to protect its teammates from Terapagos's Tera Starstorm after Terastallizing and doing threatens massive super effective damage with Body Press. (mention that it resists Tera Starstorm before you tera) Koraidon can also have the also has the ability to completely remove or inflict massive damage onto Terapagos (mention that it forces you to tera in order to remove pulse). Other Fighting-types such as Iron Hands and both Urshifu formes can also do well against Terapagos, hitting it hard with Drain Punch and Close Combat, respectively.
- Taunt and Encore from the likes of Flutter Mane, Tornadus, Whimsicott, and Calyrex-S can prevent and shut down Terapagos from setting up with Calm Mind. Snarl from Miraidon, Raging Bolt, and Chi-Yu and Spirit Break from Grimmsnarl can repeatedly negate Calm Mind boosts which can slow down non-Covert Cloak Terapagos. Grimmsnarl in particular(its not more annoying than the others) can also use Light Screen to reduce Terapagos damage output even further. Spore from Amoonguss and Brute Bonnet can also slow down Terapagos's progress.
- Calyrex-S can use Disable to prevent Fighting-type moves from Koraidon and Zamazenta-C that threaten Terapagos and Wide Guard from the likes of Zamazenta-C and Lunala, making the aforementioned checks more managable for Terapagos,. and It can also use Encore can to (I think this makes more sense as 2 sentences because it is 2 different moves that play differently) lock Pokemon into moves like Fake Out, Taunt, Encore, Grimmsnarl's Light Screen or a disabled move, rendering them useless. (You can also encore into wide guard and click cm again)
- Incineroar and Rillaboom can provide Fake Out support alongside pivoting moves such as Parting Shot and U-turn, with Incineroar having Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp to weaken and make physical threats like Koraidon and Iron Hands more managable(you don't need both weaken and make more managable), and Rillaboom setting Grassy Terrain, increasing Terapagos's longevity further.
- Amoonguss and Ogerpon-C provide redirection in Rage Powder and Follow Me, respectively, keeping Terapagos safe. Amoonguss is an annoyance for the likes of Zamazenta-C, Urshifu-R, and Iron Hands by resisting their Fighting-type STAB-moves, while also taking Zamazenta-C's Heavy Slam and Behemoth Bash comfortably. Amoonguss can also heal Terapagos and restore Tera Shell with Pollen Puff. Ogerpon-C can redirect Spore from the likes of Amoonguss and Brute Bonnet, which Terapagos would normally struggle against. (you can also mention ogerpon threatening urshifu with power whip)
- Flutter Mane can use Thunder Wave to allow Terapagos to outspeed common threats such Calyrex-S, Zamazenta-C, and Koraidon. Flutter Mane can also threaten Koraidon, Iron Hands, and both Urshifu formes with a powerful Moonblast. Taunt can prevent Wide Guard, opposing Taunt, and Encore from being used.
(mention somewhere that pagos teams generally dedicate themselves to helping it setup)

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GP Team done

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:terapagos-terastal: :leftovers: :covert cloak:
[SET]
Bulky Setup Sweeper (Terapagos-Terastal Terapagos) @ Leftovers / Covert Cloak
Ability: Tera Shell
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 172 HP / 204 Def / 68 SpA / 12 SpD / 52 Spe OR 172 HP / 76 Def / 100 SpA / 12 SpD / 148 Spe
Bold / Modest Nature
IVs: 15 Atk
- Tera Starstorm
- Calm Mind
- Protect
- Earth Power

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- With its good natural bulk, a good matchup against Calyrex-S and Lunala thanks to being immune to their Ghost-type attacks, and Tera Shell, Terapagos can find many opportunities to get on the field and start setting up with Calm Mind. Terapagos can also disrupt and hinder Pokemon and startergies strategies featuring weather and Terrain, making it have a good matchup against Miraidon (RC) while also disturbing Koraidon, Groudon, and Kyogre.
- Earth Power gives Terapagos a reliable way to hit Zamazenta-C and Incineroar, and is it's also a way to get around Wide Guard against Zamazenta-C and Lunala.
- Leftovers increases Terapagos's longevity further and can reactivate Tera Shell, especially when paired with Grassy Terrain from Rillaboom, while Covert Cloak can prevent Fake Out flinches and Special Attack drops from Miraidon, Chi-Yu and Raging Bolt's Snarl and Spirit Break from Grimmsnarl.
- The EV spread alongside a Bold nature helps Terapagos live a Close Combat from Life Orb Koraidon and +1 Body Press from Zamazenta-C after Terastallizing, and the Speed investment helps Terapagos outrun Calyrex-S after being paralyzed. The investment in HP optimizes the recovery of Leftovers and Grassy Terrain. The investment in Speed on the second spread allows Terapagos to outrun faster versions of Incineroar, and with a Modest nature, (AC) Terapagos can hit Zamazenta-C, Miraidon, and Incineroar much harder with Earth Power after Terastallizing with a Calm Mind boost, though it does lose the ability to not reliably survive Life Orb Koraidon's Close Combat after Terastallizing. (AP)

Teambuilding
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- Terapagos can struggle against teams featuring Zamazenta-C, resisting Tera Starstorm before Terastallizing and as it resists base Terapagos's Tera Starstorm, (AC) can use Wide Guard to protect its teammates from Terapagos's Terapagos-S's Tera Starstorm, (AC) after Terastallizing (reworded to avoid ambiguity on what Pokemon is Terastallizing) and threatens super effective damage with Body Press. Koraidon also has the ability to completely remove or inflict massive damage onto Terapagos and force Terapagos it to Terastallize in order to remove Koraidon's sun. Other Fighting-types such as Iron Hands and both Urshifu formes can also do well against Terapagos, hitting it hard with Drain Punch and Close Combat, respectively.
- Taunt and Encore from the likes of Flutter Mane, Tornadus, Whimsicott, and Calyrex-S can prevent and shut down Terapagos from setting up with Calm Mind and shut it down. Snarl from Miraidon, Raging Bolt, and Chi-Yu and Spirit Break from Grimmsnarl can repeatedly negate Calm Mind boosts, (AC) which can slow down non-Covert Cloak Terapagos. Grimmsnarl can also use Light Screen to reduce Terapagos Terapagos's damage output even further. Spore from Amoonguss and Brute Bonnet can also slow down Terapagos's progress.
- Calm Mind Terapagos relies heavily on its teammates support to help it sweep because of Calm Mind's slow nature and Terapagos Terapagos's generally low damage output without Calm Mind, and without its support Terapagos can fall behind when it comes to speed (If you're specifically referring to the Speed stat, capitalize this.) and power.
- Calyrex-S can use Disable to prevent stop Fighting-type moves from Koraidon and Zamazenta-C that threaten Terapagos and Wide Guard from the likes of Zamazenta-C and Lunala, making the aforementioned checks more managable for Terapagos. It can also use Encore to lock Pokemon into moves like Fake Out, Taunt, Encore, Wide Guard, and Grimmsnarl's Light Screen or a disabled move, rendering them useless.
- Incineroar and Rillaboom can provide Fake Out support alongside pivoting moves such as Parting Shot and U-turn (RC); (ASC) with Incineroar having also has Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp to weaken physical threats like Koraidon and Iron Hands, and while Rillaboom setting sets Grassy Terrain, increasing Terapagos's longevity further.
- Amoonguss and Ogerpon-C provide redirection in Rage Powder and Follow Me, respectively, keeping Terapagos safe. Amoonguss is an annoyance for the likes of Zamazenta-C, Urshifu-R, and Iron Hands by resisting their Fighting-type STAB-moves (RC) STAB moves while also taking Zamazenta-C's Heavy Slam and Behemoth Bash comfortably. Amoonguss can also heal Terapagos and restore Tera Shell with Pollen Puff. Ogerpon-C can redirect Spore from the likes of Amoonguss and Brute Bonnet, which Terapagos would normally struggle against, and while threatening Urshifu-R with Power Whip.
- Flutter Mane can use Thunder Wave to allow Terapagos to outspeed common threats such as Calyrex-S, Zamazenta-C, and Koraidon. Flutter Mane can also threaten Koraidon, Iron Hands, and both Urshifu formes with Moonblast. Taunt can prevent Wide Guard, opposing foes' Taunt, and Encore from being used.

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