[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Overheat
move 2: Weather Ball
move 3: Flamethrower / Fire Blast
move 4: Scorching Sands
item: Choice Specs
ability: Solar Power
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Charizard is an absurdly powerful wallbreaker under sun, capable of 2HKOing Eviolite Chansey with Weather Ball after Stealth Rock damage. Due to Charizard's raw strength, it doesn't need much coverage outside of alternative Fire-type moves, as even Pokemon that resist its STAB moves either drop or are 2HKOed. However, Charizard has a crippling 4x weakness to Stealth Rock that limits how often it can pivot in. Its longevity is also short-lived due to it constantly being worn down by the drawback of Solar Power. Overheat gives Charizard a powerful nuke that can help it KO foes like Slowbro and offensive Incineroar. Weather Ball reaches 100 Base Power under sun, which can OHKO or 2HKO almost the entire tier without the drawback of lowering its Special Attack. Flamethrower gives Charizard a spammable Fire-type move that isn't reliant on sun being active, but Fire Blast can be considered for its extra strength. Scorching Sands provides Charizard with the coverage to hit Flash Fire Chandelure and Centiskorch, which walls it otherwise. It also allows Charizard to hit Gigalith and potentially cripple it with a burn.
Torkoal is the best Drought setter to pair with Charizard, as it can provide Stealth Rock support to bring foes like Eviolite Chansey into range of Charizard's attacks and Rapid Spin support to clear away Stealth Rock. Torkoal can also cripple Chandelure and Gigalith with Toxic, preventing them from checking Charizard long term. Shiftry is a partner commonly found on sun teams, which greatly appreciates Charizard's sheer wallbreaking potential to sweep late-game. In return, Shiftry can help remove Gigalith as well as faster threats like Terrakion and Starmie. Shiftry can also pivot into common Choice Scarf users like Rotom-C and Rotom-W that threaten to revenge kill Charizard. Chansey and Slowbro can bring Charizard in safely with Teleport, giving it ample opportunities to wallbreak. Slowbro can also help check Terrakion, Keldeo, and Lycanroc-D, while Chansey can take on the tier's Electric-types, provide Thunder Wave support to cripple faster threats like Terrakion, and offer Healing Wish support. Xatu can also bring Charizard in safely with Teleport and prevent Stealth Rock from being set thanks to Magic Bounce. Krookodile can help check Chandelure and Gigalith and, if holding a Choice Scarf, remove Lycanroc-D and Terrakion for Charizard. Other Fire-type wallbreakers such as Incineroar and Darmanitan can be paired alongside Charizard in order to overwhelm each other's checks, the former also being a fantastic response to Chandelure.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Twilight, 344575]]
- Quality checked by: [[Estarossa, 461329], [Lilburr, 481709]]
- Grammar checked by: [[deetah, 297659]]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Overheat
move 2: Weather Ball
move 3: Flamethrower / Fire Blast
move 4: Scorching Sands
item: Choice Specs
ability: Solar Power
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Charizard is an absurdly powerful wallbreaker under sun, capable of 2HKOing Eviolite Chansey with Weather Ball after Stealth Rock damage. Due to Charizard's raw strength, it doesn't need much coverage outside of alternative Fire-type moves, as even Pokemon that resist its STAB moves either drop or are 2HKOed. However, Charizard has a crippling 4x weakness to Stealth Rock that limits how often it can pivot in. Its longevity is also short-lived due to it constantly being worn down by the drawback of Solar Power. Overheat gives Charizard a powerful nuke that can help it KO foes like Slowbro and offensive Incineroar. Weather Ball reaches 100 Base Power under sun, which can OHKO or 2HKO almost the entire tier without the drawback of lowering its Special Attack. Flamethrower gives Charizard a spammable Fire-type move that isn't reliant on sun being active, but Fire Blast can be considered for its extra strength. Scorching Sands provides Charizard with the coverage to hit Flash Fire Chandelure and Centiskorch, which walls it otherwise. It also allows Charizard to hit Gigalith and potentially cripple it with a burn.
Torkoal is the best Drought setter to pair with Charizard, as it can provide Stealth Rock support to bring foes like Eviolite Chansey into range of Charizard's attacks and Rapid Spin support to clear away Stealth Rock. Torkoal can also cripple Chandelure and Gigalith with Toxic, preventing them from checking Charizard long term. Shiftry is a partner commonly found on sun teams, which greatly appreciates Charizard's sheer wallbreaking potential to sweep late-game. In return, Shiftry can help remove Gigalith as well as faster threats like Terrakion and Starmie. Shiftry can also pivot into common Choice Scarf users like Rotom-C and Rotom-W that threaten to revenge kill Charizard. Chansey and Slowbro can bring Charizard in safely with Teleport, giving it ample opportunities to wallbreak. Slowbro can also help check Terrakion, Keldeo, and Lycanroc-D, while Chansey can take on the tier's Electric-types, provide Thunder Wave support to cripple faster threats like Terrakion, and offer Healing Wish support. Xatu can also bring Charizard in safely with Teleport and prevent Stealth Rock from being set thanks to Magic Bounce. Krookodile can help check Chandelure and Gigalith and, if holding a Choice Scarf, remove Lycanroc-D and Terrakion for Charizard. Other Fire-type wallbreakers such as Incineroar and Darmanitan can be paired alongside Charizard in order to overwhelm each other's checks, the former also being a fantastic response to Chandelure.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Twilight, 344575]]
- Quality checked by: [[Estarossa, 461329], [Lilburr, 481709]]
- Grammar checked by: [[deetah, 297659]]
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