Doubles Chien-Pao (QC 0/1) (GP 0/1)

[waffle2O2O]

Chien-Pao @ Focus Sash
Ability: Sword of Ruin
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ice Spinner
- Sucker Punch
- Icy Wind
- Brick Break / Protect

Chien-Pao Icy Wind has been released from his cage in the DPL tour and now sows panic and chaos in the Doubles OU tier! Ice Spinner clears Psychic Terrain so Dragonite can freely click Extreme Speed and Sword of Ruin makes Chien-Pao a good partner for any physical attacker, like the Ogerpon formes and the aforementioned Dragonite. The combination of Sucker Punch and Focus Sash allows Chien-Pao to be threatening even when outsped, for example when under opposing Tailwind. Chien-Pao being the fastest Pokemon in the tier makes Icy Wind really dangerous, since it offers important speed control for partners with middling speed like Gholdengo and Regidrago that appreciate outspeeding the likes of Landorus and Ogerpon; Ogerpon-H also appreciates outspeeding his Water counterpart. Icy wind also has the added benefit of 2HKOing Landorus-I and breaking focus sashes. Protect is usually the default move which is used to stall Tailwind or Trick Room turns and preserve Sash; however, Tera Ghost already deters Fake Out and flips Chien-Pao’s Fighting weakness into an immunity, so Brick Break is a strong alternative that OHKOs opposing Chien-Pao and clears Aurora Veil or other screens.

 

[sunny]

waffle2O2O was this reviewed by a QC member? If so, who? If not, can you please also put (QC 0/1) in the title?

General reminder as well for when this is ready for GP: you have to tag the GP bot (@ GP Team w/o the space); otherwise, we won't see it.

 

[waffle2O2O]

waffle2O2O was this reviewed by a QC member? If so, who? If not, can you please also put (QC 0/1) in the title?

General reminder as well for when this is ready for GP: you have to tag the GP bot (@ GP Team w/o the space); otherwise, we won't see it.

Oh yeah sorry, confused QC and GP :C. It still needs to get quality checked, it's also still in work in progress tbh

 

[gephicka]

this is a bit hard to quantify but i think you're writing this too much like an analysis at certain parts— your goal is more to talk about Chien-Pao's role in the broader metagame than it is to describe how it's supposed to be used on a game-to-game basis.

Icy Wind offers important speed control for his partners while 2HKOing Landorus-I and also breaking focus sashes from common Pokemon like Tornadus, Chien-Pao and Glimmora.

here for example, it's worth addressing that pao is one of the fastest unboosted speed tiers in the format & thus its ability to click icy wind is even more useful. it would also be better here if you cut the examples of mons that run sash in favor of examples of partners— we don't need to know what mons run sash, but we do need to know who pao offers speed control to.

be sure to place extra emphasis on how much icy wind pao has exploded in usage recently— especially after last DPL.

ping me on discord if you have any questions/concerns
will recheck once implemented!

 

[Marnie]

waffle2O2O since it's been several days, please implement the above check

 

[waffle2O2O]

this is a bit hard to quantify but i think you're writing this too much like an analysis at certain parts— your goal is more to talk about Chien-Pao's role in the broader metagame than it is to describe how it's supposed to be used on a game-to-game basis.

here for example, it's worth addressing that pao is one of the fastest unboosted speed tiers in the format & thus its ability to click icy wind is even more useful. it would also be better here if you cut the examples of mons that run sash in favor of examples of partners— we don't need to know what mons run sash, but we do need to know who pao offers speed control to.

be sure to place extra emphasis on how much icy wind pao has exploded in usage recently— especially after last DPL.

ping me on discord if you have any questions/concerns
will recheck once implemented!

Implemented! I had a lot of trouble trying to fit in 1000 characters, I managed to cut some words and now it's 1033 characters, I hope it's fine :C
edit: managed with some rewording to perfectly get it to a thousand

 

[gephicka]

looks good, 1/1