[SET]
Flutter Mane @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 156 HP / 100 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball
- Power Gem / Icy Wind / Sleep Talk / Psyshock
[SET COMMENTS]
Flutter Mane @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 156 HP / 100 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball
- Power Gem / Icy Wind / Sleep Talk / Psyshock
[SET COMMENTS]
- Perhaps the most influential Pokemon in the entire tier, Choice Specs Flutter Mane leverages its blistering Speed and Special Attack with unrivaled STAB coverage to serve as the premier damage dealer in Doubles OU. Flutter Mane's Fairy- and Ghost-type attacks threaten OHKOs on a myriad of metagame threats such as Chien-Pao, Dragonite, Gholdengo, and opposing Flutter Mane. Its high Speed also lets it outrun the majority of the metagame, often trading heavy damage on slower foes before they can retaliate and forcing opponents to position priority attackers to beat Flutter Mane.
- Moonblast is Flutter Mane's main STAB option, threatening massive damage on even bulky neutral foes such as Incineroar and Rillaboom, making it one of the most difficult attacks in the entire metagame to switch into. Dazzling Gleam is its other Fairy-type STAB attack that trades damage to bypass redirection from common foes such as Amoonguss and Ogerpon-W. The damage drop off from Moonblast to Dazzling Gleam is significant however, for example: Moonblast OHKOs foes such as Dragonite and Raging Bolt while Dazzling Gleam does not. However with Tera-Fairy Dazzling Gleam is often able to wipe the board against weakened opponents.
- Shadow Ball is a consistent STAB option that hits common Fairy-type resists such as Amoonguss, Volcanion, and Gholdengo. Fairy- and Ghost-type means very few Pokemon can switch into Flutter Mane's attacks repeatedly, and with the right support Choice Specs Flutter Mane can break through nearly any check.
- The last moveslot on Choice Specs Flutter Mane is flexible and team reliant. Though this last move may rarely be used as Flutter Mane's STAB coverage is often better, it can be an important option to cover a team's weak matchups. Power Gem hits Fire-types such as Volcanion and Ogerpon-H. Icy Wind offers secondary speed control and threatens an OHKO on Landorus. Sleep Talk is an option to make Flutter Mane a psuedo-check to Amoonguss's Spore, while Psyshock can be used to threaten Amoonguss offensively and punish Tera-Poison on Pokemon looking to defensively check Flutter Mane.
- The given EV spread allows Flutter Mane to survive a Life Orb Deoxys-A's Expanding Force in Psychic Terrain while maximizing its Speed, allocating the remaining EVs into Special Attack. Flutter Mane is one of the most customizable Pokemon in the tier, and commonly drops Speed or Attack EVs in favor of bulk, or alternatively invests more heavily into Special Attack. One such spread is 160 HP / 60 Def which allows Flutter Mane to survive Tera-Grass Grassy Glide from Rillaboom. Flutter Mane can even afford to run a Modest Nature with 192 speed to outrun base-111 speed and slower Pokemon if one wants to focus on dealing even more damage.
- Flutter Mane makes up for its pitiful Defense with its innately high Special Defense, letting it take hits from and trade with nearly any Special Attacker in the tier. Additionally, Flutter Mane's Ghost-typing offers a valuable immunity to the ever-present Fake Out, as well as Extreme Speed from Dragonite and Entei. Because of its massive Speed and Special Attack stats, Flutter Mane can afford to invest more heavily in bulk, allowing it to survive would-be KOs and live crucial extra turns in order to deal more damage in the long run.
- Tera Fairy allows Flutter Mane to increase its damage output even further, allowing it to reach for even greater damage into targets neutral to Fairy. For example with the given EV spread, Flutter Mane OHKOs Landorus-I with Tera Fairy Moonblast. Additionally, Tera Fairy allows Flutter Mane to resist Sucker Punch from Chien Pao and Kingambit and threaten massive damage in return.
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